The national Republican., 1862-05-24

1OalUlva SLAVES n Tnls DlDTRlOy
II ~ ~ ~ sndsrstssdiaG Of tAoss W
pass1 ~ bin ter tAs susssipatioa Of dAvss
h ~ DisAsect thaAN effected ths seplissAios
q ~ FssjMvs Slave Act hsre, aod y n bad
bsss pssSsssd = ~ ans Of Ne spa1kes Of the
bsll rsslsssd y, y snsnd !, % y u, "issluds
W ssrogassoe u -. Fssitive Slkse Act cbers.
sscA . psspesisioa vsuld, sJahiab savs -
estvsA bot nuls hvpt. Bot t.hs progress ot
svsss = sSassi.g spintous 10 that rsspeos
vssy rapidly. ,.''.'... o.. ,,iS' piS'
Hh . qasstisa bstwssa ths pespstt5 sssess
sfslAvsAoiasn IN he sdjsoent oouotIes In nsty
lasA, ~ he righs os pssscssl liberty II srse
eolsssd m. who ~ and nay BE- 10 this Dis
tiok 70 sbUssis he Fugitive Slave Az,
vti AsD'ivs ssns nsa ot the opportunity 10
sssssss sAsir tide - . reensuissd descriptioa
kpropssty. 70 osatiuus ne aet will oonsign
hsusrsbls frss nsn, women sad chIldrsn, %
asvssy. - l'g ....... a. II
10 ~ eoeliaoa d public sentiment herr,
visA - lsrss ~ sssasst Of psrssss who shask
tAsy ~ psrfsruang u istiAa duty BY d.
pdvtns oOaored peop,s Of their liberty, With q
sa.y psoss.iosal hidosppers. and With ths
psoslIar so1plsxioA of oar judiciary, II h d.
solutsly osrtsas, thst y the rsoap'urs Of alleged
fugitive sisvss b permitted hers At all, mrss
sanbsn Of frss psrsoos' will 30 reduosd 10
sisv~y. That's N ioanissiy greater evil tAse
.A>iss Of property, snd upos cboics Of two
<viia, Il b . pisin dictate Of wi~don 70 oAsose
sbs isase. IS r Is
II bas bscsns msslfest, also, that the Fugi.
Nv 3lsvs Act osnast BE- eatstesd hsss sithest
CSseiAsnea6 ed oellisioas. which will BE- v
nsasahls. end may sveu b dangerous to III
public psses. t.. 80. %, dw
fSsss b no eossatssiessi provision which
gives V ~ swuSls q Sase ~ right 70
pssas tAsa, sAss ssossiae hio ~ %Dhsic.
LIS tgAt hitAssts srastad ~ Cougrsss, bal
osly - naaar q thentioa, ed n nay b
hihia swsy 4 asy nns.s ''','o' Oh d..
w ssosid sot thslasylssl swssn Of slsvs,
- ssa0s,lsd. q Ask eva pssn, 70 prsssst
tAdr asvss frsa spaSias ints TN Dssrscs
Tssy Aavs ~ possr to kssp tbsir slsvss q
heos, 0rst by gosd tssstpsst, and next by
p,assaaoa vssoh "a rsgulstioas. And sAsy
NV - powss. ~ hey sssrcir n too. ID
soehias end ssin.ais psrols upon sii ne rosdl
lssAiag into tAis DlariCt ii.
In aost Of tAs Sasss he priscipls of legisla.
ton, in rsspsot 70 Ssssy bsss Doing damage, ir
70 hold tAsir oWsss rss1oHssbis for tksir ssoaOe
Il y In ,vsry dlaersnt splrIt hat the Fugitive
Slave Act was conceived.
4 peopertioa, probably lsrss, Of tho persons
In Aarylasd who ara interested to maintain tht
right 70 rscaptufs Of fusitv~s hero arc mol
loyal y tbs Govsrsmsut. That Is likely 70 be
svsn gore trss Of thr p.rsoos 10 vl,ginis ~bo
~ sxsreiss this right hereafter. Il the Iswt
NJ n. ehaassd Jast nov, vlrsinIans are nui
sllowed 10 asssrt this right, but nobody ca
tslI sev Issg ths asy be so.n We may havs,
q any dns. saeh & pscincatiou, real or pre-
tsndsd, Of The Ststs on Tie other sids Of The
Potomac - will let In the V,rginisns 70 do
vhat the A.ryisndsrs are now doing. ~
Thsrs 10 % escape fson tho certsisty ii, To-
jssssos 70 irss oolotsa med, from ooosesu,
brssls ssd nxhting in our ssrssts, non dsily !
spectsclss narrowing to thS fesiisss Of ths By
nese, and from Strengthening The M. II
rebels, but - ~ entire tsSsai Of oil lkeD per.
nattlDg The pursuit. In this District. ~ silssri
fsGitivss from hsvery. .I'r...