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THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE
To correct some misapprehension in the public mind we request you to publish the following statement of facts:
The negro man Joshua Glover belongs to Mr. Garland as a slave for life, under the laws of the state of Missouri where Mr. Garland resides. He ran away and escaped in the county of St. Louis in the spring of 1852.
Having learned that his slave resided near Racine in this state, Mr. Garland, in pursuance of law, at the February term 1854 of the court of Common Pleas of St. Louis county made Proof of his property in said slave, the fact of his escape, and the identity of the person. He came to this city with the proper exemplification of the record of said court, and upon producing the same together with his affidavit further proving the same material facts, to the District Judge of the district of Wisconsin, obtained a process to arrest his slave and bring him before said Judge.
The alleged fugitive was arrested and lodged in jail yesterday mornig for safe keeping until the matter could be heard by the Judge. The jail was broken and he was rescued and carried away by the mob. About the same time Mr. Garland was arrested by the Sheriff of Racine county, upon a warrant issued by D. McDonald, mayor, for an alleged assault and battery, upon his slave. We immediately applied to the District Judge, for a writ of habeas corpus, under the act of Congress, which provides as follows: --"That either of the Justices of the Supreme Court, or a Judge of any district court of the United States, in addition to the authority already conferred by law, shall have power to grant writs of habeas corpus, in all cases of a prisoner or prisoners in jail, or confinement, when he or they shall be committed or confined on or by any authority, of law, for any … done or omitted to be done in pursuance of a law of the United States" &c. The writ was allowed, served, and returned and the hearing will take place on Monday morning. The motion was based upon the affidavit of Mr. Garland, stating in substance, the facts above mentioned, and that he had used no force upon the slave except on the occasion of his arrest by the deputy Marshall, and then only at the request of said Marshall to aid him, and only so much as was necessary to effect the arrest of said slave.
Immediately after the arrest, the slave stated that if he had recognized Mr. Garland he would at once have given himself up to him, acknowledged fully his slavery and his escape, and said he would have returned to Mr. Garland long ago if he had dared to do so.
The above facts will be substantiated fully at the hearing before the District Judge.
We are authorized by Mr. Garland to say that the rumor that he has been offered $1700 for his slave and refused to take it, is without foundation.
The proceedings of Mr. Garland have been entirely in accordance with the public laws of the United States, and he appeals to all good citizens who respect law and order that he should not here in Wisconsin be denied the justice to which the laws of his country entitle him.
ARNOLD & HAMILTON.
March 12, 1854.
Object Description
Page Title | Fugitive Slave Case at Racine and Milwaukee |
Author | Arnold and Hamilton |
Place of Publication | Stevens Point, Wis. |
Source Publisher | N.V. Chandler |
Source Creation Date | April 13, 1854 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
Digital Identifier | TP394000 |
Description | When escaping slave Joshua Glover was freed from the Milwaukee jail by a mob on March 12, 1854, and spirited away via the underground railroad, the Republican and abolitionist press celebrated it as a victory for civil rights. But Glover's former owner, Bennami Garland, and his agents named Arnold and Hamilton, naturally thought that justice had been trampled on. A month later they stated their legal case in the Stevens Point Wisconsin Pinery, a Democrat-leaning newspaper opposed to the anti-slavery cause, given here. We apologize for the poor quality of the image; the microfilm from which it was created was manufactured decades ago, before modern standards were consistently applied. |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | "The Fugitive Slave Case at Racine and Milwaukee." Wisconsin Pinery (Stevens Point, Wis.), April 13, 1854. Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1561 |
Document Number | TP394 |
Size | 1 p. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1561 |
Owner Collection | Microforms Room |
Owner Object ID | P28759 |
Series | Wisconsin pinery |
County | Milwaukee County; Racine County; Waukesha County |
City | Milwaukee; Racine |
State/Province | Wisconsin |
Race and Ethnicity | African Americans; |
Sub-Topic | Abolition and Other Reforms; |
Event Date | 1854 |
Event Years | 1854 |
Politics | Legislation |
Social Relations | Antislavery movement; Slavery; Riots; |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | Page 1 |
Author | Arnold and Hamilton |
Source Publisher | N.V. Chandler |
Source Creation Date | April 13, 1854 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
Digital Identifier | TP394001 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 1 p. |
Owner Collection | Microforms Room |
Owner Object ID | P28759 |
Series | Wisconsin pinery |
Full Text |
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE To correct some misapprehension in the public mind we request you to publish the following statement of facts: The negro man Joshua Glover belongs to Mr. Garland as a slave for life, under the laws of the state of Missouri where Mr. Garland resides. He ran away and escaped in the county of St. Louis in the spring of 1852. Having learned that his slave resided near Racine in this state, Mr. Garland, in pursuance of law, at the February term 1854 of the court of Common Pleas of St. Louis county made Proof of his property in said slave, the fact of his escape, and the identity of the person. He came to this city with the proper exemplification of the record of said court, and upon producing the same together with his affidavit further proving the same material facts, to the District Judge of the district of Wisconsin, obtained a process to arrest his slave and bring him before said Judge. The alleged fugitive was arrested and lodged in jail yesterday mornig for safe keeping until the matter could be heard by the Judge. The jail was broken and he was rescued and carried away by the mob. About the same time Mr. Garland was arrested by the Sheriff of Racine county, upon a warrant issued by D. McDonald, mayor, for an alleged assault and battery, upon his slave. We immediately applied to the District Judge, for a writ of habeas corpus, under the act of Congress, which provides as follows: --"That either of the Justices of the Supreme Court, or a Judge of any district court of the United States, in addition to the authority already conferred by law, shall have power to grant writs of habeas corpus, in all cases of a prisoner or prisoners in jail, or confinement, when he or they shall be committed or confined on or by any authority, of law, for any … done or omitted to be done in pursuance of a law of the United States" &c. The writ was allowed, served, and returned and the hearing will take place on Monday morning. The motion was based upon the affidavit of Mr. Garland, stating in substance, the facts above mentioned, and that he had used no force upon the slave except on the occasion of his arrest by the deputy Marshall, and then only at the request of said Marshall to aid him, and only so much as was necessary to effect the arrest of said slave. Immediately after the arrest, the slave stated that if he had recognized Mr. Garland he would at once have given himself up to him, acknowledged fully his slavery and his escape, and said he would have returned to Mr. Garland long ago if he had dared to do so. The above facts will be substantiated fully at the hearing before the District Judge. We are authorized by Mr. Garland to say that the rumor that he has been offered $1700 for his slave and refused to take it, is without foundation. The proceedings of Mr. Garland have been entirely in accordance with the public laws of the United States, and he appeals to all good citizens who respect law and order that he should not here in Wisconsin be denied the justice to which the laws of his country entitle him. ARNOLD & HAMILTON. March 12, 1854. |
Event Date | 1854 |
Event Years | 1854 |
Type | Text |