The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-02-11
There is no rest for the South.

Every mail from the North strengthens
our conviction of this melancholy TACT.
The aboltionists, so far from being content
with what they have already gained, have
had their APPETITE whetted for other sacrifices.
1t grows by what il feeds on Their rapa-
city Is without parallel, with the mad-
ness of the wiley Seward, and of Greely
there is also method. They know the mag
nitude of the victories their party have
achieved and would for time cease their
operations in Congress and leave the work
to be done in the States while they devise
and carry out spoliation schemes OF differ
ent kind-sucb as high tariff internal i'm
provement laws But they cannot curb the
fury of the whirlwind they have sown. The
.nressure from without is overpowerng. Al
though the Governors of New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, and Massachusetts have
come out against the fugitive law and al
though Vermont has nulhfed it, still the
work does not progress fast enough and
the fanatics are pouring their petitions into
Congress, and forcing Seward and his coad-
tutors to hasten their movements.
The Tobeldo (Ohio) Republican, prom
inent free.soil Journal gives the following
information
"PETIuoNs.--Petitions for the repeal of
the Fugitive Slave law are pouring into
Congress in large numbers. We notice that
Mr. Gable, of Ohio, presented the petition
of A. Hinchman and Others of the citizens
of Salem, Columbia county, Ohio, for the
oC tf.
PETITION WAS FIFTEEN FEET IN
LENGTH, WITH A DOUBLE COL
UMN OF CLOSE WRITTEN NAMES.
Have petitions been generally circulated in
this vicinity If not will not the oppo-
nents for the bloody law see to 1t, that pc
titions are put in circulation, and without
any necessary delay, sent on to Washing
ton"
Last week we published the vote upon
Julian $ motion to instruct the Committee to
report bill for the repeal of the fugitive
slave law-showing that majority of the
Northern members voting Were in favor Of
repeal and that but two votes more than
majority of the whole House were cast
against the motion.
We have since received Washington pa
pers from which we learn that a vote with
reference to the fugitive slave law has also
been aiken in the Senate. On the 10Th
inst Mr.. Hale presented petition from
three hundred citizeas from Pennsylvania,
praying repeal or material modification of
the law. In doing so he declared his opin-
ion that Congress ought, without delay to
repeal ormodify this law. He believed il q
reproech upon the spirit Of the age, and IA
parody on the Constitution"
After some debate a motion was made to
lay the memorial on the table; aud the vote
on the motion was as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Alchison, Bell, Berren,
Borland, Bradbury, Cass Clay, Clemens,
Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson,
Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Fetch,
Foote, Gwiu, Hunter, Houston, Jones,
King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Norris,
Pearce, Phelps, Rhett Rusk, Shields, Soue,
Spruance, Underwood, Wales, Whtcomb
-35.
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Chase
Cooper, Davis Of Mass, Dayton, Dodge Of
Wisconsin, Ewing, Hale, Hamlin, Miller,
Seward, Smith, Upham, Walker, Winthrop
lie.
Here we have only eleven Northern mem
bers voing to lay the abolition memorial on
the table and fifteen Denton being from a
Southern State) against it, or favorably to
the object to the petition
The alarming truth is now forced upon us
that majority of the Northern Senators
are opposed to the law which was passed as
a compensation to the South for the great
advantages which were conceded to the
North in the notable plan of adjustment.
[1He MaSsisSippian.