Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-08
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az once As distinguished and patriotic Northwestern
statesman said yesterday rejoice that things have at last
reached crisis in Boston, and the strength of the law and
constitution and justice and right will be fairly tested
fugitive from justice is in the custody of the authori.
ties u, Buston Fair notice has been given to tine autori
ties City, State and Federal-and now be
given surprise and of time for preparation No
can have stronger inertia the evidence Of title is clear
and conclusive II the present claim cannot be carried out
may we'll despair of the execution of the Fugitive Slave
Law The circumstances of this strongly depicted
by the New York Express of Saturday, as follows
Men, half frantic gather in the Streets calling upon their
fellows arm themselves the purpose of shooting down
the officers Of the law they attempt 10 do their sworn
duty.
mob stand and quietly not to saY approvngy, listen
10 the defamation that is rumphanly hundered In ,h"r
ears the Boston Common, that the tusllve slave La"
executed there except at the point OF The bayone
streets Today prevent the fugitive from being restored 10
his Southern Claimant We shall see Whether these invoca
archsts are override the Consti,uonaiists beautiful
state of things, indeed!
Blood is ow we fear before the sun goes down Nay
indeed, blood ought flow, if such wrecnes as Phillips
Parker and Cover 10 rule. Let the civil and military
authorities of the city stand firm.
The case be finally disposed of yesterday. With
what ISSUE have yet heard Should blood how,
and miserable ufans Of Aboltonsm fall Victims they will
be just sacrifice offered up the execution of solemn
law plain requirements of the Constitution which binds
the States together.
In proper connection with this subject is the infamous
course pursued BY Rober, Rantou the self called Demo
crac candidate for Congress- His resolutions and speech
at Lynn worthy Of Garrison or Wendell Phiips-and
stamp him abolonst Of the worst die We are not
all surprised his coursefor lost all confidence in
the man, when for the empty honor OF nine days seat in
the United States Senate he consented to become the tool
of tho Infamous freeso coalition of the Massachusetts
! Legislature. He has sunk himself forever and
hn of Tho
We heartily thai he may be beaten and that his
nary bu; disappointed eachey may be garing beacon
light posey As thu Boston Poat says the Democrat
ic meeting at Lynn proved TO be al out and out free soil
We hope the party purged of all such rotten
materials.
P.S.-Thc telegraph reports that tho Judgment in the slave
case 1t given last evening" and tina, all steps had
been taken 10 carry out the law We hope So
! SOUTH CAROLINA.
Senator Butler was yesterday address the people
Edgheld G. H.. and Charleston, frs. reported
ale mas" his language, "bu feeling pre-
sent, influence him, and that is desire give the true
advice to South Carolina"
At meeting Of the Marion District Association, Mr. Nc
Queen their representative Congress- made speech and
said Southern action resistance he Of those
who willing to wait for Southern cooperation not in
definitely but only long the present position OF the
State and her dignity would allow
We sincerely that 1.-THE true advice South Caro
ma" given by Senator Butler may BIZ to pause awhile not
separate her fortunes from those of the whole South and
Difference and respect for the feelings aud wishes
all her sister States of the South There IS rea, force
in the following remarks of the Warrenton (Va Fug-a
paper which, though il opposed the Compromise and does
like the late resolutions Of the Virginia Legislature yet
declares:
If the Legislature had simply passed the resolution appeal
ing South Carolina secede, should have
satisfied We hold that South Carolina will be treating her
sister Southern States with gross dsrespec il
" secede from the Union evils which affect all them
much and many Of them more than they do her. If she is
pledged to secession some she is equally pledged
act in concert with this question: and II out Of ID
slave States for secession Of the past she
should yield her views theirs. Ii she does not she
will Justly deprive herself Of their sympathy If she does
seccde there is danger that the federaliss who
now the ne general VIII attempt to
be Which in its will swallow uu the a
very question II will BE other than the question ola
consolidated government the hand aud State Rights
South Carolina will he suffered decide single handed
and it question which, If yielded by general gov
Of the writer's Of S. Carolina presume upon
this fact and hone thereby the other Southern
States toto dsunion To accomplish an aim by ndrecton
unworthy Of the Palmetto State Wocannot believe that
her hgh-mndcd citizens thus the par, OF intriguing
dsorganizers and mischief-rnakers
NEW YORK MORALITY
The New York correspondent Of the Syracuse Star throws
back the curtain from more Of corruption in addition
to the bribery of Bull the Senate SergeantaArms in
necton with the an,gambing bill. This is higher law
with vengeance! He writes:
"The disclosing of the corruption Of G. w. Bull, and the
apparent connvance at his nnprncPed by Senators
Johnson Robinson and Stone produces great sensation in
this city This Bull is notorious tool Of Weeds, and John
and Robinson "ighe law men, who have attached
themselves TO the Why for the sake of Office. Stone
Il higher law Democracy and in recent speech acknow-
LEGGED that he voted for BrAey for President In 1874 Johnson
saso rabid An.Rcucr, and an usplran for Congress.
The game attempted to be played by Bull has been sue
higher in Office thun himself. The $1,000 wus paid
70 an inisen,. po,ican Of that city in 1870 for the office
of Gov Seward Large sums have also paid the
individual for other lucrative Offices here and elsewhere
l, is also susceptible of proof that officers members OF
the Legislature have received large brides for opposing or
advocating divers measures When the proper time shall
arrive, ! will be more explicit
The Rhode Island election is regarded essentially tri.
umph Of the friends of tho Compromise over their oppo
Chaplin the WING candidate for Governor Is repre-
ssnted by those who know him BEST uboi,ionist in
every thing but the namewhio Philip Allen the successful
Democratic candidate is believed be in favor the Com
promise oil its parlsus is also Of Lieut. Gov W.
Beach Lawrence.
SHOOTING CASE IN NEW YORK.--MAs SHOT BY
WoaAN-Tho upper part of New York city was thrown into
terrible state OF excitement Thursday morning by a re-
port that woman had shot with pistol in the open
street. The following tho particulars OF The
Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke considered herself sighted in an
affair Of the heart by named Fletcher the coachmun
Of Mr. Alexander Lawrence living the of Twenty
first and Lexington avenue and determined 10 have
vengeance upon him. She accordingly laid in wait for him
Wednesday, with pistol in hand but size dsappon,
ed in seeing him a, ubous O'clock, Thursday morning,
however she Fletcher at the Of Twenty second
street and Lexington avenus IN company with another man
She approached the and told the strange stand
back. He did So and taking pistol from her pocket, she
aimed Fletches head The CHARGE which consisted of
shot, lodged in the back of his neck making tshtul
wound Fletcher fell the side walk, receiving further In
Jury on his face from the fall The woman then Calmly
threw her pistol the fence and walked away She
arrested and lodged in prison. The Wounded man is fear
cd will die from his injuries It is said thai Fletcher had
promised 10 marry Mrs Clarke and his refusal to do
the motive when induced her to shoot hun and attempt 10
take his liie The presumption is ho ,ad been Intimate
with Ter.
LATE FROM HATTI. IA correspondent OF the Jour
mai OF Commerce. writing from Port au Prince under date o:
March l7h says political conspiracy had been disco
Tecd there and several persons arrested were 10
death b. court martial Among them NJ F.ancsque late
cmc Justice and of three cabinet minister's These
ceedmgs were however unnued, and trial ordered,
the result Of which mad not TRANSFERRED
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