Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-21
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Bushnell and Langston have been tried. found
guilty and sentenced: Some six or eight of tho
rescuers who were from Wellington, informed the
Court they would not contend, and also received a
sentence, which was comparatively light. The
Court has adjourned, and the trial of the other
prisoners is postponed to the July term.
The next move to be made in this matter. is
unless the design shall be abandoned-to apply to
the State Court for a writ of habeas corpus. III
application is made, we have no expectation that
the witt will be granted /; but if it is. and after q
hearing the prisoners are remanded to Jail, ,chat
then is to be donef Shall we have quiet submis.
sion which will afford the oppressors an opportu,
nifty for Strengthening our bonds, and making bea,
vier our chains ? Or shall we have yevolution-
revolution by righteous means, but nevertheless
REVOLUTION?
If the Supreme Court Of Ohio shows by it's ac.
ton IN the premises, that it is bound hand and
foot so that 1t cannot act, or else so debauched and
degraded by the slave power that it uiN not, are
the freemen of Ohio still to continue their follow.
ship with the South through the Federal govern.
ment-stillt to continue their support of the State
government, which aids and aLets the National in
it's crushing out process? IF so, why then don't
let us have any moro big words from those who
counsel such alliance-words full of sound and
fury, but signifying nothing. Words are only
valuable as they express ideas, and ideas are
worthless if they are not the fore.runners of &C.
ton. If there is to be no action in defence of our
freedom, then let all ideas of our rights, no matter
in what eloquent words they are clothed, be bur.
led in oblivion.
We have sometimes felt that the arrest of ,Jen.
nings & Co. by the authorities of Lorain. ha, cans,
ed moro rejoicing as 3 measure of retaliation. than
simply rs an act of justice. But in wbiobever
light it may be viewed, we suspect that those who
are now exulting over it, will be doomed to d;sap,
poiDtment, for We apprehend the result will be
but another evidence of the power of oppression.
and the weakness Of freedom in our community.
These men are indicted for kidnapping, and IL ia
for the prosecution to establish the fact-ifi il can.
From the evidence presented in the rescue trials.
there would seom to be but little doubt of John
being legally a slave. If Jennings and bis associ.
ates had q power of attorney, properly dawn, au.
!horizing them to act for his recapture, no case of
kidnapping can be made out. Although in the
rescue trials it was important to know whether the
power OF attorney had been exhibited, or only the
warrant of the commissioner, in the case Of Jen-
nings and his associate slave,catchers, it would be
a matter of very little consequence, provided the
proper papers were in their possession.
1t is hardly likely that the U. S. Court will dis,
charge them on a writ of habeas corpus, for this
is a matter in which the State Court alone has or,
lginal Jurisdiction, and it will probably be left with
that tribunal to sit in judgment upon the case.
That the action of these fellows in the arrest Of
John was as mean, and sneaking, and contempt.
BILE as could well be, is undoubtedly true, and if
this was the charge upon which they were to be
tried, they would as undoubtedly be convicted bu,
to prove them guilty of kidnapping is quite anosh-
er thing, and one which we don't believe the prose.
cution will be able tv do.