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BENJAMIN S. JONES, EDITOR.
"NO UNION WITH SLA VE1I0LDERS"
ANN PEARSON, PUBLISHING AGENT.
VOL. 1C NO. 25.
SALEM, COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO, SATURDAY, FEMUTAKY 1801.
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The Anti-Slavery Bugle.
SPEECH OF GERRIT SMITH.
The fallowing sketch of a speech made by
Qerrit Smith in Toronto, on the subjeet of Ander
on'e rendition, we find in the G7o6e of that city.
Mr. Gerrit Smith, on rising, was enthuBiasti
eally cheered. His able and very eloquent address
occupiod nearly two hours in the delivery. On
acooont of the pressure of other matter, we are
unable to find room for a full report to-day, and
must content ourselvss with giving his introducto
ry remarks, and a sketch of the line of argument
he pursued. Ho commenced by saying This, my
friends, i my eecond visit to your city within the
last three weeks. My two journeys make a thou
sand miles. I have much to do and muoli to en
Joy at my heme. Why, then, do I leave it at this
eold season of the year, to come to this oity? 1
left it to come here and look into the face and
press the hand of my poor brothor, who is in dan-
rar nf heins burned at the stake. In my former
visit I bad this privilege. It is now denied me
for I have learned that ho has been removed from
your prison to another. I am here to mingle my
sympathies with yours over his bard lot. (Chcere.)
I am here to join you in supplications to God, and
to add my arguments and appeals to yours for his
deliverance. And now do any of you enquire
why it is that I, a foreigner, come among you to
meddle with your conoerns t My answer is, these
are my concerns as well as yotrs. My answor is,
that this poor prisoner was of my own country;
as indeed were most of your colored people. My
answer is that their fate is bound up in his, and
that if you take from him the protection of your
laws, you take it from them also. My answer is,
that you will take from the slaves of my oountry,
from those who are still pining there in elavery,
their hope of a rofuge. Hundreds of thousands
of my oppressed countrymen are at this hour look
ing to Canada for a refuge, but their hope for that
will wither and die if they shall learn that you
have come in this Province to administer the law
of slavery. And the friends of the elave in my
country the abolitionists we, too, may need a
retreat in Canada, and if you out off the black man
from this retreat, you will cut off from it the while
man also. I say, we, the abolitionists of the
States, may need to find a retreat in yonr Prov
ince, for we know not what is before us. The ser
vility of the Northern States of the American
Union to the slave power is now, for the purpose
of appeasing the wrath of the slaveholders, and
for the purpose of preserving our thrice guilty
Union is now threatening the more rigorous en
forcement of our Fugitive Slave Act, and more
certain and fearful penalties against all of ns who
hall dare to help the slave in hie flight. But we,
abolitionists, must continue to help him, whenever
we can, and wherever we can (cheers) for we
desire to beaotuated by the prinoiplea of Christ's
religion of doing as we would be done by. We
feel that to cease from helping the flight of the
lave would be to give op our manhood, to give np
our souls, and to give up our God. (Cheors.) We
are shot op to the necessity of remembering tbem
that are in bonds as bound with them, and of put
ting our souls in their souls' stead. We cannot
forbear to deliver them that are drawn onto death
and that are ready to be slain. We cannot stop
our ears when the poor cry. We cannot, as we
pity the poor, and we cancoi, lest the time may
coma when we onrielvos ehall cry and shall not be
beard. In a wrd, we must obey God rather than
man. Like Daniel, we must be found etoadfast,
as concerning the law of our God. We are com
manded in common with our whole nation to pros
trate ourselves before slavery, and we must as
strenuously resist idol-worship as did Sbadraob,
Mesheoh, and Abednego. (Cheers.) We are now
threatened with the suppression of free speech on
tbil eobjeot in our land. Our anti-Slavery meet
ings now in the States are coming to be broken op
by mobs as they were 20 or 30 years ago. There
is perhaps eearoely one oity now in all the North
ern States where we can hold a meeting and plead
for the elave. Yet we must open our mouth to
peak for the dumb, to plead the cause of such as
arc appointed to destruction. And now, Cana
dians, tell me will you deny us an asylum I (Cries
of never 1) You will deny it to us, if you deny
it to the black man. You will deny it to both of
us, If you reoognize and administer the law oi sla
very. (Hear, bear.) But, if these considerations
are not sufficient warrant for my appttring here,
a
it
in
. more particularly to Anderson's cae, and to dom
Interested onstrato that, if tho judgment of the Court of
Queen's bench was upheld, Canada must be con
Kit,pHe sidered as administering the law of slavery. To
then I will step fnr above the low ground of apol
ogy, and in the name of our common human na
ture claim the right to bo hero. (Cheers.) In
the language o( Terence, who like poor Andorron,
was himself an African slave, I would exclaim
"Homo sum, humani nihil a me alicnum puto.'
