The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-15
SUYDEsHAM, Philadelphia county,
SATURDAY Nnx q IeS

around my own home IN the couny-crcumstances
which increase my regret at being prevented accepting il
by previous engagement not in my power TO give up
You have rightly anticipated my readiness to rejoice with
you in the success OF our cause and although am de.
prived of the pleasure OF being with you person that
evening, will be with you in feeling
Festive occasions like these being generally improved
for expressing political sentiments, would II present
frankly express some OF mine. L is duty all owe
10 their country, and rome should shrink from II al
time 20 momenous IN our public affairs. IL is OF
the slavery Question would SPEAK ior .hls has. be
am Of those who think that Union has been in dan
ger from it--no visionary danger worked up in the
heated ancies OF few ultras al each end OF the Unon
but danger decided fearful, and widespread The ques
ton has such deep, broad roots and they have been
gathering strength so long, that the Compromise act OF
itself, however good may have been far II went
(and, for one, would have voted for it, can
the bitter dissensions and menacng aspects has been
engenderng and exasperaiing. That act, framed as IT
was among complicated difficulties and supported il
by extraordinary mental force exerted by great
TO whom the nation looked in its difficulty, must be fol-
lowed up by mutual Cancellation and fobearanceabove
all, by the faithful performance OF constitutional obliga-
tons Our Union is otherwise gone forever and sooner
than we think II is not good speaking. good writing,
or any mere array Of lis advantages, however ponedy
or eloquenty put forth, that can any longer IT, II
must be saved by Deeds by conduct, by things papa
BILE to be done and abided by would auie, if
with you TO the sentiments lately expressed by Judge
Ger OF the Supreme Court Of the United States on tie
fugitive slave law. ! would approve them with my
whole judgment and heart 10 this same connexion
would ask permission to mention case that once came
II was this: When Judge Washington was on the
bench OF the Supreme Court OF the United States and
holding as such circuit court in Philadelphia he lost
one Of his slaves Whether he had run away from
Mount Vernon, the home of his immortal ancestor, and
then the Judges home had with the Judge from
Mount Vernon as a body servant, and absconded on
reaching Philadelphia, am not writing only from
memory. At all events, he had absconded, and was in
Philadelphia was then attorney general OF our State
Ii was shortly before the Of 1912. Judge Washing.
ton apped 10 10 assist him in the legal steps for the
recovery OF his slave did, and the slave was recovered
There was nothing than brief hearing before
justice OF the common pleas OF this county No excite
men was rased--no noise OF any kind Ii simply
question OF law and evidence under the constitution
Did the slave belong 10 Judge Washington, and had he
absconded Both points being settled In The airmaiiye
the Judge recovered him as matter OF course and all
acquiesccd in the decision
Now, mark the difference. Nobody dreamed that
Judge Washington an inhuman man or bad citizen
Like his immortal ancestor, he owned slaves General
Washington liberated his by will, many other south.
ern people have, and thousands more would. IL the
northern people would TO njure and insult them on
this head The South were the efficient pioneers in
forming the Colonization Society They organized, they
put into operation, purpose that they might be able TO
send their emancipated slaves 10 Africa Judge wash
ington was its first president-s leading patron Mr.:
Crawford, another distinguished southern man, was,
think, is second president, and Mr. Clay its third But
mark the difference, saymark the vast the almost IN
credible strides OF intermediate, papable aggression upon
the SOUTH Witness the northern uproar not alone since