Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05


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nain rr,,-i. ,sd ,r, in,at IN VII, WHIT a,i,,,r onI
insnt ara e. ~ u, .rerstv II i,,, II III h.ttr
davsoi the rennblc nr,r IA @ lrress State Ieyisla
fnTes Staie ana f.ia,, i,,d,s ,,d .isr-at s,d na /
BE. ali sponaneou,v paced NJ s,roe lrrnr4afin Oh #
Dnrnr hat nerid none intern,s4d uents in the
vav II tba ,vper sal;n,r NJ rac,var NJ. ,rtiv s,av.
nor did anv danv LisrhI ~ nav, every plr4 facility ia
nf,rce his clai, IN have Hin, Iivare mn It was then
nearly A INV ID recover wv fund n northern St,e
u one f,nnd n ,rrbh,ri,,r s,nthern S,nre Bu I'LL
has passed away and the nrvisjoo is defInct except
.peri,aps IL -vo States#
Wien We take iat, consideration ,he imnort,nce and
cearness Of this pr,visi,n the evasion b, which it has
beei III aside n15v fr,v M r7rd IL nre NJ lhe ,nst
fatal blows ever received III H. Smith and The -uln
This cannot he more cnncjseIy and correctly stated than
If bas been ~ VIVA Nc tla learned ,,oas M tbe Srnr4tn
Cmrt II ,bp Tnited S,a,es II M II HI deci.inrs+
Jndg Sorv said ..lIisfrcanv it is well known thai
INA nIt NJ tb l,nsa VA N nnre N INV citizens NJ
Ire sIaveb,dinr States III cnnnete rolt and tile Of
in their slaves as nonertv in every State of
the JTnin nto bib tav nrht esrane fran, he State
wherein Ihev were held ii seryitude y "The fu re-
coonon of this rirbt and title was the
cnrity Of his speces Of propetty in ali The
States and indeed was 81 vital ID The preservation Of
their interests and institutions thai it cannot be doubted
that it constituted fundamental article without the ad-
option Of which the Union would not have been formed
lis true design was to Guard AGAINST the doctrines and
principles prevalent in the non savehoding States by
preventing them from nermedding WITH Or restricting
or abolishing the rights Of the owners of slaves
Again. Ihe clause was therefore Of the last import
ance the safety and security Of the southern States, anc
could be surrendered by them without endangerng
their whole property in slaves. The clause accur
dinghy adopted in the constitution by The unanimous con
sent of the trainers of ia proof al once of lis intrinsic
aud pratical necessity.'
Again s.I'he clause manifesy contempates the ex
istence of positive unqualified rrht on the part of h
over Of The slave which no State law or REGULATE. in
can IN anv vay regulate control qualify. or restrain
The opinion of the other learned Judges was Lot les
emphatic As to the importance of this provision and tn
unGueslionabe roht Of The South under IT, ldoe Bald
win in charpjng the Jury said i ..If there are an,
righs Of prnertv which can he enforced if one citize
have anv rioh1s Of ptopertv which are nyioabe uude
the nrotect1n o the sunreme law of the Stale and tb
lpop ,hev ara tbnse which have baen at 4, n,ubt II
same Of these DEFENDANTS As The owner of pr5pertg
which he had perfect right to possess protect and TAX
away-as citizen Of sister State. entitled all III
privileges and INN mites Of citizens Of other state
Mr.. thomson stands before you ground which can
not be taken from under hint is the ground o.
which hacnd tha dpfe