(Cheers.) In a word, forgetting all conventionnl
ism, and all State lines and national boundaries,
I will fall back on the unsurrendered right of the
human brotherhood, the right, aye, and (bo obli
gation, of every man to bo every othor man's kee
per (cheers) that croat and sacred right, in the
presence ol which, to use ApoBtoIit) language) men
are no more strangers and foreigners to each oth-
er. (Cheers.) Mr. Smith thon proceoded to refer
chow what was British lav and British feeling on
the subjeot of slavery, he quoted eloquent passages
from Currab, Sheridan, Pitt, and Brougham. But
"BI K'orious uriuoti taw in me case ol Anderson,
d oeon tbrust aside to make room fur the infer-
slave law, and strange it was that it was Brit-
bands that did this. He prayed that British
n&nds niight never again be so strangely employ
led. 0heers.) lie aakej, why was it that Andor-
son bad not b?en tried exclusively by British lot?
Why was it that in this British Province the
Court had, in Anderson's enso, descended from the
glorious heights of British law to the dark hell of
slavery's law T He vindicated Anderson's right
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made here Q kliaap hloh Bnd hB had lurncd ond
an
slain one of hie pursuers, ho would have been
honored. Had he turned and killed them all. the
Courts of Canada would havejuined the people of
canaaa in exalting u'm to a high place in the
heaven of British heroes. (Cheers.) But in An
derson's case it was said the courts were governed
by the Asbburton Treaty. Mr. Smith proceeded to
how that there was nothing in the Asbburton
Treaty which required the rendition of Anderson.
He narrated what took place at an interview he
had with Lord Ashburton on the day he sailed for
England, after having negotiated the treaty, aod
stated that the substance or his hrdship's remarks
was that, under the treaty, the slave was not liable
to be roclaimed for doing anything he needed to
do in order to effectuate his esc-tpe from slavery.
He showed that this, too, was the doctrine recog
nised by the British Guvoromebt, shortly before
the negotiation cf tho troaty, ia tho Creole ease,
and subsequently in the dcba'.cs whioh took place
in the Imperial Parliamont during the passage of
the Act to give effect to the Aohburtou Treat;.
He contended further that the treaty eould not
apply te fugitive slave, because there was no
reason for believing that Lord Ashburton and Mr.
Webster intendod to depart from the law of na
tions in this matter, which had never required tho
surrender of fugitives from justice on the ground
of local crimes. Again, it could not apply to fu
giiive slaves, because elaves were the captives of
war, and there were no prisoner s in an enemy's
country who had a olori.-er right than slaves had
to avail themselves of all poseiblo advantages with
in their reach for accomplishing their cscapo
Further, the court here would not apply the pre
v it ion s of the treaty with rospect to robbery and
forgery to fugitive shves. If a slavr, to effect his
escape, stole a horse or a boat, or made use of for
ged passes or even forged money, the Canadian
Court would not send him back to bo tried for
those offuncos. Why then should he be Bint back
on the charge of murder, because to make good
bis escape he had slain a man who sought to cap-
ture him and return bim to bondage T He then
commented on the very narrow interpretation pla
ced by the court on the words in the treaty, "evi
dence of criminality." He said the court had ac
knowledged a two-fold allegiance allegiance on
the one band to British law, and on the other to
slave law but its allegiance to British law was
merely in the matter of the technicalities of testi
mony, while the allegiance to the slave law was in
respect to the very soul and substance of the case.
