Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-10

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The Cleveland Esadp publishes the resclu-
,tlShs adopted By a meeting O Abolision Repub
licans al Oberlin, Lorraine county, and signed
IN E. II. EAmoHlLD, II. ESAnsy s. PzunB and J..
M. FircH, The meeting waa called 70 express
sympathy Fot lbe Revereld GoapeN President
ofiIberiA College, and who is now in jail at
Cleveland, for Resisting the execution Of the
Fugitive Slave Law and beating the United
States oaieefs's One Of he fesolations is a
follows:
Resolved, That while we do not wish to com.
NIT ourselves TO the undignihed business soi
whipping u. s. Marshala, we regard q SOUND
Aogging as the least punishment that any man
deserves who will assist officially or unomciaiiy
in the return of . fugitive slave; and We cannot
withhold our sympathy from good ana perse-
cuted man because he witnessed such a chas-
tisement with satIsfac!ion.i ssa7seo 2 y a's'.M
These are splendid set Of fellows to tAlk
about prosecuting the war 'sicr the execution Of
the iaws,n The Cleveland Herald says:n4Slpi
y Were We 10 take that resolutlonaas afefex
Of the sentiment Of 0berlin--Whieh afenot
willing, TO sdmit7-that place, 90 far as respect
for law and order is coneerned, could With pro-
priety, occupy prominent position In the 90.
called g tConfederacy." The science OF homeo.
pathy teaches-We believe--that an overdose
tends to the very disease proper dose would
remedy. Thus, at Oberlin, there are those who
are 90 thoroughly, imbued, with an anti.elavery
aentrasnt, that IL produces one of the very evils
Of the disease of slaveryJ There is no differ
ence In tae matter of morals--in its abstract
sense--between the whipping of MAINLY the
slavery ze.lot or the enti-slayery fanatic. 1sgl
The Herald states Mr. GoRDor's offense as
follows: ago'si taasN@ aa' y e'stus;s7 Z,
Mr. Barbour, q regular Deputy Marshal Tor
the Southern District, visited Iberia, ,1under In
structions of the Marshal, with process for the
arrest Of fugitive slave, He was accompani-
ed by the claimant, attempted to execute his
writ as he would any other process, used no sub.
tility, no deceit, no underhanded means. He
could not find the slave and returned TO the rail
road station to await the arrival of the Marshal
himself. who, with process, was IN search q
another fugitive, go ~ Eaf ~ sss0pTsp,
crowd collected; Mr.. Barbour was iauntet
as q thiei, etc. ), ,etc,s his life was threatened
and a loaded gun pointed at himt but h,WaI
decided to hang him, and arope produced ant
search made for q proper tree for the execution
Finally the two we're taken to the woods, strip
ped Of their clothes, save an under shirt ant
pants, and one of the most unmercifpl beatiDgI
given thet could be and life not be taken. Bar
bour's arm next day was as large as his leg, ant
to this day he, at times, spits blood eifec
Of that beating, About thirty dollars in none!
| were taken from him and notreturned, and thl
two were. left at midnight In the woods
Barbour tainted twice before he reached sth'
station. ' 4 a, - a,tg1l,s,o "A, 49, :,
The Rev. Mr., Gordon travelled 4so, 70, or ithre,
miles to reach the scene, and was present OF
the occasion during the whipping, and after It
close delivered the bleeding, fainting man
lecture Of a number Of minutes. upon the enor
nifty Of his crime, and reminded him that 1t wa
fortunate he had fallen into such forbeaTinf
Of his offspse. 9Ysf s'ssl ~. ~ q - 90,
Gordon was indicted under a, law punisLinI
resistance to an officer, he voluntarily surren
dered himself, was let 70 bail upon hisown rec
ogpizsnce, Wsa tried by a Jury OF ten Republi
cans and two Democrats and had as fair q tria
as ever any man had "A 81, yeSl tgY .,fs5Fsb.i