ther vanished from the "Free" States, else how could such men
ride over the local law as well as natural justice? But I am happy to
find one case where the wickedness of the fugitive slave bill courts
was resisted by the people and the local judges--it is a solitary
case, and occurred in Wisconsin:--

"About the middle of March, 1854, a man named Joshua Glover,
was seized near Racine, in Wisconsin, as a Fugitive Slave.
His arrest was marked by the circumstances of cruelty and
cowardice which seem to be essential to the execution of
this Law above all others. He was brought, chained and
bleeding, to Milwaukee, where he was lodged in jail. As soon
as the news spread, an indignation, as general as it was
righteous, prevailed throughout the city. A public meeting
was forthwith called, and held in the open air, at which
several of the principal citizens assisted. Stirring
speeches were made, and strong resolutions passed, to the
effect that the rights of the man should be asserted and
defended to the utmost. Counsel learned in the law
volunteered, and all necessary process was issued, as well
against the claimant for the assault and battery, as in
behalf of the man restrained of his liberty. A vigilance
committee was appointed to see that Glover was not secretly
hurried off, and the bells were ordered to be rung in case
any such attempt should be made. But the people were not
disposed to trust to the operation of the Slave Law,
administered by United States Judges or Commissioners, and
they stepped in and settled the question for themselves in a
summary manner. A hundred men arrived, in the afternoon,
from Racine, the town from which the man had been kidnapped,
who marched in order to the jail. They were soon reinforced
by multitudes more, and a formal demand was made for the
slave. This being denied, an attack was made upon the door,
which was soon broken in, the man released, and carried back
in triumph to Racine, whence he was afterwards conveyed
beyond the jurisdiction of the star-spangled banner. A mass
convention of the citizens of Wisconsin was afterwards held
to provide for similar cases, should they occur, and a most
sound and healthy tone of feeling appears to have pervaded
that youthful commonwealth.

"After the rescue had been effected,