The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-27

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We hare 6eQsa re 9eme straan addressed 70 ne
1uoae3NAM x1~ kn@f eleek aitaex ihS i&M IS OBJ
ous5 ypu AMfx@4 me CONSTITUTION Wash pro-
nounped teze ~ easaes OF slavery whch Rsre
srNnnd yon ~ TIE country from which you He'd
shall follow you here y abfpgatei AMI overborne
" 4NHliHSR ,LAw. fcu are NOT bound 70 sne-
mil 70 y; yon are Bound 70 ese1pe; collect your
se|ve4i prepare arms; defend yourselves; aud
trnA &ssy tney - svefy slave "a !de ccunirs)
iof a.4Hsenoe, loF md Tor protectio' nal y VIM!
they NTvs asd ana now, M. PRESIDENT sfter aii
t''sssfter 'he legislature OF siassachuse''s hsse'
- ~ az tney coutd, stamped :haracter OF iy.
nomlny upon TINS iaw--ha'e aec'sreo tnat al ara
IN ~ execution in any way y 30 Incompatible
vie the nigh dtgalty q an o'licsr u! me- cu'e
q Massachusetts, that oven The constable must
consider himself degraded wretch who puts
forth his hand In tho execution Of tins law
sitter sii these efforts have been made, through
the pulpit, through foreign and domestic ies-
turers Ia favor OF sedition, through pubic meet
ings assembled erywhere--wnat 40 we ma
Every species Of ohsfrcciion by petuioggng
lawyers; false charges brought forward false
arrests made, for the purpose OF dettrrlng own
oss from the pursuit Of the slaves, that nave es-
capped from tiIem.
And them hna'iy We ma, when save mas
been arrested--wlen tho examination Is carry
ing on when, Mr. Pressd.nt delay nus Deen
asked pr0lesSediy Tor Inc purpose OF procuring
EVIDENCE, but which subsequent events show
was IN the covert purpose OF having al oppor-
tnnity in the mean time OF etiectinR violent
rescue OF the party IN cust0dy--whcn we ma
these things, aud had them followed up 0y
certainly most rare and astounding exhibition IN
this country Ia collection OF free negroes, mem
bers Of degraded caete, degraded everywhere,
having the ehfontery to come forward IN ihe
public view in great city. AID by violence over
power and insult the officers Of the law and
rescue the prlsOner--Nhy, sir, II becomes case
OF alarming character; not, rs have mentioned,
on account OF the degree Of violence or the
number Of the parties concerned IN the perpe-
trati0n OF this Outrage, but because It IS l0l-
lowing out Of what has been indirectly alnied al
by the act OF the Legislature, and has been d.
rectly conStitnmated ~ the public declarations
Of preachers and lecturers In public meetings
held among them. 81 as
Now. sir. 4 must saw that, under sucl, circum-
stanees. / believe the President Of the United
States would have been totally wanting to Hrs
duty If he had done lees than he has done.
very much question whether ne might not with
propriety have done more; but had he done less,
he would have shown him.e unworthy OF the
high place he occupies, and crmlnally lnsens'ble
ia the great interests intrusted to his charge
Whenever mn outrage OF this KIND IS com-
mitted, permit me to shy that experience mas
Taught US that danger is to be aPprehended, not
fr IN too prompt an interference, but from TOO
long delay. We all recollectthe accounts gwen
US of those outrages in l779 and 1850, when.
disgraeed the Island OF Great Britain; we al
recoliect and know very well that, 'an the a'te''-
ton Of the government been called 10 The nrst
outbreak on that occasion, ind Its power
promptly put forth, these movements wouio
have been Immediately suppressed ana the sn-
prsmscy Of the law established with little din
Guilty and no bloodshcd. What was the case
then? Il bore strong analogy TO the present
outrage Societies Lad been formed, nrst OF
obscure men, Of little esteem, or power, or con-
sideration, who, protesting themselves to De the
exclusive defenders OF the prote stans interests
were endeavoring to SOW the seeds OF d'ssen.
sion among the people OF Scotland ana Eng
land, on account OF measures, IN the one KING
dom accomplished, ard in the other projected,