Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-08-20

claimant or bis .rept or attorney to seize the floi
tive from labor or sary,co without onv warrant Can
if he nraendod n.t 10 ,no. 5o,..od r. l,;s lbortc
n,llo ,,,l,. .l,;- .. A.,
~ mas, of ,.Ia,, -
cvarq wbero tbon i ,bo oan.,;t,t;o.,,t,, 81 ,;s
nrovs;o,, n tbo sto+,to?
r1oro T ,t.,r,o chat ...-,,-
fot tboso ,,rsrors and ,o;,o., oI,.- I'LL. t,s.,.:
thew sot nm or ALWAYS so;7o ,or +o no.so =. oba,tn
to which tbo;r claim, attaches rlo.a i, ..o,. u.,,,
70 susnoct at least that +lo CONTRARY, or tt;
Times boon trpo. And will ada wabon+ f,or orcor
troact;on t,,t If trs oct Of 100 shall roo,i, ,,
s,rcto, Of ,ta sr,ro,,, C,t or.l,o rr,;.,l e.. =.
all its nroviaions oeooci,Ilc in ,bo co,,r Il ,i,s .,
give. to seize or arrest ybont nm, ,rr.,,,t ,,,os
nouqh will occur in the border States il winch NOR
sons actually free will he sefzod oni bnrred itoo,a
les, boud1oe. with no ober ayonpo to iusfico 4ba,
what is afforded ton slave by tbe Iav, Slave Stta
But there is another view in which this s3tafe of
Feb 70 1888 must beconsdered and treated as ALSO
utaly void Congress nave no rig to pass any such
law. All the powers Of leqislafion conferred u,on
Congress, are conferred in and by the ciohh section
OF the first article Of tic constitution Tint surely
gyes CONGRESS no authority to looisIate upon this sub
cct The second and third paragraphs of the second
section in the fourth article of the constitution refer to
UV "oS Vi '' "'' "'' III s''9 "0'"Ic Oh
PooS', q ue"5' ,o"' olcH '''"'e Sll'I enact ana
III 'o''' 'u''''0 Po'l9'o" 'or '"e cases named
~ '"07' ''0 ''''3'' I"S 'u'" l""S' "l0N'g S"ch
lo''9'o"' III '''q u o'H'laS Hee'lS from Ju'Ice'
nave Io"S eA''Vu III ne" hampshire ana vermont
Il any 7la'e SHOULD neglect to make such proyslon'
congress ''e no more power 70 exercise control over
sue" 9l9 ''n 'ney naa loe&ercISe control over South
C"o'Ina' ""s" 'hey drove from among them Mr.
llol' ''' rc'ocl'oI' agent rom massachusetts, when
lnefo 10 execute constitutional and peaceful, and
I'ouo'aoI' agency
mere remains one point more tobe considered II
le views mere presented are correct in reference to
"hlt the constitution Is and what rules should be OBJ
served in the construction of its different parts and Of
the whole in connection, as standing on its preamble
as its base and if Congress can pass no valid law
which purpors to destroy the liberty of the inhabitants
which, trust. is herein clearly shown, now add that.
by the same constitution, the laws or statutes. or CON
stuton of any State are equally yod so far as they
aim to take away the liberty of any man or class of
persons and reduce them to bondage or to slavery
The States and the people have all agreed in saying
this, and made it part of their national compact the
charter Of their liberties The reader will find, in the
sixth article OF the constitution, it is agreed follows
to wit This constitution and the laws of the United
States which shall be made in pursuance thereof and
all treaties made, or which shall be made under the
authority of the United States, shall be the supreme
law othe land and the Judges IN every State shall be
bound thereby anything IN The constitution hses q
any State to The contrary notwithstanding"
Upon this point ask for nothing by construct1n.--
What ask is stipulated, agreed defined, as IA part,
and an essential part, Of the compact No language
can be more explicit Mark the expressions IN deGn-
Ing what shall be the supreme law of the land. lst
The constitution Nothing is above that. Whatever