Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-05
4 Trick of the timeS--the SubmISslOnists Slliik-
inc from an honest Issue.

ty, were preparing the way TO Sink from Ill ioi'
sue in this State. The November Union SUBMISSION
meeting laid down six specifications IN the Dill OF pro-
ceednGs and advertised the world and the rest ofman-
kind that if those specifications were violated the
resort to resistance would be ustable and the meet
inc pledged itself to do something very terrible The
submission meeting in this place adopted very SINH
lar specifications and put the reader IN possession
of the specification under review quote the two last
clauses in the advertised proceedings and show how
and in what manner, the submissonists attempting
to deceive the people of the South The specification
runs thus
sOr any act to repeal materially modify, or in any
wise weaken the present fugitive slave laws and also
the failure of the general government to carry out, IN
good faith any of the late compromise measures
There has existed at the South at no time any set
tied opinion that the fugitive slave law would be nod-
fed or altered by Congress- at least, for years
modification would nearly unite the South upon com-
mon PLATFORM and this the North is determined pre-
vent and hence the agitation of the question instead
of being pressed in Congress- carried to the State
legislatures Let see how this works The South
solemnly declares that if Congress modies alters
the reclamation law to render it less effective,
then division ceases to exist among the Southern
people, and the Union is dissolved The people of the
North desire the preservation of the Union while
ship possibly can now but to the fugitive slave
law, while it is very Objectionable to them and the
masses, still, they will insist upon repeal mod
fcation by Congress- for that will unite the South but
they the law aside very eectually, and then laugh
in their sleeves hoso readily and ,siHinqlya prt of
the people Of the South deceiod. The people of the
free States set the reclamation law at defiance By le-
gislative enactments, public meetings, mobs and by
collisions yet the people of the South divided and
rendered mpotent and ridiculous, in demanding of the
President observance Of oath This is all that the
submissionsts demand. They say to Mr.. Fillmore, if
you fail carry the law, and you know that you
do it, we'll denounce you Here is the
way the thing works. A negro is arrested by proper
officers mob is gathered and rescue follows. Mr.
Fillmore issues proclamation The negro is gone,
and Mr.. Fillmore according to submssionsm has dis
charged his duty. We have reason to find fault
with Mr.. Fillmore He has discharged his duty accOr-
ding to submissonism. He issued the proclamation
clustered little, but the thing all understood as is
evident in the late Boston affair There is nothing
more simple than the issuing proclamation and more
especially there are laws in the State over whose
people the proclamation is cast that makes penal to
obey the proclamation, and then in addition to all this
is considered disgraceR participate or ep aid in
drresting, runaway sldre
1t is in this how the submission men parry an
awful obstacle in their path Mr. Fillmore is sworn TO
enforce all laws passed in obedience to the requirements
of the constitution, and the submission men pay him a
miserable compliment in demanding what he is sworn
to do.
1t the submission men were not inclined to plav a
deceptious game, and if they believe the Northern
States are willing to carry out the compromise laws in
good faith, they would have shifted the responsibility
from the general to the State governments thus de-
handing of the people of the free States the same and
identical measure of acquesence that they demand of
the slave States The fact is, we do not understand
how 1t is that the submission ask the people of
the South to acquiesce in laws that injurious and
outrageous, and not demand of the people North an
qWesence IN law clearly constitutional, and essen
aly just There is no reason in this of demand
If submssionsm will demand of the Northern States
argid acqmesence in the fugitive slave law-if they
will demand of those States repeal of all laws calcn
lated to hinder it may be said prevent the enforce
ment OF the fugitive slave law shall then think they
are IN earnest and that they disnclned to deceive
the people with false issues But when they demand
the PRESIDENT discharge of his duty and annex
penalty to his failure to discharge it. it looks too like
: in.
9oo' VI usedse hes IN the people of the
states. They are opposed to the law They are on.
posed to its enforcement We state this fact and
lenge Its refutation. We demand of the peonle
OF the free States acquesence in the compromise laws
and demand of them that they remove all laws fro,
statute books that prevents the enforcement of be
fugitive slave law, and then let them pass acts IN
Ism their own citizens who may attempt to arrest or dc
arrest, the execution of law that is not only consu
tonai but just If they do this, we are ready to he
heVe that they have determined to carry out the
promise laws sin good faith If, on the contrary
they retain those laws their statute books that ar,
calculated to prevent the enforcement of an act beno
cal to the South and prosecute those who pursua a.
Well as those who arrest slaves under the f1utva I
is very evident that there is good faith in them
ana Ii they can get-and they have it nova marty :,
oelend them at the South, in their outraoes tbo -,
E Work a miracle for the salvation of submssionism
II might be asked with much pertinence what sort =
Republic that is in which, in order to enforce 49, !
the palnest and simplest rights of the peoplea
recognized as organic, and which lies at the very fou
uauons OF soclety-an appeal to arms is necessary
anu nave we not within forty DAYS seen the Chic
magistrate OF this Republic demand more military now
ei tnan ne now possesses-and for WHAT To enfo-ce
oDeulenee TO law A law which permitted c;t;za,
70 seize and rescue has property 1t might be aske
now long Republic be held together where to an
orce law for the benefit of the people of one soct;
.ne military Of that Republic appealed to to reures
fhn Ofxfl.