Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-05-23

selves that they did not accept them.
| 10 We give place to the following arti-
| cles, from the ''National Republican, the
organ of abolitionism in Washington, in or
der TO show how the abolitionists regard the
Union, the constitution and the laws, as well
as the subterfuges by which they intend to
impede the execution of the fugitive slave law !:
ENFORCEMENT OF THE FUGITIyE SLAVE LAW
IN THE DIsTRicT.--Quite an excitement was
created in city yesterday, by the arrest and
return to slavery of woman and her three
little children, who were demanded by her
MASTER under the Odious fugitive slave law.
The claimant was Dr.. Duvall Of Maryland.
Slave-owners and slave-stealers are now
quite numerous in the city, and prowl around
the contraband depots like so many ravenous
hyenas. AS the fugitive slave law has now
been enforced in this District, there will be a
large number OF writs placed in the hands of
Marshal Lamon, who has no discretionary
power, but is obliged to execute the law. The
claimant Bay be in rebellion against the 90
vernment, still the law gives him his slave.
There are two means by which this nefari-
Gus business can be arrested, and they are
either to repeal the law, or suspend its opera
ton during the continuance of the rebellion.
We urge the immediate consideration of the
matter upon congress- and hope they will act
50 promptly that no more scenes like those
enacted yesterday viii be witnessed in the
capitol Of the nation .-Repu6., Of lSaturday.
The FUGITIVE SLAVE LAw.-The chivalric
slave-hunters who now infest this city, in
search Of their conteuted chattels - and
who seek to reclaim them under the fugitive
slave law, are not exactly satisfied with the
working of the machine. The military pow
er has a word to say, which CRATES harshly
upon the ears of the Southern women whip
pers. number of fugitive slaves in tile Dis
trict have military protection and General
Wadsworth has requested Marshal Lamon not
to return fugitive slave, who is thus pro-
,ected, until he has an opportunity of inves-
tgating the matter. I'VE suppose the Gene
raj means, as to the loyalty Of the claimant.
which is atasays doaJtm.) The Marshal, We
ry properly, assented to Gen Wadsworth 5
request and the more readily, because of his
detestation Of the law.
Another phase Of this mean business is the
appointment, by the Circuit Court of the fol-
lowing gentlemen as commissioners to adiu-
4 dictate all fugitive slave cases Walter S. Cox
Samuel J.. Phillips, and Chas. NJ. Mathews.
/ The Maryland Shareholders appear to be in
/ a panic, and we understand that depntation
! Of congressman from that State waited upon
the President yesterday to urge him to en-
force the fugitive slave law, or to understand
his views or intentions upon that subject.
The President gave those humane gentlemen
q respectful hearing, but reserved his answer
for another oceasion.-RpuJ., Of Tuesday.
Truly, we have fallen upon evil times, when
it is made test of ''ioyalty" to disregard
the plain requirements of the constitution
whenever they do not tally with the one
grand purpose Of freeing the negroes. The
war which has been persistently called " n
war for the Union, is TO be perverted into
an abolition crusade, TO oppose which is to be
made reasonable by the strong arm of power
We have heard Of several cases, in addi-
ton to the one mentioned above, where slaves
escaping from the county have been remand
ed 20 their masters; but, judging from the
uncertainty Of the times, we cannot give any
opinion as to what action may be taken in
the future.
~ The President having authorised the
giving up of slaves under the fugitive slave
law, in the District of Columbia, (says the
Marlboro Gazette a large number Of writs