Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-11-14
THE suBJUGATIoN OF OHIO.

Cincinnati is the seat Of operations for the slave
drivers, and to that central point of their power
they are bringing in the lovers of freedom from diff
able punishment for so daring a crime against
American Democracy.
The case of Mr.. Watt above referred to, is Of
itself sufficient to arouse q nation not stupidity de-
termined to disregard its highest interests, but it is
only one Of numerous cases now before tho slave
holding authorities Of that city, and serves only as
a paragraph to fill up the column Of local city
gossip. The following paragraph is another sub
sequent item from the same source.
ARRESTED FOR OBsTRucTtNG U. S. OrricERs.-
On Thursday Elijah Coffin was arrested by Officer
Churchill, under nm indictment found by the grand
Jury Of the United States District Court, for OBJ
structing United States Officers in the performance
Of their duty in connection with lchabod Cofwin
and others. The accused was arrested at his resi-
dame in south Charleston, and yesterday gave
bail in 1000 for his future appearance,
Here again is another piece Of information from
the Cincinnati Gazette;
REPORT OF THE u. S. GRAND JuRY-INDicrMEN1
OF THE GREENE, CLARK AND CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
REscUERs.-After being in session eight days, the
United StStes Grand Jury rose yesterday afternoon
and reported TO the United States District Court,
when, having ITO further business they were dis
charged.
They found indictments against -he following
persous, to wit: John E.. Layton and William ii.
Com pton- Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff of Clark
county, for obstructing the U. S. Marshals at
South Charleston. Greene county Charles Taylor
Of Merchandising. Champaign county, for harbor'
ing and concealing a fugitive slave; lchabob Cor
win. Joseph G. Brand and John Clark, jr., (Sherif)
of Urbana VIM. Ii. Compton and John S. IIaukes
Iof Crr;nrEIa1 Dapial LAWS Sheriff of Grnanc
county, and Elijah Coffin. for obstructing U. 5. Of
fcers at Lumberton, Clinton county.
The trial of the,e persons is still pending before
that Presbyterian, judicial ~tiickster, Judge Leavitt
Again, read the following paragraph from anoth
er recent number of the same paper:
TIE GREENE COUNTY C~AsEs--OFFIcIAL OppREs.
sIoN.--lt anybody supposes that a great deal O.
oppression may not be practiced in our Courts, as
well rs those of any other country, they are mis-
taken. They have only to look at the conduct Of
the Marshal and his Deputies, in what are called
the Rescue Cases" to be corrected. We have re
Gently been told that the editor of the Springfield
Republican was lately subpGnaed to appear be-
fore the United States District Court. When he
arrived here he was not even called before the
Grand Jury. The Court had nothing for him tC
do. But the Marshal or some Deputy had some
thing for him. When here he was sued forthwith
for ibell Apparently the.subpGna was served to
bring him into Hamilton county. There seems to
be no end of the petty oppression which the EN-,
~ployees of the Administration are willing to EN-
ploy against those who are not Pro Slavery men
After perusing these items, will the reader
turn to the fourth page of this paper and read
tho account of the reinstatement of three human
beings; two of them children of a tender age, by
the infamous trickery of Judge Carter and a Gin
cinnati Attorney. This same Judge Carter is the
man who permitted Margaret Garner and her adult
associates to be taken from the custody of his
court and sent back to slavery.
If this statement We publish is true, and We
hear no word Of contradiction of it's truth, Judge
Carter should be deposed from office. his accCm2lct
driven from the bar AID both punished as kidnap
pers under the laws of of Ohio. TO the fullest ex
tent Of its penalty. These professional Cincinnati
bloodhounds, Elliot and Churchill, are honorabl,
men beside them.
In a subsequent number of the Gazette We fine
Il communication from Rev. Mr. Conway, in refer
ence to this last transaction which we transfer t.
our columns
CIScINSATI, Nov. 4th.
. MEssRs. EDIToRs 1t is well that a man who ha.
done q deed. and n community which permits it tt
be done, should have as full knowledge as is pos
sijle, as to the full bearings thereof. | therefore
invite the attention Of the community generally
and Of Judge Carter, particularly. to some state
r ments relating to the slaves who were spirited
I away into the land Of bondage, by judicial leger
domain, on Tuesday. In the presence of two la
dies | had a free interview with these slaves
Having passed a portion of my life in Warrenton
Farquier county, Virginia, where all three wer
born, l was able, by showing a familiarity witt
the people and places with which they we're int
prota m hora from tbem n full axnracSinp of wha
they felt. The man who was about the age O
lthirty-fve, said that he was willing to return b.
cause he had a wife and five children in the famil
of Jordan Saunders of Warrenton. The childrc
. one of whom was about nine, the other eleven,
} were orphans, and had no ties in Virginia, no
& were particular what became OF them. They wer
u in no relation whatever to the man WhO irdeeo
manifested no inclination Mat they Shouid 1etur
iciM him, and said Mat he himself would remain
= il pere not for his .Jamily. The girls said at on
time that they would not leave Mrs. Eggleston'
d house. One q. them, said that she would like t
!. see young missus" again, but evidently took til
whole matter as q joke, lit.le dreaming Of the trt
mendous stake which rested on that day. 1t wa
evident to all present that they were not of an az
f to appreciate the case even remotely and tina
they were entirely careless whether they returne
or remained.
What shall be said of a man who says to chi
1 dren at snch an age, "You may do what yc
please?" Perhaps when seven years have been adj
"a ed to their lives, this Judge would not We any eal
Ter for hearing what they will say of such permi
sion. They have returned to the most CORFU
hole oc a village to be found in all Northern vi
"a ginia, a place where it is known that not one co
ored woman in a hundred ever reaches maturit
IL indebted. Mr.. Withers' whom | have met befor
did not gainsay this when l said so to him.. An
i, here, into a course, low tavern ON the suburbs
this profigate place, amonp coarse and utterly il
norant people, a Cincinnati Judge has turned tw
intelligent and likely little girls to be irretrievab
h. lost! If this community does not require accou,
of these immortal souls from his hands. God wi
10 require it of theirs. Nj. d. CONWAY.
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10 NEW MEXICO AND SLAVERY.