Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-05
TILE FUGITIVE SLAVE Law.

! THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW.
Tho papers, North and South, filled with the momen-
Gus bearings of this question II swallow mp all
cher con.ieraonsfor upon its preservation candy
bley depends the existence of The Union Tho
E,stcn horizon dark enough Indeed vo should not he
surprised hear that human blood has crmsoncd lie
OF Boston, The viIiainous, dccsabe fanatics seem bent
on bringing down upon their awloss heads the indignation
Of an insulted people, strong Of the civil and tie mi
iury rover itself Ii the President and the Federal officers
10 te! duty this lw will be executed tat all hazards and
the las. extremity" Threatening taat view may be-
ne ue pleased few brighter scaEs in other parts of
lie horizon. The glorious Union meeting in New York
with lis OF thousands Of patriotic spirits clustered around
The coGnrys altar, speaks on: thunder notes oil Iebuke 10
lid miserable fanatics We that the patriotic strain
will be caught up and like fire the whole North,
bastng traitors and lighting MP The torches OF the Con-
su lion and the Union. Ii this meeting falls dead the Uni
oil itscf will be gone forever.
Again VIC as! the attention tho following buelc notes
rom tho hear, oi Pennsylvania The Key Stone is all right
fe purest aud abet presses BIO believed
.nnnoher column give manly article from the Penn
Nlyaninn-nl that could desrc-and below noble de-
,ounca,on Of the fanncs from Tie Harrisburg Keystone
shich ustifes its strong position with similar articles
rety respectable journals In the interior Of PENNSYLVANIA
Zach bold and patriotic language have effect upon
lie popular mind OF the whole North:
ave know no parallel 10 the conduct of these nsaiablc
gators except in that Of The infdt Jacohns Of France
Sho kept the guiutines in action during the reign of
3Wkes description OF these fends and their in
England shows them all TO be Of the same They
ompain, said he 'of everything. They shake the publ,
security; they private enjoyment. They dwarf the
growth Of the young they break the quiet Of the old! II
Te travel they stop orr way They inest us in town; they
pursue in the country Our business il interrupted;
repose Is troubled pleasures saddened very stu
dies poisoned and perverted and knowledge Is rendered
fItnr,i ht
I'll innovation. They abolition harpi.s o New England
sprung from night and hell from that chaotic anarchy,
which equvocay all monsuus all prodigous
nngs, cuckooikc, atnerously lay their egg and brood
yer and hatch them in the Of every neghbUlng State
These Obscene harpcs who deck themselves in know not
What divine attributes but who in reality foul and
birds Of prey doth mothers and daughcrs utter
over our heads and -ose down upon our tables. and leave
otnne nienf unified unayaged or unpoiincd with the
lime OF their filthy 0iia Tho proceedings Ut ihs rrn"en
ion prove Enthusiastically; that the overthrow III the Ccn.ti
luon ia the design ii the ngalors. Ponder the subject
arefly, fellow citizens Of Pennsylvania If they succeed
their infamous plans your fields which will be dench
id with blood and your must fight the battles and
il you who will be taxed beyond what conceived
ly.an American, carry and 10 support standing
rmes. The danger is imminent. The decision mnst be
,adc nj We must sustain The Constitution in rood
rtf and stop The ansarery agitaon, ire shall hare
issaia!i1a Of our Union and emil rar."
Unless the North shall .ucrumb the mad schclos of her
nuics there is danger Of The disruption II coniedc
ICY In her hands now rests the fate of c rnion-and
II
orth does her duty nl will be WELL We confirmed in
us view by The remarks OF the Milcdgevie (a Federal
nion of the most uncompromisng opponents Of the
lie Congress adjustment t3 declarations specially i'm
oTlant al this moment:
Il" the Convention proper declare nsanst the mus
ea and unlaness the South in the admission Of Culor
ii; with her pretended State organization measure of
Instance resistance ka tic Constitution nil hare tere
ikd But the honor and the rights a! Georgia dercnd up
.Htfc action which the Convention shall take with regard
MR. future security II il shall produce platform upon
ach tie people un!!c hIrn jnioisy, be
n. adequately estimate thr good which will follow
9f /, adjourn without distinctly fixing its inc-with'ut
DEAR and unms,akale declaration Of VIVA, shall BE- rhr
ex9'i 81 argrcss!ca ID which the South will submit thou
sad times better II had never assembled.
