The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-19
~ From the Psnnsy lyanian. October 10.
The Fugislvs-slays Law. ,8..

The Fagisivs-slays Law. -
There 10 necessity to mince words about this mat
for the worst The South, excited by the notion that the
bill constituting California State is deadly blow at heI
interests, an state Of great and general excitement
Non-ntercourse associations are formedthe object Of
which is to cut of all trade and completely 10 dissolve all
connexion with the North-and meetings are held in
which sentiments Of the most extreme character are ye-
hemenly apPlauded II is very well for US 10 say that
these demonstrations amount to nothing and that this
Union cannot be broken down; but when reflect that
there Is counter agitation in the North, growing out oi
this very questionable fugitive slave law-and that
attempt 10 now made TO invoke and to concentrate public
opinion in favor Of this agitation, we cannot, unless we
are IDIOTS close our eyes to that which meets and mem
The northern whig papers, usual are making every
effort 70 show the bitter hostility Of the leaders Of that
party 10 the fugitive slave law There honorable ex-
cepons to this rule bu, these fearally few and fur
between In the time, have already stated in
these columns the free and fugitive negroes now in the
most threatening element, looking the overthrow OF our
social fabric and to the destruction of constitutional
guarantees Meetings are held daily, at which violence
blages our Union is nsnlted constitution vilifed
and the fathers and friends of both execated as scouges
81 mankind To- the effect upon the people z. large
public. No man can say that he has not heen fore.
warned. 's 45.lt # s,..f.f .ji-t
In the mean time the South stand by and see part OF
the North absolutely inmidaied by organi.
zation. They many OF the leaders of public opinion
in this part of the Union either paralyzed indifferent
cowardly abettors. II is easy conceive how such
combination Of affairs in section arouses and alarms
the preudces Of another especially i that other section
happens to be excited by the belief (which whether
false true. exists to greater less exenD that the
recent measures OF compromise have been formed with
reference to O. the overthrow Of the South. ..
To the North this is serious but plain question
Why should not our people sustain the ugitve-save
law To fail to do 50 will convict them Of double in
fatuaon II will show that while many Of the represent
the North voted for that measure, the people
have resolved upon taking ground against provision
which, not being executed, will completely and IRENE
negroes concerned the hottest humanity is that which
removes them from the free States. While there are
slaves IN the South. the negroes in the North will be
are necessarily degraded race, whenever thrown into
competition with the whites II is folly, fatality, or
something worse to say that they not interiors,
encouraging opposition to he fugitive I slave A' law w
you are gradually leveng up the black to the level
:. the white q rather dragging down y the aerto the
sade against the law of Congress- carrying out the fug
veslavs jurisdiction IN the constitution, and what fol-
lows Our Union sinks beyond all doubt; for there is
not defender of the recent compromise measures in the
South who does not declare that that law is nullifed
BY the North. the confederacy is annued by common
consent Bot al the same time that we DEFY and destroy
this lawa the same time that crush the Union into
unswe receive into the bosom OF social system,
equals and partners the whole negro race Of the free
States Look at the ISSUE reader Look at the price for
which we first peril and then PROSTATE republic We
refuse to obey law OF the andtha law being the
creature Of the constitution By this act destructive of
the private and guaranteed rights Of the South we expel
fifteen States from this Union What is our reward,
We lose all the inappreciable blessings OF Unon and
ceive in return adegraded and most inferior population,
the enemies OF the haters OF institutions and
the element, ready TO be used al moment for purposes
OF civil dscord and destruction Such is the issue plainly
presented Such Is our compensation for uniting in the
present crusade against the constitution and the law
Contemplate fully before you decide 10 unite with those
whose only object is to break up the Union, no matter at
what hazard stuF a a'ttae ieels 3
The plea that ia made IN encourage onnosition IN the
ugitveslave law that supposes the people OF the
North are fools knaves, or both On hand il is al
legged that the slave escaping into free State is deprived
Of the right Of trial by jury and on the other that the
habeas-corpus act is suspended whenever negro
rested, charged with being escaped slave To the first
the reply is ample and overwhelming Where is thai
convict or that fugitive apprentice escaping from
our State into another or from his district into
another. who is entitled 10 tia by Jury in the place to
proof OF the fact, back TO his baiwck, and there
disposed Off We now compare the white fugitive with
the black and yet the sdSerares Of the present law
would ask yous free white people of the North to confer
upon the black that which your statutes deny the white
In reference the habed corpus act which these ag
stors say suspended under the present ac they forget
sought secretly to nafy lis provisions. For more than
bali q century they have submitted 10 that act without
much complaint and now, when new law, properly
stringent in lis character, sought 10 be enforced, OF
their cardinal objections TO IL is that contains clause
which incorporated into the law that they have lived
under and proiessed TO obey for hy-seven years So
much Tor the objections 10 measure upon the careful and
courageous fulhlment OF which entire political and
social edi6ce depends.
We have no confidence in agitators a general thing
We have Unborn contempt Tor all abolition Pharsees
We desplse that American who does not cherish above
all things our inappreciable Union We in the
present movement against the fugityesave law two g
ganc evils looming upon from the dim vista Of the
future The phrensy OF the South teaches as that
and the first is 10 destroy Union. The phrensy OF the
negroes teaches that one and the second Is 10 encour
age 10 midst the elevation to social and political
equality Of infenor These are awful evils.
We realize tina, are more inolerabe, We can
imagine that win compare with them In all that Is
chaotic and revolving in government and in society And
when, opposed 10 these, we find that we can avoid
evils OF character frighul by SIMPLY observing the
fdrs of the iandwhen BY discharging our plain duty
under the constitution, 70 ourselves and TO
posteuy the blessings Of free and enlightened republic
can government-where is the patriot who will not take
his stand for the country
From The Easton (Pa) Argus.
The view Faginvs-sisvs Law.
When the various bills for the adjustment OF the slave
question passed the late Congress, the was received
BY patriotic men OF all parties with feelings OF heartfelt
Joy and their passage was welcomed harbinger OF
debated long, and in such fierce language that the
safety OF the Union greatly endangered and hence
every one hoped that with the seepent Of the entire
question we would henceforh have peace and quieness
reigning IN our otherwise happy land IL seems, how
ever that such s not TO be the No do the
southern Shareholders endeavor their property.
under the provisions OF the fugtiveslsve BILL than
meetings are held in New York and all the eastern States
and aboltionlsmthat curse to the countryonce more