The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-06-27
VOL. w.

ton between the North and south There Of
snoss produced BY each and those grievances or
possd ALLEVIATE the minds Of portion Of the %
the other sInperate the feelings and subdus the ~
aternai Affection patriotic love- and mutual regard hs
bestov little attention, sir, upon these various
produced the sde and the other beyin h ~,
~ .oe ses'h. vilI not answer further than
South Carolina that the North has grow upon az SIN
IN consequence OF he manner Of administering mi. Gun
ernment IN the collecting Of its revenues and 40 s
hese are disputed topics, and have no inclination "a sa
into them But will state these complsiuts ,snss,s
=, une south which has in my opinion Just
ana That h. that there has been found Al tn
NORTH among individuals and among legislators Of ,h
Norn' to perform fully coustituficnaI
IN regard 70 the return Of persons bound 10 sery
who have escaped into the free States In thai %
my Judgment that the South 10 right and the Eerh r.
wrong Every member Of every rt5.rp Lsgisistn,a Is
bound by oath, like every other oa,ssr a. Is
support the Consultation Of the United sts,,s n
os o. sas which says these States they
or and conscience any other article No man ssI
duty In any Legislature who sets himself 10 and
eyssions, escapes from this constitutional
always thought that the Constitution addresssd
Legislatures Of the States to the States themssly
that those persons escaping 20 other States shall
delivered up and confess have always been Of ,h
ion that II injunction upon the States themssy.s
When Ii is said that person escaping into another STATE
and becoming therefore within the Jurisdiction that SAT,
shall be delivered up, to the i'm, ort Of IT,
passage is that the state itself obedience TO the ConsS
tuition, shall him to be delivered up That is nv
Judgment. have always entertained that opinion and
But when the subject some Yeas ago was befOr. N.
P'e"e SS y tAo @ ei ne !rlty OF the
rs o~ N.a,<n,. Co., 49, NV
authority Of this Government do not know ON the xh
that it may have been fortunate decision NY habit
is TO respect the result Of judicial deliberations the so
emnity Of Judicial decisions. But as IL stands the
business of seeing that these fugtes delivered up
sides in the power Of Congress and the national odcatu
and my friend the head Of the Judiciary CommIts
has bill on the subject now before the Senate with
amendments to IL, which | propose to iupport
with all its provisions to the fullest extent And desire
call the attention Of all sober minded of all
aII.x
by any anatca idea by false idea whatever 10 their
constitutional obligations. put il TO all the sober sound
minds at the North question Of morals question Of
conscience What right have they legislative ca
pacty other capacity TO 10 round this
secured by the Constitution to the persons whose ssyes
e.cape themi None at all; none at all Neither in
the forum Of conscience before the face of the Cons
matter for their consideration They probably In the tur
MOL the times have not stopped consider Of this thew
have followed what seemed be current of thought and
motives the occasion and they neglected nyes
ate fully the real question: and TO consider their eonsn
onal obligations as sure IL they did consider they
would fulfil them with sacrity. Therefore, repeat sir
that here is ground OF complaint against the North
well founded which ought to be which IL now IN
the Of the different departments Of this Government
remove which calls for the enactment Of proper
authorizing the udcsture this Government the several
States to do all that Is for the recapture fu
tive slaves and for the restoration Of them to those who
claim them. Wherever CO. and whenever SPEAK On the
subject and when speak here desire 20 t6fh6 wne
North say South INJURED in this respect
Aai LAS taSst 70 asbV a iSHd tho kS95A .~s ~
careless Of what think the Constitution perepptory and
emphatcally enjOins upon her as a auty.
have one other remark to make. In my observations
upon slavery IL has existed in the country and aow
exists have expressed opinion OF the mode of its extin
punishment Moderation will say, however. though
have nothing to propose because do not deem 50
competent gentlemen to take lead gen
temsn from the south shall propose scheme Of
to be CARVED by tsis Geysrame large scale es
the transportation Of free coored people colony
place In the world should be quite disposed incur almost
any degree expense to accomplish that object Nay sir
following example set here than twenty
by great man. then Senator from New York, would
turn Virginia. and through her for the benefit the whole
South money from and ce
ed by her to this Government for any such purpose
relieve In whole or Ia part in any to diminish
deal beneriay with the free coored population of the
Southern States have said that honor Virginia for her
cesson Of this territory There have been received into
Treasury the United States eighty ions Of dollars the
Of the sales Of public lands coded by her IL the
residue should he sold at the same rate the whole aggregate
will exceed two hundred millions Of dollars Virginia
and the South 1T to adopt any proposition TO relieve
themselves from the free people Of color among them
such may be made Free they have my free THAI
the Government shall pay them any Of money out Of s
proceeds, which may be adequate to the purpose.
