The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-20

Inpsxtans psesnsnt
We received BY last evenings southern mail the Sa-
vannah Republican Of Saturday last from which We en-
tract very interesting letter from the Executive Of the
United States. We should be utterly wanting in liberay
IL did NOT cordially approve the spirit Of Mr. Flmorss
letter with pleasure a sign Of his determine
ton 10 execute In good faith the laws OF the land. and
especially the important law upon which the Union OF
these States hangs. But we must again respectfully
ask whether the President has directed inquiry to be
made into the Official conduct Of the marshal Of Mssss
chuset,s, whetber II he has not done already, the
facts a. charged in Knights letter do not require
the most scrupuloas investigation; whether The facts
stated In the following article do not enforce the call
and whether, If the marshal OF Massachusetts, should
have proved in the slightest degree remiss in the dis
charge OF his duties is not dus to the public peace and
to the laws to remove him without delay Another
suggestion beg also 10 repeat whether the Presi-
dent Of the United States, although he might not call
out man 10 meet the contingency, would not be rem
derng great public service by issuing proclamation
warning all citizens to attend to the law Nothing
would justify this course, admit, but the critical,
and alarming and excited state Of the public mind.
From the savannah Republican, Nov. 10.
We indebted friends Of tho Macon Journal and
Messenger for the following despatch, dated
Macon, Nov M.lo a. ma long I Ie.et nom the
osssd The Psns .sy. that he sas shall b
executed the letter. and that necessary all The force al
should fail 10 do their duly they shall be dismissed and
held f,r damages The letter is entirely satisfactory"
Letter from the President The Fugitiue Saus Lau.
We are indebted the Macon Journal and Messenger,
and tho Georgia Citizen for slips containing the following
highly important from President Fillmore TO DR. Robert
Collins OF Macon. relation the slaves who escaped
a,rlar Rnsnn anhab w hefeh aa
so much recently among the blacks and abo-
tionists OF that place. His letter is highly satisfactory i
the skeptica that the fugitive-slave law
will be executed, II the militia and the army and navy oil
the United States can do IL.
The Journal and Messenger remarks that "there 10 no
special mode prescribed Of apprzng the President Of the
difficulties obstrucionsin the execution Of the federal
laws bat the marshal Is the officer whose power and
authority are Immediately inerfered WITH he would be
naturally properly the officer inform the President OF
the existence Of the emergency for his official opera
ton.
The marshal of and the commissioners Of
that State who applied have acted in bad faith
They refused do their duty promptly they DELAYED the
issuing OF the until the obsct OF Mess Hughes
and knight mads known 70 The aboitionss and free
of Boston The marshal refused TO execute the
when put into his hands, unless furnished with the
evidence that Crafts actually in Cambridge street. he
refused 10 lake The of Knight to that effect
The officers therefore, did fail TO do their duty unor-
tunately Dr. Collins when he to the President was
not In OF proofs Of these facts and did not fur
nish them. These will no doubt be forwarded 10 Wash
,ton Mr. Hughes returns Ia that event. Presi
dent Fillmore inds pledged remove the fdhieH and
perjursd officers and supply their places with honest men
with men who will do their duty II such men cannot be
found in Massachuse the President has full power to
send them there from other States
Mcssrs. Collins and Taylor have legal recourse, both
upon the officers in question and the vigilance committee
In Boston understand they intend the
parties the extent Of the law Fortunately these
Gases will up before the United States courts, where
xl~.,B nam
tice will DO executed. The penalty for obstrucng the law
il 81 900 for each individual the proper effort made
the intermediates in Boston may yet be made 10 pay dearly
Tor their folly IN more cays. than o~s
We refrain from further comment, however, At present.
and refer our readers Al TO the following
Letter from the Presidsnt.
DxrARrnKSr OF STATE,
Washington, Novembsr9. lsc0.
SIR, am instructed by the President inform you that
YOUR letter Of the Al inst addressed him, enclosing
several slips orn IN reference 10 the proceed
Of The as.Se-isye law was received BY him
and he has given to the letter and It's care
You state In substance that you are the Of Crafts
Of the fugitive slaves for which warrants OF arrest were
issued la Boston, and call the Presidents attention the
enclosed slips takes mostly from northern papers, by which
he viii pereslve .hs manaer IN which your agents. Were re-
turned according the laws Of the United States that
ssy as o. Ss shsr and
bail demanded; and that your friends have become their
You also say that the manner which the officers
performed their duty viii appear by sps and that the
lie dead In the marshups office. You then
speak Of the perncious effect oil such and Of
their tendency disturb the harmony OF the Union and OF
tho great importance Of havag the law faithfully executed
aud finally inquire whether AZ Is not In the power and Is
intention, of the Executive Of the United State.
that law be faithfully and properly enforced To
this President directs reply that you cannot be
more deeply pressed Than he 10 with the importance Of
having every law faithfully executed. Every statute In
this country passed in accordance with the provisions oil
the constitution. be presumed to imoody the viii Of
a majority people OF the Union, and such 10
titled espect and obedience OF cveyuu American
czen and constitution which the President has sworn
support made IL his especial duty 10 take care that
the laws bs faithfully cxecuted he has no thought o.
shrinking his duty in this any Other but will
utmost OF his ability firmly and faithfully perform IT,
But how he 10 the laws 10 be exocutedt fuh,
by appointing proper officers TO ill the various Offices, and
scharge their various functions win diligence ana hdsy
and any shall be found incompe en uniaiihu by
moving them, where he has the OF removal and
pointing more competent and faithful officers In their
places and secondly, extreme cases. whencvcr the laws
thereof obstruced In any State, BY combinations pow
erfu be suppressed by the ordinary course o. Judicial
by the powers vested in the civil officers
with the which the law authorizes and requires them
militia and use army and navy fer the purpose OF
coming zach forcibe combinations against the laws But
in either prudence and Justice require that there
bc satisfactory eutdsNcs OF official delinquency
mems and vet these are which been furnished In
this case s
II any marshal negecto perform HE duty, the law gives
right agRreved party fo tue injury which
he may sustain and ne refuses TO perform the statute
wiliny neglect TO performs ~ when this sha be salts.
aciory made appear the President, then, In addition
his liability the sggricvcd pay,tt would doubtless be
the duty Of The Efscays 20 smove nun rom Once and
orof OF this kind require action