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Nxsrlrssuao Berkeley Co j i i
June ~ islf. e
GA Ihsve recently o6s sineS
thl b Phila9elp1ia. Z cogs
Of .. "a Il ike late session II
n he Sa,e 81 Penney
'.'| rs IS one which. ID ~
|1.. .||' ixen 81 Nirsiniss
prevent kidnsys
the cAelcs o. [.[lI'b powers hsreiolofs
exereised " Judges. sIastices Of tbe
peace, hliepnien snd yailots ID tits Com
monwesllh. and 10 repeal certain slavs
laws" and vas approved Oh The "a dayl
81 March last Tsend you. hefswilh, sgpl
accurate transcript Of ii. with ayiew III
IL publication in your pepper. Il
S The Constitution Of The United Siaieb
provides Fart. ~. sect 2. 81 clause | ,has
no person heldsto service 81 labor 10 Oh I
State under The law thereof, ssespi6g iHi
to another. shsll ID tonsee lience,of anl
law Or regulation thsrein, be dischargea
from service Of labor; but shall he deliissi
cred up on claim pI the party TO whom
such service oflabor may Is due. "
Looking to ibis provision Of perhaps the
most solemn compsc, thatw ss ever fofmi
ed amongst men--to the legislative and
representative character Of The .Gsnerssl
Assembly Of PeDnsylyania-zlo ire sols
emn OATH. BY which It's members have
bound themselves, befo.e Cod to SUPPORT
that compel this act appears to ms ID
be the most remarkable case of deliberate
per6dity and Of epol. intelligent and adj
vised disregard Of all that We ere accus-
toned 10 speak Of Us binding The soul.
Of man 10 the throne Of his Creator. = that.
has ever come under nv observation.
Pennsylsania. Is . recurrence 10 the.
hisiogy Of our Legislation upon this sub
feet will most fully show. has never faith
fully fulfilled her duty 10 her sistsr;
States. Her conduct hss, heretofore,
ever been Of that character which 4;
''Keeps the word OF promise 10 the ear.
But breaks il to the hope"
And now her Legislature. catching the
spirit Of modern fanaiicisrp. not content
with that qualified baseness which pre- ).
sents The form while il wiihhelds The sub
stance-not only repudistes the duly 10
deliver up" but with the msnifesl de.
siga 10 defeat. the recoDery Of an abscond
ing slave. has provided such action. ex-
ecuiive and jpdicih. a. cannot fail 10 be
effecruai for ihe purpose.
My design, in calling iie attention Of
the people or ntfgiais to ibis sthinrt-
must be evident. The ciiizeus Of The boz
der counties Sfrom their geographical pc
siiion, must be the principle sufferers from
legislation Of this character Cd the part
oil Pennsylvania.
Convinced thai nothing bull the sove
reign acts of Virginia. through her con-
stiluted authorities. legislative and exec
uiive. can be Of avail. many ofthem have
determined 10 bripg the matter 10 the no
tics oil the next legislature. ID . me-
1moriaf praying for prompt AMI decided
action on lis part. ia whatever manner its
wisdom may designate. II Il bu. natu
raj, then, that they should desire their
fellow citizens. Of other portions Of the
State. TO Be fun cognizanl Of the evil Of
which they complain. and perceive tie
necessity which dsmaads it's remedy.
The Act 10 as follows. shd [ have
thought il best 10 transcribe il, without
comment. As zach section will be iound.
by every reacer.lto contain q direct and
palpable blow a tbs rights and interests
oil Virginia.
q Citizen cf Brkslsy.