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Commercial Keqistcr.of a justification. Let us look, for a moment, at thisexcuse:—Upon the trial of the ease, the facts connectedDULY, IW-WEEKLY AMD WEEKLY.with .Mr. Sloane's alleged participation in the escape of'v-the fugitives, as above detailed, were established by theSAMP’SKKW BLOCK, WxTERSTBKiT, OORNfcR OF WATSB.testimony of thirteen witnesses, whcse character for in*Earl Bill, Clark Waggoner and Henry D. Cooke,TJKDirR THB (JAMB AND FIRM OFtegrity and veracity could not be impeached—nor wasthere any attempt to do so, during the trial. AmongBILL, COOKE CO.these witnesses was the ex-Mayor of Sandusky, beforePBOPRIETORfi.whom Mr. Sloane had appeared as counsel for theTERMS.D*n.T—To Mail^abscriberB^in aivancej per annum .#f.00Delivered by Carrier* in the City........................ 6.50Tri-Wkikly—gtrictly in advance.................... ..... S.00For three month)................ 1-00WB12LY—Strictly in ad vance ...................... 1.50For any period less than a year, per quarter, in advance.. 50For single copies................ 5WEEKLY ADVERTISING.Per Square, of800 ems or less, three weeks..............#1,50'* each week In addition...................... 87£ three months ........................ 4,50“ six months ....................... 7,50“ one year...................................12,00blacks.Against this array of testimony, fully vindicating Mr.Sloane’s course on that occasion, the claimants of theftFalleged slaves introduced only the testimony of two ojthe three slave-catchcrs, and of the City Marshal of San-*dusky. The testimony of the latter was impeached, andwas therefore entitled to no weight with the Jury; andas to the other two witnesses, one of them swore that atthe time he was in Sandusky he held Powers of Attorneyvaaifor the arrest and seizure of seventeen slaves, and theSANDUSKY, OHIO:other, for seven or eight. Their testimony did not denySaturday Morning:, December 16, 1854.that Mr. Sloane was employed as counsel for the tugi-News of the Morning.Philadelphia has been the scene of another heavv fire.For particulars see telegraph.*The Burns rescue drama is not yet finished. Thelbloody acts are now succeeded by the arraignment of allpersons who were active in their sympathy for the slave,lives, nor that he demanded the authority by which theywere held in custody; but insisted that upon such demand,the authority was produced, and further gave a differentcoloring or version to Mr. Sloane’s remark, in referenceto the want of evidence justifying their detention. TheMarshal testified that Mr. Sloane swung his hat over hishead, exclaiming, “Colored citizens, bike your friendsI1rf£fand who expressed that sympathy by advocating resistance to the detestable law. Rev. Theodore Parkerfrom the room with a row or a rush!” The testimony otthis witness, as wc have stated, was impeached, and, in£twas lately called into court to answer to a prosecutionfor resistance to the U. S.*authority; and to-day’s telegraphannounces the like prosecution of Wkxdall Phillips.The news by the Xorth Star is of considerable interest.Miners are doing wonderfully well. Indians are still attheir bloody work, and report whispers that the HudsonBay Company supplies arms ana ammunition with whichto commit the murders! Russian sympathy appears tobe iu the ascendant, judging from the demonstration onthe American ship, where a saiuto wan fired and a jubilee hold in honor of the defeat of t!i«j Allies before Sebastopol. This item will tickle Joaitv Bsll under the wrong rib. I he news from the Sandwich Islands leaves thethis particular point, was specially contradicted by abundance of rebutting testimony.The Jury, to whom this case was submitted, upon theabove evidence, had only to decide between the compar ative credibility of the thirteen witnesses of the defendant,—who were among our most worthy and respeetabltcitizens,—and the testimony of the two slave--atelier*.itwho were of course more or less interested in the resultof the suit, and of the Marshal, whose statements werecontradicted by all the defendant’s witnesses. WithoutTreaty in statu -quo, or rather it yet awaits the signatureot h rince Liho-liho. And this is thegit of all the newsexamining minutely the grounds upon which their con*\telusion rested, it is sufficient