The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-01-25

shal, with a large number of special dep
uties as assistants, reached tho street, con.
siderable commotion was created--the no.
groos rushod upon the officers. who used
clubs TO keep thom back. Several wore
knocked down nnd arrested, aud ono or
two we're pretty severely injured.
Judge SpalJing appeared as counsel FOR
tho slave, and NJ Barlow, Esq, for tho
claimant. Judge S. moved for a Delay OF
proceedings to enable him to procure wit
II ncsses residing out of tho call of tho court,
for the purpose of proving tho official state
ment whicn he read to tho conrt, as follows:
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF NR. sPALDING.
To Hon. Bushuoll q. Whio. U. 5. Com.
missioner, TIM undersigned II. p Spalding,
Counsel for Lucy, colorod person. claimed
by WIN y. Gosborn as fugitive from ser.
vice, represents and officially states that be
is instructed by his client and other persons,
and ,nriy believes, that If opportunity be
afforded, he can obtain proof TO satisfy said
Commissioner that said Lucy, by and with
the cnnsont of said VIM. S. Goshorn, was
takon by Isabulla GoshorD, the daugbtor OF
said Wm s. Gnshorn, from tho city OF
Wheeling. 10 the State of Virginia, into the
State Of Ohio, and thcnco to Beaver, Penn,
as her attendant and waiting maid, some
timo in October. 1860. That from said
Beaver, the said Lucy wont to Pittsburgh,
and from thence to Cleveland, Ohio. having
never at any time returned to the State OF
Virginia, since she was thus taken thence
by permission as aforesaid. That said fncts
can be proved by Miss Isabella Goshorn,
Isaiah Chesley aud Mr.. Combs of Wheeling
Va. Mr.. Johnson of BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, and
Mr.. Frazier of Beaver, Ponn., II q commits
,;op o,r ;oauo IN tak ka thnir
II. p. SPALDISG,
Attorney for defendant Lucy.
Mr.. Barlow objected to a continuance
said the law guaranteed to tho claimant a
''summary hearng;' that the facts contained
in the official statement of Judge S., were
all denied By tho claimant. &c., Sc. The
Commissioner, however, said that ho was
anxious to afford tho fugitive every oppo--
tunity which could reasonably be nsked, to
make out defence, and he would grant u
continuance to Thursday, the oath, to on
able her to procure the testimony.
Tho official statement made by Judge S.
does not agree with the account hitherto
given by Lucy in reference to her escape,
and it is not expected that she will be able
to prove the facts as alleged. Aud. oven il
such thing could be done, doubt whether
the Commissioner would hold that the oct Of
Goshorns daughter in taking Lucy to a
Free State would deprive Goshorn Of the
right to capture her under the Fugitive
Slave Law. My opinion is, that Lucy will
DO delivered up to her mastor, and taken
back to Virginia She is now imprisoned
in tho Marshai's Office in the Custom House
whero she is strongly guarded, and where
an attempt at rescuo would be futile. The
Marshal has employed as special dep1tias
about forty of tho most desperate rowdie'
and vagabOnds of the city. Thoy arc rock
less-accustomud to tho use Of Weapons
would not hesitate to take !ifo-and ar
equal number of negroes, though well armed
would no. be ablo to cope with them.
learn also that the Marshal has procured t
promise from Tho "Grays" to assist in con
yeyng the fugitive back 20 Virginia, fol
which service the company is to receive tive
dollars per day for each soldier, and ez
penses paid, all of tho money. of course, t.
como out of Unclo Sans pocket. Now
whom We take Into account the fact that tn,
"Grays" arc mostly Republicans, with Re
publican Offices, it does soon strange tina
they should evinco such unseemly alacrit.
in assisting to capture and carry off poor
ignorant, helpless negro. and a female u
, that. II is about on par with tho chase @
tho U S. soldiers in Florida. aftcr th
old squaw. You know very well that at
not much of an Abolitonisi, but would n
/. soon be caught on stolen horse as to
!. guilty of such dirty job as volunteering t
i. carry back fugitive slave. And at such
timo rs this, TOO. Only the other day, ou
a Southern brethren fired into uational vel
: sol, simply because she carried the Stars AN
!. Stripes, Virginia, whoro this claimar
!. comes from. is to-day plotting treaso
'. against the Government. and organizing a
a armed force to resist tho Inauguration {
tho now President. Aud must We e
!. down in tho dust and crawl before the slav,
,. driving nobility of tho despotc portion I
!" our country-mako slavos of ourselves
}. suffering everything and gaining nothing
v enforcing laws hero that are ha eful to II
}. and permitting tho South to set all laws
h dcfauco--to procure poace For one,
Al have made up my mind to say no!
"a Thore is In this city u class of Republican
i. who have lately suffered from II seveI
attack of coHssrrUtism-and, unless som
10 thing is done, they will soon vie with Il
10 Democrats in serviity to the South. TT
n. truth lie, tho Dry Goods principle is pret
m strong in all our cities, and IL is to the r
a. raj districts that we must look for hcaltl
fe public sentiment. More anon, B.
IN perils of Reino Rich