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


an principles spread and prevail over the world is
growing to be viewed more and more as a sin and re-
proach of any people, but to have provision Of their
constitution haDDy worded for another and voluobIo
purpose, twisted and ent,yined into tla svstom of
slavery, qiyne il power to invndo the Inherent rirbs
of SOVEREIGN States and carry their inhabitants ot f
the reach Of that protection which thew are hound o
furnish, and aths, BY implication orcopstrlcton ana
that opposed to the foundation nrncinos Of bo cons
tuition itself
Whether tbo Wow bora rrosoood or +bo soc,,, 500
ton Of the fourth article or fine constitution no corroct
or not il Doinfs ont ma ,,,, od ros,,,o, in ,Iib rf+
is to be giyen to IT, or roirs caued rn]er IT, 10 bo
obtained If can no more t,lo object without son,o
stae in lis aid Than the section nointino emf to what
tbc u.ia n,yors IF tbo rrn;tod ststos Coo,t shall
extend could tgko effect without st,tota cro,tirc
courts and fvin tha ti,os nd ,ocos or 4o; ,oss,os
for business. Accordinolv tbo oct IF Conrr,s &. cf
Feb. r. 1873 ATTEMPTS to render definite what before
was indefinite. with rcrard to the method Of rcfakino
nersoos who in fct arc held to labor or service nv ,a
lave of ono st,to and ,ot osco, n nt, o,t,,o. T;s
act is Iiobo 70 oboctios ,s bor. ,,1l nnco,s,it,.
tiono In rar,ronco t vla+ ont 70 bo ;ts ,or,t.,,o
tion in reference to fine rorso,,s co,risod WITHIN
whether if sbond bo construed o ovtord 70 slovos or
NOT tho h,or,.,,io,. ,1.,a1, IL, man th, sooo,J
soo,io,, and c, &c 4I,, ,as4;.,,,, o,,.,l.
op,IIv to al tbi, st,t,to l., this r,sroct +, no,r,
roroa+, t,,o word, ,r tho constuto, Tborocro con
sidorin ononrb soid imam This nont nrocoo1 ,o IN.
other This act bv its EXPRESS terms. con(ers uncon-
sttutonoI movers mon the norson to whom bo ,bor ar
service ofthe fugitive is due. and upon his aren't Or
attorney to wit; the mower ia seize Or arrest without
warrant and take before a mocstratc The words are
"the person to whom such labor or service NAV he
due" bis agent or attorney is hereby empowered to
seize or arrest such fuotiye from labor and 70 take
him or her before any iudce Of the circuit or district
court of the United States residing or being within
the State, before any magistrate of the county. &c..
and on proof of his beino held 10 service &C. cori-
6cate NAV be pivon and bo carried off into norrotrol
BONDAGE without anv trial bv orv. and without onv
mode to have trial bv iurv Of tbe imnort,nt fact
whether he is the person Gained. or whether tbe doc,
umens produced ooanst bma are genuine or moro f,ro
cries If mus. be- dorinc work tbns n invade 10
sovereignty of an independon State and seize carsors
under It's n,otocton without warrant and corr,, ,o
off without ,ral by inrv. Ave- and who knows lint
they will be carried off without benr shown TO mau-
istrate for his certificate? There should be some
ruard acainst srcb evils The neonIo cannot no nra
,,,.,od o,.o. - l,a., ,o,ool.J ,,a,. .l..
,,f.,l s,,al ;,,.,o1, ,,r,,, ,,.;. -,
', r.I ,''' ''0'''''' 80,
a,.,,.o..,,. d., =. 80, F' I
and COO f i Joos NOT oo,,.;n nia,, ,,a,.,n,.l
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a..;.I,, e,,,., en, o,,1 ,a.a,n, .rn..a1e.5 '
D.. IT, a.r,.:4,,.;o, c,,I.. ,r,r,
=, NJ .a.,,.o = L,oal ~, .c
c.., .;,.. .,.....rI. DIl-1'
sbol NAT no ,io,+o1 and No. n,rron,s slau ,mo w.,
ro Droboblo c,,,o ,,,r,rorod h., oo, ~ ofr,,.t;l
.,1 a..;..1..,. l,.,.;t;.. a.. ., -. H. ..,..
anJ rLo ,,orsan. ~ .I,;,a,, - 10 la;ro1"
n ortolo o. uNo ,'ors, shall h, ao,...,a e nc,
Ehort, r nro,ort,, .,+bc,,+ d,,o ,,rooos, of1,,,n
tI.-.,;4. - ..l.,.
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1oI, ol.on1,.o ;...J
Tbis NOT nrr,b "a 1909 ,,l;.llo.. .t..,.. r..,
o,o,, court ,,,,,l+ b, ma.4.;.t i, .....,.; c.a
thew car, c,r,s+cr.l,, ,,if f., to.,. a.o,, oL,.
&c Tbis o.oo ,roro i o,o..l, o.'.....,,;.,a, w.,
,ybo c,r roco,oilo ,o rro,.;,;o,s &c ...,
articles Of +bo constitution ,o,, c;to5g
Tftbe p,ovisions Of tbo act roatod oor.Iv 70 doat
cbatteIs or TO livog cbtoIs that ,yoro rot ,,,,, o
inos and tbov were fonnd in rossoss,,, Of ana ,r,
would not release his hold unop tbeo.r also thew ev
ceedcl twenty dollars in value anv nr,vjs;on If III,
act which would take Them tro,n hin, without Inn,
trial, would necessarily he a5iudrod nrconsli,,;oa
and void as opnosod to the sYid seyontb orhcIo Rn
all the claim there is or ran ba too f,ti, from, -
Dor, or service i founded upor fine o,vnors,.r Of hi,
rs cbottol And will o mar, ,,l aha.
FOL FROM, % slo,o eto+o D, c.,, ct.,o =, ...l.
..lro doos ~, ovoo,5 4,,.an,,, 5,,,..,g WI.
&, ,l,., ,,,1;1;.,, 90
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t.;a, n. a,,;+ ,' .'.
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