The southern press., 1852-05-18
"Our own dear Fillmore. "-NaIiliicatlOn
Nor n and south.

Nor n anu SOutns
The hypocritical pretensions of the admins
tratlon and its organs 10 national feeling, which
knows no North, no South, no East, and no
West, are exposed by acts which speak louder
than words.
!. When South Carolina talked of secession,
and called State convention, the President
forthwith proceeded to overawe the State by a
military demonstration, the forts were manned I,
munitions Of war sent down, and the frowning
guns Of the forts brought to bear on the city of
Charleston From all the Presidents organs
rose shrill yell of treason" treason" and the
people Of that State abused, vilified and de-
nounced by every abusive epithet in the vocabu-
larry. And all this, because exercising the pre-.
rogative of freemen, they exercised the right Of
free speech, and o. enly canvassed the constitu.
tonality of eertain public measures,
Well, Massacbu etts denounces the law, defes
and denounces the execution of it within her
borders-ber people forcibly rescue ono in le-
gal custody, and the law can only be executed
in its capital city by stealth at midnight, and
where slumbers this storm of patriotic indigna.
ton? Why, the President writes patheticappeal
to his dearly beloved tcIlow-citizens Of Boston,
and gives them diplomatic assurances of his
distinguished copsideration--and is very certain
that they will mover act so naughtily again. In.
stead of pointing guns at Boston, he sends
them their own X-pounder of the Constitution
to parley with them, who, finding Fanueil Hall
doors not son golden axles moving" comes
back quite exploded. The organs all treat this
outrage most gingery--it was a mere accident,
&c. The Northern stomach is too squeamish to
be Toasted on the epithets which are supposed
to be the proper food for Southern digestion.
Well, animated by these examples of impunity,
and by the favoritism displayed towards the ma
tional North, Vermont coolly passes an act null
lifying the fugitive slave law. Do we hear Of
any proclamations from President FILLMORE, or
any notes Of dreadful preparation g" to enforce
the faithful execution Of the law" eren at the
point of the bayonet, as in South Carolina
No! those thunders slumber, and Vermont
laughs to scorn her constitutional obligations
with mpuuity. What has been the consequence
of this course Of conduct of this new North
ern ann Nth Southern feelings" in whose be-
half certain Southern gentlemen would build
up great Union party, the sole connecting
links of which would be fealty to FILLMORE
and the Compromise, both AS .fualties in their
totally? Why Massachusetts has followed in
the footsteps of Vermont. Both branches of her
legislature have solemnly nullifed the fugitive
slave law by an act passed six days ago, and
the act exeites surprise only, not Indignation
From the White House there comes no sign
while from the organ which used to breathe such
fire and slaughter towards Southern nuifca-
ton comes this feeble squeak for partizan pur.
pose:
"THE CoALITfoEIsTs AND THE FUGITIVE SLAVE
LAw.-The Democratic and Freesoil majority
of the Massachusetts house Of representatives
have succeeded in overcoming opposition to
bill with very equivocal title and an equally
equivocal object It is entitled bill for the
i" further protection Of personal liberty" in the
State, and we Judge from the scanty reports Of
the disc ussion upon il that il is intended under
this cover to hullify the operation Of the fugi
tive slave law. We quote from the Boston
Iral elier's report so much of the proceedings
of Tuesday last as relates to the measure"
Are these the planks on which to erect y
Southern platform!