The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-01-16
From fse New York GloEe.
FugftiVe-Slavc Law.

FugAtlVe-SlaYe Law.
The question of the possibi.itylof repeal
ing the fugitive-savc law of last session is
a molnentons one to the preservation of the
Union. and the peace and unity of the a.
merican people. Tt has been deliberately
made question npon which depends the
existence of our federal compact Heed
less oil The solemn warnings of the south
ern States. the madness of northern famati-
cisIn has called boldly for ii repeal. what
ever be the consequences" and iii certain
congressional districts all oiher issues We're
cast aside, and the late canvass conducted
with reference solely to this question:
Much solIcitnde has consequently been felt
by friends of the Union at the South as TO
the character of the northern delegationsio
the next House of Representatives, aud the
writer has attempted 10 investigate the
pr Liabilities of adverse action impartially.
Could the pubic b.. satisfied thatin both
honses of Congress, up TO the 4th of March,
1888 there will be a firm and decided ma
lorlty opposed,as is also the President, to
the repeal of this law, we might perhaps
expect the agitation" of this subject to
be stayed forthe present. If there were a
grain of sanity or patriotism in the brains
Of the aboitioni<t leaders, they would in
such case see the folly and uselessness of
their opposition to the law. But it is at
least. honest to say that this is scarcely to
he looked for.
After careful survey of the ground, we
come to the conclusion that there acilL be in
the next Congress a large majority in each
house disposed to sustain the law and TO
prevent even an extended discussion Of the
gctus qatestio verdta.
The next House of Representatives is
chosen under the present congressional APP
portionment. 1t consists Of 233 members,
when full, of whom l42 represent the non
siaveho.ding States, (including California;
and 81 the slaveholding States, Gncluding
Delaware.) The vote of northern mem
bers far the bill. on its passage, was 81
democrats and whigs-total 30; the south
ern vote was 79,sabout dozen southern
members being absent. Since the passage
of the law, elections of members have been
had III the non-ssaveho.tling States OF
Maine, Vermont, Mas sachusetts, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Michigan, Wisconsin,, Iowa, and Illinois,
which have returned 67 democrats of all.
sorts, aud 46 whigs--abont one-third o.
whom are administration men, the rest abb
oitionists, Sewardites. &c. The OPPOSE
ton to repeal we expect from the sod line"
noIhern members OF the parties, who, with
the entire southern vote, will form, we trust,
a body strong enough 10 save the law and
viildicate the fidelity of the North to the
constitution.
In the celebrations we have made we
have been compelled, of course, 10 seq
down some members elect as favorable or
q
their constituent districts, the presses which
supported them, the resolutions Of nonina-
ting conventions. and the general aspect of
the canvass and election. Thus, while we
teeIquite certain we have reckoned on no
New. Y Yorker or New-Jersey lyman who is
not with rs, there may be several as true
as they whom we have not counted upon.
not being sure of them; i'll other States we
do not aim to be so well versed, but we.
have made considerab. inquiry, and over
hauled my quantity of campaign news
papers to get at the probabilities. One or
two States have not yet held elections; we
put these down at what we think the low
est figure Our table is; of course, open TO
correction, and so are our conclusions; we
are more anxious that the first should be
set right, than that the latter should be
disapproved
32D CoNcREss 3Isr CONGRESS-
Votes expected against Votes given for
repeal. the law.
States. Dems: Wings. Denis Wings.
s 81 i! ssss-ai':
IA 6 o.
Ohio %
Ill H.. n z q