Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-24
fr,om tho state Sentinel. I


.ers and churches Of Indiana and Gsor-
gia" In behalf OF John Freeman. and
were Il really only what II purPor.s to
be Il would require no notice at my
hands, but its authors so wantonly trav-
el out OF their way 10 calumnlate me,
| demand at your hands as an act Of JUS
ticc 10 me, 70 allow mo 10 make the fol-
lowing reply. The paper states that
lie (Ellington) then caused the impris-
onmcnt Of Freeman for sixty-eight days
during most OF which time the u. =.
Marshal required the prisoner 10 pay three
dollars per day for guarding him, posi-
fipelv refusing 10 take bail in any amount,
though offered 10 The amount Of half mat
iion." | wish particularly TO call tho
attention OF the public TO that part Of
the quotation have italicized, for pro-
nounce tho whole and every part Of Il In
manner and form as stated an unmltiga-
ted ialschood and tte author, or authors
OF Il whoever no or they may be, calum-
nlasors or liars. II Is not Freeman nor
will believe IL was either Of the 70.
spectacle clergymen whose names are
made TO figure ln such manner as 10
produce the impression Il Is theirs, tho
| by no means hold them gulltless Of
eensure Tor they lent their names AID
influence to give currency To the SLAM
der. "reqilred" John Freeman to pay
nothing, not dime for guard, nor for
anything else. As soon as the hearing
OF his case was postponed, and on the
motion OF bis counsel for some sixty odd
days. deeming the jail at this place un-
safe, and being responsible under the
fugitive slave law for his full value II no
escaped, notified his counsel that in
tended TO remove him TO some other jail.
They Immediately waited upon me and
demonstrated against his removal, but
finding me determined TO do so, one OF
them, (Mr. Ketchum,) voluntarily offer
ed 10 pay, or have his client pay, the ex-
pcnss OF guard u would not remove
him. left the matter In the hands OF
my deputy Geo. McOout, Esq and with
him, Mr.. X. made tho arrangement to
pay 90 per day for guard. Up to that
time had been employing guard at
Ellngton's expense. could have had
him kept safely, or at least where |
would have felt 40 anxiety about him,
at other jails at forty cents per day, the
iailcr's fec. This fec the claimant had 10
pay. But ut the earnestrequest OF Free.
mans counsel and for their qualification
aud accommodation | allowed my depu-
ty 10 accept the voluntary proposition
to pay 80 per day for a guard. II was
no requirement. a. Is falsely stated In
this appeal. SO much for that part oil
the Islander.
But during this imprisonment, was
positively refusing TO take bail in any
amount, though offered 10 tho amount
OF halfa Million" This, II possible, Il
a calumny OF deeper turpitude, becau SO
IL Is not only false that | was "offered'
or rendered bail at all to the amount oil
either a mill or a million, but II Is calcu-
lated TO make the erroneous impression
upon some that had right to take
bail, which no lawyer with brains enough
10 get license, even under our new Con.
stitutIon, will dare allcge. Mr.. Barbour
id on one occasion say he would "oiler'
mo bail, but he never did. They did
move for the privilege Of bail before
Commissioner Sullivan-the proper
Court-to determine whether Freeman
was bailable or not, and that Court 70 :
fused Il, decided he could not be bailed-
that the law did not authorize, mlch
less the Marshal TO bail him. The
money as we'll az bonds, am told, were
tuKUu fuur the Commissioners Court,
and rendered. After this statement OF
tho facts, and they are undeniable, |
ask an honest public what they think Of
the charity aud benevolence Of heart oil
those gentlemen who In this appeal
travel 30 far out Of their way TO uspersc
mo. | have for many months allowed
myself 20 be the subject Of malicious
elimination concerning this Freeman
case, and still forbore to notice IL.
am not In the habit Of paying attention
TO tho raying Of fanatics, or ordinary
newspaper calumnies, or vagabond lee.
turers. Having no sympathles with
abolitionists, or their covert allies,
have looked upon this thing rs mer,
matter OF course, and with an indiiler'
ence that has seemed 10 surprise even
some OF my friends, and should not now
/
the fact that there arc some names at
tnched TO this appeal" aud which will
be considered as some endorsement o
the allusIon to me, OF u more resbecta
Bile character than my usual assailants
There Is another namo that | am as
tonlshed not TO see 10 this paper. al
lude TO the Rev Is. +. Crary; he has en-
deavofed 10 render himself the grea
champion OF this crusade against me, b,
his letters In the Christian Advocate
and also | am informed In the pulpit. =
Al my leisure think | will compile /
few choice extracts from those letters
with proper notes and comm sntaries.
| am surprised too, that this "appeal,
wholly fails to aludc TO that other ia
yorite topic OF abuse OF me concerning
this case, to.wi.: that l"stripped" Free
man. and some say, struck him, and 9th
ers, cowhided him. The absence o
these is owing to Mr.. Crazy being out 0
the way. He Is the only man who coul,
do that subject justice. All these char
ges have been rung through 50 man.
changes, Il is perhaps well enough L
| sup tuae HuotS Win luc baluutt.
done neither Of the above things. new
or laid my hands on him; or any way at
tempted any violence upon him. | 70
quested him on two occasions TO pul
up his pantaloons. and expose his legs
and he did il; and on one occasion L
show his shoulder aud he did that; thi
is the whole story as to the strippin
uffair.
My conduct as to this case has been sub
mit;ed TO the consideration OF the Presl
dent both by friends aud enemies, and b.
myself in person. lie has approved q
and allowed me counsel TO defend me.
Freeman's counsel have endeavore
to bring an action against me for thi
guard money, which one OF them prom
ised should be paid, and also for the a
legged stripping" but they have not We