Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-29
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Hon. Henry S. Foote, (bettcr known as
"Iangman" Foote,) formerly U. S. Senator
from Mississippi, and at one time Governor
of that State, recently made political speech
in Tennessee, from which it appears that
though still claiming to be a Democrat, he
now acts with the Opposition, and is very
severe on National Democracy" as illustra-
ted by the Administration at Washington.
In his speech he is reported to have said
that he twas still a Democrat, but contendcd
that there was no true Democratic party noH
in existence. The organization called Demo
cratic he regarded as utterly incapable of
conducting public affairs in an honest and
statcsman-like manner. In fact, the Demo-
cratic party now in existence is dishonest,
corrupt and imbecle in the extreme con-
fessedly so. Party organs and party leaders
openly avow it the Washington States had
repeatedly charged it, and had exposed the
peculations, frauds and thefts Of government
officials"
lie denounced the $3.50, 900, 600 Cuba scheme
in the severest terms. Had the bill passed,
he said, 'thc President would have been a
virtual Emperor" "Many honest men," he
thought, "werc deceived by that monstrous
scheme, supposing that the money would be
honestly expended; but he was sure it never
would be- Slideu acould use it to buy up
the Charleston Conve,atiom."
In conclusion he said that if he thought
"the nominee of the Charleston Convention
would be elected, he would despair of the
Republic"
TIE OBERLIN RESCUE CAsE.--Thc telegraph
has already informed us that the jury in the
case of Bushnell, one of the parties indicted
for the rescue of an alleged fugitive slave in
Ohio, brought in verdict Of guilty. As soon
as this case was disposed of, the Court pro-
ceeded to take up the next. The counsel for
the defence stated that they were not ready
in the case called, and suggested that of Prof.
Peck, of Obcrlin College. The Court, how
ever, decided that the cases must be taken up
in their order on the docket. 1t was
demanded on the part of the defence that
new Jury should be called-that the present
jury had made up their minds upon all the
propositions, and it would be monstrous to
send the other accused to such men for trial
that, if forced to go into trial under such
circumstances, no one of the defendants would
stultify himself by attempting defence.
The Judge decided that the jury was selected
for the term, and it was proper they should
try all the cases. Whereupon, the counsel
for the accused announced that the latter
would neither defend themselves nor appear
by attorney before such a jury. The defend
ants then surrendered themselves to the
Court, and demanded that their recognizances
be struck off. Judge Wilson proposed to let
the parties go at large on. their own recnG-
n;zances and $1,000 intention to give the
matter of new jury further consideration.
! The defendants refused to give their individual
recognizances. The Marshal offered to let
them go on their word. They refused this,
also, and went to Jail.
The refusal of the Judge to grant new
jury cannot but be regarded as unjust, and
an act of judicial tyranny in keeping with the
odious Fugitive Slave Law. 1t is scarcely
necessary to say that the presiding Judge at
this Court is II. V. Wilson, one of Buchanan's S
own school of pro-slavery Democrats