Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-24
From the Aibdny SAFE Register.
ABOLITION sYIrPAfHIKs.


the term Of the U. s. Circuit Court which COM
mences at the City Hall tomorrow. Our read
ers are all familiar with the history of the res
cue of Jerry. The high handed outrage, for
the commission OF which Crandall, Logan, and
several others, were indicted, and are TO stand
tria,was melted by the Aboliionists at Syracuse,
when holding one Of their fanatcal orgies. As
an illustration OF the sympathies Of those crea-
lures, we find, what we are by no means sur
prisod at, that in the time Of the trial OF their
willing tools and victims they have utterly de-
serted them, and compelled them and their
counsel to pay all the heavy expenses incident
10 attending upon Courts IN various places,
travelling fees, &c., SC. Having effected their
object = excitement, agitation, and a heinous
and indictable offence ngainst the laws and the
Constitution of the United States-they turn
the cold shoulder to their penniless victims, and
leave them TO shift for themselves as best they
can. This is perfect illustration OF the character
of abolition fanatics and abolition sympathies.-
They will go all lengths in the rescue or larceny
of Slave, and let negroes at their own doors
beg and starve without lifting finger TO aid
them.
Crandall, one OF the persons indicted, and the
most active and notorious Cf the Jerry rescuers,
soundly and savagely berates the whole hollow
hearted crew in recent number Of the Syra-
cuse Standard. He exposes them without
measure or merit to the contempt they merit
He says:
"The Counsel in the Jerry Cases have not
been paid the amount of their expenses, and
they have no guaranty that they will ever re-
Iccive anything more, IF they do anything more,
unless it be that the Defendants can pay, after
meeting their other heavy expenses. | say
this is disgraceful TO the men in the county Of
IOnondaga, and the State Of New York, who
pretend 10 be glad that order was restored at
Syracuse on the first day of October, 1851, by
the rescue of the man JERRY.
For alleged participation in that act,
several men, poor in purse, If not poor in
soul, have been over and over again dragged
away from their homes, no matter what the
profit or the demands Of his business, and sub
jected to great expense. ..fa
| Now, can men who put on face TO declare
it RIGHT TO do Christian act at peril, excuse
themselves when they see the men who did it
prosecuted, and they look cOldly on9 5fgsa..
In this appeal, do not refer 10 ii,e s'iIly
crew who tell you'll am glad the niger got
away, but .yculd not do ANYTHING about it,
10 But refer to those who say the res
cue of Jerry was right-that they applaud it,
&C., &c.
These are the people mean who are allow
ing the men who have been prosecuted or pros
Iecutcd in this JERRr business, to stand alone!
u repeat the word it is dsgraceful.'
| rejoice to be able TO say, that the able men
who compose the array of Counsel, have self
respect enough to say, that they do not stir
another step without some tangible guaranty for
just such charges as beforehand they are willing
10 agree on"
Crandall certainly speaks plainly enough to be
understood, and is understood, but he might just
as well set up row Of rocks and talk to them,
as TO preach or appeal to Abolitionists, after
they have effected their purposes.
And it seems that the counsel for the defend
ants-such men as Gerrit Smith, Gen. Nye,
and Mr.. Hills, have got enough of hard work
and no pay. An empty purse is great absorb
er of sympathy, and particularly sympathy Of
that class that induced them TO defend the res
cuers Of Jerry. '-. ~
One of these cases was called on at The Uni
ted States District Court last week, and the
prisoner, negro, appear ed, but his sympathy
sing counsel refused to, in all probability for
the same reason that Nye & Co. now refuse to
stir another step'--no pay. The case was put
over 10 the circuit and the defendant, being ut
terly destitute, was obliged to apply TO the Uni
ted States Marshall for the means 20 ge. hcme,
and that officer gave him money for that pur-
pose.