The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-18

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@fHe FtGITng SHAVE LAw.--As dilheultiSl
m6unting to treason exist in carrying but the
Englige slage Lava in he -ahalilian- SLaLes. and
as the return of the fugitives from these States
to the South, is a matter OF doubtful propnety, it
occurs to us that il would be good policy so to
amend the Fugitive slave bill as To make the
States in which fugitiyes may be found respon-
sibe 70 the owner for the value of the fugitive
and let the Abolionists keep the 'darke'
md nrakr the- most hifnr ttis -cyid-ntt hut
unless the ChrisIia9s and Syracuse traitors are
hung, the compromise will be mere rope OF
sand in the eye of the free States--7they will re-
spect the compromise so far only as it may suit
the case, the South will deserve degradation and
ntamy if she submitsto the compromise. At is,
however, likely to be the easel q We can tell
better when the traitors of Christiana and SYRIA
cnse shall have been disposed. of. If they are
made to dance between heaven and earth, it
will not be the case-the free States will proba-
bly, respect the law. But if, as is feared. jury
cannot be had in favor OF convicting them Of
treasOn--tse case will be different, and the law
may as well be burnt up. In the latter event,
what should be the duty of tho South Sesede!
Yes unless the law be altered 80 rs to make
the free States responsible for fugitives when
ever founi Within their limits, and unless, being
held responsible, each State pays up promptly
for the fugitiyes it is found to harbor." 'eg e
I The Chroaicle,i it seems, would make a new
issue with the free States, and thus agitate the
slavery question still further. II zoe had pro;
posed such an amendment or any amendment to
one or any of The "COmpromise" measures, we
should have been denounced in the federl
prints as an agitator and disunionist; but we
suppose as the Chronicle belongs to the /" Union
parity and is one of the organs OF His acci-
dency, Mr.. Fillmore the editor has Alright to
speak freely, and even to agitate, if it should
please him to do SO. We prefer the Fugitive
slave law as it is-it is. plain and stringent
enough already and the people who will not
honestly carry it out be they Wings or be they
Democrats, or Ereesoilers, or Abolitiopists, are
TRAITORS to the United States aud enemies of the
Union and of public peace and order. BY the
law as it now stands, ii fugitive, ,afterabeing
arrested, ESCAPES from the officer the govern,
me6t is Bound to make good his vaine to the
owner; and thus the people OF the slavehold-
ing States are taxed to pay for their own prop
erty stolen from them by persons in the free
States,f But even this feature of the law is bit,
terly opposed by the Abolitionists; and can the
editor of the Chronicle believe, that the free
States would consent to go further, and bind
themselves to pay for fngitiyes found within
their limitsa, The idea is preposterous. :, 81
But the Chronicle goes for secession in case
some Of the Christiana1 or Syracuse traitors are
not convicted and hanged, Yes, the editor,
with his eyes wide open, proposes to plunge
into the gulf OF, disunioh and ..-treason!" What
will the editors of, the Regi$ter. say to that
What would Mr.. Stanly say 2,,Io.VJl /,
n so it has been confessed, after al, by Wig