The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-01

tioniss which set at defiance the laws Of the Uni.,
Siaes and forcby rescued fugitive slave in thar Gin;
on the first day OF last month. This demonstration.
right and proper and il is worthy OF imitation in ey,rv
portion Of the North and Northwest where the rannx o
fanatics has been heard But still must expires. IN
opinion that il would have been much better had The n
lrotc portion Of the citizens OF Syracuse held their NEE.
ing months ago. before ianaticsm had become i'm
boldened to defy the law and 10 assal the oftcend
the law.
We have long thought that the people--he patriot,
portion OF the peope-of the North did not fully appr,
cate the consequences which might flow from their
silent condemnation OF that mad spirit which has xpowp
fendsh under the insane teachings OF Garrison Smith
and Phillips, and dangerous under the higher-law doc
trinesthe effective organization and subtle leadership
of VIM H. Seward, who gathers the political increase Of
the seed by the ignorant and mbuted advocates Of
amalgamalion and negro equality.
We know Of better occasion than the present 10 ex.
press thoughts that have long entertained touching
the growth of aboonism and the spread of those higher
law doctrines which manifested themselves practcallyin
the escape of Crafts the Shadrach rescue the Syracuse
outrage. and the Christiana murders.
The patriotic people of the North have not been fully
alive the results of their supneness, have they
fully understood the responsibility resting upon them
They 10 believe that one portion OF a community
cannot be held responsible for and cannot suffer BY the
crimes committed by another portion. Practically this s
great mistake Is not every State proud Of her illus
trious sons Is not Philadelphia proud of franklin Il
not Westm oreland proud OF Washington! To a great
extent, community is regarded a unit and although
each individual has his separate and distinct rights du
ties and responsibilities, yet he feels that he is const.
uent element, were, of his community with right
rejoice in its fair fame, though he unborn when
il was achieved. Why. them do men-sensibe and par
otto mendel ude themselves with the belief that one
portion of people may utter treason and commit law
less outragcs, and yet the other be without shamel
The formidable character Of anti slavery fanaticis has
arisen from the fact that the sound and patriotic people
OF the North have been lisless and inactive, saiiy
flying themselves with the belief that they were in no
manner implicated-forgetting the while that inacon
may be as prolific OF results active agency Patriot
ism has been silent, while anaticsm has been vocf
erous When but voice s heard from people, il is
taken for the voice of public sentiment and as such il
followed by many Had these facts been properly UNDER
stood and acted in the beginning, abotionism
would have been destroyed in the germ, and the idea
that there is law higher than the constitution,
binding the public actions of men, would never
have entered the minds of people.
For years past there have been abolition meetings in
the North, and their resolutions and proceedings have
been scattered throughout the country. They may
have been gotten up by without character and
influence; but distant communities could not know
that fact. They may have been the work OF few;
but. in the absence of counter. ements distant CON-
munies considered them the work OF the many The
supineness OF the patriotic Of the North had dou.
BILE action it encouraged the fanatics in their midst
andgave them influence abroad. majority OF the in
habitans Of Lowell may, for sugh know TO the con-
trary. be patriotic and loyal; yet dsoyal and unntohc
men in Lowell met together. and publicly declared that
they would protect the fugitive slave and resist the law
by armed violence. No other declaration has been heard
from that city and the result is that Lowell stands be.
fore the world committed against the laws-pledged to
treason. The political aspiran who wishes to commend
himself 10 that community will accordingly, and will
form combinations with the leprous element and give
wider and more fatal scope to the pestilence Why We
ask, was Shadrach rescued in Boston Why was the
law put at defiance IN Syracusei Why was Gorsuch
murdered at Chrttiana Because the patriotic portions
OF the people of Boston, of Syracuse OF Chstana and
Of many other places in the NORTH had tolerated ia their
midst, without remonstance without protest. without
active couneracting exerions who denounced the
law, and urged resistance 10 the law until besotted fana
les were convinced that they had the strength to defy
the law.
We trust that the law abiding people OF the non slave
holding States will reflect upon these things, and take
such action will satisfy all portions OF the conederacy
that the fugitive slave law like all other laws will be up.
held. There may be no actual sectional collision;
yet the compromise will be but palliative
and no, remedy. il the public mind is constantly
harassed and excited by abolition and higherlaw out
Anti slavery harangues viii be continually heard
within the balls Of Congress while there are loud voiced
organizations having votes without the halls OF Con-
gess The agitation in Congress bu. the consequence
the cause is among the people. Whenever dangerous
men proclaim their sentiments. patriotic should not
be silent Whenever abolition law breakers attempt to
give tone 10 public sentiment by town and county meet
ings, then the wloving should counieract them
by promulgatinG their sentiments in town and county
meetings Whenever violent men threaten 10 re-
sist the law, the good citizen should declare his
determination 10 uphold and sustain il. By this
the clamor OF fana,cism will be unheard, and
fanatics will sink away to their hidns. places, ~
night, birds do when daylight comes II il Of but littls
avail that the Compromise has been passed. il it is not
executed cordially law OF the land II profits but lit
tic that the Union has been saved from recent DANGERS il
others 10 be urged Reconciliation measures
useless unless there be end TO jealousy unsasnsss,
and strife Let constituencies but do their duty. and
their public servants will be held in due subjecton