The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-06-04

objects shall not be earned out Tbs l. the
spirit Of The people Of the North We are told
% By their press and we are convinced Of il
by the universal resistance, sometimes By pre-.
tended and false laW irumped up for the occa-
sion BY abolition leaders and administered by
abolition Judges and when this will not avail,
an opposition By a,iual %vlolsnos, TO the recov-
cry Of our fugitive slaves. We are convinced
Of il by the arts and eiIots they make con-
tinually TO entce our slaves from US, not 70
benefit the slave. but 10 inlure the master.
Holding their obligation in relation to fugi-
tive slaves to be an agreement between the
several sovereign States, and therefore to be
enforced by them, we, Of course, deny that it
is imposed upon the General Government, or
any portion Of il and therefore that il has any
right to make laws relating thereto. But adj
hitting that Congress have the power, for we
do not now intend now TO argue the point, why
shall IT make laws which shall never be en-
forced7 for we have demonstrated that lawsin
opposition to universal popular sentiment, as is
the case e, the North with regard TO slavery,
are Of no effect. And il these laws should be
rejected, because they are useless, how much
more should they not be favored by US. when,
in themselves or in their attendant circum.
stances, they are productive Of great and posi-.
tive injury, which we will proceed to show is
the case here.
The ground upon which the giving of this
trial is placed. is to prevent the injustice of
capturing negroes who should not be captured.
But the committee say that: IF there have
been any instances Of abuse in the erroneous
arrest Of f~ugitives from service or labor, the
committee have not obtained knowledge of
them. They believe that none such hare oc.
Cured, and thdt such are not likely TO occur"
For the committee and all know fell we'll, that
a man who would do this would be driven
from among US with contempt; and that the
several States have provided, by most just, hu.
name and promptly executed laws for such a
case. Why then provide for that not likely,
and, in fact impossible to occur? But let us
see further. To provide for this thing, not like.
ly TO occur, the master Is forced to enter into a
suit at ldw and at his 0wn home witA his slaue,
in case he escapes from the State in which he
resides; and this, whether he escapes to a
slave-holding or a on.slaveholding Stats, for
the bill makes no distinction. Supposing, how
ever, that a distinction were made, and it
were only in case Of an escape to a non-slave.
holding State; yet the trial by jury remains,
which, according to the report ITSELF is useless,
and which would, therefore, be aninsult 10 the
master and a mockery--a sure method Of pro.
dueing insubordination in the slave. And II, up
on the grounds here set forth, this law would
be useless, and productive Of evil-of very
much evil-in what aspect does it appear
when we reflect that it permits Congress to in.
terfere by its laws and bonds, or by any means.
between the master and the slave7 The be-.
ginning Of aggression or Of assumption Of pow.
Ell, is like letting out waters which have been
pent up. In the report is a remark very apt to
this question, though differently appliel.-
Speaking Of the abolition Of slavery in the Dis.
trict of Columbia, the report says: .
ut could notbe done without exciting
great apprehension and alarm in the
slave States. II the power were <
cised within the Dist;ict. they would
apprehend that, under some pretext or
another, it might be hereafter attempt.
ed TO be exercised within the slave,
holding States. It is true that at pres
ent all such power is almost unani
mously disavowed and diSclaimed in the
free States. But experience in public
affairs has too often shown that where
there is n desire to do a particular
thing, the power to accomplish /, o
err or la'rr. will he found or assumed"
Apply this in all its bearings to the case be-
fore us, and we have scme startling truths
and among them is this, that this provision, as
every other one in this mis-called compromise
whether taken singly or collectively. is she ad,
nilsson OF some right or some principle, on the
part of the South, intended to be a present ad
vantage to the North, or the establishment Of 9
commencement and a precedent for future az
g~ression. Though so far removed from the
free States as not to feel ii SO Immediately, ex
cept in taken precautions as to guarding GU
negroes from lurking corruption, let us re
member how dreadlully. Kentucky, Virginia
and the bordering States suffer. Let our far
mcFs think of these things. =
What nowis the conclusion Of this matter
We, in this strait, can expect no aid from tn
Northern States for they have broken faitl
with us; Congress cannot interfere, and whel
it attempts it not only does no good, bun
g~rievous evil. We, then, are lettto ourselye.
What shall ws dol The Nashville Conveu
ton met yesterday, upon. il does our ansSe
and our safety depend.
W-W We hare received from Dur RsprL,eh
tahve in Congress- A. o. Brown, a copy of hi