The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-04-11

oi the STATES or 10 the states themselves mn ,nnn
M ocen OF ,'T oPnop . ,;nn ~ Correct The
the states memseves ~ us oppiion Ie,,on mnst be
n9wer o, legislation anu nhe un,y o. 'sSa''0"
WI" 'i o p so no, VII, bs ssna,or merely with
mr. bQILtf ineIIupa u,e Seni ., ,ns cyonsisr
WV; 70 y, Di m n snms 81 re states who are mar
i " 49,, e, .ssa =, ess sncb Laws az will GI6l
rs, rs :" h eis 49, s ,ha pra,,sdv
Mr. CHASE I know Of no remedy None has been |
i,.i To- H. ns,i,,,;n, o NJ, LEI me NM anestion
- ~. ssp ~ ' , Sou,h cspoIins The constit1,on
provides among these articles of compact of which the
- H. ci,i1n ~ aach sac shn be- sn,;,,ed -, iii oryi
leges and snm,nifies Of CITIZENS in the several states
Nav a.k the Senator n he aan,i,s thai nn,sr tha,
clause Congress has mower 10 nnovide nenajes for The
imoris,onn'aS, oS ip e 80 ph, ~ the
% sour o. so'oreu euSens OF MASSACHUSETTS III ihe
MIR UJTI I'm I,ats ,ha broad oraona Tbs, zach State
has rigb, m nrescrihs ;,s oyo ssaEsca,nn 81 c]sn
bi ~ III 70 us own Iuanhcauons % ezen
referred 70 NV the Sna,o noL 81 S on If
color as contra from c,,yens be,;Syr
in the nower Of sysry Ss,s -, oaLa = SI ci,i1en NJ
b,cI nm b, ~ ne, 60 1' " n, n s u, etZ ~
state The esn,;nn of ni,i-an IN 18th csrn,ins is
moi governed h. 49, 30, h, ,ha a. - -, e;rsr in
anoiher Set MA may oe 'ne den E o. ,nr;n
the onali6cato,. Of vo,sr 80 ea,rI ~ ~ nIsasss he
rights ~ Ssra,, ~ w r. an ~ o .s u 1850 ~
not m 49,, s " p.isohs Dul e S , h
10 in 80 niet le luesuoh nav asAeui anu s,
IN case state refuses TO carry out the provisions oil te
n 10 40 60, Nu''o"i "hei' 10 uie Po"ei 'o'ip''
MIR CHASE cer,anlv aps,yered the sen,or distinctly
sad enew OF no remedy IN case Of the
sn of The comnac, ~ IN U.s., 20 az n,r, 80
in every o,ber p anu ~ .e n =, M 'upa. a.h;ch
dtrey ,S os,,ei ease o. ueay supuiauoi naers wiz
;,Iar1sa, - - W 'ie suou as.n anu
NV nmestion n. P h 20 pa uu e1 oe I h; %
n,enf lie S.snorI G .a US us @ -, fs rs,
nans,n,ior eIhnen nae power 20 .iolIu anas
oG each STATE ,hs pa, Nm" W ~, suaia1s 10 S U
r. "a - ~. ,ie i,s1.s VI queens III an ,hc 2'as'
| be lis citizens grant H. avs ons Ss,s Cannot de-
termine who shall be citizen III another That NAV be
so But when STATE has once determined who lis own
citizens shall be- the compact stpulates that thew shall
have the privileges of czens i'm every other MOI
that they shall be citizens-no thai they shall be admitted
10 the elective franchise or he made eligible 10 fTce h
that tey shall have tbose rights ana r., ac
ty aud that protection which citizens generally male
was Has the General Government in the Judgment of
the Senator power Constitution TO enforce the
| performance of this stipulation i'm Souh Carolna1 w.
But have been drawn aside from The line of rgumen,
intended to pursue. " '"NN
1 repeat Mr. President that his cIause 4, re,.,;on o.,
fgitives from service is clause of comnsc For mans
years after the adoption of the Constntion il was n r
garded II not much discussed and the limits of the
Respective powers of the State and Federal
under were not very accurately settled Hui nearly ali
the States egsated under and provided such
for The extradon igves as thew deemed consistent
with the security of personal rights Of their own in
| habants AT length, however, the Prgg decision was
made which asserted the exclusive right and duty of Con
gress to egisae this subject and denied that right and
duty 10 the States The same decision Suggested What
every here will admit that Congress could not REQUIRE
State officers TO intervene in the business exiradton
exradon laws or that some Of Them those
they had before enacted prohibited the Intervention of
their officers 'N"'''" -
But sir, decision of the Supreme Court cannot alter
the Constitution. If Congress had no power 10 legsate
on this subject before the decision has none
The decision deier,iss,sSe ssss sore ;Sr ss
abshed precedent for the determination such cases
u mus. stand Ii 9verued But do not see how any
oe.W VIZ hhns himself unable amer Inc FULLEST consd
ernn 10 eoncnr III me prlnelpe On me declsio eah
ny hhisei IN tne exercise oil power which he does not
What sir is the history this clause and the clauses
Of like character which stand with it in the Constitution
the Ordinance no one pretends that WIS anything
!, 80 he covsrnrosn'p ~ os @ 'et. We, nom
nature are found in The SANE article If h Cn 1
one stpuIatng for the extradion of fIgitives from Justice
another spnatng that The citizens of each Stale shall
have the mmunitles of citzens in ALI the Other S,s,es
and third stipulang that full faith and credit shall be