Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-19
sPIaII OF Tx koRgINa PRzss.

FEAS-A OE 14 EOhElN6 FRESS
The Union is indignant at the prospect of
the removal of Judge Loring by the Massa-
chusetts Legislature for faithfully executing
the fugitive slave law, saying:
''The Fugitive slave law, passsd In .tcor.
dance with the solemn guarantees Of the con-
stitution, and demanded by every considera-
ton OF god faith among the States, Is nor
deE'ber0teiy Dated b. the knorc- nothing Lso1,
IatureS of TIE Free States. There is not a
southern whig press that has not declared
that the notification Of that law by the free
states Would lead to disruption of the Union,
11ey would submit to anything bit that;
NElle here We see these same papers openly
afilisting with the contemners of this law. and
ardently asking others to do the same. Judge
Loring case, however, caps the climax. He
is one OF the hrst men in New En- 2laud, a law.
yer OF great research, a thorough scholar. aad
virtuous citizen. The very men who de-
mand that he shall be sacrificed pay the high.
est tribute to his intellect and integrity. He
Is doomed, however, because he has aimed TO he
true 10 the constitution Of the United States
doomed by the anaticsI American partv-
doomed By tie enemies of Wise of Virginia. of
Johnson in tennessee, of Clark in Kentucky
ana o: all those bold and gallant spirits who
are laboring 70 rescue the South from the threat
enlng danger of abolition know.nothingism.
a whole legislature against one man "a
gang OF abolition fanatics and religious bigots
moving Ike SO many beasts of prey in the
uacs OF an upright judgei-this is the spec.
tacle IN the legislature of Massachusetts,;
this the scene enacted within sight of Bunker
Hill, where Warren fell and in the vicinity
OF Faneull Hall, where the Adamses pleaded
for liberty, and Webster spoke for the federal
Union. What of the outside influences press
ing upon the inhammable representatives of
a al
lent negroes-elevated to a social and political
equality which is denied to the white adopted
cltlzen-banded in a common cause with inf.
dels and traitors who denounce God and the
American Government in the same breath !.
these make up the public opinion that stimu
lstss and sustains the Know Nothing IegisIa.
tors IN their onset upon an upright and fear
less Judge-the type of q sterling American
citizen. We hope the South viii study this
sdmonition wisely and well "
The Union also ins! sts hat the me,snres Of
the President upon Cuba and all its collateral
questions meet the hearty appreciation of every
member of its Cabinet
lie intsLItgenceT seems to be hard run fer
mares nests just now, as it to-day gives cur.
rency to the New York Ecsntng Posts silly
roorbacks charging that Secretary Guthrie
wrote friend in Louisville tbat it is the pur.
pose OF the Government to make a war with
Spain, dc. On the day before yesterday we
took occasion to deny this story in all Its parts
after having ascertained that there was not
the slightest truth in it whatever. Our neigh.
Dor, who is prone to charge organship upon u.
when by so doing the Administration NAV
possibly be injured, does not seem able to 50,
our contradictions of stories injurious to it
which, by the by, might as easily first appea,
IN bis own columns as ours. Our organship i.
simply our industry.