North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-11
MULTIPLICATION IN yERMoNT

TheLegisature of Vermont, at its recent session,
passed law directly multiplying the provisions of the
fngitive-slave law. We gather the facts as follows
from the Springfield Republican and the New York
Journal of Commerce:
!" FUGITIyE-sLAYE Law IN VERMONT. The legis-
lature Of Vermont, at its late session, passed law
with special reference to giving those inhabitants
of that State arrested fugitive slaves giving them
habeas corpus, and of every possible legal defence
1t devoves upon the circuit judges of the several u
dical courts the power of issuing this writ hereto
fore vested in the Judges of the Supreme Court and
makes il the duty of the States attorneys in the
eral counties apply to either class of judges or
courts, in the arrest of any inhabitant fug-
tive slave occurs, when the judge court applied to
shall issue the writ of habeas corpus reurnable to the
supreme or county court when in session, or to any
Judge of either court during vacation IT, under this
writ, issued during the vacation by any Judge, the
person arrested and imprisoned fugitive be not
discharged, he is entitled to appeal to the next
term of the county court by furnishing proper ball.
The court to which an appeal is made, or TO which
the writ was originally made returnabe, is directed
upon the application of either party interested, al
low trial by jury of all the facts at issue between
the parties. The law makes it the special duty OF
the States attorneys in the several counties to
every lawful means to procure the acquittal of every
person arrested and claimed within their districts
fugitive slave. and instructs all judicial and
tive officers, who shall know have to believe
that such is intended to give Immediate
may timely take the measures that devolye upon him
for securing the rights of the party arrested"
Springfield { Mass. Republican.
t'As we understand the case, this law of the Leg
slature of Vermont is directly contrary to the dec
sion of the Supreme Court of the United States, and
in effect notification of the act of Congress-
While other States which have passed unconstitution-
al laws the subject about to repeal them, Yer
mont seems disposed to commence the race anew,
Section sixth of the law of Congress authorizes the
Judge or commissioner to determine the case in
summary MANNER and also provides that certificate
in this and the first section mentioned shall be
elusive of the right of the person persons in whose
favor granted to remove such fugitive the State
Territory from which he escaped, and shall prevent
all molestation of such person or persons by any pro-
issued By any COURT Judge, magistrate, or other
person achdisoerer. The legislature of Vermont, it
would seem, claims the right embarrass the execu-
ton of the law every step of its progressto take
the process ofthe hands of the tribunals appoint
ed by the United States, and bring it before State
courts, allowing the privilege of appeal and SO rem
derng the execution of the law next to impossible.
To all such proceedings the penalties specified in
section seventh apply, and trnst they will be en-
". Y. Journal Of Commerce..
The above requires no comment. ltsspeaks for it
SELF The free States rendng this Union asunder
deliberately and with eyes wide open Vermont has
virtually put herself out of the Confederation. What
will Mr.. Fillmore do now !? Will ne still deem it
prudent to talk generally about executing the law?
4 We caifupon our Legislature to pass some non-in-
tercourse measure without delay. A dangerous dis
ease calls for violent remedy. Such measure may
do good-may avert impending dissolution.s 1t is
worth the trial. sand in any such measure. let the
tax on Vermont productions amount 10 prohibition
We wish the Legislature possessed the Constitution
al rights annex fine and imprisonment to the selling
of any of her fabrics in this State.
B. Craven. ESD. one Of The Editors Of the Ever,