Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-05-16

&c thai hid, The forms and eefsiuHlts i hua trial.
Anl whom thu trial dies take f4r. = a IN he Sac "a
coaniry from which the parry has al. aud mol N thai
in which he has ioun refuge BY the express antna ~
uf he Constitution whether The fugitive "a held u
or lab MT ia To- b. Determined by The ilrs 81
The STATE from ,rhieh h. nd and. Jieniy 1t Is
m,si prop-r tia, the tribunals Of that ~-aic soul
rs,and and administer lis laws. | there have hnen
of abuse in the arrest ct ng'ves
from service sbar the committee have nai obtained
knowledge of them. They blieve lhai none 81 have
ocru-red AMI that sneh are likely h
But, in ardeT rnatd against The ls,s>ihiY Of tlirir
occurrence. The na tee have prepared and herewith
report. (usrked b a section IN be- isrrd II the ftpi
live bill pending hefre ilr Ssnate. Ascending ID
this section the of fugitive from service labor
is when praccahle In carry with him 10 the State IN
which the ~ is found recurd. from n npeent III
hunal. sdudcsipg the fact. Of ppnnenl and slavery.
with general description If the fugitive, This record
properly aitesed and certified under The official sal II
the court. bring taken the STATE where the person
owing service labor il fund Is b. held competent
and sufficient evidence Of III facts which ha5 been ada
dcaied and will leave nothing h be done ttan Ia
indemnity the fugitive.
Numerous petitions have been presented, praying fsr
trial nv jury in the case Of II fugyes r.
vice lslo'. in thu nln-siaveb"dmg States Il has
BEEN aresdy shown that Ibis would be entirely contrary
practice and uniform y IN all simil r IT,
der the II popular aad ceris ID institution an
institution. however applied iurasrs Il rfemina-
~ proceeding snd only In Of final fial-thrfo
wauld be complete muckrry justice. it As Jhc
HrernfH.
admitted, u would draw after rs usual consequences II
cnnnance fram time Ia iiue = bring evidence frum dis
iani paces; Of second rails, in where The
jary hung. the verdict Is De; and Of teylsas
Of the serd RI ard conduct 4 TIC nfles by comp
thnna's. During III prprass # al laesc afuty and
expensive Pr eedugs, What euri'y Go t. tie
cr> dy and frihc ming e the fuIif5 u,ln Hell ter
mrson ? And t. finally the caima8t should BE- SUI
crS>l. cnifafy 60 what hfpnsas ia uruafy litigation
biwe~n free fer~'ns h. w.ud iuv Ia b-r III the har
f-HE .HH ~ /. a.
sud would Learn. by sad experience Tia be- lad Uy fr
better have s'ard,ae3 b., RIB, .u dt FIRST instance
than 10 establish Il al such unicnu enlcd est and
heafy sscrlfse.
bai whilst he c mmtcc arcve TIA, ,fia] ay jsry
m Siate where HetiYt fosfu ,ure at ahf is t,cp
ture would ~ virtual deuia 4 jlSise to tia al 1t
o' such tpgtlye, anl Woul4 he 'anam#upi ia p sYe
rfassl 1, execute the pmyi-i Of ,ht Cons u.su the
same otclpns DO aei sppy Ii such traI n .be S4le
ir'in which he I'D In the sl5ychpdiog Sales ia.l
justice Is afuni,'eed with enite 6aifncss anl inplf
siiv, 10 cases Of al aciiln, f freedom The p,rson
claiming his freedom Is allowed l 81 Ia Grna pany,r.
Counsel Is as gnci HIM lime allowed hm 10 coll,ct
hrs witnesses and attend The o the court and
his elaman Is placed uadet bond AMI sccuuy or D. d
vest Of lie possession dufiuu the pa Il The
TO IN nfe the eniynent Of hese privileges and If hefa
be any banning he part If roults and iuurs It Is al
wa,s on the side Of The c'aGanl ft lferd1m.
10 difference b. the ie Inns and lrIad,cs which pre-
vail IN the nan SlaY linl States The committee, no
IA IN al -sss. NJ, t - ~ ~ '"li'''o
,L -. a., r. i9 ''' - '' '''is,' E''ih3
fo4n, ,,i, w" '''' ~ ms tisn' ~ MS
mad r.no,t be,evi6 l.,ff ~ - -, i5'l az ~
'hav ,lo,,nI ''a'N'' ~ Two '''u,hs "olea
bill psndrp Ia The Srnai, Ar,o,d,a, - .sa -,
the claimant placed under b,n1 md rc,,ni,d f., -
turn the fugitive T. thai County in the Stur pm winch
he fed. and there to take him brG1fe competent 6n.
nal, and allow hun assert and establish his freedom
II he can anafdns 10 hun fuI thai purpose all nerdfl
facilities
The committee ndalro tte h. NO H., c,.,;,,.a
hill with the proposed amendments sGal IN, n,ssrt T.,
Congress II will he n, c,u,l l., s,.,,f, A., - : =,
fagtvcs from service or ah,t and HAT i, vii 5,,,
all causes uf complaint q, hich have biib,, IN , c,,
enced IN that ri aiinp subject Dai FIN 3l ,,,,,.,l
opera ion il shall be fund INSULT .l.,i and + n, ,l
una'e remedy can he d,v.el I p ,L t,; 49, - az
owners "i laehye slaves ia 81 oWnefs " III have llsl
w " '"o'h'''y oal oil The / teasary Of he United
''', :" "I"'i' upon I,s Ions IA relation In slave
~ 1 saw Hai" ~ ne Ih>ltla OF Columbia
, '">"e me power "i . gfcSs 10 a. dish
"'H ,''' i'>''''' III regard 10 which dlyeisl=
u 1I'nP 'a' r"naittre ale nt opinion lha It
- wv 10 D. "oii>hfd. u could nal be done without
l's,o"S'pe conditions. which afe mol likely to be
~ ", " ",'i1 % oe dnno wiihau exciting graf
apprehension anu alatn III lie slave States, II hc POW
~ VIZ 'Neie,s'd within tbs District, they would appfe.
hend that under sumo ptcexor uthef il mint be- h,,
C., 1''',Pe" !" ne 'Notcsed within the sayehohlina
Is Hue lhal a present all such paNet within
'es - almost unanimously disayuwed and dis
u !" 'ie 'Iee 9a'ts Blt experience IN pabllr
,'s "'s 20 o'fn SHOWN ual Nhefe there ls a desif,
".p P'ilcn'a hine the pawet acc .mpl h A. ne
I" la'et' VIII De loond or as nm,d.
Nor does he number Of slaves witAiulIe nsl,ic, mil