The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-09
The unwelcoms Truth.

When the strenuous advocates and apologists
of the mscaled measures of compromise" begin
to confess their incficiency to give peace to
this distracted country and own that the North
will own no law but the Higher law of SEWARD
Southern men should silence their submissive
songs for shame.
/ Ion, the well known correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun, and one among the few who arc
at all to be relied upon, thus frankly and fairly
states the condition Of things, after having yany
endeayored for weeks past to pick up some
crumbs Of comfort for the Southern submission
lists. Remember this letter comes from one of
the staunchest supporters of the patchwork
measures of Cancellation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 1850.
The Boston Observation-Disclosures of the
Fugitire Lar.
We have at length an authentic accbunt of the
transactions in Boston atendngt the late attempts
to execute the fugitive act We have it in the
New York Tribune, and from source which
the editor youches for. Let any one now say,
If they please, that the law can or will be exc
cutcd there. In the case Of Knight and Hughes,
citizens of Georgia, the arrest of fugitives was
resisted both by fraud and force After expe-
riencing every degree of indignity and insult, and
narrowly escaping threatened assassination, they
were ordered so quit," and did quit. Even the
National Era admits that the Bostonians had no
right to order them TO ''quii' than the PEG.
pie of South Carolina or Georgia had when they
gave similar orders to abolition cmissares 1t
is shown to be utterly idle to attempt to enforce
the act, even with the aid of military force
aft tb,, |, l,t..
perate the North and irrtate the South 1t will
be well if the South will consent to let it renain
dead letter Those who enacted law which
was known to be adverse to public sentiment, in
the communities where it Is TO operate, did il
because it was deemed necessary to carry into
effect the Constitution and preserve the Union
If they had been Influenced by any other less
worthy and urgent motive, they might be con-
sidered as having committed a mistake If the
execution Of the act is 10 be n test, n the South
of the continuance of the Union, it is unfortu-
nate that it was passed. 1t was the ou!y part of
the system of compromise measures which was
to reconcile the South to their adoption and il
is the point upon which Mr.. Webster and Mr.
Clay laid the most stress in their first PROPOSE
ton of pcacc and compromise.
1t would have been proper to pass, if it could
have been done, the compromise measures, with
out the fugitive act. The South would then
have been so situated as to be obliged to assume
the responsibility Of resistance, and of initiating
the measures of resistance But the adoption
of the fugitive act threw the burden Of resist
ance upon the North. 1t is upon the North that
the responsibility must rest of violating the
measures of compromise Much is to be appre-
hended from the action of the South under these
and the harmony and integrity of
the Union are in greater jeopardy at this moment
than at any time prior to the adoption Of peace
measures. .y
People. may, il they please, continue to de-
celve themselves, and cry peace, peace, when
there is no peace, but the best information, both
of public aud private character, that has been !
received here, is convincing Of the fact that en-
tensive detection exists at the South and that il
will soon show itself in open measures of reta-
llation and non-intercoursc-measur which |
tend to disunion. Even Mr. Gray
son, whose views in opposition to secession are !
so commendable, recommends non-intercourse
and retaliation. ....-
The intelligence which we are to have of the !
Of Southern legislatures and conven-
tons will, it is apprehended, be Of an unweIcome
and agitating character.
SpEcULATloN.-It is hard to tell whether the
from the New York Mirror, is O spec-i
ulution in frost or cotton:
photographic Despatch from The Mayor Of Co !
iumbus, Mss, Oct So.-'Killing frost last night.
E. Abbott" -..... -
A friend of ours bought on Thursday $780,
900 worth of cotton, on the strength of the
above item, which was telegraphed to Halifax
afternoon, in time'to 60 out by the
CarQliniaR,