The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-18

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certain New York paper (New York Trbans), which
10 the exponent and advocate Of every hsresy
s%" proauosd hy the moral thsoris. ana con,usions
TO int rposts new tsets doctrines and prso-
tces il the creed and action Of the whs party and
With 90 much success at times to render lie faith
doubtful thing says in substance that the provisions
sfthe constitutions for the recovery Of fugitive slaves
cspnot be enforced In the free states because IL IL in
conflict With the Law Of God Has the editor considered
the consequences. immediate and certain, we'll
remote and eontingsnt, Of such proposition! Carry
only would be required TO frtter away modify prso
tcslly every stipulation and feature In that fnstru
nsDt: The standard 70, judging Of the concord and
conformity between Magma Charts and the laws OF
Goo must be arbitrary of end according to the
feelings and sentiments Of the jsdss himsslf Every
town and hamlet In the country contain men - wise
In their own eyes tbs editor In question: and their
exception to any other constitutional requirements
may be Just y veil taken Is are hi. to that vhiee en-
joins upon the free States the duty aiding the master
In recsinisg his runaway slsve. Admit the right Of
State to evsde Or diegsra this plain constitutional
instrunspt Of more binding force or effect than
90 much waste paper.
From the Republic, March 1871
Mr.. Stewards SPEECH.
When Senator In the Congress OF the United States
arises In his seat and procsms II to the world that he
holds commission to legisste - the steward OF Al
mighty God. We are prepared to hear any proposition,
however startling, asserted with condolences, and any
paradox maintained, however repugpsnt to the oom-
mon sense Of who transact public business upon
Seward ON the territorial question would BE- doing
him injustice, we'll the people or the Empire
the vsr,ors vst,.rs A., t..,. . .ho.sc ~
Heaven ~ vsii :. . m"rhs, ~ sb. Ssast. snnosntsd
In the ordinary way This IL necessary In order THAI
fer vhat porops Of his .ddess are 10 his
natural ana vh.t In hs r.stons 10 the sub
iect n vl n. coro.,Is6 rh.s man, th,ngs msbt h.
accounted for vhsn ths ssn.tors rsmarks are consi
dsred In Connection With b fold character Of ter.
restrsl and celestial representative sbon ere totally
n n thsrssors nortsnt that the reader Of
his spe.oh ,iouid osns,antv bssr n mind the folio e.
ing y.msrr ~ ~. Ssns,or yhi,h ne nor ouots 10 "A.
sist ma IN shn. such mon his sossch AZ "a
osn find room for 10 aav lie aid -
Tier, h;shsr than The who, regulates
our sushory over the eomsn the rIorss acquired b.
the treaty fGuadups Bdigob and devoes II W the same
nosis Ip,pesss The territory A. n0n
dssrss their hsppns. how mousnsous shas trust Is we
Of modern philosophy:
Inere u tnen nlgnef law tpsn me oonsusu"on W
ior Mr Seward and Is eop.sq rstoe higher ooiigs-
ton than his oath to support thst constitution ne
has Therefore, cut himself l:ose from the restraints
which are obligatory upon his brother ssnstors, and
trv 81 thsoos,.ns he a,c,s Of modsrn ph .soon.rs
and the suegstiOns Of metaphysical thsorzer. This
gives him soepe o unson6ned as the Winds .: in none
moral n..ponsiSsy Whit more sensstsns .sd ssrssa
than tie constructions opposing parties give TO the
Is impreepstsd with all the mysteries OF phi
oeophy his sente OF obligation to ais oath OF oss s
weakened by the msnia! recreation of scholssti
ration, and his actisn iawgiver controlled b. a
gorous formulsries of ecclesiastical synods.
We design to show how dangerous a thin ls ..l o
politician to discard the authority OF Co tutiona
law dangerous to himself as well to the paauo In
20 far the public concerned there salety TO
property or recuIity to life and limb II the pubic
set mp for himself Law different to above
the sovereign will expressed In written
Any act Of tyranny beginning With lssnoes and
adopted and find precedent in tn. history - Of this
" higher law" OF which the Ssnstor speaks But the
politician himself encounters pers dangerous to his
fame bis usefulness and his Influence IN asserting for
himself an immunity from the obliga Of the
etitution and his oath to support it, He can hardly
pect to copviace those with whom he 10 associated
that he s better than they and claim to be so will
produce conviction that he is not COED And,
moreover, In assuming TO repre,ent trsnsc-ndentsl
constituency Ills will be devious aud contra
dictory as bis responsibilities nebuous and ntan-
gible.
We have already seen that Mr. Seward aoknowledses
law q the Creator Of the universe who's. steward he
'.%s .Pston Nj, Seward a. distinctly stated that
ana necessary sssaSshmspt her
constitution and the inevitable bsrment
Rer M Ass come ~ ne a. lac. State
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No ons VII gaipssy MI sessrds exquisite suscepti.
bihty, who reads these Remarks s"hsn he grove chilly
I'D hsv.ry IN THIS country ne certainly
errsys much greater d.fr.- OF feasibility upos the
SUBJECT tbsn tpe sssouroi snkind oid who spent his
css upon taitn wnen The world as Toll slavery than