Year: 1859

Suits have been commenced in the United States
Circuit Court at Cleveland against Ralph Plumb.
Professor Peck, j. VI. Fitch and nttibcr of 9TH
ers for the value of the negro John who escaped at
Wellington


The parties pretending to own this negro, pro-
fessed their willingness to abandon their expedi-
tion into Ohio and compromise so as to save their
dainty limbs from the striped garb of the Ohio
Penitentiary. But the Administration is bound
to pursue every citizen who will not bow down and
worship slavery. There is no real private party in
the suit against .hese citizens of Ohio. IL is moth
ing but government prosecution, instigated By
the same malignity that has made the name Of
Jefreys comparison for everything that is hate
ful in tyranny.


In all the history of human tyranny, judicial op-
preston stands out prominent as the most mon
strous. Among brave people tyrannical princes
are crowned ane dare not give rein to their cruel
ty. In this emergency the modern invention of
Judicial tyranny comes in and does the work which
princely tyrants dare not. In all the vcissitudes
Of the English government and in all her list OF
tyrants, no one has achieved such bad emnence
for cruelty and oppression as Judge who saughs
tered under the strict forms Of law and vet in
the face of this glarins fact, and with o govern
ment more hostile to the majority of the ma
tion than if they we're people with whom the
nation was at war, politicians 60 about exaltng
the omnipotence and sanctity of the federal court,
and would make it supreme over the Constitution
and over the rights of man, would even submit,
that the people have no voice on any question of
government policy of tight, but all must be defer
red to the Supreme Court


Not only this, but its sanctity seems to consist
in the fact that its judges are appointed by par
tizan executive ard must be traitors to freedom
and to manhood in order to receive on appoint
ment that its Marshals must be abiect tools of
the President, and traitors to their own State ;
and that its juries must be packed by the Mar
shals. These are the features that seem to const-
tute it immaculateness, for these are what de-
mocracy is most strenuous for.


The Administration is anxious for collision with
the people of Ohio to cover its modification for de-
feat in the rescue trials. 1t imagines that the Su
paeme Court Of Ohio IS efectually cowed, and that
its citizens and their property are eFectually at
the mercy of the executive and bis paid retainers
collision is invoked by the Statesman here
which would be glad to ruin the State that it sees
no prospect of ruling. Suits are urged to bring
State and Federal courts in conflict, just as R II
was not game that two could play at. Are not
the Judge, Jury and Marshal of the federal court
of Cleveland far better subjects for prosecution for
conspiracy than the Judge and Jury of Lorain


Let the Administration not delide itself with
the idea that the funkeyism of an anti-Lecompton
rebel groveng under the presidential lash is any
type of the spirit of the free people of Ohio.
There is point beyond which endurance ceases
not only to be virtue, but to be possibility
The respect of the citizens OF Ohio for law has
been severely tried and has stood the test Let the
Administration beware Of any further wanton and
insulting experiments on their endurance.-tStat
Journal.