Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-19

a9o:iues Here ien Ohio would bc invested With the power
OF jurisdiction over persons within limits which would Ire
tcned TO ano's State admitted tine Union subject the
Sareained condition Such always the Consequences o
SUBSTITUTING bargains Tor principles IN legislation"
What has Ohio now dcnes Becoming perfectly
sensible OF the mischiefs which have resulted from
her former fana,icsm she has passed law, which,
ii Carried into execution, must entail upon those
people, who came into her State, in the belief that
they should find protection, greuter evil than slave
~ Nscl 1t vas spoken Of, as having arrived at such
pitch. The law is, that all coloured persons
IN the state must give security foE their good beia
Hiour, TO an amount beyond their means 10 obtain
And not being able to do this, they must either be
Incarccratcd quit the State. No asylum is provi-
dcd Tor thcnn, but Ii the law is carried into effect,
.ney must be driven torth-fnd refuge where they
can-perhaps in Virginia. The next step which
ONO may take, may be TO declare those people
slaves, ana 1t Is more likely now that she should do
SO, than 1T was when he made the remarks which he
mad quoted, that she should now take this step, which
Is more oncrous to them than slavery. 1t must up-
pear strange, that the people should have
INTO that State, and should now be driven abroad as
Vagaoonds, not on the face of the earth, but go TO
the Clouds or wherever they could find refuge. He
mentioned this subject TO sicw how scrupulous the
states ought to be, II touching the subject OF eIuan
cipatiun
There vas another point which he was compelled
yesterday tn omit, having been nearly exhausted II
was the difference between the rights of the nIa;ori-
~. claimed from those various conceived sources
and suclS were given by the cous tuition cftle Social
Compact and this brought before the question of
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designate the constituents, who s!lu make the ma
ilorIty The proposition goes 20 point out, if there
Is not some one description Of citizens, called on to
MAKE. this majority. Ile question here is What he
had stated: who are to b. the constituent; they nv
whose votes majority is 10 DC tseat d. and then what
degree olurIs LECTION should this lljori:Y have? This
must depend Oil thcsocial corpacf. written coisi
ton; that brought HIN TO ,hc r,c raif, of i,uu
~, contained in the Bill OF Rights Ia dcterr:in-
ing who shlIl be the constituents the r1,,a he had
a9Tcrd TO be bu':d by which he would still agree to
DC bound by, aal which he hoped all gentlemen
would be bound by IS that these constituents are 10
be made i'll such :nanuer, as will br most couflucyr
to the public veal. The rul. imposed on Us is to
perfect the grcat w0ih, IN such rauuneras may be
most Conducive to The public veal This brought
ha 10 tn point Whg he left OF yes c:dav.
lic would noW consider the actual oca! iiiEfcren-
ccs, arising from the unequal sectional divisions OF
our slave property. The question which has arisen.
Is whether slaves ought to be counted either As rcr-
soAs or property? Il IS plain Question II we axrcs
as to Tue objects OF the formations Of .euycrnR!ent-
" NJ should they not be countcc Fney arr pcrsons
a.d property both, Because they are pgoncrty shall
we dveFt them q their eXistcncc-ot their personal
charac err They are persons and property in law
re dii iot state this with such postyeucSs because
he denied to claim auy superiority Ior his own opinions
Var from It, i42 would present to the Commit
tee ''< 70" grounds on which his opinion rests, and
lraIe them 10 decide. He would point out some
Of the n0erEations OF the gentlemen on lie other
:'HI. ne ground! that they property IS author
l@eI oy the federal law the laws ofthe Siae-intcr-
i!iLtoii'lt iiV anu Ill Inc sanction
Great Britain may be referred to OF account ofh,
Pccu!arity OF er views. She is 50 i.stious in her
ideas OF the relation OF master uGd slave that the
save IS Tree rs soon Is he touches her so-it ben
EcF o0a'S; tlot slavery shall not exist in Brjis:,
gT"u'!"' inns Is not coUnlon 20 any other nation
Now where do wc linda sanct OIL OF slayerva \yn
iouIa u i!rst here-wc found the curse upon us for
curse tie must consider it. II is admitted that we
ca¬ avoid It, That very nation Which IS so fast,
dous Oh the subject Of slavery has fixed It on ", a.
gal'ist ouz consent. She has lately in treaty ,,,b
th.s oouhtfy admitted slaves to be properly and has
pa!d Tor them as such, andi hus she has aim ed the
ptnclp!e OF slavery. Lock at her West india ms
sessions. Slavery is therein lis essence The con
diii9n othc SLAVE there is miserable in connor,son
with what It Is here. There Is ablndu,,! evidence
around US that we are making the best use OF our
power since The slaves more happy araonrst Ms
than any other persons bond Of free.
lie here begged to correct an alteration of tb.,
gentleman from Loudon Or. MERcGn) who spoke
last. 1hat gem ieman Tad laid it down positively,
that slave III Virginia had no civil rights-that he
was Property-rnere property--ile compared him
even to cattle.-He presumed however that that oen
tiepan would admit the existence Of laws which raot
saves as persons Protecting them far as wrongs
denotes persons in the character OF persons An
Who commit the higher order of wroars such as muir
der ayc on slaves are subject TO punishment IS vel
0' III any other The distinction on ,vi,f fi,is
law Is founded IS that the offence is Committed ON
them IN the character o!persons. The law in minor
cases Furnishes trough the master. As to the civil
righ'S OF the slave, they more strictly enforced
here than those ofthe white population The pro
lection which they receive afdcr the law is most
ethcacious. TIE gentleman from Loudon then was
III error /! rich OF poor, white or black murder n
slave, death IS the punishment. Did gentlemen ever
hear ofpunislHnent Of death tor killing cow, No,
not evez they eat her afterwards, yet these are the
aA2iog'es otthe gentleman from Loudon
lie would say that the laws in relation To- .lsvos
are wise and just. The state requires That ever,
record Of the offence of slave for which white
man received sentence for the Pen!tcn!iary shall he
gia before the Executive, for his dcrision Aecor-
"'h@ 10 the hHmaae provision of t.e law, the slave
enjoys privileges which arc rot allowed 70 a,
else. The best counsel is provided for him h., b;e
master or b. the court, if the master should iii md
his rights are protec with the utmost vigilance and
care /. we 1897! at the police records Of London,
%';h as !:J!e ceremony Flhcy were hanging docs.
CHe.' tni5 10" then, as the laws recognize inc
Tgh'5 Of bond "a veil free, why are they 70, 10
no counted: iL1 pFo1cr ground is VIE. hrr person;