The Washington union., 1857-06-02
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE IN OHIO.

Brief mention has already been made in our tele-
graphic column in relation to what appears to be a
serious conflict in Ohio between State and federal
authority growing out of an attempt of the deputy
United States marshal and his assistants to arrest
certain parties in that State who stand charged as is
alleged, with harboring and conceaing fugitive
slave In the Cincinnati Gazette (black republican,
of last Fridays issue we find the following account
of the arrests and the rescue:
"There has been great excitement during the last two
days in Green county Ohio in consequence of the arrest
of four individuals charged with aiding slave to escape.
On Tuesday United States Deputy Marshal Churchill
companicd by eleven assistants left this city for Mechan
icsburg Champaign county, Ohio eleven miles from Ur
bana having with him warrant issued by Commissioner
Ncwhal for the arrest of Charles and Edward Taylor,
brothers. Russell Hyde, and Hiram Guttridge, who
the warrant did, about the 2lst day of August 1856,
harbcr and conceal Add White, person owing
vice and labor to Daniel G. White of Flemingsburg,
Kentucky who had previous to said date, escaped into
the State of Ohio and then fugitive from such
and labor to prevent the discovery and arrest
Of the said Add White. The offence charged, it will be
observed is not that the slave aided in his escape
his master in Kentucky by the four accused persons
but that they sheltered and protected him in Ohio Or
in other words, they put him through on the under
ground railroad The penalty for the offence is fine of
a thousand dollars and imprisonment.
son Wednesday morning the deputy marshal left Ur
bana with his posse in hired carriages and in Mochan
csburg and the neghborhood succeeded in arestng the
four accused individuals While the arrests in
progress the most intense excitement created in the
vicinity The news spread rapidly, and determination
expressed to every the law provides to
the prisoners from the hands of the border ruans
the officers called whose sole object it was con-
dently though enormously asserted to take them
over to Kentucky and lynch them.
"a writ of habeas corpus procured from judge in
Champaign county, and the sheriff attempted to serve it
but before he could do So the officers had conducted the
prisoners beyond the bounds of the county second
warrant then procured in Clarke county The sheriff
this instance pursued and up with the party but
they refused to obey the writ The sheriff not having
force compel obedience they proceeded their jour
ney to this city. A third writ was then obtained in
Greene county, and the sheriff of that county with his
posse served it upon the United States officers at six
o'clock Yesterday morning in Jamestown The United
States officers resented the act of the county officers in
seizing their horses eins before making known their bu
siness. warm alteration ensued The sheriff and his
men assisted by excited crowd of two three
hundred persons Rifles and pistols displayed. The
marshal and his drew their weapons and several
shots fired Mr.. Churchill discharged his revolver
at the crowd but injured. The conflict was
sharp and stubborn but superior numbers prevailed and
the deputy marshal with all his posse made prs
oners and despatch received yesterday afternoon stated
that they to be sent last night to Springfield for
trial"
The Cincinnati Enquirer of Saturday morning thus
notices the arrest and Imprisonment of the
deputy United States marshas
All the reports to the main facts of the
great outrage recently committed at Nena in the forcble
resistance of the deputies of the United States marshal
while engaged in executing writ issued ly the United
States commissioner and their arrest and detention by
sheriff of one of the counties aided by lawless mob
There is no doubt difficulty the authority of the
marshaIs the fact of their having the prisoners in
todv and the legality of the officer from whom the writ
issued The naked questions then presented whether
the United States government has the power to enforce
the process of its courts within the State of Ohio whether
the popuace or State authorities upon their private
convictions ideas to the right and justice of the laws
of Congress aside and disregard the authority of the
federal Judiciary and whether the general government
WILL under any circumstances, and from apprehension
of any consequences submit violation
of its power and dignity The test case has arisen
The deputies the United States marshal in the
custody of the sheriff of Greene county. They must be
rescued and released all hazards, henceorth the fed
era government is without weight respect within this
State IL is quite vain to incur the expense of federal
Judiciary here If It is be thus made the sport of mob,
the scorn of the populace.
Some further particulars win be found. in the sub
Joined telegraphic dispatches
"CIScrSSArr May 29-Ihe United States marshal tel
egraphed the Secretary of the Interior to-day for in
srctions regarding the arrest and imprisonment of Uni
ted States officers Springfield but the nature OF the IN
structions received has not transpired.
Judge Leavitt of the United States district court, is
sued writ of haas corpus to-day and the United States
marshal has gone TO Springfield to it. In case OF
resistance being offered IL reported the United States
troops will be called out.
"CISorNS.n May 30.-The United States Deputy
Marshal Churchill and his assistants brought before
Justice Christie at Springfield, this morning.
Messs Elliott and Churchill were arraigned ON two