Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-20
THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE GAG
GRESSIONS OF TIE SOUTH"

l
GRESSIONS OF TIE SOUTH"
The Tunes attempts 10 Justify lis ucw, scctiOna
t., Republican party, composed of the odds an
.nIs OF Northern society. on the ground tn
/ i, necessary to resist Southern asEreshi"ii.-
Now could the Times induce the North genera
V IL unite in this movement, II conntcr-'o'e'"ei
uus in sclf-dricIce take place at lhe '""'i'' I'LL
the two movements would be but preparation
dissolve the Union. The Times must perceive th'
md vet il rersuadrs the whole North to JOIN It's Set
ional par,v. Why not come out honestly ut once
and ayow TINT disunion is its Object!
But villa, are these monstrous Southern aggression
# which it complains! We presume they are prime
,ally the Fugitive Slave law and the kai'sus-Ne
braska act Certainly, it eau be no aggression on III
North for Southern men TO reclaim AMI recover lhcl
runaway slaves The North loses nothing by
which Justly belonged to it, nor would it gain an
ding but vile nuisance by harborins und retainln
these runaways.
| The manner of recapture is complained oi, now
,ver. Has il, in practice, ever resulted Ill INJURY Ut "
| justice Was free negro oil me Norln eve
| brought to the South aud made slave OF under "''
| Ictl Certainly not. Was the attempt ever mahe II
| use this act Us means of suljcctng free man Il
| ,layeryl We are very confident it never has beef
and nevsr will Ia, Were a free negro by mistake OF
fraud brought 10 the south, would he not DO certainly
restored TO his liberty, aud awarded ample a""se'
tor his false imprisonment by our Courts! ihe leah
ing in favor OF the negro, snng Tor Fe'n"''' III"
AGAINST the claimant, has been glarlngly manifest Ill
| all the decisions of Southern Courts Men lnV"ra-
bly incline 10 side with tho weak against tie strong
rho roducipc free negro to slavery is penitenta-
~ offence at the South and Judges aud Jurlcs always
ipfict in such cases the sevures penalties OF the
law The Times aud liz party feel no sympathy 'or
white fu.tves from Justice, who are aPPreheh"eo
mare summarily at the North than fugitive slaves anu
car,ied buck 10 be tried where the alleged offence
was committed. The danger OF miS'""e anu
Injustice, arc far greater in the case OF the wi''cS
than in that OF the negroes; because 'i'o he"N ''
pcuuties of the law in the event ot free man De-
nr reduced to slavery, than Those ihl'''''u W. Wv
wrongful apprehension oil wh'to man. arc
induce greater caution i'll the former Instance '"'
cha Io,to, The Times well knows, that IL II Sc"''''!
u;,,;r t,, rsure of possibility, that Northern 'l'e
,, If ever be reduced to slavery IN the SCUM oS
1884,. -, ,bi, net; and il IL its duty to inform thc
..,,, mispnided. tanatcal rahble OF its party
,rIa r;I,uI suppr,ssiou Of truth. in this case, If
,,is,ort 10 I'M, assertion Of iuul and reasonable
falsehood.
Suppose this act repealed, all our fugitive slaves AT
the North retained and the balance ~ large part oil
tba,n induced 10 abscond and settle III the free
STATES. Would the North be benefited by this large
infusion of black blood They would make labor
cheaper it is true, drive out OF employment the poor
live. ann loIgw
ben.it at first few capitalists. We say at first, for
white Iaborers would emlgrate sooner than compete
with, and work side by side with filthy negroes. And
soon, very soon, you would have population OF
worthless negroes and blnated capitalists.
l. this the Social Organization that Red Republi'
canism drsideratcs' Suppose the South considered
slavery pest aud nuisance but tree negroes great
or; aud were to say TO her slaves, 1.-The North VIII
only welcome You rs runaways; '"" want you II" long
er; escape to the North We will not follow you. -
Suppose this ia DONE and our slaves transferred I"
the Free Sta,.s. Would not this DO aggressloni-
Would it not be death blow to your prosperity, H.
ticted ON YOU BY u.s. The Times IL too Intelligent
not TO know that the recapure Of our slaves is equal
ly advantageous to North and South, and that the
lailur. or neglect Ia rerapure lhem il persisted in,
would yam the North and in ure the South. rms
r0ud be aggrSS,OM oil the vilast character let til"
Times knowing all this u well We do, for some
sinister selfish and ambitious purpose is stirring mp to
mutiny lnen with whom il should he ashamed to asso'
ciate on the false pretence that the Fugitive Slave Law
il Injurious 10 the North aud likely in lie Operations
10 reduce freemen TO slavery The Times IL exhibit
inc new phase OF character II has been, we lear
ured on Ia its present position by following the tor
tunes oi ~ base politician ever America pro
durrl. The cdfrc OF American Liberty and Union
il more glorious structure thsn the Temple oil ~
ANA, at Ephcsus. The incendary who would de-
stroy il, drserves never To have his name brosei
among honorable Curses deep and loud from
North South, Fast ami West, are now muitered
against him and his vie cusd aors. Love oil country
slumbers somelnes in America but il il the siulnber
of the lion and woe to him that wakes it.
Like master. like man We presume the Times
therefore rejects the Constitution and appeals 10 me
"IIi.hrr Law" hence, We have not said q word about
the Constitutional obligation to permit and aid the
r.capture of our slaves. The Times and it, leader
head a party, the smallest part Of whose offence Is
hostility to tho Coistituti"m-t"r they are making
war ON separate property, IN the Holy Ordinance OF
Marriage, md on the Bible itself. In recruiting for
this war they are ess scrnpulous than Caaline. He
would not enlist slaves til driven 10 the last eXtre
nifty; with them negro slaves are the first una
choicest recruits.
We will resume this subject in Il future number,
and attempt to show that the charge OF Southern az
gression is equally sroundless fly it is meant the
Kansas. Nebraska act.