Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-12
The Fugitive Slave Case, in
ZauesSfl1e- ~

The Fugitive SLAVE Case in
Zanessille.
= The en,b eldessd men-stealers have again
polut Cd he sod ef0hio and bqrns off an
'6thef r;c6ai. Jsekson, the fugitive seized
1t zahessille, had resided in Belmont
|Couhfy, ,.0bio, forthe last three years. A
few days ago miscreant named Honey
cutt, decoysd jackson through the agency
of anothef'negro to GAINESVILLE, where he
was bstrayed into1iBe hands of United
S. Marshal Cox, who manacled him and
bore him before q. S. Commissioned who
Immediately heard thecase in his Office with
therdeor locked, and drcmanded the
toAslavefy! THis 4seeresy added to1the ex-
.eitemeni, aadzailer =the. prisoner was com
mitted To- Jail a writ Of habeas corpus was
obtained and, served on the Sheriff, andithe
case brought before Judge Marsh. After
discussion b, counsel, the Judge ordered
Che irons 10 be removed, and declared the
prisoner at Liberty.s.T The Courier says:
No sooner were these words out of the
mouth Of The Judge, than Mr. Cox, whose
posse surrounded the negro, pounced upon
him, declaring him bis prisoner, de- DC,
and calling on every body present 70 aid
bin in keeping possession Of him, DC He
was .ironed and taken through The back
door of The court house to Forth street,
where q hack wasin in waiting, placed in it,
and conveyed TO The depot, for the purpose
of toking The train then nearly due for
Weeling-guarded by a large force of spe-
eial deputies, all armed with loaded and
cooked revoyers and other paraphernalia
appropriate to their delectable occupation,
a large; number Of blacks had preceded the
carriage to The depot, and on its arrival
there an assault was made, with view Of
rescuing the prisoner. Many Of the assail?
ants fought braveiy, but they were speedily
dispersed-lhe bystanders, without refer
ence TO political preferences, voluntary aid
ing The officers IN, maintaining possession
Of the fugitive. In the atFray every weap-
on that could be secured was brought into
reauisition, and some three or four shots
were fred by the officers but without seri-
o4' ~ ifs'H = qs .tG9a asGE izG :vog
After the sexcltemsnt at, the depot, a
writ of ,habeas corpus was served on the
Marshal, hrAninvesiigation was had before
Judge Marsh, aud afier argument the
Court said the only question, made BY
eounselIwas the uueonstitutiopality of the
law and the snficisneyy Of, The certificate
granted by the Commissiener s,foi the
claimant -oaWe quote the Goplfer3po bas
the Observation-Disclosures
iheslaw was 1unconstitutienaly in the ,proyi-
sion eonferring upon Commissione.s judi
cal powers sand upon second point. tina!
the certificate granted to the claimant did
not comply with the,requirernehts iofdhe
9th section of the gact ofllS59s 4 Fugitive
slave law andiidid onot,sconfer upon the
claimant authority to 'holdsthe allegedyfu-
gitive. -awo5 as5
1.-The &c curt badiaoodeubt of the uncon-
of the law in chat respect, but
cas- it had received the sanction
of the Supreme Courtofihe United States,
and of sarioasi Circuit Courts, il was not
the province of this Court to patits own
Interpretation of the law in opposition to
to such DECISIONS The only remainining
question in the case to be relied upon by
counsel was as'to't the regularity Jofthe GER
tiGeate granted to- the sclainant.i ut was
claimed that the certificates did not set
forth the substantial facts of the labor or
service due from the alleged fugitive to the
claimant andJof' his escape from Virginia
to Ohio The rule of construction which
The Court held sip passing upon the suffi.
cheney of The return and certificate was cos
tie strielest character, the Judg holding
that unless suchcertifeate compliedhot on
ly with the spirit but theo st,iet letter of
the daw ii was dAis, duty TO oslisehafgei from
aUader thisraie of interpretation,
he held that the certiicateb wasistfictly
within tbeeletter of the law and he accord
ingly lyrenaandedthe Fugitive lintothe oasto-
dy of the Marshal. -'sas76 aVo sd ol
The fugitive was held BY the Marshal
and bis posse until the next morning, when
he was placed on board train and con-
Veyedslbaek to- sSlayery,othus Saving the
Gnioh! & iEheb Courier remafks:1sl7eiai 7s
'hTheonly lypractiealsresult ofithe proceed.
ng aside from sending alaiinanhbeing in
10 lifelong bondage, was the disgust-in-
;peredoih the bosom sof all intelligent and
we'll disposed people fors an institution
which required such disgraeeful proceed.
ngs to sustain il, and to transform those
Who, for apathy pittance, became its'win
NO creatures, into illis io!iah .sl4 .Ed7H
50 I'D drfiRsd figures fEOr the hand Of scorn' 'sa
'as To point its unm0ring finger at:o1 Flodsi
-foofos bco2 8 o1 jGs5 eIsw sLod sEj
ID ioi e5T 55777sr rrss'7-ssiTT -5IGs 5TGosq
linesy-Feur Slaves Become Freemen.
The, Fugitive Act, demanded BY the
Democratic South, and enforced, if at all,
y the Democratic cupidity Of the North,
S fast becoming the great instrument of
freedom 70 the oppressed Slaves themni-
elves. Before its enactment. the Under
,rolnd Railroads, conveyed but here and
here a passenger. no roads il, the
country are more safe, certain, and reliable,
md none pay such priceless dividends
The lines penetrate the heart Of all the
,,orderr Slave States, with branches to the
Central and extreme Southern. The trains
eldom meet with delay or mishapp for
be operation and attempted .encroaeh:-
nents Of the infamous Fugitive law have
,sen 50 repugnaht to all the better feelings
# man, that none now do, its slayish be.
tests from Maine to Kansas save the. few
Northern Democratic u: s. Officials, who
orthe Adminisfration favor and the boun-
y offered BY the law for human flesh, de
.rada thon,seluas evan heiaw-fi aenrauad