The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-14
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teman whom we well know. He suggests aproposi
ton which he believes indispensable. Or something like
it, to secure the enforcement Of the ugitiye-save law
and prevent it from resting the book
dead letter. The late fng proceedings in Boston illus
trae the difficulties Of attempting carry that law into
effect by individual inadequate means. Where
il is sought to be enforced hereafter there is
danger that the same or like steps will be resoed to
defeat it. Boston has the ball in notion 1t be
Immediately and enegetcay arrested il may roll on
throughout the free States Take for example, the Bos
ton case What should have been done The marshal
did not execute the process He should have been sued
in the federal court for his negligence II he could not
execute it, he should have been required TO call the
Judge and the President to aid him. and we should not
have had in that event. the petty plea Of ignorance set
up for the President has been, by his organ in this
city, 5. .
When mobs assembled to thwart the marshall the
claimant Of the fugitives should have had some person
by him who could have identified one or OF the gang
of rebels and he should have applied the Judge for
warrant for such as he could designate that officer
would not--he dared not-have hesitated to issue it
When arrested on frivolous charges, instead of giving
BAIL the parties should have been brought up writ Of
habeas corpus they would have been Instantly discharged
citizens of other States the justices the prosecutors the
la1sers engaged in these disepuabe actions for false
imprisonment and whatever other wrongs and Of
fences they had committed This would have taught the
abotonists and insurgents, as Mr. Webster says. that
in such soonest there were blows TO take as well as
blows to give" and they would have skuked from the
public gaze in Boston This should have been the
mode to carry the war and it would have ended in
the triumph OF the South and the law easily did
in their defea, and discontinue. To fight this battle
needs frmness GOODNESS, character experience and skill
then il is chd's play for those who interfere with
the officers of The law. Without these requisites defeat
is almost certain and every defeat is the habinger Of
worse disasters 10 follow.
Our correspondent thinks that in the hands OF such
committee as he recommends the business would be Wig
orousy and prudeny, and therefore successfully,
Quoted We have not had time analyze its principles
or calculate its consequences, but is worthy the
ton Of the owners of fugitive slaves We prepared
make any who desire to know it, acquainted with the
name OF our correspondent He will be abundantly able
10 explain 10 them the details OF bis plan and the
ures by which he confident OF rendering effective
We regard tine preservation OF the Union depending
essentially on the faithful observance OF the fugitive
slave law material portion Of the Compromise and
the suggestion OF correspondent is for this
deserving OF the consideration OF every friend OF
the constitution and tue country The North itself should
look upon il with favor; for will contribute 10 bring
to speedy conclusion the irritating questions that are
now creating so much heaItburnng and discussion
Another remark, and have done The fugitive
act ought to be brought ISSUE particularly in Boston
The whole country ought 10 know whether this law IL
10 be carried out there not and why il is defeated
The southern people ought to know who are their friends
in Boston, and who their opponents, that they may
adopt the proper means OF yindicang their rights
under the constitution. We understand that some OF
the citizens OF the South determined 10 bring il
TO an issue. They will not suffer the law 10 re-
main "a dead letter." has been unfortunately sug.
gested. on the statute-book They determined to
zee whether the friends OF law and order in Boston will
do their duty and Il not, whether the President will do
his The article which have just published from the
Macon Journal shows that great excitement is prevailing
there in consequence OF the in which the agents
Of the slave-owner were treated in Boston We look
for new revelations from that point as well as from
other parts OF the South In fact, these agents did not
conduct themselves with the energy which became them
They should have gone 10 Jail than leave Bos-
ton. But men Of more mete will try the experiment,
and bring the question ISSUE Let all concerned take
due notice Of this annunciaon
WASHINGTON, I'd. CD Nov. 10, 1850
To tia Editor of the Umon: eF
sras The independent and manly stand you have taken
and ainhincd respecting the enforcement of the ue
tivesIave law has induced 10 solicit, through the
agency Of your paper the indulgence Of submitting very
important Suggestion the o1 ugve slaves. IL is
agreed that far short OF twenty thousand u-
gvc slaves dispersed In all quarters among the free States
These slaves escaped entced by sboltionists to
run away from the border slave States Ia much the largest
proportion would exceed the truth TO state thattwo
thirds OF the numbers owned In Maryland, Virginia,
delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri the remainder be-
ionged 10 The other sayeboding States. Now, 1t Is evil
dent from he experience hitherto acquired ue OF this
immense amount OF property win be reclaimed by
private ana separate exerons Open force, fraudulent
ucks and abuse oil legal process will deter most OF the
owners Of ugitves slaves ifom making attempt will
be defeat IL II II be made The wrer or hi, com.
muncston, though citizen slave state 4. exten-
svey acquainted with the cities and nteror town. or
many OF the northern and States He has had
much professional experience the subject and thor
oughy understands the mode OF proceeding under both
the fngvesave laws of 1898 and 1850. He is well nc-
ouanied. likewise. with Of the members Of bar
and executive officers throughout the Tree States He be-
l.ves the OF the fugitive slaves entitled their
pss-on; and the nsoen and IRRESPONSIBLE conduct Of the
abolition null fe Norh, and the daring impndence
ofe slaves themselves encouraged by their wh abeiicrs,
have led him TO ct.nuch upon mater, and 10 seek
70 devise some eff ctus remedy these evils II the law
b notsnofced now the greatest i,uy to the South 10
NOT the present number Of fgves alone that will be with