New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-17
THE STORM AND FRESHET.
CONNOLLY, THE VICTIM OF THE FUGITIVE
SLAVE LAW-POLlrICS.

CONNOLLY THE VICTIM OF THE FUGITIVE
SLAVE LAW-POUrICS.
Correspondence Of The N Y. Tribune.
CINCINNATI, June H. 1893.
We have Just had anO;hsr heavy rain, which seems
to have extended north 10 the Lakes and westward BE-
ysnd the Mississippi. From Thursday evening till lis
ssSrnpg the rain fell but with little intermissiOn Much
efthe time poured down very fast The earth bsn
well soaked with previous rans absorbed but little Of
the inmense quantity of water which fell, that all
the streeus h. resbous f5d up rapidly. Large por-
items Of the Miami Valley entirely under water On
svery haDd we hear OF damage 70 the railroads and
saBsls. Bridges and emOaI kHeats are sweep away,
trains meet with accidents, or detained tie mails
TrsgOlsr, snd tneIe IS very general interruption
of transit business. This DCraDg SOW a gentl7Gan
who lives at Mt. Carmel few n,les out OF the city,
who told that he he'd 70 70 five miles GU, OF mis- way
TO get 10 tOwn ~ consequence OF tae damage done 70
the roads by tue Ialn.
The Indirect consequences Of the rains are perhaps
even more serious than the direct. The cool weather
ass been 10 constant for the last four 1--WE weeks
ii at many farmers have been unable to plant tneir
corr; ana much Of that which planted, has bean
either greatly injured or wholly destroyed. Wheat,
too viii probably suffer considerably. There u q
brge rsnk growth Of the straw but the gram will be
very likely rush If tue vet weather Continues or Il
hot weather sets III At er it Is At any rats farm
hereabous feel pretty blue IL Wow o taer pros
Dsets thie season.
The sentence of Connolly, who had been convicted
Of 40 act Of Christian cbsniy toward black msa,
and Of course violation Of the Fugitive Slave Law,
expired yesterday. The majesty OF the law and the
apthe, Of the GOyelnmeGt have been vladicated IN
less than three weeks Outraged justice Is sppessed;
the Union safe for few days; tae Trac; Society is
spstnsd "nsgers sjiZ and everybody feela better.
There wss, however, oDe little circumstance which
occurred yesterday evening, which VISA greatly
calculated b lessen that hgh degree OF satista3-
tOs with which every national, Union-l1gng, evan
gehca patriot must be presumed to contemplate the
Ihetien of the righteous penalties OF tLs faSiuve
Slave act. Some hnndreos Of our German fellow
citizens, regardless OF the safety OF t1e UHion,
and Of the preservation of harmony and friendly
feeling between the Northern and Southern peo-
ple assembled Themselves together and solem-
~ resolved that Connolly wa the victim of
an pi ast persecutop and that they would attest this
epA,on by esooitiog him from the jail. They marched
About O'Clock in tho evening The rain poured
down Ia torrents, hGi there were about thousand
men in the procession. Tney carried torchlShts and
tanspaIences 10 their custom, and az tne nan nao
the names OF the Jurors panied and ouug IN Oiack.
Ccn1ely was escorted to their headquarters, where
he and others made speeches. judge Stallo, one OF
kis counsel st the trial and man OF great lblehoe
among the Germans addressed the crowd IN their nsc
tive language. IL Is said that his speech was directed
mainly against the fsos Of the American and Repub-
Eosp paties This lie matter waich mas OF late been
much cany sssod here. Two opposition papers, ire
GaSsle and Times in favor OF It, while me COM
MUeial an independent paper, by far the stronses:
paper here and having circulation greater than both
the others, Is bitterly opposed toit,
Mr., George II. Pendleton, the vib?at0ry Represent
alive from the First District of Ohio, went through
the German wards when no Running for Congress,
and ade the strongest kind of FreeSoi speeodes and
said repeatedly, the stump, you want Free Soil
card free Kansas, vote for James Buchanan and the
Democratic ticket and it was by such means that
be secured his election. 1t is not probable that he can
hunbug the Germans again in precisely the way,
sfter what has passed in Congress this session