Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-26
WHOLE NO. 933

> uoo'e lhe thing ceTl!Heu. anu give perpet
g ual lease to VIC 'ence and fraud, merely be
:, cause at all ephemeral moment they wer
a unquestioned This will not do
e Sir, am no apologist for G " Raeder
y There is sad reason to believe that he wen
II to Kansas originally as the tool OF the Pres
a ident; but ais simple nature, nurtured in th
atmosphere of Pennsylvania. revoked at tin
= service required, and he turned from his pa
5 tron to duty. Grievously did he err in WELD
a ing to the Legislature any act of au,henti
: caticn; but he has in some measure answer
J, ed for this error by determined efforts since
] to expose the utter iilega!ity of that body
;, which he now repudiates entirely. 1t vas
d said of certain Roman Emperors, who Gic
d infni,e mischief in their beginnings, and in
; finite good towards their ends, that they
1 shou'G never have been born, or never died;
: and | would apply the same to the otficia
lie of this Kansas Governor. At all
events, dismiss the Apology founded on
his acts, as the utterance of tyranny by the
: voice of law, tran>cending the declaration
of the pedantc Judge, in the British Parli-
ament, on the eve of our Revolution, that
our fathers, notwithstanding their COM
plants were in reality represented in Par,
lament inasmuch as their lands, under the
Original charters, were held sin common
socage, as of the manor of Greenwich in
Kent" which, being duly represented, car
red with it all the Colonies. Thus, in other
ages has tyranny assumed The voice of law
Next comes the Apology imbecile, which
is founded on the alleged want of power in
the President to arrest this Crime. 1t is
openly asserted, that, under the existing laws
o. the United States, the Chief Magistrate
had no authority to interfere in Kansas for
this purpose Such is the broad statement,
which, even if correct, furnishes no Apology
for any proposed ratification OF the Crime
but which is in reality untrue; and this,
call the Apology of inibeciity.
| In oth,r matters, no such ostentatous
| imbecili'y appears. Only la'e!y, u vesse! of
war in the Pacific has chastised the cann-
balls of The Fejee Island, for alleged cutrages
! on American citizens. But no person OF
ordinary intelligence will pretend that Amer
| lean citizens in the Pacific have received
atrocity to those received by American c!t
zens in Kansas. Al, sir, the interests OF
| Slavery are not touched by any cha,tisement
of the Fejees!
Constantly we are informed of efforts at
New York, through the agency Of the Gov
eminent, and sometimes only on the breath
of SUSPICION to arrest vessels about 10 sail
on foreign voyages in violation of our nell
trality laws or treaty stpulationS. Now, no
man familiar with the cases will presume to
suggest that the urgency for these arrests
was equal to the urgency FOR interPosition
against these successive invasions from Mis-
soui But the Slave Power is not dis urbed
by such arr,'st5 at New York!
At this moment, the President exults in
the vigilance with which he has prevented
tne enlistment o. a few soldiers, to be car
ried Of to Halifax, in violation Of our terri
torial sovereignty, and England is b. avely
threatened, even TO the extent of a rupture
of diplomatic relations, for her endeavor,
though unsuccessful, and at once abandoned.
Surely. no man in his senses will urge that
this act was anything bat trivial by the side
of the Crime aguinsl Kansas. But the Slave
Power is not concerned in this controversy.
Thus, where the Slave Power is indiiier-
ent, the President will see that the laws are
faithfully executed; but. in other cases,
where the interests of Slavery are at stake,
he is controlled absolutely by this tyranny
ready at all times to do, Or not to dc, pre-
cise.v rs it dictates. Therefore it is, that
Kansas is left a prey to the Propagandists
Of Slavery, while the whole Treasury, the
Army aud Navy of the United States, are
avshcd 10 hunt singe slave through the
streets of Boston. Iou have not forgotten
tn. latter instance; but | choose to refresh
it in your minds.
As long ago as 1851, the War Depart
ment and My Department concurred IN
placing the furces of the United States. near
Boston, at the command of the Marshal, if
needed. for the enforcement of Act of
Congress, which had no support in the pub
lie conscience, as believe it has no sup
port in the Consultations; and thus these
forces were degraded TO the luathsoTe work
OF slave hunters. More than three years at-
terxard$, an occasion arose for their inter-
vention. A iugi ise rom Virginia, who for
some days had trod the streets OF Boston as
e irt eman, was seized as slave. The whole
community was aroused, while Bunker Hill
and Faneui Hall guaked with responsive
indignitiun. Then, sir. the President.
anxious that no title of Slavery should suf-
fer, was curiousy eager in the enforcement
of The statute. The dispatches between him
aud his agents in Boston attest his zeal
Here are some OF them:
BoSroS. May ~, 1854.
To aie President Of the United States:
In consequence oi an attack upon the cnur;-hcuSe
last NIGHT Tor the purpose o rcsculng a fugitive
slave under arrest ilNwh b one OF my own guards
killed i hIUe GcIte! Hsrf 81 ths reSoarScS r. tie
United States placed under my conroiby i,fSr frrA
the Hdr q. Nary departments, Il, 1851 N now have
TWO companies ui Troops, from Fort Independence
stutione. in the courthouse. Everything Is now
quiet. The attack repuscd by my OWN guard.
WATSON FREEMAN.
United States Marshal, Boston, Mass:
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1851.
To Watson Freeman,
United States Marshal, Boston, Mass
Iour conduct is approved: ihe law must be
executed. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WAsuiNdroS, May 81, 1851.
To Hon 3. F. Hallett, Boston, Mass.
Vi hat l., the slut. Ci the cas-" ei Burns!
SIDNEY WEBSTER.
Private Secretary ol the President
WAsrIyGToN, May 81, 1851.
To i. +. IIa.lett,
United States Attorney, Boston. Mass:
Ircur anv expense de, med necessary by the
Marsha and yourself, tor CIty Military, or other
wise 10 insure the execution ot Ihs law.
FRANklIN PIERCE.
But the President was not content with
such forcc1 as were then on hand in the
neighborhood. Othcr posts also were put
under requisition. Two companies of Ma
tional troops, stationed at New York, were
KEEP, under arms, ready at any moment to
proceed to Boston; and the AdjuIant Gcu-
eral OF the Army was directed To repa.r To
the scene, there To Superintend the eXecu-
ton of thc statute. All this was done Tor
the sake of Slavery; bu, during long months
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