Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-04-24
The Boston Fugitive Slave Case.

Should the fugitive slave law gain prac-
tical triumph in Boston in the actual delivery
of the slave Thomas Simms to his owner, and
his safe escort out of the jurisdiction of singh
err lalo" Massachusetts, it will be dear one
to the owner. The expense will probably far
exceed the value of the negro. twill, there
fore, prove to be a law practically of no value.
Fhe case Of the recovered Henry Long proves
no less clearly than those of the escaped VIM.
and Ellen Crafts, and Shadrach: that to the
South the constitutional guarantee for the
delivery of the fugitive slaves is, for all use
full purposes, a dead letter. Only very
wealthy man like Mr.. James Porter can al
ford to purchase the benefit Of the law at the
enormous price which the recovery of his
slave, if he ever does get him away from Bos-
ton, will cost him. .
Mr.. Porter, q citizen of; Georgia, and all
others of our citizens who lose in The same
way, should be Unidentified for his expenses
in the case out of a tax levied OH Massachu-
setts' products found within our borders. If
Georgia should impose such tax, it would
do more to secure the rights of her citizens
than all the Union dinners that can be; eaten,
and all the Union speeches and letters that
can be spoken,and written by Webster, Fill
more. Foote,, Cobb & Co., and the Union
Committees from Maine to Texas.
But we predict even this dear and worse
than worthless triumph will not be won. We
PREDICT that Mr.. Josiah Quincy will prove a
true prophet in saying that a fugitive slave
will not be recovered. from Massachusetts,
in sirty gears 10 come.
Mr.. Porter's claim is like an old English
Chancery suit inherited as an heirloom. 1t
is losing piece of property all the time,
and the longer tits pursued, the lighcr grows
the pocket of the unfortunate suiter.
The best piece of luck in pecuniary way
that could happen to the owner in this case,
would be for the negro to incontinently die,
or peg out at once to Canada, by the aid of
his Boston friends. If, however, he should
be brought back to Southern State, VIC ad-
wise the owner to reimburse himself by turn
ING him over to Barnam for exhibition. 1t
will be the first fugitire slaue ever brought
back from Massachusetts,, and the Snowman
can fearlessly appeal to the Southern people
not to miss seeing this great curiosity. AS
twill certainly be the lcSt-Augusta Constt
tutionalst.
REMEDY FOR SHORT SIeHr.-The follow
ing has already appeared in the Mercury, and
we republish it at the instance of a gentleman
who has derived considerable, benefit from
the practice recommended.
DR.. Turnbull has discovered remedy for
short sight, which he has communicated to
the Medical publications. The learned doc
ter thus describes the process: e In the first
instance l applied the extract OF ginger,
which was rubbed for FIVE or ten minutes
over ..he whole forehead, with the view Of
acting upon the fifth pair of nerves. After
wards substituted concentrated tincture
OF ginger, of the strength of one part of
spirit Of VINE. deeolourised by animal char
coal. Thee sHeeesss Of this operation was
rcmnrkable.s In many eases it had the effect
Of doubling the length of vision. In some
cases 1found the iris was notlmuch difated
but very torpid. In these cases applied the
concentrated tincture of pepper made of the
same strength, and in the same manner as
the tincture Of ginger. This used until /
observed that the IRIS had obtaineda great
power of contraction and dilation, after
which had again recourse to the tincture Of
ginger. This plan Of treatment has been