The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-03-09
THE PILOT.
M A N It OW OC:
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH o, 1860.
Booth under Care of Marshal
Lewis.

leader Of the Republicans Of Wisconsin,
1t viii be observed that the new L. s.
Marshal knows how to do his duty in car
rying out the laws of the United States
ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT OF SHERMAN
NJ. oTH.-1esterday afternoon Sherman
NJ. Booth was arrested BY deputy Marshal
Brown, on process from the U. S. Court,
and taken to the Custom House and pac-
ed in confinement.
Our readers will remember that Booth
was convicted in January 1855, Of assist
ing in the escape of Joshua Glover, a flu
gitiye slave. lie was sentenced to one
month imprisonment and to pay a fine Of
one thousand dollars. A writ of habeas
corpus was then issued by the Supreme
Court Of Wisconsin, and on hearing Booth
was released.
a case was made up for the Supreme
Court of the IT, s., signed by the late
Chief Justice, Judge Wilton, and that
Court decided the law Of the u. S. consti
tutionaI, and the action of the Supreme
Court OF Wisconsin, null and void.
III Lci4SCAl tiClIEO VI SIIlS dcS4Sioil, TIC law
has claimed its prisoner, and Mr.. Booth is
now confined in the rooms of the L. S
District Court in this city, in custody Of
Of the L. S. Marshal Mr. b. is in a com
Portable apartment, and it only remains to
be seen what further action will be had in
the premises.
It will be remembered by the most Of
our readers, that Immediately after BooTH's
first arrest, and pending his trial before the
L. S. District Court. subscriptions were
got up and large donations made to him
by Jealous Abolitionists throughout all the
Northern States, to defray the expense of
his defence, and to pay whatever fine was
imposed, or damages awarded against him
BY the Court, as the result Of conviction
upon that trial. The aggregate amount so
subscribed and paid to Mr.. BooTH exceed
ed by many thousands of dollars the sum
necessary to pay the fine, judgment, and
costs, yet Mr.. Boom, who is noted for his
greedy ayarice, las failed to pay the fine
imposed by the Court, or the judgment of
costs and damages awarded by the jury,
but by retaining the money which was
contributed to an unworthy object, by the
injudicious liberality of those who sincere
y practiced the principles which BooTH
through sordid motives only protested,
thereby became rich man.
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin, by
An act of doubtful autholity-to say the
least-released Mr.. Booth from the custo-
dy of the U. 8. Marshal, and decided the
act of Congress known as the "Fugitive
Slave Law" to be unconstitutional, but
certified the proceedings before them up
to the Supreme Court of the United States
upon appeal by U. S. Marshal ADLEMAs,
thereby-yery properly-acknowledging
the right and authority of the .. S. Su-
preme Court to review the Judgment OF
the Supreme Court Of the State, and to
either affirm or reverse their decision.-
The L. S. Supreme Court has made a de-
cison in the case, and unanimously deci-
ded the "fugitiye slave law" to be consti-
tutional-that BooTH was properly held in
custody by the L. 5. Marsha'-that the
State Court erred in releasing BooTH, and
ordered that he should be restored to the
custody of the Marshal
Oar State Supreme Cour. are not agreed
upon the question Of obeying the order Of
the L. S. Court-Chief Justice Dixon
alone favoring submission.
Whatever may be the private opinion OF
a citizen concerning the propriety or con
stitutionality Of any Legislative or Con-
gressional enactment, the first duty of ev-
cry good citizen who prefers law and order
to anarchy and mob rule, is strict submis.
sion to the law and the decisions Of our
legal tribunals. Mr.. BooTH was arrested
tried, convicted, and sentenced, for fla
grant violation of Z. S. law--the con
stitutionali.y of which is determined by
the highest legal judicial tribunal of the
land. Surely, then, every law-abiding cit.
izen, whatever may be bis private opinion
or however much he may sympathise with
BooTH, will cheerfully acknowledge the
justice and propriety Of yielding submits
sion to the enforcement of the law and the
| punishment of tie offender.
Mr.. BooTH was also prosecuted by Mr.
GARLAND, of Missouri, the owner of the
rescued slave, for damages, and judgment
was rendered against him, growing out OF
the same act for which lie was criminalIy
prosecuted. The Constitution of the Uni.
ted States, in direct terms, confers upon
the Federal Courts jurisdiction in all mat.
tess between the citizens Of different
States. It will be at once seen, then, that
the L.. District Court had original juris-
diction in both of these prosecutions, and
if there has been any usurpation Of power
or jurisdiction it has been by the Supreme
Court Of the State in Interfering with and