The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-08-14

IConsi,mion o. she Usis~d Sssies. why
on. rhn rs not only irpe of the FIRE snw,
Isl ihis Unlon. bul II 10 irue of the sIss,
Snes. Thus. if vesseI leaves the por
lot t'hsrleslca wiih . esrxp Of slsves. sns
sep'ers into The pcr o. Bosinn or New
f~fk, fhe mamens she czsis znrhor withif
The harhor-ihe momeas she comes with.
IN The terii rial jnris iiciion ef the lsws
ls4 Massachusetts or New York. ii.oss
ls~s operate npsn me slaves. and tieter.
isnins ihem sriual e,rndi,ion. I speak n
cmfse ~ The rsse in whish they are vnI-
UNFAIRLY CARVED here. II iiey are car.
rsesl thrre wilh"at The consrul of the awn.
~ they may of rourse he pursued under
The provision af aihe ronsiiiuiion whirh
rrla,es n furilises. Bm if they are vol
snszrily carried. the instant they quii the
wide ocean. and come within ,he terrific.
rial Jurisdiction. they are suhjrrt 10 the
laws of thar territorial jurisdiction. n
you were ~ rarry cargo &C slaves into
the pon of Liverpool or Hsrvr. does sny
msn pretend that The hsg of The United
States would proIert them. after they en-.
yer into the territorial Jurisdiction Of Eng
land or Ffanref No such thing. Nor
Is itt'ke the case which has oflrn been
cited in argument. oi ihe slaves whirh
were rast npon The Bahama Islands. whirh
occurfed same years ago. That was an
involuntary loss of property. consequent
upon The act of God. ! do think Great
Britain was bound in comfy. ia MOI in
strict jusiirs in that case, 10 surrender
ihosr slaves, or 10 make ample indemnify
ipr them. and not 60 take advantage II an
Involuntary and inevitshle misfortune.
HIT 70 SLAVES are voluntarily carried inio
surii Jurisdiction. their chains instantly
idrop nf, and they hrcame free. emanri.
paied. liberated from their hondsge.
Bm have said that this ia moi only
The general law, and The law applicable
10 the free States Of The Union. bni il is
the law Of The slave States themselves.
The law IN Louisiana is now repealed ;
bni some years ago there was q Law in
that State whlrh prevented The exports.
I iinn Of sla, rs from other States inio the
limits Il that Si.ie; aud ii then YOU had
Z gone with a cargo IL slaves in,o the pori,
/ of New Orleans. ,hey would have herom,
legally free. or the owners would have
! been subjected 10 heavy penalty. ar
cordine 10 the enartmeni OF thar STATE
And there is At ihi. ,,rne. if am not mis-
taken. law cf Mississippi, which is mol
repealed, Tone Of the Senators from MIS-,
sissippi will inform me IL am wrong.'
whirh forbds the introduction of slaves
as merchandise and il yon carry from
Kentucky or Tennessee steamboat Loaf
OF slaves. Won lose your property. be-
lieve that in the case Of Mississippi ihs
slave does not become free, hut that iht
party who Imports him is suhipcied 10 4
heavy pscuniary penalty. Surh is The
state Of the law. as ! believe, at this time,
in the State of Virginia. I, is, therefore,
not only true of other foreign nalions. hnl
j, 10 true of the States composing this
Union, that the moment a slave enters
the territorial jurisdiciinn of the State ol
foreign country. the laws Of the place de-
termine his condition. and not,he laws ri
the flag Of The ship in which he is trans
ported there. On the ocean the flag de.
termines the jurisdiction. for the reason.
have assigned; hui the moment ihpy
d come within the separate Jurisdiction ol
any State or country, that moment they
become amenahle To, and are liable 10 be
!. dealt nth according io. the lawsof tha
, country. If the constitution possess ihs
paramnnnt an,hnrity attributed 10 il. III,
laws Of even The free States Of the Unior
would tield TO that paramount authority
: IL. therefore, j, be true that. according 4
! the laws now in force in California. New
, Mexico. and Utah. slavery cannot be in
, ,roduced--i' such is The ler ico, The con
s,ituiion oe the United States is as ps.
: siye and neutral upon the subject a. IN,
{ consiiiu,ion or Government of any oihe
, country upon earth. l,proiecis whereve
J upon the high seas the slave is out Of ih,
: separate jurisdiction Of any Stale. foreigI
. or domestic. Il affnrde no protertInI
: when il comes within the scope and u
!. r;sdiciion Of laws which fo,b bid the ex
: is,ence Of slavery. do no, mean 10 q
: INTO long argument upon this snbjpc,
3 | did intend, al one time 10 take iIup an,
discuss il very fully. have thought i
u best. however. under all the circumstance
hof the case. merely TO express these hrie
'erepinions. which entertain in relation 4
TO- In my opinion. therefore. the suppo
IN sion that the constitution of the Unite,
on S,ses carries slavery into California, sup
go pdisg her mol 10 be State. Is an assump
der ,lo' ln,ally unwarranted by the conslitu
ne t"n Why, If The constitution gave III
~ prlvi,f. sit would be incompetent fo
y! Cal'trSa TO adopt the provision whicl
ION she Ms her constitution. The cons,i
is inlIon Ne United States being supreme
all no Stats alld pass an enac,men, in cnr
the traven,ifpf the constitution. Nv rule
the Of inlerrff,s the constitution oflhe Un
be- ted States The good old rules Of 0
a