The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-02

same duty, and in addition 10 the sanctions slr..
in existence for its performance And this ael ws
not rendered necessary on account oil the South In
the North, who had said that the plain provision
of The law of 1893 should not be fulfilled and hTs
obstacles in the way OF its performance IAN
pause II has been said that this enactment aboishs
faeto statute which we ali consid bad law The koS
corpus is not mentioned in The tugiil ve-slave act and
cannot be suspended by any act OF Congress Bai he
Is law to which we all owe osedIence--a law nd
passed at Washington, but at Albanyand passed ,oN
by free soeIs and abolilionisls-by the whole assemb
OF the State OF New York-wbich denies the righl \
habsGs corpus 70 those fugitive slaves The iundamenla
provisions Of this act OF the New York Legislature rsu
to any person under service the privileges OF hatsc
corpus Upon the judges OF the United States counN
hobeas corpus operates IN favor OF the slave but il hal
been held BY the Judges that its privileges
confined 10 those courts III is your law and MI
that OF Congress- that denies TO the slave the privilege
question, about which SO much has been said Condemn
therefore, your own legislature at home, and moi Con
gress for depriving the bondsman OF habeas eorp~
Every judge OF United States court will issue a VII, MI
hdbsas corpus 10 the slave; but no Judge OF the courts
New York State can issue IT, Yet we are told thai M
fugitive, slave law has done away with what existed b
fore The law OF this State, long since enacted diree
that man owing service in another State, and compE
into this, be arrested and brought before the Judge AM
that the Judge give the owner certificate of the ac
which shall be his warrant for the removal of his pro
erty This is State legislation and contains every ies
ture that is obnoxious in the fngtiveslave law OF th
United States. First affidavit IS sufficient testimony
second the Judge decide without jury and ihfd
he give certificate. from which writ OF habea cor
pus cannot remove the slave have sPoken OF the lav
itself Twill now say OF the opposition TO it, thai N
not honest il is not founded on true regard for lh,
rights OF men. He who breaks this law breaks in mi
heart every other law. In the words oil Webster h.|
"does all that he can to overurn the government
large portion oil the audience, not beng able to hear
the speaker here became impatient and kept up whist
ling and various noises, so that he was obliged 10 with
draw.
Mr. Edward Sanford next addressed the meeting HI
said FELLOW. cITIzENs will detain you al this lat
hour but single moment from the pleasure oil hearlg
the gentlemen who are to follow me- cannot withhold
the expression OF my unfegned regret that, at this ad
vansed stage OF history, meeting of this kind should
be rendered necessary by agreat crisis in public affairs
the period OF entering upon my manhood the dark cloud
OF notification lowered from the South. AT that time
warrior statesman around whose memory every feeling
OF my heart is enwined, held the helm of the empire and
saved the ship when he uttered the immortal sentiment
"The Union must and shall be preserved [Great
cheering At the. same lime another champion Of
the constitution, from another section OF the coun,
Try, battling against the invading hos.s of the SouiL
exclaimed a,. for Liberty and Union nov and for
the notification IA notification not oil law, but OF
the sacred charter ltsef-the instrument which the
basis and protection Of our Liberties, and in which
guaranteed that any person owing servce and fleeing nD
another State, must be restored TO the owner Yel We
refuse carry out this charter, and rampe under foG
the law passed to give it effect II is melancholy con
dtion Of things wnen men OF business have to lay aside
their avocatons, and rally around that instrument pro
tect it, merely from delement, but destruction The
friends OF liberty are everywhere gathering together
the sound OF the alarm; and Ireoice to large
assembage here tonight II has been well said BY The
gentleman who preceded me- that the cry against the fu
gitive-slave law is not honest. II is not honest; Tor
long the federal compact exists, and long we en-
10y the protection OF the law, bound to obey and
fulfil the law and he that, under pretence Of higher
law. law, refuses his aid To- carry il into execp
ton is guilty OF downright dishonesty. lAppausel lis
great object is to carry out the charter throughout The
whole extent Of this broad land. There is such thing
freedom to the slave anywhere under the constitution
OF the United States, unless he is regularly manumel
He is as much the property OF the owner as the child
the parent and ii is as much the duty OF every good
citizen TO restore him the runaway boy to his father
The master has the same claim az parents have TO Their
children, and husbands TO their wives and il you strike
down that part of the charter which is the basis OF pro
lection TO the rights OF your southern brethren by the
blow you strike down your own protection. fChees
Will you, then, stand by and paricidal hand ra
cost nothing. Shall we act, merely talk Every man
has duty before him to perform How shall be s
compllshed' Let no man suspected OF infdeiiy 10 lh
constitution, or oil counenancing agitation, receive you
votes. Thrust the frebrands OF agitation out Of you
halls OF legislation. and the lesser lights win soon pae
their Intellectual fires" Laughter Put the brand q
breakers that the highest duty, next TO obedience God
is to perform contracts. They expressly denounced
by the Scripture ITSELF which is the best code OF common
law, as well as OF moras-for all Just laws are founded
on Holy Writ; and IT is also our duty TO denounce them
But If the efforts oil fonatcism should bring down this
glorious edce, for one. do not wish survive The
calamity. will not willingly live beyond The ruins oil
my country. have not the sagacity TO foresee all The
untold horrors OF civil war; should force be the last re
sort 10 preserve the Union. But when disunon comes
will be peaceful and when the bond is once severed
can never be united Suppose one single State 10 sePa,
rate and resolve to be brought back is by point
OF the sword would drive il backl No; sucha Union
would not be worth having Where is The rencdy' Is
in reorganization No; for if we are unfai,hiul 10
contract, what State will form another partnership
with nsl What other alternative remains Shall ever
Stale be separate and independent, and the United Sas
be severed What the consequences would he We
Mo- in the words OF poet of the North, let say,
and forever,
"CoIunbia Columbia 10 glory arise
The queen oil the world and the child Of d sk.et'
Tremendous cheers
MIR. Hoffman next mounted the platform, and was yeU
cordially greeted He said Mr. PRESIDENT and YELLOW
CITIZENS: AT this late hour OF the night, weaed as you
must be- in common with myself, shall not lrespass LONG
upon your time. came not here as wh2 or democrat;
have Withdrawn ~ the past few years from strictly 20
teal meetings, and do design 10 enter again the eN
the Union in danger-when found the constitution st
al naught-whcn | found The laws openly resisted and
glorious Union Keeling under blows from agita
tors al the North and faciionists al the South felt i
my duty to forward and stand by ali lovers OF ou
country IN this crisis Of danger come BE-
cause love my country more than patty. Do not
understand me: | believe the honest men OF both The
great parties are attached 10 the Union and intend 10
faithful TO the constitution and tie laws OF tue land
come not here as the advocate of slavery deplore IT,
seoce, aud so does every patriotic and Christian czel
IN the southern States III is by fault oil theirs that
has been enalled upon them. | remember how came
there: remember that the constitution found IL there
that II recognised It's existence and but Tor such og
niuon-but Tor the spirt OF compromise, which MAZE
mat recognition unanimous on The part OF the Coz.