Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-07-06
LYkCHBURG NIRGiAiiN.
FRIDAY MORNING. JULY Ii. 1855.
.Massachusetts Politics

10 save the old BAY State from the fate TO whie
it's blind anti slavery prejudces have 80 long bc'
irresistsbly hurrying it, Five years ago. NJ
Webste. told his fellow citizens in bold anli.nr
less language. that they must conquer ia'~'
preiudiees and for a while it was believed ihs
the conquest had been achieved: bat ever sHnc'
the death Of the great statesman If Mar-htiH'd
Massachusetts, has yielded without struggle ID
her anti slavery impulses and la, rushed mad''
into the widest extremes ot ubolItlolnsin. \.
snooner was the -frat Northern ieht cSunga>h
sd than she deserted The firm land Of the cansti
,,,i,n and hastsurd after the iCnrs fatW that
have nj length betrayed her foot steps into the
ouapmiras Qualification aud incipicut rcvoiu
ditFn. Il l.. nc,anoboly totehald a great aud en-
Ijo4s.sYed : atc at this Union thus tarnish her
historic fam and prove icl-e T. her splendid n,
tions. |. /, nelanchslytobc behold II people whose
councils were once guided by the wisdom aud
patriotisr Of Warren, an Adams, Webster
and an Everett. nov following the lead Of such
political oharla,ans - Wilson, Theodore Parker
and Wendell Phillips. Massachusetts caims
the honor Of inanguraiiugihc er'ot struggle Hat
gave birth II our Republic; ana yet, hers Is now
Ne rcepar infamy If seeking to destroy the
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gogaes.
Aeare lea 10 th'se r'n'e''ohs =. wv ''e'"'
developments OF abohi'h'sh III 'assa'n"s'i'H'
We alade, first, to the notification of the Fu-
gitlYe S1Ye iaw by IN "si s'"'a'' u '"'' '''
r, act of criminal tactic lsnes, and rebellion
,vh,rh', nav Al any moment bring the State uu.
thortes Ia violent cefas'"a win 'ae ou'""' NV
OF the federa' 'oN''h'''h' ",' i''""', '''
war. bar reanefs are a"h'' 'ia' IL ''' NV
sion the Massachusetts Assembly P"SN'" ~"
whereby cases OF eNtfadliloh "i iog''Ve shF'N
were transferred from INC 'riouna, 's'eu''u''
by Congress 10 tf'oah"' 's'''.,"'" o' '''
state The Governor 'e'''" INV ma ''' - VIZ
promptly repassed ny the f'4ulHH' t""sH'"'''""'
majority, and became aAaT' III sPie "' tue GU
jeotons Of the Executive The practical operation
of this nulhhcauon law II Inc ea'hef'''es 81
Massachusetts ever undertake 10 enforce H. VIII
be as follows fugitive slave Is taken mo
custody by the United states Marshall under
commissioners warrant Tor 'ri'' by ih' 'o'"
missioner, of the validity OF the alleged owner
claim. Then comes hd6edS corpus III the hands
of "a State sheriff to take the prisoner out OF the
custody ot the Marshal ana 10 transfer inc '''"l
of the case to- Massachusetts jury me NM
shall is bound, by his oiheinl oath TO refuse t.
surrender his prisoner and The Shenii ~ bound
b execute his writ. The Marshall Is backed 10y
the whole military power and resources oi the
Federal Governments the sheriii has Mt his com
mand the posse eom'fdf"S' ana II that Is 'nso'h
cient to enable him to execute his daty'the Cover
nor may call out the whole military power OF the
State to aid him IN carrying out the laws ot Ma
saohusetts and in multiplying those OF the lm"n.
1t will Mt once be seen from this statement IA
what critical and dangerous relations toeach
other, the governments OF the United States and
of Massachusetts have been placed by the ouira-
geous and disorganisng leg station of the hitter.
As matters now stand war exists de jure he
tween the two governments, and it is entirely ia
the power. of a few government officials whenrr-
afugtiye slave casc erisesto provoke a col.
lison aud preeipitate the country INTO a eivil
war. We observe that the Boston Courier aa
able journal OF the Webster school Of politics
whilst denouncing with just severity the reyo.
lutionary proceeding of the Massachusetts Log
isla.uae, expresses the opinion that after all, tn,
notification law will lead To 10 actunl mischief.
II argues that the present executive will never
put the military power Of the state in motion -
enforce law which he thinks unconstitutional,
ard which he has refused to sign upon that eN-
press ground. This may do very well for the
present. but it affords no permanent security for
the preservation of the public peace. The same
majority which now elects an Abolition Legisa-
ture may, and most probably will, ut the next
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