Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-07-04
From the Iowa State Gazette.


AGEs.-At the term Of the u. Dis.
trict held in this city last week, Judge
Dyer presiding, the case of Ruel Daggs,
plaintiff, Us. Eihu Frazier and others,
defendants, came on for trial. The suit
was brought as an act on Of trespuss in
the case, for harboring and concealing
the plaintiffs slaves, opposing their ar
rest, and rescuing them after arrest.
The circumstances of this case arc
familiar TO most ofour readers. Nine
slaves made their escape from Mr..
Daggs, in Clark county, Mo-, in lS46,
four of whom were subsequently recap
tured. The other five were never re.
covered. These slaves were secre,ed
and assisted TO escape by sundry citi-
zens of Salem, in Henry county, Of this
State, and Mr.. Daggs brought suit
against some Of those most actively en-
ly engaged in the affair for the value of
the negroes.
The case was argued at length, and
with much ability, by Mr.. Robier (who
was employed but few days before
the trial came oD,) for the plaintiff and
Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Morton, for defend
ants. Much of the evidence taken on
the part of the plaintiff by attorneys
previously employed was ruled out by
the court on account of informaity
&c; but enough was elected on the
trial to secure him damages. The jury
one Of the most intelligent set of men
probably ever empanncled in Iowa
retired for but brief space of time
and on returning brought in verdict
of $4,000 for the plaintiff, with costs OF
suit. The cost; we learn. will proba'
bly, not fall much shor, of $1,000 more
1t has been said by Southern Sena-
tors and representatives on the floor of
Congress, even at the presen. session
that no matter how clear the proof @
verdict in favor Of q slave owner fo,
slaves stolen from him could no, be OBJ.
tained in any free State in the Union
We have ever thought, this charge un
just, and now point to the verdic! in the
case above alluded TO show that so fal
as Iowa is concerned it is utterly TN
founded. Whatever the sentiment o
our people may be in relation 10 slavery
in the abstract, there is no disposition
to interfere with the ri ghts Of the citi
zens of other States, as acquired unde
the Constitution. The act of Congress
authorizing tho reclamation Of slave
escaping from service is recognized a
binding, and public opinion will no
sanction any attempt to evade its pro
visions.
A motion for O new trial was over
ruled by the court. Notice of bill o
exceptions was then given by the at
,orneys for the defendants, with the
view Of taking the case up TO the Sn
preme Court of the United States.
Too much credit cannot be awarde
to the court and jury who tried tn
above case. Opposed as they probabl
were to slavery in the abstract, the
did no, recognize Stewards "highe
law" doctrine. They regard their oath
as having some binding obligations, an
they consider the Constitution of tn
United States, not as mere form. bl
as valid bond of union, and 10 be re:
pected as such. If our Northern an
Eastern brethren follow the example {
the Iowa court and jury, the SLAYER
question would soon be pu, at rest
, Lntelltgencer.
The National Ltellgencer Says-'
, give our readers some idea of the dru(
| gerry and mere manual labor performe
nv anna of the Heads of DeDartmen