Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-12-05


lila Of The United States or the army
or the navy Of the United States 10 EN-.
force the execution Of the law, and al
though | have not authority to point
President Fillmore to any specified line
of duty, have known him long, we'll
and intimately, and feel entire conf
dence in him as 4 man Of ability and
honesty and of patriotism; who will
perform his duty, and his whole duty,
in seeing to the faithful execution Of the
laws of the land, to which pledge my
support TO the best of my poor ability.
In the existing state Of things, we
doubtless shall not recover all our fugi-
tive slaves that escape; we shall, how
ever, recover some, and the courts and
the judges in the free States have de-
monsIrated their readiness 10 give by
their verdic's and judgments ample in.
demnity against those who entice, Sc
duce away and harbour our runaway
slaves. But how would the case stand
in dismembcred condition of the
confedcracyl Then we would NOT
have right 10 demand a solitary slave
that might escape beyond the Ohio;
that would be foreign power. If all
the slaves in Kentucky, in that contin.
gency, were TO flee beyond the Ohio
river, we would not have right to de-
mand one of them in the absence of
extradiion treaties, and no such trea-
ties would ever be concluded in respect
10 slaves. We would have no right 10
demand a surrender of single slave.
Nothing is clearer in the whole pubic
: law of nations than that one indepen-
! dent foreign power is not bound 10 sur
render fugitive who takes refuge in
the dominion of another Independent,
foreign power. We have recently
seen this great international principle
acted upon by the Sultan of Turkey in
The case of kossu,h and his Hungarian
compairo,s, who took refuge in the
Sulan's dominions, and his refusal TO
surrender them upon the demand of
Russia and Austria, was enlhusias,ical,
Iy admired approved and applaudcd by
all Of US,
Now. Mr.. Speaker, we have the con-
sltution as the law; declare the righ.
on our side 10 dissolve the confedera,
cy. and create new and independent
, powers, the law and the righ, would be
, transferred from US TO them. may be
I asked, as have been asked, when
would consent to dissolution of the
; Union. Never, never, never, because
5 | can conceive Of no possible contin-
! gency that would make it for the inter
S est and happiness of the people, TO
J break up this glorious confederacy, and
: TO separate it into bleeding and bellg-
b erent parts. Show me what believe
! 10 be impossible TO show me, that there
d VIII be greater security for liberty, life.
It property, peace and human happiness
: in the midst of Earring. jealous and
e warring independent North American
d powers, than under the eagle of the
is Union, and will consent to its disso-
l, luton, ! would yield to il if Congress
E were 10 usurpa power which am sure
J. II will never do-to abolish slavery
&c within the limits Of the States; for in
At the contingency Of such a usurpation.
n we should be in better condition as to
ID slavery, bad as il would be, out of the
lie uniou than in the Union. Appreben-
v, sons have been entertained and ex.
y pressed as 10 the want, in future time.
IN of territorial scope for the slave popu-
n lation. believe that, at a very distant
if day, not likely TO occur in the present
s. or next century, whenever the vast un-
en- Occupied wastes in Mississippi, Arkan-
I'D sas, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, and
of Texas, shall have become fully peopled.
10, slavery will have reachedils natural ter i,
Id minalion. The density of population
I'D in the United States will then he 80
ou great, that there will be such redue.
at lion in the price apd v1iue Of labor
Of and slaves becomir.g 2 our,hen TO their
if owners, will be voluntarily disposed Of
10 and allowed. to 60 free. Then hope
and oebsve, Under the dispsnsation'
NV and Blessings of Providence. that the
he Ointment of Africa. by the system ol
sys. colonization, will be competen, TO re-
IRE .o;,,S e., Anerica all the descepdanti