East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-08-18
From the Allegan Record.
A DISGRACE TO THE STATE.

Some weeks since we published an ac-
count Of the forcible abduction ofa negro
girl from the steamer North Star, at De-
troit, by q gang Of negroes. 1T seems
that the girl and her sister, whom they
did not succeed in dragging into their
Canada den, were servants Of lady from
Kentucky, who was returning home from
Lake Superior. Not satisfied with this
outrage, some of the. black republicans of
Detroit, in accordance with the "barbar-
GUS act" passed by the Legislature, con-
templated arresting the lady and sending
her to State Prison for the term of ten
years, for bringing slave into the State,
and itwould have done so hadnot the steam
or rdeparted before their plan was matured.
This is most disgraceful transaction, and
one which places Michigan in the same
category with the most virulent abolition
States of New England; aye, in the front
rank ~ aa4t.tiALa e
The negroes elated with success watch
the arrival of the North Star, which boat
seems to be an abolition institution, and
on her return from Lake Superior, on
Friday the Odd ult, as we learn from the
Free Press, they again made descent
upon the steamer and attempted to cap
ture large negro who was in company
with some Southerners. But they caught
Tartar. He was an athletic fellow, and
drawing a revolver declared that he would
blow out the brains of Hany darkey that
attempted to make rescue subject of
L.. y rrLo,, oo,oI,,Jo1 10 +1af hin, a1ona
The local Of the Free Press, thus con-
cludes:
ain conversation with these Southern
ers we were informed that the late alb
duction case, and the shameful treatment
of the southern lady from whom the girl
was taken, have had their effect at the
south, where all the circumstances are
well known, and that travel has been
turned aside from our routes to an extent
not easily estimated Prejudice has also
been excited against the boat, in conse-
quence of the severe comments of south
ern newspapers, which, as may be imag-
ined, have not been couched in moderate
terms. However blameless the boat or
its officers may be, the fact exists, much
to our public detriment. The feeling is
strong and natural against entering a
State when under circumstances, in their
view void of harm, they become crimin-
ais amenabc to the law"
The protest of Col. Dickcy, republic
can member of the Legislature from Cal
houn, against the passage Of this ''bar-
barousn law, as ho terms it, may now DO
appreciated. He said:
THAT without cause, il was neither
wise, expedient or humane to place so
barbarous u law upon ouc statute books,
especially if it should conflict with the
constitution of the United States, and
when, under existing laws, every slave
brought into our State is declared free
the moment he touches her soil, so far as
the constitution and laws of this State
are concerned"
"The making it State Prison offence
for any gentlemen from the southern or
southwestern States to come into, or pass
through this State, upon any of our
throughfares, with his family and servants,
claimed as slaves, is, to say the least,
entering upon a policy, and such an one
as the great republican party of the
country should thoroughly understand
before reading any one out for not en-
dorsing it,"