The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-05-08
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rises-tor II Is 10 this particular purpose lha,
| make these remarks-a is it tha, wt
have right TO ask Of our nGrlhern and north
western friends und fellow citizens, in refer.
euce TO the sutlec, Of saveryl Being an TX
lsting Institution, being such a one as have
dcscrited---i being absolutely necessary and
Inevitable, so fas as any human legislation
can b. brought TO bear, or any hun,an fore.
SIGHTS 10 discover that il mast continue
what have We right 10 ask from our north.
ern friends!
Ia the fret place, we have right to ask
aa th.clusl bill lor the recaptute OF fugitive
saves. That mus, lie at the foundation Of
ans paciica!ion Of feeiug between the North
saI the South. Without IL, every attempt
l., settle the aeiatIug question will be os IN
srcure aud iotiefing as house built ~ilhou,
suitable foundation. This Is question Of
r'aht; his is demand founded upon the con.
s,nuuoo ;ihIs isnot matter Of question or dc.
bate. Ifthere is anything in the constitution
Tree frm doubt, difficulty, or dispute it is
lhai iha; instrument gives Us a night 10 have
our lugliives surrendered 20 US. If The con.
,nuiion gives that right, it gives U.s. as ne.
ecssafs conse quence Of 4, a right to demand
an tfeciual bill to carry out the desicns Of
he constitution promptly, aod as far as hu
man means aill a,ail Certainly.
Vow, Mr. President, desire to say few
words upon the subject Of this bil-what /,
should be, what is the remedy which We have
i right to ash, and which the consti,u,on
guarantees 10 Us.
10 the first place, remarked ha, the fra.
|uers Of tie constitution designed to carry out
us principle upon which ihis part Of the
constitution was founded - that, although the
(stntes existed under separate organzatien,
! aev should Sill be considered as one 10 Ibis
(gfpose; that each sho1id tcp0se entire aud
bsolu'c cotfi lcnce IN the in'eg5iiy aud ca.
ac,y Of the Judicial tribunal aud legislation
| eseGv other Stale TO administer lusilce IN
(egard to al is citizens and sui. iecl.: there
afei that, both with regard to fugi,iycs from
|ervicc and lugi'ives from Justice, there should
Fe an imperative obligation to tes'ore the
|espec'se tGgliivts to the jurisdiction from
hich they escaped, aud make them amcna.
e n every respect to the determination Of
nat Jurisdiction; th4, the two cases stand
|pon the same foundations. and were la,cn.
I'D 10 be governed by the same principles
The provision of the constitution as Ia ld
|itIses from Justice Is 10 these words:
"A person charged Ia any State with trca.
81, felony or other crime, Who shall Zee ffuui
isIIer aGd he found 10 another State, sha /,
|n demiad Of the executive authouiy ol the
ate from which he tled be delivered up. 10
+ removed 10 The State having jurisdiction
the crime"
" ho shall tlae from Justice" Blt an ln.
ueent man fleeiag from persecution com.
|'eneed On false gtcund, ntalici0usy petse
|gted, or To be tied by an arbitrary tribunal,
/ not 10 strict aud proper sense tlern.
IN jistteei yet, Within the meaning OF The
institution, fees from Juslice whe, belpg
|oarg'd With treason, felony, or any other
lme, Ia State Of The Uulon having lu,
sdtclion Of the subject, leaves the State 10
void ltial. The meaning Of the consuu.
l0n vas that that Jurisdiction shat be taken
have he capacity aud integrity to deter
tne justly aud therefore when he fees
ON It, whether IN fact gully OF lunoceu,,
Is !" be treated as fugitive from 3aStice
Asto tueitives from service, the constilu
oa provides thus:
No person held 10 service or labor in one
pate, under the laws thereof, escBpin. INTO
|other, shall, IN consequence Of any law or
lsuialIon therein, he discharged from such
'"ce or iabnr, but shall be delivered up on
a'm OF the paf'y to whom such service or
hor may be due"
Inc tao eases are IN principle precisely
sn'lar. The fugitive from justice Is TO be
faFefcd up Ia the executive, whorepresents,
external transactions, the justice Of the
ate; the fugitive fror labor is 10 be de- +
Scred up, on the claim of him 10 whom
ca labor may bo due, and each is TO be re-
fned to that jurisdiction TO which hc is
oPerly amenable and the question wheih. /.
one Is guilty. or the other IS rtghlfuly
ve, IS not question To be transferred to
Jurisdiction IN which tho fugitive may be
pad.
This, Mr. President, was the view of
ose who passed the act Of 1903. I'm the
81 place, that net Of 1893 includes, under
same statute, provisions IN respect 10
~ 81 these eases. In the next place il
'hoflzes the delivering up Of the fugitive !
III justice, upon tho transmission OF evi
pee To show that he has been duly charged |
'"e State from which he escaped, and to
use justice he ought TO be- amcnable. -
- IN regard to fugitive from labor, it
'"of,zrs The master, his agen', or attorney,
se'zs or arrest such fugitive" take him
hef before any one of the officers named
','e act, and upon satisfactory proof, either
a' OF BY affidavit, &C., the officer is to give
certificate TO the claimant, his agent, or
otney, "uhich shall be suBcien, marram
fseta0plns the said fugitire from labor TO
nfd'e or Territory from 'rhich he or she