What a pity was it since the court bad divided
its allegiance that it would not accord the large
share of its obligations to righteous British law
and the small share to the wicked slave law.
(Cheers.) What a pity was it, since it must make
division between Anderson and his enemies that,
instead of giving Anderson the husk aod bis
enemies the kernel, it did not give him the kernel
and tbom the busk. (Cheers.) Mr. Smith then
adverted to another reason for believing that Lord
Ashburton and Mr. Webster never intended that
the three words should be interpreted by our
courts as they bad been interpreted. The treaty
was negotiated in 1842. The first month of that
year the first address ever made to the American
elaves was put forth in a great State Convention,
held in central New York. Inasmuch as thai
address inculcated the doctrine that the slave
might take without loavo in bis flight a horse, a
boat, food or clothing, it was much in the minds
and mouths of men for months, aod was ever the
subjeot of frequent and extended comments in the
public press. The question was raised, was slave
law valid law? It was especially asked whether
was valid law between different states and na
tions. Now, it was fair to assume that Lord Ash
burton and Mr. Webster answered this question,
by patting words into the treaty which should re
quire British courts to look In such cases to the na
ture of theoffonce, as well as to the kind and mode
of proof given to sue'oin i The Chief Justice
said it was very probable that in the framing and in
the ratification of this treaty an eye was had to the
fugitive slaves. But he seemed to think it was an
eye not to their protection but to their destruction.
But be (Mr. Smith) must differ from the Chief in
this. He must think it was with an eye to their
protection (cheers) and be thought that, there
fore, it was carefully provided in the treaty that
our oourts should be required to govern themselves
suoh cases by a reference to the law of the place
where tbe fugitive was found. (Loud applause.)
In the Creole case, Daniel Webster bad argued
that the slaves must be surrendered. But why!
Beoause tbey were taken from an Amerioan vessel,
which, bs held, even within a British harbour,
still contained Americas law and American
in
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of
rights; and then, in the enforcement of bis argu
ment, bo said: "Where slaves have made good
their escape to British territory they are absolute
ly irreclaimable." (Loud cheers.) In that, Mr.
Webster yielded the wbolo point. If the Queen's
Bench bad decided thie matter in the light of
Daniel Wobster's saying, it would have discharged
Anderson. (Cheers.) The Chief Justice had
said there might be ciroumetancea of provocation
so groat that even the intentional killing of a
master by his slave would not be murder. The
i Chief Justioe would kill the man who tried in kill
nun. lancers.) Ibe Chief Justice would rather
be killed than be enslaved. (Cheers.) The Chief
i Justice would rather see all bis children killed
than eoe one of them under the yoko of slavery.
(Cheer.) Then be (Mr. Smith) put it to the Chiof
Justice with tne whole power of his understand
ing and of his heart, in Ihe presence of God and
of tana, he put it to bim under tbe confession that
there might be circumstances in which a slave
n.ip hi intentionally kill his master and yet be in
nocent, that be (tbe Chiof Justice) was bound by
his premises, and by all the Inevitable
deductiuns of logio from those premises, to
sot Anderson free. (Loud cheers.) Suppose the
Chief Justice were in Anderson's place, would he
not havo killed Diggeef (Yes, yes.) Suppose
their circumstances were now reversed, and the
Chief Justice were lying in Anderson's ceil, aod
Anderson on the Bench, would not the Chiof Jus--
tioe desire with all his heart that Anderson's judg
ment should be such as to release hiui f (Yes,
yes.) lbcrcfore all things whatsoever ye would
that men should do unto you, do yo even so unto
them" (cheers) "for this," Jesus straightway
added, "is the law and the prophets." Was be
to be told that the Chief Justice was on tbe Bench
una must conform to tbe rules of law T He avow
ed, whether on or off Ihe Bench, the obligation to
bow to that commaud was perfect. (Loud cheors.)
Mr. Smith then prooocded to argue that sufficient
care had not been taken to ascertain what Missou
ri law really was, even admitting that Anderson
was to be judged by it, and closed by an eloquent
appeal to the people not to cripple Ihe cause of
freedom in the United States, by allowing that
slavery was in accordance with the Conttilution
of the Republio. Upon retiring be was saluted
with a round of hearty applause.
