New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-25
FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE.
Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tribune.

Cone.ponS,nc Of The y. Y Tribune.
CLEVELAND Jan. 81, 1861.
Nowhere Il the Fugitive Slave law more repugnant
to lie moral sensc Of tie community than I'D Northern
Ohio, ard yet for the pat iOrtyeigt honrs there h
b, 81, held in this city by the q. B. Marshal woman
eli lined 80 fugitive save without any attempt at res
Ct, On tie PAL, of the citizens The woman has been
residng here for time and on Saturday the 18TH,
upon the affidavit of her master NJ Gosfor'h, from
ylrgi,a eh, was arrested upon the warrant Oh u D.
Commissions H. White, and the care not being ready
tor hearing she was, by the mittimus Of the Commis-
sislcr, committed TO our County Jail.
The news Of her arrest created rome excitement e.
1ccally among coored population, and VIII OF
lsbcas corpus addressed 20 the Sheriff and Jailor wac
issnrd by The Hon. u. r. Tilden, Probate Judge Tor
,his county, and retuuable at p. m. AT this hour
v.,y ls1re crowd black and white, surrounded the
Can't House Some of the blacks were for fgh, and
rescue but tie great Of the citizens were deter
mir ed that the supremacy of the law should be sus-
aued
JUDGE Spadiug moved for her discharge, upon the
ground nj by the laws Of Ohio the jas OF the several
counties can only be used for the incarceration by the
Tnit.d States of persons charged with crimes
lnminp tina, I'm attempt to oscape from Slavery was
LOT a criuc and that II Rad never been SO he'll even
' the meet zeal us supper ers Of tie fuglNc lew.
The laws OF Ohio have been changed from tine 70
tine III on q sSutjec but the one now IN force passed
AiAreh &c ltoO and which repealed the former laws,
and Which IL entitled An act To provide for the con-
Gneneut Of prs0rers under the laws OF tie United
Sales Ia The jal- Of hi, State and 10 repeal Certain
"acis therein mentioned" provides "taai the sienf
or k,eler Il every sil in any county Of ihis state
shall and be is hereby authorized ard reqnircl 70
receiy, all prironer ctdrged w'h crrms, eonmilsa
10 hi, cust, dy 10y the authority Of tbe United States
an 10 L,e lAeiu
" co Irse of the law Of The same.
No nrgup.ebt was offered on behalf Of the claimant
npon tina notion and the case was Continued untii
Nc nday, the 2lsi. At this time the crowd was very
Lrg. but iii the exception OF few cOloted people,
slie Determination WIS iLieXibe that the law should
have III cuurte wha'ese might be The result :,
Judge Spauldng aodfes sd the crowd, urging upon
the Necessity Of Ireprying the peace.
TIE mo,hn for discharge from the custody OF the
sheriff ganted upon Tie point taken by The coul,
~ for the fugitive viz; That she wus not charged
i'm any Grin known TO the lawsi that the Jail w,is
,ubc rrrt erty subject 20 the laws Of the State AID
bat, Whatever ID, Sheriff in bis private capacity might
RE H. d. in hi own private honr' IA All act Of hyor
q The Marri sl he had NJ authority for contnng In
the public li TIE fugitive, standing .charged VITA 10
,iin agalst the Unii,d Suites.
hi, %, lion, need hardly say, wa expected by
all rarties ard IL clearly according 70 the la" OF the
st.ie The fugitive was then delivered 10 Marshal
Jotr-nn who with "a large number Of deputies sworn
in for the o,cafpn, then removed her To- Lhe United
States Couit-foom before Commissioner White The
removal WIS etot ted without any Interference Dy Tue
" lite rait OF tie immense crowd but snndy colored
rerr,,, from abroad made one two attempts 10 lay
hold Of the woman, but repeated applications Of tue
off, ers' baoLs soon induced them 10 desHt. In their
eff, rts the officers were seconded by citizens.
IIuon appearing before Coumisoioner White, mo
ou 81 as made BY tie council for the fugitive for
ron,inuance upon the ground that they expected 10
show by testimony in Virginia, that rhe bad been
aiken Voluntarily into free State and WAS therefore
fee. This motion was granted, and the cause con-
Inued 10 "Wednesday tbs sd. In the meantime m
agent has been TO Virginia TO procure II possible
tie necessary testimony, the fugitive remaining under
guard IN the Goyei nmeni building.
TIE im,ession however il very general that abe Is
laye and il il aid that she has hers confessed her
etcape.
From the sentiment TINS far manifested, have no
doubt If she l. shown TO be slave, that she will be re-
TUNED 10 Virginia.
Jlnr j. H. lrst case that has ever occurred under
the present law in Cleveland The Oberln rescue
rs,.s songw hat famous in history, occurred at
Wellington in Lorain County, near two years SINCE
Ii il matter OF graduation that this case has not
been raraged like that. Here there has been no at
tupt to cary oil the fugitive 10y stealth bu, the whole
mst has been conducted according 10 the demands Of
the law, and the case continued to give the fugitive
fair chance Of proving Der freedom.
Tn the Wellington Gaze the captors hung around the
town of Obern like thieves, lied stovlpigeon TO
decoy the negro, emf loved deputy Marshal from
Colunbus outside of this United States 81 trict
the lve of in a carriuge by stealth and when called
uJ on exhibit their warrant produced one, irregular
that they were attempting 10 kidnap afreeman. Acting
vi der this belief, be was rescued.
Rut biefnl as ia the law yet let fugitive be clearly
proved TO be slave, fairly and openly, and Nodhern
Ohio will abide by the decision, and permit bis return
10 bondage. BUCKEYE.