In going on to show how likely it was that the persons on board the
Pearl might have desired and sought to escape, independently of any
solicitations or suggestions on my part, Mr. Mann alluded to the meeting
in honor of the French revolution, already mentioned, held the very
night of the arrival of the Pearl at Washington. As he was proceeding to
read certain extracts from the speech of Senator Foote on that occasion,
already quoted, and well calculated, as he suggested, to put ideas of
freedom and emancipation into the heads of the slaves, he was suddenly
interrupted by the judge, when the following curious dialogue occurred:

"_Judge Crawford_.--A certain latitude is to be allowed
to counsel in this case; but I cannot permit any
harangue against slavery to be delivered here.

"_Carlisle (rising suddenly and stepping forward_).--I
am sure your honor must be laboring under some strange
misapprehension. Born and bred and expecting to live and
die in a slave-holding community, and entertaining no
ideas different from those, which commonly prevail here,
I have watched the course of my associate's argument
with the closest attention. The point he is making, I
am sure, is most pertinent to the case,--a point it
would be cowardice in the prisoner's counsel not to
make; and I must beg your honor to deliberate well
before you undertake to stop the mouths of counsel, and
to take care that you have full constitutional warrant
for doing so.

"_Judge Crawford_.--I can't permit an harangue against