Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-03
Another Abolition U. S. Senator Elected.


ner has been elected United States Senator for the
full term of six years by the Legislature of Massachu
sets 1t is what was anticipated by those who have
taken the least pains to keep themselves advised in re-
gard to the state of popular feeling in that State. 1t
is simply foreshadowng the popular sentiment of the
people of all the New England, several middle and
Western States. Mr. Sumner is type of a powerful
class in the New England States and greater
fatal error was entertained than to suppose that
when that class combines it control and coerce
either or both parties at pleasure In New York, IN
Ohio, and now in Massachusetts,, it has made con-
centrated demonstration and has sent to the Senate
three of its supporters. But Mr. Sumner is not known
very we-true he has been pronounced an abotlonlst
and an able man. To show submission friends the
company they keep to show them how rapid is the
march of that returning sense of Justice" we give
MIR. Summers opinion Of the Fugitive slave law.
early in professional life, was designated by
the late Mr.. Justice Story, one OF the Commls-
sioners of the Courts of the United States. As
such | am one of those before whom, under the
recent act of Congress, the painting fugitive may
be brought for the decision of the question, wheth-
er he is freeman or slave But while it be-
comes me to speak with caution, | shall not hest
tate to speak with plainness | cannot forget that
am man, although | am commissioner.
Did the same spirit which inspired our fathers,
inspire our community now, the marshal and
every magistrate who regarded this law as having
any constitutional obligation resign rather
than presume to execute it.
" Gracious heaven! Can such things be on oul
free soil Shall the evasion of Pontius Plate be
enacted anew, and Judge vainly attempt, by
washing his hands, to excuse himself for condemn
inc one in whom he could find no fault -
Ioro ne
the first time IN her history, become the agent q
stare hunters, tie rery images G oar fathers
rould from from tie raN; their voices would
cry from the ground their spirits would hover il
the air, pleading, demonstrating, protesting, a
ganst the cruel Judgment.
There is legend of Venice, consecrated by
the pencil of one of her greatest artists that thu
Apostle St. Mark suddenly descended into tn,
public square, and broke tie manacles Of q Stare
eren before tile judge pho had decreed lbs doom.--
Should Massachusetts be euer desecrated By such
judgment, may the good apostle, acih vaLtent arm
once more descend to break tic naanactes Of M
Stare!
g Sir, will not dishonor the home of the pill
grims, and of the revolution, by admittng--nay
L CANNOT BELIEvE-THAT THIS LAW WILL BE exc
CUTED HERE. Individuals among us as elsewhere
MAY FORGET HUMANITY IN A FANCIED LOYALTY II
LAW BUT THE PUBLIC CONSCIENCE WILL NOT AL
LOW A MAN, WHO HAS TRODDEN OUR STREETS AS
FREEMAN TO BE DRAGGED AWAY AS A SLAVE
By his escape from bondage, he has shown tina
true manhood, which must grapple to him ever,
honest heart. He may be ignorant, rude, as he i
poor, but he is of true nobility. The fugitiv
slaves of the United States are among the heroe
of our age. In sacrificing them to this foul enact
ment of Congress, we should violate every senti
ment of hospitality, every whispering of the heart
every dictate of religion.
"There many who will never shrink at an
cost, and, notwithstanding all the atrocous penal
ties of this BILL from efforts to save wandering
; fellow man from bondage-THEY WILL OFFER HI,
f THE SHELTER OF THEIR HOUSES AND IF NEED BE
WILL PROTECT HIS LIBERTY BY FORCE. But let m
be understood, | counsel no violence
Let our friends preserve the above, and when tn
submssionsts talk about the returning of usc
at the North, . read it to them.