From the Boston Investigator.
FREE SPEECH—PERSECUTION—MOBS.
Free Speech is most certainly a groat blessing,
and we think sometimes that If we were placed In
a condition where we were deprived of It, we
should not mind bow soon we "bade the world
good night." But as important and indispensible
as froe spoooh is, it makes but comparatively slow
progress, and one can hardly help wondering
whether the time will ever oome, even in this pro
fessedly free country, when men oan give utterance
to all their thoughts upon all subjects, with "none
to molest nor to make them afraid"? We would
like to live to see that day ; though if we should,
we don't know but we should reach hard upon the
ago of old Mctbu;aleh, so tardy is mankind gener
ally ia recognising and maintaining free epeeob.
Everybody, however, will seemingly admit tbe
correctness of tbe sentiment, that "To speak his
thoughts is every freeman's right ; " and yet, if a
man undertakes to oarry out praotically this self
evident truth, he will as certainly pet himself into
trouble as that the sun will rise to-morrow, provi
ded his thoughts on any given subject differ from
those of tbe majority. AVhat a mass of testimony
might be adduced to prove the soundness of this
assertion 1 yet in the face of the whole of it, froe
speech is not established even in this, tbe freest
country, so called in the wide world 1
When Dr. Priestley, the oelebrated Unitarian,
first preached in Philadelphia, he was mobbed, hie
house torn down, and his life endangered. So
wbea John Murray began to preach Universaliem
this city, be was frequently stoned in bis pul
pit "rather hard arguments," said the witty
preacher, "but not very convincing." Some twen
years ago, we were in State Street one after
noon where a great crowd bad assembled, and in
tbe midst of it we saw a man with a rope around
bim, and a number of men at the other end of
tbe rope were dragging bim down tbe street. We
asked a respectably-dressed gentleman near os
who the man was, and what he had boon doing,
supposing of course that be was either a murderor
a robbor, else be would not be treated so. "It's
that cuss of a Garrison 1" was the reply ; "be baa
been talking about abolition, and tbey are serving
him just right ; he ought to be choked." Us had
lobe carried to jail in order to eave his life. A
few years after this, we looked through the bars
a dungeon in the Leverett Street Prison upon
tbe venerable and excellent Abner Kneeland, who
was there incarcerated sixty days, beoause be said
that he did not believe in the God that the Univer
salists do. And finally, the United States are in
process of dissolution, because tbe North have ex
ercised the right of free speech opon tbe subject
elavery.
These examples and tbey are only a few out
of a thousand prove that free speech cannot be.
stopped, wbatover may be the consequence of its
exercise. Ana yet, if tne right is (reeiy allowed
and protected, it will produce no bad consequen
ces. These nevei take plaoeexcept when the right
interfered with; hence free speech is not respon
sible for mobs, bat mobs are oaueed by tbe attempt
to stop free speech. Therefor, let all parties speak
without being molested, for no one is obliged to
bear them ; and besides, if we not like their views,
we bave tbe liberty to get up meetings to oppose
tbem. Now this is equal and exaot justioe, and if
universally oarried out will prevent mobs ; but
human nature must be made of different material
from what it is now, before mobs, imprisonment,
persecution, martyrdom, or even the dissolution of
the United States, can prevent free speech.
Wiofall, wbo misrepresents Tsxas in the United
States Senate, boasts that before be left home, be
armed all bis negroes, and told tbem to shoot all
strange while mso who might intruds on bis plsn-
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lation. If, In a sober interval, he told tbe truth.
we advise him, says Prentice, not to return home
incautiously, for he is the strangest whito man bis
negroes will bs likely to encounter,
From the Cleveland Leader of Jan. 21st.
SHALL TTHE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW BE
ENFORCED TO DAY.
EUewhcre in this Worning's Lsadbr will be
found a full report of a fugitive slave case in
C!eve1nd-the first that baa occurred in this oity
for nineteen years. The consideration of this case
involves serious results, and must be met with
calmness and deliberation.
After theie many years of Rspnblican service,
it is not needful to deolare the oonviotion of tbe
Leader that the Fugitive Slavs Law is unjust, op
pressive, infamous and unconstitutional. Our
past history has shown our views too clearly for
them to need any new enunciation now.'
