The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-05
No Northumberland LAw.

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TItE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW
The Hrarra Liir Jou,uai reports a rcrrul
,..co'p su,t for damages brought by q dn- .
,r, ~. Kentucky f,r hrboring aud conceal
..,,,.u,vav shyet, The raso,oi course .wa.
,-pi o., thr law NJ II stool bctoro the late act.
Tho l4,di, laid down by Judge Mclean are
,at.f1t follows -.
7As S,a,r of Lidiana, lfm Iern, 1850
- .ldu Norris, 49, Lcaudrr Newton n ~.
Under the constitutional thr United
sf, .. fhr master ~ fUgiuycs may arrest
,t-,-r,, !, her..sat thel AhAl hr tourd " be- can
,.ln so vi tbaut hrcigh OF the peace hnd take
tI,.li back 10 the Scale from which th'y He'd
4 State Judge, nu proper affidavit hc'
made. mrs, i-s,tr- n writ 81 hrl''is rsifpur
4ff injury into tlo cmlsr o' dntrnil"n.
8 nv aUda,,l ol oulprgd lr,r"u b. sui-
i,rui t3r ii purp".r.
I.,r, r.rlu within thc jurisdiction
.... State ono- to it uu allegiance. llr i' a.
d.. rlblr fo ilc law, ot the state aud ihc 0ni'
.. t,uuI tu project him DO tac cNcr,iH, OF h.s
.,ll rights.
Wlmuoppar hl he r.'um o..'le
|..,l. pUrus. N.Hf the nginyos Hr' go the
u' ru.tpdy of tlr mlstgr. aud tie hrE ="
.Es re,n.n ~. mot donicl. tLgrc b au end to
Orc iuf4 luuuu o.. '.'' N'' dNN --- Of.
r. ltr Jurisdiction hIr"Ia' Wd limit
&c
Whom 70 auprirs fh,l ihr iumfivcs nrr
l.li under the authority ur lhy Union, it b.
ylramouurto lhsto thr state.
N Ntl .p when uu iuaIt iduu' i- held un-
fr, thr authority ui "a state. thr lclr'dl du'
d.gis5v have un power to release the ivf-''i
.o hold.
q. i the return uI Che hHlr1- corpus h'
1ui,l, 'hp mlHtrr must prove ihHi h'' cu|"
.y a. tho ltFri lonl
. 10, lrhr tdl 20 ,lo tmtor make an Insult
ftsut r.tlru, she state Juupr may release
ho Fugitive,
A. Eut che W1a.rr uHy subsequently az
.e.i thcn aal pru,y thcm tp bo hi- slaves,
10 Tho MUSTER, though hc may urrr.
without any cNhihi'pn eft claim or Judicial
ll,iilu. .hon repaired WIst show e Ifhi
to the SER, lee. %, Sac u-.tiN,f,'
Ia rrglrd 200 'hr iphu of roufri,urc and
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l,..r ail lu,,l,,, r,,.,r.'u, to think and net fo
,t.,,,r
url,.. ls.i. ma, g..r,.1 ,,lru L;s ,,t. nl
,,.rtt. ,i.,Lts. ,.,tl.r. S,.i.t, I,. .,l,ip
,,,,su H. ,ifiy.u. General ril,. hay,
L,rn oJ,r,,,l IN tbo farm or laws. for tbc,,ro
,,r,;,, ~ ~, ri,bts or pcr.nps mud thiuo,
Jtc.c law. III, n, ,L, C,lu1,tinp az ia, s,rin
eo,,,,,o.t aud tLrir nls,rynu,r +. c.scutipl I,
,bc ,n,in,rp,ur, or civilization. In tho.,
,,,,,rr. tL,. lo,,. and NOT Coincidence consti
,,i,s Tho ,,,lc of nction Ynu nrc sworn !.
J.,;I, NH. 'cn.c. ncror1;n, IN law and testi
-, ,,,i ,,,,, L,,,,,, ~, GitLti,l IA tho sol
",,,,, ;n;nncGnns Won Ln,c t,knn ,,non vour
,.l.l 4. -. ..l....l.a shial
,,n c,ll coincidence thai nlnrcs vo, ,,l.,ye th,
inv and The testimony.
oSucb n riiIr can nnpl, oulv IN indi,i,lual,
o,J ,yLrr ,ss,,p,,J ns y. hn,is Of nr,inn an ,L
LII. ,c ,tLcrs Il i nttcrl, destructive M II
iaw What may be- deemed a conservation
act hy one individual, may he held crimina
by another. In view OF one, the act is mcr
punished as crime. Aud each has the sam
night e'uhg nhder the dictates OF ms CO., con
eylDiH', ~ ,a i,o y" ~ ~ w. -. ~
anst stand l,y ihe law. We have sworn &
, maintain it.. 1t is expected that the citizen
of the free states should be opposed to sla
very lu' WIN ,,H ".''''",e P','V'l' ~, %
c.i oncsi;on. ,tbere could Ii, NO d;ilcr,,6rc o
opinion among rs ON the subject. But on
duty is found in the constitution ofthe Cno
rs construed ny Tue supreme Court; ! u
tip,uVcs ,roh' iauor' we arc ponh"' ny IN
highest Obligations, td deliver up. on CLAN
at the master bong made; mud there IL N
State power which can release the slave Iron
the legai custody at his mastcr.
I'm rogard 10 The arrest OF fugiiiNes 'trot
labor thu law does not impose active duto
on our rlhsens generally, They are not pro
htbitrd from exercising the ordinary char
tics of iitc tnwartts- the fugitive In aeeret
hun, or Ia convey HIM irom tie reach OF lat
master, or 20 rescue him when in legal custo