Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-04-26
AN Abolition Democrat.

ture, has recently defined his position. III
short service in the Senate, was but whet fo
4 his ambitious hopes, and he is now srivin!
4 with heart and hand, to be elected to the
House of Representatives, from district
which, heret ofore, has been largely opposed tc
/ his party; for Mr. RAsToUL has always been
aud still is, a leading Democrat in Massachu
sets; he was a member of the convention
which nominated Gen. Cass, and at tha. time
a strong advocate of the non-interyention re.
solutions of that convention. He has from
| youth up, been identified with the old Demo.
Gratis of Massachusetts.
- His present moneuvre is, to ingratiatc hin,-
self with the Freesoilers, and, by their assis-
tance, with the votes Of the Sumner Demo
Gratis, SO called in contradiction from the Ma
ton Democrats,~t to secure his election. With
this object in view, convention of the Demo
Gratis Of the district assembled, at his instance,
at Lynn, the focus. of Abolitionism, as a IA
vorite spot to court Frecsoil support.
Mr.. RANToUL, made a speech Of Two hours
length, to the assembled Democrats, which was
delivered very much to their edfcation We
learn from the Boston Journal, that the subject
matter Of the speech, was the fugitive slave
law, and that he strenously contended that the
decision Of the Supreme Court of the United
States, in the ease of Prigg VS.. the State of
Pennsylvania, was unconstitutional He held
that the States alone can constitutionally legis-
late for the surrender Of fugityes. Hcs as,
sumes to speak for the Democrats, and says
they as party must take the ground which he
has taken.
L The drift of the speech of this Cass Demo.
crat, may be inferred from the following reso-
lutions, offered by Mr.. RASroUL, and which
embody his sentiments
Resolved, that the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States has not conferred upon Congress
the power to enact any law authorisng off,
GERS of the United States to determine the
slavery or freedom Of persons, found within
the territory of any State, and to convey them
ont of the State wherein they are found, TO be
held as slaves in another State.
Resolved, That no person in any State of
this Union can be lawfully deprived Of his Lbs
cry without the process of law, which process,
in the case of an alleged fugitive from service,
is a suit ut commonalaw, wherein the fact
whether said fugitive was lawfully held to ser
vice in the State from which he is alleged to
have escaped, shall be determined BY trial by
Jury. szs asss*=
Resolved, That such trial by jury should
precede the delivery into the hands of the
party claiming him of such alleged fugitive,
and should be had in the vicinity where the said
alleged fugitive is found.
Resolved, That in the determination of the
question ofliberty, all presumptions of law and
fact are and ought to be in favor of liberty.
Resolved, that the fugitive slave law enacted
by the Congress lately expired, contravening
these principles, is unjust, ,unconsttutional,s in
derogation of the, fundamental maxns of free,
government, and ought to be speedily and for
cyerrepealed.
The friends Of Mr.. RANrouL contend, that he
is not singular in the position lie has assumed,
as one consistent with the professions and
practice of the Democratic party-North. With
q few noble exceptions, the Democrats inNthe
Massachusetts Legislature have leagued with
the Frees oilers, to elect TO the Senate ofsfhes
United States, that arch Abolitionist, SUMNER,
and tits contended that the supporters Of these
two champions Of Abolitionism one 4
Fteesol Democrat, and the other rccreant
Wing, are the political descendants sof Jef.
fersonin the right line. We are further told,
that this school Of Democrats, who are the
real Simon Pures, never will, l,sor can be-, the
propagandists Of slavery.
The New FORK Evening Post, one of the
bitterest reylersof the Wing administration,
declares. that tits utterly impossible for a De-
mocrat, upon principle, to compound with sla-s
very propagandists, upon any terms, and ut
ters* this significant sentiment sWe speak
syithon tany reserve, and approaching the exact
forcesof our language, when we say that the
masses Of the Democratic party oftheg North
ern States agree with Mr. aRAsrouI in this
CONVICTION 2 49, 49, = ss
1T Married at Cambridge, Mass, I'd inst,
Mrs. w Dabney, of Fayal, Azores, to Miss Il
Harriet daughter Of the late ProfessoD
Webster, of G.
We have heard it stated on the authority Of
4 neighbor that, On the conviction Of her father,
this youngslady, whoshad for some time sbeen
betrothed 70 Mr. ID, the brother of her sisters
husband absolyed, him from. his Engagement,
which, however, will, q manliness that did him
honor, he would not accept.
81 We learn that they, with Mrs. Webster, are
about making q visit to her birth place,F Fayal,
where her eldest daus liter resides. n: X. gs,r-
prssss
GHeIe.is specimen Of stall writing gss ii, 4
the way of poetry :s here il d man wlio1|
came to town, be swallowed a key Of fmoiasses
dowa--thes barrel worked, the molasses buskI
the man lay scattered ID the dust lns 81
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