Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-06-17

rable in awoci.v TO those received by Amer.
lean ciiizens in Kansas. All, sir, the inter
esis Of Slavery are not touched by aEy
chas.isemeni Of The Fejees.
Constantly we are informed Of effoiis q,
New York, through the agency ol the Gov
rrnmeni. ard sometimes only on the breath |
|of suspicion, 10 arrest vessels about TO sail
on foreign voyages In violation 81 our neu. |
,raiiy laws or treaty stpula,ions. Now. |
NJ man familiar with ihe cases will presume
TO sugges, .ha, the urgency Tor these arrests |
was equal 10 the urgency inierposilion |
against these successive invasions from Mis-.
souri,. But the Slave Power is no. disturbed
BY such arrests a,New York;
! At this moment, the President exulls in
the vigilance with which he has prevented
the enlistment, Of few soldiers. 10 be car
ried off TO HALIFAX, in violation OF our terri
, ,oriul sovereignty, and England is bravely
threatened. even 10 the extent Of rupture
Of diplomatic relations, for her endeayor
though unsuccessful. and at once aban.
doned. Surely, no man in his senses will
s urge that this act was anything bu. trivial by
the side Of the Crime agains. Kansas. Blu,
The Slave Power is no, concerned In this
controversy. $685.
Thus. where the Slave Power 10 indffer.
eni. the Preside'n will see that the laws are
faithfully executed; but, In other cases,
where the interests Of Slavery are al sake,
j. he is controlled Absolutely by this tyranny,
e ready a, all times to do, or moi to do. pre-
e. / q "a al
Kansas 10 lefi prey 10 the Propagaudisis Of
: Slavery while The whole Treasury, the Army
is and Navy Of the United States, are lavished
IS toh hunt single slave through the streets Of
n Boston. You hsve not forgotten the later
= instances; but choose 10 refresh i. in your
e minds. n "a
: As long ago as 1851, the War Depaumen,
y and Navy Deparmen, coscurred 10 pIscing
~ the forces Of the United States. near Boston,
a al the command OF lhe Marshal. If needed,
V, for the enforcement Of an Act Of Congress,
at which had no support in the public con-
IN science, as believe il has no support in The
~ ~ Constitution; and thus these forces were de-.
in graded TO the loa.hsome work Of slave hum
lis ,ers. More Than three years afterwards. or
l. occasion arose for their intervention. A H.
~ gi,ivs from Virginia, who for some day 8 haG
= lrod The streets Of Boston as freeman, wa,
IL seized as o slave. The whole community
n was aroused. while Bunker Hill and Faneui
n Hall quaked with responsive indignation
ex ~ Then, sir, ,he President. anxious that no ii
i lle oI Slavery should suffer, was curiousl,
ch eager in The enforcement, OF the statute. Th
'r, dispatches between him and his agents il
re Bos,on ailes. his zeal. Here are some o
.ss Them:
ey Aa ta BosroN. Nav 81. 1854
nst To the President Of the United States.
N Ies In consequence Of an attack ulon tn
cir 81, Court. house. last night, for the purpose Q
rescuing fugitive slave. under arrest, an
ar in which one OF my guards was killed. Ihar
NJ duailed myself Of The resources of The I'M
ne ,a ted States. placed under my control By lete
". from the War aud Napv Departments, !
Ike 1851, and now have two companies OF ,roop
from Fon Independence, stationed in III
u Inc Courthouse. Everything is now quie
i The attack was repulsed by my own guar'
ual WATSON FREEMAN.
an United States Ma, shat, Boston, Mass.
re- WAsHINeroS, May 27, 1854.
;Ot O To Watson Freeman,
ess Un,led STATES Marshal Boston, Mass:
ing Your cooduc, is approved The law mu
INC be executed. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
lty To Hon. B. F. Hallett, Boston, Mass.
nj, Whal is The state Of tho case of Burn,
!. SIDNEY WEBSTER,
i.s PricGte Secretary Of The President
nee WASHINGTON, May 81, 1854.
ivo To B. F. Hallen.
m. U. S.eAhrnsy, Boston Mass:
ofl Incur any expense deemed necessary b
aid the Marshal and yourself, for City Mlilar
NJ or otherwise. 10 insure the execution OF II
,lv law. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
&c. But the President was not conte,i, vii
ds. such forces as were then on hand in II
pg neighborhood Other posts were also p
,ed under requisi.ion. Two companies of N,
,od tional troops. stationed at New York, wei
ind KEEP, under arms, ready a, any momen,
enI proceed TO Boston; and the Adjuiant Gensr
as. Of the Army was directed TO repair TO Il
nre see ne, there 10 superiA,end The execution
nj. the statute. All this was done for the sal
lau ol Slavery; bur during long months Of m
nee breaking forth in successive invasioDs, Il
ha, President mas folded his hands in compl
hi lis,lessnets. or, If he has moved at all. Il h
de-. been only TO encourage the robber propaga
ri. dIsis. ,a HHt 9
g a And now the intelligence Of the count,
re. is insulled by the Apology. that the Pres
ley den, had no power 10 interfere Why, sl
10 make this confession 10 TO confess o.
nor Government TO be pfac,lca iailure-whis
hal will never do, except, indeed, as II is a
Of minis.ered now. No, sir; the imbecil.y
ur. the Chief Magistrate shall no, De charg,
re. upon our American Institutions. Whe
ned there is a will there is way; and In
he case, had the will existed, there would hay
! oil been way, easy and triumphant. TO gual
ure agains, the Crime We now deplore. His po,
,rls ers we're in every respect ample: and this
ha, will prove by the statute book. By The q
|, Of Congress Of 28lh February. 1895, !,
tho enscied, ,-"iha, whenever The laws of The Ur
ind Ted States shall be opposed, or tie execute
ley thereof obsirueted, in any State, by comb
ed; nations TOO powerful 10 be suppressed by Il