The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-07

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of this place were described as armed rutiians
who resisted the execution OF the laws OF the
country by force The outgrowth OF the town
meeting was county meeting, the object Of
which was similar to the primary assembly
! Here again the story Of northern outrage
was repeated. with graphic embellishments. -
With the increasing size OF the meeting grew
the popular Indignation and the falsehoods OF
Troutman's friends. Troutman saw that there
was no turning back from the course he had
| taken, and was determined to carry ms point
by dint of continued Misrepresentation.
From the County meeting the IN utter was
taken to the Legislature of Kentucky. and
there an appropriation was made to prosecute
the leaders OF the mob" Troutman, who
saw there was no alternative, accepted the mis-
sion of returning and teaching the cursed
northerners their duty. Messrs. Pratt * Crary
were retained, IN fact nearly all the lawyers
and lawyers clerks IN this section were retain
el by Troutman. lie was shrewd fellow
and adroitly set to work to manufacture evil
dence to support the stories he had circulated
in Kentucky, and upon the strength OF which
the state appropriation had been made.
For several weeks Troutman remained in
town. His method OF work was to meet some
man who vac easily influenced, and ask him If
ne remembered hearing DR.. ComstocE or Mr..
Gorham. o. }r. Hurd say so-aud-so, on the
day o. the riot" The fellow would partially
recollecy sucn speeches, Later a; another in-
teryiew the fellow would be positive, and final
~ he was ready to 20 upon the stand and swear
TO such language. The man Dixon was trout
mans right bower. When sufficient testimony
had been obtained TO warrant trial, suit was
brought in the Cniten states Court IN Detroit.
The defendants. numbering dozen or more as
first, had dwindled down TO three. G.. r. Gor-
ham, Jarvis Hurd. and o. Comstock The
trial began IN the latter part of 1917, and last-
ed three weeks. The jury dislLreei.
In 1913 the second trial began. Prominent
democratic politicians went TO one OF the de-
PENDANTS, namely, G. T. Gorham, who was
at rhat time democrat, and declared that, al
though personally friendly to HIM, they wanted
the case TO go against the defendants, Lewis
Cass was then candidate for President, and the
politicians wanted at that particular time" as
they expressed it, the south to understand that
Detroit and Michigan sympathized with the
element. They were willing to
prostitute themselves and commit an act Of
gross injustice to personal friend in order to
secure the southern vote. They assured the
defendants that should the case be decided
against them, the democrats would assist IN
paying the bills.
The case came to trial and was defended by
Judge II. II. Emmons. j. f. Joy, and Theo
lore Romeyn. After a hard-fought struggle
the case was decided as Cass wanted it 10 be,
FOR the slave-hunters. The defendants were
required to pay about 81, 900 and costs.
The men who were so anxious to serve Cass'
failed to remember Their promises OF
help bu' in that irving hour. when pecuniary
injury was heaped upon wounded friendship /.
Chandler. Alanson Shelley, and other
prominent meu stepped forward. aad IL the |
name o. justice, contributed largely and unex-
pectedly TO the defendants.
The eQuiues OF the case we're not considered |
by the cour, or jury. rs illustrative OF the la |
nentabe condition OF society in reference to |
he question of slavery, and the subserviency |
~ northern men to the will OF the south, we /
state that one of the jurors Ga whig) afterward |
SAID to Mr.. Gorham, that it was extremely IN
pleasant to al least portion of the jury to
bring in verdict against the defendants, but |
hat they concluded 1t was best to do so. on ac-
count OF popular sentiment. They knew that
he case would he carried into the higher courts
IN the event OF q verdict for defendants. and |
here the result would be disastrous. It would
% better TO end the matter In Detroit.
The defendants saw that an appeal was worse
han folly. Justice was indeed blinded in their
'ase. There was no possibility OF obtaining
verdict IN their favor, for at that time defend
luts could not testify in their own behalf. The
)nly method OF procedure was the impeach-
nent of complainant's witnesses and nothing
further in that line could be done than had
)een accomplished at the two trials in Detroit.
The barter Of principle by the democratic
element was III appreciated by the people. how
,ver. Cass was defeated and Zachary Taylor
elected to the presidency. The case did not
stop with the end OF the trial. II was written
,n the scroll OF fate that the seed sown in the
ol Of Marshall should bear abundant fruit.
Henry Clay took the case into the Senate
hamber and there advocated the necessity OF
more stringent tugltve-slave law Tne riotous
cenes enacted near the humble cabin OF Cross
White received national consideration. The law
" 1893 was too lenlent. Mr.. Clay took per-
onal interest in this matter for the reason that
CrosswhIte was known to him, the farms OF
Clay and GIltner being near each other, and
The circumstances Of Crosswhites flight and
the subsequent trials in Detroit being known TO
nm.
The result of Clays efforts was the passage
Of the fugitive slave law IN 1s5O,-the most
iamnable law that ever received the sanction
Of the American Congress- and which hes
athwart the escutcbeons of Fill
more aud fancy. This law was the straw
Which broke the camels back. The people of .
he north would no longer endure the arrogant
demands OF the south.
The history of the succeeding 10 years is
written in blood. The wave OF destruction .
which grew from the ripple caused in Marshall
swept over the country. The names of the .
ew noble men who fought the earlier battles
or freedom. and the million brave souls who .
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