 FACT: President Martin Van Buren did not replace district court  Judge Judson with Judge Coglin. He did, however, write a letter to  Judson asking him to send the slaves back to Cuba; Van Buren had a  boat waiting to take the slaves away immediately, and thus render  moot any appeal the abolitionists might make. However, this was  still perceived as interference with the court system, and it did  play a part 