The Recorder then is right when il says the Convention
NETS 10 preserve The Union. II l. menaccd Wit; des'rnc.
tot and nnlrss the Convention nbout 10 assemble shall In
s,sdon provide security for m, protection Of our
rgts in the Union, dsnion wi! Ultimately DO tn result
Wdoye the Union much anywe love IL for its hal
loVd membranes, for the blessings confer npon It's
pole md the world wide influence il eserts; and while
cDfnues The Union fathers formed, We VIII cherish q,
supriiaus for H. and USE our best energies 10
p'eryc it. tits tho duty OF the Convention 10 pac Gaor
.in poae. position before her sister States and the
wd aud ~e confidently look to it FOR such action as sin
guntee protection 10 her citizens and their prorery, and
hi will bc the surest wuy TO preserve Tie unlon.
bon this point take pleasure in republshng tho fol-
LOVING article from Inc New Orleans Dtltan paper which
opposed the compromise md has stood BY the
of enator Soue. All parties rapidly coming 10 the
plaorm here laid down. viz providing for determined re-
asnce b. the united South 10 future nggrcssnns such
We often indicated in paper:
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION.
Tie the slavery agitation which appears 10 be
g.cEg rapidly into favor and m which there appears
I TO reasonable prospect OF clec,ing union OF the
Soul, is thar Indicated in the resolutions which were lately
passd large meeting Of nil parties held in Wilcox
y, Ia These resolutions without roierrg 10 the COM
prof Sc, express apprehension, from recent Develop
MEMS That there will be further aggression OF the North
on q. South and lay down distinctly the measures which
they egagi constituting the oppression that will Justify
To the necessity OF o!ci:e resistance These
nre; the abolition Of slavery In the DISTRICT ~ Co.
lnms ie docks or navy yards OF the United States;
the aohun of the slave Trade between the Stdtes or
the cson Of slavery iroa ay Of the territories Of The
Cni, States The refusal 10 admit any State into tie
Uninbecausc Is constitution may tolerate slavery These
resolutions further maintain tho duty Of Alabama aid
Texas that State SHOULD ierc the enGilcn ctier
md COM in conflict with The Federal Government In refer
ence territory caimed By her They also declare Thai
in aeary o the referred 10 passed By Con-
gross it will he the duty Of the Governor 10 convene the
Leni sllu'e oi Alabama.
These resolutions were advocated the ground that they
were practical in their character md presented platform
upon whih the whole South could be united They looked
the future rahe than the past They regarded the Com
pronse fdn p-a law Of Tie land. Resistance
to II sim2ac,icGhle dsunion account OF H. would be
impossible She people Of the Santf far from being
rnii,i in opposition 10 this CoFromise, and tnt
small party o! rs opponents ,ried its passage sGi
c!cni Justification for disunon Better bear he!s
have than III 10 Others we know not Of" Bette, submit
present wrongs than loosen moorngs in the
harbor of The Coniedacy and embark onhe unknown and
perous disunon But the past may be used admonsh
10 heiuure Lot he admonshed lei abandon
grounds upon which hopelessy divided and assume
hos: upon iir "t present solid united front There
il point Of aggression where The Sonh would be per-
fccy united against further submission acquiescence
Let tina, point De clearly ndcaedl.t The further sggres
s0ns of the Federal Government in resi-iing which the
South will Stand ~ man. BE- distinctly Ort-bc de-
clarcd the world il the cleares an. strongest
These the resolutions md considerations presented
the meeting in ahbama and passed against others which
maintained ha theadnpton Of the Compromise thu present
wrongs Of the souh justified immediate resistance and
desed proper that the Governor should the Legis
lanTe WsaTe thus explicit IN explaining the purport of
the resolutions OF this meeting because they appear
Indicate course for the South take in the present
OF the question, upon which oil people could he united
despatch TO them Y Tribune suYs that the Presidant
will ssusa proclamation in few days in reference the
Fugitive Slave Law.