What we say, iherofore, upon this question, will
not be misunderstood as any concession of princi
ple or of faith, but as what wt ooueidor our duty
to say in this crisis.
This fugitive case is made, at this time and in
this place, as a test question. Tbe issue to be
tested is whether the Fugitive Slave Law can be
enforced upon Ihe Western Reserve, which South
erners deolaro "the hot-bod of Abolitionism." A
rescue from the officers of tho law, would be trum
peted though the length and breadth of the land.
Secessionists would seize upon it, as proof that
tho North and the Republican party are wilful
nullifiers of tbe laws. Tbe disunion flame would
be fanned with the assertion that all the law-abiding
declarations of Republicans were false and of
of no effect and tbe hopes of all wbo rot look to
a peaceful Union, would b cast down by an un
timely movo.
On the one hand, should the people of the city
of Cleveland, in the Western Reserve whose bit
ter hostility to tbe system of slavery is provsrbial,
and whose everv svmpatby is roused in favor of
the esoaped bondmen if this people, by their acts
to-day, proclaim to tbe oountry and tbe world th.it
tbey can set aside their feelings and their sympa
thies ; that tbey will submit to the power or tbe
Federal Laws, even though those laws be totally
repugnant and unjust; that they have a calm
judgment which outbalances all the impulses of
the moment, and brings tbe latter in suhjeotion to
the former, then tbe effect of the act for good at
this particular crisis, will bo fait through all the
countrv.
The paople of Ohio and tbe Western Reservo
are la abiding people, notwithstanding the Un
ders that have been poured upon tbem. ihey
hate aod detest the Fugitive Slave Law, with all
the power of their honest souls t and yet, when it
clearly eet before them that thoy must submit,
for the lime being, to that law, wo believe they
will do it.
A etrong foaling has been raised in favor of pur-
ohRin tha vtomanan setting ner tree, we
know personally of six individuals five Republi
cans and one Bell and Evorett man wbo would
willingly contribute to the amount of $200, an!
we have no doubt enough might be readily raised
make the purchase.if bor master would consent.
Tbis he will not do. He says he is determined to
test the question and see if a fugitive oan be re
claimed from the Western Reserve. He will not
sell tbe woman until ebo bas beon legally delivered
over to him, and taken to Virginia eoil j then he
will sell her if desired, for $1200,
It will thus bs seen tbat the case must come tbis
morning before tbe Courts and Commissioner! and
tbat being done, tbe law must take its course.
Most cladly would we have it otherwise, but the
only recourse left to us, is to exhnuet all legal
moans of proving her freedom. If tbis fails, then
we must await tbe hour, when, with the legisla
tive power in our bands, we can sweep tSe infa
mous law from the statute books, and have co law
tbat we cannot with a olean oonsoiente obey.
Our colored citizens are much excited over tbe
case, but we believe their good sense and prudence
will nrevent tbem from resisting tbe action of
the law. They should remember that nothing will
gained, but very much lost, if they should un
wisely attempt a rescue. Were tbey to attempt it,
tbey would be met by an overpowering foroe that
would render hopeless the accomplishment of their
purpose. No, colored oitizene, do not undertake
suoh a rash aot, but show to tbe world tbat you
are possessed of noble qualities wbiob enable you
bear and forbear, oven ondor an unrighteous
law.
But we do not anticipate disturbance. We have
confidence in our citizens, white and colored, and
bave, too, full confidence in our Mayor, and
bis ability to preserve peaoe at tbis critioal
juncture.
From the Cleveland Leader of Jan. 22nd.
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE.
Elsewhere will be found a full report of tbe case
tbe unfortunate woman Luoy, the alleged fugi
tive slave. The case was continued till Thursday,
tbe purpose of enabling the counsel for tbe
prisoner to obtain testimony, by wbiob to prove
that Lucy was brought to Beaver by ner mistress,
and consequently was made free by this voluntary
aot. As we anticipated they would do, the people
Cleveland submitted to the mandate of that
justice-defying and infamous law, tbe Fugitive
Slave Act. There was no disturbance of any con
sequenoe, eioept tbat whioh was caused by tbe
surging of a crowd of people, and the brutal be
havior of the Drison-ranscallions comprising the
corps of apaoiai deputy marshals.
