The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-29

State In the unon 70 seize and ecapture his slave when
he can do IL without any breach Of the peace any
Of he constitution may properly be said execute itslf
and require aid from legislation, State naiona
Such, sir being the undoubied law Of the question
government ITSELF may safely hold the constitution.
under which arises, be OF any benefit il is worthy
Of any respsc-far more, II il is worthy Of the common
for certain purposes by the citizens of those States who
claim to be exclusively loyal they should al least treat
the law OF the land, and render to II decent obedience
,bs uacstS Is the that was brought
in from that committee at both sessions OF the last Con-
gress introduced tas their bull thought respect 10
the committee required i na, nSasn. w SSs 70 VIII
be found accompanying the bill, upon the printed docu
ments before u.s. and without which fear the law would
Be q e s Ss % o DO know mot fn any class Ss
officers that be provided TO execute this law but the
class provided in the bill. We must have federal Off
GERS, because the States Affected will not permit their own
officers to execute law Of this government @
And yet when have done all this, unless the spirit
Of their people and their Legislatures comes In aid, viii
Be- law perfectly asory Why s!r. what has been
been assembled The governor Of the State OF Maryland
in a communication 70 the general assembly q That
Sate tells Them that citizen OF the State Of Maryland Is
in JAIL and In irons, in the State OF Pennsy
because he brought of fugitive slave IRON that State
some two years ago and the governor has
to the general assembly and the general assembly has
minister to the county where he is confined 10 zee that he
has proper counsel employed and % pay the OF
bis defence And y g n ne sas o.
well known 10 mefound his slave in tbs city Of New
York. and captured him. as he had perfect right to 90
haoeas corpus was ISSUED - Behalf q me iugve
court Of that Satehe highest judicial functionary The
claimant proved his property beyond all doubt and i was
be surrendered that he should provewhat sirs Why.
what at this day of the enlightened administration Of
laws will hardly b credited he was required e prove in
Well sir he adduced the printed statute book Of the State
from library in the city and then BY oral evidence
further proved BY one conversant with the laws OF Ma
and sanctioned BY them But all this proof unwarraned %
was the demand to produce it. awaited him nothing He
wa: oid that i was no proof that nothing would Be az
Maryland but copy 81 statute exempiied in the man.
ner prescribed BY he laws Of the United States.
Mr.. BADGER. Who was the judgel
message Of the governor 81 Maryland. which ascrbes
this conduct to judge Of the supreme court OF New
York but i does not give his h name Tsnon,.
NJ MASON No such law could YI Be produced-no
such law apprehend exists law creating the insti-
tuition Of slavery in the State Of Maryland and because
no asa law 1oJa os hf uss
that the noble State Of Maryland at nteposed her.
self between her injured citizen and this wanton abuse
should be July prosecuted a. The expense Of the State.
and that the claimant should be reimbursed in all ex-
penses he had incurred in the effort thus made to recover
his property.
have adduced these INSTANCES in the hope that to some
extent at least they would serve to show to the country
the existing state OF the relations between the
the subject and the utter insecurity in fact to the slave
holding States OF their properly, however It may be se-
cured TO them upon paper -
Mr. President. hope II will be the pleasure OF the
Senate to pass the bill with the amendments recommend
ed by the committee
TRUST sir, that u may nave some eject IL not In en-
forcing this law OF the constitution at least in informing
the citizens OF the non savehOlding States what their
duties are under this conederacy i should not have
this effect am perfectly Tree to admit and declare here
upon my responsibility as representative IN part OF nt
sovereignty OF one OF these slaveholdlny States shat
recommend 10 my people, as matter OF inevitable ne
cessiy upon Their part, to provide oy law Tor Gepr
sais upon tne properly OF the ciizens OF any onend
ing state know Oh no otnei MODE Oh redress agans
those VINO acknowledge no oolgaion either OF hohor o.
OF law
The senator from South Carolina MT BUTLER j upon
me auinony OF very able paper, winch ne showed me
from the STATE OF KENTUCKY mas stated the loss totna
state annually ~ fugive slaves al some ry Thousand
dollars have little doubt OIL It's ruin and, from wna
know OF the experience OF my own State, am satis
losses incurred how From expenditure! NO
From neglect or carelessnese on Their pans NO
But losses occurring through failures OF Their sister States
10 fulh their federal obgahons not failing 70 fulhl them
oy neglect out by acuve sedulous and ingenious egsa
on conyed 70 defeat the Claimants IN me recovery o.
their property Sir know OF no remedy this course Of
legislation Is continued 10 the savehodlng States which
can protect our people, but repsas On the property Of
ihe Offenders Iapprehendt WIN De an easy mater 70