The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-06-06

v.n.isp, HABIT q, i,,,ng the qse.,,on of
.la,s,y ct so slavery, 90 Tho srpi,cs,,cs cf
,na,s sdaai.. as 40 ordi insry s~re,~r cf jadw.
ial suth.aty Jtsrfv 70 not siavs state IN
the taton, - sb.ch ibdrpr adsn ut tnd,r.st
t,bunsls srv not stw sys ep~h N recivs and
dec 'sir ap"a j,eiasons ot spri'os,,oas f,E fire.
dom nnt do tna~ rof have heard Il si
,eic~d, ,h,t ,h- a-o,.,oas ~ ihes~ H,hunsi.
sr n~t ta,t and err,ght Such cf ,hsm A. l
hsv- seen, eNincr, certainly, these qvsites
IN the Judges
Th,. set II Conrress, Of The t2'h frhrus.
~, isnJ, splssrs T., have hern ~eit coes,aet.
rd, aud to have passed ~th id,lp opp".H,aa
Thet~ ~ no cv,dcuoc, hbo~n Ia ps that ANY
body al the time 80 .sfslrd any of ns prov.
s,op. a. tyugnsn, " rltg,eu, hbsry, the
to,,on. or humanity The two EcuA-
tors " Msssse bus.ts, Al that iiur, wr,e that
distinguished lcg,.'a'a and ratfm, Of nnr
own country, G~,irgr tsho, aud that other
e,i,s.a Of Massachusetts,, among the mrst
eminent oi b's dAJ LOT talcnt, purity Of char,
sctrt, aud every virtue, C.ieb Strone. Mr.
Cai,o,. indeed. was cnc of the committee fof
preparing the bali. u nrpcars L. have pa..rd
the senate without d,vt.'oa In the tiou~
Of Representative ~ss supported by Mr..
Gondhne aud Mt Garry, both then, bri,'c
Of your county ci E.s~r, Mr. Goodhur, rt.
forwards a Senator oi the Tinted States, snd
MIR Derry, Afterwards ' ,cr rr rstirnt Of the
uni,-s Stairs Mf Apt~~. Mr. bourne, M.
Leonard, and Seir~,ok. all u,cmbcrs from
Massachusetts,, aud was passed By a majority
of forty e,shi TO ssvsH; oi these ssrss. une b.,
ing from Virginia, one from Mary land, on"
! from New totk, and tout from the New
England States aud " ihfse four, "nc Nj.
Thsck.r Of Massachusetts,
am not aware that there exists any pub.
I,.hcd account Of the dcbaic on the passage
Of THIS act. have been able 10 ind move
have searched the os,g,nsl 6l.s. however.
and find among tic pspevs several proPo-
sl.ons E,F notifications and aH,endn,~ n,s of
var,ous k'nds~bUt none suggesting the pro-
pretty Of any jury trial IA thr state whcrc the
party should br arrested
| For many years little or no complaint wss
made against this law nor was It supposed
Ia h,c guilty ot the offence. and emo, ,n,lms
which have SINCE been charged upon u. IL
was passed for the Putpose vt comply ing with
a direct and solemn injunction Of the consti.
tuition, II did no more than was believed Ia
l,e necessary 10 accomplish thst single Pur-
a pose nnd II d,d that ~ n cautous, n,ld mah-
ner, to be- every here co,dneied according to
Judic,a, proceedings
, ! confess see no morr objection io the
prov ,rions o, tins law, than was seen to them
4 by Mr. Cabot ond M Strong, Mr.. Coodi,v,-
:, aud Mr. Gerry and such provisions appear
n To me, as thry appear 10 them, 10 he abaolu,e-
~ ntCrsehFN, " we hPhN '" IViUf tIW uuVWh
/ positively aud y -rmptor,y sn,o,ned upon us
. by the const I,u,,"n 81 the country. But sincr
4 the agitation caused by Abolition societies
. and Aboltien presses has, to such rStcni, ~.
=, cned the put lic mind. th.sr PROVISIONS ha We
been rendered obno yious aud od,ous un.
~ wcar-d endesvors have been made, and bat
!, too successfully, Ia rouse the passions ot t'.c
In people against them under the cry Of un,-
a versal er6oip, and under that other cry, that
hos n Fnls. far he, ng ut of n.l,lAr
-, nrn bnd private men, winch IL of superior
, obligation 10 the considut, ~ of the country ,
=, several of the states have enacted laws to
N hinder, obstruct. and defeat the .nactmcns ot
a, tins act of Congress, Ia the utmost of their
=. power The Supreme Court Of the United
"a States has .olruiny drr,drd that Il is lawful
-, for stat" officers and state magistrates to ful
,v I'll the duties en)"lucd upon them by the sr,
i, Of Congress 81 l7J3, unlrsS prohibited by
~ stat. laws and thcfcnpnn pfrbbioYy STATE
IN laws hav, b., n immediately passed, INJECTING
fine and imprisonment on all state Offices and
-, mag ,s,raics aho shall presume 10 conform 10
al these re1uis,tions "f the act of Congress 49,
n. Aud these proh,b't,ry and p'nni laws Of the
states have rendered 1t ,Inp"tat,v~ on Con.
grrss 10 make further AMI hibrf prov ,sons for
c' carrying INTO effect the substantial intent ou
u oi the act of I1pi And ihs is the cause oi
" the introduction ioio tie SENATE ot bill ou
the subject recently by the Commute. IN 10.
