Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-08
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
BOSTON ABoLITIoNISTS AND THE SLAVE LA.
TIMER
TmuRsDAY MORNING. pEcEMnER 9, maze

BOSTON ABoLITIONISTS AND THE SLAVE LA
TIMER.
The proceedings of the Boston fanatics in berntns La
timer tho slave Of Mr.. Gray. have they were well cal
culated to do, produced much feeling the South The
circumstances of that peculiarly nggravatng and
have led call for public meeting in Norfolk and
caused the most sober and discreet of citizens east
about for the effective Of retaliation and re-
dress. Ii this case, which induced the Lynehburg Viz
ginian propose Southern Convention and establish
of regular system for a5ducting the leading Abol
uon'si$, and bringing them To justice in
Other remedies still violent have been suggested by
others letter from Richmond the New York Express
talks about preventing the recovery OF debts courts
due To the citizens of the North This occurs to u.s. is
the potent scheme yet devised will bring matters
issue forthwith h; and shall then be able to ascertain
where stand For this reason ii for other is far pre-
ferube any of those sneaing inefficient expcdent
such as the Inspection Law-which only tend to iniame
and cxnspcatc the citizens the North nurc ourselves
Ii we have made up minds submit quietly To the
aggresSons rights, by Northern brethren
should take the boldes and decisive steps But If
the lndisposon resist prevails among us and we are
content abide the fate that folly 10 make
ourselves contemplate by great outcr Let us act or
surrender without murmur of complaint.
But from the braggart strain OF the Enquirer we fear
that no such good fortune IL ours The opportunity
good for that valiant braggar make display of his he
ron and his devotion to Southern rights, for per-
m
mounthis changer and hur some of his paper hunde
and will conclude by embracing Massachusetts in the
sions of the Inspection Law That at least is what we
infer from the following;
Can the South sleep such an outrage Must we
not adopt some course which is calculated rcprcss-
retaaie, such abuse The injured master of L.
belongs the Old Dominion. Her Legislature meets on
Monday next They will not rush madly into the subject
but they think, decide and IL may no, Toe present
ed their consideration the irs Message of our Acting
Govemor-bu we have doubt he will do his duty ut
the proper We understand that Mr. Gray of Nor
folk in this city "Wednesday last for the purpose of
obtaining from the Executive Virginia on the
Governor of Massachusettor the delivery of Iatimer
fugitive from Justice, the charge of larceny We
must hope, that the claim will bc made in vainbut
should II happen that the Governor of Massachusetts
deaf TO the voice of Justice, and nscnsbe To the reuus
lions oi the Constitution should refuse deliver him up
without the iimsy Governor Seward then
have doubt that Mr. Gregory will bring the matter
before the Legislature 10y special Message-and then il
will become the duty of the Representatives of the Peo
pie of Virginia 10 act, becomes the high pariie
to this Federal Compact.
Act in his vocabulary resoIre.
We annex the letter from the Express with the single
remark that parayzc the Federal Court the most manly
course will be to declare that Federal Law shall be
executed within the limits of the State and that any Mar
shall or other officer, who attempts 10 it, shall be guilty
of high crime and msdemeanor. This will be taking the
bull by the horns, and will bring matters o issue
THE BOSTON SLAVE CASE
Correspondence Of ne Mac York EIpress.
RronSoSD. Drc.--.
The proceedings in Boston, the OF the slave
Iatimer; with the abrogaton of the whole spirit and
letter of the Constitutional compact thcre are having and
will have effect in the Southern States than any dis
custom that existed in this subject
OF slavery The Indignation is general far the
has gone and will be general from the Potomac tho Sa
bine. If tho Bos,onips choose nuliy the Constitution
we OF the sayeholding States retaae in a way
they will feel
What that retaliation shall be- in our next Legislature we
shall devise That there will decided and emphatic
movement there can be doubt haze recommended that
IRE erert our ingenuity Ia ITeuent Courts Laip en-
forcing debts obligations due Northern ctisens
There is difficulty in this know, but think can effect
II with much ingenuity the BosJnans got of the slave
Latimcr. Our State Courts crtainy be prevented from
acting collect such debts If go the Federal
Courts then, devise ways and means think 10
make their orders executions utilities. All South
in such will decline obcying their
They will resign their places first believe and no Others
will take them.
do approve of such retaatory laws but in cases of
extreme necessity have condemned the presene listing
retaliaory laws of the State The occasion hardly called
for them and they of nature 10 be effective
Courts, the public of that city, and its Press are the
aggresso all inen and purposes they have de fdcfo
nuifed the Constitution and laws of the United States
upon the subject Of delivering up persons held service
Their whole proceeding has been a farce and moe
kerry. We have only ingenuity and in good
temper 10 see, II we cannst meet them in the
IL - not question made the right hold slaves
of obedience not the Constitution and Laws of the
country. If that Constitution and Laws agreeable
change nuly them outright, say but do not steal
from u.s. and mock us under the preence Of obedience
them.
sorry to say that cnse has arisen which must breed
much bad blood between the OF the country
II we cannot live together in peace and nnty under the
Constitution, say, let part; but long do live
gethcr let the laws Of the land stand onnpocn Boz.
ton as in the Capitol of Virginia. Yours truly.