We would here take occasion to express our ap
preciation of the fairness and justioe exhibited
Commissioner White in granting a continuation
tbe case, at the request of Judge Spalding, the
counsel of the woman. Lucy, although the vile law
was enforcing required tbat the fugitive should
given op in a summary manner. We venture
say tbat this spitit of fairness and Justioe will
more to allay the sxoitement than all Ihe mill'
lary of tbe city eould do.
The people cf Cleveland aod of tbe Western
Reserve will submit to ths enforcement of the Fu
gitive Slave law, when every facility is given its
victim of proving bie freedom, abd time is granted
to enable him to obtain testimony j but Me ptoftfe
will not lulmit, if tbe United Statos officers should
endeavor to enforoe the law in tbe manner that it
was attempted to be enforced in Oborlin two yuara
since, when a colored man was kidnapped at the
dead hour of midnight and hurried out of town.
Neither will the people allow a pack of unhung
scoundrel) acting RS U. S. Deputy Marshals, in a
snoaking manner, in the night, to kidnap a whole
family of colored people, and do it in such haste
as to cause the miserable mother of the family to
drop ber infant in a field, wbere it was afterwards
found almost starved, as was dune in Erie county
last summer.
The people will demand for the fugitive as fair
a trial as possible under this unjust law. The
Slave-hounds of the South, and their Northern
tools, need not expect hereafter to bave things all
their own way.
Tbe North bas submitted to tbe infliction of ths
fugitive law, and will continue to submit) till it is
either repealed or modified, but only on Condition
tbat the South is Compelled to give the necessary
guarantee that Northern citizens shall be protect
ed from being hung, and tarred and feathered, and
thai she be compelled to obey tbe laws also, even
if it should requiro the whole military etrength of
tbe government to oblige her to do eo ; and that
tbe loading Southern traitors be tried and bung
acoording to law, as promptly as were tbe oitizons
of Oberlin punished for being engaged in tbe
Wellington Rescue case. On no other terms will
the people of the Western Resorve submit to the
enforcement of the Fugitive law,
From the Cleveland Leader of Jan. 22nd.
AN INSULT TO CLEVELAND.
The appointment of the corps of special depu
ties, whom Marshal Johnson yesterday ewore into
office, was a gross ibsult to Cleveland, and is eo
considered by all tbe better portion our citizens.
Thoy do not feci aggrieved that fifty-five men
were appointed to preserve the peace, bnt that
fifty-five men were appointed and invested with
office, a majority of whom bad no more idea of the
duties pertaining to their post than to swing a club
and knock down even colored man thef could
find. If deputios were to bo appointed, why, in
the name of all tbat is decent, could not men be
called who had romc respect for themselves and for
the honor of the city, as well aa for the strict en
forcement of the law? If tho oal! bad been
made, fifty, or one hundred, or one hundred and
fifty business men could have been found wbo
wouia guarantee to preserve tbe peace', and who
wsuld not bave been themselves disturbers of tbe
peace.
Instead of tbis, what was done veiterdav f One
or these deputies struck a negro, not two feet dis
ja .at . -...'. a a
iani irom mm, not with bis fist, but with a Hung-
hot. Another of these deputies knocked an un
offending negro down, and was in the act of s'.rlk1
ing bim again with a club, when one of the oity
police stopped the blow. Others of the deputies.
whose chieT dolight is to get into a fight, could not
miss the "glorious opportunity," Ihey, therefore.
would surround a quiet, unoffending negro, jeer,
push and hustle him until be was forced to defend
himrelf, when tbey would Knock him down abd
arrest bim. One party thus surrounded a colored
man who was looking on tbe crowd, and bustled
him until an officer arrested bim (not them), and
took him off to jail. We saw, ourselves, a deputy
koook a man down with a club, (the man was f Uh
ning, with the rest of tbe Crowd, aWay from the
offioers,) and then bit him another heavy and cow
ardly blow after he was down. A Democrat who
was a witness of the scene, tells us that a party
surrounded a oolored woman, and teased and
pushed her until she pulled a handful of sonffout
of her pocket and threw it at them; instantly a
score of deputies pounced upon ber, as if she was
a wild beast, and bore her off to jail.
