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killed. At this time the cit; pate began to act. Arresta were made. The militia, always prompt to obey the call of the law, assembled; a company from the navy yard wasearly on the ground, and since thet time the constant preseace of the mili- tary has @geserved the peace of the city. One citi zen, JameS Batchelder, has tallen. He died at the post of duty, in defence of the supremacy of law, in protecting the city from violence, in support of the constitution of his country. Let our country show that it sppreciates such service. The fearful struggle is not yet over. It will be resumed this day. ‘The city is under deep and just excitement against those who have disturbed its peace, who have promoted auarchy and bloodshed, who have disguaced its good name; but all good citi- zens should resolve to maintain the supremacy of law. All patriots lovers of the constitution should set their faces against anarchy and against those, whoever they may be, who give the slighteat coun- tenance to the enemies of public peace. Their acts are flat rebellion, and deserve punishment as such. Let all who value our institutions indignantly frown upon the detestable work. Proceedings at Music Hall—Sermon of Theodore Parker. Yesterday the Music Hall was densely crowded (it will hold three thousand) by those who wished to listen to the discourse of Rev. Theodore Parker. A large portion of his congregation were ladies. No disturbance took place. After singing, the preacher said he had received a communication from Rev. L. A. Grimes, (colored,) of which the following is a copy:— Anthony Burns, now in prison, and in danger of being sent into slavery, most earnestly axks your prayers, and that of your congregation, that God would remember him in his great distress, and deliver him from this peril. From Rev. Mr. Grimes and Deacon Pitts, at Burns’ special request. He said in substance, (we cannot give his lan- guage precisely,) that this was the old form for such requests, but he did not like it. It seemed to ask God to do our duty. God was never backward to do his work, and we should do ours. He could not ask God to work a miracle to deliver Anthony Burns ; although if he she efit todo so it should be accepted with prope ntimeuts of reverence and gratitude. He had received the same request in another form, which he liked better, and read as follows:— if To aL. THe CHRISTIAN MisisteRs oF Tux CuvRcH oF CanisT Bostox:— re—I venture hum your ons, that Tmay be ndowed by the Creat foyment of the blessinus o government was ordained Boston Slave Pen, May 24, 1854. To this prayer he said he could respond. His rayer was in accorda but he said while the ‘ate of their brother wus in their own h: dared not ask God to assist in his deliverance till nds, they + passed it? The fifteen hundred “gentlemen of pro- perty and standing” in Boston, who in 1861 volun- teeréd to carry Thomas Sims into slavery by force of arms—tbey passed the Nebraska Vill. If Boston had punished the kidnapper of 1845, there would have been no fugitive slave bill in 1850. If Massa- chusetts in 1850 had declared the bill should not be executed, the kidnapper would never have shown his face in the streets of Boston. If, failing this, Boston had said, in 1851, “Thomas Sims shall | not be carried off, and forcibly or peace- fully, by the majesty of the great mass of men, had resisted it, no kidnapper would have come here again. There would have been no Ne- braska bill. But to every demand of the slave pres Massachusetts has said, ‘‘ Yes, yes; we grant t all!” “ Avitation must cease!” “Save the Union!”’ Southern slavery is an institution that is in earnest. Northern freedom is an institution that is not in earnest. It was in earnest in '76 and ’83. It has not been in earnest since. The compromises are but provisions]. Slavery is the only finality. Now, since the Nebraska Dill is passed, an attempt is made to add insult to insult, injury’to injury. There was a fugitive slave case at Syracuse this last week; at New York, a brother of the Rev. Dr. Pennington, an established clergyman of large reputation, great character, acknowledged learning, who has his di- ploma from the University of Heidelburg, in Ger- many—« more honorable source than that from which any clergyman in Massachusetts ever received his— his brother and two nephews were kidnapped inNew York, and without any trial, without any defence, were hurried off into bondage. Then at Boston, you know what was done in the last four days. Behold the consequences of the doctrine that there is no “higher law.” Look at Boston, to-day. There are chains around your Court house—there are ropes around it. A hundred and eighty-four United States soldiers are there. They are, I am tcld, mostly foreigners—the scum of the earth, none but »such enter into armies, as common soldiers, in a country like ours. I say it with pity—they are not to blame for having been born where they were ut they are. I pity the scum as well ast e miss of men. The accident of birth kept d me from tt among that same scum. The soldiers are there, I say, and their trade is to kill. Why is this so? You remember the meet- | ing at Faneuil Hall, last Friday—when even the 3, the most elo- words of my friend, Wendell P| in America, in this quent yords that get spoken century, hardly prevailed upon the multitude from | going, and by violence attempting to storm the | Court House. What stirred them up? It was the | spirit of our futhers—the spirit of justice and li- | berty in your heart and in my heart, and in the heart of ali of us. Sometimes it gets the better f a man’s predence, especially on occasions like this: end so excited was that as- sembly of four or five thousand men, that even the words of eloquent Wendell Phillips could hardly restrain them from going at once rashly to the Court-house, and tearing it tothe