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| 356 - THE UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD. the United States Marshal, Mr. Roberts, United States District Attorney, J. H. Ashmead, Esq., Mr. Commissioner Ingraham, and Recorder Lee, accompanied by the United States Marines, returned to the city. Lieut. Johnson, and officers Lewis S. Brest, Samuel Mitchell, Charles McCully, Samuel Neff, Jacob Albright, Robert McEvren, and — Perkenpine, by direction of the United States Marshal, had charge of the following named prisoners, who were safely lodged in Moyamensing prison, accompanied by the Marines:—Joseph Scarlett, (white), William Brown, Ezekicl Thompson, Isaiah Clarkson, Daniel Caulsberry, Benjamin Pendergrass, Elijah Clark, George \V. II. Scott, Miller Thompson, and Samuel Hanson, all colored. The last three were placed in the debtors' apartment, and the others in the criminal apartment of the Moyatnensing prison to await their trial for treason, &c." In alluding to the second day's doings, the Philadelphia Ledger thus represented matters at the field of battle : " The intelligence received last evening, represents the country for miles around, to be in as much excitement as at any time since the horrible deed was committed. The officers sent there at the instance of the proper authorities are making diligent search in every direction, and securing every person against whom the least suspicion is attached. The police force from this city, amounting to about sixty men, are under the marshalship of Lieut. Ellis. Just as the cars started east, in the afternoon, five more prisoners who were secured at a place called the Welsh Mountains, twelve miles distant, were brought into Christiana. They were placed in custody until such time as a hearing will take place." Although the government had summoned its ablest legal talent and the popular sentiment was as a hundred to one ^against William Parker and his brave comrades who had made the slave-hunter " bite the dust," most nobly did Thaddeus Stevens prove that he was not to be cowed, that he believed in the stirring sentiment so much applauded by the American people, " Give me liberty, or give me death," not only for the white man but for all men. Thus standing upon such great and invulnerable principles, it was soon discovered that one could chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight in latter as well as in former times. At first even the friends of freedom thought that the killing of Gorsuch \vas not only wrong, but unfortunate for the cause. Scarcely a week passed, however, befcrc the matter was looked upon in a far different light, and it •was pretty generally thought that, if the Lord had not a direct hand in it, the cause of Freedom at least would be greatly benefited thereby. And just in proportion as the masses cried, Treason! Treason I the hosts of freedom from one end of the land to the other were awakened to sympathize with the slave. Thousands were* soon aroused to show sympathy who had hitherto been dormant. Hundreds visited the prisoners in their |