Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-05
THE CONSTITUTION SUSTAINED.

Even in the Western Reserve, that
seething cesspool of rauting abolition
ism-where white man is considered
barely an equal to newly imported
African negro; where white people adj
vocate the amalgamat'on OF the black
and white races where the inter-marri
age Of white and black is considered as
perfectly proper; where niger stealers
abound in countless numbers where
the laws Of the United States have been
disrcgarded and trampled under foot
even there, the people will yet learn, if
they have not learned already, that
there is such thing as the Constitu-
ton Of the United States, and that
they have got to 60 according to the
spirit thereof.
Everybody who has read newspa-
pcrs of late, has read more or less Of
the famous Obcrlin rescue case. The
case has been a long one. A very re-
markable series Of trials have been had,
and moro recently the ability Of the
authorities Of the State to execute the
Fugitive Slave Law has been put to a
test, and the entire country will be re-
ioiced to hear that the law was vindi-
Gated.
A precious set Of scoundrels made an
attempt to defy the law, but Grand
Jury was found which had sufficient
regard for the Constitution and the
law to indict them. The Court, like
wise, had independence enough to SEQ
that the law was executed, and the re-
suit which cnsued was that a number
OF them found Judgment in Jail. This
raised hue and cry among the Re-
publican niger worshippers, and they
Immediately inaugurated mass meet
ings, and had indignation speeches
from Chase, Giddings, and others, for
the purpose ofgetting public sentiment
aroused in favor Of their imprisoned
brethren, and by some mcans-either
fair Or foul-get them liberated from
Jail. They supposed that, per-
hapa, by making all this ado, they
could induce the State Court to disre-
gard the Fugitive Slave Law but THU
did not work at all. The prisoners
applied to the Supreme Court Of Ohio
for . writ Of habeas corpus to brin,
them before that body, which wa
granted. The clamor OF the Republi
cana At CIeveland-the constant excite
meut which they kept up-they un
doubleday thought, would so influence
the minds Of the judges that they
would render = decision that woult
bring the authorities of that State ant
those Of the United States in direc,
collision. But mark the result. All the
hue and cry,and all the learned speech
e. Of the Western Reserve fanatics die
mot have the desired effect. That cocl
wouldn't fight at all, aud the underpin.
ming was hacked from under the
heels Of these rauting, political gam
blers, and they were laid out by the
decision Of the judges, in a manner
that they will not soon forgetand which
will have strong tendency to put q
dampsr upon niger stealing in the
WsstsrnlReserve. And those judges, let
i b undsrstood,are Black Republicans,
also.svssy one ofthem, and hence it VA.
presumed BY the fanat,cs that the de-
cisioa would be anything else than
Whist il be- proved to be.
Three )udgeA Swan, Scott and Peck
ont Of the bench of five, held:
]. That ths provisions of Art. w, Sec. 2
q ths Consolidation Of the United States
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staee undsr The Laws thsrssl. escaping int.
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