ground, 0S on is the most peaceful of cities? Why? Because we have commonly had a place that was worth keep- they had shown by deeds they were ready to work | ing. No city respects laws so much. Because the as well as pray. He prayed, too, that in these days of tumn't ‘ney might be calm, and prepared for vvery emergency. Prayers being ended, the rever- end gentleman said— T see by the face ot each one of yon, as well as by the manner ofall, what is expected of me to-day. A young man some time since sent me a request, | asking me, “cannot you extemporize a sermon for | this day?” It is casicr to do than noi to doit. ButI shall not extemporize » sermon for to-day—I shall extemporize the Scripture. I shall therefore pass by the Bible words which I designed to read from e Oid Testament and the New, and shall take the morning lesson from the circumstances of the past week. The time has not come for me to preach a sermon on the great wrong that is now snack in this city. The deed is not done—any counrel | have to offer is hetter ether time than now. enough to-day to Joo! and see entirely what it means. I had proposed to preach this morning (before the events of the past week took place) on the subject of war, my theme from the present commotions in 1) which also will reach us, and have al ly. That will preaently be the theme of my morning’s sermon. Next Sunday I shal! preach on the perils into which America is brought at this day. ‘That is the theme for next Sunday: the other is for to-day. But before 1 proceed to that, I have some words to say in place of the Scripture lesson, after the fashion of the Old Testament prophets. Since last we came together, there has been a man stolenin this city of our fathers. [t is not the firat—it may not be the last. He is now in the ae slave pen of the city of Boston. He is there, if I understand it aright, against the law of the Commonwealth, which, if I am rightly informed, prohibits the use of State editices as United States jails—! may be mistaken, Any forcible attempt to take him from that barracoon of Boston, would be wholly without use. For, besides the holiday soldiers that belong to the city of Boston, and are ready to shoot down their brothers in a just cause, or in an unjust cause, any day when the city government gives them its command and its liquor, I understand there are one hundred and eighty-four marines ae in the Court House, every man of them furnished with a musket and a bayonet, with his side arms, and twenty-four ball cartridges. They are stationed@ also, in a building very strong, and where five men, in a passage-way hali the wicth of this pulpit, can defend it against five and twenty, or tive hundred. To keep the peace, the Mayor, who, the other day, regretted the arrest of our brother, Anthony Burns, and de- clared that his sympathies were wholly with the al- leged fugitive—and of course wholly against the claimant and the Marshal—in order ‘to keep’ the peace of the city, the Mayor must become corporal of the guard for the kidnappers. He must keep the peace of our city and defend these guests of Boston over the ves, the unmonumented graves of John Hancock and Samuel Adams. A man has been killed by violence. Some say he was killed by his own coadjutors. I could easily believe it. There is evidence enough that they were greatly frightened. These were not Uuited States soldiers, but volunteers from the streets of Boston, who, for their Pay, went into tho Court House to assist in kidnap; nae brother man. They,I say, were so coward at they could not use the simple cutlasses they had in their hands, but smote right and left, like ignorant and frightened ruffians, as they were. Foon Ei may have slainthoir brother or not—I can- not tell. ‘It is said by some that they killed him. Another story is that he was killed by a hostile band from without. Some said by a bullet, some by &n axe, and others yet by a knife. As yet nobod knows the facts, But a man has been killed. He was a volunteer in this service. He liked the busi- ness of enslaving a man, and has gone to render an account with God for his gratuitous work. Twelve men have been arrested, and are now in jail to await their trial for wilful murder. Here, then, is one man butchered, and twelve men brought in peril of their lives. Why is this? Whose fault is it? Bome eight years ago a Boston merchant, by his mercenaries, ere a man between this city and Old Quincy, and csrried him off. Boston me- chanics, next day, held up the half eagles which they received aa their pay for kidnapping a man. ‘The matter was brought before the Grand Jury for the county of Suffolk, and abundant evidence was presented, as I understand, but they found “‘no bill.” A wealthy merchant, in the name of trade, had stolen a black man, who, on board a ship, had come to this n than elsewhere here, at an- ther you nor Tare quite calm city, had been seized by the mercenaries of this mer- | chant, kept by them for a while, and then when he escaped kidnapped a second time in the city of Bos- ton. That was one thing. Boston did not punish the deed; the merchant lost no “personal popula- rity.” The Fugitive Slave bill was pene to us, and Boston rose up to welcome it. The greatest man in all the North came here, and in this city told Massachusetts she must obey the Fugitive Slave bill ‘with alacrity’—that we mast all, ‘‘conquer our prejudices” in favor of justice and the unal ienable rights of man. Boston “conquered her prejudices” in favor of justice and the unalienable rights of man. Do yes not remember the — that was held in Faneuil Halil, when a “political soldier of fortune,” sometimes called “the Democratic Prince of the Devil,” howled at the idea that there was no law of God higher than the Fugi- tive Slave bill. He sneered and asked, will you have the “higher law of God” to rule over you? And the multitude that occupied the floor, and