The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-05-31
The oompremiss.

anc through whose agency that great ard
memorable oppression was inflicted Oh the
Southern States, parade the ease OF Sims
the recovered fugitive from Georgia, Ms tho
satisfactory vlndication OF themselves, and
NJ the iultilmont OF their promise 20 a de-
iad''d people. The fugitive slave law was
the miserable boon for which they sur.
rendered the rights, the lands and
the independence OF the Southern States
Sensible and honest men saIJ then, that the
law would not liz enforced. The sequel
has proven the truth OF their assertion.
This law has been resisted aud uuu,ti,d
tins after time. N"sh II has become Il by
word in tho nation. But after nuumefa.
ble instances OF i,s imbecility aud aliacions
character, = single case has occurred in
which it has been enforced aud this case
10 set up by our iaithiess guardians as u
ssmple OF tho whole. They Guy and shou.
over IL they proclaim il thu triu PHI OF the
Constitution, they declare the law whole
and snbroksn. Is this logical is il truth.
ful 10 such course honest Is it no,
rathcr An insult to The reason and sense Of
the South "a violation OF the ,ruth--a
cheat, swindls, rivalliug in estreme impu.
denco the law called Conpropisc itself.
We beg leave TO call the public attention
TO the circumstances u"der whsc h this con.
.titut,ouaI t,iunph h,s b.e, eH;.r,.J
Sims. tho Iuyit,y, WAS MOI arr,.,.d and s.n,
away in tho common cour.. q, J.u,I ,rn'
ceed'ngs. II WAS done by great eilor,
of the State. such mn eGor, AZ a s,,,,
takrs but once ia long period, of fine
,t,s owu.r did NAT in t,., r..,,,, H. los,
,ro,or,v. far i, ,.,,,,, the sL,,a la ,,,,,
ahl,,.d I, nay dnnhi,, S,s v,s,h i, ,,,,,,a,
NJ. yas ,ore.d !, enplo, iea,ned eo,,s,J
10 20 throuyn a louv s,d ,os,ly n,ocrss IN
ia. cou,t. Ia as.,u,,l, mans ,,,,u.ss..
trom di,tuo, mart, of III. couf,.e,,,v y1,e
who'd, INV -, U,.,,u and all ,h,, S,a,o =,
.,.,,,. l,.,, ~. ,,d,,a,,, ,,,,,,.,,;.,,,
=, s,,,, ov,., that sl,y. ma, ,,o,la ros,
/, \ ,,,s. +, usul, mad .,r;u,. ,has. uh,
cam. ,b.r. for their riyhi. m. co,,,.
house in which III, case was tried had to
he h,rricaded At III, doors. and il. h,,u1ine
surrounded nv 4 st,ong iro,, ehnin Iopy
lin., of armed soldery blocked uo tho
,t,..,. and ny.uu, which lsI ia its oales
All thu force which /, NECESSARY +, ruard a
,or,r,.. IN front OF which a ,orsn,n arm, i.
.u,r,ucb,J was assembled ,bor,. before
mi. ,;,,l. a,t nj l,w. t,o ,,,s.. and c,,,,ou
r., ~ ,n,cb o,lv r.n ,,,,k. il o,.,t,..ll,
~, .,,,l,,,.., ..,.,y ,,,,,,r,, -, vl,.,,
!, ,,.s ,,oo,--ulep iii, .judye L,d dacl,r,.d
A.. Il, :, ha the u,,,,.r,s ,I M. awe,
.',,1 'u,.,,,,d ~. r.',,,,l +, h,.. s,at, n,
- 49, ,,,L ,,, .,,rn,,,.I n,,o,J., LIT,
-. =, ,,, ,,e,.,... ,,I III, 1,,y,
~, ,l.' ,.;r..n...,,cs ,,J.r v,a,h ,base
',,a,....s ,,,,e ,,,.,,,,,sJ Ia. iI,e answer Tina
military were NOT d,,banded. A force OF
four hundred policemen armed with swords
formed hollow square round che slave Ia
HI. march thronnh the street. /: Vas no,
,nJ,,t s.is To carry him 70 the usual con.
y,,y,n... 4 vessel wa. s.lec,sd Tor the
.,,ro,ss-b. went away n. u forign Am.
h,ssnd,r does. |, was not Judged safe even
J., carry him FROM the place OF confinement
IN Inn, vessel bv daylight. Bat IL tine dead
hon, If ,ue niyit which vrece ls. dav break
wh,o even III, watchmcn sock repose, all
that vast army, alter remaining IN their
rank. for twelve hours, steai'hiI' had 81.
Ien,ly guarded Sims 10 the wharf, Was
this tr'7mph o' law aud order linen
the victory OF a foreign army over a hostile
people should thus s!s.. b" characterized.
Il Is said that tho master OF Suns persist
ed in his enterprise n"def all the d'',c"iues
and all this c"st, that he o'sn' give 'ne
capabilities OF the lava 'nll nIn'. "ut me
master OF Sims Is rich what poor 'nen
could recover his slave from Boston ana