to sav that the decision lt;Jthe case was, in substance, a decision upon the compar*tative reliability of the testimony of the prosecution andof the defence. I pon the acceptance or rejection of thefrom the Pacific.We have a pleasing item of news from New Jersey,one or the other rested the acquittal or conviction ofMr. Sloane.which states that the old Democrat, Commodore Stock- fWith a strange and unaccountable perverseness ortton, aud other leading Democrats, endorse the KnowNothing movement! How does this go down with Ohioblindness, they rejected, as ud worthy of belief, the solemnaffirmations of thirteen citizens, whose characters arc unfDemocracy, which has said such bad words of the Order?blemished and above suspicion, and gave full credence, . to the stories of men who are viie enough to engage inrte surmise that, ere auotlier year, there will be some Piave-catehine as .*—»change, in quarters dose by, in regard to the feelingmanifested for the Know Nothing organisation.a regular business!*.Atit is not necessary, now, to impugn the motives of a\Among Congressional news is an item appropriating$(56,000 to th© children and heirs of DkK alb—a Revolulionary lather iily requited for his services. Sue!priations are, however, not frequentueii approJury which violated, in its decision upon the testimor*v*every rule of evidence and every principle of reason andcommon sense. Each one can, 1**;* himself form hi.* ownopinion of the inducements influeru ii g -neb a deci*-iin.Ihe Detroit Advertiser of Thursday morning has thisgenerous mention—“ Captain Campbell,of the Fortune. t.aptain .Tones, of the Shakspeare, and Gotham, of theL. M. Mason, are about to start to convev orovisionsand firewood to the crews of the vessels that are in theice down the river, and who are said to be suffering badlyThey propose to use a life-boat on runners. It is a hardand perilous service, but they cannot see their brothershipmates suffer. A sailor for true bravery and generoeity.Ir is enough to know that the wrong has been commitrod ; — that the decision of the Tnrv was n t »a accordancewith the weight of the testimony, but directly oppose*to it; and that, therefore, the Judgment wrongfullyiunjustly and illegally rendered.aBy that decision, Mr. Sloane’? constitutional tights.his#iudividual liberty as a citizen of the Id itcd State*.and of Ohio, and his privileges as counsel f*»r the aecu-^dihave been grossly violated. Nor ought any good citizenany member of this great rommonwealth to behol 1 withThe great case of Doolittle vs. the New Albany R. R. has been decided in favor of Doolittleawardinghim damages of $25,000. The suit was for non-fulfilment of contractSenators Houston and Rusk have approved, inwrt*indifference the infliction of such a wrong upon a ft ! louicitizen.His rightand those of every other citizen, so !cfar as they are defined ami guarantied by the ConstUmtion, are an unit, and cannot be separated. A violationof the rights of a single individual is an at tat k equallyd4ting, the course pursued by Gov. Pease, in rejecting thesecurities tendered by Messrs. Walker and King in fulfilment of the Pacific Railroad contract. It is probable that this Locofoco speculation is all up.upon the immunities of all. In the wrong tommitUagainst Mr. Sloanf, therefore, a great and -acred prima!.eiple, dear to every one, and in the niaintenai.ee of whichFrancis J. Grund, a Prussian by birth, has beenappointed Consul to Marseilles, in France. Mr. Grind is*each and all are directly intere-ted, has been wantonlydesecrated.jh ,N far as tnc Courts are concerned, there no rc medvnoand has been for a long time, the Washington corr03pondent of the Baltimore Sun and Philadelphia Ledger.The Toledo Blade says that there are forty-seven criminal eases docketed tor the term of Lucas County Com-in the case, for Judge Leavitt refused to sign such a*bill of exceptions, os would justify an appeal to theSupreme Court ol the United States. Mr Sloank hasttherefore been compelled to settle the Judgement, a-o*mon Pleas, which commenced its session at Toledo on Monday last—all Peniten tiary offences. The Grand Jurywere in session eight days, and during their session found forty three indictments.before stated. But a remedy can be reach* d. and theindications are that it will be reached, before