the multitude that crowded the galleries, howled down the higher law of God! They treated the higher law to a laugh and a howl! That was ‘Tuesday night. It was the Tuesday before Thanks- giving day. On that Thanksgiving day, I told the cong tion that the men who howled down the higher law of Almighty God had got Almighty God to settle they had sown the wind and would reap the whirlwind. At that meeting Mr. Choate told the people, ‘‘ Remember! Remember ! Remember!” Then nig oe what to “ remem- ber.” Now you know. That is the state of that case. Then, you “renember,” the kidnappers came here to seize Thomas Sims. Thomas Sims was seized. Nine days he was on trial for more than his life, and never saw a Jud, ever saw a jury. He was sent back into bondage from the city of Boston. You remember the chains that were _ around the Court House; you “ remember” Judges of Massachusetts , crouching, cree, My under the of Pa in to get to their own courts. All things “ remember.” Boston was non-resistent. Ehe gave her “back to the smiters”—from the Ming” of from Georgia and Virginia. Stow wo soe be ae our pay forte mnrton Bi ve the “Uiteen bundved gentlemen of property, and stand! ho volunteeredto conduct Mr. aims to ala- ber” it. The tiesucrecnghure. Letestergire “he Nebraska has just now been passed. Who he matter fairly in the face, | | laws have been made by the people, for the people, dere laws which respect justice. Here is a law | which the people would not keep. It is a law of our | Southern masters—a law not fit to keep. Why is | Boston in this confusion to-day? The Fugitive | Slave bill Commiseioner has just’ now been sowin, the wind, that we may reap the whirlwind. The ol Fugitive Slave bill Commissioner stands back; he has goue to look after his “ personal popu- larity.” But when Commissioner Curtis does not dare appear in this matter, another man comes forward, and for the first time secks to ing is amen whom I respected and honored. His private life is wholly blameless, so far as I know. fe has been, I think, uniformly beloved. His character has entitled him to the esteem of his fellow citizens. I have known him somewhat. I never heard a mean word from him—many good words. He was once the law partner of Horace nd learned humanity of a great teacher— pected him a good deal. He is a respecta- ble man—in the Boston sense of that word, and in a much higher sense; at least I thought so. He isa kind hearted, charitable man; a good neighbor; a fast friend—when politics do not interfere; charita- ble with his purse; an excellent husband; a kind father; a good relative. And 1 should as soon have expected that venerable man who sits before me, born before your Revolution (Samuel May)—I should as soon have expected him to go and kidnap Robert Morris, or any other of the colored men I see around me, as I should have expected Judge Loring to do this thing. But he has sown the wind, and we are reaping the whirlwind. Ineed not say what I now think of him. He is to act to-morrow, and ma; yet act like a man. Let us wait and see. Perhaps there is manhood in him yet. But, my friends, all this confusion is his work. He knew he was stealing a man, born with the same right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as himself. He kuew the slaveholders had no more right to Anthony Burns than to his own daughter. He knew the consequences of stealing a man in Bos- ‘ spect the higher law of God. He knew there uid be a meeting at Faneuil Hall—gatherings in the street. He knew there would be violence. Ed- ward Greeley Loring, Judge of Probate for the county uffolk, in the State of Massachusetts, Fugitive Slave bill Commissioner of the United States, before these citizens of Boston, on Ascension Sunday, assembled to worship God, I charge you with the death of that man who was murdere last Friday night. He was your fellow servant in kidnapping. He dies at Ce hand. You fired the shot which makes his wife a widow, his child an orphan. 1 charge you with the peril of twelve men, arrested for murder and on trial for their lives; I charge you with filling the Court House with one hundred and eighty-four hired ruffians of the United States, and alarming not only this a for her liber- ties that are in peril, but stirring up the whole Com- monwealth of Massachusetts with indignation, which no man knows how to stop—which no man can stop. You have done it all. This is my lesson for the day. Miscellaneous Items. THE APPEARANCE OF THE PRISONER BURNS. We had an interview, says the Mail, with may others, last evening at 7 o'clock with Burns. e was quietly looking out of the window on the north side of the Court House, smoking a segar. We asked him “ how he felt?” He he felt “dam well, except a lame side, occasioned by looking out of the window for the gratification ob de crowd, so anxions to see de great star ob de ’casion.” Peter Dunbar, Jr., a special officer on this occasion, said— “Anthony, why didn’t you go out to ride with me this afternoon, as I invited you?” “0,” said he, “they could not spare us both at one time; if I went | you would have to remain.” ‘Sensible to the last,” | said Dunbar. Burns is in one of the jury rooms in which the special police and others were taking | supper to the amount of about twenty. An abun- | dance of bedding DoS Ae ag and Burns contrives to alleviate his sufferings by putting a pillow under his chest as he leans out of the window. Parker and George Young are reaping a rich harvest out of | this affair, having all they can attend to in providing | the solids and fiuids for the numerous applicants. The Court House is full of soldiers, and special offi- eers sworn for the occasion—some of them reckoned among the “ hard hitters” and “light and heavy weights” about town. FUNERAL OF JAMES RATCHELDER. (From the Boston Times, May 29.] The funeral of James Batchelder, whe was slaughtered while in the