Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-10-28
From the South Bend Free Press.
Political ASolisionisIu.
(Couciu3ed.)

All our readers doubtless recoliect the history
OF The New York jury Law. few years ago
the Legislature OF that STATE, then Wing IN both
branches. passed, at the recommendation of Gov
Seward wv law enactug that fugitive slaves,
when claimed by their owners, should not be dc.
llvered up as before, the mere affidavit Of tho
claimant, but should have the right TO trial by
jury TO ascertain whether The claim just
This excellent law remained undisturbed on their
Statute book till last winter. Loco Focosm then
obtained Governor and both branches Of the
Legislature. The Loco Foco Southern newspa.
pers seeing this, and knowing that the friends of
Mr. Van Buren, needed Southern votes both to
nominate and elect their fayoriie, demanded its
immediate repeal.-The Richmond Enquirer was
especially urgent in its appeal for the reason, as Il
said that il would prove that Van Buren, was will
to lido justice to the SOUTH They were obeyed.
The Repeal bill was introduced IN The lower
House and after a long and exciting debate, ia
which Willis Hall, Fiager and l.. Strong, tho
leading Wings, stgnalized themselves IN defence
of the rights Of Jury trial it was driven through.
erery Wig. without a solitary exception voting
against the Repeal. Ii came up 10 the Senate,
towards the very close of the session, when The
party, determined to crnge to the demands Of the
South, eudeavored to force II through without
debatei This was resisted mantulIy by the
Wings, and they succeeded IN staving OFT the
question so tina, although the Repeal bill passed
ttro readings by party vote II could not reach
It's third and final reading before the last dsy OF
the session without suspension OF tho rules by
a thirds vote and that the Wings were strong
enough 10 prevent. Thus il failed, but if there
had been two more Loco Foco Senators, they
would have, usual; gagged down all debate,
forced the bill through by the requisite two thirds
vote nd those claiming negroes as fugitive slaves
could have packed them off by the dozens. under
their bare affidavit, without the trammels
tina, jury trial now throw around them. Tho
Richmond Enquirer, in apologising TO ITS South
ern readers for tho Repeal bill, declared that
chad it no, been for the fdctiousness of the Wigs
it would have been accomplished" Gov. Bouck
U F. not long after, TO show The South his regret
because their demands were not complied with,
turned out of Office Judge VIM. Jay, of West Ches
ter County, iihout cause or charge only because
he had written and used his influence against the
Loco Foco Repeal bill. Do not these facts, IN
connection with the others we have cited prove
convlncngy which party treats the Abolitionisis
with the most liberaI,ty, the most courtesy, the
most ustlcef
But this Political action Of anti slavery men is
shewn to be unwise and futile by Of the
distinguished Abolitionists in the Union.
What say tho real friends Of the cause-those
who glory in its prosperity and wish TO commend
II the approval and support Of the American
people. Look al Judge Jay OF New York, who has
written and spoken for years against slavery,
who has been turned out OF lucrative Office on
that very ground he, when rged lately TO be-
come the Abolition candidate for President, re-
Piled in a letter that, warmly as he was interested
/ IN the cause, he opposed the Sd party org dnizd>
ton and did not believe In voting for their sepa-
rate ticket. Gddings, too. took the stump against
i, IN his State last year, contendng that II done
much harm and not ota Of good. This Same
Giddings, by the bye. is again running for Con.
gress as the regular Wing nominee in his District
and will be elected as such. How long would
it be before the seceders could, by their separate
organization, elect a single Congressman who is
/ as untring opponent OF slavery as hef John
Quincy Adams and William sade have also con-
| tended against the mpolitic course on which we
have been commenting. They urge with great
force that IT degrades The cause from being NOR
al and religious, to being a mere p0rtizdn, move
ment The late Wm Ellery Claiming, who has
written more against slavery than any other ma a
in the United States, also opposes u. w. l..
Garrison, of the Oldest and warmest friends of
Abolilonism does not hesitate TO denounce the Bird
party got up and kept up by ambitious dema
gogues who wish to see their names 10 print as
candidates for high office. The National Ani
Slavery Standard opposes The distinctive tickets,
and contends that they should adhere 10 the sys-
/ tenn Of measures first adopted-sirive to spread
anti slavery sentiments and form anti slavery
public opinion by discussion and arguments-
vote for those candidates Of either of the great
political parties who nearest their views. and
thus in effectual way exert their Influence.
And the mos, eloquent coiored man IN the Union,
who has lately been lec,uring through New York.
Chas. Lenox Raymond, with a host OF others, OPP
pose the mingiing of aboitionism with Pariizan
politics. Ia the great Eastern cities where mo
political movement first commenced, ITS fuiiii'y
and obvious bad results has caused rs almost en-
tire aband onment. In the city OF New Iofk' az
tho State election last fall, the "LibeTiy ticket
recs;vaa bn, IS to 70 out Of 45, 900; and in
PhlIadelohla it received but 80 votes out Of 2O,-
600. These facts speak for themselves with no
doubtful voice.
A Steam Engine and q Clock Boston
Journal speaks Of a steam engine IN the workshop
a, the Cha rles:own Navy Yard as being 50 unit