New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-05
THE SLAVE CASE AT HARRfSB URG.
ARREST or NEGRO SUPPOSED TO BIZ APUGrIyE
saAvE FROM vIRGISiA-GREAT EXCITEMENT IN
the STATE CAPITOL.

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SLAVE FROM vRGIsIA-GREAT EXCITEMENT IN
THE STATE CAPITOL.
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HARRISBURG, April 9, 1859.
At a early hour tsis mor,ms, Assistso! United
oeAtes Msrsbsl jenkins, Of Pmsdelpbis, sided ~
Oder Tssgsrt, attached TO Recorder Eyeo's othce
enc Jaaes Stewart. Poboe Officer, al OF Pnilade4'
,bia, arrested black man, sbSut % years OF age,
pssr the MAk.t-Hoase, on charge OF so'conol'g
t~ his n.sitr platter residing 10 tae State OF Vif
sui. II. made a ste ut add vigorous resistance and
s,,sS cot us lily for help W save cim bat no attempt
vMuas 70 r scOs HIM, Iotsisos'sndiog tosrs WA
lvrs crowd Of people present attending market. The
eleers proved TOO much for him and oalS sucoeedod
IN pattpg the "bippers" npon MIA wrists The officers
ssap y took tbsu prisoner Gown TO the rsIo,d ann,
II Ia ,sd rot him hto the Phsd.ipois railroad train,
without uolsstston. Tasrs being DO United st ';ss
Co.nis,iorsr mere, and bnpg fully equipped With tue
-,sesaAry effic 81 socuDsDv, 10 say Dotnng OF the
"sjx shooters, the officers had no difficulty in sscu
ypg TIER victim. jenkins ane the 'isve-o~nsf mad
been Leis al the previous day ca the lookout fol- Dan
bal Webster. Daniel bee re'idsd here several y.<r',
ssd "a. veil known to be . runaway slsve. He has
Q wife And tvo or three children, one of ~hon Sss
ibvr.d lat Sunday. lie vas pescesoe, honest sod
Loo uktUepB bo" WIN ~ VI"
Of Senator Rutherford four or five years This event
has sstsd great excitement not only among the CHI
zen, Of this borough but also in the Legslssure, ~
viii b. apparent from the suboinsd stSte pent OF ~hat
took plsse in the Hoa,e of Representatives this mora
ing;
Mr.. In.b, of Allies bspy, having obtained ls.ve to
male q ftaemsDt sad
When came down 10 breakfast this mDrnieg, the
arst th,pg heard ives that great outrage bat beer
sSua tsd within bandred yard, OF where L slept
That man Who had lived here tar over ssvsn ys.rs
he'd been i.izsd in the market house, while bupSs
some 6sh for his family by party OF armed ruth ,os
hsped asd hand coi-d and dragged through the pro
zip street Of the city, in broad daylight, struggling
With ali the strength Add energy OF sdtsperats .nd out
-rseed nan, auo crsiug for HtiP! uELP!
!"HILPp' BIT there wss no help. thoo,.nd o1~-
aJds stood by aud saw tns TONG perpetrsted So"
the victim a'io wife, waios snd pleadlog, at tue
Depot to save her husband, AM not hand was hfed
10 rave him.
M. El.uins Of Clarion, inquired il the gentleman
had been there himself whether he would have INFER
kIed or assisted In cave bin.
Mr. Ir,,b s.id-Wbeneyer I shall fail under suoh cir
spp,,s uces 10 help the bel p.ss may Do deserted
,houd ever be unfortunate 80 to have occasion to
call upon fellow man for belP.
Several gen lemeD inquired whether this discussion
wss il order. 49,, =,
further.
M Irish then asked leave to make a statement for
the psrpose Of bringing this m,tter II the 1noe OF
TIE uouse out Of order 10 prOcee1iog further
With nv remsrhs, 1 will move that the HDuse Suspend
the rules sud proceed to the consideration OF House
bill No. 49, entitled An act for the Better Security
Of Prrspal Liberty, &c, and Will only say, In con
eu.lop, that If We had been presented THE morning
With petition sigped by every uIAn conan aud child
h the Cor sesth, IL could not appeal more loei y
Er act in this matter than the occarfepces @hch
L.. 80. red
shadow of the Capitol
Mr. Kinney of Bradford rejoiced at having An op-
roIury of voting for tue resolution, and denouncng
the ,nismous and gross outrage that had been con.
ntted upon the dignity and against tue peace ct tois
Common ~eatb, and that, too uldsr the very shado"
Of the ~Iudo sc OF thia capitol.
MIR N.sl Of Philsdepbia doubted the truth OF the
story ard said ho not 10 be led away oy sach
sss as that. lie wss happy To place hs vote on the
record and that IN the neg stive.
The question beiog here taken the motion 70
suspend the rules vas lost-the vote standing Yeas
Al Nsys 81; not tsOthlrds.
Mr. Rouse Of W arren, offered the following resola-
tiop. which was twice read, asf1hows, wa;
WA,s Daniel wehs,sT cit,,n Of Harrisburg for The
~. broad .h Of osy 10 the presence hansros Of
Of tbs boogh and .h The .id sus ooupi's9oe o. " on
Of the ferss Of iis BY ana ~taost had or
voice btius rated In hs e.hsM Tasrsf0tr, .,,,.,--
vl,,. ieasyA of Ise-~t VI Government irOn Hsr'
risbuig We made the order for ;Eis morning
Mr. Evans moved that the fai ther consideration of
the r.toation be iuA, hnitsly Postponed.
Mr. Thorn Of Philadelphia remarked that al
though their feelings had been Outraged by the
abatement Of the arrest OF the poor and wrstched
negro, be trusted there VAS moro dignity ard decTum
among them thsn 10 per nit Themselves 10 be carried
away by this story of the arre.t Of negro, ~hlch
mig ht prove not ~ be true, II true, unde cream
stances Of q very different chNsoter from chose
alleged. He trusted the mbers Of that House you'd
-depsrt themselves with prOpnety ooo!ness and dg-
aty.
Mr.. Rose OF Mercer remarked that if they were TIE
ptatives OF sovereign people they mn-t see 70
the protecucn o the rights spd liberties Ut the people
and especially those residing at the of the S,Sss
-GoveTpmsbt. Therefore, In his opinion, they
b.npd to take o! this outrage upon The feelings
OF the members of the Legislature ssd of the cinzeDs
Of Harrisburg.
The question on Mr.. Rouses presmblc and resolG.
hen vas taken, when they sero Legstved
The discussion VAS continued 10 very violent and
doeultoIy msnner-most of the Republicans ps1;ic-
pstipg in II, and three or -four Bs1sotsts.
Finally, Mr. Bysrd offered q resolution mssisg the
House oil for tse.beter protso len Of personal hbaty
&c, the special order for Wcdsesdsy evenjsg Next
and until disposed o. Ii Was agreed TO- and then tae
excitement cooled down, and tbs House a.ourped
shoitly thereafter. QUIVUE.