performance of patriotie | duty, in the Court house on Friday night, took place in Charlestown yesterday afternoon. The remains were enclosed in a neat black walnut coffin, bearing this inscription:— Eceeeeeecosococccccccocece ° JAMES BATCHE! Died May 26, 1854, AGED CWENTY-FOUR YEARS. ° ° ° ° ° ° ° o ° eooeocooococccoocococeeoces The deceased resided in Front street, Charles town, but the faneral ceremonies took pence in the chapel on Bunker Hill street—at the base of the Bunker Hill monument—to {which ge the body was removed. At the request of the widow the funeral was comparatively private, but a few friends beside the immediate family of the deceased being present. . - It was a sad and solemn sight to see there in that little chapel, within the shadow of the shaft erected to commemorate the deeds of the patriots who fought and bled and died for the establishment of thore laws and institations under which we live,— to see there the mangled remains of one stricken down in the height of his manliness and usefulness, while defending his country’s laws—to see there, the heart-tricken widow, to hear her convulsive sobs as the man of God extolled the virtues of her dead and murdered husband. It was a sight that could not fail to start the tountains of emotion in the most cotta nee a E he offi ‘lergy: ev. Mr. Everett was the ci a "1 man on this melancholy occasion. ie commented the services by giving out the come ote ns r, The God of peace sta se there, i ot He makes that house hishome, | ‘Th hore beni; it Tn merey looks on all, Who see'st the tear of misery And bear’st the mourner’s call, Up to th; outatri "s lingering The cler; , then made a few observa’ | based upon the te of the oo and calculated to sooth od, bearta be the .) ind eloquent Pad ed the hearts of all present, and drew tears from many kidnap his man in the city of Boston. Judge Lor- | ton. He knew that there are men in Boston who | have not yet conquered their _prejudices—men who | eyes. The effect of the solemn and impressive lan- guage of the divine upon the chief mourner on this ma jageeo was Li bes . But we do not ike to dwell upon such me! spectacles. The ceremonies concluded with the following hymn, which was eaug with exquisite and affecting barmony:—— nyun. Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb, ‘Take this now treasure to thy trust, And give these sacred relics room To slumber in thy silent dust. No pain, no grief, no anxious fear, Invade thy bounds ; no mortal woes Can reneb the peaceful sleeper here, While angels watch bis soft repose. So Jesus rlept ; God’s dying son Passed through the grave and blessed the bed ; Then rest in peace, departed one, Til. morning break and pierce the shade. After the above ceremonies, the body of the late James Bachelcer was conveyed to the graveyard on Bunker Hil! street, followed by sincerely sorrowing friends, and there deposited in its last resting place. A day of retribution, as well as of resurrection, will come, ARRRETE ON SUNDAY, The Heredd says:—During the day, the following ersons were arrested in the vicinityof the Court House, and committed ho hey John Murpby, a pickpocket, by officer Hough. Patrick Doonan, by officer Warren, for an assault. He was very noisy in the station-house. Michael McGuire, by officer Marsh, for an assault. James Crooks, for an assault on Francis Manuel. A man from Worcester, whose name was unknown, took his position on an inverted flour barrel, and harangued the crowd fora few minutes on Aboli- tionism and Bill Nebroska, but before he had closed, an ofticer assisted him to the Watch House. Public Mcetings at Worcester. [From the Springfield Republican, May 29.] The fugitive slave arrest at Boston, so close upon the pavsage of the infamous Nebraska bill, kindled the most intense excitement and indigna- tion throughout the eastern counties of the State. Public sentiment, which was disposed rather to deprecate and mourn in humility the inhuman per- petration consummated in that enactment, has now been roused to an almost fearful degree of exasperation by this added outrage on the part of the slave pow in attempting to drag ano- ther poor fugitive from the free territory of Mosrechusetts. Whatever regrets are felt at the disturborce of the public peace and the commi:- sion of luwless violence, the community is unani- move in its condemnation of the arrest of Burns, in its earnest wishes for his rescue. In Worcester county the excitement is beyond all precedent. In hundreds of instances, farms, work- shops and places of business were deserted on the first receipt of the jutelligence from Boston, and multitudes hastened thitherward to see and to act. On Saturday morning about 1,000 citizens of Wor- cester hurried to Boston, a large part of them by an extra train chartered for the purpose. In one in- stance, one of the most extensive machine estab- lishmeuts of the city was left almost without an ope rative, such wes the anxiety to participate in the scenes that might transpire at the capital of the commonwealth. Most of them returned, however, on the postponement of the case to Monday; and on Saturday evening, withoyg any preconcerted notice, & meeti: ¢ o! a thousand "persons was convened at the City Hall by the ringing of the Old South charch bell. Oliver Harrington presided, and Thomas Drew was secretary, and Rev. Mr. Higginson and others addressed the audience. ‘The meeting adjourned to Sabbath evening, when another large gathering filled the hall, and ad- dresses were made by various gentlemen, and it was voted to suspend ali labor on Monday and visit Boston to witness the result of the hearing before the United States Commissioner, and to take such action fs circumstances might demand. In the proceedings of these meetings the warmest weary nd was expressed for Martin Stowelt, a citi- zen of Worcester, under arrest at Boston on a charge of murder in connection