New-York daily tribune., 1843-10-21
yermon,-Gov. rIat,ock,s Message.


prevented choice.
Gov. MArrocKs delivered his first Message on
the l4th. 1t is short and pithy, filing only two
columns Of the Country papers. We ike shoF'
Messages so well that we shall copy about hall
OF this. Gov. NJ. recommends additional regard
to Popular Education with a view to its improve.
ment, and a repeal or revision of the law passed
last session suspending the execution of the pun
ishnent of Death for one year, and until the Gov
ernor bv warrant shall direct such execution,
Gov. ". considers this an exceptlonable and
roundabout way OF legislating on such SUBJECT
On the subject of Slavery, the Governor takes
very decided ground, as follows
srhe sad existence of Slavery many Of the States OF
t;s Union should be the OF deep humiliation 70 TIE
rnoras, the patriot and the Chrsttan but the conlinut
NJ his iuetabl- curse the District OF Columbia ana ID
the Territories should excite our WaTmest
Ther thousands Of human beings IN perpetual bondage,
and laye.rnarkst openly held at the seat Of me e'l
government upon earth This spectacle fit only Tor y
rants 10 behold and make this State OF chugs not oh
pernanea but il also = ias;en the awful esponsio
The citizens the free States there have not oeeh
,onrp representatives in the Federal Government from
ose States lhappv nonefrom our own who have refused
where Congress has clearly the night to act TO let te
pressed 90 free and abolish traffic which by tas sPlll
Of th, laws OF that government Is ranked WIN p
,sf Nav more they senced reInOnsranCes OF sovereign
States against these grevoas wrongs and excluded e
tions OF the people
a STATE may infringe the compact as Il exists on 'e
ubct of Slavery any than other parts of the Consi
tuition We have all sworn support that Instrument and
10 attempt TO eyade repeal the OATH by casustca sophls
as 10 its binding force would be neither wise. but
whatever legislative powers the States do possess should be
exercised occasions arse as not to give one ce
cc Eyi tIsSht Than the
An unhappy decision OF the Supreme Court OF the
I'd States made in Jauuary 1872 in the OF nsg vs. the
State of PENNSYLVANIA believed will occasion some dam
ger 10 free colOred people who may b- found IN this State
thar case il is to have been decided that the
federal Government have exclusive II ght 10 regulate the
mode in which the claims OF master over his fugitive slave
shall be ade that Congress has already exercised a
rrh1 in pefecy constitutional manner through The la"
1902 that all legislation the part Of the several States
which directly indirectly limits or restains the night OF
recovery Of fugitive slaves entre null and void that no
State can pass in any way interfering with the power
Of summary removal from It's territory of individual
claimed as fugitive aye-pfovded that this power be
ercsed unde. the Of the United States Cours bat
is not obligatory upon any State to sulie It's own magS-
traleS to exercise the same power
The law Of Congress 1898 coners the same power upon
the magistrates as that gwen the Judges Of the Uni
ted States Courts and upon that the Court says that
their magistrates may II they choose exercise the authority
thus conferred unless prohibited by State legislation
This decision at the aw OF the land and the dan
ger is that among our great number of magistrates
NAV be found who are well informed as TO their duty,
and may act uuadysedy and thus upon false claim con-
sign unfortunate being forever TO hopeless saverloT
from the decision Of the magistrate there Is no appeal
therefore recommend the Legislature 10 pass law
prohibiting all magistrates acting under the authority of this
State from taking cognzance oil or ac'is under te act oil
Congress passed the 18th July 1893, relating to fugitive
slaves any other law that may be passed of similar i'm
port This would from the aforesaid decision TO be
perfectly constitutional and proper and indeed almost n'
ed by the Court by the language before quoted BY such
Itr rbe IN pue1 de-
yree he mitigated.
also recommend law prohibiting all executive officers
the State from arestng OBTAINING IN JAIL any person
Yhc is claimed fugitive slave; believing this 10 be
proper mode of exhibiting the determination OF this State 10
10 no act which she may consttutionaly omi to do to
the institution OF slavery The Commonwealth
Massachusetts, has recently passed such law and The ex
ample believed be worthy of imitation If the passing
the statute proposed shall incidentally snd 10 prevent the
ecapture Of fugitive slaves may we not well e1caim IN IT'S
lefence in the language Of the Sage OF Montceo- shall
distressed Humanity find no asylum -
Thee are strong for patng that an attempt
will very soon be made the Republic of Texas
he United States well for the purpose OF creating per
1etua market for slaves from that large territory TO carve
Slave States enough to give ppondeaucy N the I'm
on to the slave power If such attempt shall succeed
hen betides unhappy country Who, them can hope
hat the wrath Of Heaven Can be longer restrained
have spoken perhaps freely upon this exciting SUBJ
ec,; but at the capitol at Ve1monf unlike that at Wash
ngton there liberty Of speech upon all public topics"
With regard to Political topics, he thus takes
ground:
Tha, Tariff ofduties upon importations sufficient to
supply all the reasonable OF the National Govern
nent and shaped w, substantive aud bona de intention
o give adequate protecton TO ome Is a E
country is believed be fundamental political truth
which ought on all suitable occasions TO be proclaimed 1t
IS docrine oo which should be put forth in ambiguous
terms but ought distinctly embrace the idea OF Protection
for the sake Of PIo,econ that thus there may be but
sides the question: and for hypocrisy either
The last CONGRESS found that the sliding scale of the
Compromise Act had descended low tina, the
sufficient TO support the Government-that the low rate
of duties had caused excessive impoaons OF foreign goods
and consequently indebtedness and large
specie abroad while home the results great injury 10
our Manufacturers rs we'll as those who furnish materials
labor aud subsistence and almost universal depression of
the business of the country In this state OF things The ma
oritv of that Congress undertook new and II
was hopsd better Tariff and after the strong opposition of
he great body of the minority and with the reluctant votes
of small number of that ory the present Taf was
passed Ahoug but about year It's passage its
operation has already been most beneficial Business now
the commercial cities; the important
manufactures lively operation; the demand Tor The
great OF Stale revived and the price has
what increased and believed that If the present Tariff
survive the attacks of It's opponents IN the next Cen
ress the business Of the country viii De IN permanent
of prosperity and consequently our Agricultural pro-
luctlons III good demand.
If as has been alleged ii shall turn that the Proec
Afforded 10 every interest," 10 teSu
rly our own is too high while the Protection that is
inadequate surely consoaoy reflect that the portion
# the people from tchor this complaint arises, may con
trot The majority ci the neat Congress- and nay add
easonable to expect that that mG0ry tc raise the duty
IN Wool the necessary point The correctness OF this
expectations however time will determine.
al, should be remembered that the present Tariff not
secured without great sacrifice The oyeweenng opn'
ions Of the President and the opposition Of the minority in
Congress- compelled the postpoaemen and perhaps the tina!
loss Of the Distribution ths Proceeds Of the sales of Public
Lands among the several States 10 which they have just
hight This done lest the want Of snicisnt revenue
should oblige Congress TO pass Tariff highly Protective
hus it ntics upon the States double njaFyihe loss OF
their portion of the money accruing from the sale OF the
Public Land and risk OF having the present Tariff d-mo-
shed or impaired While have yielded 10 the necessity
., suspendin the Land Distribution in order 20 secure ffo
lection conceive be duty constantly to insst nPon
Ds'Fbation as measure which Gannos De denied
IL The HuDsoN RIVER CHRONICLE at Sing
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