Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-28

II" SUM OF ALL vALLAIN1Es.'

" SUM OF ALL VALLA1N1ES."
FRIEND THOMPSON:
| am right glad that you take so prominent
part in showing up the lniquitous FUGITIVE
SLAVE BILL" 1t is the concentrated essence Of
all vlIlainy, and deserves your whitening and
scorch'ng condemnation. Keep it before the
people. Let every FREEMAN brand it with eter-
nal infamy, aad send up the ralyng cry of Re-
PEAL! REPEAL!!
And who were the originators of this Infamous
project? Men belonging to the great National
pro slavery parties--Nationa Democrats and
National Wings, Foote, Webster, Cass, etc..
were its supporters, and either advocated it o.
penly or by g lodging" allowing it to become
law. Said Daniel Webster, in the Senate.
Marah 7, 1850.
:" Every member of every Northern Legsla-
ture is bound by oath to support the Constitution
of the United States, and this article of the Con-
sttution which says to these States that they
shall deliver up fugitive slaves, is as binding
in honor and in conscience, as any other article,
and no man tulills his duty, under his oath, in
any State Legislature, who sets himself at work
to find excuses, evasions, escapes from his Con-
stitutional duty Ny
friend at the head of the Judiciary Committee,
has bill upon that subject now before the Sen
ate, with some amendments to it which have
been offered. propose 10 support that bill with
all proper authority and provisions in it, 10 the
fullest ertent-To THE FULLEST EXTENT"
In process of time this bill passed-became
law, converting the freemen of the North into
man, thieves and save-calchers, and insidiously
called upon us to carry out its provisions. Great
reiocings were held at Washington, at what was
called the settlement Of this "vexed question"
supposing that all true lawful and law abiding
subjects, would cease their opposition to slave
ry, and "order would reigu in Warsaw" But
what has been the result? Cassism in Michi-
gan seems doomed-We bsterismin Massachus.
sets is driven to the wall, and the power of these
mighty men seems ready to "vanish into thin
air." "They sowed to the wind and have reap
ed whirlwlnd." Alas, how are the mighty
fallen! From the loftiest pinacle of earthly
fame have they been cast down, and numbered
with those who are in all future time to be look
ed upon as oppressors of their race.
But what are the leading features Of this
bloody law Reader, will give you a few
specimens of its leading traits.
Sec. 5. Declares" All good citizens are
commanded to aid and assist in the prompt and
efficient execut on of the law whenever their SER
vices may be required"
Sec. 6. "When the fugitive is thus taken,
it shall be the duty of the commissioner to de-
eide the case in summary man er, and upon
satisfactory proof that the fugitive does owe SER
vice or labor to The claimant, the commissioner
shall issue his certificate authorizing the claim
ant to take the fugitive, and to use such redsOnu-
bic force as is necessary to carry him back to sla-
very"
Same section declares also" In no trial or
hearing under this act, shall the fugitives testi-
mony be admitted in evidence"
Sec 7, makes it the duty of every person in
the free States to assist in arresting the fugitive,
and whoever refuses, or binders in any manner