Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . o whether the party charged before you is tlieappointee of this or of that administration, or whether he belongs to this or tliat politicalorganization or party. In 185S, came before the court the historic case of the Oberlin-AYellington Rescue. The facts of the case were, brielly, that on thetirst of .March, , a negro slave named Joiin, the property of JohnG. Bacon, of Kentucky, escaped across the river into Ohio. In Octo-ber, l^.)^, the negro was traced out and arrested within the XorthernDistrict of Ohio, by one Anderson Jennini:s,
Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . o whether the party charged before you is tlieappointee of this or of that administration, or whether he belongs to this or tliat politicalorganization or party. In 185S, came before the court the historic case of the Oberlin-AYellington Rescue. The facts of the case were, brielly, that on thetirst of .March, , a negro slave named Joiin, the property of JohnG. Bacon, of Kentucky, escaped across the river into Ohio. In Octo-ber, l^.)^, the negro was traced out and arrested within the XorthernDistrict of Ohio, by one Anderson Jennini:s, liohling a power ofattorney from Bacon. In company with an named Love,Jennings took the negro to Wellington, Loraii\ county, witii tlie pur-pose ot taking the cars for Cincinnati, and thonrt« returning tlie negroto Kentucky and remitting him to slavery, A number of residentsol Olirrlin concertiMl a plan of rescue, marched to Welliiiuton. entered srf* Iftw 4 lo Lfi-MUi^TJ* ?* »>?-iiiwi »i ni liji-Jviiw ?•:>. I )•.;! if^. ?^ •*.? ITS REPRESENTATIVE MEN. 1U:> the hotel where John vras kept, took him from his captors, placedliim in a bugiry, and carried him oil. Indictments were found aicainstthe loading rescuers, who comprised among others some of tlie lead-ing men of tlie college and village of Oberlin, and they were broughtto trial, lined, and imprisoned. The trial created great excitement,and, whilst it was pending, a monster demonstration against theFugitive Slave Law was held on the Public Square, midway betweenthe building where the court held its sessions and the jail in whichthe accused were confined. At one time fears were entertained ofviolence, threats being freely uttered by some of the more headstrongthat the law should be defied and the prisoners released by counsels prevailed, and the law, odious as it was felt to be,was albwed to take its course. In this exciting time the charges andjudgments of Judge Willson were calm an
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