North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-11-08


ty of the South Secede Yes unless the law be al
Tered SO as make the free States responsible for fu
gtives whenever found within their limits. and I'M
less, being held responsible, each State pays up
promptly for the fugitves it is found to harbor."
The Chronicle, it seems, would make new issue
with the free States, and thus agitate the slavery
question still further. If aOe had proposed such
amendment or any amendment to one or any Of the
IS Compromise " measures, we should have been de-
nounced in the Federal prints agiator and Dis
unionist; but we suppose the Chronicle belongs
to the Union party, " and is of the organs of
His Accidency, MI. Fillmore the Editor has right
him to do so. We prefer the fugtve-slave law it
is-it is plain and stringent enough already; and the
people who will not honestly carry itout, be they
Wings or be they Democrats, or Freesoers, or Abo-
litionists, are traitors the United States and
mics of the Union and of public peace and order.
By the law, it stands if fugitive, after be-
ing arrested, escapes from the officer the government
is bound to make good his value to the owner; and
thus the people of the saveholding States taxed
to pay for their own property stolen from them by
persons in the free States. But this feature of
the law is bitterly opposed by the Abolitionsts and
the Editor Of the Chronicle believe that the free
States would to go further, and bind them
selves pay for fugives found within their lmits2
The idea is preposterous.
But the Chronicle goes for secession in some
OF the Christina Syracuse traitors not con-
victed and hanged. Yes, the Editor, with his eyes
wide open, proposes to plunge into the gulf of dis
union and " treason"! What will the Editors of
the Register say to thatl What would Mr.. Stanly
say!
So has been confessed, after ALL by Wing print,
edited by one of Mr.. Fillmore's Postmasters, that
all the South got by the " compromise - was the
fugitiveslave law Several honest wing papers North
have been admitting this fact for some time past but
this is the first admission of the from Southern
Wing print which has come under our eye. A late
number of the New York Express says: " One of
the Compromise acts was act to suppress the slave
trade in the District of Columbia, tOhieh the South
gaze to the North offset the giUe-sLare Tau"
The same paper adds that the "fsgitipe act is NOT
likely to surrender hundred slaues escaped info the
North from, the South during year, Remember, tUe
did not say that-it is the language of Northern
Wing paper.
1t appears from the returns of the Census of 1850,
that 1Ol7 slaves escaped last year the free States
At an average value of 5000 for each slave,"
the Savannah News, a neutral paper, " here is up
wards of half million of dollars lost the South
in one year." OF these 1,017 North Carolina lost
81, which at $500 each, is $34.2OO-neary enough
to support the State government for twelve months
NUT FOR THE STAR" TO CRACK.
As the Star is for "protectng every body against
eve1y body" about this time, by increasing the Ia
riff-taxes of the people, we ask leave to commend
to its particular attention the following the sub
iect, from the London Punch. Punch has delineated
the beauties and advantages Of protection in the most
mastery style:
"EQuAL PRorEcT1oN.
a Dialogue betUeen the Dukes, THE Dupes, and the
Doubyuk.
LIST Duke. Gentlemen, the object of this meeting
is to give equal protection to commerce, industry,
and agriculture. The first thing to be done is to re-
I'd Duke. Free trade is running the country. We
have had revolution in every country in Europe
since the Corn ! avs were repealed. We have had
the poato rot and Irish famine since the Corn Laws
since the Corn Laws Were repealed. We have had
the railway mania and the panic since the Corn Laws
were repealed Therefore it is clear that free trade
is running the country.
Sd Duke. My noble friend having proved that
free trade is running the country, call upon you, gen.
ilemen, to form a league for protecting everybody
and everything against everybody and everything.
Frst you restore the Corn Laws, to project the
LIST Tenant Farmer. Huzza I'll thank you to
protect me against John Stokes in next parish. His
lands twice good mine, and his poor-ra;es
ly halt ours. wants a protective duty of los.
quarter, or can never compete with John Stokes.
Enter me for the los. duty.
81 Tenant Farmer. l shall want vivteen shillin'
quarter for there's parson % next parish
have set 'em all deep drainin' and guanorin, and
copperlitn', and gettin' twice out o. the ground
What we be gettin, and can't grow agin 'em at less
vivteen shiln. So book me for vivteen shilIin'
my Lord.
Sd Tenant Farmer Awe never ma market with
in halfscore mile o. me, and there's Simon Thraps-
tone have only mile to carry to my ten, and so
doan't think shiln unreasonable agin Simon Thrap-
stone.
LIST Doubtful. Hilloa, measer du buy my corn
o. you, and aren' agoing tn pay six shiln quar-
ter more for all the Simon Thrapstones in Essex.
1st Duke. Hush my friend ; your turn will come
next.
Ist Shoemaker. can't make shoes against Thorn
as Lapstone under shillin pair protection. Tom
don't go to the public, and works over-hours. He's
running me. He amt taxed as am. paying six
pence day to Government, excise duty for spirits
consumed on the premises. So put 'em down a shil-
lin pair extra.
Ist Tenant Farmer. Stop there. Tom made these
here top-beoots for me. You don't think Pm goin'
to pay yeou twenty-seven shillin' pair when l
get 'em of Lapstone for twenty-six
I'd Duke. My worthy friend you are protected.
We 60 for equal protection.
LIST Doubtful. Please, my Lord Duke, what is
equal protection
I'd Duke. Equal protection, my excellent friend,
is this, give Peter shilling protection against Paul.
and Paul shilling protection against Peter. Thus
ing.
Sd Doubtful. Stop, don't see that.
Sd Duke. How, my intelligent friend Thus,-A
I'd Doubtful III be B, give me shilling
Sd Duke. There (giUes him shilEng,) and now