New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-14

! Without any notice 10 tie landlord, and when mo
/ negro was warg the dinner-taole, these ins my
rushed upOn him aud seyeFe conflict ensren 4 nc
reero seized carving knife, and his asssanls drew
tieir pistols women and children screamed, ana the
whole company WAS instantly In an uproar rign'ihg
4. DESPERATELY and uuaded by any person, the negro
rsl ed from Ill dining crossed the street, ana
plunged into the Susguehanna River. Several shots
W, re fired at his head while in the water, one ball
causrg flesh wound in hs neck and anothera wound
On is head. BY this time the whole town was IN an
uprar, and the river bank was crowded with special
ois. 10 attempt arrest IN The water was OF no use
ss tie negro declared lie would drown himself, and af
ter firing few shots at his head, the brave officers Of
tie law retired and fastened out of town. The negro
j believe, is in Canada.
his negro could have been taken without any dis
url ance, perhaps bj prudent officers but when men
disregard tie lives OF community, violate all decency,
ard even the Fugitive Slave law ITSELF our law pro-
yides for them and if these had not hastened out
Of town they would have been arrested. Was justice
done by se officers to the owner OF the slave, or our
community Such performance, under the Fugitive
Slave law makes thousands OF what are called Abo
| tonists.
The reople of Wilkesbane have always been
sevalive, law abiding citizens, and will always be
found tine to the country. They turn their faces
against Abolition lecturers but such IA
have described will produce Abolitionsts than
forty lectures.
The peole of the South complain that their runaway
negroes cannot he arrested in the North and we CON-
plain that they by the Fugitive Slave law, deter
to the provisions OF that law, any ow-bred, vulgar
deputy officer has power TO command gentlemen, the
equals OF Southern shareholders, to accompany him to
NEGRO Hill :" or Negro Hollow Il believe almost
any Northern town has such place., and assist in
hunting ard arresting fugitive from labor This Is
degrading feemen OF the North TO the level OF slave
drivers in the Soutb-yes, lower than save-drivers-
and no high-minded Southern man sustain such a
law That distinguished yirginian, j. NJ Bolts, lays
this repugnan portion OF the law ought to be repealed
and trust it will be; but whether 1t is or not, the
North will not secede.
If an officer of the United States arrests negro
fugitive from labor and attempt is made, or he has
reason to believe that an attempt will he made TO
rescue him, the law provides that the officer shall em-
ploy a sufficient number of men to prevent such rescue,
ard aso for the payment Of such persons for services
thus rendered
But, suppose i: is still insisted that onr Pennsylvania
law conflicts with the free operation OF the Fugitive
Slave law, who il responsible for Certainly not
the Republican party.
In 1S47, the Wings had majonty in our State Leg
sature and with the Democrats voted for joint reso
lutions requesting our senator's and representatives. IN
Congress to vote for the Wilmot Pr0yiso say voted
with the Democrats, because the measure was Demo
cratic. The resolutions were introduced by Demo-
cra, and voted for by Senator Bigler and our
present State Attorney j. &. Knox, and every
Democrat in the Senate and House except three and
were approved by Gov Skunk, genuine, pure Demo
craft Soon after the adoption of these resolutions the
law above referred to parsed, and signed by Gov
Sbnnk. The Yeas and Nays were not called on the
passage Of this act and consequently its passage was
not seriously objected to by the Democracy. In 1852
when Mr.. Bigler was Governor of the State and the
Democracy had majority in both branches of the Leg
isaiue the sixth section Of the law refusing the use
of county jails, was repealed
Attention was directed to the whole Act, and if it
conhicted with the Fugitive Slave law, why did not
Gov Bgler and the Democracy repeal the whole law
In 1856 or 81, law was enacted directing the Gov
ernor to appoint three competent lawyers to revise
renal code. Gov. Packer appointed three distinguished
Democratic lawyers who revised the code and incor
poratng therein se ciion IS eunrepeaed portion the
law of 1S47. This code was adopted by the Repub
lican Legislature of 1860 and approved By that sound
Democrat Gov. Packer. Thus it is evident that the
Democracy have had full share in the adoption of
what the South are pleased to call the Pennsy wanna
Liberty bill -; but hold that have such BILL
ard hence both the Democratic aud Republican parties
are free from
Yours truly, STEWART PEARCE,
UHkesbdTre Pa, Dec. 10, 1850