The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-05
Northern Mobilization OF the constl-
oaliou


The Fugitive slave i,,s s.s law Of the Uni
ted States, based upca the Cons,.tationai guar
Aztec Tor the rendition by the free STATES VI
fusitiyes who esr1pe' fpm service ia ,he
slave holding States. oAoe,s are appointed
under the Jaw to carry 0u- it, rows onS ',nd
every good citizen is sglemnly .bOuG. T. re-
spect and Jbey those PROVISIONS. va most
OF the Tree States have ~i,sracei theT statute
books bagnactments nu.li yiss tbs Constrn-
tional lag Of the United r'iates, and mB'ctng
pains anu penalties on those who attsmP' 20
carry out,or avail. themselves Of - progis-
ions. Under the rule Of the Republican
purity they have practically SCI .he Law add.
iance.
The following brief Ge'criplT,n Of ihe ac=
ton o. other States IS cut from tl,e Heraad:
Many Of them ha1e passed laws, not only
nu,hi, ing that ploNislon g the oOnsautiOn
aud the CungresslnnHi enactment passed IN
acco dance with 1t, but making II penal
Olence on the part o. tint cILlZen> TO attempt
To enlurce the federal laS ia sllai reraid.--
Among such ) ses We can enGnIerate 0lahe,
Jvnu ctasIt, Rh0IG ls.aiiI, New ham.shIre,
PeunSy wanna, Michigan, WISCONSIN, NaSsac1-
ttss,-e
capung Ruoac Island and Srv II hn.shire,
Gaplse lines varying from 5 l. 10 90 So UUO,
and Imprisonment from three months to
ii teen ears, on A0se officers ~ cIIzens who
"a all ard in enforcing flts Fug tive S.aye=law.
iI7Aiane, Rhode Island, Vermont, Mich gan
mi Massachusetts,, the use oi the Stae iails
~ tue detention OF arrested iugi.lyes rs nib'd-
den. Other Stljes, viz Maiue, WISCONSIN,
&trmont, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts aud
Mlcuigan, pr,svide legal defence ser the iusi-
tixaS Maine, New liam, lshre and VermUnt
declare the siayp ireeii arGdgiIt into the State
by his master, and Neg Hampshire declares
absolutely iree.s2
There is peculiar Obligation on tie free
States 10 qsey this Fugitive Save law and to
enforce it in good laih. EEEie Prope,ty1t prO-
tects is the property Of their s.u,he,a a t.rsth-
reu, VITO are She weaker psE@y in The un,on;
and while the North, thezslionse. party, s
enjoying all the Advantages scared to her
under the bond Of uii,on. honor d elales q
fti,hfu observance Of al G,e. rights Of the
South secured BY the same INSTRUMENT
1t is significant fact that upon the heels Of
the triumph Of the Black Republican c,snli-
date for the Presidenc., aud Il, the Sac
which he calls his home, fI.itive from SER
vice is arrested under the srOvisionS of the
Fugitive Slave law. A sas age mob eaths.s
ig Notwithstanding speeches are made
tho lives Of the owners Of the slave and Of
the law are5thFeatened and put in jeoiaAy-
and, finally the slave is iorcbly rescued aud
set at liberty in defiance of tl.e law and tie
Constitution, both g which are thus practi-
cally mail fed at Mr. Lincoln.S home.
What do these things icresha4ow
Mr.. Webster has said Chat "a cnmpa,t b-ck-
en- on one side is comSact boken ON al -
and ia 1851, the people of Mississippi n
solemn Convention assembled, exppsSi, de-
clared under the guidance Of the shen L nion
that the ai,hful enforcement Of
the fugitive slave law was an indispensable
condition Of their continuance in the Union.
As the Richmond Whig well remarks ",he
people Of Wisconsin, Vermont, Name and
Ohio, hayS no right u call or the uni,n men
IF the Sdd3h 10 prevent Secession. Wade at
ihs same anne, th'y persist s, tis rsry POLICY
hat has Propokei and sal proro&es Sccessjen.n