The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-06-20

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ever, msy be ~rey,csi from h,ss, - oss ks
saw sss,sAs, w.thova sv~h uisi. Dives eot
the holA . man . b~edss, 10 he Of lcss ssise
than tweaty d~iiafsi if ,wo sdvsrse eisiu'-
sn,s contest tale 10 an sis~<gcd slave, whose
market valu~ 70 mesr tksh tho snm, eanh 10
ensai~d " ,ssy b, 10y TIN fact ol 90 ~ ship
Bs, d tise siisdgrd siase declsws that be
pwns himself, he 70 debafrec from tbs right
And this truth, or . com mon iilut,rstion u 1t,
M Webster and ~. spcscgists think . suiis-
bic TOPIC for snren os piessanuy A fosrxn
prosssb says that for msn ,n Nil his moihrf
,s not ~ good taste. ltrust the moral and re.
iig,ous people Of Massachusetts have too
much good taste to relish . poke on such Q
thcine. ..r
Ss,d that Mr Buffers bill 'dcr,d.s the ui.
al Nv Jury. Nv that bill every commissioner
and CLERK Of UnIt~d Siatrs Court, every
MARSHAL and collector of the L, st ,ns. and
The seventssn ,hos saad pnstmsHtets of The
Up ted States, are scyerally interested with
ju tisd,ciion and authority in ell parts Of the
United sta ts, TO deliver any man, woman,
or child in tn. United Sat-, into custody as
4 slave, on the strength Of an sT rayst nf'dn-
VT, made sHy where IN the Caited Sta,ss.--
Tins affidavit may have been made n thou.
sand MILES cf, by 40 one knows whom. and
certified 10 Wy q person who never saw or
heard of the indy dual named IA {, farr-
ed sffidavh, OF . Gcttio0s sfsdav't would oi-
ten answer the purpose ~ we'll fol how d,i'
hcult, and in many cases. how Impossible, 10
prove iiA spufiousness. Dad opprers'on ever
be.o<e conceive such z ttabunal, 50 countless
in numbers, so ample In jurisdiction, 60 for
Ia.siable ia power HAD a bill s,miisr to this
been proposed N the British Parliament, from
1863 10 l776, Whist would our FATHERS have
said OF Il, Yet this bill. with some k,adred
amendments, heighten'ng IT'S features OF a.
troc,sy, MIR Webster ptomsed 'to support,
with all its provisions, 10 the fullest extent.
What aggravatrs the wrong, is, that the
cruelies Of the measure would fall upon the
poor, the helpless, the ignorant, the unirerd-
ed The bili ~on'd have been for less DIS
graceful, had its PROVISIONS borne upon the
men who should pass II, because, IN such
ease, there would have been u touch Of p
quality. Now, # tins bill docs MT de,Hie
all guarantees for protection OF human hs'er-
~. it Is only bceau'r my word OF reprob.''on
is too weak. It's only because one needstS
tear leaf from the cursc.book Of Pandemo.
u,u,a IN order " describe II BY fuing epi-
theu
Another remarkable feature Of Mr. Builevs
bill, Is, that v providrs no penalty whatever
for any one who shsIl abuse, or fraudulrntly
use the dangerous authority which u gives.
II furnishes endless temptations ard facilities
for committing wr,ng; II imposes no ie.
stra,nts; il warns by no threats Of Tetr,bu.
ton.
Mr.. Webster calls me TO account for some
uBsprcifed erroneous 'op'n'on, expressed m
relation 10 this bill Ca. any opinion be so
false 10 the Constitution, as this bill 10 hu.
I manly drpIecate error Of all sorts, bat
hold !, TO be more venial to err IN judgment
than in heart.
! SAID that In promising 10 support air but.
crsblil, with all its provisions TO the fullest
extent, Mr. Webster abandoned the right 10
a trial by jury spoke Of hin, a. a Senator,
| as one whn, with his CO legislators, has full
| right and power under the constitution, TO
secure this form Of trial TO the alledged slave,
or 10 know a freeman seized as II slave. Mr.
