The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-11-20
The Fugitive Slave Lag.

The Fugitive Slave Lay.
There is no necessity to mince words
about this matter. The South. excited by
The notion that tho bill constituting Califor
MIA State, is a deadly blow at her inter-
ests, is in state Of great and general ex- |
element. Non-intercOurse associations are |
formed-the object oil which is to cut off ali |
trade, and co npletely to dissolve all connec
ton with the North-and meetings are
held in which sentiments of the must ex1l
IRENE character are Vehemently applauded. |
1t is veIy we'll for Us to say that these dem
constructions amount to nothing, aad that this
Union cannot be broken down; buI when
we reflect that there is counter agitation
'G the North, growing ou; otthe very qIes-
tlon-the Fugitive Slave LaW--and that an
attempt is now made to invoke and to c1Ri |
centrat9 public opinion in favor OF this ag'ta-
lion, we cannot, unless we are idiots, close
our eyes to that which meets and menaces
US on every hard.
The Northern Wing papers, as usual,
are making every effort To show the bitter
hostility Of the leaders of that party to tae
Furitive Slave Law. There are honorable
exceptions to this rule, but these ar9 fearful
| ~ few and far between. In the meantime
the SouIh stand by and see part of the North
absolutely inundated by free negro Or
ganization They see many Ofthe leader,
oil public opinion in this part vt the Union
either paralized or Indifferent; either the
aiders of those assailants upon the law, or
their cowardly abeuors. is easy to con-
celve how such a combination Of affairs in
one section arouses and alarms the preludi
ces Of another especially ii that other sec
ton happens to be excited by the beliat,
! which, whether false or true, exists to a
greater or less extent) that the recent
measures OfcOmpromise, have been formed
with reference to the overthrow OF the South.
To the North this is a serious but a
plain question. Why should not our pee
pie sustain the Fugitive S ave Law! 10
tail to do so, will convict them of u double
InialuatiOn. Ii will show that while many Of
he repr sentatiVes OF The North voted for
hat measure, the people have resolved up
IN taking ground against a provision, winch
sOl beng executed, Will completely anu
sremed.aDIy separate the North tro,n the
S1ua. 81 far a. ,ae negros. are concerned,
- bAN''07s IGtiiAtIit1 - (IIIt
hem ltuu the free SAFES. w ale there are
slaves IN tae South he groes IN the NOrit
viii De he constant cause OF acrImony ant
al agitation. lhey are necessarily degra
dat race whenever thIown into competition
Is ia ,he whites. II Is io.iy or fatality, u
} .0.nethiug worse, I'D say that they ate no
sur interiors, and at the same uin3 To OPP
pose the idea that bI encouraging opposition
TO the Fugitive Save Law, yuu are gradual
7 ~ leveIlng up the block 10 the level OF lht
wHl,e, OF rather dragging down the latter L
: lue deg adaLIUn OF the lormer. Succeed il
= The presen. crusade against The law OF Con
gress, carrying Out tue Fugitive Save juris
1 dIctIon in the Constitution, and what follows
Our Uniun sinks beyond all doub.; for Their
e Is not defender OF the recent cotnpromiS
e measures in the South who does no. decIar
3 that ii that law is nulifed by the North, tn
! cOniedoracy is annuiled by common consent
= But at the same lime that We defy and de
J strOy this law,-at the same time that W
u crush thu Union il t. runs-we receive i.
I to the bosom OF our social system, as equal
} and cO-partneFs, the whole negro race OF IN
/ free States. Look at the issue, reader
" Look at the price for which we first peri
{ and then PROSTATE our Republic. We IT
g fuse to obey law of the land-that law bt
- ing the mere creature of the Constitution
- BY this act, destructive of the private an
. guaranteed rights of the South, we exp
g fifteen States from this Union What
: our rewardl We lose all the inappreciab
= blessings Of Union. and receive ia return
= degraded and most interior population. Il
, enemies of our race, the haters Of our inst
u tuition, and the element, ready to be used
=, moment, Tor the purpose Of civil disco
IL and destruction. Such is the issue plain
= presented. Such is our compensation
s. uniting in the present crusade against Il
'e Constitution and the law. Contemplate
- - July before you decide to unite with tho
- whose OILY object is to break up the Uci
:" no matter at what hazard.-Pena,