Such are some of tbe official actions of these
nffictrt. Iu heaven's name, if we are to bave an
infamous law forced opon us, let it be done in a
christian manner, and not by rogues wbfwill
cram it down our throats as they would a brother
fighter's toetb. Some of these men bave been in
mates of our jails and prisons.
There were, we are happy to say, a few honora
ble exceptioce to tbe above rule.
From the Cleveland Leader of Jan 24th.
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE.
Tbe fugitive Lucy was yesterday brought before
Commissioner White, and, there being no evidence
offered to contradict tbe testimony that ebe escap
ed from Mr. Goshorn, in Wheeling, she was re
manded iulo tbe custody of Marshal Johnson, to
be delivered over to tbe claimants, in Wheeling.
Much sympathy bas been felt for the unfortun
ate woman who is thus to be taken back to bon
dage. Tbe project of purchasing ber and sstting
ber free, received a new impulse yesterday, In tbe
Court-room; by Marshal Johnson's generous offer
to contribute (1C0 himself, toward such purchase.
We bone this will be done; tbat a sufficient num
ber of contributions will be made tbis morning to
have tbe girl brought back from Wheeling add
made a free woman. Let her not suffer a life-long
oppression, for the want of generous sympathisers.
True, to purchase ber, after ber return to Virgin
ia, would be but setting free one out of four mil
lione, but let us do what we can in'lhis one case;
and thank God that we can remove tbe shackles
of an accursed system from one human being.
Ths action of the people of Cleveland in this
ease bas been such as would bave been expected
of a law-abiding community. They have reoeived
tbe claimants for the slave with kindness and
courtesy, and allow both tbem and the (lave to de
part peacefully. We need not remind our readers
that this is much more than they could expeet to
meet with, were tbey to go into a district In tbe
Sootb. as noted for its adberenoe to, abd love tf
slavery, as tho Western tieeervo is noieu tor its
adherence to, and love of freedom, whatever
mieht be their mission. A man is safe in Cleve
land, let bim ball from where he will; and so, too,
oald a Cleveland man be safe, aoubuess, in
Wbseling, foi t ia! Is almost a Republican city;
bat let bim go five hundred miles farther Soutbj
and be might as well taks poison at one as to an
nounce himself from Ohio,
Tbl test question has been triad and the law
bal bfetb submitted to. Wi bit tlohl ant shave.
Will Ihe South do hers f It wit as mttoh at CoR
fossed, in the remarks of Mr. Qosbora, ye!rdeyi
tbat leading men of Virginia and lbs Sooth bad
urged on tbis ease, as one which should have great
influence for good or evil in the presatt crisis;
Will tbt do as touch ulwef Ths Sobth com
plains of ber "wrongs;" this very ease is on of
our wrongs, and one that it galls us to endori
Have tbey "honor" and "chivalry" enoagb to Is
spect reasonable laws themselves, as strictly as vl
havs don the nnjust one T
The thanks of tbe community are due to Judge
Spalding, who, without any hope of fee or reward,
volunteered bis services in behalf of tbe fugitive.
From the Cleveland Leader of Jan 24th.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
RETURN OF THE FUGITIVE TO VIRGINIA.
WELLSVILLE, O., Jan. 24th.
The "slave Lucy" is once more is sight of tttl
Virginia hills, and only the narrow stream cf the
Ohio separates her from that land tbat lays claim
to her servics and labor.
At 9 o'clock aod 40 minutes; the boar for the
departure of tbe Pittsburgh train, a considerable"
crowd of people gathered at the depot, expecting
to see Manhal Johnson and his charge get on the
cars, but they Were destined to be disappointed
ho having conveyed her in a oarriage to the Euclid
street station. On the arrival of the train at the
station, the Marshal and bis deputiee, to the num
ber of six, together with three "gentlemen of the
press," entorcd a car set aside for their special Use.