Seward bill, providing tor the tr,ni by jury,
| in such cases, was before hm. tie took no
notice Of II. lie pas scd by 'on the other side
while he bestowed his bes. enoonium on Mr
Buffers bill, by promising to snppor, IT. Was
not this an abandonment, under all the syn
opins gwen lu the dictionaiyf
Mr. Webster advises me, IN certain con-
tingency, 'to sppesl 10 that higher authority y
which sits enthron.d above the constilulion
and above the law take no exception Il
tine counsel, brtsuse Ut It's otfc ,ousnsss, bnI
would thank Mm for Il, My IDEAS Of duty
require me To seek n1ously for the true ia
! trTpretation of the constitution, and then u
ABIDE by II, uns"ayed ty hopes or fears u
the constitution requires me n do nythina
which my sense Of duty forb,ds. l. shall cav.
my conscience BY resigning my office. ar
free, however, to say, that in the dischargs
of my political dut!es, | should transfer my
allegiance 10 any other power, ! should adoP
Mr. Websters advice, and AZ W the pows
| IL, 49, L.. 49,,
descend TO that opposite realm, whence th'
bill which he 30 cordially proin,sed 10 sup
port, nus, have emerged
| wish, however, TO reInark, that though
sck ksowledge the constitution 10 be my euid.
while under oath 10 support II, yet do no
relish any fling either al the powers above III
OF at iho.e who reverence them. hold Il Il
be not only proper, bot proof Of sound mora
and religious feeling, TO look TO the perfec
law of God for hight 10 ensble " more )ustl
10 interpret the imperfect laws Of man. lis
p-cialiy, when We are proposing 10 mske o
amend a law, ought We 10 take our guage a
purpose and Of action from the highes, stand
ard.
koyes, that Solomon of the Law, though
II not improper To say The inferior Law mu.
give place to the superior, mans laws /
God laws --JHazi'as, PIP 6-7.
The Law Of Naivie, says Blackstone, 'hr
ing coevsi with mank nd, and dictated b.
God himself, 10. OF course, superior IA obiiga
ton 10 any Other. IL - binding sll over ih
globe ; IN all countries, al sti times. No h.
man laws have any validity, II contrary l
| tins and such Of them rs are valid, d. rit
| ali their force and all their swhority, IN.
d,stely, or immediately IRON thus or,ginai. -
Com, a.
1
Fortercue, the Chancriicr Of Henry VI, /
h,s dc Lssdltss Ltgssm .lrgia. cap. ~, la
the following passage, the cpnsorrsnon
hioh, IN t-qu,tsi far Mr. Web~,ers advice
me, respectfully commend N hIm
"Tbs, Is hard ssd cruel law which in
errs~es slavery aad lessons the liberty {
nssakind- Every f~eiing which u nd has gi'
! en- 10 man advocates Liberty. God Aiin,gsi
! bss dec Jared himself the God Of Liberty =
This - t,s< gin OF Gcd 70 @aA an he cres,,od
but slavery 10 introduced ihto tie world iiut
n,sas ~tekednsss and folly. Wber~for
Liberty Iorn from MAN sIsayx s-rks to teiss
10 him, a. il were, for the puryc-e U. Iestvi
, lag h,sn 70 hin pr,saeeei sssls'
Having defended my o~n proeosii'oss.
shall nov take the liberty 10 .AaiuiDe tofu
, " Mr. Wtb-t-fs
lie says 'lb< Constitution deetsres thai ,
all eriininai rroS'e at,ons, there shall b~ . u
, q ~ lsry,' sad that, IN sssss u comsDsa 10
The trial BY Jury shall BE- preserved u
then ADDS, there 70 no other claus. of Or.
. trses 70 ths Consultation hss'as the ks,