History of the Oberlin-Wellington RescueThe arrest of John, a fugitive slave of John G. Bacon of Kentucky, residing in Oberlin, Ohio, and his release from the hands of the officers by a number of citizens. |
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... prison life - Prof . Peck's Sermon- " A Voice from the Jug " -Why they were sent to jail 13-94 CHAPTER THIRD . Introductory Trial of Langston begun - The Journal entry of April 15th , and the discussion upon it The order for Bushnell's ...
... prison life - Prof . Peck's Sermon- " A Voice from the Jug " -Why they were sent to jail 13-94 CHAPTER THIRD . Introductory Trial of Langston begun - The Journal entry of April 15th , and the discussion upon it The order for Bushnell's ...
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... prison bars and bolts . But whatever the sacrifice may be , I feel that our people are pre- pared to make it , and that Ohio will yet be free that when the panting fugitive from op- pression shall breathe the air and tread the soil of ...
... prison bars and bolts . But whatever the sacrifice may be , I feel that our people are pre- pared to make it , and that Ohio will yet be free that when the panting fugitive from op- pression shall breathe the air and tread the soil of ...
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... prison , or , if necessary , go out on the battle - field to meet the Slave Oligarchy . Mr. L. closed with the following sentiment : There is current in society an idea that there is no patriotism where there is not an acknowl- edgment ...
... prison , or , if necessary , go out on the battle - field to meet the Slave Oligarchy . Mr. L. closed with the following sentiment : There is current in society an idea that there is no patriotism where there is not an acknowl- edgment ...
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... prison , and from prison to death ; yea , let me die a felon's death , but let me die a man . " Fellow - citizens , we have met to - day to feel each other's hearts to understand better the common impulse that hitherto has moved us ...
... prison , and from prison to death ; yea , let me die a felon's death , but let me die a man . " Fellow - citizens , we have met to - day to feel each other's hearts to understand better the common impulse that hitherto has moved us ...
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... prison they found Marshal Lowe in waiting , and to him Mr. Lin- coln repeated his natural desire to send for friends , but only to be again as emphatically refused . He was later in the evening allowed to send a letter to the post ...
... prison they found Marshal Lowe in waiting , and to him Mr. Lin- coln repeated his natural desire to send for friends , but only to be again as emphatically refused . He was later in the evening allowed to send a letter to the post ...
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acknowledgment aforesaid alleged Anderson Jennings arrest asked authority Bacon Belden buggy Bushnell charged Charles Langston citizens claim clause Clerk Cleveland colored Columbus Commissioner Congress Constitution counsel crowd custody Cuyahoga County defendant deputy discharge District District-Attorney duty Elyria escape Federal fugitive from service Fugitive Slave Act Fugitive Slave Law Gentlemen Government grant of power guilty habeas corpus heard held to service Honor imprisoned indictment jail John G Judge SPALDING judicial Jury justice Kentucky kidnapping Langston legislate liberty Lorain county Lowe Marshal Mason County matter ment Mitchell never nigger o'clock Oberlin officer Ohio papers party Patton person power of attorney Prigg prison prosecution provisions question Ralph Plumb recognizances rescue seal seized service or labor Sheriff Simeon Bushnell slave called John slavery statute Supreme Court swears testimony thing tion told trial United warrant Watson Wellington witness writ of habeas
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Page 73 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 269 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee. For whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 205 - If any person guilty of, or charged with treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor in any state, shall flee from Justice, and be found in any of the united states, he shall upon demand of the Governor or executive power, of the state from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the state having jurisdiction of his offence.
Page 202 - The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only...
Page 206 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Page 76 - The records and judicial proceedings of the courts of any State or Territory, or of any such country, shall be proved or admitted in any other court within the United States, by the attestation of the clerk, and the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice, or presiding magistrate, that the said attestation is in due form.
Page 73 - No person demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments, in the said territory.
Page 67 - Mr. SHERMAN was for leaving the clause as it stands. He disapproved of the slave trade ; yet as the States were now possessed of the right to import slaves, as the public good did not require it to be taken from them, and as it was expedient to have as few objections as possible to the proposed scheme of government, he thought it best to leave the matter as we find it...
Page 73 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land, and should the public exigencies make it necessary, for the common preservation, to take any person's property, or to demand his particular services, full compensation shall be made for the same.
Page 67 - Every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant. They bring the judgment of HEAVEN on a country. As nations cannot be rewarded or punished in the next world, they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes and effects, Providence punishes national sins by national calamities.