Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-12-27
Mr.. Douglas on the Fugitive Slave
f. ~ 1'tps Law. a1 1o'sfpti ~

Mr.. Douglas on the Fugitive Slave
~ f 1'tps Law. 3 s1osfpdi ~
Mr.. Douglas, in the Senate on wednes,
day, replied to Mr.. Iverson's charges in re.
gard to the non.execuiion Of the FugItive
h lave law. He supposed that the law is
enforced with as much fidelity as that ia re.
gsrd TO the African slave hsde. lie sd-
mitted that was no, 90 rigidiy enforced as
he wished, or as II ought TO be. but ielt
compelled to .ay that niue tenths OF the
complaints on that spject are unioubded.-
Where there Is sectional strife sud excite
ment, there seems to be a pronene.s on the
part Of the newspaper press, in both sec-
tions, 10 collect and give every fact which
would infame the passions and prtjudices
of one section against the other. 10 that
wsy, partial and unfair statements OF the
facts are given, VIII ich make each section,
&C, under The spprehension Of the other.
Isols j cobc1lSgd. Ss ~ ~ psled osay
that in nineteen cises out Of twenty where
the fugitive slave enters Illinois, he is ar
,ested and returned witbout anv iudie;rl
oroce,a whatever. Those horizons Of the
State which border on the Kentucsy and
Missouri lines are In harmony with ,bsir
neighbors on the other side, ard e fugitive
slave is returned as regularly as a stolen
horse. To in nineteen cases out Of twenty
where the f,jpitive il feturned The pewspsa
.n.rs do NOT notice the fact. and even the
records Of the cour, have no notice of it,
In case where there |. nm srrest. a. /, mat.
Ter of course ne a returned n he turns %,
,o he fugitive. and there "A no 81 xci,ement.
HI, ne,ba "a in the twentieth case. ibe eoun.
,rv ~ here the bublic sentiment ia more ex.
o;,.d md orce In i. wb;,e , resc,e Z. mad.
49,, N. ,ew.,.ne,. ,re flIed with the bo,.
ors or ,ha, rsseue - 81
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.',a ~, a,d - II. $50. ,bs,
would be ashamed 70 bring Up the subject
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ourselves ewes III sne l'gns. ne -
IN honor 70 rep.esen' neve' posSea '"s !.
sucn law. . w'su mere was "o ,s'" 1ause y
comPia'n. vi any o'ne' o,.,s' ""o
near OF Ielsonai A'oefy o,i's p'es.n.eu , =
csuses o. oisun"h, We aIe 'o'u' auu' ~ 'a
Hss sss.s ~ = hu1 ~. - ~
one case "ase .n.se Di.' .Ss Sse. .ae 80 s ~, =
aepii."g "ss' 1
siave. nese o"'' gsns.a 80. s. :. .;sna sna
Parto " 'ne ooua"y ""e.e '"s,
come ye' :. ~ nappe"s % w.
e'ea'e'' .He'et". "" f. H.
IN p'opu't''n as yoe 'e,eoe no" W" n'
wh''n a's'ues VI. Iee run ~, ,n' ..a,e.s a1 80,
,nose o' US "no ,'se upon ."e 0'''s'' 'A1
live III peaoe WI" ea'" o'"e'
Mr. Douglas concluded as follows:
\ ,f ,.;. u,;on i ,o no sev.,ed Il, ia ,uoo,
.,.nn.a ,h.,', ~. ,wo ev,remss go 70
e"e - o,h., 10, ,hav - M, nnde,.
.,om . '" .Sn ,.;ssnn,ahan.io,s go towards eacl
s.anu .aa Wv ~ naa Ja;nn ;n;,s,ice ~ e,cl
o."' d., Iii, ~, so ;n,o aisc,ssio,
osn1'. -, ~ Mn oh;o., in risino w,s ;,
VI ne 'uD!ecn 80 e. Ss;a in h;s docIar =
sustain my iiie"u h'"' O'"o -" mo