The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-08-17
a From the Cleveland National Democrat.
The Anti-SIaVery BugIe Blowing "a
Blast at the Morning Leader
Terrible Shaking of Dry Bones.


Terrible Shaking of Dry Bones.
The Anti- Slavery Bugle, an able Abolition
sheet, published at Salem, Ohio, and with, per-
haps the largest circulation of any abolition
paper in the State, has blown such q blast at
our neighbor of the Morning Leader, as that un-
fortunate wight never heard before, and will
never wish to hear again.
The Leader had an article some days since,
headed the "Finale of Kidnappers, meaning,
by this term, the persons indicted IN the Lo-
rain Common Pleas, for arresting fugitive from
labor under the Fugitive Slave Law-which
the B,gle thus notices:
The Leader italicises the assertion that '"The
Kidnappers are clearly guilty and would have
been convicted" as if that matter was settled
beyond peradventure. If so, the formality
and expense of trial would have been utterly
useless We are not Of those who examined
the indictments, and are probably not acquaint-
ed with more than the general facts ofthe case.
Our knowledge, however, leads us to believe
that Jennings & Co. were not legally guilty of
kidnapping nor do we believe they would have
been convicted, except upon the principle upon
which Sickles was acquitted, and which led the
Jury to disregard, in his case, both the law and
the testimony. Admitting for time the truth
of the Leaders, assertion we are not able to
find much consolation in a remembrance of the
fact, that four men legally guilty Of kidnapping
whose punishment was necessary for the pro-
lection of the colored men of Oho have been
turned loose upon community for a considera-
ton not known in law, and a thousand times
too dear at the price wi ch was paid. The
Leader, however, tells us by way Of comfort, the
Lorain authorities will prosecute il another
kidnapper comes within their reachn How do
Won know that, Mr.. Leader? If your afirma-
nation covered more ground, we should con-
slider it more reliable: if you had said they
would prosecute or stC0p, we would have lncli-
ned to agree with you. But if we are to judge
of the future administration of justice in Lo-
rain by its recent dickering, we have no reliable
assurance that any scoundrel will be prosecu-
ted, provided he can be swapped off for any Of
its own citizens under indictment elsewhere.
In order to make out triumph on the part
of the Rescuers, the Leader finds it necessary to
assert that the Unitad States Government ap-
plied for a compromise. This may be so, but
considering the amount Of directly contrary
evidence we think it would have been wise in
the Leader to have produced some documenta-
ry testimony to sustain its assertion. In the or
fetal correspondence which we published last
week in order to have the record correctly
kept Jennings & Co., in a letter addressed to
the u. S. District Attorney, explicitly state
that the Court of Common Pleas of IIorain
County is willing to enter no11e provided, that
a f,o;le be also entered in the case of the Res
cuers. Does that look like the United States
Government applying for compromise? In
letter ofJennings & Co.'s counsel, also address,
ed to the u s. District Attorney they say: we
have agreed with the State officers, that in con-
sideration of the dismissal of the suit against
our clients, to ask you to enter ,.o1e IN the
case of Plumb, Peck ond others. Does that
look like the United States Government apply
ing for compromise? Then we next have the
declaration of Messrs Stanton and Cartier, that
neither Belden, nor any other officer of the Uni
ted States Government, chad any agency what
ever, either directly or indirectly, in originating
or perfecting the settlement agreed upon be-
tween Messrs. Jennings and others, and the
Attorneys engaged in the prosecutions OF the
indictments in Lorain county against them
Whatever responsibility is attached to the a.
greement or settlement belongs to Messrs. Jen-
nings & Co., and to us as the friends and Attor-
news of the parties, and to none Others" The
Leader will find some of the people less cledu-
lous than it anticipates, if it expects its unsup-
ported declaration to outweigh such testimony
as the above.
In the arrangement which was made, one or
two points seem to have been almost entirely
overlooked. One is, that the right of the legal
owner of the boy John to civil remedies has
not been compromised--he yet retains the
right to sue for damages, and we should not
wonder il the exultant shouts of victory from
the friends of the Rescuers, would prompt him
to show that they arc not yet beyond the grasp
Of the Fugitive Slave Law.
"The other point is this: the entering of
,oHe is neither an acquittal nor a final settle
ment; it is simply discharge for the time be-
ing. Judge Bouver, in his Law Dictionary
saws: THE effect of nolle proseqm when OBJ
tanned, is to put the defendant without day,
but it does not operate as an acquittal for he
n,av be afte7oarrls re-inaicted.' This being the
case, both Kidnappers and Rescuers are at any
time liable to re-arrest and trial; but this abil-
ity would operate more unavorably in the case
of the Rescuers than in that in the Kentucky
portion Of the Kidnappers, for the latter would
be hard to catch again, and according to Mrs.
Glass's receipt for dressing fish, you must first
catch your fish,"
Poor Leader! So false are its facts, SO silly
its conclusions, that even its party friends take
delight in showing the absurdity OF the one
and the falsehood Of the other. That paper
discovered wonderful triumph because the
District Attorney, satisfied with he triumph
Of the law, was willing, on being requested to
do 50 by those more Interested, to cntcra nol1e;