Bal of Mr. We5sters friend at The head of The Judi
eiary Committee, to mich he proposes TO giUe has
support "to the fullest erte'a"
BILL
To provide for the efectual execution Of the Sd
clause of section of the 4th article Of the Con-
stitution of the United States. q
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Repr entaf
Of the United States Of America IN Congress asseabied,
That when person held to service or labor in Any STATE
Territory of the United States under the laws of such State
Territory shall escape into other Of the said Saes
Territories the TO whom such service or labor may
be due his her agent attorney hereby
seize or arr ct such fugitive from service labor
him her before judge Of the circuit district courts
Of the United States or before any commissioner or clerk
of such courts marshal thereof postmaster OF the
United States collector of the customs Of the United
States, residing being within such State wherein such
hall h.
faction OF such judge commissioner clerk marshal post
MASTER collector the be- either by oral tes
mony adav taken before and certified by person
authorized to administer oath under the Of
United States State that the person seized
arrested under the laws of the State or Territory from
which he she fed service labor 70 the person
claiming him her. IL shall be the dnty OF such judge
mis- ioner clerk marshal postmaster or Hector to gives
certificate thereof TO such claimant his her agent
torney which certificate shall be sufficient warrant for
taking and ng such fugitive from service labor 10
the State or Territory from which he or she fed
SEC q And be further enacted That when person held
TO service labor mentioned In the first section Of this
act shall escape from such service labor therein
toned the person to whom such service or labor may be
DUE his or her agent or attorney may apply any one
the Of the United named In said Section other
than marshal Of the United States for warrant to seize
and arrest such fugitive and sdayt being made be-
fore such officer each Of whom for the purposes Of this act
hereby authorized to administer oath armatonD
by such claimant his her agent that such does
under the laws of the State Territory from which be or
she fed service la to such claimant shall be-
ard hereby made the duty Of such oee to and before
whom such application and AFFIDAVIT Is made to issue his
warrant TO marshal OF OF the courts OF the United
States seize and arrest such alleged fugitive and to bring
him her forthwith day 10 be named IN such war
rant before the issuing such either Of the
officers mentioned in said rt section except the marhsto
whom the said warrant is directed which said warrant OF
authority the sal marshal is hereby authorized and direct
ed in all things to obey.
SEC 3 And be it further eraofed, That upon ahdavi,
aforesaid by the claimant Of such fugitive his agent
attorney certificate has been ssDed thst be
has 10 apprebend that such fugitive will be rescued
by force from his or their before he taken
thaU limit If The in
shall be the duty Of the officer making the arrest TO retain
such fugitive in his custody snd him TO the state
whence he fed and there TO deliver him 70 said claimant
his attorney And to this end the ocer Aforesaid
hereby authorized and rsqn ed to employ so many per
TO retain them service long circumstances may
require The said ocer and his assistants ~hie 40 ea
poyed to receive the same compensation ~ 70 ne ovso
ths SLOWED by law for rSspoia
ton Of criminals to be certified by the judge OF the district
within which the arrest made and paid ont Of the treas
ury Of the United States orided That before such
charges incurred the claimant hs agent attorney
shall to said officer payment Of the same snd In case
actual force be opposed then they shall be paid by such
claimant, his agent or at orney.
Sso. L. And be IL further enacted, When warrant shall
have been issued by Of the officers under the second sec
ton Of this and there shall he marshal deputy
marshal within ten miles Of the place ~here such warrant
issued II shall be the duty Of the officer issuing the same
At the Of the claimant his agent attorney to ar
point ct and discreet person. who shall be willing 90
act marshal for the purpose Of executing said
aud such person so appointed shall to the extent OF
ting said warrant and detsning and Transporting the ns
IT, named therein have all the power and authority anu
be- with his assistants entitled 70 the sane compensation
expenses provided In this act in where the ses
performed by the marshsls Of the courts
SEC g. And be further enacted, That any person wno
shall Knowingly willingly obstruct hinder such claim
his agent attorney person persons assisting
him. her them, in serving srresting SUCH fuse
from service labor shall such fugitive nom
such claimant his agent attorney, when arrested pu
TO the authority herein given declared or o
~be assist such person so owing servire OF nDcf
frnm -snch claimant his agent ~ attorney es
Dor such nerson after not Ice that be or she was
fugitive from labor assressid sha for either Of the
nces forfeit and pay the Of Thousand dollars
which penalty may be recovered by and for the eessn "
such mant by action Of debt an any court proper
the same saving moreover 20 the pegson claiming scn
bor service his right Of action for o.
Injuries, either Of them. ...o