Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-07-18

in the performance OF olhclA Duty TO order the
discharge of the party. There is reason to
doubt the correctness of this construction IT /
does not imply any invasion OF the Sovereignty 81
.ne pta,e' whose process IS mus treateu, L'W FL
Duseu on any assumption OF cialni' tnat ieueruI
ot n5 ~ ouuee mas any IuLisuIctloh 70 IVStSe "
c ,le Judgments Oh the courts! or Mugs
,',o' VI 3.te. us merely the exercise Oh pow,
| if sUJ du NV tle cause Oh imprsohmeh' anu
act N eront 49, WI mien'r 'ne S3nleuplatlSn VI !l.o
nrsoned no, % iot 'ie u'scnarge oi .he I'M
rested in The arci,n,ant uo' is ,npGr'i az su6
! Court can protecf an ofFcor of ,ho Ir;,os g.
from punishment for n crimn conr,;tto6 1o;nst
4 the laws of the State under nretenco uo, L. ra
doing his duty. ''s "''
I If the jurisdiction 10 the extent indicated does
not exist, il is very clear the Sovereiontv Of tho
United States is liable every day to he contemned
aud trampled upon. Upon any other view, it is
entirely in the power OF any one corrupt enough
to make false oath against an ohcer OF the Uni
ted Statee having charge OF offenders against its
laws to procure their release ana most ehectuahy
to obstruct and nuliiy the legislation oil the Union
for the punishment of crime 1t Is easy to con
ceiye, how not only the fugitlve Ilave Law, oI'
the fost Olnce department unu la"9 P~ri.od
ing 'he making OF SPURIOUS coine VI 'no na
states, may De ue!eateu III theii ed,u''y opG:i
tons, II the urlsdictioh referred TO- Goes o' eAS'
1t is proper to enquire, whether from the
facts before the Court it sufficiently appears these
Deputy Marshals were in the rightful and proper
discharge of their duties, when the act charged
upon them as q crime against the State OF Ono
was committed. | shall endeavor to do this as
briefly as possible.
Tn tho frst rloca Il NAV le remorked tl,at those
donr,ins ,,ord i; tLo ssion or Ia,yrI nrocass
Tr tbo orrest of tbe nart;os chorred ,yitb n y;olo
Gon or the laws of tho United States And il
NAV be remarked that it was not optional with
them whether they would serve the process They
were under the o6ligation of an oath. not only TO
support the Constitution of the United States but
faithfully and promptly to serve all legal process
which should come into their hands for service
and were subject tc punishment for not doing So
There is no question from the evidence that the
warrants referred 10 were legally served that the
prisoners were legally in the custody of the den.
uty Marshals.
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10 L 4 s''u lStnI ;It .t't :. Ill .l go
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oiI ~ ~ t tn'.- I;a;t y ~ S,ta'r 49,, Gi;
"ouiu no' o0 oi,ni. "sai"s. 'No H'"'e VI O''O
but IL is INSISTED that the Sherif OF clarke coun,
W was Ill pssseSslon Vi Vullu ahu lesal WIN Vi
haoeoS corpus, Whch ne was attempting In gQoo
'i'.h " serve 'nat nc was Sioien'y anu ileSal'y
resisted by the deguty Marshais IN such attempt
On the ot9er hanu' IL IS urgeu ,hat tne ndoeaS cor
P"s placed IN the hands OF onerln Layton was
ihereiy colorco'e, issueu III iuuu " 'no i", a,u
was part vi u cons pllaoyi py M1' VIII; ~ W 80 o M
subject of much comment by counsel. and authori.
ties have been cited to show that it was nul:ty,
and that the Sheriff was under no obligation to
serve it, Asa consequences it is insisted the dep
uty Marshals were not bound to respect it, and
coyI Id incnr no Eob;tv f,r ros;stinc ;ts execnton
..,'.r '.,': .s..IH ,:s..,,1
decide all the points made in the argument. in
reference to this writ. The transcript of the pro.
ceedings by the Judge of probate of Champagne
county, who issued the writ and to whom it was
returned and by whose orders the prisoners were
discharged is before me- The writ was obtained
upon the application of one +. W. Greenhourh
who, against the truth of the case, took upon him
self the responsibility of swearing that the prison
ers were detained in custody by Churchill without
legal authority 1t issued under the Ohio act of
1856, and is directed not to the person having the