Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-10

TREASON IN On1o.-The authority of the laws of
the United States have been set at naught in Ohio
and its officers resisted under color of obedience to
the State laws and State authorities 1t is needless
to say that the cause of this collision between the
officers of the State and the Government grows out
of matter connected with the agitation of the sa-
very question, the only one that could now array
State in opposition to the execution within its terri
tories of the laws of Congress.
main line Of what is called the underground
railroad for stealing slaves from their masters and
taking them to Canada there to perish mserably by
cold and neglect is in full operation through Ohio.
That State is sadly Abolitionized and is nearly as
far demoralized Massachusetts, ITSELF indeed with
Salmon p Chase Governor, man who is as
rampant an Abolitionist as Seward himself, Ohio
might be coored with deep shade of black on
the map as any of the Northern strongholds Of
tionasm and fanataciSm.
An arrest was made last week by the Deputy
Marshal of the United States and his assistants
of certain members of this Infamous band of slave
stealers which constitutes the rolling stock of the
underground railroad for harboring and concealinS
fugitive slaves contrary to the laws of the United
States. A habeas corpus was issued by justice OF
the peace at Springfield, but before it could be
ed the Deputy Marshall had left champagne county,
the bawick of this multiplying justice.
Another writ was taken out in Green county, and
the Sheriff assisted by mob that perhaps may be
called posse, overpowered by force the United
States officers, and took them prisoners to the
onehorse justice who issued the writ at Springfield
This worthy on Saturday arraigned the Deputy
Marshal for assault with intent to murder.
These are the practical fruits of the doctrine of
| Northern sectionaism-Grst robbing the people of
the South of what is guaranteed to them by the
laws of the Union; next the misery and restitution
of the wretched victims of this diseased sentiment
lastly, treason. civil war and disunion Mercy to
these fanatics in their opposition to the laws will be
the drest cruelty to the country.
The justices, sheriffs and mObs of Ohio must be
taught, if need be, by the bayonets of the troops
of the United States that they cannot with impunity
resist the execution of the laws of the Union. If
they resist with arms in their hands and go I'M
whipped oustice then the Constitution is practically
dead letter, and our glorious Union is reduced to
Earring and discordant collection of States with
tie to bind them into system.
From such a calamity we look with full confidence
to the energy and wisdom of the Administration.
There is but remedy for treason and it is sharp
and sure. A justice of the peace and Sheriff in
Ohio, with lawless mob. must not thus nulify the
laws of the United States
To suppose that this domestic levy of war against
the Government will be tolerated, is absurd. The
dignity of the laws and the supremacy of the Union
have not fallen so low to capitulate to the posse
comitatus of this Ohio Sheriff Black Republican"
fanaticsm defeated at the ballot box appears in a
new phase, in which its chastsement and humiliation
will be effected by sterner rod 1t has deserved
its punishment
Neso York Neaos, Democratic.
UNIQUE LETTER FROM PosTMAsTER-The follow
ing letter received by the President of the Uni
ted States few days since:
CRAWFORD, COUNTY; Mo-, April 80, 1857.
Mr.. Buchanan:
DEAR SIR-Mr - is the Postmaster at this
place and ne is gone out West, and has no deputy
here, but have been opening the mails and attend
ing to it since he has been gone he left the key
with me, and the Postmaster told me that must
make report at the end of every month, and did
not tell me who was to write to but suppose it
is to you we should make our reports, We are now
all citizens of the government of which you n,
President If you arc not the right one to receive