The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-02-01
The Cleveland Fugitive Case..-Lncy
Taken Back into Slavery.

Anu OleVeIand EugltlVe CaSe..-Lncy
Taken Back into Slavery.
The case Of the fugitive slave Lucy
came up for final hearing, before Com.
missioner White, on Wednesday week,
and was decided in favor OF the claimant.
The counsel for the defence having failed
to procure the expected testimony to
prove that Lucy was taken by her mis-.
tress to Beaver, were compelled to aban
don the case, and, in the language OF
Judge Spalding, Surrender their ur-
fortunate client 10 the demands OF that
law whose tender mercies are cruelties. "
The next morning, the two Goshorns
started with their victim for home. nc.
companied by Marshal Johnson and sew
eral deputies and representatives of the
press. No attempt at rescue was made
by the colored people Of Cleveland. The
Herald says:
All was quiet until the train reached
Lima. At Hudson white man came on
the train, who proved TO be armed with a
pair OF revolvers; also negro armed with
bar OF iron, about two and half feet
long, who made the remark to reporter
that II he wanted any items he had better
60 further. With this intmalon Of coming
trouble, and 10 avert difficulty, and per.
haps bloodshed, Conductor Clu!land ar.
ranged to run Lima Station ,ifthere was any
manifestation Of trouble, as Marshal John.
son with his posse was well prepared to
defend his charge. When the train ap.
preached the station, running about six
miles per hour, large crowd was discov.
cred, numbering probably 40 negroes, all
armed with muskels, shot guns, blunder-
buses and various other implements such
RS are calculated to create unple lsant SEN
sation 10 the body corporate, if properly
applied.
As the train came opposite the station
and apparently stopping, the engineer
put on steam and whisted by The crowd
most unceremonioasy. As soon as the
train passed by, Marshal johnson ar.
rested the white man and negro who came
on at Hudson, bnt discharged them at
Alliance, as they had not made any dem.
onstraton.
We learn from the Cleveland papers
that the "owner" Of Lucy will restore her
to freedom, on the receipt Of 81 200, o
portion OF which is already pledged by
citizens OF Cleveland, and that Marshal
johnson has generously offered to con-
tribute 500.
That Lucy was n runaway "chattel, "
and, as such, ft subject Of :he Fugitive
Law, admits Of no doubt yet il would
seem that her pursuers were, from po!iti,
cal motives, treated by the good people OF
Cleveland with more consideration than
men engaged in such an inhuman enter
prise could deserve. If the Fugitive
Law must be enforced, so be it A.; but, in
Heavens name, let us not pretend 10 obey
its unohrislian requirements with alacrity
God knows we would never voluntarily
comply with such law, or deny that our
sympathies are with its hunted victims,
for the sake OF saving the Union. Could
we believe that the Union requires the
sacrifice Of all manhood and self.rcspec,
on the part OF Northern men, we would
hail its dissolution with joy
Atter the decision OF the case, the elder
Mr.. GoShorn. by permission. made a
speech la the United States Court Room,
in which he had the elfronlery to say -
"How pleasant it would be. il I could
come among you with this same girl as
my servant, and enjoy your hospitality as
I have now !" o. it would be very
pleasant, and, whenever the people of the
North shall have so far succeeded in ICON.
quering their prejudices" as 10 make the
pleasure of the Shareholders paramount to
all other considerations, he may enjoy the
priyiie0n !