Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-06-02


these classes of States. 1t is the single measure
of the whole series n which the sIavehoding States
with the exception Of Texas, have any peculiar in
terest lis the only compensation which they have
received for the great sacrifices HIGH many, perhaps
majority, OF their citizens believe they have suffer-
ed. Under these circumstances, It would not only
be UNJUST but in bad faith, deprive these States
of the benefits secured to them by the Fugitive Slave
haw especfaity when law of this character is not
only authorized, but absolutely required BY the ex-
press mandate of the Constitution"
WILLIAM l.. MARCY Il regard acquiescence
in this adjustment, in all its parts, imperative
Fduty and should exceedingly regret any endeavor to
disturb ii.
Viewing the subject in this light should an attempt
be made TO change modify these measures, in whole
in part, to impair the constitutional rights
thereby secured to any section of the country,
render less efectual the protection of those rights,
should not only dscountenance the proceeding, bot,
in whatever station it might be, should use my in
fuence and authority to resist and defeat it.'
LEWIS CAss: 81 consider the series of legislative
measures. known as the Compromise, including the
fugive-save law the final adjustment of danger
agitation which threatened the stability of the
Union; and this view, which presented to the SEN
ate on the 2lst of December last, in remarks
upon the subject, has been fortified by subsequent
events and hereafter, whether in public in a
private station shall advocate their integrity and
their observance. And should the favor of my fell
w-citizens call me to the Presidency, should
all the constitutional and legal means within my pow
er to cause those laws, well all others, TO be
ONs
far might be proper, should discountenance all
attempts to disturb change the provisions Of the
law for the re-capture of fugitive slaves, whereby
those provisions mi ght be rendered less efficient in
carrying into effect the constitutional obligation upon
that subject. + / have no hesitation in
saying that, whoever is President, it would be his
duty to withhold his approval from any bill, mod
lying or changing that law. IS to impair its present
valuable enactrnents, which give it the
ry efficiency ...a
The MALL says the Enquirer " has failed to
bring responses from only two of the distinguished
gentlemen addressed, viz Gen. w. o. Butler of
Kentucky, and Gen. franklin Pierce of New Hamp-
shire. From what we know of these gentlemen, and
their devotion the constitutional rights of the South
and the true interests and safety of blessed Union,
We undertake to guarantee that their replies, fully
and armatively responsive to the interogatories of
Mr. Scott would have also been received but for their
distance from city and rregularity of the mails.
Thus the reader will perceive, from each of the
gentlemen above named, his answer is plain, posi-
tive and unmistakable pledge of his support of the
Fugitive Slave law and of his determination to up
hold its efficiency and to veto its repeal. This,
repeat, is no than expected. But at crisis
like the present-when Southern Wing leaders and
presses charging the Democratic party with bid
ding for abolition votes when a caucus of the
Wing Representatives at Washington have not only
refused to endorse but to entertain proposition,
declaring in favor of the Compromise
{" fnaly''-and when the most prominent and sava-
able candidate of their party has refused express
his opinion the subject, at least before his nomina
tion and finds his foremost and loudest advocates in
such men as Seward, Greeley and their abolition
adjutors-we cannot but feel proud satisfaction at
the strong array of ability and patriotic sentiment,
embodied in the foregoing letters. There they
from the North, the South and the West read them,
ponder them well and who can doubt for moment
that the South will find in each and every one of
of these great statesmen staunch and devoted advo
cate equally for the rights of the States and for the
Union of the States? We say 10 the Baltimore Con-
vention, give US one of these distinguished names
and tried Democrat in his principles, and by
all the blessings of the Constitution and the
ges, truths and trumphs of old fashioned Democra-
cy-the doom of Whiggery shall be sealed, and all
its arts preensons and false principles be prostrated
forever. f-~.