Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-10

tornev General Crittenden said it did not suspend
that writ. but his reasoning would disgrace school
how. Pains and penalties, said the Judge, stick
ont like porcupine quilts. all over this law and
AMONG them it threatened fine, imprisonment on
the Judge or other person, who should interrupt
or modest a person in transporting fugitive to
slavery after the decision of the Commissioner
and he could see no difference between suspend
inc the writ and infcting fine and imprisonment
on the Judge who dares to issue it.
l am bound by law and my cath of Office, said
the Judge, on the proper affidavit being made to
issue that wrt-and SO important did the Legisla-
ture deem 1t, that it imposed fine of 5000, on
any person to whom it was directed, who should
dsobey it for six hourS-and a double penalty for
the second offence. | cannot, said he, without
violation of my oath of office, refuse writ when
properly applied for-and come fine, come lmprls-
onment, will, if applied to, issue the "rlt' ana
in proper case made, will discharge the fugitive
There is said he but redeemlng trait IN the
whole bill-that is it makes no distinction on &C
count of color. The white, as well as the black
are liable to be carried into slavery by the enforce
ment of this law and | can now said he make
an affidavit or a paper in the form of an afida-
Wit, that would take the 'godlike Daniel from his
farm at Marshfeld, and consign him to a sugar
plantation in Louisiana, by swearing certifying
without swearing, what appears to be true-that
The Judge unclaimed the attention of large
and respectable audience for three hours of
course we can give but meagre sketch of his
remarks
But we have something still later as to Senator
Wades opinion. 1t is in the form of letter from
himself 1t speaks for itself Read it
JEFFERSON April 9Th, 1851
First, then, l am Wing, always Wing, and
nothing elsa Wing, because | believe the best
success of that party always too much devoted
to the party to see it lend itself to the furherance
of measures which / cannot approve without an
endeavor to prevent its so doing 1t shall be my
endeayor truly to represent this great State, and
not any particular section of it. | shall, to the
best of my ability, rebuke any attempted encroach
ment of slavery into territory free, or any
naughty and insolent attempt to overcome the free
States by threats of ''dissolution of the Union"
or any measures intended to insult northern feel
ing. 1ou know that am hostile to the 90 com
promise measures so called, and especially the
Fugitive law, but | shall endeavor to deal fairly
with the South. do not intend to be an agitator,
but while slavery will consent to remain within her
own States, without attempted aggression, shall
feel no disposition to interfere with her; in that l
intend to be true Wing 1regret to dspo-
sItion any part of this State to engraft the COM
promise measures upon the doctrines of the Wing
party the attempt to make these measures test
Of Nhiggery would be to destroy the party, on the
Reserve at least. Whereas if the Wings Of the
South and middle portions of the State could be
made little more tolerant upon this subject, we
should be able to act together next fail of old.