Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-03-30
Tie Fugitive Case.

The arrest Of the Fugitive, lover, and his sub
sequeat rescue from the Milwaukee Jail, have beer
the cause Of much excitement throughout the
country. We gave last week, from tie Milwaukee
Sentinel. the principal facts in the case. Tho
slave is said 10 have sought and obtained freedom
under a monarchial 60, ernment and Garland
with :. flea in his ear, mas returned to Missouri
where he is permitted TO enjoy that liberty oi
which he would deprive his nsaa!' Glover. We
think all parties have acted very unviSely through
out the whole proceedings. In the first place after
the confinement o. Glover, tie haus hty austere
and arbitrary manner in which Judge MILLER has
attempted to administer the law in his own way
regardless Of consequences or the advice of friends
cannot meet the approbaton of the public mind
lis only tendency was 10 increase those feelings oil
excitement which every public officer should aim
10 suppress. His refusal to nave the fugitive tried
on Saturday [the time first set BY himself) and his
great assumption OF authority in declaring to TIE
committee who requested an early hea.iEg for
the prisoner, that no human power could take
Glover from he Jail before Monday, without his
consent was well calculated to cause TO burst
forth that spirit of mobocracy that had already
IStI hllGItu III TIC Bltteto % tLe Eluit4ttIt.t
Still, the acts ofJadge Miller. however unvise, of
fer no sufficient excuse for the violence used in
Tescuing the prisoner from Jail Such lawless acts
though committed under great excitement, should
he d.scountenanced By every good citizen. Ii they
really desired, were their pretensions, nothing
but 10 secure for the prisoner fair trial. il would
have been much better for them 10 have proved
fheir hz-S rau1irY byb +ba all
and see the laws properly executed
But the end of the excitement IS not yst. The
good people Of the United States through their Of
ficials III Milwaukee, have had 5. NJ. BooTu EdI-
tor the Free Democrat arrested for aiding and
abetting in The release of Glover. His examina-
ton occupied some two days, and resulted IN bind
ing over Mr. Booth under $1,000 bonds to APP
pear for trial before Judge N1illers Court We
have read the entire testimony carefully and at
,enively, well as the arguments of counsel, and
must confess thar the whole thing savers more
strongly OF wrath and virulence or the bursting
forth Of long rent up malice, than fair and i'm
partial examination of an American citizen before
an American Court Booth undoubtedly acted un
wisely, and gave uiterance to hard expressions
against the Fugitive Slave Law, but that he Is
guilty on this occasion, than thousands OF
other citizens OF Milwaukee, we cannot reasonably
conclude from the statements published. But he
has been selected as the victim because he is the
editor of newspaper, and has the independence
10 advocate feaFlessly political faith uncongenial
with the views Of L. 5. officials at Milwaukee,
But as tie efforts Of Judge Miller TO keep Glover
in jail tended to hasten his delivery, so will this
effort result advan;ageously TO Mr.. Booth, and the
very means Tcsor;ed to to compel men to respect
fold stronger opposition 10 ,hc enforcement Of is
penalties