The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-11

the Union ~ uVc HutuIVu uohoio, ''o s'0'~6S
value of fugitive slave, nor staked its dissolu-
ton on the issue Of the Long case, we cannot
bs very rapturous about that reclamation, the
particulars of which will be found in another
column. Rome, as we all know, was saved by
the caekling Of geese once, but the Union has
been saved 80 often in this way lately, that
sceptical persons are found to deny the uuhty
Of 90 much Cabling over 30 small matter a.
the restoration Of half dozen fugitive slaves
out Of thirty thousand.
We suppose the Northern compromises aud
Southern submssonists will rejoice most lusl'y
over this wonderful triumph but when the owner
calculates his costs, in time and money EXPENDED
in prosecuting his claim, we doubt much whether
he will acquiesce" in their Qualifications. 4,
The reclamation, under such circumstances,
must be very expensive purchase--and this LOO
in the city Of New York, whose population nave
fewer sectional prejudices, and are more cos
mopolitan, than in any part of the country
When the reclamation of fugitives is successful
in the rural districts, or even in the large towns
Of the North, we will begin to believe that a
change has come DER the spirit Of their dreams"
but not till then.
The number of fugitive slaves in the North
crn States has been variously estimated at from
twenty 10 thirty thousand; the Fugitive law has
now stood on the statute book about Tour
months, aud during that period some three OF
four slaves have been . remanded to service and
labor" under its provisions-the other cases
having been compromised" or proved failures,
either by open resistance or connivance. II is
very easy to cipher up the time 1t would take 70
recover even five hundred Of the thirty thous-
and, at this ratio--eyen admitting that Tor inc
sake of the principle, the owners are willing to
carry on such losing game, when they could
buy slaves Mt home for less Well may the
successful litigants, when footing up the bill,
ruefuIly asks Was This the entertainment to
1chich zoe mere Invited !"
But even in this case, in the commercial city
of New York, it seems, there were open symp-
toms of rebellion to the course of the law. The
N.Y. Mirror "a compromise prnt) contains the
following item Of Intelligence:
ExcrrEMErr AT THE IRVING HousE.-Soon
after the decision or Judge Judson, of the U. 8.
Court, to send Long, the fugitive slave, back to
Virginia, was made public yesterday, large
number of coIored persons collected in and
about the Irving House, surprising that Long
was there secrcted, preparatory to being sent
back. One of the blacks struck white man
who was present, and a bloody scene came near
being enacted. A Southerner, who had been
witness for the claimant, being present, drew
six bar.elled revolver, and threatened TO flre
upon any black who should interfere with him.
Capt Rynders, with party Of men, was present
Alter much trouble on the part OF Mr.. Howard
the proprietor of the house, ne and the man with
the pistol withdrew, and the large and excited
crowd who had concregated to witness the re-
suit, Quietly dispersed. Long, the fugitive, was
in the court room at the time Of the disturbance
The New York Euening Post (Free-soil)
does not seem to take the matter much to heart,
but gives the following graphic sketch of the
embarkation - from which it would appea
that the authorities thought it prudent to take
extraordinary precautions:
HENRY LoNG's DEPARTURE.-The "marshal-
ing" of Henry Long yesterday, to The Jersey
Cfty ferry, was n melancholy spectacle. First
there came down Greenwich street motley
crowd of boys and vagrant men; long process
sion of the star police led the advance OF the
United State Hessians, perhaps two hundred in
number In the midst of these, the marshal and
his aids, with the fugitive; and a crowd of peo-
pie, of all ranks and conditions, surrounded and
pressed with eager curiosity to see the poor VIC
tim. making n collection, which numbered about
5000 when they reached the ferry. There, the
police fell into long line, and formed an alley
through which the marshal, &C., passed twenty
five officers accompanied him to the other side Of
the river. There was much shouting Of a
doubtful kind, partaking more Of the excitement
of curiosity, perhaps, than any other feeling
A morning paper states that there was All i'm
mense crowd of colored people; certainly two
hundred will cover all. The mass consisted of
white people, who will not need to see many
such exhibitions, TO make them hate slavery
with a most righteous hatred
We expect to see this small crumb Of COM
fort greedily swallowed, and magnifed into
miracls equal to tint of the loaves and fishes
buttke renscting portion of the Southe peo-
pie will not be gulled so easily, for the senti-
ment Of the uses there, we believe to be en-
bodied in this pthy paragraph, which We take
from the Alabama GaSste
The Fugitive slave law is the great panacea
with the submissonsts, for all the gross viola
tions Of the constitutional rights of the South
yet Giddings in his speech in Congress the other
day, boasted of the fact that ont of fifteen
thousand fugitive slaves in the North, not more
than four or five have been captured. Giddings
further truly said, that the 'save catcher that
is the Southcrner who goes to the North to cap
ture his slaye--.is regarded as a pirate and a
murderer" Yet the easy consciences of the
Southern submissionists are satisfied with the
bare enactment of this lnw--they sing hosannas
to it, and threaten to play the mischief if it IS
not carried ou', at the very time they know it
has been disrcgarded and trampled upon, and
the North never intended to and never will exc
cute II.
Well Put.
The Memphis Appeal says:
"There are no disunonists ia the NORTH
So says the Boston Atlas, an advocate of the