Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-07-14
Reason rprsa,s FanatIcisnn.


lie sermon, taken strong ground against the recogn-
ton execution Of The fugitive slave law in Massa-
chusetts, the Boston Courier, in a calm and sensible
article, argues the point with the reverend gentle
man. We extract from the COurer'S remarks the an
nexed passages:
DR.. --, seems to feel that there is some
kind of dissertation of our soil in permitting fugi-
tive slave to be arrested upon and removed from it.
He speaks of l'beng tramped by those whose
attempts 10 reclaim their fugitive servants
Quoted in a manner 10 wound sensibllltles and
provoke passions ; and he says that we must
proceed TO our soils from heng so trampled
" Undoubty our soil is consecrated to freedom
But is ii consecrated to freedom for oil What
consecrates it to freedom all Is it not so con-
secrated by the law And is it not consecrated
Just so far as the law has impressed that character
upon it, and no further We presume that this will
be admitted by all The soil Of Massachusetts is not
consecrated to freedom by the general sentiment
feelings of its inhabitants it is consecraed to free
dom by the lapS which they have ordained for its
government and just far as those laws determine
! the condition of those who on it. But when we
are looking for the laws which determine the cOnd
ton of persons upon SOIL it IL obviously just
necessary 10 look to the Constitution of the United
States as it is look to the Constitution of the State
The Federal Constitution is just as much the law of
| Massachusetts its own Constitution; it was
ted by the same authority, $50 far concern
ed,1 and not an individual can hold any important
Office under the latter without swearing to support
the former. Moreover the Constitution of the Uni
ted States so far it speaks upon this matter of the
condition of persons found on our soil, we'll up
on all other matters embraced in ii, is paramount to
all laws 1t is impossible for the State to make
law which shall consecrate its soil to the freedom of
men who are made by the Constitution of he United
States incapable of acquiring freedom by coming
within jurisdiction. In the same manner 1t would
be impossible for US 10 make a law consecrating the
soil of the State to the freedom OF men whom the
General Government has stipulated by treaty to de-
! liver up to foreign nation.
"The proposition is not true, therefore, that our
soil is consecrated to the freedom of all men. There
are certain men who expected from this advan-
tage by the operation of the fundamental and para
mount law of the country, which determines the
character of our soils to them and while this re-
mains there be desecration OF our soils by
removing those persons from it.
"But DR.. seems also to feel that by per-
hitting the execution of this clause of the Constiu
ton we lend some sanction to slavery. He speeks
of deeper question to arise, when the Southern
master shall the free States as the ground, on
which to assert the Immaculate character OF slavery
and of our becoming ready participants in uphold
ing system which we abhor and he presents 10 US
the alternative of dissolution.
| 1--WE must enquire, therefore, and we must do it
calmly and solemnly, whether it is true that our soil
is used as the ground which 'to assert the immac-
uate character of slavery is in danger of being
used and whether, by continuing to obey the Con-
Stitution, do in fact become participants in up
holding the system. That slavery exists in the
expressly that we cannot ignore its existence He
will probably not deny that it exists there by law,
or system of laws over which we have no RESPONSE
bility. One of the persons subject to those laws
comes here and the master comes to reclaim him.
Does he ask us 10 admit the Immaculate character OF
the institution? Does he require anything of US
cept the admission of the fact that by the law OF his
own State he is entitled 10 the services OF the person
whom he seeks?
'But it is always some help to the examination of
oSn0 IIor Chor-
acter, and therefore turn to case to which DIR.
-'s position ought to be applicable, if II is ap-
pcabe to this case treaty exists with a foreign
power by which it is provided that fugtives charged
with certain crimes shall be given up. The foreign
government calls upon to give up one OF lis sub
iects charged with the commission of one of those
crimes in the territory OF that government me law
which makes his act crime, which defines the evil
dence and the mode of trial and afixes the punish
ment, is the law of that country, not OF this Are we
called upon, when are required to surrender tina
person, to admit anything whatever respecting the
Justice reasonableness, or Righteousness OF that law
Is its immaculate character asserted soil =
It is plain that nothing is admitted but the facts that
the law exists, and that the individual in question
the person who is amenable to It,"
/ Ten THOUSAND EMIGRANTs IN KANsAs-The Glas.
gov (Mo) Times, in an articlo the emigration to
Kansas says:-"Private letters state that about ten
| thousand people are on the move Five hundred
crossed over at Western last Saturday, and about the
same number on Sunday, while the roads are filled
with people all bound for the New Territories.
Ho1rOwArs the only nfallOIs Remedies
Youngove aged 26 great victim through the foes OF
skn being covered with these un
slightly botchs fact he utterly untitled by his
Society This young man. eight weeks bach tired
ooways Ointment and Pills. by the joint use OF these re-
cooled and purified that the whole oil
the boches disappeared he enjoys excellent health
These disease of the skin even OF TWEEN
| y years standing.
Sold Establishment Of Professor Holloway 44 Strand
near Temple Bar London and by all respectable
Dealers Medicines throughout the British Empire and
ftnI Init Cd RnYaS at S7c each