The Ottawa free trader., 1860-10-13
The Ottawa MARTYRS.

The Ottawa Martyrs.
Our readers have already been advised
Of the fact that the Ottawa rsscuers have
received their sentence in the L. S. District
Court at Chicago.
Most Of our readers remember the cir
cumstancss attending the rescue Of tho
negro Jim. There had been several meet
ings in the Court House in Ottawa, at
which all the republican leaders took an
active part. When Phillips and the negro
Jim arrived IN Ottawa q crowd Of republi-
cans met them at the depot, At night
there were secret meetings, attended 10y
all our republican leaders, and the whole
rescue carefully planned A few Of the
bolder ones were put forward TO take the
brunt Of the matter next day, and hun
dreds Of republicans were to stand around,
ready TO pitch in if necessary. Hossack,
the Stouts, and the Kings did their part
resting safe on the promise of being fully
backed by their republican brethren
The deed was done and well done; they
| were arrested for it, and taken to Chicago
They were then heroes, and republican
sympathy continued to flow out towards
them IN copious streams. When brought
to trial, says the editor of the Hig1can.,
who was one of EN-.
Numerous and able counsel eagerly
volunteered to defend our cause"
They were to be tried by republican
judge and a republican jury, and every
body thought they would 20 Scot free
Alas! however, for these highwrought
expectations As Judge Trumbull boast
cd at Bloomington:
"In the republican City Of Chicago, be-
,, fore republican judge, by a jury mostly
republican, they were CONVICTED by jury
of lew abiding men in the State of IL
LIMOS"
All, that made difference Success
covers a multitude OF sins, but failure Is
always crime These men had brayed
the law and were caught in its meshes.-
Never did sympathy eyapora:e more rapid
| ly than III this case. The rescuers were
brought up for sentence, and our Wiyoc3n.
/ friend continues:
! But on the day OF sentence and legal
retribution, like the day Of crucifiXion,
| the faces OF sunny day friends shouc not
| in Court, the learned couusellors stood
afar of, and We We're left TO the compau-
| ionship of the stern officers of the Court,
and q small crowd Of gaping, cooley ed
/ doctors OF the law.
| Dir Uossack had made q speech when
about to be sentenced, and as, OF all other
papers in the country, none had been
more jubilaut over the offence of which
he had been convicted, and had patted
him more lovingly On the shoulder anc
spoken more encouraging and kindly
words to him before his trial, thar. t!l'
Press and Tribune; surely now this same
Press & Tribune would eagerly publisl
; his bold and defiant spssch. Deacon Coz
procures copy and hs.teDs to the ottic'
with it He presents it to one Of the edi
: tors-the same who holds, under this re
publican administration the best Office il
the State-that of Canal Trustee, wort!
$500 a year This wss the result, in Dea
con Goes own words. Or. Ray said, Tel.
IIossACK AND STOUT 70 GO TO HELI-THR
/. ARE COUPLE OF LYING DAMNED sKUsEsr'
Let Mr. C. B. King, editor Of the VIZ
uam publish this if he is honest. He is il
the habit of copying sll his abuse of tn
} democrats from the /. & T., and vouchIn
, | L hot haY "a or
: tors of that paper say about Messrs Ilo
sack & Stout is true or false, and whethe
he thinks that sheet is a fit exponent
Republican principles.
r Our friend Cludius is indignant. II
; pitches into Judge Drumnlond, denounce
! his mode of ofadministeringj justice as hideou
4 and tyrannical, equal to the 'implacabl
: spirit of Jefierys or the cool malgnty
e a Wentworth" and he denounces the fl
Il gtive lsw as repuenant to natural lustic
|, at war with the most cherished principle
e of constitutional liberty and the MOBILES
9 sentiments of human nature.
+, But Claudius forgstS to tell us that Juds
d Trumbull, whom he is supporting for r
:. eIeCllOIl 10 tlo u. ~ S0H"SSS SHJ0 cNNs
Drummond-this JefIerys, &c.-did on
t his duty; and that Abe Lincoln says Il
a South are entitled to fugitive slave la'
o she is not prepared to say whether the pr
+ sent law should be amended
1t is fine thing to abuse Judge DruI
q mond and the fugitive slave law; b'
= would it not be more manly and honorab
4 at the same time to be consistent and oppo
% the man who upholds that Judge and tn
J. law, and who denounces those who viola
d Its provisions as Lying, id skunks!'
e More Oppression! -
T. The publishers of the Press d. Iribu