with this case. Mr. Stowell is the same individual who went to Syracuse to rescue the fugitive Jerry, in which he succeeded; and his efforts in this case, althongh it is alleged he committed no violence, have enlisted a deep interest in the resnlt. People were pouring into Worcester from all quarters on Sunday eve- ning, to take the morning trains to Boston. TELEGRAPHIC. The Latest Particalars from Boston. THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION—RXA- yA mM N OF WITNESSES—CONDUCT OF THE FUGI- TIVE DOUNSEL, ETU. Boston, May 29, 1864. Anthony Burns was brought into the court room at half-past 10 o'clock this morning, not ironed, but close- lyguarced. Except the members of the bar and re- porters, no person was admitted without a written pass from the Borshal. There was an immense crowd out- side, but they kept very quiet. The impression seems to be among the most reckless, that an attempt at rescue would prove a bloody failure. The Msssachusetts milita- ry, under arms, will protect the city property, while one hundred United States troops will take care of the fugi- tive. We anticipate no riot. The proceedings commenced at a quarter past eleven o'clock. The court room was densely crowded. Wen- dell Phillips and Theodore Parker were present. Mr Ellis, for the defence, protested against proceeding with the case under the extraordinary state of things which surrounded them. It was not right and fit to proceed in a legal investigation when counsel came armed to the court room, He protested also against proceeding while the defendant in this case is held iniron shackles. An officer replied: ‘He has none on.” At this stage of the proceedings a procession of from €00 to 800 people from Worcesty county, carrying a ban- ner inscribed ‘Worcester Freedom Club,” marched into Court square, and the cheers, noise, and confusion out- side, for a time drowned the voice of the counsel. As soon as he could be heard, Mr. Ellis spoke at length, and under great excitement, of the outrage upon law and order, of filliog the Court House with armed men. Task your honor, he said, not togo on in this manner. Trepent, it is net fitting to have such an array of mili- tary plumes and epaulettes in this place. It is this military show which has caused whatever excitement exists. Under the circumstances I protest against the ease being proceeded with. The United States Attorney said those whom the coun sel have called friends have made this military force necessary. ‘The Court—Mr. Hallett, this is irrelevant. Mr. Hallett—This force is necessary to keep order. The Court—Mr. Hallett, I request you to stop. Mr. Hallett declined doing so Mr. Ellie—I protest against this disobedience of coun- sel to the Court. The Court—This is my matter, and I will take care of that. Mr. Ellis renewed his protest, and asked for a continu- avce of the trial until sueh time and place as it could be proceeded with with propriety. The Conrt—Let the trial proceed, Mr. Ellis—We have to protest against your decision, as your honor has not been specially qualidied. The Court—tI was qualified fifteen years ago by Judge st Mr. Ellis—It is not a matter of record, I believe. ‘The Court—tIt is, however, a matter of fact. After some further words between defendant's counsel and the Court, the complaint was ordered to be read. Mr. Di eaid the counsel for the defence knew nothing of the evidence which had already been given. The Court—You shall know everything. ‘The case was then proeeeded with. William Brent tes- tified substantially thet Burns lived in Virginin; knew Col. Suttle and the prisoner. As witness was about to answer what the relations were between Col. Suttle and the prisoner, the counsel for the defence objected. The Court ruled that it should bo answered. Witness stated that be bore the relation of slave to master; had known bim as such for twelve or fifteen years. Mr. Brent also testified in relation to the escape of Burns, from bis own confessions—That after loading lumber on board a veseel, be fell asleep, and was carried ‘away from his master. The counsel requested the witness to discontinue the the use of the word “master,” as it was odious: Aw argument arose as to the admissibility of the pri soner’s confessions. The Court ruled that they should be takem for the present. Witness continued—The first words of the prisoner on meeting Col. Suttie in this city, were, ‘How do you do, Master Charies.’” ‘Witness then detailed the conversation of the parties, exhibiting the kindness of Col. Suttle to Burns. Barns wee asked if be wns willing to go back, and answered “Yes.” The mother of the prisoner lives on Ool. Suttle’s place. His mother is a slave of Col. Suttle. Counsel—We object to the constant reiteration of the word “slave.” Witness—I know of no distinction between the word ‘‘alave’’ and the word counsel prefers, Col. Suttle here stated that he was the owner of Burns and hired him out to Mr. Brent. ‘Mr. Dana said the declaration was inadmissible without the production of records, ‘The Court ruled the witness might answer as to any definite claim. Witness said that Col, Suttle at ove time gave a mert- gage of his property, and among the slaves was Burns. ‘The direct examination here closed. ‘The cross-examination of Mr. Brent elicited no material fect. * Caleb Page, a teamster, residing in Somerville, was the next witness—He was present at the interview between Col. Sattle and Burns, and mainly corroborated the testi- mony of Brent. The record of the ownership of Burns by Col. Suttle | was then produced, subject to objections by the defence | hereafter. The Comrt then took a recess. The proceedings were recommenced at a quarter past | four o’clock. Mr. Ellis asked the Commissioner, previous to the com- | mencement of the hearing, that an order might be issued, | 80 that he could obtain access to the Court House without being obliged to