The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-06-07
Nav goth. 1854.
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A CHIP VI JHE OLO DAON.
The Dubuque Tribune 10 very faithful echo
Of the N. Y, Tribune II is rapidly degeneratins
into the follies and absurdities of Abolitionism.
That we do not charge this paper wrongfaiiy'
we propose to submit its own columns % eV'-
dence In its issue Of yesterday evening"
deyotes nearly column TO the Fugitive Slave
case, which has produced SO much excitement
in Boston for the last few days. Alter denoun
cling the Nebraska Bill as kcatkenish " and
.infamous measure, the Fugitive Slave Law
O. L inkaman and the execution Of the law IS
nefarioas," the writer puts forth the following
scandalous sentiment:
1.-THE time is now at hand when no citizen
Of free State can be found so dead to all sense
Of Justice and right, as to aid in the execution
of Fugitive Slave laws"
Il il true that such time as the writer speaks
of is at hand. 10 il true that the laws of the
country are 10 be resisted from this time for
ward! Il it true that the period has arrived for
advocating revolution and an appeal to arms to
discredit and defeat the execution Of be laws
10 il true that the patriotic people of Iowa, and
of Dubuqne, will look upon such an outrageous
sentiment as the above, with any other feelings
THAN those Of the most supreme contempt
We shall see.
What kind Of people does the writer in the
Tribune suppose he is addressing, when he
counseis them to treason? The Tribune has
most wofnlly mistaken the public sentiment Of
this region, il it thinks that such base, degra-
ded, reasonable sentiment as the above, will
win il any friends in this latitude. Although
majority Of the wings were opposed to the Ne
braska Bill, and no doubt conscientiously 30, we
venture to say that there is lot q half dozen
men outside Of the Tribune Office in Dubuque
county, who would subscribe 10 the doctrine Of
resistance to the laws, as put forth in the above
extract. Il is The rankest species Of Abolition
ism. 1t 10 the reasonable doctrine put forth by
the mad caps Of Boston, Theodore Parker and
Abby Kelly, and should excite no sentiment bu,
that Of disgust, fiom the enlightened people Of
= constitutional government If resistance
10 The laws Of the land BY the minority, can be
juatifed in one instance, it can be in all, and
the effect would be, that every trio Of fanatics
in the country, upon tie meress P.etext, might
get up revolution every day in the year.
There is a constitutional remedy for all grew
aaces, real or imaginary (the ballot box) and
the man who is not willing TO adopt this remedy
and submit 10 this alternative, displays an un-
fitness for Ne relation he bears 10 free gov
ernme~t and 10 unworthy Of the benefits and
biessiags which lis institutions confer upon the
citizen. Shame on any man, who, in this en-
lightened sEe, will allow his prejudices 10 so
completely and obstinately pervert bis judgment,
as to advise a course, which, If adopted by any
considerable portion Of the people, would be an
overt act Of treason. Better far tina. he had
never been born, than that he should be detected
in The act of attempting to enforce this infa-
NOUS doctrine. But. the writer in the Tribune
may reply that, in advising people not to aid in
the /" szecxtion Of Fug;tipe Stare Laps," he 10
acting strictly within bis duties and obligations.
as citizen, and that he does not fairly expose
himself flo the obnoxious charge oftreason. This
is an error because he is as much bound to aid
IN enforcing obedience to law from others, if
called upon. az to be obedient to the law him
self. No man will refuse to obey summons
from legal officer, to AID in the execution Of a
Law of 4te land, no does not make himself as
saaenabe TO the outraged laws, as he who ressts
IN the FIRST inste noe and therefore there is no
door Of this kiad, by which men can escape
,eir obl;gatieas and responsibilities citizens,
responsible to the government, which protects
them in the pesceabie enjoyment Of property,
liberty and life. To deny the obligation Of the
citizen 10 support the laws, justiies at once the
conclusion, that the government is under no OBJ.
legations to protect him; aud il 10 easy to per
ceive, where such doctrine would lead TO-
The Tribune would do well to reconsider its
position.