The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-01-27
Another Outrage Upon ~ citizen OF
ONO To Appcnsc tho Wrnth Of the
SInVe Power.

Sinve Power.
/ VIM. T.. Lincoln, who has been employed
IN eaclng school ia Doublin FrankIin county,
was recently arrested by y. s. officer, on n
charge OF having participated IN the Wellington
rescue. 4 correspondent OF the Cleveland Her
aid, writing from 0berin, ives an account o
spirited meeting held in that place on Liscolns
arrival from Ce,cluud No take from the let
ter to the II raid the following account Of the
arrest:
" Friend Lincoln after waiting Tor the MIR.
Shbl ~ Obrdin Us long as II, conveniently could.
went OH HE some four or GV0 hundred .! his
lcluw students, to teach school during the WIN
ter. lie was engaged TO teach III Doubtn,
Franklin county about twelve miles from 20.
lumhus Us Providence would have IT, IN ths
very district where the bailf who had tried to
HsS,,t Marshal Lowe ia the carrying away OF the
"boy John" This ballIlT, Sam. Davis by name,
soon rot wind Of bincolus conliguity and com
mcuced the utictance OF threats OF rs'sonaI
violence. It. would only cost him FIVE dollars,
he said, to give the odeclved bboilionst q
sound thrushing, On being mildly TEN nsfa-
ted with by MI j., through the post Office, he
waved more furious, obtdine leave from lowe
to serve the warrant on l.. for "rescning John"
uud served ii " the satlsloctioh oil lhc slave
act.
Taking stout assistant with him, he rod,
up to the 1t huol house, knocked. entered asked
! Dhc teacher his name, and on being answered
! uuiy, srl. his arm, and began immediately to
put MANACLRs on the wrists Ol u yREE man, guil'
| " Of TO crime. Lincoln demonstrated, saying
! that he intended neither resistance nor flight,
! but the more he demonstrated the more Davis
! piohnIty increased. He ~ould hardly accord
hm time enough to put on his boots Shd not
.,,.
| e.. Oi course the schUlars were intensely excl.
ted when they aaw their beloved teacher tettcr-
ed, for obedience to the Divine precepts he was
! dsily inCulcotug upon them. The little ones
cried, She uldcr boys ragged and the Brls assdll3d
the bailiT with n,rited epithrts.
Thus chained, our friend was carried couple
of miles in the buggy between the two officers,
his ears filled with the ccursc terms apl proahe
Language bitterly uttered against him and us
all. Then, ut his suggestion, the assistant ltll,
and Davis rode alone with him. The Christian
Iurbaaranro nd earnest language Of our brother
modified him considerably, but he nevertheless
took him to Columbus n that plight and thrust
him, in his chains, into the common cell OF
the county JUL, belonging TO the Free State
of Ohio, among criminals oi every Kind INTO a
place rcrkng with profanity, sickrnng from ,'
! stencil, and oyerrunnns with vernin. lhcre
unShuckled, he spent the night, |, cked up with
!
u MRrshal Lowe took him 10 Cltveund, not deem
ing it necessary to use the irons on the journey
In Cleveland he received the sams treH Hlment n
the hands Of Judge Wilson ~ the Others OF the
"37' had done. TO loves credit b. it said, h'
louned him enough to come to Oberhn with
where Of course he found IrieEds. Lincoln wa
{ tweut,-sx hours in the hands Of these govern
ment officers five OF which were spent IN FIT
rGRs, nine IN I'll hy jail among the lswes
criminals, and all without MI opportunity be
4 ing gtanIcd TO communicate readily with IN
. friends in Columbus; to wash and pr"parr him
= self Tor his iournies, or to "a, ANYTHING eXcep
one small piece Of pie and to drink a cup OF col
i tee"
The CT, izcns Of Dublin h-ld public TIM
} composed Of men OF all political parties, an
after preamble embracing facts correspondent
q with tho above, adopted the following rcsoll
: rious:
IS RtSoipsd That in this Outrage prompted ma'n
b, personal revenge, we sro or own liberties a
tackrd an hereby express our unqualified dssr
probation of his illegal, cowurdly and insulIl
us o! olirlaI authority
RcSolpcj That in tine spirit expressed by OF
ior, IA IS u Jhrlr motto. RcsiStanci to t.
rants Is ohea,nre ,o God. we 10 hrNrIiN syn
'o ipoJhiar wilhsNd Lincoln and hls fellow accu~t
- and consider the charge laid aRains, him Al ho
80 or Gather than dis race o all true American
y RcS,Ipcd That we also express our dlsarpu
- baton OF that Law which c"mprls us uga'nst II
, dictates uf conscience aud humani1y, 80 asst
~ IN seuliug back tlluw creature to slavery,
- Rsolrrd That we hereby pledge ours, ,yt
"a hereafter to oppose auv such 'Ilegu u.u of OF
r. ciul suihotiy ~ our Commu",ty 1Y either HI
J., napp,rs, dcpoty msrsbo'a OF deputy marsha
. deputies,