Litchfield enquirer., 1859-04-14
OBsRLIS, O.. April. 1859.

i H4s 10 de Easme th Laekfeld Enquirer:
 Hmy communications seem to take on tbe inter mittent tyre let it be regarded as q healthysydkp tom, showing that Ido not entirely disrsgard ths old maxim that advises $ keeping silence' when we fhaye | nothing to sayD Returned here again aftel four months absence, find myself busied with many things to see and more to do.. The opening o the spring term here witnesses the influx of the vast body of students who have been absent during the winter vacation just closed Of these, probably five or six hundred, if not more have spent the winter months in teaching school in this and adjoining States. What an army of Herods let loose upon the innocents of iand if we adopt the sometime ja- venile idea of schoolmasters'' This educational force among the students is peculiar feature of 0berlin. The yearly vacation is held during the winter instead of summer as in most colleges in or der to afford better opportunities to those who wish to teach. They return in the spring. bringing with them the avails of their winters abors which gen. erally average from one to two hundred dollars and on which many depend for their support until the succeeding winter calls them forth again.
 II felt not a little curious my return to see what appearance my acquaintanc and others pre- sented, who. during my absence, had been indicted for their participation in the somewhat well-known Oberlin Rescue case'' of last fall. But, though presented by the Grand Jury as guilty of breaking the law of their country criminals, ad 10 inten sify their guilt, as ant;-sarery criminals, my most scrutinizng glances failed to discover in their coun- tenances any throwing lines or haggard leoks, ] which might indicate the remorscful workings of conscence or the of ackn owle1ged guilt. In deed, all seemed hale, hearty and happy form erly not excepting classmate, who was specially honored by Federal bGiif, with ride in hand cuffs, and free nights lodging in filthy jil, and although denied water to wash his face, was sup piled witi, small piece of pie and cup of coffee to satisfy the wants of the inner man for the twenty six hours during which he was receiving the atten- tions'' of these praseworthy U. s. officials. And strange to say moreover the whole ' ttirty-se "a meagre minority of all those engaged in the Rescue it should be said-seem to stand as high in the estimation of the community and their acquaint ances as before. ~ 1 Their trial has been postponed from the 7th of the request of the prosecuting attorney. What the TcSuIt VIII uc Ut tctt tiHc ACU II appearances of any value something may be guessed concerning it. The jury has been struck. and very singularly. while taken from Northern Ohio, has but name from the Reserve and still more strangely it is said, has neither Aboltionist Republican on it's whole panel of sixteen names.
 There are few particulars connected with the his tory of this case which are worth mention. When
 
 allowed to depart their own recognizanees until the March session. Now among this number whose word of honor the Judge received sufficient secu- rity for re-appearance were several of that race, whom doubtless he, in common with his other Den- ocratc brethren of the Judiciary, hold to have ' no rights which the white man are bound to respect. " Quite curious treatment of those who rank with horses, COWS and other chattcs.
 l Again, one of the Grand Jury selected to indct the Rescuers the person who harbored the slave catchers while lowering about this vicinity, and sent his boy here after the fugitive John the pretense that he wanted him to dig potatoes l in order that the brave savehunters might secure their prey morc easily.
 1 Several Democrats were actively engaged in the Rescue, and prominent member of the party resid- ing here openly boasted of aiding to raise ladder l to the window, where access might be had to the fugitive Yet no democrats an ong the indicted Any one wishing to aid fugitive hereafter will do we'll to take note and join the Democratic party be- forehand. The gentlemen. however, who met the slave-catchers with their booty and so inconside- ratey unfortunately, unconstitntionally, and trea- sonably reported the same, and who votes the Re publican ticket, has place among the thirtysev- en-" The Grand Jury of Lorain county have turned tke tables in this matter and indicted the four per sons engaged in carrying off the fugitive-the mar shal, hts assistant, and the Krntuckians-for kid mapping Experienced lawyers say the evidence is ample for conviction The penalty is not less than three years in the pcnitentiary. The matter will probably be carried into the Supreme Court of Ohio and apprelend that by this time the case of the ''boy John' is finally settled-or before-the "powers that be" in Washington will have the Ohio Judiciary as we'll as that uf Wisconsin to attend to-
 The Rhode Island State Election took place on Wednesday. Thomas c. Turner of Warren is elect ed Governor John R. Bartlett of Providence, Se- cretary of State aud Jerome B. Kimball of Provi- dence, Attorney General These were on both the American Republican, and the Retabican tickets. There is no choice for Lieut. Governor and Treas urer.
 In the eastern Congressional District there is no choice. The vote stands. Robin on, American Re publican, 3,797; Davis, Republican, 2422 Ar mold, Democrat, 1.53S. Robinson leads in every town but two.
 In the western District Brayton, who was sup ported by the American Republicans and Republi- cans, is elected. The vote is, for Brayton. 2946 Anthony. TOO
 | The Opposition have both branches of the Legis- lature by an overwhelming majority.