LotR, Book VI, Ch-1: The Tower of Cirith Ungol

[Gordis]

What do you expect of me, BB? To agree that the Ring was suicidal? No way!

Originally Posted by Butterbeer

ahhh Gor ...but Sam's mind?
That didn't worry it??

I mean it had enough problems trying to corrupt Bilbo, over so many years, he who took the ring in that momment with pity in his heart.

Sam, infused with love, devotion and steadfast common sense and about as corruptible as an Angel's tear of of joy ...

Right, Sam was much of a problem for the Ring. Frodo, made more vulnerable by his Morgul wound, was slowly falling under the Ring's influence. Therefore, when Sam acted to rescue Frodo, the Ring helped him! It wanted to get back to Frodo and continue its corruptive work.

Originally Posted by BB

If the ring had betrayed Sam then, and not (perhaps) caused the Fighting madness and rivalry between the Orcs ... would it not have it safely been on it's alleged "master's" hands within a day at most?

Not necessarily. An orc could have taken the ring and run away, hiding somewhere - in Moria, in Gundabad - whatever. Try to find him! With Frodo, the Ring knew it was going the right direction.

Originally Posted by BB

Tis odd that he does not sense the ring being worn in his own land.

He did sense something, IMO, but it is said that his own fumes obstructed his vision.

Originally Posted by BB

and what of the consistently " i seen nuthin' Guv, honest ..." nazgul that yet again cannot see or sense them as they escape the Tower?

Right. Nazgul as usual either "don't see" or "don't tell"...