The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-06-11
TERMS OF ADVERTISING,
from the Richmond Examiner.
THE COMPROMISE.

lhe newspapers and the public men |
through whoe influence the Comp; omse Of
Henry Clay became the law OF this land, |
aud through whose agency that great and |
memorable oppression was inflicted on the |
Southern States, parade the case of Sims, !
the recovered fugitive from Georgia as the !
satisfactory virdication of themselves; and !
as the fuldment Of their promise tn delu,
'ded people. The fugitive slave law was
the miserable boon for which they sutren- |
dsled the riah a, the honor, the lauds and
'the Independence Of the Southern States, |
Sensible and honest men said then, that
the law would not be enlrCed The Sc
quel has proven the tru Ia of their assertion |
The law has been resisted aud nn.lIhed
time after time, until it has become a by /
word i'm the nation. But aftec innumera-
be instances OF its imbecility aud iallacicus
character a single case has occurred in
wnich il has been enforced: and this case
is set up by our faithes guardians as a
simple fthe who e.-They cry and shout ov.
or IT, they claim it the triumph Of the Con.
stitutiod, they declare the law whole and
unbroken Is this logical! is this lowical!
is it tru hful! is such course honest! Is
il hot rather an insult TO The reason aud
sese Of the South-a violatinn of the truth
"a cheat; swudle and lie, riyalling in ex-
treme impudence the law called Compro-
mlsa itsel9
We beg leave TO call the public atten-
tiOn TO tie circumstances under which
this cor itutiona triumph has been elTec-
tsl Sims, the fugitive was not ed
aud sent away in tie common course OF
legal proceedings. Ii was done by great
clTolt Of the State; such an effort as a
SIaIc takes but once in long periods Of time
His owner die not in fact recover his lost
property; for in getting the slave, he was
Obliged TO }ay double his worth in money
lIewas forced to employ learned counsel,
10 90 through a long aud costly process in
the courrs. TO assembo o many witnesses
from distaut parts Of the nfederacy. The
whole City of Boston aud all the State Of
Massachusetts left lis ordinary occupation
10 Fl III. over thai slave. The peUpe rose
mass to insult aad njure those who came
the for their rights. The courthouse in
which the case was tried had TO be barri-
caGed at the doors, and its buildingss sur
rounded 10y strong iron chain. Long
lines Of armed soGiery blocked up the streets
aud avenue which led TO its gates. All
Ihs force which is necessary 10 guard a
fortress in trout OF which a foreign army
is entrenched, was assembled there, before
this simple act OF law, tbs ease aud Ger.
tainty Of which only can make it practicas
bly usefuI, could be safely ventured on
Wnen il was done-wheu the Judge had
declared the Save to be the property of his
owner and directed his removal 10 the Safe
Of Georgia, did the enraged people signify
their Submission TO the dictates Of the law!
Let tie circumstances under which those
dictates were executed be the answer.
The military were not dsbanLed A force
Of four hundred policemen, armed with
swords, fo.med hollow square around the
slave in his march through the street. Ii
was no: judged safe 10 carry him in the us
ua! conVeyances. A vessel was selected
for the 2urpose-he went away as a For
eign Ambassador does. lt was not Judged
sale even 10 carry him from the place oi
confinement 10 that vessel by daylight But
in the dead hour OF the night which proceeds
day.break when even the watchmen SEEK
repose al that vast army after remain
ing their ranks for twelve hours, stealthily
and silently guarded Sims TO the wharf
Was this triumph Of law aud orde r
Then the victory Of a foreign army over
hostile people should thus also be charac
terised.
IL IS said that the mas'e Of Sims persis
ted IN his enterprise under all the Difficult
ties aud all this cost, that he might give
the capabilities Of the law full trial. Bu
the mostSr Of Sims is rich What poor maj
could recover his slave from Boston, An,
where else in all New England save lin tn
cilYof Boston, with Its powerful police
could even the master Of Sims have recov
cred mis- slave? gr- "a
When the people have become thorough
sly opposed TO law, it necessarily cease
20 exist in every country where the pee
pie are the supreme power. That the pee
pie OF the North are and were, FROM I'll
first determined to resist and nullify tn
is proposition about which there can
no doubt so long as facts and declaration
can give certainty. Facts innumerab
like those which have been detailed
this article, have been alread made fanl
lar TO the reader by the nowspaper press.
khe peOpele' Of the North, by va
a' majority are determined on the downts
ofall the legal barriers which protect q
ilstitution5of the Southern States, Ft
a.. people hate Us, their clergy hate rs, the
children are bred Up TO accompIish our Il
M, Otwhat account ts fugitive sla'
law % Jhe South, when from the necessr
Of the case II must Be enforced among IA
w PePPls apd bY that peoples ofIicers2s !. III