Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-25

THAT PRocLAMATIoN.-What we could mot have
believed, has turned out to be true That Dopberrv
proclamation OF Fillmore is published By authority in
the Washington Republic. We had before no yerv
moderate detestation of the treachery Of Daniel Web
ser but could believe that as Secretary of State
ne would prepare and sign document so contemplate
IN itself, so entirely uncaed for, and SO insulting to
Massachusetts, Mr.. Webster very well knows that
ever since the FIST of fugitive slave in Boston
IN 1884, there has been public feeling here adverse to
the execution OF this execrable law. He knows that of
our million Of people there is not one who feels ,norol
obligation to execute that law, and but a small minority
who feel poLtca! one He knows that there is moth
ing here to rely upon, to carry his prohgate bar
gains with the slave holders for political power but the
feeble remains of superstitious veneration for the
forms OF law as distinguished from the substance of Jus
tlce, and still smaller quantity of mercenary rascaitv
And yet he knows very well that the good l,ope of
Observation-Disclosures Sellers, Democrats and Whps
who are resolved not to yield obedience to this praca
law, have no design of going into physical conflict
with the officers OF the law. They planted themselves
on the ground oil no-inervention in 1913, and (n spite
OF the Daily Adoetisa) they will say there.
Mr.. Webster is quite welcome to insult his devoted
friends, the Curtises, and Others by whipping up their
aacry to chase Shadrach and ordering them to catch
MN on their peril, when they have gone distracted at
losing him. 1t is cruel but they deserve it, But let
HIM not insult the masses Of Massachusetts by pretend
ing that combinations and conederaces are necessary
here, to resist law which Massachusetts as a whole
spurns with inehable oathng and cortempt.
1t IS quite probable that with the right breed Of Doc
Tor Marshal-one free from all humane Newfoundland
tendencies on the one side, and cowardlv. cornulen,
kitchen tendencies on the other-a case or two Of
tradition might be reazed for as we have said ,bero
Is no discrimination organization to resist the law
physically. But let not poor old ShadrachIess Daniel
relolco too much many such victories They will bring
time when proclamations will be worse wasted than
even now :, massachusetts, will rock the old Cradle
again. and ali the loafer regiments this side of Pande
nonum VIII not be able to strange the baby. Daniel
Knows wen enough himself, that United States troops
might as well be marched to Boston to supp ess the mil
upcaton table, as to support the Fugitive Slave Law
There IS only one attitude in which the fugitive slave
aw can place itself to attain any sort of success and
thot is the attitude of thief lift shows itself onenIv
with hie drum, and coors flying, it will be syamped
IN spontaneous contempt pouring down upon its plufes
IN fragrant liquids from chamber windows and mectino
straight in the face, in the expecloration Of the nea
pie generally Such caIilhumpian rogue's march as
would quicken the pace of those unfortunate and mis-
guided troops out of Yankeedom, il would be worth
something to hear.-ComnioaweaM