The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-23
Politics.

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only posSie prospee OF success ~ the approaching
eleotoa the advocacy Of shs extreme views promul-
gated by William Il. Seward and Thurlow Weed. 30
effective have the efforts OF those leaders been In per-
susdns the people If the interior and western counties
against the institution Of slavery, and everything
pertaining to that institution tast there is but
voice, and that Is of agitation and aggressive
ments The Waterton Journal, follower Of the Abo-
htiop creed uses the strongest possible language
aen'ns the south and says the people Of that section
Will ruuer death before they will allow fugitive slave
to be taken from their midst They pronounce the
law LOT the surrender Of fugitive slaves as unconsttu
uonAL ana contrary 10 the spirit OF Christianity,
and enc when should be resisted At every point.
Inc syracuse journal whose editor candidate for
congress If more oetermined In It's Efforts against the
execuon OF the law any other paper In the State
IL mas called be people together for the purpose Of de-
vhins means 70 rebel against the law ~ It's execu-
ton Is an insult TO God and man. The whole whg
party ~ nov thoroughly drilled, and the whole ques.
tvn with them VIII be slavery or no slavery The last
named paper has already began to speak Of the aboi
ton OF slavery In the District Of Columbia and the
abortion OF the slave trade between the States and
the editor insnuates that such measures will receive
his hearty 90 operation In the event OF his election
Knowing this avowed purpose the whe party have
lected such to represent them In the national s
gsture aware that their whels course will be marked
by making deeper the sectional strife which already
EXITS between the North and south. The negroes
nave called 70 arm and defend the selves and
a.a ,ha sus, ,ne law, no. 70 ia IN striking
them again into bondage such "a the feeling With
exists throughout the whole whg party and portion
Oh .he party In the interior ana western
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DAYS SINCE IN 'he city OF oie'eiand a. which the most
positive declarations OF resistance made. They
declared that resistance to tyrants is obedience to
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yea, anu they VIII OBEY "od oy resisting, even unto
prison and eath the operation OF this latest boon Of
despotsm and tyranny, the Infamous Fugitive Slave
law. They viii not obey It's mandates, because 1t is
unjust wicked and oppressive and in violation of that
higher law which b. ahoya all human constitutious
The United States Couulissiouer resigned his oIRee
declaring that he would die rather than be party TO
the exee1t,on of ,ncb a measure Of inipst;cs ana ON
preston This fseljng rssard 10 nsrtv .isps
Throughout the rorthern section of the state Tn,
Cincinnati Despatch vowedly the organ of the free soil
In its and warns the people axainst Cd
an opposition TO the law While il does not think
that ouiet submis,ion To IL. sracntian b. sntsrt.n
ed than that the Union should be rent in twain the
over zeal of those who are the fends on ths slave Ths
Cincinnati Gazette the organ OF the wing party In that
section of the state very quiet 80 far as expressing
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passed and all the speeches made against the law ana
ivoraoie 10 the tota OF slavery IN the
hssn bsid vbich sxnyssssS a ds,srmin.,inre 60 ~.
sist the law at all hazards and TO the last extremity
PENrsrLvAsIA.-The feeling of antpathy to the exc
outop of the Pugitive Slave law I'm this Stat. has
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pecomo huoh more apparent sincei 'hAh peiore 'oe
late electon-though IL 10 evident majority Of the
r.oxl. an. ,.,iss.d With tbs 4. thar s,s many tbos.
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uouo''ee ""o nav ""~'s wv" ''.Au WIN 'n'
abolition party whe raised the standard Of resistance
Tn pi,tsbureb m f.w d.v. sincs n prs.bvteri.,
SYNOD Assembled and tb, princinai feature OF thar
procee dngs wa. Opposition to slavery, and the
Fnctive slave lsr Tbough i,s msmbsrs vsrs
mihisters OF IN. gospel OF paacs thew r.oomme led
the mo,t violent messur.s OF oppostion even 10 Am
n necessary 10 nr.vept IN. execution OF a Law
40 nnboy and so uttsrl, At variance with IN. Law of
God The south was deuouucsd, snf her peopis
teen fugitive slaves were cysrtken at wikesarrs on
Friday last, and an effort made to arrest them but
the people rose e rpas, and drove these sought
to them from the town, declaring that the pro-
visions Of such an oppressive must Law should
be executed in their midst The civil officers refused
TO-. 10 ~ th 10 in.. caH Tp III, n, ~ ,h.
State oppos.d TO slavery and their chief organ at
Philadelphia the NORTH .9.eriean and has not failed
~ =, ,ss a. ab.t III. sonth =. .bIs 70 live de.
pendepty Of the North and of threats to hold
commercial communication with the North
ALABAnA.-The people Of this State are many oil
than, spx,ous for a dissoiutiop of the Union Meet
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ipgs nave peen neid ~ "0one' anu NJ o'Ae' PiAce'
calling upon the Governor Of the State to the
that tba stsps NAV be taken to
lesNis'"re, mat INC "e0es'a'' s'eps may 20 ~
join with other Southern states In the defence OF their
rights and their dearest interests The whig party
generally oupo,e anv State action and several OF the
no, hn y, rad IN Al IN. south should
- 81 80 tb.v hs va h.-n "a higbly tayored bv
tha nroc.,dings az ,ongres, Thev sss.rt that the
unian a. narsmoupt ana NO neasure ON tha mart OF
Sansr..s .SnvIS ,or q monsnt csnss ON the mart OF
H. snn,h nv ,a.a ~ s.css.,on ~, aIsunIoa Tbe
Southern rights party denoupos the admission OF
csit,a..I. 's.t,h t,ba ax.i,,sio, ~ the Houtb In
~ an,,ay.,,on NTH .layss a. an outr.r. and
o,o wh,eb Tho South sbouId mot quietly brook
THE LATE meeting held I'm Mobile denied the right of
Conerss. 10 abolish or pstablish slavery while IL 10
bound to protect such proteity a. Is Iseosnzsa 90, py
sbotiop o, III. slave ira An the District Of CoIum-
bis trucking submission TO thu spirit OF fanau-
eism Win regard 20 me Texas eounosry qass,,ion,
ths tsrritery which has slwsys before been recog.
nzed belonging TO Texas to act against the power
existing against the south while the slavery pro
hibiton will only strengthen the hands Of those who
seek her political degradation.
M,ss.srvt while the nroolsmatio of the oyerpor
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session has net with general appreciation ron the
dsmootatic marty and n portion Of the whig party