Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-11
IMPORTANT ISSUE.

We shall watch with eager interest the result OF tie Penn
sylyana election Tuesday las not merely on account OF
the struggle for mastery of the principles Of the two parie
hut because the fugitive law is boldly made the issue
by the Democratic press Thaddeus Stevens has raised the
ag OF repeal Of that law and We have seen no rebuKe
of his course in the Wing press of that State The Demo
cratic press on the other hand speak out clearly in favor OF
the stringent execution Of law which carries ont the plain
provisions of the Constitution The Keystone and the
nion the Democratic scnnes Harrisburg, The seat oil
government have spoken no uncertain tones Of the duty
of the North to sustain this awwhie the Pennsylvania
comes down. with all the vigorous weight of its flashing
scimitar upon the fanatics who would outrage the Soth
and force rupture Of the conedeacy We take pride in
,,acnp on record the following manly sentiments Of the
PENNSYLVANIA
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LANA good deal Of care
il taken TO foment difficulties in great cities by flaming
accounts Of the in which the Fugitive Slave Law
recently passed by Congress- in the furheance of high
constitutional duty, Is received by the free negroes hree
four dispatches dated on the same Day from oefen c
New York papers, Its announced that the negroes
are armed and ready resist any attempt TO reclaim those
who inei,ves; and in New YORK al coloea mseng
ted applause What is this but an attempt to breed series
of riots such this has not yet witnessed pass
over daring defiance OF solemn law; and the SHY
threats upon Congress- and the usual gasconade OF abo
ton councs and ask the citizens 10 look the deeper dan
ger full In the facehe danger Of orousns INTO a.M Gc
l
after ossoiiinr the country the Constitution and the lars
noo are themselves for bloody resistance This is the gust
Of the whole matter and this be the end OF an ex
ctement which represented TO uS exaggerated nor
rors Those who encourage personally and peculiarly
interested in stopping before it has gone too iar ior
once the feeling loose, which is now hendshy taln
pered with and the end of II will only be reached
bv nnprecedened sacrifices of life and property lnccn-
diaries only they who VIII not see WHAT 'sel oy mus
precpitae upon themselves
There deep truth in the passage in hacs and the con-
there limited have given US considerable faith In
the efficacy of the fugitive slave law. Is well known
that the free blacksa the North becoming burden and
nuisance TO many of the Northern and Western States
moyemen, has been made In Ohio prevent their future
settlement in that Sate-and In anticipation Of future evils
from that class Of population the Ohio Colonization Society
have purchased tract of territory the coast OF Africa
with view Of settling far practicable with coored
,oronts from that State The free blacks continue
70 becooe st greater expense and nuisance at the North
and in deencc the will be compelled put down
aboltonisn assis In the restoration oil iugVe slaves
pnd demand that free blacks prohibited BY law from COM
ing amongst hem This feeling, from all we see Is spread
ns and should the abotionis,s persist In their nefsrous
designs and aid the free blacks in their resistance 10 the
lava shall EXPECT the masses al the NORM Use IN
their strength and in the language Of the ~ GLOBE pn
veze their whole wretched crew into the dust from "mch
they sprang."
NEW ORLEANS, &C., CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION
The parishes of Ascension Jefferson ST. John and ST.
Charles have given Johnson nd Whig 2l4 majority over
Bullad Wing nominee They gave Conrad only go major
y !. reported that Assumption which gave Conrad
76 majority, has pow gone for johnson.