Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-02-01

nity is, to give life and health to its business. With
draw money a circulating medium from State and
you certainly paraze its business, ard end its pros
perity as by withdrawing blood frem the human body
YOU will paraize that body, and produce its Death
From the operation of the causes before dwet upon
and another hereafter to be noticed the veins and artc
ries of business, in our State, collapsed Money,
the life bocd of business is withdrawn almost abso
lutte PARALYSIS has followed, and unless create and
supply this vital principle have nothing to hope
The stomach may digest the whole alamentary canal
may perform with vgor its functions, the lungs and
heart may perform theirs, the veins and arteries may be
in perfect order; yet if myriad of leeches draw off the
blood it Is made the body will not be
iShed have called attention to the leading process
by which the vital fluid of commerce and business
has been drawn eff, and we have been reduced to
present feeble and languishing condition have also
indicated in some degree the measure by which these
brccches may be removed the vital fluid of business
(money) retained and its volume increased. But in
present feeble and exhausted condition slim
u must be resorted to- to give activity and efficiency to
the vital organs of society To this subject will
tend in the next number. A. B.
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CE7-INc extract from the Norfolk, Va, Soatsrn Ar
gus the following article. The factsset forth we'll
worthy of serious reflection: ~
Pune FAITH.-There is a certain easy-oC-fath class
of politicians in our country, who, all occasions,
without rhyme or reason, are prating OF "Peace" and
.Union,' and who put themselves infinite pains to
convince JRc FuDNc nl0u tIaJ IHc miserable cOmprO-
mise of shrcds and patches will be observed in GOOD
faith by the people in the free States. a temporary
truce at present prevails in Congress- and from mo
tiFes Of policy Seward and Co. desist from the agta
ton Of abolition. This is held up, with great lubi-
lation, u sign that Treaty Of Peace is to be per-
peuated, and that, hereafter everything is to be
saline and good fellowship. All the extra patriotic
professions OF Webster and others, paraded in the
newspapers for the purpose of showing the beauties
and practical operation of the glorious adjustment
They attempt TO delude the people by presenting them
with but side of the picture, and sudiouSy keep
them in ignorcnce of the number of instances where
the North isregaEds its obligations and the only por
ten OF the eofnpr6hllsc lfjve SidFtaft 5ffish
was to operate for the benefit OF the South condemned
and trGlnpled under foot.
We find in the columns of the Nashville papers, a
letter from gentleman in East Tennessee, giving
account of his unsuccessful attempt recover ugi-
tive slaves under the law. 1t shows how faithful
ly the officers under the United States Government
discharge their duties and how utterly hopeless it
to expect that the people in the non-slaveholding
States will suffer this law to be executed. What
course viii Mr.. Fillmore pursue towards the Off
cials ct Michigan! VIII he refer their case like the
one from Bosen, to Attorney General Crittenden and
be content with mambv-paInby opinion from him in
justification OF their ccnduct We give the letter be-
low:
NASHVILLE, Dec. 18th, 1850.
MsSSrs Edttors:-ScyeraI years ago it was the bad
luck of my father, John p. Chester to bose some ne
Grocs by their flight to the free States: by the merest
accident he ascertained then that they in Wash
ington Rdsn Post-ofice. Some years ago, he,
in connection with myself and another man, attempt
ed arrest by force, but being overpowered and
done, the slaves recaptured and again at lib
erty. short time afterwards, receiveda letter from
one Mrs. Rowland, arrant abotionist of the Abby
Folsom school, which contained the following cx-
tract;
"RAsiN Dec. 2lst., 1876
Dear Sir:-Yours of the 3rd. inst. | received yes
terday, in company with one from Ross Wilkins. Uni
ted States Judge who resides in Detroit both on the
same subject, but of entirely different import
So you that this pink of kindness, this gem OF
humanity and this theoretical and practical abolition
ist and amalgamator, in the habit of receiving
letters of the creed and tenor from Ross Wilkins,
United States Judge.
few days after the passage of the Fugitive Slave
Bill, started in pursuit of the slaves by great
exertion and expense found them in Washteraw
county, Michigan ten miles from Ypsilante and 40
miles west OF Detroit. | saw them, friend who was
with me them, and fifty other circumstances cor
roborated the fact that they there fastened to
Detroit to get my warrant-appled to one Mr.. Wat
son. q eommsSOner-he declined issuing the writ on
account OF private engagements in an adjoining cour-
y or town, stating to that if he issued it that he
would lose thereby, pecunidry, and in character, or
IN other words that he lived in free Sate-that pub
lie sentiment against the Iaw-that it wouk in
jure him. He is a lawyer He with gentleman by
the name Of George c. Bates United States District
Attorney, advised me to apply to the United States
Judge; and in fact they urged it III such way that
saw no other course finally resolved to do SO.
went to lawer by the name of Douglass, to en-
ploy him to assist me in making out the case That
gentleman had, he informed me, political aspira-
tions, and any connection with it would nure him.
asked others, and all were afraid of public senti-
ment, and declined. then had to RELY upon my own
capacity, and execute an affidavit myself | did Sc
presented it, as | urged to the United States
Judge After considerable parley he issued my writ
IN the presence of the clerk and deputy Marshall |
handed 1t instantly to that worthy who peremptorv
declined serving it. His honor told me to hunt up the
principal Marshall. | did so-demanded immediate
service. lie declined it-said night exposure would
Xii hlm-bad no posse-dangerous without one-that
the Tree negroes and fugitive slaves would kill us-ad
ysed me to 60 to Ypsante by the morning train and
ne ne and his posse would come by the evening one.
did as | was adyised-got to my destination by nine
CLOCK, a. m At two p m., telegraph dispatch
came TO abolltonists and negroes that Ypsi-
lahte after number of negroes. They being well
organized, sent runners every direction: run the
slaves to Canada by the way of Gibraltar before the
Marshall could get there by the cars or any other con-
yeyance-he having to leave Detroit at o'clock D. m
Thus you will see the fallibty of the mscalled
compromise; the humbuggery of the Fuojtive Slave
DIE the'dnpllclty of the North the rascalfty of The
officials whose duty it is execute, in good faith thi.
/ law - -'i' -
The man, or rather the villain from. whom Loot my
warrant was Ross Wilkins, United States Judge WIN
correspond with this practical amalgnnationist Mrs
ilowland, she being the instrument who peryprted u,