The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-11-30

The ohcers, therefore, did fail to do their
duty, Unfortunately, Dr. Collins, when he e
wrote 70 the President, was not in possession
OF the proofs Of these facis and did not furnish Il
them, These will no doubt, be forwarded to /
Washington, as soon as Mr., Hughes returns. c
Ia thateven', President Fillmore stands pledged !
to remove the flithless and PsJured officers,
and supply their places with honest men--wih
men who will do their duty. II such men
cannot be found in Massachusetts, the Presi,
dent has full power to send them there from
other States. vfaIl
Messrs. Collins and Taylor have legal re.
course both upon the officers in question, aud
the Vigilance Committee in Boston, and we
understand they intend prosecute the parties
to the utmost extent Of the law. Fortunately
these cases will come np before the U. s.
Courts, where the higher law . doct rines will
not prevail, and where justice will be executed.
The penalty for Obstructing the law, is $1,000
for each individual. II the proper effort Is
made, The intermedlers, in Boston, may yet be
made to pay dearly for their folly in more rays
Than one.
We refrain from further comment, however,
at present, and rtfer our readers, at once to the
| following ~ 0FE EUtI
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT.
a.. DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, November 9th, l850{
To RoBvRr COLLINS, Esq, Macon, Georgia.
Sir: | am instructed BY the President to in
form you that your letter Of the Cd inst, ad-
dressed to him, enclosing several slips from
newspapers, in reference to the proceeding
of portion Of the community in Boston on
the subject Of the Fdgitive Slave Law, was
received by him yesterday, and that he has
given to the letter, and its enclosures, care
full perusa.
You state, IN substance, that you arc the
owner Of Craft, one Of the fugitive slaves
for which warrants Of arrest were issued in
Boston, and call the Presidents attention to
the enclosed slips taken mostly from Northern
papers, by which he will perceive the manner
in which your agents were received and treat
ed, for merely asking thatthe slaves be returned
according 10 the laws hf the Unitet States
That they have been arrested under various
warrants as kidnuppers, md on other frivolous
prelenees, unreasonable bail delilEnded; and
shat your friends bave become their snlilies
for more than 100000
5 You also say, that the manner in which the
officers have performed their duty, win appear
by the slips, and that the warrants now lie
dead in the Marsha's Office. YOU then speak
:. of the pernicious effect of such proceedings,
and Of their tendency to distarb the harmony
of the Union, and Of the great importance Of
! having the law faithfully executedi and finally,
INQUIRE whether it is notin the power, and
, is not the intention of the Executive Of the
: United States to cause that law TO be faithfully
A and properly enforced"
To this the President directs me to reply
G that you cannot be more deeply impressed
i than he is, with the importance Of having every
/. law faithfully executed. Every statute, ii
this contry, passed in accordance with the pro-
!. visions of the constitution, must be presumet
il to embody the will of majority OF the peo
. pIe of the Union; and as such is entitled l'
tho respect and obedience Of every true Amer
T. lean citizen, and the constitution winch ih'
II President has sworn TO support, has made !
II his especial duty "tO take care that the law
be faithfully executed.n lie has no though
s Of Shrinking from his duty, in this or any othe
n case: but will, to the utm'st OF his ability
firmly and faithfully perform it,
A. R,t bow is he to cause the laWsto be execn
IL led! First, by appointing proper officers to 2
IL the various offices, and discharge their varlou
ii functions with diligence and fidelity, aud
!, any sha II be found incompetent or unialthlul
in by removing them, where he has the power Q
ie removal, l,-and appointing competent and ial'O
ie full officers in their places Secondly, u ex'repi
vi eases. 4 wheneverthe laws Of fhe United State
III shall be opposed, or the execution thereof Oo
u structed, in any Stately combinations tooPow
to erful TO be suppressed by the ordinary couTs
d, Of judicial proceedings" or BY the power
be4 vested intne civil officers with the posse w' G
Of the law authorizes and requires them 20 ca
to their aid, ittwould be his duty to call Tort
n. the militia, and use the Army and Navy lo
in the purpose Of overcoming such iort'ble s com 2
he binatoh against the laws But, in either case as
n prudence and Justice requires that there shouI
NJ be more satisfactory evidence Of official DC
=. linqency, Or forciOIe resistance, than mer e
n. rumor or newspaper statements; aud yet thes
4 are oil wlieh have been furnished'iH this cas'
,p Ifaay Marshal neglects to perform this ~ du'l
ID thela gives a right Of action to the ag4neVe
rs; for theiniury which he may sustain, and u D
,er refuses to perform It, the statute has impose
tn, upon him severe penalty. Buff he t' reiaFe
;er Of negIocts TO perform il, when this shall