get an ofiicer ¥o accompany him. ‘The Court replied that he had no authority in the mat- ter. Mr. Ellis asked fora further postponement, on account | of want of time to prepare the case, to say nothing of the exciting circumstances by which they were surrounded. Still, he said, we must goon. We shall offer some evi- dence to contradict the evidence put in. Before stating what that evidence is—evidence which he thought would satisfy a man that there is some gross wrong here, aud which would cause a fair mind to besitate—he called the attention of the court to the position in which the case is left by the claimants. He urged that upon the care as it now stands, the defendant is entitled to his discharge. We stand here u; pad Neto moe of that man’s freedom being held as ‘and more sacred than on trial for the greatest crime, for the reason that from this decision there can be no appeal. The learned counsel secms to have assumed that there is a desire to free a man, not under the law; but the objections are inst the law itself. He would not submit to such impu- tations. It is not true. I will not call their | course in judgment. Sooner than lay my hand to auch work as they have volonteered in, I would sec my right bond Wither, and would sooner be struck dumb than open my mouth in such work as this. Idesire to | say that I feel oppressed also for another cause. I can- not help feeling that there are influences at work which make this anything but a’trial, save only in the influ- ence in which we have hope, and that is that you, as a Judge, will hold a steady banc, and asa man remember that you are man, In opebing the case hho said he couid not hope to present the argument in full in this case. When the effort to get a writ of de homino replegi- ando failed, he kvew not what there was to hope for in any process of the common law. He argued that the de- cisions quoted were not relevant in this ease. ‘They aro political decisions, and this is not a political trial. It is singular that just on the possage of a certain bill this matter brought up here, and it is more than singular at the United States District Attorney should attempt to over-ride ihe Court here. Mr. Ellis then alluded to the law, and said that claim- | ant’s coungel presented for their law, politics. In their view, the enforcement of the law was a matter of politi- cal necessity, Such may have been the case formerly, but public opinion has changed. He entered his protest against such political influence, and said>—T choose to point out the darkness, and speak of the men who come | with pistols in their pockets, and to a Court Mouse where muskets and bayonets are pointed at your breast. If | this man goes as they desire, he goes to the block or the lash; and the man is a fool who expects me to see any | other view of it. I present this case not as they present it; but that we are entitled to the same judgment as if aman well known here was seized. How wonld he be tried. Burns should be tried as if he was a freeman. Unless every ruleand presumption of law is perfectly clear, and unless the evidence is overwhelming that he is not a freeman, he is entitled to go . The case on the part of the prisoner is this: ‘The evidence willbe to show that prior te the time this escape is alleged to have taken ee this mav wasa freeman of Maseachusetts, about bis work. They bring’this record; which they bave put in, to prove the facts which the: allege, and we object to it that it is not an entire record; it is a transcript from it; it does not set forth the testi- mony as required by the act: that it is not competent to the extent to which they wish to use it. He argued that the record should have the effect it would have in Vir- ‘inia; and so far ct gives it more effect here, so lar it is in op; ion to the provisions of the Constitu- tion. He further objected, that his Honor could know nothing of it, and could take no judicial cognizance of the fact. This book they offer to prove the laws of Vir- inia, is no prcof at all. They bring no proof of these laws, They must prove something which is the basis of their proceedings here. The Court then, at 6o'clock, adjourned till 9 o'clock to morrow morning. INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. ‘T) e Freedom Club, from Worcester, having attracted considerable attention and some cheers, one of the leaders attempted to address the crowd from the court house steps, at the western entrance, but was imme diately seized by the police and conveyed to the station house. Subsequently the club marched around the court house, and on attempting to repeat the movement their banner (with two placards) was taken from them, andthe club dispersed. It is an elegant silk banner, bearing the following inscription:— “Worcester Freedom Club—True tothe Union and Con. stitution.” On the reverse— ‘Freeiom, National Liberty, Equality and Fraternity— Slavery seotional ; and a figure of the Goddess of Liberty. Fach of the two placards bore the following;— ‘Shall freedom or slavery i a Let Massachusetts speak. The crowd about the Court House at 5 o’clock could not bave been lees than 10,000 persons. ‘The Light Dragoons, Col. Wright, were on-duty, await- ing orders; also the City Guard and Independent Cadets. Two companies will be quartered at the City Hall during the night. ‘The United States troops remain in the Court House. The Mayor and Aldermen held a meeting this afternoon, but transacted little business. The Aldermen were nearly unanimous in favor of dismissing the military, but the Mayor, who has sole power inthe matter, dis- agreed with the board. ‘The members of the Worcester Freedom Club ana others assembled inTremont Temple where inflammatory address- es, tending greatly to increase the excitement, were made by Mr. Garrison and others. Dr. Mitchell, of Worcester, presided, and seemed much excited. He called for vol- unteers