Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-12

ds, would begin to dspee and every fr-seeing would
pronounce the Union safe.
o. am aware that many persons suppose and hope that
the recent noble and patriotic Legislation by
and patriotic when we refer to its obsc-has laid the foun
dasion OF national concord and quiet but think very differ
entity California has, is true been admitted into the
Unions the Western Territories al liberty to admit or
cude slavery their pleasures the slave trade in the District
Of Columbia has been abolished should have been long
ago and the slavery Of the District has been left, as it
should be- to await the issue Of that in Maryland All this Is
we'll, and not only WE'LL but very WELL and very cheering
the heart Yet great and threatening difficulty remains
be tree of bitterness whose roots have spread
throughout the Unon has still be eradcaied refer Of
course, to what may conveniently be called ugisn This
may fairly set down the first and most fearful offspring
of the policy Of coonizng free blacks in the North Had
colony been planted there fugive true would
have made their way hiher but the number would have
been too small and the facility of reamng them too great
have awakened either the sympahes of the North or the
anger and jealousy Of the South The first mild fugitive law
would have been sufficient and its execution could have ex
cited tumultpompted evasion or conceaIment It
free black colonization which gave impulse to fug-
sm, and fugiism will If unchecked first embro and them
dvde but dissolve the Union. For long time eman-
epated slaves permitted revisit the who had
them ee in doing which they gave such information
only raised in their brethren desire to escape
but taught them the roads by which to travel In medang
fight they counted concealment food, clothing, and
even strong arm of physical Defence they could reach
those who under better auspices had gone before them
pare the way In all this they have seldom been dsap-
pointed and their has prompted others try the
experiment. unit, the loss Of what in the Southern
hash
has stopped here. The fugitive often known
ectured be such by the white people who him. He
destitute Of every thing but hsggard face of dread and
misery, before which few human hearts would not melt in
pity. These fugves have done and still doing,
than every thing else excite the sympathes Of the North,
and aggravate the of the South Many of them
have escaped because they had cruel and all have
united in displaying the slavery from which they had fed
condition of unmitigaied and savage cruelty Thus many
grave and patriotic people in the free States have acquired
settled dislike the South while the inpassoned and
anatica have risen into phrenzy Under these feelings all
have been willing and many desrous the number of
slaves multiply; and some, taking were, life itself into
their hands, have peed every thing promote the escape
Of single slave The South should gavey ponder
the energy of this resolve, while she condemns unjust
She should know and feel that neither threats reasonngs
her part the most appeals by the consderae
and patriotic portions Of the North subdue such
husiam In vain have the enthusiasts been told that in
instances the fugitive was better off with his master
than in his wanderings; that the runaway, in many
knows how provide for his wants and when he
possesses better skill habits he cannot plant himself in
spot like his brother who has been liberated He lives, in
deed, both night and day. in the dread Of being oveaken
and bis stolen liberty loses its endearng charms from
the fear that the may be the fatal hour that will
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benevoence, them that would seek multiply the number
runaways. But may take another and different view of
fugitim-ts effects the slaves who remain behind When
escapes the remainder the plantation are
put under closer supervision discipline enforced
some liberty taken back and thus he who escapes should
be happy in his Northern asylum, heavier weight of suffer-
ing has been brought those he left behnd-perhaps
wife and children To this the phianhropist of the
North too often closely shuts his eyes. And who open
them 1t is such persons who declare themselves in favor
dissolution Of the Union. II argument could reach their
through the heated atmosphere Of their kind
and glowing emotions, would inquire what benefit the
slaves of the South would possibly find in such dissolution
would also ask the heated Of the South wherein
they expect find remedy for ugitsm in such separation
The former would perhaps re that they do not wish TO be-
long to the nation with the latter and thus It would
that the blessings for which fathers fought and
Oitu uleudN VI power, prosperity
which enjoy-all that is great and glorious in our
brightly dawning future, to be put in jeopardy sacrificed
10 feeling Of personal pride aversion. And not
ony sacrificed tut transformed into hatred and civil war;
the rest land which the and blight
the very bud what promises be the greatest nation
mother earth has brought FORTH Shame the motive
which thus trampe under foot the choicest blessings
Heaven!
Fugitsm is great and growing national calamity With
he increase of negroes in the North and Of intelligence
among the free negEoes and slaves Of the South with the
multiplication Of steamboats, and the construction railroads.
he Of escape will increase, and fugism enlarge
,orders The General Government has right interfere
power to prevent it, the right existed. That Govern
only assist the master in reclamng his slave
not prevention. The present fugitive law will
sustained Its repeal would dissolve the Union at
its execution will not less certainly lead to the sad
catastrophe at very distant day. Every Of will
continue be Of irritation in the North every
trial. equal Of anger and resentment
IN the South He who visits the former reclaim slave will
return with his lips to be followed with the
Of those among whom he had advenured requires
spirit prophecy forsee the disastrous result of such Grim
nation between political brethren any deeptoned pa
rotsm to pray for its early extinction.
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