The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-04

The ISFAMY OF AEoLIrIoyIsM.-In our columns,
on Friday, We gave among our intelligence received
by telegraph, an item that several mare Of the
negroes, who were charged with resisting the
officers of the general government in the discharge
Of their duties, and with shooting at and killing
and Nounding several persons at Christiana in the
State Of Pennsylvania, recently, were arrested on
the charge Of treason, and sent to Philsdel-
phia for trial. This LEWIS, we are sure, was
received with great pleasure by all our readers,
and the public at large. The outrage with which
these men are charged is one Of the most atrocous
that was ever committed in this country, and the
circumstances connected with it were such that the
man who does not desire to have all the guilty par
ties punished, to the fullest extent of the law, is
disorganizer, and an enemy TO the peace and vel.
iare Of society.
Such, however, is not the view taken by the wing
abolition ergan in this city-the Nsp York Tribune.
Instead Of congratua ting its readers that tie efforts
Of the authorities to arrest all who participated in
the murder Of Mr.. Gorsuch, in the woundng of
others, and in obstru,ting the United States Mar
shall while performing his duties that briefly
remarked-" Five more men, doomed by the color
Of their skim swell the list of the traitors and have
been transmitted {, the Philadelphia prisons,
ligent public, If this is not infamous The facts Of
this dreadful outrage have been all placed before
tie public and we venture to say there Il no. one
man out Of every hundred in the com nunity who
does not denounce il, and who does not wish condgn
punishment inflicted on all who had hand in it,
shite or colored Is atroeity carnot be ralliated
will the specious philosopher Of the Tci5Ens be
able to satisfy any sane person that the Eve add
tioral vagabonds who were thus arrested and sent
10 PhiladelI ha were doomed simply by the color Of
their skin.
But the tone Of the whig abolition organ on this
melancholy subject Is easily accounted for. The
Vsgabonds who killed Mr. Gorsuch, and seriously
wounded bis son, besides obstructing the United
States MIrshal, simply practised the advice tia.
was given to them, for a number Of Yeas, by the
Northern abolition demagogues and disorg anze,s.
They were counselled, over and again, to fee from
slavery, first having armed them selves and in case
any attempt was made 10 recspture them, to shoot
sov their pursuers Year sf:er year this doctrine
was preached to the Southern slaves, aud the
Tribune went as far as any other abolition journal
in doing so. u was put to the slave, duty, tia.
he should escape from his maste: IL he could, and
that If il was necessary for him to commit muir
der to secure his freedom, IL was right and proper,
IN ler the crcu nstsnoe for him TO take life This
infamous doctrine was iinned into the ears Of The
slaves and now we are resping the fruits Of It. A
highly respectable citizen, armed with the au.ho-
rty Of Law, and in pursuit Of his property Is mus-
dered, his son Is MORALLY wounded, and the United
States Marshal is prevented from performing
his duty And what Is the commen. made upon
the fact Of Eve Of the murdsrers being arresteil
Five men doomed, by the color Of their skin,
swell the list Of the traitors, &c such infsmy is un-
parslleled in the history Of journalism in this
country And yet paper like this is counte nanced
and supported by the public; merchants dependant
upon the trade Of the South for their profit aud
means oflvelihood, support IL By their patronage,
and thereby enable it to continue doing mischief