Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-03

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IMPRISONMENT the Pen,enilarv, any person VINO
,.,ep,, IN remove slave from New York by any such
warrant; and infcts Ike penalties on any one VINO
shall! exercise has right ol Tccapang ms save WHITE
eyer f,und or se,ge h;,a under tie aw oil Congress
be INC ns;;tutiona! of such law Is too manifest
10 adn.t al .iuch orgaus: No one NJ al! acquainted
win the history o the Government, can, Ter one mo
meut believe that single State, So"'h oil lennsy''
wanna would have adopted the Constitution, nae 'iey
understood that it was competent ar Tue hoh'sia,e
holding States 10 enact srch law IL Is known, na'
no Cons,;u on could ever have been adopted, when
did not contain the most ample guarantee OF l!ie mas
ters right 10 property IN his slave ine ih''u CAUSE "
the second section Of the fourth article was lnlFouu
ceG as one Of those guarantees, and without ~ rae
Sn;Lern States would not have agreed 10 the Constr
tuition II originated dsirust oi the .Notthein
States upon the subject OF slavery ana was
10 guard against possible case OF injustice oy eir
authority. IT.
al isunncces<arv TO 20 into comment to shew that
tn, Law of New York OF the 9th May last, absolute
IL and 7,cconcllahly inconsistent with The constitution
an. the Law passed IN pursuance at H. Inc c'hs'i'u-
tonal p-oy ison would lave been ide IN me eH''es'
ciuld S ale Legislature, by one ct MS acts, v1luaiy
~ etcual'y annul IL, when the provision 'sei, was
OBVIOUSLY des gned II prcsent partial aao unjust regis
l4ton By the SAFES. -
So much for the law, and the right Of New York TO
pass i. Next the idea, that te Federal Court mas
NJ RICH: 10 declare the law unco"sitniiona wen !. IS
rhi before H. Al along, when II was INSISTED tAai
our Inspection aw was the proper remedy against INC
wrongs uiicc,. 5y this enacinc"t, II was answered.
that the Federal Courts would give lis re'ief ny ut
cl.ru- the Law unconstitutional hs was me gF"nn"
NJ Sro,. al FauqG.er took IN the House 81 Delegates
Attha; Tine beard nothing !roA ih;i quarter aoon'
IN. SUPREME Courts having 10 JURISDICTION. Inc eA-
preston O! that opinion was reserved Tor Inc ne "e'
HAT court should decide in our favor l" Tue arg
mon, of sir Scott il was replied, tha the remedy
wh ch could be obtained in the Federal Courts, was IN
ADEQUATE: lst. Because the New iorE law made re-
ogrrmentS of the master, before re cond cc'"lt''e
his proceedings with which II would be very G'ihculi
II not mpossibc To comply. /. would be d'.tcc!''
therefore, for the master 10 get unGer we'Sh III Tue
courts 10 say nothing abou; tie nposs'oy OF ms sue
cess BIZ, The aruufcn, contemplated his failure be-
fo;e the iurv N the STATE Courts; for, :. was there tia'
the Federal Courts you'd reverse the decision, ana de-
clare the law unconstitutional. 1t was admitted, that
such nigh, be the result; but II was argued, that II
would afford remedy; for, by the law, 1t was prof
.cd that al the finding OF the Jury he AGAINST me
claimant on GaE at tie matters SHam'Ht@ 10 mems, tue
person 50 claimed Is a fugitive, shall be FORTHWITH
SET AT L8rRrY and siGH nsrer th'rccttr be 'aorfea
atyon The same c;a ard arg person t7h0 Saait MFe
after arrest dfan. prDoc,d ia arg manner, 10 re-
take sci red fagt;se o2 u hiis S'atc uHder cny
uroc,S Or proccedar ictGt6rer, shall nc Gtfmcd gatl
Of kidnappag AID upon conrftton, Shat DC p""she"
Jy im2rtsonaes in the State pFison not preceding ten
warS
The furit;ve being roKTE"lrH SIT az htertg, lie
would be III Cauada, where he would he treated as
noL,,caI refugee rs the British Government has de
clared ne should be- before the reversal came on; m
deed before oppea! could be oo;aned IL was ai''
shcwn, that the master knowing What mast he inc re-
s; would no, undertake The proceeding and tiat II
;.e did his Chance of getting in the New York State
pr;son woe!d De much stronger, than his chance oil re
towering his fugitive slave. Il was then sac, he might
a9ply TO tn Federal Judge, IN the first instance i,
Ans II MAS rcpicd that there were very lew Fedora
JUDGES; thu, the master might have 10 travel hundreds
OF miles before H.. could g-t ms runaway slave before
one and that, in the time, the slave would be
rescued from him Under the influence OF these rea'
sons the Legislature of Virginia passed our Inspection
law Designed 10 prevent the gh OF the slaves las
remedy the Whiy habually denounces and misTepre
ren,s Il ais, denounces the remedy OF It's ow1
friends WI, be good enough 10 INFORM Tie country
VIA, remedy ii would propose But the learned l-d
Tor of the Wing the profoundly learned Editor IN ma
,oua law tell u.s. the fact - one State has no r'gh
L. demand furtves from another STATE as mater o.
rtght-sie may ask i, as oie"tiy, winch she wohia
reclnrocae aud ,chtch common GRITTY won!d promr
each State 10 grant. But her coarse 'or leufeSS i
through Congress" Although ths sage Editor says
that one Safe not the right 10 demand, as mat
Of rinht, the sure n:er Of fugves from JusicE the
Constitution of the United States declares that "a
person charned IN any Sute with treason, ieionv, OF
other crime who shall fee from justice, and BE- tonni
m another State strait, on Geraand Of the Executv,
authority of the State from winch he lied, be deiveret
up TO be removed to he State having jurisdiction OF IN
crime" But the origin OF the mistake INTO winci
lbis Scion has fallen obvions enough lie has tcart
somebody say that under the lac II nations tnde
ptadent oCtreay stpaaitoas the right 10 demand, ant
the reciprocal obligation 10 surrender tugiiises iron
Justice did exist an absolute right and IN n;
ignorance Of the mos, familiar provisions OF the Con
s,,ution he was not that such was not the case
between the different States of tins Union
But this Editor say = that in the of the fugitive
from JUSTICE application ought 10 have been made t'
Congress to pass law, requiring The Federal J""gr'
and Marsaals 10 make delivery If one State has no
a right, under the Constitution, to make demand io
the surrender OF iucttvc from justice, where" would
nsk this learned The ban would he find the power II
Congress 10 pass such law
But, Sir fear have taxed your patience too Sc
yereIv already | therefore iorLsar 1ou may heo
from me ara;a, perhaps, upon this mPoran, snbieet
April 25lh, lSi2 NottOLh'
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