"' Judiciary. Notwithstanding all that may be-
"' SAID hy shallow mrn, gnoran, men, and fac
- iIous lBon---inen, WHOSE only hop" OF making
y or of keeping Themselves conspicuous. !. by
ct | iucrrsant ngi riaiicn md the mast reckless
70 efforts to alarm md n.I'rn'de the people. !
III know Of 10 pcrsous, IN CT out Of Congress,
"' who wrb anything more To he done on ,ii'
NC subject Of fUgitiycs from srrylcc lhan vhst ,,
"' essentially necessary. IN order 10 meet the re-
hs quiremcnIs al the constitution, and accom-
/. r,.h the objects of the nct of t"ngns. %
~' 1893 And uhaiey-r cnac'mcnts may dceu
I'' essential 10 tbs purpose, inr on", shall Ger
c' tHInly suppoit, as | feel bnund I" do by ~,
", oath Of Office, and by every confederation o
-. d"'y and pEopreiy.
'" A. I have already sad, the act Of Con2,es. ol
III 1913 made no prosi.ion Tor any hal by Jufy ~
" the stste where the arrest nf fugitive !. made
ne I have considered ibs sui jest with a consc,en
ne tiOus dcsre Ia provide f,s such trial. " possible
IN order 10 alisy excitement and remove oi,jer
mt tons There are msdy difficulties. however, Al
mt lending any such provision, and nain one ,sns
~ perhaps the only in.uPstabe one, has bee,
~ C!eaff by tie state the ea,stlses BY tnat tnR IL
~, penal offence ~ their own officers render an
~, s,d IN Hpprche ad,rg ~ securing ,orh fugiiises
and sbsriutsl, refusing the USE at tbsF Iiiis fo
ksspiHg them IN custody tiii jury c'ud be call
'n' ed together ~ithest.s SUI moi.ed snd Il fegui,
e. ,ral be had. 1t not TOO much 10 say thst u
"i- these state laws ia 10 e attributed the actua
hu md PRACTICAL dehIa ni ma ~ Jury ~ these
all SO 1hcse ~ -cCusheffd a. tis laws a 10 sAlrl
see have absolutely fused the alleged fugitive. q
a. the care now STANDS suy Fili by jnry. ty fuius
.. ing u''rr AIDS aud facilities ~tLoot which
,d Jml uisi is impo.sIbie.
a, But. al the same time, no,hiu: ~ more 'si.'
~ than ihstsuch jury uisi 's demanded IN rsse,
o. OF tho k'Bd by tie Constitution, ',tbrt IN ~
'hr tt.r IA IT. spfit The cont tot On de- arc
IN that ~ all oruta,l f. os"cu,lons uieT. shall ,e
i"n U.ibt lnryi tt fsci~itniEg al asgihve slave D
IA. not sbiu,usl liC.t' utica
"a JLs ronfiitnton sis" |.i iWss that IN suits o
The common Law ID. ris Ls Jai! shali lie Pr.sef,.d
,,,i the fscisnn'nY oi tuxItss sisse 10 not .sh
H. The e, miaoG is~ sad iber- Ia no .u,'f aifus
OF testrGoe 90 the e. R,t,tgfius kasIs. the lea.
DeafiIg on u,e sgiI.cL
'h' hhs. seen pa!,lIcst"n by MI. VoTsr,
az Mann, tn.. .Hb"f Oi Iongfesu if"tp hss.schU
in'- sstlz ~hIeh LAd thI- scBtstcs. sleEkiB
~. oi TIE b.i before u.e HOuse, he ssys-% Tbl
ioh b'lI c.fic.s the iA h, J.i, .''Sf.d >, the Cos
,rd .tisu"n A usaa may n"t lo"rs Ms L.rse viii
md out right this UIsi but he may bid freedom -
.,, Mr.. ebsttf sptskt TOT the fUntb snd Tar sil
80. very not iH the North aHd ior IT, '1nta ~tea b
w. w. -bIndo.s his 'ssl,t-' 'ihis personal s,op rsle
"''' G.es sii snra, b.e. bot isu,eut Ia see psi
hR ie insn II hassactasetts 90 efuts srd confuse
oh ,n bis lessl sppithepS sa5 ilti!e qua
ste 81 with iks I'hsitsIi"s a bis eOssiIJ a. the
md oPiHions zee Mr. Assn 10 la. w.. eilsuo