Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-06-10
The Fugitive Slave Case liz Ohio.

w e puDnSneQ IN our last OTleI teleSrapnlC anu.
sion to the conflict between the United States and
certain officials of the State of Ohio, growing out of
an attempt of the deputy marshal of the United
States to arrest persons in that State who stand
charged with harboring and concealing a fugitive
slave from Kentucky. The Cincinnati Enquirer of
Saturday thus notices the arrest and subsequent
Imprisonment of the deputy marshal and his assis-
tants: -
Cali the reports concur as to the main facts of
the great outrage recently committed at Xena in the
forcibe resistance of the deputies of the United
States marshal while engaged in executing writ
arrest and detention by sheriff of of the coun-
ties, aided by lawless mob. There is no doubt
difficulty to the authority of the marshals the
fact of their having the prisoners in custody, and
the legality of the officer from whom the writ issued
The naked questions are then presented, whether
the United States government has the power to en-
force the process of its courts within the State of
Ohio? whether the popuace or the State author-
ties can, upon their private convictions ideas as
to the right and justice of the laws of Congress- set
aside and disregard the authority of the federal u
dietary? and whether the general government will,
under any circumstances and from an apprehension
Of any consequences, submit to such contempt and
violation of its power and dignity? The test case
has arisen The deputies of the United States
marshal are now in the custody Of the sheriff of
UFeene county. lney must Dc rcScHeu anu releaS-
ed at all hazards, henceforth the federal govern
mcnt is without weight respect within this State.
1t is quite vain to incur the expense of a federal
judiciary here if it is be thus made the sport of
a mob the scorn of the populace"
The Enquirer is Democratic paper. Some fur
ther particulars will be found in the suboined tele
graphic dispatches:
"C1Nc1SSArI. May 29--Thc United States mar
shat teegrahed to the Secretary of the Interior to-
day for instructions regarding the arrest and i'm
priSonment of United States officers at Springfield,
but the nature of the instructions received has not
tranSpired.
Judge Leavitt Of the United States district court,
issued writ of habeas corpus to day, and the Uni
ted States marshal has gone to Springfield to serve
it. In Of resistance being offered, it is report
ed the United States troops will be called out"
CINCINNATI, May 30-The United States Deputy
Marshal Churchill and his assistants were brought
before Justice Christie, at Springfield, this morning
Messrs. Elliott and Churchill were arraigned on
two charges-one for assauting Deputy Sheriff
Compton, and the other for assaulting Sheriff Lay
ton with intent to murder.
Messrs Churchill and Elliott asked, through their
counsel, that the amount of bail be fixed for their
appearance al the next term of the common pleas.
Their bail was then fixed at s., 5Uo each on both
charges. The balance of the party, eight in num-
ber were required to give bail in the sum of S10,-
900. and refusing to do so, were all committed to
jail"
Here then, is case of direct conflict between the
federal and State authorities; and not only this, but
the triumph thus far of the enemies of the law and
the federal Constitution. The issue has been made,
and must be met President Buchanan, we feel
sure will that the law is executed at all hazards.
The Washington Union of Tuesday last concludes a
notice of this resistance to the law as follows:
awe shall defer further comments until we are in
possession of all the facts in the case and in the
mean time the whole country may rest assured that
the President will discharge his high constitution
al obligations before the nation promptly, boldly,
and faithfully, and uninfuenced by any other motives
the honor the prosperity, and the integrity OF
the Union or to the language of Secretary
| Thompson, in his despatch to the United States
marshal of Ohio: Execute the lao. The Presi-
dent expects you to do your duty, and he aciU do
| his"
| HoTELs.-Our Senior had good word in our last
for the Marlborough House, and we have nothing to
say against what he said We, the Associate, were
not present, and consequently did not get any cham
paigne Editors, whether seniors, juniors or asso'
ciatcs, never thrust themselves, unnvited, any
| where. We have doubt, however that there arr
six pillars in front, and that they put up vel
and cxpcdtousy, and also granetized according tc
| the most approved method and moreover, we fee
constrained to admit that the Marlborough house i:
now larger than it was when it was smaller than i
is now; and we have doubt Col. Marlborough
provides well for his guests and is attentive to the
wants.
Not per contra, but merely en- PEASANT, we, tn,
Associate, would remark that we have sevcra
occasions been the guest of Capt. Lawrence ant
that we have always been we'll treated by him. HI
has, within the last year, made additions and i'm
provements to his house; and we feel convinced
that there visitors enough to Raleigh to fill boil
his and the Marlborough house, and we hope boil
will do well. In this hope know the senio
concurs, notwithstanding the following note just re
ceved by US:
"a. j. Lawrence requests the editors of the Stand
ard to discontinue sending him their paper until fur
ther orders. June g. 1857"
We assure Mr.. Lawrence that no slight was in
tended to him his house in the notice of the Var
borough house. The Improvements were spoken Q
as additional accommodations, as the following ex
tract will show
"Persons in the Eastern part of the State VIII
may wish to visit the City and remain some tim
here, for recreation and health will now find excel
lent accommodations in addition TO those aLread
o6sred for their families including their servants
whose wants have also, we learn, been thought Q
and provided for"
The Standard will probably survive, and the no
| tells flourish also. So mote il be.
| SALE OF THE STITH PRoPERTY.-The Stith prop
erty was sold on the premises on Wednesday last