New-York tribune., 1841-05-12
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:, l:, ,.c nre ;nr-olied briefly TO notice. "e tiAe
-: .,7,-, ,-,,vfrsy; yye heartily wish 1t were al
=, I,pry % see it !e, By mutual consent
...s-es with ,saeu. Is prosecution : IT,
o5 - a, official du,y bl: he opponents OF the course
h.,,,, .. Nsx-yo-k will aot have 1t So EVER
,, manifest en- axcty 70 push this question INTO '''
-orlar discussion. Is they nave perfect 's' =
do and 70 ovc-e o. mould ;he o6ic opinion 70 'ae'
yo Do not mean ,iey sha ao allowed 20 do 1nre'se'
yy hall briefly traverse :ew Of he more important Po"'S
made ~ Aic;ugus.
The writer .e cut wi,i he assertion n assumed contra
;,op 10 Gov Seward ia; :eloay 70 steal S''' .
M State Of New-Yok. Now that Is felony to s'scI any
i : as .e;ey.dent Is any Of Dogberry propositions
The 2, question : whether he committed BY S''
Johnson and Gansey .,2s s;cang AID therefore ieohF
Seainc is The unauthorized eonor: appropriation OF az
oers r~os Did these any hing OF the soFt >'-
BODY pretsnds il They simply aided or con'ed 4; the Is
of lave f-on, Virginia in vessel III which they were
eo,ed = sailor. This was IN oieEce against the laws
c Virginia and If ,cy lad been caught within her AFISdic
ton ,he world aayc oeen iab!e punishment But they
,,s- not Thsy returned un,noes;ed New-iork V'r-
ni. claims ,hei. surrender 10 bear the penalty OF her OF
tsnded laws Blu, hey have broken no law OF God or OF H
r,o,.v raey havs offended neither asns: the Common
,,v nor tho laws Of Yew-York We realize that
cen desire .er surrender consent to It except as
mater clear Constitutional duty and therefore OF neces
m We. we constantly the question argued on the SIDE
of surrender h sch Hppancy and Ie'l;y as though
bullock was the sacrifice demanded
We vis! Gov Seward had draw ea'y and BROADLY the
distinction between stealing nan, earring him on with
n,en % sell or possess h and merely aiding hun escape
from bondage in obedience the Inpulseswe 'rlst We
n.ay sny Pard -aabeo; common humanity This dsac-
ton IS al.;1nporan and ye; perctnny and s'ransel!
overlooked.
In the ssrsc spirit, rcurs asserts that ii the slave
had besn s:oyen here and :hle had fed into New-Jegsey
eur Governor would have bound demand his surre
der Ycs-bxta slave had wished escape from his mas
ter IT Yor and boaan had erried him over to Jer
ey City, would ha bostan nave thence been liable to pro-
see,;ion mere and deia@d from NewJesSy icon and
the :cacr OF the save Every who understands wha
our laws arc wa, justice IS answer in the NEGATIVE
Here IS the essential question let Arctures look II IN the
face.
The writer proceeds to talk slaves being proTcry-o
SLAYER existing IN Ncy-Yo when the Federal Constitution
was formed the Nne-lIonths Law &c. &c He then as
sers that H. Sl.lc Slayery existed NewiorN, slave had
been so. here and ie had escaped into Virginia she
you'd have been bound to surrender him, &c-and then pro-
eeeds to ask How can New-Yor egisatc away the right
of Virginia ;de1 the Constitutional provision 70 which she
appeals Here again the essential point bcgScd-not
that Slavery once existed TINS State which no man denies
but .ha: it felony BY the laws OF Ncw-foFS At the
time the Federal Constitution formed, aid the escape
s slave from slavery in s State II such were the fact
the argument has force otherwise IS good for nothing In
me absence OF am law the assertion OF Arcturus that
ec a-lalea, OF Coz Seward admits tina; Virginia had the
sig!,:' now claimed IS baseless and asir..ifabc.
rc:rs mex. enters upon long dissertation or the force
AID meaning OF the expression ;reasen felony oder
crime n :e Fcieai Constitution and lays ds.vn with great
po.qoacss and consciousness Of Importance the roposi-
ton ,hn. this enumeration was intended be compcte-io
coyer all cases which might arise Bat we insist that its IN
;crpreon and application ae 70 be governed by the plain
dictates Of and common sense. For Instance An
Abolition paper j. priated Utc and The citizens of Utica
by ;oleting and permitting the publication of such paper
ia their midst may be said cenniyc and it.
Copies that paper NAY be and doubtless often sent by
Mail 10 hc Soatb causing excitement aad indignation, pos
by alarm OF course the circulation OF such papers there
an eaence Wei: suppose requ.ition from Coz McNutt
demands the sur1euder al the citizens OF Utica charge
OF plotting or somcn.r against me honor and dig
n.y OF Mississippi Is the Governor of NewYfk bound
give them up The reqnston perfect; there be
mistake about the sutiicicncy charged Has
our Governor no discretion We insist ,ha. the adjustment
OF .h question while does justice Slave, shall not be
Incompatible with Freedom.
Cae more case: Suppose treaty stipulation existing be-
tween the United S,4;e- and As.crs, exactly the
rsorls IS those relied ust tie Virginia requisiton
Sappose .equisiton came from The Medcsancan deaand
ing the surrender of The captain and OF Of
=el= OF precisely s1ch charge Of is-seaing &c aiding
TO escape Christian saye from Algers. Who would ad
yocate compliance VINO ys1, exclaa that the actual
offence within The meaning ,he treaty stipulaon1
Certan tia: all the law and Governors
could ship the accused from NewYOr for Agiers-
get the existing case the accessories only changed,
the substance Whoever oends against local institution
Ike Slavery take Chance of escaping from its do
on ncurrng is penalties but when surrender from
State another demanded, insist shat there must
offence against general moral laws else compliance
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