New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-11

-.rano. cors.itut,onallv--were not legally-held,
even according to slave law. be knew he was
,;gbf IN the sieht of Heaven. and did not believe
ne was interfering even with any human enact
mept Nov, what was the case Two young
men whose names be did not know, whom be had
never seen before, were allowed by him 70
r;de In his carriage for two or three miles,
more or less-and when thus proceeding, be was
assailed by a band of assassins, who bred hiteen
phots upon his party, and thrust bowie knne
through the panel Of the coach, and assaulted niI
In manner which, had il occurred In the stats VI
New-YOrk would have subjected every MAJ VI
them TO a trial capitally. Had this occurred Id
the State Of New York, and he bad snot every
one of them dead he would have been acquitted
1t law. But he carried no Pispois-no weapons
Of death as he never had done IN MS lie ana
he was not aware, until the assault tnat any one
with him was SO provided IL vas alleged by the
nrosecntng authorities Of Mary land that he fired
noon the party, yet there were persons present on
that occasion, who woHld testify that be did not
ere at all And if Slavery - unconstitutional IN
the District, what an unmitgated crime was this
murderOus assault upon him Bat 1t was claimed,
that, as the persons with him were slaves, they
had a right 20 assault him. Mr.. G. briefly reviewed
the Slave Statutes OF Maryland, showing that the
interference Of her authorities was wholly gratui
tOus.
Mr. CHAPLIN continued at considerable length,
IN regard to the kind of conduct the part oil the
that we Of the North were in earnest, and believ'
ed what we said-in the course OF his remarks
paying Just tribute 10 those Shareholders who
symp athised, and who aided him. Men must be
ready 70 sacrifice money, reputation party, sect,
church, Office, reputation. Then, men will know
them to be in earnest. This was what he called
true Christian sympathy. he also referred to
cases Of horrible cruelty and hardship which
Slavery had inflicted under his own observation.
The issue, said Mr.. c. which at the outset, fit
teen years ago, was made by the Aboltionlsts,
has now been met by the South The positions
then taken, were, that Slayery o0s a san against
God and crime against Man. The announce
ment Of there positions, caused mobs among as;
but it does not now Pie South have now met
this issue. They say that Slavery is neither;
and that we shall deny faith, by send
ing Fugitives back to Slavery. They say
we shah not preach our doctrine, act
upon it. The South is aroused to this ground,
because Slaves are escaping, and they find
sympathy at the North. An there is Of Anti
Slavery, is involved in the question" Will you
allow Fugitives to 90 back, and thus admit that
Slavery is right that it is not a sin against God
or a crime againt man 2" After fifteen years of
discussion, the principles of Freedom cherished
ut the North, and the principles Of DespOtlsm OF
the only institution at the South, are fairly at is
sue and the question as to which shall prevail,
is to be tried. The people of Syracuse and of
New York were to determine this. Why, the
District Attorney of Prince Georges County,
Maryland, assured him that Massachusetts would
establish Slavery in less than ten years And
he, Mr. o. verify believed that would be done, if
they would allow Fugitives to be sent back to
Slavery under this law called the Fugitive Slave
Law. But this would not be. The people will
rally around the Fugitive. He coald have
no apprehension that Fugitives would long
be returned under this act. A few would
be kidnapped as under the old law-but only
a few. The only f0gtives will be those
the people will make of the political demagogues
who passed this law Prolonged and enthusias
tic cheers He concluded by calling upon all
men TO indtridualize themselves-to weigh their
actual responsibilities as men, and to obey the
law of Heaven as revealed and as written upon
their hearts by the same good and great Being.
In the light Of this, let every one determine what
is his DUTY to God and Man, and but very few tu-
gitives will be left to return to life OF hopeless
bondage.
Mr.. CHAPLIN took his seat amid the cheers of
delighted and highly interested audience MIR. @.
is not an orator as Brutus is y but he is ear
nest, and therefore an agreeable speaker to the
lovers of Freedom He is plump, six feet hight,
considerably bald, hair bright silver gray, mus
cular and nervous temperament, broad square
shoulders, and as straight as an auow-apparent-
~ about fifty.
A hymn from the choir closed the exercises.
The Anti Fugitive Law Convention opens tomor
row. More anon. Truly yours, C.