South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-09
THE MAUMEE WAR.

THE MAUMEE WAR.
The subjoined, from the Urbanna Re-
cord, is the latest information we have
from the scat ofthe controversy, and APP
parently impending conflict, between the
authorities of OHIo and MICHIGAN. We
are sorry to find matters are proceeding
to such extremities between the From
tier's-men.
NEWS FROM THE BOUNDARY.
Since our last publication, news of
an unpleasant character has reached
US from the Northern boundary, which
has somewhat changed the feature Of
affairs. A letter dated "Maumee, A.
pril lltb," is published in the Column
bus Hemisphere, in which the writer
states that on the 9Th instant at late
hour, between twelve and three O'Clock,
"a posse, attended by the sheriff of
Monroe, went to Toledo, broke open
the house Of Major S,ickney, in his abb
sence, and after abusing the family and
using the females quite rudely, sue
ceeded in taking and carrying away
Mr.. Goodsell, and at the same time
broke open the Office OF MIR. Mckay,
seized him, and made their way to
Monroe" The letter also states that
an armed force from the. territory was
"prowling about the streets OF Toledo,
taking some of the citizens and threat
ening others"-ihat ga number of To-
ledoans had been indicated by the
Michigan authorities for accepting of.
fee under Ohio"-and that "excite.
ment was indeed high" AS the letter
was written during this high state of
excitement, some allowance must be
made for exaggeration.
| The Norwalk {Huron county, Re.
Hector, of the l4th instant, in stating
the posture Of things at that time, gives
the following version of the Toledo af-
fair
"Some days ago, the court being 10
session in Monroe county, M. T. pro.
cess was sent down 10 Toledot to arrest
and take to the Jail Of that county,
some men who had been engaged in a
riot. The rioters were advised by a
Justice and other officers of Toledo that
Michigan had no jurisdiction over
them, and had no RICH. to take them /;
and they therefore set the officers a.
defiance. When the facts were stated
to the court, process was issued against
the officers who gave the advice, for an
alleged resistance of legal process; &
sufficient number came down from
Monroe and took them by force and
committed them to the Monroe jail,
where they still remain. No other dis
turbance has been made by Michigan"
| The question as to what course the
Governor of this State will pursue
should these persons receive sentence
Of punishment agreeable to the late
law of Michigan, will undoubtedly eli.
cit much talk for it is presumabIe
that he will take measures to liberate
them. If there are no other means for
doing this besides the two we have
heard stated which are, either TO
bring them by a writ of habeas corpus
before a Judge of the United States Su-
preme Court, or to rescue them by
force, and thus embroil the State in a
civil war--Gov. Lucas will most prob
ably adopt the former.
| O. Since the above was in type,
we have received the Toledo Gazette
ofthe 10Th inst, which gives full &C.
count of the affair above spoken Of
| The editorial articles on the subject
contain, as might be expected, much
severe language, and many harsh cpl
thels are applied to the Michiganians.
There is also in the same paper, a
communication from Major STlcKNEY,
which, as it gives the details in short.
er space, we copy entire; though we
must express our unwillingness to be.
lieve, with the Major, that we are 'ad-
vancing 10 horrid border war;"
/ From the Toledo Gazette.