The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-27

misunderstanding, tins gentleman on MS ARRIVAL aa
dressed letter TO the governor of South Carolina stating
the object OF his visit The following is the letter;
! CnAnlEsroS, November %, 1914
SRi Your excelency Is alteady ni9rmed OF emonstrn-
ces made by the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, against
The arrest and impnsonmentot her citizens "a SCUM Oaf9
tna, against whom the commission OF no crime Is alleged
solve anlhorzng the governor Inc State appoint
agent lor the purpose OF collecting and transmitting ac
of cizens OF Massachusetts who have heretofore been OF
may be- daring the peoi Of the engaRnen o the AGENT
is also authorized bring aud prosecute or more
suits la behalf of any citizen that may be Imprisoned
Al the expense OF sachusets Tor the purpose OF having
tue Legality Of such nprsonment ued aud determined IN
the Supreme Court OF the Unmd STATES
The governor OF Massachusetts has appointed me an
agent OF that State 20 execute the purposes above mem
toned, and arrived in this city this morning or that pur'
do not know that your exceloacy will consider it proper
in any way TO notice this subject YET propey seemed 10
require this communication.
With greatrespect, your exceencys obedieqt ssrysn
| His Excelency ]. IL HAMMOND.
Governor of South Carolina.
WE'LL sir, the governor OF South Carolina, instead Of
returning to this Individual laid the subject
before the legislature, and the populace oil Charleston
took up also without waiting ior the action OF the
governor any other authority will not enter more
particularly into details of The occurrences at Charles
ton but thus gentleman, as he states IN his olhclal
report, compelled, from what done and SAID TO
leave the place The Legislature of South Carolina i'm
nedately took up the m ssage OF the governor commu-
ncang lie letter OF the agent and passed certain re-
luoDs IN relation to thus subject, amongst which was
one authorizing the governor expel this indvidua
from the State The following are the resolutions
| / Rao.pak That tho right exclude from their
sitorcs sedious others whose presence may be
dangerous 10 their peace essential to every independent.
Resoioed, Tha free negroes and persons Of color
not clzens OF the United States within the meaning Of the
constitution, which cuners upon the citizens OF one State
States
g. Reoiped, That the emissary by the State Of Mas
purpose of Interfering with her and disturbing
her PEACE : to bs regarded IN he character ne has
4. R,soued, That his exceency The governor be re.
notice depart, aud tha' the Legislature Will sustain the
executive authority IN any measure II may adopt Tor The
purpose Aforesaid
They also passed an extraordinary law in addition 10
existing laws; which, if can rightly understand the
substance Of it, is that it shall be criminal for any person
to undertake to obstruct or hinder interfere with the
operation of the laws OF South Carolina by which ndi-
yiduas confined or, in other words pecudng these
individuals from the right OF having this question set
tied in the courts of justice This is the law, passed in
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the peace Of this State IN relation to slaves aud ree per
soGs of color
ls Be IL enacted By the Senate and House Of Rprsna
tius met and sitting in gsasrat assembly and by The
authority Of me same That any person or persons who
shall, his her or their behalf under color or IN
virtue OF any commission or authority from any State or
public authority any State IN this Union, OF any for.
egn power within the limits OF this State or the
pupoe OIL with the intent to disturb eac or him
der he operation OF such laws and regulations as have
state relation slaves persons color, per
persons shuli be deemed guilty Of high misde.
lad OF the district by OF the Judges OF The
81 law equity the recorder OF the city o. Charleston,
unless admIed TO bail by the said Judge recorder and
a. thereof by any OF competent jaris.
doton, shall be sentenced TO Punishment from the State,
aud 10 sugh line and Imprisonment may be deemed 1T
ting by the which shall have tiled such offence
I'd That any within this State who snal at any
time accept any commission authority from any State
pubic antLoy OF any state ia ths Union, icon any
foreign power relation slaves free persons OF color,
and. hD hall ~ ma ONsr
peace secnny Of tn State, with intent TO dsut b,
couateracI hiedet tie operation OF TIE laws regua
puoc authorities OF this State, made, to be
made, IN relation slaves free persons u color, such
p,Ts,n .haI be deemed guiy o msdemeanor and, on
conviction thereof beo,e any petent court shall be
fenced pay, ioT the " offence, nne not exceeding one
tksnnd oi ar, aud 10 lie npriso ed not eAcerdln9 one
year aud or tue second offence he shall be for
yea, aud pay hne not less than one housand dol
lars of be biushed rom The State the may see
3D. That the governor for the time being shall require
Ihe ml,s OF lh state hs her. their behalf,
under color Ia virtue OF any commission OF authority
from any Stats in this Unlon or from any foreign power
having relation the regulations Of this Slate
the subject OF slaves or free persons Of coo depart ifom
notcc aud such eon shall ihereupon be bound depau
aud case Of his neglect of refusal so TO depart as aoe-
thonty nereubeiote stated Tor trial in the jail OF
The dsct. unless admitted 10 bail as hercnbeore stated,
and upon due conviction before any cou OF conesn u-
sdetioa, snail be sentenced 10 be banhed from the
and TO such no aud Imprisonment as the copf shall thnk
ith That any person who shall be convicted second
any subsequent under the provisions o the first
tnrd sections OF THE act shall be mprsoned Tor term not
years. snd shall pay line not less than
thousand dollars and shall Ia addition thereto, be banished
from the STATE.
5 That shall be the duty OF the sheriff of the district
that any of baniahmcnt be duly executed
that offender be without the linus Of The State
person bHushrd SHALL wi Mn the
Sst, (lnrss 10y unavoidable accdeut the sheriff Of the
dsct where he nay be lound shat mold him Ia Close con
hnement, under the Ornal sentence until such osuder
sha fecognzance before clerk OF ths
sufficient sureties comply with the terms OF said
entrnce and forever To remain without the limits OF the
I sal state
In addition 10 this there is denying the right OF
such person the writ OF hdbeaS corpus There the ques
ton stands from that day TO this The doors OF the
courts OF justice efectualiy closed, and apparently
forever closed There the question, say stands-upon
these acs and these laws which exist N South Caro-.
lima and else where, and enforced against persons OF
this scrpllon Thus far there have been means OF
bringing to the test the validity OF such laws. While
South Carolina denies that people OF this description are
citizens entitled TO the privileges conferred by the consti-
luton, Massachusts and many other States admit them
they claim that the provisions OF the constitution extend
and embrace them, and being citizens OF Massaehu-
ses, they OF right claim the privileges and immu
mites OF citizens Of South Carolina, or IN any other
State that belongs the Union All that wish to State
this late hour Of the day is, that the Commonwealth
gle thing, and nothing else and that rs, to submit
this question TO the tribunal which the constitution
has provided for It's final settlement She Is anx
ious for nothing else but that the question should
I be submitted to the tribunal which the constilu-
tion has provided, and that that tribunal should
settle II by deciding whether or not these laws oil other
States constitutional. Ii they are decided TO be
decision Ii, on the contrary, they not constitutional
il they in violation OF the rights OF these ci-