Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-09-12
From tie Cincinnati -ettc.
ss.arISss's Case,

From tie Cincinnati Gazette.
ssarrc;i's Case.
We have several times alvertel to the
case OF Barrett. imprisoned in s Carolina.
on charge Of circulating incendiary do
cuments These documents 50 far as
made public. were political tracts, con-
tanning facts and arguments. addressed to
'rbife men. - show that the apportion-
ment OF Representatives in that State. was
unfair and unjust Not Of very incen-
diary character. One or two of these
documents in envelopes. were sen, to Bar
rett. without his knowledge. and he was
requested to deposite them in the Pos,
Office Ga this he was FROSTED on sus-
p;con, and Imprisoned where he still re-
mains. without proof Bail in 81 600 was
demanded which Barrett could not give
among strangers. but he was assured. that
when he could indetnnit. security. he
could be let out on bail lie obtained the
money-then under direction of public
meeting OF mal-mcn. the bail was incrcas-
ed, and the prisoner retained. In every
mar. of III. ri,n this co,,rsa of,ra,.n,l-
f:1;t
and to the country. We rccur TO the sub
lHct now merely 10 call attention t. a letter
'''','
"i!tch we nave peeh requested 10 Puoiial
by s. Carollnian. The letter follows:
cu....,..., p., o-.i, 80,
ar FL Harfrood y Co.-Dcar Sir&:
wrote You last that measures would DC
''N''' on ''''s ''eA' ''"s 'oi my reiease' a
NY ii'eiil'lts H,'d dItlNe0. nc ina4lS-
rae mas reused 70 pan the III the sum OF
''looo. ana am sun ieit u PRISON MS
was most shaiiiaihl ana p'riitilous act.
@ii' oloti' ! e,ic'i noi'la9 out honorable m
'H3H'"oH- was cast INTO prison without
ne 'h''''" o. a cause against ne. as every
o"t "h' isd' ine SNOW ing ihade by the
Pa't'h' OF ms place al the time OF
ny an sS'' i'i"S' nave seen. II was be-
- S'''.@'." c''iii'i''''ie'ilohs address.
,'i'','', 100 )" ~ w., '..'i'
Y'uo' 1''''>' ''o' ~ '''' 'S' Po.''''' 'I'''
IN - - = t'"i'S''i'' TT, '"t
: = 80 '''e! "Sie Nioi'"i'E
- . 49, '''''u' -, ','''I '.'
- 80 t''I''i % ~ o'HoNl2u9 "oS''ti' '''t,
~, '' some j,si }irn t ,It,0,,,
not particle Of testimony :, ~l.n,, -
document Of the kind Wa ever Il,as...J
me at any other point in tins Stat. ~ Ia
ever circulated one. or violated ) l,,y !,
any other respect. am a, closely haII
in prison as though | had con,ni,,ad tho
worst Of tclonies. on account i i sa,J ~
the above named and other anonvo,o,s
letters. which have reached nvsoIf AMI
others since my arrest. pyiucir.la which
if carried into practice IL ia. Come. ~
Justice, would make the Post O.iiea an
en..il. Of destruction. in III, hand. ~ a,,,
base eno,Ipa 70 use !. a,a,ust ~ 49,,
citizens And although nv nanars ron.
clusivey showed. accor,!ioai5the aio,is-
sion o. the "Spartan'' at the time of nv
arrest that | came into ,ha >;,,+, - ,ro,.
cute legal and WORTHY bl,jnn4s .,l
although il was an atlni,tnd c,,b,,tb..a
was M Iega. cause for my detention ",
the hue and cry was raised arraif~t mott
such an extent. that nv leoal alv.sar
thought it inpracticabie to seek \ release
under a VIII of h4beqy c,,-.,,,s. accordfner
to the natural course Of iusiicc I'm, nv
bad health. which was NJ main reason -
my heinz ON tr,val f,rL,d, ,I.,,r ia
lie in prIs2., and tharet,ya tf,.ne,1. H.,
TO enter a reconnaissance for n,1, a,,naaranc.
At court. as the mos, sura ar.l ...,ro,I.. ~.
tho! t,.r.,,,,.= r.Io,...
r-naa aoal.ca,f,r, to IA, ,,o,.;..r,.a NJ
G.. u II f,o1g VII, co',,,,:,,a[j 80 90.
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