to aid one of the Boston coroners, who was wil- ling to serve a writ of replevin or habeas corpus to take the fugitive Burns from the United States Marshal, pro- vided he could be sure of sufficient aid. Very few were willing to sign their names to an agreement to that effect, although a large number were willing to stand in their seata in answer to the call. Cheers were given for Gov. Washburn and a number of other public functionaries. At nine o’clock at night all was quiet in the vicinity of the Court House. Much credit is due to Mayor Smith and Chief of Police Taylor for their judicious and well-directed efforts in preserving the peace of the city during this exciting day. A petition to Congress, for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Jaw, was placed in the Exchange reading-room to- day, and has already received a large number of signa- tunes, embracing many well-known merchants, who, in the case of the fugitive Sims, two or three years since, were among the most prominent and active upholders of the la ‘There is a deep feeling in the community against the rendition of Burns, which is controlled only by respect for the laws of the land. It is rumored that the State Military will be dismissed o-morrow from further attendance at the Court House, and thus throw the safe keeping and rendition of Burns, if the decision is against him, entirely upon the United States force. Brooklyn City News. Maw Kn on THe Crove Roap.—On Sunday afternoon & young man, named Patrick Boyle, was murdered on os Cleve road, near begets tavern, under the ae circumstances :—Two carriages were proceeding at s gait, regardless of those who had to travel on foot. ‘The one in front contained two men, the other four. The wheels of the first carrisge came against Boyle, (who wasa mere lad, about 18 years of age,) and in order to save himeelf from being ran over caught hold of the coat of one of the eee eee ree ‘The fellows then drove on without Paying any further attention to their victim, and he rerselned lying. in the street until the arrival of the Coroner, which was some time after dark. Deceased was an fat de Coulter, one of the contractom of Full fewer. -An inquest was held; but the result will be made public until the arrest of the parties implicated, who are known. Sraiove Accipents.—Jobn Draining, a laborer™ at the Fulton street sewer, had his skull fractui and his collar bone broken Ay de Tiere, beg stone from the top while at work in the excavation. He was taken to the drug store on the corner of Cranberry street, whence he was taken to his residence on the a Fe 3 ; 3 ! Het} efit i nf a i i rrr errr ttt tt] we All ‘and letter "s intended for the New York vi et eat ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK—THIS DAY. Port of New York, May 29, 1854. CLEARED. Ship Hodson, White, New Orleans, W T Frost. Shi ‘araley (now), Durfey, New Orleans, T P ‘Thos Ws itleke 4 Bell, ender. ha, NB, JB Gager ED Hurlbut & Co, ‘St Marks, Smallwood, Anderson & ‘Tirig E Remington, Sawyer, St Marks, Brodie & Petes. * bey (cag 11 (Port), Morivill, Lisbon, Grinnell, Min- ure & Co. ‘Schr Gesine (Ham), Skulken, Port au Platt Thompson & hr Aretis (Br), Davidson, Cumberland,NS, Reed & Sea- , NB, Kelly & Smithers. acon, TI martin tharleston, McCready, Mott & ‘Sehr Alfaretta, Platt, Jacksonvil! J Wil . White, Charl ‘OOlien Bates, Bark Ald Thompson (Br), Smith, St J on) Brig JH Jones. 1 ie hdaaty chr ¥erchant, Wintors, Riohm : City Point, 'J Hunter & Co. owad, Lovell. Bosten, ts, Bloop 8 A Greene, , Philadelphia, J } Norway. 46 days,with rerp, SI ds with ep, Sl days Bark Loland (Nor), iron and one passengers, to to Boonen Graves . Bark Geo D Smouse (of Boston), Warren, Trinidad, Cubs, h eucar and molasses. to R P Buck & Co. Me 40, lon 74, passed brig Harriet Ne nd 3. Brig Lively (Br), Parker, Newcastle, E, 50 mise, to Barclay & Livingston, May 2 rig Zs 28, henco for Para and e Lon the edge of the Banks, eaw a number of icebergs je Bremen, 33 days, B ith 99 passenger: intiago (of Plymout nd Gibraltar dl days, with wine, oil, &o, to Gomez, ‘arks, 10 days, with cotton, ao, to Schr Elizabeth Arcularius (of Rockland), Pierce, New Put into this port 1 from aloft on deck, Haven for Porto | on the 26th, Be Scbr Hunter. Pet 4 days. Phi for Boston. Sehr Sarah A Thompso Philadelobia, 3 days. ab i Puiladelphistor Boston, aye. Sebr Tabitha & Han Portland, Ct, 2 days. low London, 2 days. ew Bedford, 2 days, z A Br sebr, unknown. ILED. Ships Manhattan, Liverpool; Atlantic, and Hudson, Now 8, Wind at sunrico, NE; meridian, SE; sunset, do. UBy Saxpr Hoow Paintin Tareon arn.) Brantano, May 29—-8P M, No inward bound Wind SE, Weather cl fo soem ‘ e bark Grafton, 350 tons, was purchased yesterday, A Leary, Bog. en private tersas, heres ech , 458 tons, built in Port! Boston at auctioa, by sold same ay, ke Medford in lt 6 mos with interest. z to, third cash, remainder 4 and Marine y 22—The Am schr rl ‘om Jackso: nt ashore on the Camsar’s Creek on the y rious injury. She continued argo were Iudes aaivage whic ight im the Isabel. [In another ym y Capt D relative to received from the Captain of the schr Hessler, Lt A H Seward, USA, from the reef, where the Bary, in triangula! in the $368 £2 TI ine! Capt Dickey returns to-nj; lomn be found s. gom’g, arr on the i4th inst ap ren on ed_ for five ton. ‘The ship Sea Lion (of Bat London. with s cargo of 4000 Delta Shosl on the nicht of the V4 cf and joy er off, ashore 20 ines, Ga is H wont achore on the ashore tio hed taken Rer'to this ports She ned yet where NYork of Boston #H Benner. from the Br bark Snow Drop, ‘Doxes were picked up, all ‘Saxony has been abandoned. tho attempt to free Peep tone BA Wasiwright, C 8, from ‘Creek. This party have rE te $ of y Coast favor office with the pesull sid for Baltimore on the ist. The harg ft monnted to B00; 170 red the past in as BLAS ii Tecomn men return to the