Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-04-01
ERIpGEPcaT, March p, 1858.

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B%RIDGEPcAT, March -, 1858.
Mr.. EDITOR: Times are hard with US as
usual, but as spring comes on, appearances
are a little better than during the winter.
The river is very high; and while many coal
boats are passing down, our coalmen seem
not to be doing much. As the weather be-
comes warmer the ~loafers, (for We have
some of that genus left,) occupy their head
quarters, the r r. Depot or Plat form. much
to the annoyance of travellers, R. R. Off |
GERS and all respectable people. We think
if there vas no whisky or tobacco, animals
of that genus would be scarce. Our very
quiet little town has a great name on ac-
count of lis Law suits, etc, butthat little town
opposite here, has disturbed our quiet with
its truant debtors, criminals, ETC., the past
week, and charges all to poor Bridgeport. 4
gent from that great city. with a 2 40 nag,
buggy and trimmings to match, was arrested
in our to yn, his nag and .Gxins" were taken
by the Marshall, OIL Complaint of a fellow
citizen, who had followed him. and got out
an attachment. The gent seemed surprised
that an F. F. V. shou d be disturbed in a
Free State, especially in the insignificant
town Of Bridgeport, he wanted to drive
around town, offered Il check on the bank,
but it was no go, the Marshall must have
the money. That was too bad to treat a
chivalric son of"the old dnminion,' but he
finally sent to the great city. obtained the
necessary amount of money, $3.50, and went
off, swearing he would whip all ere alton in
general. and Bridgeport in particular. No
doubt ycu have seen in one of the Wheeling
papers, the piece headed Great excitement
in Bridgepori-Altempt to release a Prison
en-" We were not present, but the facts
are these. A man from Pennsylvania, came
TO the Christian City Of Wheeling, where
they have those calling themselves men,
authorized TO destroy and fire the brain, and
take mems reason from them. Those Legal
dogseries were SO enticing, that the man
took too much, and got tight or loose as
some term ii, and in passing a clothing
store, Jew pulled him in, as they often dc,
PasSers-by, seeing he was just right, rhey
teased him till he brought sU.Se cIo.hing.
in paying Tor it, they saw that he had money
then they would not let him off till they got
all they could OF him, he paid for his clo-
thing and went on, as he was going to Myn-
roe county or some other place. The Jew
followed him, claiming that he had paid
them in counterfeit money, they took him,
put him in the lookup in Bridgeport, and
finally TO Vince ing, without any requisiiion
or .egal course OF proceeding, contrary 10
the laws Of Ohio. and contrary to the Con-
s~tilution of the United States, a large major.
iy of the people here believe. Where is
there a PRECEDENT That editor saws ..there
is a statute in Ohio, authorizing justices t.
deliver prisoners to the proper authorities o.
adjoining States, when satisfied of iheil
!; guilt of criminal offences" We would lik,
to know what Book of Statute that is in
We are certain that our Legislature never
passed such an act, if they had, it woui,
have been contrary TO the Constitution o
the United States, which says, "a person
5 charged in any State with treason, felony
r or other crime, who shall fee from Justice
and be found in another State, shall on de
mand Of the Executive authority of tn,
State from which be fled, be delivered uD
l.. to be removed to the State, having iuris
r dlctiun of the crime" Ga demand of tn,
n Executive authority, ami the Executive i
e the Governor. We would like to know
which was the Governor, the Jew, or tn
: Deputy Sheriff. But it seems that tn,
chivalric lawyer made our Justices believe
that such was the law of Onio. probably h
2 knowing that the Statute only referred t
d counties within the State. There was som
excitement here, but no determ nation t
n rescue the prisoner, if the Froct ed ing5 wer
legal, but if those who knew that they wer
h not legal, had but SAID so, it would havu
taken more than one Deputy to have take
him over. That Editor says that pistol
2 were drawn. The Deputy put his hand int
his pocket, got hold OF his pistol; one of tn
crowd saw it, clinched him by the coat CO
lar; damned him. telling him that if h
g pulled out his pistol he would knock hi
head off. The pistol sta;d in his poke
but if he had pulled it out, it would not hay
been very sale for his dignity, let alone tn
e prisoner. That is what the chivalric Edit
calls drawing pistols. We know not wheth,
this man be guilty or net, but many VIII
n heard the examination, believe him an inn,
cent man. One report says that all tn
n money he had was good, and hat he did III
h give the Jew the counterfeit money, VII
u giuia officers have been in the habit {
acting officially on this side of the rive
heretofore, but we think the legal tour
the best. There is a right way, and a wron
t.: way, we believe the right and legal way wi
" be the safest, hereafter. Wheeling Editoi
seem to spite our town, why We know no
N there is nothing too hard to say abo,
At Bridgeport. Persons, arrested and fined
d, Wheeling for offences have been publishe
rs as from bridgeport, who never did live her,
Is A few years since a Wheeling paper n
" duced its subscription in our town, fro
n thirty eight to three subscribers, by takin
-e this same course, that some of the Whe,
N ling papers are now taking. We begin
think that Lecompton will be killed in t!
House, and that Kansas will not be FIRE
W ithout civil war, or not be admitted tn
session. u. WILSON.
GA Kansas paper states that it is Il
v in IGNITION Of a gentleman in Virginiasto ca
ry TO Topeka. early in the coming sprin!
It 200 900 grape roots, embracing the mo
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