North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-11-09
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE Law.

Oil a Tf4Es y ffftsN 49, as-
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW.
We gave the rumor in our last, that President Fill
more had ordered troops Boston for the purpose
sustaining and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law
This runor, il appears, turns cut to be totally un.
founded The Washington Republic of Tuesday
quotes the following from the Baltimore Sun:
Correspondence Of the Baltimore SUM-
.aq s1ss.ssgt A. sWAsHNaroN, Nov. g..
The President yesterday gave, orders for the inn
mediate concentration of the dsposable force of the
United States artillery and infantry in Boston har-
Dor. There were some few troops at Fort Indepen-
dence and the companies of Fort Preble, Maine,
at Newport, New ork harbor, Fort McHenry, and
Fortress Monroe, are ordered to that station. All
the troops that can be spared from Florida, and
of those that had been sent to Texas for the defence
of the frontier. were also ordered to Boston, The
larger portion of the army is employed in Cafor-
MIA, New Mexico and Texas, and probably not
more than twelve companies will be concentrated
at Fort Independence within two days.
This important movement seems to have been
suddenly determined upon, and in consequence of
Information received by the Executive from the u nj
ted States marshal in Boston. To show that il was
not contemplated on Friday, it may be mentioned
that the troops in Florida were that day ordered
to Texas, but, the next day, they were ordered to
Boston,
The Republic, the organ of the President, contra
diets these statements as follows:
"The above statement has, doubtless, been COM
muncated to other journals, and comes from
pendent generally accurate and well-informed as
to demand formal contradiction.
1t is not true that any communication has been
made to the President bv the United States marshal
In Boston, or by any other marshall in relation to any
actual or apprehended obstruction to the la VS. the
assigned by the SUMS correspondent for the
alleged orders of the President. 1t is not true that
the President has issued any orders with regard to
the concentration Off any force in Boston harbor,
or anywhere else, with reference any such infor
o iS he
President has received no communication from any
marshall and has information that leads him TO be-
HeUe that any peculiar disposition of The military force
tOiH be rendered necessary for the execution o The tCs
1t is true that there have been some changes made
by the War Department in the position of the troops,
but not in the directions for the purposes aeg
ed. 1t was deemed proper to relieve some of the
companies that have been stationed in Florida
of which have been ordered North, and to Tex
as. Others have been ordered from the North to the
South Among the changes, one company was or
dered TO Fort Independence, in Boston harbor; but
on information from the proper bureau that the bar
racks there not ready for the reception of troops,
the order was counte rnanded. These changes, hav-
ing no reference whatever to the assigned for
them, have given rise TO suspicious and rumors that
have assumed the shape of positive allegations in the
SUMS correspondence.
If the exigency should arise making it the duty of
the President to resort to the means vested in bin by
the Constitution and the laws to enforce their due
execution. there is doubt that his duty will be
faith, however. in the law-abidng and conservative
disposition of the American people and have rea-
onto believe that any orcibe resistance will be Of
fered to the execution OF the laws
This, then, is conclusive. The President has mt
ordered out, does he expect to order out the mill
tary force to execute the laws Of he intends
to that the Fugitive Slave Law is enforced; but
it has as yet been resisted, at naught bat
is erecutng ITSELF in Boston and elsewhere, in the
most satisfactory and gratifying style! There are
two three hundred fugitive slaves in Boston alone
the Marshal has number of warrants, it is said.
in his pocket for the arrest Of these fugtives; but
Southern men who claim them arrested the shall
lowest pretences, held bail in large sums, and
last driven from the City by mob!
The Republic-the organ of the President-says !
It has entire faith in the aw-abidng and
i've disposition of the .4merican people, - and that it
mas " TO believe that any forcibe resistance
will be offered to the execution of the laws" Why
lid not that paper say Boston people, at once
That would have given point and meaning the ex
preston but suppose the Editor intended to
include Boston, which amounts TO the same thing.