Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-07-16
Tbe Antt- 5Iauerp Buole.
From the Cleveland Leader.
OBERLIN PRISONERS SET FREE.

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The attempt to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act
on the Western Reserve by Governne ent officials
for political effect has resulted in most dsae-
trous defeat of the projectors and of the whole
scheme.
81 Never were a set Of men worse used than have
been Jennings, Bacon, and Mitchell the Kentucky
slave owner and slave catchers who tried to seize
o negro in Oberin, by the Government officials
who sought to make good thing out of it for
themselves and for Democracy, The prosecutions
were commenced without the knowledge or con-
sent of those who claimed to have even O running
interest in "John," and they have been obliged to
leave their homes repeatedly at the call of these
officials for the purpose Of working the conviction
of the object of their political hatred and unrc-
lentins nersecutions "faass W. - T
We deem it unnecessary to refer nov to the
charges and rulings of the Jefreys Court, the
packing of Juries in the trials to secure verdicts
contrary to we'll known Law--that has become a
matter Of history to 10 read hereafter with shame
but we desire to speak of the manly and con-
rstent course pursued by the prisoners in the face
of all those attempts to crush them and their
cause, and the complete triumph that they have
achieved. '"
After the Supreme Court at Columbus had re-
manded Bushnell and Langston to JAIL the boast
ing of Marshal johnson and Judge Beden was
very loud and insoent-they declaring that no,1
no quarters should be given to the Obern mer,
that they should every one of them be tried, and
they should all be convicted and that they should
be taught to obey the lave, &c., &c.,-whioh was
continued until the return of their X enucky asso-
ciates for their approaching trials in Lorain
county.
Those chivarous gentlemen never liked the ap-
pearance Of things at Elyria and it was difficult
for the government officials to coax them into the
custody Of Sheriff Burr at the time they surrend-
cred themselves. They seemed to lack confidence
in the protection which had been promised them,
and when they came up here ten days ago, there
was evidently no better show for them than before
notwithstanding all the bravado uttered for them
Meantime the Prisoners had settled quietly in
their quarters, ready to spend year if need be, in
Jail, rather than to give bail or do any act which
they considered recognition of the validity of the
Fugitive Slave Act. They had gone to work ad-
vocating the doctrines in which they believe by
the publication of "The Rescuer," paper of their
own getting up. The power of Free Press from
pris)n is potent
The people too, were being aroused as they sell
dom are on any subject, and were contributing
cheerfully for the support of the prisoners--in
fact, the war had but just begun Moreover, all
attempts at avoiding the trials of the kidnappers
at Elyria, before an honest jury of Lorain County
had utterly failed, and Columbus bid more fair to
be the place whore Anderson Jenning5 would
spend next winter than did Frankfort, Ky.
Next, what do we see +? Why these same valor-
Gus Government officials who had Been to Wash
ington for orders, and had pledged themselves to
carry them out, are seen the day before the Court
opens at Elyra, making the proposition to the
Loran authorities to "cry quits P--to take back
oil their threats and enter nolles against some
twenty Lorain citizens. il by that means they
could get their Kentucky friends out of the serspe
and themselves too en-u9g
This proposition the Lorain Officials maguani-
tnously agreed to, not wishing to pursue the delud-
ed Kentuckians-gulty though they undoubtedly
were--so long as the prime movers in these out
fages were willing to cease their prosecutions of
good men for such an offence as helping hunted
man to got his liberty.
So the nollies entered accordingly, and the
Rescuers of Oberlin 60 homo in triumph, SO far
as they are personally concerned. They have
made no concessions, asked no Government ia vors;
only the rights of free men. But the Infamous
law remains upou the statute BOOK disgrace to
the age in which we live.