mar.vuyears, through Congressional legislation. The people ofthe North may then enjoy that constitutional protectiontfTI1K SLOANE FUGITIVE SI .H i: CASE.At the late session of the U. S. District Court for thewhich, under the existing law, they are denied.Such a remedy, however, does not avail in the presentinstance. The whole burthen of the wronga wrom*■rDistrict of Onio, Rush R. Sloane Esq., of Sandusky, was • lound guilty ot a violation of the fugitive Slave act, and in a civil suit, a judgement for damages amounting to three thousand dollars, aud costs, was rendered againsthim.committed against every Northern citizen as much a* fagainst Mr. Sloane—is borne by him alone. The penalty of the law ha? been paid from his own pocket. IGit right that this should be so* Is it just that he shouldeTue very general desire throughout the Bute to knowthe particulars of this case, induce us to preparea statement of the facts as they occurred at the time the allegedalone suffer, Kr having exercised a prerogative, sacredto all? Is it not rather our duty to lighten hi? burthenaas much as possible, by sharing it with him? We believe that such is the sentiment, not only of the peopleoffence of Mr. Sloane was committed, together with a ^ this immediate community, but of the State at large;brief review of the evidence at the recent trial. In do an(* we tbere*ore suggest that the friends of freedom and«namg so, we shall confine ourselves to a plain exposition otthe circumstances of the case, reserving extended comment for another occasion, if such commeDt should bethe opponents of white slavery in the North, give a substantial expression to that sentiment, by contributinghttowards the reimbursement, to Mr. S., cf theamount Ideemed necessary. The inferences to be drawn from oxacted from him by this unrighteous Judgment. Wetho facts, however, are so plain that every intelligenttreader will deduce the same conclusion, which must be that Mr. Sloane has been persecuted under color of amake this appeal from a conviction of duty, and not atthe suggestion or request of Mr. Sloane or of his friends.law, which is not only unjust in itself, but, in this instanceWe arc not aware that he has intimated a desire forat least, most wrongfully administered.In October 1852, a number of negroes were about^-uch assistance; but we do know, that, like an honora-wbio, high-minded, law-abiding citizen a? he is, he refusedaleaving Sandusky, on the Steamer Arrow, for Detroit, when they were forcibly restrained and taken before theMayor of the city, F. M. Follktt Esq., and claimedasFugitive Slaves. This was done by the Marshal of theto place the moderate property he had acquired by his own unaided industry and talent, beyond the reach ofthis judgment, a» he might have done, with the approvaltlucity and three persons claiming to act for the ownersthe'alleged Slaves.After the negroes were brought before the Mayor,their friends 90ught Mr. Sloane, and engaged his pro-fesnonal services, as counsel for the fugitives.of a large proportion ol the community. As a young man who ha? but just fairly entered upon his career,— which we predict will be one of true honor as well as ofsuccess—his whole conduct in this matter has been char-arActing intu!? capacity, Mu. Sloane, demanded of the Mayor andclaimants by what authority the negroes were detained ;acterised by a wisdom and prudence, of which much older men might be proud to! boast; and although this iniquitous judgment robbed him of a large proportian of the “first fruits” of his manly labors, he did not seekto which demand there was no reply. He then asked whether the blacks were in the custody of a United Mates Marshal or Commissioner. Again there was no reply. lit then demanded to be shown any writs, paper?, or evidences by which they were detained there was no response. Mr. Sloane then said, turning to the persons who had engaged his services, “I see no authority to detain your colored friends.”to evade paying its penalty by subterfuge and deceittlPafcaiseWe leave it with the public to say what action shouldIStillbe taken in the premises.PSIf tne L nited States Hank Mirror and 111 ustrndted Counterfeit Detector. published at Cincinnati by I uddoch is. Mansfield, would earn a reputation for cor-CAt this time some one near the door of the mayors office ened out, Hustle them out.!