Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-26

RSSF nE FUGITIVE SLAVE LUCY.-They
had:some very interesting proceedings in
the U. s. Court room ut Cleveland, on
Thursday morning, just before the surreu-
dertng of AR. Goshorn's slave girl, Lucy.
There was large number of people pres
ent. Judge spaulding, counsel for
tue girl, .iu Withdrawing the defence,
said among other things:
Nothing now remains that may impede
tue performance of your painful duty, sir,
unless be permitted to trespass little
terther upon your indulgence and say to
thls assemhlage "we are this day offering
to the majesty of Constitutional law an
homage that takes with it virtual sur
render of the finest feelings Of our nature
the vauquishing of many of our strict
est resolutions-the modification of n
freeman's pride, and, | almost said, the
contravention IF Christians duty to his
God"
Mr.. Barlow, counsel fol, Mr.. GOshOrn,
said, as reported in the Herald: "that the
course OF his friend Judge Spalding was
patriotic. The right of slavery, or the
Constitutionality Of the. fugitive slave
law, is not involved here. The latter
question has been decided. The duty of
the Court is to give effect to the1 law. In
justice to the claimants, must say they are
actuated by no merceuary motives. Eei-
ther do they come to wake the prediudi-
ces of the North. Virginia now stands in
a commanding position, and wishes to
show the Southern people that the North
ern people will execute the laws, and be
faithful to the Union. The citizens of
Cleveland have come up to their duty.
manfully; no man haslaid straw in the
way of the enforcement of the law, and
for my frieIid thank them"
Marshal johnson read sundry provisions
of the United Suites laws, and said he had
no alternative-he must obey them. The
girl could be purchased in Wheeling, and
he would give 500 for that purpose. Mr..
Barlow asked permission for the elder Mr..
GoshOrn to speak, when that gentleman
arose and said:
Language would not express express his
gratitude to the citizens for his treatment
His mission was an unpleasant one, but it
may be oil poured upon the waters of our
AALAOA GIOublGS hOulu tue TASK OF
representing Virginia had fallen to better
hands. The South had been looking for
such a case as this. have no office TO
grin, ] want to save the Union. We must
do it if our servants will not. We have
charged the North with persuading away
our servants-I hope God will forgive
them. How pleAsantit would be i'll could
come among you with this same girl us my
servant, aud enjoy your hospitality as /
have now. He continued ut some length.
Before leaving Cleveland the Messrs. Cos
horn sent the following card to the Cleve-
land Herald:
Before leaving Cleveland for home, We feel
it II duty to the citizens of Cleveland, as
well as TO ourselves, to express our uu.
feigned gratitude for tie uniform kindness
with which we have been treated Moth
ing but courtesy has been shown US by all
of your citizens, who have even shielded us
from the insults Of your colored population
as an instance of which we will refer to
an incident which occurred this morning
at the breakfast table Oftht WeddelI House.
a negro waiter refused to serve US. and
upon the fact being knowing to Col. Ross,
the proprietor of the House, the waiter was
promptly discharged, and ordered to leave
the house.
We again thank you all.
JSo. GosHoRN.
WV. S. GosHoRN.