The southern press., 1850-11-05
The star in the East.

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North, owing TO the preference exhibited by that
people for the higher law" ofSEwARp over the
Constitution. Hs au 85t ssgst.#
The developments that have followed the at
tempt to enforce the provisions of that law, have
shown the correctness of that conviction.
We shall only collatc few instances to day,
and preface them by the articles of the law as
laid down by the prophet--the political Joe
Smith Of this new political faith: w.
EXTRACT FROM SENATOR SEwARD's SPEECH
OF THE llTH OF MARCH, 1850 say then to
the slave States, you are entitled to no more
stringent laws and that such laws would be
useless. The cause of the idefficiency of the
present statute is not ut all the leniency of its
provisions" AfF-&#
He then stated that the existing law of 1893
deprived the fugitive slave "of the writ of habeas
corpus" rendered him liable "to be seized and
carried away peaceably, whenever found" and
denied to the citizen sail the safe guards of per-
sonal liberty"] He said, also,-- Ea 4. 4. ',,5.5 II
"We deem the principle OF the law for the re-
capture of fugitves, therefore, unjust unconsti
tutional and immoral and thus while patriotism
withholds its appreciation, the conscicnces Of oul
people condemn it. #sa"s atia42'f@a5t
| Il kHOW VI OLly Two COIuptctS lOullu III ulplO'
matte history, that admitted extradition Of slaves
| and here is one of them. It is found in a
treaty of peace, made between Alexander Come
nus and Leontine, Greek emperors of CONSTANT
nople, and Oleg, king of Russia, in the year 9O2.
This was in the year of grace 9O2, in the period
called the "dark ages" and the contracting powers
were despOtisms. And here is the other. This
is from the Constitution OF the United States in
1887 ; and the parties were the republican States
OF this Union. The law of nations disayows
such compacts the law of nature written on
the hearts and consciences of freemen, repudi-
ates them. know that there are various laws
| which regulates the conduct of men, There
are constitutions and statutes, codes mercantile,
and codes civil but when we are legislating for
States, especially when we are founding States,
all these laws must be brought to the standard
Of the laws of God, and must be tried by that
standard, and must stand or fall by it." N
AS commentaries on this text see the pro-
ceedings of public meetings throughout the
North, and the resistance everywhere made to
the execution of this law. ag..Gaa.E
We subjoin few items, as straws, showing
the set Of the wind:
, MASSACHUSETTS AND THE SLAVE LAW.--The
Wings Of the 7th Congressional District passed
| a resolution recommending the Legislature to
| appoint one or more commissioners in each
| county, to defend any person arrested as Fugi-
tive slave the expense of such defence to be paid
by that State
! How national r. j .A sa.s&
The Lowell paper thus announces the advent
Of foreign auxiliary, whose reception some
years ago, may be judged of by the facts stated
But great progress" has been made since then
George Thompson, of England, arrived at
Boston yesterday, in the Canada He was in
this country in lS34-5, in the early days of anti
slavery agitation, and was mobbed in severa
places by the men of property and standing
We hope he will visit Lowell. As an orator. b,
is, unless he is changed, a great ways ahead O
any man in this country. '"#
The Worcester Spy says: ''''
z" The Mayor of Boston gave us his persona
assurance, yesterday, that no tugitire siuoe saouh
be permitted TO be taken from that city 10 be ca,Yiea
back into slarery" ~, w. s,. L. ~ .......
Here is another dodge Who doubts the con-
sequence of such scruples !" .. .l j, .1
| TRANSPORTATION OF FUGITIVE SLAvEs.-A
| Boston paper publishes correspondence be-
tween a citizen of that place and the President
/
. concerning the passage over their railway of flu.
gitive slaves who have been recaptured and are
! being conveyed back to the place from which
they escaped. Some of the stockholders of the
road are scrupulOus of being accessory in any
| manner to rendering back to servitude one who
has conquered his freedom by force or flight y
The President answers, that railroad corpora
ton is public insttutior-a creature of the law
for the purpose Of public accommodation, as
a highway, and that among the duties which It
engages and is bound to perform, is that of car
rying all passengers who pay the established
fares and comply with established reasonable
rules. ...r.a .,.... .a5.~n.n.e. a. ...l,.. t.sg
The President could have made no other an
swer-the correspondence was only intended as
feeler. rs. .t.. .@-....., '.. .. '.a
Here is another specimen:
FUGITIvEs ARRESTED IN SPRINGFIELD AL
| MosT.-A tempest arose in our streets Yesterday
| upon the appearance of Gen. Devans, the United
States Marshal. Knots of excited individuals
gathered at the corners of the streets, the errand
OF the Marshal was guessed at, and threats were
| breathed fiercely by many mouths. The Mar
| shal went to Cabotvile on some official business
with one of the Corporations, taking with him
director in the corporation, but it was soon made
known that he had gone to arrest a certain barber
there, and numbers grew white Tipped and
savage. The Marshal quietly discharged his
business, and left without knowing what bob
berry he had kicked up Many iercely talked of
bloodshed, &c, but their powder for once was
wasted Springfield Republican. ,..,a ,., ~.
ExcITEMENT.-Considera excitement was
created in the streets yesterday, by attempts be-
ing made to kidnip the person of an old and re-
spectacle negro of this city. The efforts were
made by man named Pierc,. He was arrested
and placed in the watch-house until he became
sobered, as it was supposed that his claim to the
negro was based upon on over.charge of alcohol
Gin. Gazette. ftssT r1 a...ts -. .. ...
Louisiana. =.
Frequent calls have been made on the Cover
nor of Louisiana to have an extra session of the
Legislature of that State, for the purpose of pro-
noting some internal Improvement schemes.
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