Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-12-04

dIlllN " lllS STATUTE
But to proceed with his tests:
We are TO look at the place Of its operation
TO see that the statute operates within the ter
ritory OF New York; yet the main object of
this statute plainly is, not the removal Of the
slave from our borders. but his return TO the
place whence he fled, involving Of necessity
the operation Of our statute, without our ter
ritory and without our jurisdiction. Could
II be more so II it provided that every vagrant
arrested in our streets should be transported
to, and abandoned in, the streets of SaYan-
nahl
We IRE next to look at the person on whom
1t operates, 10 see that he is within the same
territory and jurisdiction; yet this statute
must, Of necessity, operate both on the slave
aud the commander Of the vessel more out Of
the state than in it..
We are next 10 look upon the persons for
whose benefit it was passed, to see that they
are the people Of our state. ct this statute
does not conine the power OF reception to
the commanders Of vessels, being citizens
1t conlels it on aiI commanders, reside where
they may. And it is FAR from being limited
to those for whose protection and welfare, in
the language Of Judge Barbour, our Iegisla-
ture is bound in duty to provide.
We are nest 10 turn our attention to the
] pun 'b@A ~ bE Nkt4littN. 10 sire llAL IL II 10 Et-
cure that very protection and provide for that
very welfare. The rmmept IS that this STAT
ME prglibi,s the removal If sl,vcs from our
territory Nv hirblv rnnal o,,ctnonts and
surely If the vcGIe If our ciiiqens and thcir
security from the evil oyamrIe oF slavery
were the object in viaw il could he attained
rs well and far moro e,silv Inv trapsnor,ipr
the slave tn n c-oe s,,to ,1'bicb i, nrdlb;hits3'
| tban n a sl7vs STATE which il sLsoir,eIy rom.
mauds.
And l.s,r ,o o~, f. o~,,ir, ,ho means
hv wb;cb ,5c.o o~ls aro ~ h., .t,i,nl so
ia, ,Lo, h.,r ;,I. ,,.t,.,I anl ,nnranr,ta
rnI, ,;any,o G.J ,., 4l,- ~ Xxx n,a.iaI
nlnoii".r ma -,Grs,nont 81 ".'o b5i, cam
disru,.e from n car,r'on nJor.,a5dinT thn
80 49, i.' - I''''"'on = ~. -.
~ aIi1w BE- o.,,.,,,I JJ- ~ r"ssI ~ n,,,,,,
Lj,,ga,S l.. r',aL;"@ = -,,r,;,. tta, G,r;.
,;ra ,'4 , ns Iii r,aa,Ii. 77bs oys,1i-
,,,;,,," 1,I .I" Ii,Iia-,i"n Lr ,ta NJ
and HI, ar,iGc,,o ,,.ro n1t,r,Jl and ary-1.
nri,.a T., M,. nnr ,,I - 1870 o.lrr If,ry
rr,Lcr ord L,J Loan il, ,io,r--if fbc nro,oction
- o,- ,,naI, ~, I,-r, lad Looa ,inne5 At
tbore wand have bre7n some,hinr comnulso-
nv i'm f,s Isu something rende.i1r il nblir,-
,11r, ON ,Lo c,rfain IN 95Gorl rs Inc desired
nr6toofion Brt everything i left to his dis.
Iii, If La rls,So he nav retake. and
ortor ~rai,li,r if he nlease. he may return tn
Save 20 the place whence he Ned, If IN
, captain should chance not to be a citizen {
this State. it would be difficult to discoyC
> how il could benefit this State. vet uader n
. circumstances would il be difficult to discoyC
how it could benefit the owner TO have his #
: gitive servant placed again within his reac!
In every aspect in which | view this statute
| cannot help regarding it as intended an
calculated 10 aid in returning a fugitive slav
TO his master; and it seems to me that III
claimant in this case and his counsel have s
understood the law, and have acted accord
ing,y. Else why was the boy confined d
board the vessel after her arrival here? VII.
does the captain plead his obligations to I'll
laws of Georgia, when those laws compe
, him him to return the boy to his owner! q
why, when George was making every effort
with the assistance Of numerous friends,
4 escape from the State, did the captain lnvok'
! the aid Of the police to arrest those efforts
and why does he now press this claim, bu
that he may DO that which the Constitute
and laws Of the United States declare sha
. be done only by the party to whom the SCI
, vice is due, or his agent or attorney L d
I, not alludo to lhe5o considerations Tor the pu
a pose o! even implying a ceUsure upon IL
commander Of the vessel or her owner, b'
"a solely with view Of drawing from his acts al
those Of his very respectable counsel, the CO..
ISOLATION Justly flowing, that he aud they do
effect and from necessity understand cur STA
= ute precisely as | do, namely, in the langua.
of the u. $. Supreme Court, as by way
complement to the Legislation Of Congress
- prescribing additional regulations, and VIII
~ they deem, auxiliary provisions for the san
purpose.