The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-07-31

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Mr. Wenssxa. I siIl -ss'e ksr d.
VS. ftss sss ea<e Of ( lln.ppsnr. b,
sane P<rsen shs claimed ~ pre.<nded 4
rlaisr ihe H~efo. md ran swry With hin
hy fares Wbai mean 10 ssr II, shsl
n~ f'ssn s;ns'er the ronsfsuiion and laws y
ihr r'ps'sy. Ia his generates. Gas b<rr
sent back 10 sls.fry hom Mssssrhns' IL.
stated hefsrr. and tate Il now. thai rasrs
q si''Ienr seizure hy kidnapping. hate oe-
frrrd. and may eefur sgaia. ~. -.
Now. 81. rhis psej,aaire has b<en pro-
dneed By the inrrsssni allriiion q atl,liii.n
derirlnr. BY sl'olisis,n presses and sb..li.
iion Lectures. upnn she common mini.
No dram head in The Iongfsl days msrrh
VAS errr more ineefsznlly beaten sl.an
she feslirgs of ihe pablo 10 ceriian paris
nf he Norh. They have have been
brasen inrrsssplly. every noah. end ~
cry dly..and &. cry hour. 81 The din. and
rub sdab pfshe abolition piessfs and sb-
"iilian lecturers: and that il is Which has
CREATED these prejndires.f Sir. the prinri-
PIE of The restitution Of rnnawsy slaves
Is not ohjfyiicnablr, Unless the eonssilu-
iinni. Objectionable. lfihc constitution
y right Ia that respect. Then ihe principle
y right. ani NE lar susilprizips lis fxer-
else u right lfthai be So. aud IL she,e
he n" abuse 81 The righ, under any law #
Congress. or any other law. then what is
ihrre 10 complain Oft Mas. say. not
only so Ear IS | can learn. has there been
no ease of the reriamalinn .f slave BY
his master. which ended IN taking HIM
back again 10 slavery. 10 This r, nersiipn !;
bur J aid. so Gar as | have been able 10
go back IN my researches. so Ear as have
been able 10 hear or learn. there has nerer
bern one ease OF false claim. Wha
knows IN all New England. Ease af a
false 'iaim sttup sgain-i fugitive slave
There may have bren one. BIZ, do not
Know Of any. Nor is there any danger.
when all the community are, sli.e upon
The SUI jec,. As they are. especially 81 This
time. s.idJ ass.sa lrns
Bal | pass over thar. and say That what
seems extraordinary is. thai Ills practice
Of restitution. which has existed iwo hun.
died wears in The country. and without
complaint, sometimes rs a snhiecl 0f a.
greemen, between the North and the
South. aud sometimes Us matter Of COM
i,y between the North and The South.
should, at once. or in The length Of lime /
have mentioned. become a subject or so
much excitement ! happen to have in
my hand letter from Governor Berkeley.
Of Virginia. 10 Governor Endicott, oI
Massarhuseiis, written in 1884, more
than iwo hundred years ago ia which he
saws that certain gentleman, (naming
him) has losl some slaves. lie silpposes
they have run away 10 The Jurisdiction Of
Governor Endieoli. Their names are so
and so. And-whal the gentleman from
Kentucky lMr. Clay) will he glad 10 hear.
as precedent foI the proper course ofpro-
ceeding in surh rases-this gentleman
made !, appear in court lha, they were his
slaves and had run away. lie goes ON
TO say" We expect you TO use all kind
offices for The restoration of these servants
10 their masters. as we on our part will
restore servants which may come 10 our
Jurisdiction" Al that date. | do not sup.
pose there were many slaves in Massarhn.
sits: but there was an extensive system
nf apprenticeship. Hundreds and thou
sands of persons were bound as appienli..
res. ~ J often ran away. and were as like.
y 10 run to Virginia as else where; and
believe il is true, as this letter states, that
hey were returned upon the demand of
heir masters. So true is that. that IL was
'nund necessary, in the early, Laws of
Massachusetts, TO make provision fnrlhe I
seizure and return Of apprentices. and in
i'll the revisions &c the statutes Of Massa-
rhusctts that have been made. that pro-
vision has remained. Here il is, and il
that runaway apprentices may
be secured upon The aspiration Of ihe
master. and, pu. into Jail tiIl they can be
tent for by their masters; nor is tlie,e any |,
rial by jury in their case. say, there.
ore. that this exaggers,ion of the evil. and
and danger arising fiom this
Ugh, Of reclamation. is the fruit Of pre-
u.lice ina. ought no longer 10 abuse The
public mini.
will also say. with erea, respect 10
gentlemen who sit here and think differ. |,
entity, tina, think il is prejudice to insis,
10 strongly upon The application Of the
Wilmoi prnriso % thistersilory. becauseofl L
t. apparent Inapplicahiliiy. ando lis want
II real Necessity. and since il is in some de-
,rce offensive and disgusting TO the people
,f The Southern States. The Nnrlhern
prejudice against the Soulh is just exactly
hat which exists al the South against the
North. II consists in imputlng TO whole
quarter of,he country the extrasasanccs
,f individuals. ..@5
Sir. I will dive II M Ion Ger upan these