Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-18

t,y,ys entertained it, and entertain But when the
ubeci years agowss before the supreme cou oil the
tinted states oy ethe Judges hed that the power
70 cause ugitivcs from be delivered up power
10 be exercised under the authority o tins Government do
not know, the whole that may not have been fortunate
DECISION Ny habit Is TO fePeet the result oil judicial deioe-
ati8ns aud the soemuity oil judicial decisions Buas now
stands, the business u seeing hatthee gNesae delivered
mp resides ~ the power Of Congress am tue national 1haa
re and my nend at the head 81 tie Judiciary Committee
has bill the subject before the Senate, with some a
nendmens 10 it. wlc propose 10 support with all Its pro
yions the fullest And desire la call the attcn
,n all der minded Of all c0n>ccnious in the
North Of all men ho are not carried away ianatcal
false idea whatever 10 THEN constitutional obl
CATIONS put tt To all the sober and sound minds at the North
as question o morals and question of conscience What
ght they their legislative capacity, other to
to get round this constitutions to embarfass M Tree
the hts secured by the constitution the per
hose slaves escape from them None at all none at all
Neither IN the ofum o conscience nor before the lace oil the
rpnstitnon they justified, opinion. of course II
matter ir their consideration They probably, in the ur
mp a the times, have not stopped to consider o this they
have followed what 10 be the OF thought and
motives Ion the ion, aud they neglect to investigate FULLY
the real qaco and 10 consider their con tiona obga
Ins as am sure, il they did consider they would fulfil
them with alacfity Therefore repeat, sr, that here
ground Of complaint against the North well founded, which
ought be cd which 1t is in the power Of the
different departments Of this Government to whel
calls Tor the enactment II proper laws authorizing the udica
nre oi this Governments in the several States, to do all that
Is necessary Tor the reeaptnreo fugitive slaves and Tor h
restoration oi them II those who claim them Wherever
gn aud whenever | speak the subject-a,d when
peak here desire speak the whole North tina
the South has been injured in this respect and has right
complain and the North has been careless Of what
think The constitution percmporiy and cmphatcaly onuin
Complaint has beenmade against resolutions tha
cmanatc from Legislatures at the Moth, and here
to us moi only the subject of slavery in this District
but sometimes recommending Congress to consider tn,
means OF aboisng slavery in the States should be
10 be called upon 10 present any resolutions here which
c9ad not be ftlefabe TO any committee any power IL
Congress, and, therefore, should be unwilling TO reccv,
from the Legislature Of Massachusetts any instructions
present resolutions expressive oil opinion whatever tn,
subject oil slavery. Tor do
consider the Legislature Of Massachusetts, has any thing
10 do with IT and next, dc not consider that |, hei
representative here, have any thing to do with it. Sir
IT has become, III my opinion quite too common and
tbe Legislatures OF the the States do like they have
great deal more power toput down than have to upholt
IT. II has become, IN my opinion, quite too common prac
tee the state Legislatures 10 present resolutions here
all subjects, and to instruct here all subjects There
no paplc man that requires instructions more than do u
who requires information more than DOOR desires it
heartily but do not like have il come IN quite too i'm
peatl,e shape took notice. with pleasure of some re-
marks upon this subject made the other day the
Massachusetts, by young OF talent and character iron
whom the best hopes may be entertained mean MIR Hi
lard lie told the Senate of Massachusetts that he woul,
woe of no instructions whatever tob forwarded to member
OF Congress nor Tor resolutions be offered expressive
81 the sense OF Massachusetts to what their members
congress ought to do lie sad that he prophet
inone set 81 public giving instructions and read
ing lectures toanohe set OF public To their own
master all d them must stand fall and mas is e
constituents. wish these sentiments could become NOR
common, great deal more common have never enterc,
INTO the question: and never SHALL about the binding force
instructions viii however, simply say this: if here be
ny matter Of interest pending in this body while am mem
Der Of it, IN which Massachusetts, an interest OF her ow
not adverse to the general interest country shall
pursue her instructions with glaness Of heart and with
the efficiency which can bring here. But fte question
one winch Affects her interest," and at the time
the Interests OF all other States shall regard her
lca wishes or instructions than would regard the wshe
Oh man who might appoint arbitrator or referee to de
eide some question of important private right ever Their
Wasa Government upon earth, il is tins Government; eve
there was body upon cath it is this body which shout
consider ,s' as composed by agreement of ALL appointed