The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-06
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eThc hiBner LAW ssaN& II ta
To the Editors Of the Union:
Friday. the 26,h Of july find that the following
question was addressed by Mr.. Pratt, Of Maryland. TO
Mr. Seward q New York: Doe: hs deny oat hs e:
tony' To this question MIR. Seward answered . Yes.
Now, Mr. Editor, have before me pamphlet sprint
ed and for sale by Buell. Blanchard, Sixth street, south
OF Pennsylvania avenue" and thus announced Cafi:
On he admission Of Caorm.a delivered IL lie Ssnais Of
he United States March IL, 1880" Commencing At the
bottom Of the 5th page OF this pamphlet nd thefollow-
ing passage;
know Of only two conpas,s ound in diplomatic history
hat admitted rIrsApr,os OF SLAVES Here Il one Of them
found 10 ua say o. peace Tsas e
pie and oleg, King Of Russia In ,he year s2 and y In
the Sc words 'fal ebilsss1sEM esasg1 ssa9
any ONE under peicncs having bought shah
the right and power pursue him. and hunt TO- ssa espn
master ia the execution Of si deemed guilty q Viola
ing this treaty, and be- punished sccordingIyp ~
This was in the year Of grace so2 the period csed the
ozark ages snd the contracting powers were desPcsssms.
Aud here 10 The others ~ 1873 49,
law Or esaon .erea a.es.sd from such ssrviss n s
but shall be delivered CLAIM Of s party % WHOM such ss
This is fsom the constitution Of the United stss 1857
The law Of nations dssyows such compscss the law q
Natures wrten the hearts and conscisncey Of feemsn,
Such compactsl Such compac,s as yhasi Why.
plainly such the "ony two which the honorable sem
ator knows oil. that admitted extraditon Of slaves Of
which The constitution q the United States = one sS sS
consciences OF feemen, repudaies The senator pro-
ceeds; ae
Armed power could enforce them bsc.u,s .hss =
no public conscience susfain them know mss suefs
are laws OF which regulate the conauct ~
There are constitutions and statutes codes sna
bat when we are ~ tbess \ - csS a
brought TO the standard OF the laws o. God and must %
tried by that standard. and must stand or fall BY H.
Now. bevond controversy. the expression when We
oundng Slaies although the present time, looks
baskcord and must specially refer TO the osmng and
es,sbIshinr Of our constitution the organic law The
has under discussion the clause providing for the
extraditon OF slaves and by the tenor Of hm argu
cordng to his conviction, this clause when brought e
the standard OF the law OF God and tried BY that STANDARD
stand or fall by III falls. So natural and 70 necsY
s this inference, that, considering how mature ~
III ogician the senator 10, i ought 20 % =
precisely and entirely equivalent 70 dtrect 4, "a 49,
70 many words He had before said that ine ~ S
ions dsavows and the law OF Nature 1ep.a ....
;onpacts, and he here caps his elm. ~, ~ 3eS -
hem the seal Of condemnation Dy ."~ =" r'ii~4sf
above all. Bat he has not yet done' -x.s-,-a..,
This principle was happily expsneS ~ o on1 q ~
political ph'o'opns'''
~ Pnao a, s,,ssusiy, which governs "a
There nns ome CREATOR de humanity nis ~
q Mature sna more precision, energy more s
ri law ana such mo ssneeoey - p>oaee
be sa .sa ys ss ne ssa ss ~ very
6iics, dessoys IN "s '''''. y = ~ srnk