Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-05
From the Columbus State Journal.
THE SLAVE RESCUE CASE.
ARREST OF THE STUDENT LINCOLN IN
HIS SCHOOL-LETTER FROM
PROFESSOR PECK, OF
OBERLIN,
OBERLiN, Tuesday, Jan. Is, 1859.

OBERLIN, Tuesday, Jan. Is, 1859.
EDITOR STATE JOURNAL: Your readers have been
advised of the facts that the alleged rescusrs Of
the slave John, at Wellington, have been indicted,
and most of them have voluntarily appeared in
Court to answer to the bills found against them
They will, perhaps, be interested to hear Of a new
feature which the case has taken on-he uiolent
ARREST, IRONING and IMPRISONMENT in your county,
of one of the parties indicted. The gentleman
who has suffered the ~indignity I am about to des'
cribe is a young Englishman, a member of College
in this place, and a person of excellent character
and department. Before notice Of the indictments
was served, Mr.. Lincoln, for such is his name, had
gone to your county to take a school. The fact
that he was in the neighborhood was presently dis
covered by Mr.. Samuel Davis. a balif in the Unit.
ed States Court, and a helper of Deputy Marshal
Lowe, in "the Wellington case". With a zeal
worthy Of his Welt gton antecedents. Mr.. Davis
wrote to Cleveland for a warrant for the arrest Of
Lincoln, and on it's arrival he made haste to exc
cute it. The serving of the writ occurred in this
wise: About ] o'clock on Friday last, Mr.. Lin
coin was engaged 10 the duties of his school, when
suddenly one of the children cried cut with terror
(for threats from the Offices had reached the ears
Of the scholars master, there comes Sam Davis"
"Well, children" answered the teacher, "whatever
may happen, keep perfectly quiet.
There was q knock, the door opened, Mr.. Davis
and another of the same breed presented them'
selves. "Your name is Lincoln ?" abruptly eaid
the official. ut is" "Ah you are just the man
J want I've got a warrant for your arrest; so
come along" End while saying this, the digni'
tary drew from his pocket a pair of manacles,
which he proceeded to attach to the person of his
prisoner. stop" says Lincoln, 81 shall make
no resistance / shall of course 20 with you you
need not put these things upon me-" But the
plea was of no avail. The official could not lose
the opportunity for revengiug the fright he had got
at Wellington. So, kindly giving his captive per.
mission to say'a few words to his school, he drove of
Uih his prisoner in chains; and that prisoner an
unoffending Christian man, who would have scorn.
ed to make the least resistance to the writ which
had been served. ] ought to say that the valiant
official did not get away until the outraged child
rem had launched at him q coed many epithets lcss
com supplementary than true.
The arrest completed, Davis proceeded to lodge
his prisoner in the Jail of your city, which was
twelve miles distant. On tho way, be was asked
several times to remove the irons. but refused to dc
SO, nor were the manacles unclasped till the pris
oner had been taken into the interior of the Jail
and introduced to Marshal Lowe. Then, wher
Lowe had sufficiently triumphed over his prey, tht
young man was turned loose among the felons who
were to be his companions for the night. Pre-
cisely how desirable a lodging among thieves in
fetid cell swarming with rats was likely to be, you
can imagine as well as /.
Presently. tie prisoner made an effort to com
municate with personal acquaintances in the city
but the greatest favor lie could receive was the
promise that a letter should be lodged in the Post
Office Ito get thence to it's destination after he
should be miles away. But, though in bonds
the captive was honored with company. Two OF
three men came in, evidently either to sound OF
tannt him. One of the visitors was Dayton, Clerk
of the House. who halls land wo always put on
sackeloth and ashes when We acknowledge it,
from our place. As he was sin cahoot' with
Lowe when that worthy was man. hunting in Lo'
rain. it vas properi that be should be invited in
to share tse ~ofieial's triumph. Some Of US wonder
that we did not think Of making some recompense
for the protection he enjoyed at our hands. when
his soul shivered before popular rage which
his compiieity with Kidnapping reused. by hasten.
ing to Professor Monroe. whether he wac asked to
do so or not. and telling him of a plight neigh
Dor was in.
Not to dwell on further partiouisrs, I may say
that the prisoner was kept with no food till the
next morning at 8 o'clock. when Lowe started with
him fcr. Cleveland. At Cleveland the prisoner was
discharged on his reeogsizanee, ~ soon as