Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-05-24
NO. 49,.
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! Tor obvious causes, frcm soil and cIimat
: and local relations. continued 10 retail
the institution. This state of things wa
: calculated, aud, in fact, was leading I,
angry controversies, and 10 conflicting
aud re'alatory legislation, unpropitious
> to the harmony and peace of the States
The compromises Of the constitution,
under which we entered into the Um;or.
arrested this tendency Of things, by cons
tanning such guarantees as gave~econfi-
dence and supposed security % the
shareholders of the south. These gua~
ranlics and solemn pledges were gener-
ally observed in good faith until about
1919. About that lime, Inc institution
Of absolute slavery (it still being contin~
u'd in modified fornD was expired.
under The acts Of previous legislationin
New York. About the same lime, the.
voice Of discord was heard in the de-.
bates on the Missouri: question. It :was,.
as Mr.. Jefferson exp. ".sedsitss !siikelhe:
sound Of fire bell 1.-THE ffngf It
reused dormant elements of mischief..
Sectional prrjudiceEands sectional ambis3s
ton have assumed a,f alarming shape
well calculated toarTeststhe TofoundS
attention Of patriots Hlio are interested
in the perpetuity ofthe union.
From the date referred 10. the legisla i,
ton Of the non, slaveholding States has
taken the direction ofdesign, and has
assumed form well calculated lGsssy
dermine the guarantees Of lbe sss ftti e
ton, and to put in leopard ahea rights.
Of the sIavcholding portion fthis colas
federacy. A Ajustiicalio1o fthe reaaf s
will be found by a reference stost sthas q
of several non sayeholdings States
pcrvuded by a commohsf feeling and alt:
having apparently, systematic aiMs
make war, both upon slavery and sfhes
political power Of slaysIlold deFsas sds.
slga deprecated by manyssT mons slaYehots
ding citizens, but promoted bymefe.
is certain that legislative enacfmslis
and even Judicial g esisions. from thes
lime referred 10, have assumed a new
charaeter ID The slaxehold dug States.s
i f. :. 4
~ II mas oeeh decided that the State
eou'ss nave no Il. power or right TO exer-.
else any jurisdiction conferred on them
oy an act OF Congress, and, as a conse.,
quchc'' That Congress cannon vest in the
ol,'e magistrates and sheriils and con-
S"o"S; oS " power 10 execute the act OF ~.
w., 80 20 "'.:.''p.tu oy l'a' act. With
,;.;,n @ ''a'c"'"s :, ;. '"e sounoness ol the de-
errn, cnHs,,,c,;, vr :" ',. co. sons'I'u,lon on-
,ro.. "N''oI' u o''' '''a' %tich Con-
inc the act w,s ,,,ssoI oI''. .1 ,a,'eu :: a' ."e
Icprivss the non.sI,yohor'1nn, I' J"u, S :" enecs
recognised remedy for lie sscnr;t" 's .nd ="
of their property. ~
Tho Ico;s,,,;o, or .o,,o oc A.,
laychoIJ;na States bos ,I Loa;, ~ os .se non;
ouiyocal character ,nJ nnra y, n,I.oIsSs isSs
Unconstitutional nc i L,s Loor r'pao
,inrd nv iudiri,I 1scisiors ~ ,ho u. naea
,ount Iaw of ,ho l,nJ r. aIl ~ -" npo.,. po.a
l. the r,<,p,n and nnr,I,orn 49, y, ,la .,a,.
oIdinp States. laws have hoen nossod
nee 1920, proI,ibi,inr. under ncnal,;ss
,e owner Of u Cn.irive sI,ve from ~
rcIendiny sucl, slave wirhou, rho nre
ous authority Of magistrate. and af.
r apprehension so effected in MANY
'srs, giving The slave the wit Of habeas
u pus ana the right Of trial by jury,
rs throwing "cxa'lons and hostile i'm
'dImenis in the way Of the owner we'll
IcuIh'ed to deter him from asserting
rights, and III paIpable violation Of
nS''''''lon'
our committee have not lime to res
specifically TO these laws in detail;
ID, as they are generally the same
lrpoIr, it Unnecessary. One, how<
rr, must be referred to, not by way
lmvidions distinction, because it was
t as Objectionable in its provisions as
hers, but for the reason that has un-
rgonc an elaborate judicial invesliga>
~, and its character settled Inv IN