Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-12-05
The Republican WhnngdOodie
MOurI,cth.

We noticed last week that Rev. GEoRGF GoRDoN
had been tried, consicted and senton ced, for OBJ
structing officers in the discharge of their duty in
arrestng fugitive slaves. The offence was com
mitted las. September year ago, near IBERIA,
Morrow county. Deputy Marshal BARRIER, Of Gin.
cinnati, in company with Mr. REDlcK and others
went to the residence ofJAMEs HAMMOND to arrest
FtCiite Slave, for whom they had a warrant
Failing to find the negro there they left the house
Word was soon spread over that negro and negro
loving neighborhood that slave hunters W re about,
and some 80 persons, among whom was GoRDoN,
cohgregated on the Railroad where BARRIER and
REplcK were ovcrtuten by them. After the Abb
olitionists and negroes lad made sundry threats
1fhanging. shooting, &c they stripped Il. and X.
OF most q their clothing, and robbed them Of all
their money and arms, and then the negroes, taxi
ing turns at them, whipped them nearly To death
with beech gads, and GoRDoN and others all the
while aggcd the negroes on in their wicked work.
After this their heads were shaved, and they were
turned loose; but not until GORDON had admins.
tered thcma Higher Law lecture, and an obligation
to the effect that neither of them would ever again
attempt to execute the Fugitive Slave Law or
vote q Democratic ticket. This, in brief, was
GoRDos's offence, and the punishment is generally
considered inadequate to it. Our extremely pat.
riotic npighbor of the Republican, who favo's Il
Niqgerous prosecution of the war, is not satisfied
that GoRDoN should be punished. The Republican
Of last week says:
"The tri Al Of Rev. George Gordon for resisting
A Il A.
atcd at Cleveland an Monday last in verdict of
guilty
We hope the day is not far distant when there
will be neither fugitive slave law nor occasion for
one in this country The present one Is odious
that no mar vith grain Of humanity could refrain
from resisting it when the occasion ofi0rs.'
Our neighbor, like majority of the Republicans
of this county, talks like rank abo,itoni,t. lie
would dispehcc with the necessity for n fugitive
slave law by abolishug slavery and flooding the
North with negroes The present law is doubtless
odious to many persons, especially to those who
are engaged either directly OF indirectly in steal
ing negroes, but long as ii IL the law Of the lan
every loyal man, every good citizen, will refrain
from giving aid comfort toits resistance.
Two years ago our neighbor said through the Re
ppJliean:
1--WE hope the Northern Republicans will re.
main Arm, and if the Union must go, why, let her
slide"
Now he says no man with grain Of humanity
viii refrain from resisting one Of the laws of the
United States, passed by Democratic Congress
sanctioned by n Wing President, and which nc
Black Republican Congress has never attempted to
repeal Every candid maL must measure our
neighbors fidelity to tho Union by the comparative
value he placed on it aud the republican party two
years age and by his disrespcct of the laws at the
present time. 1t is dcplorable fact that the Ad
ministratiOn has more traitors TO the country in
post offices than it has in the national prisons.