Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-10
THE SYRACUSE CASE

The Abolition Convention was in session a
Syracuse when the late fugitive slave case &C.
Cured. The day after the mob. it passed the fol
lowing resolutions upon the motion of Gerrit
| Smith
| Whereas, Daniel Webster, that base and infamous
enemy OF the human race, did in speech, which he
delivered hlmselin Syracuse, last Spring. exutugly
and insutngly predict that fugitive slaves would vel
be taken away from Syracuse, and even from Auti-
| Slavery Conventions in Syracuse; and whereas the
attempt to fulfil this prediction delayed until the
ls day OF October, 1851, when the Liberty party othe
! State oil New York were holding their annual Conven-
ton in Syracuse and whereas the tempt was defeat
ed by the MAJ site and mighty uprising OF two thou
| sand i've hundred brave men, before whom the half
dozen kidnappers but Gas tow"
Resolved, Therefore, that rejoice that the city of
Syracuse, the Anti Slavery city of Syracuse, The city
OF Ant-SlaVery Conventions, beloved and glorious
city oil Syracuse still remains undsgraced by the full
hmen OF the satanic prediction OF the Satans Daniel
| Webster
The Albany Atlas, a leading organ of that "Na
tonal Democracy" which the Washington Union
holds to be so essential to the public veal quotes
these resolutions approvinglv, and remarks:
The whole affair looks if it had been got up to
te:thow tar the bag OF the Secretary could be accom-
psfed-at the hazard OF the public peace OF the safety
OF persons, and of the ascendency of law but as it
turned out, to the discontinue of the God-ike prog.
nostlcator."
Mr.. Lawrence, one of the counsel for the
claimants, states, in published card, that the
time fixed upon tor ariesting the fugitive Jerry
was accidental, and was determined by delay of
some days made necessary by the recent decision
OF Judge Concklin that record evidence is mad
MISSILE, if the slave escaped prior to the enact
ment of the present law.
COL Vandenburg who refused to order out the
militia of Syracuse to stay the mob, appears be-
fore the public in a disingenous defence of his
conduct. and contends, that usder the ''Revised
Statutes" of New York, he was not bound to do
more than he did. Part of his doings was to Or
der some troops which were collecting to be dis
banded He holds that the military of State
cannot be called upon to execute the fugitive law,
and that the law itself is against their acting, since
1t authorizes the federal officers to summon all
'good citizens" to their aid
MIR. Fitch, the Marshal who had his arm bro
ken, has published the following in the Rochester
Democrat
"Mr. Editor-In your paper OF this morning, YOU say
that Jumped from window upon the tow.palh
when The rush was made into the room, and fell Is
ieet breaking my arm twice and spraning my ANGLE"
Please let me make trfng corrections in
the above The arm broken by warding off blows
aimed at my head with club or bar OF iron, welded
by some good Law and Order' individual, while
was endeayonng to prevent the assalants from enter
ing small apasment in the part of the Police
Office IN which was the negro in charge OF several Off
GERS, toe doors having already been demolished by the
quiet and ORDERLY audience assembled on the occasion
The distance which jumped from the window or let
myself down. was about or 10 ieel which was a suf-
ncieh experiment In the ait OF lying 10 satisfy Inc
loI some weeks, at least ours, truly.
H. FITCH"