The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-06

An Honest DsciArsuea % Reasonable Rsprsssnts-
1--we efths West.
The Indiana Courier does not do justice TO the subject
OF the oouih, OF the constitution its respectable
member OF Congress, Mr. Mcdonald in charging him with
error for voting for the fugitive law That law so far
from violating the spirit OF the constitution only carries
Out It's express guarantees The law does not sacrifice
tne rights OF habsas corpus the trial by jury and in
PROOF oil this assertion We refer 10 the argument OF
western SENATOR Judge Douglas, whose speech appears
In this paper and of Judge Crane. Of Ohio "a
judged whose excellent letter published yesterday
why does the Courier cant about this law passed under
threats Of dsunioAr For more than fifty years. the
law OF 1893 has been the law Of the land but yet
Ing TO particular circumstances in several of the States,
has been dead letter Was il not. then. time. when
the whole question of slavery under adjustment to
urge this issue also upon Congress l-to speak frank
and determined language Let not the Courier deceive
itself. This Union hangs upon the execution of that
law. in other words, upon the faithful execution OF
the whole compromise system. Defeat the Compro-
mse--throw this agating controversy again into Con-
gress-rp il all up again, and with the imbitered
feelings which its present defeat well calculated TO
produce, and what would be the results Could this
Union stand the shock9 We are advised that NOT four
days past Mr.. Fillmore spoke in the most gloomy and
ominous terms Of such q result.
With due respect therefore, for the editor Of the Cour-
ier must beg him to reconsider his position and to
excuse for paying the tribute which every patriot
owes TO Mr.. Mcdonald not only for his vote but for
the following letter;
CHAMPIONSHIPS. Oct 49, 1850
"In answer your inquiry TO how voted on the
fugitive-slave land II favor OF IT, as reported my
stands recorded In the affirmative the bill in ques-
ton, and voted for II for which, the time salts
alter and, without pretending that the bill wholly free
bssa and x.
The decision Of the Supreme Court n the o. Prigg
Al ndisnspolis in May last laid down The doctrine that
under the constitution the owner Of fugitive slave his
wEhou. proof or process Of any Kind and ali who inter-
ssS %s Ss % 30 q DO &
provision 70 provide for legal mode Of asserting this
70 y o
tue Of those decisicns.as aPprshend that no commu-
ioSibs seizure slave Sy bis owner Without proof Or
process the decision Of the Supreme Court authorized
ing claims under this decision But this law Intended
particularly remove distractions which Of the
slaves by snacng penal laws against any officer 81 the
State who might under the provisions the Of Con-
as 81 q psss & 10 I page
you will that indiana has always carried out the
the li5h section Of the revision page 1884,
will be that knowingly to harbor' give
employment fugitive slaves To- by the penal law of this
State, high misdemeanor and punished crime. Con.
privileges in this State than laws have always
tended. But IL 10 not so In Pennsyvans, and many other
the subject But said In the beginning, again repeat
that do think the law wholly free from objections
and . % as,a liberty s
endangered no one will more readily vote for its repeal
provisions require modification which have doubt will
be made.
al will close this subject by saying that have no more
sympathy with the institution Of slavery than other
but while exist under the constitution with
States decidedly in favor con.
stitutiona obligations towards Them however mach de-
test the institution which they have made the basis OF their
social system.
respectfully, yours,
81. E. McDONALDn