The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-04-20

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70 Homer, fsll long shonid ! hesitate from
deciariag thatfo be law which 20 cleasl con
trayrnsa he soleinre cempac; of the Con>ii,n-l
ii ia. as VT a the Superior ordinance of 1885,,
violates every right of fee ciiizans aud stsrs
with az uDeBdurabIe blot the sfafute books of
our country. not 10 say de6es the laws of Him
Who is higher than the highest Nor should II
hesitate to pronounce the iufamoas act of 1850,
what It most clearly and nuqnesilonahlp is, ut
teris unconstitutional. nsu and goid though
thus doing 81 Id risk an impeachment from
the Senate of NV country. Aad sir.r should
such an impeachment thus fall TO nv lot
should proudly embrace il as greater honor
than has ever been bestowed upon any officer
OF these United States
Judge Beldsn. the q. S District Attorney
concluded the case on the part of the pose
scutton. in an adore 10 The jury. chara ter
lied by nothing so much as by powerful weak
mesa This harangne so call it argument
would be a misappfca,ion of the ternIJ was
confused medley of slang and imbecility. be
meath even the dignity Of a fifth rate pettifog-
ger before a country Justice.
The following are sample bricks from his
his haraRgue, as reported in the Leader. He
commenced bv ss' ing:
do no. know wheiher 7 shall address my
self TO Won Sir. 10 you Geniemen ofihe Jnr'
or to this audience. Why sir. the anlience
and ihe multitude in the house, rave been the
tribunal 10 which the geHfleu.en of the de
fence have talked. Here are number of
sain;s from 0be lin. Saint Peck Saint Plamb.
Saint Fitcl, ard snb Saint Bushnell g thsief
here and their counsel haze as it beginning
ard it ending of bad beginning sft aside
the Judge and Jury and spoke TO multitude
alone
A gain:
This Oherlin higher law.-whichI call Dew.
lie law a. interpreted by the Oherln snipis is
criIrion as 10 Iieht or wrong The true
higher law is The law of the connirr in whirh
Se exist. and there vouid he nn safefy for the
ehele Norid or communitv.--s rerfect bel
npon earth would prevail if this law Kss car
ried out. II eiees all to the black man but
the devil take the white man. 1t places NJ
cnnsraiut ppon any human being. save MS owr
free will ard takes all power from the Law.
And again: at
] advise our friends of Oberlin. Saint Peck
Sains Plumb ard the rest, togo ~ some good
church where the Bible is preached, and moi
politics, where women do rot reint TO sonl
ehnrch spires as he'll poles because the Bihle
sanctiors slaverv-for j. does sarcfion i. il
the ca>e of Paul and Onesimus Chris'
preached obedience to masters II the>e
Oberlin Saints had about one hall as mucf
pi ty es the Southern masters aud mistFesse'
have. it would be well as between them and
their God
But enough. The sooner such poor base
dwelling dough faces, such lihels upon man
hood and humanity are taken ont TO Porter,
feld.s the sooner will the earth he rid of nor
tion Of its too rapidly increasing mass of fec
ulenf moral pntridi'y.
The Cleveland Herald of Friday, has the
following:
As soon as the case of Rnshnell was dis.
posed of the Conrt proceeded 10 take up the
next case. The District Attorney called thf
name of james La gstnn.5 Judge Spaldne
objected that they were not ready in that case
and suggested that of Prof. Peck. District
Attorney Bvltlen inss'e Ell on Lsne<ton
Judge Spnldirg then objected III t., the jnrr
was a struck jirv for The particular case oil
Bushnell. and claimed new jury
Judge Wilson said the jury was selected for
the term and it is proper they shoald try all
the cases. $50 s7,s ss hr. rrk
MIR Backus insisted that the jurv had made
up their minds on all the pronosisions. and ia
send the other arcused to such men for trial
was monsirous He neversaw a case in which
the defendant had to go To a jurv which had
: Just disposed of precisely similar case II
forced TO go into trial hefore such jnrv no
one Of the defendants would so stultify him
+ self as to defend his case before men who had
already made up their minds
1t was unheard OF injustice. and an outrage
on the sense OF justice of The civilized world
Judge Spaldiag announced the de ermna
ton of the accused neither to defend them
telves nor appear hy attorney before such q
jury. They surrendered themselves to the
Court and asked that their recognsances be
struck off af sss.i 81 i'a z5at 49,
On motion of the District Attorney ihe
names of the accused we're called, and the fol
lowing answered TO their names:
James Langston, Wilson Evans
John Wstson, David " afson
Simeon Bushnell, Eli Borce,a7sa ia
Lorin Wadsw orth, James Bartlett,
Robert Windsor. Mat hew Gilett.
James R. Shipherd, o. 5. B Wall
JOHN Fl Scott, Daniel Wilars,
Apsel W. LYMAN, Henry f PEEK. =9ii
/ w E. Lincoln. james NJ Fitch,
Henry Wilson, Ralph Plumb.
The Marshal was ordered to arrest those
who were not present
Judge Wiisan said the prisoners fexcept
BUSHNELL might go at large on the presioa,
amount If bail ,,.,.5 ,ai-e grI
Beiden hoped it would he on good seenrity
s Judge Wilson On their own r-cogrt;zauce
Judge Wilson then remarked that he wonlC
take the qnes,ion OF new jury into consider
alton, and bear argument on Monday. !, Isl
The Court then adjourned TO 10 A. NJ. Mon
day. -
The Marshal then took them into CUSTODY
subsequently they were offered the privilege
of entering into their own ierognzanees to aIr
pear on Monday. though District Atorne,
BeideD was oppo ed to this. Finding then
bot disposed 10 accept such terms, the Mar
shal. on his own responsibility offered to lei
theut go on their own parole. This ihey re
fused dunless Bushnell was included. The Mar
shal had no power in he matter and The pris
ohers, twenty in number, were taken to jail.
The Lender of last Saturday. sa ;: 81
The JEFFRIEs. COURT OF PERSECUTION. THE
packed Jmles of this Court have cnnsummat
ed tie prosecutions commenced by slave
catching q s. Marshal He appoin,eh Dep
uiIes to!harrass and seIze fngitveS AID TO in
vite professional slave hunters 10 desecrafe Il G
free soil Of Ohio At his instpnct vitality was
given TO law that had been obsolete in Ihis
section of the State for several years. and
heeriIess men stealers were set to work o {
of their eutrapped victims was rescued by the
citizens of Lo,aiu. who unfortnnaiel for the
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