culiar to the state of our society, and in
enormity equal to all other crimes combined. An opulent and extensive
society send out their emissaries and commission and enjoin them to
scatter these infamous productions in the highways and by-ways; to
proclaim them from the house tops, and whisper them in the chimney
corners; to teach to all, high and low, that slaveholding is
man-stealing; and yet they mean no such thing as breaking the peace,
and abhor all violence and tumult. Does the preaching such language
to slaves tend to pacification?

Mr. Carlisle was here commenting upon the nature of the agents employed
for these unlawful purposes, to show that educated men, such as
Dr. Crandall, were the kind naturally to be selected, and was further
proceeding to examine the evidence as applicable to the laws, and, in
his opinion, conclusively establishing the guilt of the traverser, when
extreme physical debility and indisposition prevented him from
proceeding.

_Mr. Bradley_ then commenced summing up for the defence. He said the
nature of the charge was such that it was almost impossible to set aside
the prejudices which had been cherished from youth up, and which were
so natural to men of this section of the country; but he felt confident
the jury would give him a patient hearing, and judge correctly after a
careful consideration of the case. He then gave a statement of the
points of the evidence, upon which there was no dispute; such as--That
the prisoner allowed one pamphlet to be taken by Mr. King; that he was
found here with a number of other papers; that some came round in a box
by water; and that others were given him in New York, and brought on in
his trunk. He wished to draw a distinction between the kinds of papers.
It was proved that a bundle of papers were found, and they were here in
court; but the contents were unknown; whether good or bad the jury had
no right to infer. A large number of papers were found, some of which
were brought away and the others were left. That was all the jury had
to consider, except in regard to three numbers of the Anti-Slavery
Reporter, five numbers of the Emancipator, and the late pictures which
were cut from a work, and represented in contrast two modes of
education--one where children were whipped, and the other where they
were taught more mildly by means of books.

He would not stop now to consider the declarations said to have been
made before the magistrate. Nothing could be