New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-31
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Correspondence q The N. Y. Tribune .

10th At The North and at the South, IN inc III, H.
HAT the people 0f the opposite PoI.a5oI will
ULion to that where the effect u INK 10 VTorember.
not be enlightened ill ater inc an ys.;o.oI Jrtellt-
Even the sfsid ard conservative N0'c"Is LA
cH 'Ne st' . anu contains one Of ihat kind
oC a,t;~io. ;at.n5ed f7r the South, out "hcr WIN
have a tendcncy, think, 10 open we b'n;,,,o1er.
North. It's. tou-e language nov w. =" rr,I,,onp
stood. an attempt to Preve Hi .rr,rrn q, Tp,yx
lust "a good NI""h" -
PrrpCr, And it proves II, 700
Hr'h en- Alabama (such letters are very
I. At fimes) GIakc, the inquiry Ct The Intel
-, whether President fnl more Withheld the
-f+le United States IN arrestlng the fugit'e
jarc Burns, One would suppose that any man,
Nortb or South, capable Ofwritng letter, would
have been cognizaut of the notorious fact that Brig
adler Pierce and his underlngs were alone respon-
,ble for that act Of proves, as we'll as for the I'M
mense display Of courage before the devoted CITY
Of GreytOwn. So Mr.. Fillmore Is not responsible
for the capture of Burns. But The IateHigencer
tales care that the South should be told that
Mediterranean with SOuthern-principles, ID of
New. York and Sd Of the Presidential dynasty, had
done his full portion Of nlgger-catching and the
case Of Crafts, a more cruel one by far than tina,
Of Burns is brought forward as an Instance Of the
true devotion Of Fillmore to the South.
The readers Of The TRIBUNE north of Mason
and DixOns line are asked to read the article, and
then inquire Of themselves what can be expected
Chair? Let those misguided men who really are
in favor of Freedom, but who have been cdOled
ntO support Of Fillmore, under the delusiVe
representations that he is friend of human free
DOM read this article, and see the enormous SIN
they will commit against free principles, by lending
their aid TO the elevation Of slavehunter TO the
Presidency This is the last chance the North VIII
ever have to strike for freedOm-tO show the South
their determination to wash their hands clean OF the
slave abomnation and, while they do moi Ihtend 70
interfere with the domestic institutions OF the SOUTH
as long as those institutions stay quietly at home,
they do not intend that they shall traret one inch
into Territory nOp free.
Then LET no one clay the fattering JUNCTION TO
bis soul, that in supporting Fillmore, he Is DONG
his duty to Freedom and to Northern Tree prnci-
Piles; for take the liberty to tell him plainly, that
1.-THE Cincinnati Platform" which James Blu
chapan acknowledges himself to perSonty with all
lis fhbustering, is not more nlmlca to Freedom,
if 20 much so, as Willard Fillmore will be II he be
again exalted to the Presidential char. lie Is al
ready committed by his former acts, and let his
Northern supporters cast the scales from their eyes
in time to save their country.
The following is the article from The inteHtgeneer
Read tread 1t.
MIR. FILLMORE AND TIE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW.
EUTAw Alabama, Oct. II, 1886.
"MEssRs EDITORS: The charge having been made
e eSS Of o Br the Fugitive slave he refused The yoe Of
aid 70 carry out the Fugitive Slave Law appeal you
asctflhl u euth " i'"i9 III
"Yours, respectfully
In answer TO our Alabama subscriber state that |
the case Of Burns the fugitive did not occur during
Pre- sdent FImores adminsr1 alton, but under that OF
his SUCCESSOR President Pierce We will add, how
ever in Justice to Mr.. Fillmore that the records of the
time show that he was faithful to his pledge to execute
the laws. Soon after the passage ofthe Fugve-Slave
law W ilam Crafts fugitive pursued from Georgia
BY Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Knight, agents for the owner
On reaching Boston writ was applied for and was |
Issued by the United States Commissioner, hut the
Marshal failed to make an arrest in consequence OF
measures taken by the Abolitioniss TO conceal the
fugitive and aid his escape Complaint was made ~
the President at the Marshal had been dereict, and
investigation of the facts was immediately ordered
Mr. Crittfn den, the Attorney General reported, No
ycmber IS, 1850 that although he could SEQ no evil
dence of any particular activity the par. of the
Marshal his Deputy n did not appear that there was
sufficient for their censurc rcmovafrom Office
They seemed to have acted to considerabie extent
upon consultation and ir concert with Mr.. Hughes the
gent for the owner of the fugitive. Mr. Crttenden
could discovered any satisfactory evidence of the
neglect evasion Of duty by these officials In s case would
have been oosonant with my feelings the my
70 have their instant dismissal from the public
In a letter addressed by the Acting Secretary OF
State To Robert Collins esq, of Macon, Ga, the owner
of Crafts the Presidents views are gwen eApiclty
Mr.. Collins inquired whether II Is not Ill the power
Ipited States TO cause that law TO be faithfully and
properly enforced MIR. Derrick Acting Secretary
of state raid: .-.. 1870.
having eyery faithfully executed" He has no thought OF
shriuking from this other but will TO
the utmost of his ability. firmly and faithfully perform IT,
The President feels the Importance OF avoiding is as ps
teabe all causes between the North and the SOUTH
and especially the exciting subject OF slavery Wee ne per
med advise he would suggest to all the importance OF per
hitting the laws take their usual course and that eyeryhs
like intimidation and illegal or unjust annoyance sho3.G DC
avoided Every EFFORT should Be
one sentiment knowing no local division and tolsrcnS no
e American only be preserved by strict ob.eTy OF
The and an impartial aduis oil ts laws
In his Message TO the Senate OF the United States oil
tb 10Th of February 1851 the subject of the rescue
Mt Boston of ShsdIach, fugitive, President Fillmore,
after referring the circumstances OF the rescue sad
"Nothlng could unexpected than that such sto's
,on Of law such hghhanded contempt OF the aa10nyo
the United states should be- perpest9d by Dsd Oh
tempt, Of Justice regard this ssnious proceedns As beng
supse not unattended with degree OF hsngeh'ci hVi
do doubt that sny such sc of violence had been sppIe
dea ousand of the good citizens Of Boston would have
Il sented themselves voluntarily and promptly 70 Pe'S
ft The dsngc does have been timely MAJ Known
~ duly by those who concerned III the eAs
M Fillmore then rectee The provisions of the sew
,al laws on the subject of the security OF prisoners
committed under the authority of the United S'atSS,
and the thea existing law OF Massachusetts, against the
usc Of the State Prisons for higitiNcs. lie cOhmuW-
Gated 10 the Senate copy OF his proclamation Oh the
18th February, 1851 in relation 70 the occurrences at
Boston and cOplos OF instructions from the pepNt-
ments of Var and Navy relative tn the general sup
ject also copies of Geographic dispatches nom the
Department Of State 10 the District Attorney AMI Mar
shal of the United States, and their answers. iue
President then referred to the several laws authorizing
Executive interference, and suggested some amend
ueuts necessary 10 Justify more summary interference
in case of resistance. lie concluded with the following
Gyhatc remark ,.
upon the Laws shalt bee fsithy executed, ana az