- and soon the crowd »nd the alleged fugitive slaves were in the street, the crowd witl, the negroes were rushing from the office one of the agents who claimed the alleged slaves, ap! pioaehed M«, Sloane, saying, I own those slaves:Asthey are my property and I shall hold you individuallyrectness and reliability, it would do well to use more care in its quotations. It informs us that E. Lane is Presi-whdent of the Sandusky City Bank, und quotes it as brokenQIJohn G. Camp, Jr., is Pres’t, and the quotation is a libel.ui\\ e have had more than one occasion to correct similar reports concerning the S. C. Bank, which is, and hapiillbeen doing Business, redeeming its bills, Ac., as usualA. 1 * a.atliable for their escape.”and there is no excuse for persistanee in this misrepresentation of the llank Xote List men. We observeti«tl„ , . The*e were theand only j the Cincinnati Gazette and the Price Current haveur s ie a dressed to Mr. Sloane, and these, not until : fallen int0 ihc error. They will, of course makealoalter the negrrilt;Ie proceedings,es were out of the building.It Will bo observed that during the who a. above narrrated, Mr. Sloans acted in his professionalcapactg, a, eouusel for the alleged slaves, and that heuni not express the opinion that there was no evidence « authority to detain them, until he had first given theclaimants ample opportunity,-and in factot them to produce that evidence or authority.the proper correctionwfoHe didnot overstep the strict hounds ol his professional dutv as counsel lor the alleged fugitives, lie offered no Jii tance h, sorer,I or ael to the l.ga! execution of the lan-t et, notwithstanding these facts, he was prosecuted, andheavy damages awarded against him, under the fugitiveUfc A private correspondent of the New York Timet.arid that paper says his statements may be received a* rehable—regards the posting of the armies of the Allies before Sebastopol as a “fatal step.” He savs they “have been caught in a trap ” It was found impossible to invest bebastopnl ami its defences on the land side- that of detached fort?, the least formidable in appearance, arekdowii to he the moat difficult of attack.HI 1rneT!JitnW|“The English Engineers made their first report that the town could not hold out a week. The French o,n, dr gent having reviewed it, declared it, to be impregnableor if earned by assault it would cost SO,000 men ’Kuch hi the present attitude ot affairs—17 500 mon.r.nSiilieMitiiSlave act, for having firmly, honestly »„d consistently i ^„VaOT *£'« •' »lli-i troops since they landed in ' j.. ,. .. - - - Lrimea. The town is reported ready for assault hutH is also known that every fort and every street is’undermined. All the stores have been transferred to the.. ' n Mwinawy ana eonsisidischarged the obligations of a lawyer to his client!This was practically the issue between the claimantsand Mr. Sloane; aud the result of the trial l9 a prece.aeain9t tbe right of employing counsel by those unfortunate beings, who are on trial for their freedom *a precedent rendering it dangerous for any one to actas counsel for the fugitive; and thus operating as a barto his obtaining that legal advice, assistance and defence which the Law, in all othercriminal!cases, allows to tho vilestnorth side of the harbor, and when the besiegers shallhave driven the remnant ot the besieged fhot bv foot tot .e waters edge, they will plunge into the harbor, andat the same moment the great mine under the whole r*itvanu its forts will be sprung, reducing Sebastopol instantaneously to a mas? ot ruins.coai;t rnallrestinfinartQueb an outrageOf course, such a violation of right upon acknowledged pHncipies of equity and justice,-could not have been perpetrated in this enlightened a^e and in this land of freedom, without, at least, the shadowre* -juncture at winch it i? expected that Men-hikoft w ith his entire force wiif fall upon the allied army9*nrlrTJne f‘omff,ic*rpri attitude wa* admirablecom T y a rpnchco!onel of engineers who had just completed a reconnoismnc*. Standing up in hi? stirrup?t i°°k, 0T.'? tbc cil5’ ftnlt;1 S»y beneath, then Iaml afd UT , “ * if . I’,‘ ,‘7nH t0 1,fc* otlic8 i ^ana said. lhat rognc, St. Arnand, what a lucky dog!*toan iexitheHe is dead!'a1!lt;arc
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