The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-12
From The st. Louis Republican.
Ambition Agitation.

The telegraph has been a wonderful agent in the
hands of the Abolitioniss in extending the slavery
excitement From the day of the passage OF the
Fugitive Slave law it has been used for the trans
mission of falsehoods in every direction. simul-
taneous effort was made to get up agitation IN All
the free StateH-tbe CONSCIENTIOUS Abolltonlsts ia
Massac husetts transmitted false accounts OF the
presence of masters in pursuit of their slaves, and
New York and Michigan did the same thing, ano
reused the people to the commission OF many very
foolish acts, and to open OF resistance to the
execution of the law. The whole scheme was one
of fraud and folly, and they begin to md 1t out
But the greatest asehood of the whole serieS-tnat
which took most wonderfully with the bolltlonists
and Disunionists in the northern part of Illinois,
and particularly in Chcago--was one which nrst
made its appearance in the Chicago Tribune. 30
far we have been able to see, it did not contain
single word of truth, but complete an inven-
ton any abandoned Abolitonist could possibly
concoct. Our readers, no doubt, remember this
despatch, for published 1t for their cdlflcaton
In the Tribune it was garnished with staring capI-
tails Two thousand fugitive slaves in Canada, on
the Detroit river-British government rendered
them barracks to lodge in - and then this lying
despatch, dated at Detroit, the 18th, proceeds to
state the condition Of things caused by the Fugitive
Slave law.
Every steamer, propeller, and vessel, (quotl
this Additionally from the ports in Ohio to this
place, have large number OF fugitive slaves, that
have resided for time in various sections OF
Ohio, on the way to Canada. Some bring their
families with them. Fear of the slave catchers, and
return to bondage at the South, nearly disracta
them; consequently they are focking to free Can
ada for protection.
''The cars from the West also bring great num-
Der to the city, and they go over the ferry to Can
ada with double quick time
"The numbers gathering in the villages OF NAL
den, Sandwich, and Windsor, is now estimated at
near 200.
''The commandments of the British garrisons at
Sandwich and Maiden have given up the barracks
to lodge them in. The barns and vacant houses,
all up and down the river, are full OF them. Some
suffering for food. The Canadians are very
hospitablc 10 them, and much has been done for
them in this city. The lower ports on Lake Onta-
rio represented as being full of them. The
Canadian black settlements in the interior have
more arrivals than they feed.'
These rank falsehoods, with scarcely the
semblance of truth, the Detroit editors are the
poorest gatherers of news in all chrstendom. We
have looked into Detroit papers of the same date
| and for week afterwards, and, although they are
law the Tribune, not word is to be found there
which goes TO establish the truth Of any material
portion of this despatch, But the end was an
swered. About the date Of the despatch there was
considerable excitement in Chicago on the subject
of runaway slaves. Some such fuel as this was ne
cessary to extend the agitation, and to induce
we'll meaning citizens TO take part in their dsrep-
utable proceedings Ii had this effect, and men
were drawn into the endorsement OF resolutions
and speeches of which they are, by this time,
heartily ashamed at least we have a right to be-
lieve so, from the unanimity with which Judge
Douglass resolutions, Of directly opposite char
acter, sanctioned by the "monster meeting
on Wednesday evening last.
| 1t il time that this system of knavery and OF
| fraud should be exposed, and understood by the
peoDle,