Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-14

referred to, series Of articles have been pub
lished in the Emancipator, signed bS e. Wright, |
Jr. in which limitations were thrown, out COW
erty inviting to forcib:e resistance to the laws
which authorize the recapfure by their masters
of runaway slaves Encouraged probably by
these in4Ammatory NUMBERS the walls OF our
streets were placarded On Tuesday night with
the infano shandhtlls to which we alluded IN
an article published on that day. The Journal
of Commerce Of this morning aRudes to the
subject as follows
Iucendiarism- handful of the most incen-
diary character was seen posted about the city,
early yesterday morning. headed
"LooK OUT FOR KIDNAPPERs y"
Then follows a cut, representing negro driver
mounted on horse, with double thonged
whip. driving before him a colored man, whose
wife and children are almost clinging to the
horse to prevent the unnatural separation. Anc
what is the object of this expressive cut, III rs
its present application? Nothing more nOf
less than an appeal to mob violence, against
the execution of the laws,-nay, of the Con-
stituton; which expressly provides that "no
person held to service or labor in one state, un
der the laws thereof, escaping into another,
shall, in consequence of any law or regula-
ton therein, be discharged from such service
or labor; but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party to whom such service or labor may
be due" The details Of the handful we de-
cline copying. II will be sufficient to state that
it records, in the most offensive terms, tine cir
cumstances of claim presented to our Courts,
for the surrender of three (alleged) runaway
slaves-a man, his wife, and child. 1t con-
cludes as follows" Will men who love liberty,
and believe that all innocent men have right
to il, tamely see such villany perpetrated by
law in this city2-a man would be hung for it,
if committed on the coast Of Africa!-Opposi-
ton to tyrants is obedience to God"
The hand bill is dated July sth. AS the
Emancipation OF the day previous contains the
same thing in substance, and nearly the same
phraseology, with some omissions) We deem it
fair to infer that both are the offspring of the
same parents-i. e. of the abolitionists; Of those
who, whatever else they may be, are, to man,
thorough-going advocates of non-resistance."
In this respect, they are like most other incen-
diaries. Their business is not defence, but at
tack. They set the whole community in blaze
by their violence-call men pirates, thieves,
kidnappers, knaves, villains, &c.-encourage
the blacks to rescue slaves from the hands of
the Police Tread the above extract from tine
hand-bil) when about to be given up to their
masters in obedience to the Constitution-but
they never :resist''-oh no: that would be most
unkind and unchristian. Their business is sim
ply to fire the train-the explosion they leave to
others. Ii is with the greatest reluctance that
we express ourselves thus in regard to men, tor
some of whom We entertain high respect, and
whose motives. e. the motives of some of them,
we have no doubt, are much better than those
OF Saul of Tarsus when he thought he did God
service by prosecuting the church.
To whom is attributable the impudent threat
to put the laws at dehance-whether ii is to be
ascribed to the while abolitonsts or to the
blacks, we do not know-nor how far it may
k,y tod To 70 fho N n
however, can exist that it added force to the
general indignation. But although none disap
prove more decidedly than we have done, the
course of Mr.. Tappan and his professors in re-
lation to the subject of ambition, yet we con-
denim most unqualifedly the attack made last
night upon his premises. We profess II live
under governmental laws and the sanctity Of
private habitaton and repose are not to be violat
ed We hope the authors Of the injuries to his
dwelling will be detected, and brought to con-
dign punishment. No provocation can be suf-
fcient, where the laws are peaceably and i'm
partially administered, to justify resort to per-
sonal outrage.
~ Whispers are aHoat that further violence
is in contemplation. We earnestly hope that it
is without the shadow Of foundation. Let eve
ry lover of the city's peace put his face against
every movement calculated to disturb il. BY
personal violence, the rights and property Of
others, besides the obnoxious individuals, may
be destroyed. Should there be the least indi
cation that these rumors are not the offspring
of fevered brain, we trust the Public Authori- 4.
ties will take the earliest and most efficient mea
sures to put down. with strong hand, the first
buildings Of disorder
Chatham Street Chapel Ciosed.-Assistant Al
derman Johnson, one Of the counsel for DR..
Janeway, owner Of Chatham Street Chapel, has
called on us and requested the insertion Of the |
following
CARD.-The owners of the Chatham Street |
Chapel have been assured by the lessee that no
meeting on the subject Of Slarery shall be hereafter
held in the building. The Chapelwill be closed
this erening, until Sunday next, and then open
ed only for public worship.
FOR NORFOLK.