Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-23
The WING President.

LII tttfIs3 VI NfHcUi, dSDIgiH. Hafllfp
immediate IA | Important reference To The
execution faithfully, Of tie Fugitive Slave
Law.
The Alaeoti Journal and Messenger,
which FIRST published HE letter, thinks that
il settles The Wliple ltiestiut-anl most
rightly, TOO, III oiir opinions IpEsri III
connection ttith other ineas,iFes. IL shows
lst. That lie President is resolted 10
execute tie law faithfully and 10 the letter.
at all |1azartis, even by The Use OF the
artly and navy If necessary,
81; That If the present Officers ire TN
fiithful-if they neglect Of refuse to per
form their duty. he will feh,ore them md
supply their pla@ss with men who will
net. On
The net Of rotsYttess Of the geth 81 Feb
ruarv. iTpj-settio,is Z and 3-tpints oft
the mode III which this duty shall be per
formed
f'tf. g Efftt M It fWJtpfF tt'fItfft. Y 'itt
Whenever the laws OF Tie United Suites
shall be opposed. % Tie execution thereof
Distracted. in any State. ty combinations
100 powerful to le suppressed by the OF
dina course Of Judicial proceedings, OF
hy Tie powers vested III the iilarslials
Nv this art, II sliatl be lawful for Tie Prpsi-
dent Of The United States to tail forth The
militia Of s,teli State, OF Of any other
State OF Stntas. as nssnv lie necessary to
situl,ress such combinations, aud to tai,se
tlle laws 10 be duly Z atuted t,id the
tiss If nititin 81 to be called forth ntnf lie
continued, If necessary, Until tile exltiru-
ton Of thirty DAYS aftpr the commences
ment Of the text session Of Congress.
Enc. j. PjDtsjied. afaugs. and he II
Gyther rNattetf, That whenever it inuy
be necessary III tie Judgment Of tile Pres
ilelit. to Use the military fore lierrljv ai-
ettp,l to he called forth. the l. ~ssidett
shall forthwith. bv proclamation. ON
inatil sncl, Insurgents to dispense, and re-
tire teaceabiS 10 their re- rec,ite abodes
within a limited space Of time.
It Is unfortunate that the law does not
prescribe sottie special mode of officially
apvfisiiir the President Of distinctions
and difficulties thrown IN the way Of dua
execution Of lie federal laws. Tie US.
Marshal aud Commissioners in Massaeltr-
sets, have acted in lal faith, and contra
nv to their official uaths, in this matter.
Irliey should have informed The chief en-
%etutive officer Of the lanl, of the fact
But Instead Of ills they evaded the execti-
lion Of the law in every possible way
and by their 1eriutel aud Iaitliless tet-
duet, have, probably. allowed two li1itites
20 make good their escape. They will be
removed by the President MS soou rs The
IaeSss are officially laid before him. or
that no possible doubt can exist IN he
mind of any man. uii'ess il Is wholly aail4
4reiled by partisan prejudice. The oil
GERS. hot the President. are TO blame.
They refused 10 do their duty promptly
they delayed The issuing Of the warrant
until the object OF Massrs. Hughes aud
Knight. anetts for Dr.. tollius. was made
known to the al,olitiouists aud free ne grons
Of Boston. The marshal refused to exc.
cute the warrant when put into his llatls.
unless furnished with ati1elea that Craft
was actually IN CnanbridE re street.
The officers, ttt'y remarks the Picnrune,
therefore. did fail TO 10 tl,air duty. U.Got-
trnntelr. d. Collins. when lie wrote TO
The Ia silent, was hot III possession Of The
proofs Of these facts. mud did not %iAttuisl,
them. These will. saysahe Journal, no
doubt, bs forwarded 70 Washington rs
SCOT a. lie agent, Mr.. Hughes. returns,
III that event President Fillmore stands
p'elsed 10 remove Tic aitl'ess and per.
lnred officers, aud supply their p't ces
With honest men-witl men who will do
theft duty. IT stttli men cannot be found
ia Massachusetts, the President has fnll
power to to send tllen from other States
D. Ceti,us has legal reeouree both upon
the officers ia question aud tie Abolition
Niuitance Committee in Boston. number.
ing some hundred, which have maln 'lient.
selves particularly conspicuous, aud i'll
tends to prosecute the parties to The utmost
extent of the law. Fortunately these
cases will come III before the T. Courts,
where the "hlyiler law" doctrines prevail,
and where Justice will be executed. The
penalty for ohstructing tie law is 81 900
for each individual. II th. proper effort
is made the Intermediates in Boston may
l,e made TO pay dearly for their folly ins
more wnys than one.
Tue North m,,st not nnliify bis INV,
OF impair it, efficiency IN any particular,
unless the North desires events 10 occur the
most ruiuous aud melancholy upon record
Au immense, Overwhelming majority, Of
the Southern people will maintain mud
support the Compromise ANIL the Union,
nj tlle <afne tiine-but il one OF the most
Important features OF the Compromise ARE
rendered, by their action. a nudity TO us,
the immense majority now infavor Of tue
Union as il is, will be equally strong the
other way.
Let our Northern brethren ..take a note