Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-04-19


ters TO deseorate the free soil Of Ohio. AT his
instance vita :iy was given to a law that had
been obsolete in this section Of the State for
several years and heartless men stealers were
set work." IL 5u unn itieated lalsehood and
base aud eo'oardly slander on him.
The other charge as to the Juries being pack
ed Is q malicious AMI trHLfm falsehood ma
fOnal Democrat
We shah handy no epithets with Mar
sha JoHNsoN's organ We deal only with
facts, damning though they be. During the
Marshalship OF Mr. JoNEs and Mr., Flrcu, the
latter The immediate predecessor of Marshal
JOHNSON, not fugitive was seized in Northern
Ohio. For ten years preceding the appoint
ment Of Deputy Dayton in Oberlin by Marshal
Johnson not an attempt had been made to seizo
a fugitive in that peaceable community, al
though fugtives had resided there during the
whole period. Marshal johnson had been in
Office bat a short time before Day ton was ap.
pointed his deputy at Oberlin point where
no Deputy Marshal had before resided, and
where none was needed except to oiiiciate as
slave-catcher. He soon began to harrass fugi.
lives. An attempt was made by him and other
men-stealers to kiduap the Wagner family at
midnig ht under the pretence that Mr. john
son wanted washing done. Wagner with an
unloadcd gun put the Marshars deputy and
posse to flight, ard by his hue and cry" has.
tened the kidnaPpers and the carriage hired to
convey Off their victims, out Of Obcrin. Wag-
Oner aud family sought security in Canada.
Next Johnsons deputy Dayton and Ken.
tucky men-stealera visited PainesvilIe for vic
tins. The people learned their business, and
the slave-hounds were glad to take the next
train back to their den, thankful to escape with
unstretchod necka and whole skins.
Tue johnson deputy appointed to harrass and
seize fugitives, did not give it up so. He had
been act to work, and the work Of his master
must be done. Ha had previously played the
false friend TO unsuspecting young colored
nan in Oberlin from North Carolina, womed
'troE him his history, and the first note of dan
ger the young man received was warning
from friends in North Carolina that the treach.
erous Dayton had made arrangements to seize
him as soon as Tho necessary papers were re-
seived lie met Johnson deputy on the street,
charged him with the treachery, aud cancd him
until he ran believing for help into hotel,
and closed the door between himself and his
intended victim and Lis justly enmged pursuer.
T:ese repeated attempts 10 harrass and seize
fugitives by Marshal Johnson through his dep
uty very naturally excited the law abiding eiti-
gems of Oberlin. Dayton became alarmed for his
personal safely. Marshal johnson visited Obcr.
lin and consulted with number Of the leading
citizens. With smooth and tonicd words he
sought to allay the indignation of the people.---
The conduct Of Dayton was disapproyed, and
assurances were given that further trouble need
not be opprehended He expressed strong re-
pugnanee to the execution of the law, and left a
favorable impression in the minds of the citi
zens present Mark the cunning aud hcartless
dissembler
Atterwhat had passed between Marshal John.
son and the Oberin people, some ofthe citizens
called on deputy Dayton in neighborIy way,
and urged him, as the best manner Of allaying
ll feeling in the community, and carrying out
the wishes Of his principal as they understood
them, to resign his office. DEPUTY Dayton in
reply to this produced letters from Marshal
johnson, saying in substance to his deputy |
that ne must stand firm, that the Fugitioe act |
should be enforced IA OBerlin, and that officers ap.
pointed By him must not finch IN ereeuting ihe
loo.H
Dayton is sill the deputy ofMarshal Johnson. !
The above facts carry their own comment.
About this time deputy Dayton became dis
gusted with the people or atmosphere Of Ober-
In, and relieved both of his loathsome presence.
But his men-stealers found fit tools in deputy
Lowe aud officer y Wis of Columbus, and Mar. |
shal Johnsons work proceeded The black |
treachery towards John Price, his seizure and
rescue from the supposed kidnappors, are famil.
.ar to our readers.
Now for the packed Juries The character
OF the Grand Jury is shown in the fact that L.
d. Boz ntOn, the Democrat who harbored ad-
vised with, and prostituted his young son for
twenty pieces of silver to the purposes of the
slave catchers, was one Of the Jurors! The |
records Of corrHPt party Courts present no par
alel
The Struck Jury was packed with Demo
Gratis, active partizans, known to he "sound on |
the goose" The u S. Clerk and Marshal select.
e7i forty names, ten of the number Republicans
Each party struck of twelve of these names.
The District Attorney struck oil every Re
publican Was packing ever better systema.
tized 10 cap the climax, Deputy u s.
Marshal, one Of Marshal Johnsona own subordi.
mates, was selected and served on that packed
Jury This dose was too strong even for the
stomach Of the usually unscrupulous Plain Deal.
er, aud we commend what it says to the Dem.
ocTat Here it is
The sitting Of "a Deputy U. s Marshal, Mr..
Allen, Editor of the Oadiz Sentinel as one Of |
the Jury, was au unfortunate al'ir Although |
he might do impartial justice as a Juror, in such
d case as TINS, whero there is 10 much excite
ment and disposition 10 complaint Oh the part
Of the Defence he should have had the rood
senae to sec that an officer of Court was very
much out Of his place sitting as a Juror.
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The Decentralization OF the Democracy.
The old Richmond Enquirer of the l4tb, ut
ters a grand hailing sign Of distress Il declares
that "the ascendancy Of tho Democratic party
"a seriously threatened, not only iB Pennsylva
mia AMI New York; but ia the Federal Govern
msnt, in all its departments, by prevailing dis
ssnsions '--sud what is most horrible, that "in
more than half tho Congressional Districts in
tbe South, where vacancies arc 10 be supplied |
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