their work im the Isa! Thesohr ery He scbr Hasoler old for N PHILADELPHIA, Ma: 4PM—Arr bark Echo, Howes, Bor brig Emma, vod a Bel 1, Somers; So nad J 8 Shriver, Providence; Telegraph, See Correspondence. Bx Crurer Su1r Manco Poxo, before reported at £5.00 by etter from Capt Sawtelle, Ohio, WB, 488 ‘At de, Meb — tt Eugenia, haa biped 800047140 wh poe Nawtesbe Mapteston ane ® fwh. and sta pang ad March Tee, nd od Mareh 27 330 8] Star, 100 10th, Lee, ‘40, 5 mop 4 do wh. to cruise: ei Goeens to cruise; 27th, Clifford, Wayne, FH, ” tharines, ) by letter from AtSt ry no date, P- Pen ter Capt Chester, MEfi trom Valparaiso AprilZl, Reoka, Thornton (or How. : orn ‘ ete, ee from March ; Glened'trom i2th uit Sharon: FAC ODO amy toe Payta; had discharged second and third officers, and had ‘men April 9, Osoocla 2d, Skif, N'B, 500 wh, 230 1 y lat lon 81 40, § R Soper, of Pre- late Ba en a ati | vineetown, out, ‘ Ship Columbia, Cash, 8 mos from Sandwich Islands of and for Bantucket, May iy, let 31 58, lon Of 39, Me NYork for Cork, April 7 wi Teported hi fy pen on "iy rotiones darge chip with ae of mainmast, ym Havre, with passen- SBrig Lodebar, from Boston for Newport, Fis, 2ith inet, brig Gen VineLvey, Hayes, 8 days from Baltimore for 5 ck ney, Ss Bret,» te, Tat 30 4 Noten 08 Ss. A herm brij ering 8, showing » red and white signal in Lorizontal stripes, May 5, lat 1243 N, lon 50 09, | Nor shi 25d B Ars Apri bark Uncelo, Ward, Nitaven, AR BADOES—Arr ark Gazello, Ward, N) da; 2 Lng anid 0 be the shortest ‘passage from the jatos upA—In port May 28, bark Childe Harold, Pearmon, for NYork !next rh brig 'G: ” do do; sohr Wainwright, dodo. ‘The first and last old 20th, and one ac: count says they sid that dey . Cunacoa—NoAm vessel in port May 17, In port abt May 12, bark Douglas, Beswick, port May 22, ships Joshua Mauran, Bartom, for Marseilles 20th, M de Emtil, Perey, for Hl Fa 1a Caroline C Dow. Blanchard; Poterborf, Westendorf, JC, i Merrill; North Carolina,’ Foster; Samoset, nd Br for Cowes, do; Geo Tur- tf $6,000); Wale jartored, nter,, Sears, foe “4 : Crowther, » Ide; Mary, wett: J .. ; brigs Cape Fear, Gilpatribk, for Sogua to load 350 molasees for New York at $4; R’ Carver, Wooster, and Young, Wooster, for Mantua to load copper ore for Baltl- more at $10 ton, both 170 tons burthen; Clive, Michener, an for Boston. ldg; Ade! . for Charles~ pa my, ty ag lertyman; Mazatlan J 'T B Wattson, B Lawton. Gardner, from Savan fall, from Boston. do; Manzoni, Sewall; Marcellin ne; Geo E Pres T Martin, French, deg: KR Haskins, Snow, fort, do; tehrs Harriet Faller, Bivber, for 8 moyah, Morrow, fo1 Boston 28d; Margaret Ann, Smith, for Philad ‘Aid, Stellor, for Charleston. Jdg; Ottoman, Clifford. ton or Portland 284; Bilen Dyer, Havens, from Portl ing; M .d, Beals, from Philadelphia, do; Woleott, Jawaica—In port May 12, bark Saltans, Jones, for La- gure, fow ‘0 load for Boston. ‘Naseav—Arr Ma: edraze, Dorritie, N York. Hiwamiont care May Is, bark Leroy, Hallowell, York, Parenmo—Sid prov to May 4, bark Margaret, Wood, Phi- lndelphia. EB 24, steamer Cleopatra, Liverpool vis Pau Cahip Mary Crocker, Grocker NY ork et Br CATHARINES —SId no dato, scbr Sen Becore, Buchan- an, (from New London. Deo 26,) Sandwich Islands. Is Jou, NB- Arr May ?4, ship Montrose, Huey, Savan- a Did’ ‘Pidindelphisy’ sense ‘A Paine, Saddlor, NYork; 25th, sohrs Bf fort, Curry, NYork: 26th, brig Attics, Loe Philadel ‘Richmond, Card, N York; Odes, re from jo. Tn port 20 new abip' Victoria Reed, ‘Tarbes, taken for London a Aer SEETuEN Arr May 25, hip Grecion, Iisley, NYork; erun) do. Tainipad—In port May 9, barks Josoph Fish, Seavey, and Gridony Davin te Nverk lag: Franklte, Gibbs frors'Beee ton; rigs W at. Parks, for Baltimore; 2 Saginaw, Parker, for P ko.) Adams, for Boston, 1d Sob, Wary Blivaneth, Fro, from desu, for NYork 10; Uranus, Chareh, for do, Idz. ( faLcamvaxo—sid March26, bark Soplronia, Hall, Bos- e n 'VALPARAIS0—S1d April %, ship Emily Taylor. West, New Bedford, baving shipped Area et talvecseel Week ter, el and cargo in goo ALBXANDRIA~Ate hn brs Mist, Wyatt, NYork; Am Arr acl Black Squall, Rose, do. Bf ‘bork S60 ma vs BALTIMORE—A 28, schrs Just shri at t, Roberts, A barbor. At ¢ quarantine, brig Minons (Sw) , 40 days, Sid 27th’ steamer City of ; bark Le- lis tnd'Wrg 1 Conbing started, at oame to anchor be- RLY ABT— Are May 24, brign Chas Bdward, Doak, Cas- ioe Eee ates, oo Sean. Mea iene 'BANGOR—Cid May 25, sobr Jane Ingraham, Hawes, New Siar FWalker, tosComtareet Lovett Pardes via Phi delphi. Cid ‘ship seta os Park La miner: sobre Nachwus (Duveb), Mary Pst ‘ ‘ ies a; 284, og be Kapas, Haskell, Philadelphia; sehr oFo, 00 * rs Mary Black aetna te tn Br Seo ne a oe andl |, bark Florence (Br), ay Girr— Arr ‘pier to Mey 2, schr Gon Bh- indies. STPORTESIA Broo! Leighton, Pre vidence; ies csr Pl if 1 TER ics Brice ae SE sia. Ker M he Charles Parker, Cramer, Js River; Bares Rovers Petes, Coutapren mentees e went shore “GALVESTON —Arr May 19, ship Stephon A Austin, Clark, With, bark [Francis Secor, Paine, Now York; sobe den Ned York Sid twig Macy, 3 York : . hiaor mgiee CRSTER—Arr May 27 brig Niger, Tuoker, Surinam HARTFORD—Arr May 27, steam achs Mohawk, White, Albany: Sachem, ‘Thresher, New York ted to hea total 1 ie ex 0 hes total loss, was rh of Feb 16 for Liverpool.’ a portion of fb Py nen he re 1s $50, 8 ‘Her cargo is probatly Br Banx Louisa Monnos, at ¥ Prooer (8 iNet, Matam- sas: Bingham, Mefeil. Baltimore, (Clie suip Klay. Gow des Pe! Hs Liverpool; bark M & Trout, Deaa, New ork; bregas, Barcelona. nares ‘Marthe Pos t, NYork; Empire, York, eka }, ee ind. MARBLEHFAD—Arr May 2, Susan on NY¥esb; BS rece ver, NYork vis Havans, 4days; i Senmuhip United Btaten, Linea. 4 ter, NY Albert Gallatin, § gid eat Sicaper, arpeiiier Ute slaroh? Cetherine, Rew near ys forthers ee: || the vessels bound east, ae. NYork. — . James "Sie Norwich; b ~ bhot pas E—Are Mey 27, sche