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

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the for the slave while the master employs his own
counsel All the officers OF the court are required by
law TO render all facilities the slave for the prosecu
ton OF bis suit free Of charge-such issuing and
ny sospenas for witnesses. sc. IT, upon the trial. the
alleged slave 10 held TO be free man. the master
CURED to pay all the costs on both sides II. the
other hand he = held 70 be slave. the State pays the
costs ah,s = the way in which the rghtoi trial BY jury
change IN this respect II the new law be repealed that
will neither benefit iDure the fugitive SO far as the
right OF trial by jury is concerned. A
For these two causeslhe habeas corpus and the right
OF trial BY juryibe common council have pronounced
the law unconstitutional and void, and declared that il
have shown that neither of the objections is true in
point OF fact and that II they had taken the trouble
read the law before they nullifed H. they would have
avoided the mistake into which they have fallen have
spoken OF the acts OF the city council general terms
and il may be inferred that the vote was unanimous,
take pleasure in stating that learn from the published
that Aldermen Page and Williams voted in the negative,
Having disposed Of the two reasons assigned by the
city council for the notification OF this law, shall be
greatly indebted to any gentleman present who will point
out any other objection TO the new law which does not
apply with equal force to the old one My object in
drawing the parallel between the and old law is
this: The law OF 1893 passed by the patriots and
sages who framed our glorious constitution. have al
ways been taught to believe that they were well
versed in the science OF government devoledy attached
10 the cause OF freedom, and capable of constituting the
constitution in the spirit in which they made it. That
as oesm ~ anu en,o,uea a iol o.s
IN the mari q The Country where resided repeat.
will any gentleman be kind enough to point out any
viii ao.ai nronr;atv ~ tha at ~ I7asS =
rHere gsn,smsn ross ana called he attention az Mr.
Douglas to the penalties In the seventh section OF the
obno nrov;sons in The od oneI Ha Than read Ihe
section AZ follows:
"sro and be il further enacted, Tha, any person who
ns 2, =, ~ anw
lawfully assisting him, her, HEM rom s.Iesag
rescue such fugitive service labor the custody
persons lawfully assisting aforesaid when 20
% a 20 Inc c - anu
or sa aa 81 s sncn Is II
Of legally aahorzsd 4. Or
conceal such fugitive prevent the discovery and
OF such person, or knowledge Of me TACT
that such person was fugitive from service Or labor -
shall for either Of SAID elences 20 %
n 1csadna TX monSs by ndemen and conviction
,he district Of he United STATE. for The Dis
trIcI IN which such offence may have been commed or
before the proper court Of criminal jurisdiction, II
mted within any Of the organized Territories of the
untsd States and shall iofe ana PAY. ny
duct me .nm o. one b ,o @ dsh in
lost as De a5esad Within
whose jurisdiction the said offence may have been
i,
Mr. douglas then Iead me louIln secuon o. 'ne ola
/ o'iu PioSeS"o.
Each makes it criminal offence 10 ress! NE que execu
ton OF the law; 10 knowingly and wuiiy ooslruct or
hinder the claimant IN the arrest Oh he lugve 70 res
cue such filgive from the Claimant when arrested 70
or conceal such person aef noee ma. ne o. sne
was iuguve i,on iaoo :" .n 49,. ~. =, ,;.i.
were substantially the same IN every lmponant
indeed, Inc one was ainos. I.ss' wy "a . onS
can conceive Oh no aet wncn woua oe an 1nen.s unus
the one tha woud nor pe punlsnaple uhueI 's osI -
bs las. hga nace 10 barboT er conceal
CLAUSE WhiCn MAKES ~ J h .aiS ~ LIN tic
Iuguye i9u wele p,u ma you ou M ~ sd,a rv
NAKED nor Ieea me nuns' hot sAeo :.S ..e ou.y
chafiues toWarus suheIihg nu,nans, mou "
.he penaly " "s law. 70 '' IL, :. ~ 9,,
ihat provision me Jaw says .aa you a ~ nv A.
haIoor OF concea suo tug r.. ~ ~ nno,vl
covery ana arrest OF such person, aei hoee ~
edge OF the fact ihat sucn person was Iuglss mom
service or iaooi AZ aIc'ssaa ms $3.50 a.ss no. ,h ~.
you Oh me pfivlsge vi shehu.hs snI h 49, ~ nj 49,
giuVe. iou may ieeu nun, eo.ue IN L. -
him pfovided YOU 10 no na1ooi =. con.sa. mn, - 30
10 prevent discovery anu aer, aei o'es =.
eoge Iha' ne Is Iuslu!e. n h ia Ia ~ H. h;ah
pni upon tne SAINT po'Ih ~ ' oa I; Iara - FL.
est ]ndicai Tribunals III ue Iana anu Ina'se ~ .ns
Jury IN receni case, ynoge mcLean, VI Wy Supse
our % e oso LA. ,a s Tn onIu S;aarsnce
,noan hs ia I apd ,he new one IN respeci 10 Oh
s,; -, a oa \; 70 he fonnd in he amonnt 81
~ ~, "a nv, :; IL n,;n.,os invoyed Rnt i
~ W p.a ~ - .anffia. "a aidon 10 ,be
a a o;. .n, ,or astsges n he recovered bv
a.y,n ~ ah, :; anu con wing ;ursd;c,on Of The
aa.naa Th;s 4; 'na hn, !, ia also irne thai simaY
oroxson = r. he found in The old law The Concluding
, =; H. ias ss,on ~ m. .,v ~ i7oa Il ne follows
- Wh;h nsnav nav he recovered bv and for The bene
Of such claimant by action of debit ia any proper court
N trv the same: soring oreoper 10 e person eaimng
b Iobor ar sypes Ks y,gh or action for or on account
Of ne said inj,ries, or sHher Of them"