Lucy kok a seat near Ihe stoVo, and looked quit
stoically upon hot Captors, evsn now and then
laughiog and replying in a joking manner to ques
tion propounded to her. She evidently bae made
ep her mind to submit with as good grace as la
possible to tbe position in whioh she is placed.
At tbe depot, and on tbe care, there seemed te
be an impression prevailing tbat somewhere 0b tbt
route, an attempt was to be made, to effect a res
1 . . 11 1 - m.
cue. rvo one was aoie ten wnvrs ut rumor
originated, but all bad beard somsthing which
served to strengthen it. Newborgh was laallj
reached, but there was Bo interest whatsoever
manifested. At Bedford, a considerable httmbr
of persons were gathered, who peered eorieoslj
into the car nntil their eyes fell opon tbe woman,
but in a moment or two tbey walked away satis
fied. At Hudson, there were about tbe same n am
ber as at Bedford. At Kavenna- a. aatfd and ft
white man got on tbe train, the former tarrying ia
bis baud a formidable looking bar of iron two or -three
feet in length. On being accosted ea the 1
platform, be remarked with a shake of bis bead,
that it would be neoeesary "lego only a little fur
ther to get items." Thsse two persons entered the
Same carriage, but look separate seats, as xva
venno, and in fact all the stations, before Lima
was reached, the usual quiet prevailed, very few
seeming aware tnai anyming gngnnuoa wm
transpiring.
It was not Ions before tbe whistle announced
our approach to tbe town of Lite, whsfo it Was
bow pretty well understood tbat a demonstration .
awaited bs. As the Fallot) was nearsd it bscamo
apparent tbat extensive preparations had been
made) and by those too, who would not scruple ai
any violence to attain their end.
On each side of the traok a column of men was
drawn np, probably over a hundred in all, very
many of whom were armed with muskets, and tbe
rest with clubs, pistols and divers other weapons.
At sight of this array ths little foroe of Deputiee
eet their teeth firmly and drew forth their revol
vers, evidently prepared to dofend their position
to the utmost, and to retain possession of the ws
man at all hazards. The train drew continually
nearer t the signal for "down breaks "was bsard;
epeed began to slacken, and at length the engine
slowly moved past the platform and the beliger
ent army, when suddenly without any warning, a
full bead of steam was let on, ana instantly, we
onoe more ran under full headway, and past tbe
threatening multitude.
Too muoo praise cannot be awarded to Condac
tor Cleland, for the wise and judiciooe arrange
ments, by whioh, probably, the shedding of much ,
blood was prevented, s'rom tbe inateauone or
two or three days previous, and from eonversetlone
with persons along the line of tbe road, be naa
cause to suspect that some difficulty might be ex
perienced in conveying Lucy to Wheeling, and ble
measures wsre taken accordingly. A person was
stationed on tbe locomotive to watch any signals
whioh might be made to him by the conductor,
and the engineer was dlf ected to keep a close
watoh ahead for obstructions which might be plae- '
ad nnon the track. In case preparations fr aa
attack were visible at any stopping place, Ike en
gineer was also directed to whistle the break down) '
as usual, to "slow" his train, Until ths proper lima
bad arrived, and to theh let on a "full bead," and i
ran on without stoppage. The breaksmen were
ordered, under tbe same circumstances, to pay no
attention to tho whistle, but to obsy the wave of
the oonduotor's hand, these arfabgetnents were
all carried out, and were most fortunately, com
pletely suooessful. As I said, had it not besn for
this foresight of Mr, Cleland, tbe consequences,
might, and probably would bave been terrible.
Lima( then, having been passed in safety, a long
breath of relief was drawn, and congratulations
freely exchanged that tbe difficulty bad besn so
happily escaped. Tbe next movement was t9
bring fofwafd and to search the two suspicion
persons wbo had taken the oars at Ravenna. The"
white man gave hie name aa W. A. Tyler, and
said be bad recently returned from California aa4
was in searob of his brother, wbo was somewaer
in tbe neighborhood, lie professed to knew noth
ing of the trouble exoept what b bad accidentally
learned at Ravenna. On bie person were foand
two loaded pistols one a new revolver, and tbi
other a small single barrelled pistol. The aegra
said tbat his name was W. J. Whipper, and thai
be lived about five mile bom Toungstowa. Of
