M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-06-16
British Subjects sechIng Bfi,ish

British Subjects Seeking British
Assistance in Resisting Our Lav-s, anG /
Clio wing in theirBFitiSh Feeling.
The Abolition saints, who congegate
nbout Oberlin, are not disposed to rely al;o
gether on Providence and prayer to aid them
in resisting the Fugitive slave Law. They
think That temporal assistance should be
sought anil accepted, as well as sPidtaal-.
The Plain D;d'sr has published letter ad.
dressed BY HAMuTos HuL, Secretary Of
O5crIia College OAil to the British and
Foreign Anti slavery Society which con-
firms tie above, AMI Giscl0sas other cicum-
stances, which it IS proper should be gener
ally known. The letter wgs published in the
british Daily Nail Of April %, 1859, and
copy forwarded to the Plain Dealer by one
Of our foIeign representatives. It dated
'Obcrlin College, U. s., February II. 1852"
Il commences by giving an account Of tie
capture b. the owner and rescue by the
Oberrn Jun,o, Of the negro slave, JoHN
PRrcr, Oflhe PartiCs'ergagd in the rescue
the Secretary of Oberlm College writes
'PrOminsni in this humane transaction
,csrs thre3 EHglishmen Cai ScotchmaR;
three Of the iour are students in tbs college,
the other married man with a hmily.-
1hes, four British sgtjc,i9, together with
thirty.three others engaged in the aifiir are
now arraigned By the Federal Government
of the United States, under a charge Of vic
oting the Fugtiye-slaye Law, and are await
Ing their trial" &c.
He then goes on to show how much favor
Che culprIts wcull have right to expect
from the Federal Court and adds:
"And now come to the object Lave in
view in writing this letter, and which is to
solicit from the friends OF the slave in Great
Britain some pecuniary assistance to enable
these subieo'S Of Her Majesty to meet ihe ex-
pcnse necessary to defend themselves against
lhis iAdiCtment.'
He then relates how zone Of the young
Englishmen" was seized by a Deputy u S
Marshal in the midst of his school, near
Columbus, handcufTed and conveyed to thai
place, and kept eighteen hours without focc
his companions being the lowest dreg' OF so
ciely." AS for himself he says; "Thougl
nearly twenty years have been Secretary
to this college, Tam, in evcry stnseo Of III
ae0rd, an EHglishmua; and such outrages a!
those have recorded, and one more | have
Yet 10 mention, do not wean me from my de
votion to my native country" lie thcr
proceeds to tell about slave having beer
burnt alirs in Kentucky, within sight o
Ohio" and that that was "the third case
the kind in Kentucky within a few months.
of0berlin this British subject, who boasts
that he is still, "in every sense Of the word
an Engishman,' thus speaks:
"Obyrlin is well known in England as
thorough ani-slayery institution. Here The
colorcd man is educated on a perfect equaH
IN ,rih The wlite. No fugitive slave has
ever vet been taken back to bondage from
Oberin, notwithstanding we have a pretty
numerous population of that sort, and not.
v;ithstanding, also, that many attempts have
been made to that end, We intend, as God
will give us the ability, 10 nluia!lir this
proud pre-eminence.' -
This letter, says he Plain Dealer, was eyi
dently not intended for the public eye
"These four British subjects together viii
the writer Of the letter, who, although he has
been Secretary Of an American Institution
near twenty years, still ayows himself in
every sense of the word, an Engli5lman,
are not only plotting treason against Ih'
Government that protects them, but arc Sc
crelly asking aid from our ancient enemy
These "Brilish subjects" refuse to be natu
ralized! They will take no oath renouncins
their allegiance to Great Britain and to sup
port the laws Of this country. Not they
They boast Of their hostile attitude to ever!
thing American, and glory in still bein
Brtons. We are glad to have their ayow
ais in written and official form, over tn
signature Of one who signs himself HamiI
ton Hill, Secretary OF Oberlin College, Ohio
U. S." and although twenty years resi-
den. aud an Office holder, is still, "in ever
sense of the word, an Englshman."
The late Republican State Convention
in order to apreaso these British subjects
and others entertli lining similar sentiments
(anI as an indication to judges Peck AM
Scott of what they might expect from I'll
Black Republican party) defeated the nOmi
nation Of Judge Swan for reelection TO th
Supreme Bench, because he had dared
make decision which remanded some nbo
htion nullifers and British subjects to th
prison where they were serving out sen
tence, passed upon them by United State
District Court.
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