Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-05-31
THE TELEGRAP PHI.
PoMERor. O., TuEsDAY::;::::::"::MAY 81.
The Cleveland Prisoners.

uTIVeH dS IL IL Dy Cne ulSunlOnl>tS OI Tue
South. had become insane. A conven-
tion of The leading spirits Of the slave
States. the delegates to which were ap-
pointed by the Governors of those States,
has jus, been held at Memphis. This body.
receiving their appointments from this higI
authority, have solemnly resolved to re-
open the African Slave Trade, and to dis
solve the Union If the people see fit to elect
a Republican President in 1850. Promi-
nent men there ostenatiously announce
their participation in the slave trade, which
by the laws of the Uniled State, as well H.
all tier civilized countries, is pronounced
piracy Al d punished with death. These
stolen Africans are advertised daily in the
Southern papers for sale at auction. and
the laws are, 10 all inenls, dead letter,
because their execution is in the hands OF
the tools Of The conspirators. No mans
life ~ safe for one moment, who is.suspec
ted of harboring even secret sentiment
in favor of freedom and justice. The
press is muzzled-the liberty of speech
struck dowu--he Church debauched and
subsidized into an unholy instrument Of
tyranny and wrong-MInisters and whole
ConICreln es, are driven from these States,
for no oEher reason than that they chose
To- retain their connection with the Metho-
dist E. Church rather Than unite with the
organizations there, called Cllurches, buI
which are in reality but combinations of
unprincipled men, banded together for the
more successful accomplishment Of their
nefarious schemes. Honorable and high
minded citizens of those States are huLted
and driven into exile from their native land
by hundreds, because they will not sacri-
fee their manhood in joining these trait
ors in thei mad schemes TO pervert the
Government from the purposes oris found
els into a consolidated despotiSm, and to
crush out the last spark Of the liberties
our fathers purchased with their blood
Southern dungeons groan with victims
VII have been incarceiated on suspicion
OF harb"ring tie sentiments of the heroes
of The Revolution. In every respect, a
tyranny mole naughty, and servilily
more ahjecI, than exists in any governmpn
OF Europe, re'gns supreme in nearly halt
the Safes of this once glorious Union.
On the other hand, these conspilalor.
having the absolute control of our weak
old President. use his name and the
power of the Administration to crush uut
and bl'ak down Ihe spirit OF lhe trecmen
OF the North. There WAS never yet a
de>put So absolute or 81 caprIcinu> but had
his swarm of seirlle sycoplrants, ever
ready to "crock the supple hinges "i the
knee, when drift would follow tawliny."
Anu Tie Ilesent Administration foIms 10
exception 10 this generaIruIr. Subservienl
tools. all over tie tree States stand ready
To do ts dpIiesL and meanesl work. Men
who would IardlS lob IA len roost on their
own impulse, will Ierpel,ate viIianies in
the s, rvIce Of the Administration from
which all honest men shrink back appalled,.
Among these acts Of unmingIeL ou.-
rage is the mock trials in the United
States District Court 1t Cleveland. Our
readers already know that some time las
fall. company Of kidnappels came to
Oberlin, in Lorain County. Ohio. and by
false pre'enses enticed one of the s.uden
of the College oLt Of town. and then
seized lin with the intention Of running
him into T. nucky AS slave. The ciIi-
zens were instantly aroused by the ou,
rage, and overlaklng the pirates at Wei
ling;"n, demanded theiI author ty for CON
vtylng If their victim. Here the kid
n"ppers had fine opportunity to Illus
t!aIe The beauties OF the Fugi i've Slave
Law. Ordering the citizens to assiss
them p Sr;uring their prey, which, of
cnuiEe, HO iIliul l1ot filled with blood
hound itsIiiPts n,'uld do, they had only
t" retire. and PtostN'uic tie people under
that law, in lhe Uni.ed S a;es District
G 'urt, and besides recovering the price
Of The SUI used slave. wirak lheil n,alig.
N y on The citizens, BY fines and impris-
Onm-nl
J" ca'Iy out tlis scheme. the Marshal
racG~d he Grand Ju Y according /" orle,
AID tAi;tt~sev-u OF the zens of Lnrain
Coun,N wets ;Adicted under the ~ o, isous
o. tis law. for aidlng III The esrape of
slave, They have bIr0 several lines drag
srd fr0m their homes 10 Cleveland. and
ti'aiIy s'me time in April. the Court got
ready to ,OInolIe trial. A parlizan Jury
wl~ again 'c.ed by the Marshal. eoery
o e Of ~hDn ans an extreme Vioient
p"o-si 'pery portiz0n Qni W least on
Of them as discovered, before th-'I
rial clio cd TO be one of The Mar