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of thrilling interest. The fugitive slave was brought to the court 
in a cab surrounded by a strong body of police carrying muskets with 
fixed bayonets — so great was the fear of a popular rescue. Chief 
Justice Robinson gave a learned judgment to the effect that Anderson 
should be given up. Judge Burns followed in an impressive address 
to the same effect. During the reading of these judgments, which 
were heard in death-like silence, the poor negro turned almost pale 
with trepidation. As Judge McLean pronounced his decision that 
the prisoner should not be surrendered, a cheer that could not be 
restrained, burst from the lips of the audience, was caught up by the 
thousands gathered outside of the hall, and rang from street to street 
till the news was known throughout the city. 
Co-incident with these events was the secession of South Carolina 
and the organization of the Southern Confederacy. Then followed 
the four years’ war with, as one of its results, the abolition of the 
last vestige of slavery on this continent. 
