The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-24

tights The admission OF exclusion 81 slavery rests with
The people and neithet w ordinance of ils1 nor ine
declaration q shs admission g M.sonI ass
inerdcon when admitted as Sates, have full right 20
establish slavery within their LIMITS One thing + GET.
$ I'll, s isGss casssss @ 4
The important subject hieh, now staes The people
passed BY Congress- Their last session giving the owner
facilities 10 claim his fugitive slaves THIS act ~ us
spirit ana npclpes, coostut,onal ladcons aaa sal
tay bears upon the face gf il the impress o haste ~
legIslaon u Is amb guoqs IN some paris ana some MI
NOR provsons may pc but ~ cansi iea
sa hps amsn
thsmssvss % % and viii il ol ' eoarss bs sdeplsd @ ~,
Of the constitution of the United States provides that
person held to service labor in one under The
laws escaping into aoolher shall
such service labor but shall bs delivered up on claim
0t the party 70 whom such sefyce Or labor may oe dne
has been generally supposed that the ntrodncton q
this canse into the constitution was matter oi compIor
mise the term compromise should imply any equ,y-
aent or reluctance ia adoption II Incorrectly used
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vision was moved aud seconded. and passed
~ IN the o0irmatys, without amendment m t.igi
M The wisest and best men that this country ever pro-
duced in lbe days Of is primitiye purity gave their
SANCTION Iis the product ofthe INTELLECT and patriotism
lot Madison. Hamilton, Jay and their insr9gs cog-
/ and Washington.7, 8. iNss' 'ff
G cotsmporaneousy with The adoption Of the constita
ton The dleiens legislatures prapSssd ood q amend
retyan mentepess OK their Suggestions oul mol SIN
gle uttered By any State aganst This pro-
The provision may be defended without recurrence
10 the authority of these usTious names Il exacs no
more from The free States than ,one independent nation
is bound To- render 10 aBolher II slave ees from one
country and finds refuge ia another the State from which
the slave has run away has g demand tbe delivery
up o the ng,ye, and if refused has the right 70 use
force TO arrest il, THIS docrpe recognised by Vatsl
in his treaiises on TIE Laws of Nations D. il chap
page 1907 and BY Mr. Wheaton in the treatises on the
i Elements Of international Law tpart v, chap page
a394OD But The principle does not depend alone upon
elementary writer's II has the sanction Of the highest
authority The treaty Of GhentT-sgned the 24th Of De,
Il possessions SHOULD be re stored without delay Il Pc
came matter 0l dispute Wheeler these terms included
claim upon Great Britain 70 deliver up american slaves
lcafed BIZ the British forces from the United States
duriag The war, was sbseqnsntly LETT 70 the arbta.
ment of the EmperpT Of Russia and On the 22d of April.
DE . ss III
away by the British during the war The government Of
The American government TT = 4
What is asked from by The southern States is. that
We should not aid and assist their slaves in running away
is not nscessa 70 enter into history o the s. manner m
dies effected in Great Brain- race batween
he whig. and Oriss which should secure public sympa-
Ssms s hs sSa ss. s
very different quesoa and ii is believed that il
would have passed Still. under all their excitement
they proposed 10 emancpale the slave without
inx his master equivalent. Public opinion in the
mother country has done much to produce the present
state of things This country; but must do them JUS
tce-they encouraged the fugives to run away
proposed any system by which the master should be
deprived OF has rights Without just Satisfaction. 4
The present fugitive bill should be honesty s carried SS
should be enforced by public opinion- This The issue
II do not concsde thsground fully and cheerfuy We
violate the original federal compact and give the South
Just right to complain OF our conduct - ss,..,.f =
H. The wilful harborng OF fugitive slave grave of-
fence in morals well law; and those who com
nit this o1ence 4excupate themselves upon oihe
ground than the recognition of higher authority thar
the constitution and laws Of The Union the benefits oi
which they continually enjoying which all othe
mallArs they seek Tor their protection freely ad
init iha, among hsfsw abolionists in our comupnit,
but their purity OF character is of value when j
jeopards all thai is dear 10 j; .aY. eserstse
Ia State legislation are not without fault
The passed by the legislature oil Pennsylvania the 81
OF March, lss7 contains many features, IN my opinion
odous aud unconstitutional, and II ought TO, and have
doubt WILL be repealed at the next session OF the legs
tatuJe y. u,il,.t Blo su.s,,as 80 l.;,t,. s4,,i
passage Of that act has been attributed 70 the de-
cison ~ PpSgs case Peters but they have nc
eonnexion. The deGsloh IN Prggs case was made Y
ls42 Ibe court 10 Thar case declared the act OF Pennsy
csion which hat never been doubted but the court ex
plicilly saws State may il they choose ex
ercse that authority, uhe delivering Of fugitive slaves
unless prohibed by Stale legisIaton,i !.. Es.l. 3
j There is no doubt but that heretofore the act Of Con
gress passed the l2th c February lI93 was viewed 6y