The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-29


ing quotation from the Federal COnstitu-
ton:
No person held to service or labor in
one State, under the laws thereof, esca-
ping iato- another, shall, in consequence ~
any lao or regulation therein, be dis
charged from such service or labor; But
SHALL BE DELivB+BD- Up on claim OF the
party to whom such service or labor may
be due.
We viii now search the record and see
which of the two iJunctions is most I'M
pliciuy complied with-that of the Con
Stitution, or that of Secretary Seward.
The following from the Cleveland He'dht
of December ., 1861, may solve the prob
lem:
ReSolred, That while we do not wish to
commit ourselves to the undignilied bust
ness of whipping U. S. MarShaS, we re-
gard sound ANgying rs the least punish
ment that any man deserves who will as
sist officially or unoificlallY in the return
of fugitive slave; and We cannot with
hold our sympathy from good and per-
secuted man because he witnessed such n
clR<AiSeDe9t will, satisfaction.
The above resolution was adopted by a
large and earnest meeting of citizens. Of
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the Rev. Mr.. Gordon, President of iberia
College, now suffering the penalty Of n
conviction before the United States Court
for the offence of resisting and beating a
government officer.
The editor of the Ucra}d says:
Mr.. Barbour, regular Deputy Marshal
for the Southern District, visited Iberia,
under Instructions of the Marsha, with
process for arrest Of Il fugitive slave. lie
was accompanied by the claimant, and at
tempted to execute his writ as he would
any other process, used no subtiity, no
deceit, no undetermined means. He could
not find the slave and returned to the Rail-
road station TO await the arrival OF the
Marshal himself, who, with process, was
in search OF another fugitive.
A crowd collected; Mr.. Barbour was
tainted as thief, &c, &c, his life was
threatened and loaded gun pointed at
him, but 1t was decided to hang him, and
II rope produced and search made tor a
proper tree for tue execution. Finally the
Two were taken to the woods, stripped OF
their clothes, save an under shirt and
pantaloohs, and one OF the most unmcrci-
ful beatinys given that could be and life
not he taken. Barbour'S arm next day
was as large as lis leg, and TO this day he,
at times, spits hluod-the effect OF that
beating About thirty dollars in money
were taken from him and not returned,
and the two were left at midnight in the
woods. Barbour tainted twice before he
reached the station.
The Rev Mr.. Gordon travelled two or
three miles TO reach the scene, and was
present on the occasion during the whip
ping, and after its close delivered the
bleeding, taintng man lecture of a rum
Der of minutes, upon the vnormity OF his
crime, and reminded him that 1t was Tor
tunate he had fallen into such t"rhea'ing
hands, else his life would have paid the
penalty of his oilynse.
| would ask Mr.. Seward what would be
his duty, as Secretary of State, i'll case Il
citizen of the United States 1--WE will sup
pose of Auburn, the village Of his resi-
dence) should employ one of the Qnceli's
civil officers to serve process for the re-
covery of property clearly provided for
within existing treaty stipulations: We
will suggest that Of a horse or an OF, led
or enticed on board railroad car-(not
an underground railroad carr and one
which crosses over the suspension bridge
below the Falls of Niagara, and the claim
ant, together with the QueeR's officer,
while in the discharge of his duty, should
be confronted by a Canadian populace
and both agent and claimant maltreatod
and robbed, and plead in justification o
their conduct that Lord Lyon had coun
selled them to correct their error thai
such property has any" treaty guarantees
I' which may not be released, and ough
not to be rclinqui,hed ~ "DeteHd' sucl
person and property las you would YOU
patcrnaI gods You will soon bring thu
Canadians into an cDccttre oggreSsio" up
on the citizens Of the United States.
Would not Mr.. Seward, in behalf Of tn,
American people, DEMAND of the British
Government the fultilmem Oi her treaty
stipu!ations, even at the cahnonS mouth
The honor Of the American flag, its con
stellation Of thirty-iour stars, loudly cal
for the faithful fuliiment of the compac
between the two nations. l. the obliga
ton any the less binding between the SOY
,ereign States Of this Union? Or woul'
he rather say to Lord Lyon, "we hav
Just at this time a very serious domesti
job on bandit you will agree not to ac
knowledge the independence of the Con
federate States of America, | will agree
on the part of the American Government
not to press this Canadian trouble, Gus
ut presently and further, if you will agre
not to open the blockade Of the Secedc'
States. will release MeSSrS. Mason ant
SIidell and their Secretaries, leaving
open for settlement at some future day !
And further, if your Government will jus
abandon your tri-party stipulirtions will
France and Spain with regard to Mexico
/ will agree on the part of my Government
to pay three millions per annum for tiv
wears, which will cover the interest on tn
bonds held by the citizens of the three
powris, titut, remember, there is to be I
future day of reckoning during which
time will ehcctually wipe out slavery IL
Ill of the States, or, in the language o
President Lincoln, eve will place it where
he public mind shall rest in the belle
nat it is in the-course of ultimate cXtnc-