The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-16


The case Of the fugitive slave Simms which caused
SO much excitement in Boston, has been brought to
nnal termination and The fugitive yesterday placed
Stale from which he fled, and where his owner resides
Notwithstanding The raying and raniing OF the abolition
sa. We asI and
Parker Lloyd Garrison and other people of that stamp
be law and the constitution have been fulfilled this
case and Smms goes back TO the place whence he came
in charge of the United States marshal of Massachusetts
Inc exraditon OF Simms, after he was proven 10 be
iusiuVs from labor. is triumph of the constitution.
winch Is as important as 1t is gratifying this particular
crisis in the history OF this republic reaects The
credit on The authorities OF Boston, and conlradcts in
me most emphatic manner, the assertion, 50 often made
oy me fanatics OF that city, that the fugitive slave law
could not be enforced in any part of Ey
cry expedent that fanacsm could devise was put into
requson to prevent the extradition OF Smms but with
out effect Al time supposed the abolitionisls
would resort TO force 10 prevent his being taken away
but they dad not think proper to carry their resolutions
ana thfeats 10 do so into execution They afraid
power OF the law-assured, have no doubt that by
doing SO they would receive the punishment which such
conduct would justly merit
But the people OF Boston must not rest satisfied with
mere vindcaon of the law and of the constitution in
this case. They have effected that. and effected it we'll
and nobly' in the face OF all the abolition and fanatca
opposition; but they have much more to do. The in
cendaries OF BOSTON and Massachusetts, headed by such
men as Wendell Phillips and Lloyd Garrison. Of that
city, and aided and assisted by John Van Buren, and Will
liam Seward of tins State, still agitang the pnb
lie mind of New England well as Of New York on
the subject OF slavery, and determined continue the
agitation as long as they possibly William H. Sew
ard and the whg aboltoniss one sde and John Van
Buren, and the rabd free solles OF the democratic party
the other have both joined forces, and gone over
the fanatics of New England. They now in the
position which always said they would finally reach
for abolonism, when once INDUCED in, knows no
bounds. Like fanalicism of every other description,
abolilionsm may with opposition to the ex
tension OF slavery but ii will degenerate into wdness
and throw of all restraint and the form of decency
William Seward and John Van Buren, are now where
we always have said they would be evenualypart and
parcel OF the Garrison school of fanatics in New Eng
and in New York.
These fanatics are about to hold regular annual
meeting the seventh of May at Syracuse this State
Since John Van Buren, and William II. Seward have
gone to them, they will OF course, consider them
selves stronger and more powerful than they were,
and they will probably have OF the strongest demon
STATIONS OF the kind that 10 this State.
Syracuse has been selected principally with the view OF
influencing and controlling the result of the elections
which will take place in this State in the ensuing fall
and will probably have that effect unless the rQspecta
bil'y and patriotism, and intelligence of New York
ganze once agree upon distinct of action
and make their influence felt throughout this State and
the whole North The friends of the Union and the
stu,ion in New England should do the same for the
addition given to the aboonsts in that region by the
coming in OF William II. Seward and John Van Buren,
will make them holder and more violent than We
live in dangerous times and acon-action must be the
wa,chword among the friends of the Union throughout
New York and the whole OF New England.