The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-30

United States has heretofore shah hereafter escape into
smother Stale Territory o. the United States person
persons whom such service labor may be due his
s and
seal Of some legal officer court Of the Stale Territory
in h'ch the same may he executed may pursue aud
cainrsuch fugitive person. either by procuring waran,
from some one Of The courts. Judges or commissioner.
OF such fugitive from service labor, by
seisag AID ae,ng saoa asaSs where ns same can DC
be taken forthwith before such COURT judge or COM
mis- ioner whose duty shalt be hear and determine the
case of such claimant In sammy manners and upon
satisfactory proof being made, by deposition or aihday
ndy~ i ol eomni.soner a or by other sstisscso
testimony, duly taken and certified by some eour,
aaSorssd 10 sd@inister az oath aud take depositlOn.
under the laws OF The State or Territory from which such
person owing service labor may have escaped, with
certificate Of such magsracy or other authority as aore
sad with The seal OF the proper court or officers thereto at
potency OF the proof and with proof also by affidavit, OF
the identity the whose service or labor claimed
service or labor the person claiming
him or her in the State or Territory from which such ug
escaped, make and deliver such Claimant his or
her agent or Attorney certificate setting forth the snosan
the claimant and of his her escape from the State or Ter
rtory In which such labor was due to the State
sech claimant his her agent or attorney, to use
such reasonable force and restraint may be necessary,
under the circumstances OF the 10 take and remove
such fugitive person back TO the State or errory whence
he 81 soc may have escaped as Aforesaid IN no trial 2,
fugitive be admitted In evidences and the certificates in
this and the rs section mentioned shall be conclusive Of
the right the person whose favor granted TO
such fugitive the State Territory from which
he escaped and shall prevent all noeslaon OF such person
persons, by any process Issued by court, judge,
magistrate, or other person whomsoever
Now, in what does this section differ from tho section
winch we have quoted from the 1898 except sub
se the officers Of the United States the executors Of
% nsnss s sss na9 a ass
what respect Them i il CONSTITUTIONAL as is alleged by
who their rebel
posing themselves ii their threats should be forcbly
n ea 0I a
aed should ponder well beoe they raise their hands in
violence against the laws OF their country
stiuon and the legislation OF Congress under them In re
that the august body OF composing the convention
which formed the constitution, at tue head Of whom was
George Washington recognised the right Of the master to
and recapture his slave State IN the Union
aud Two Congresses, sitting nearly sky years apart have
prompt and efficient enforcement
Now, let what the Supreme Court of the United
States, the hges, and most august tribunal known 70 the
constutonthe tribunal by which the rights, obligations,
and duties arising under ,hs constitution a and laws ..
said upon this subject Ihis Is the language Oh that III.
buna,
"is historically well known that the clause in the
s,tuon of the United States relating TO persons owing
service and labor State escaping INTO other States
the citizens othe slavehoding States the
complete right and Of ownership in their slaves
property in every State in the Union into which they might
escape the State where they held in servitude
The full recognition of this right and title indispensa
BILE TO the security Of this species opropery in all the slave
tion oheir domestic interests and institutions, that 1t can
be doubted that il constituted fundamental article,
without the adoption Of which the Union could not have
been formed sue design TO guard against the doc
trmes and principles prevailing in the son-slayehoding
States by preserving them IRON inenneddllng with OBJ
suctng aboshing the rights OF the owners OF slaves
!. The owner q fugitive slave has the same RICH. to
He'd that he had in the State from which he escaped
Tue court have not the s,snes. hesitation ~, ~ mold
OF the slave is clothed with authority IN every State oil the
Whou breach s %
The clause in the constitution oil the United States rela
" es.ys pS on e Of The
slave which no State law or regulation can in any way
reg uiation which interrupts lmlls delays, or postpones
the rights OF the TO the immediate command OF his
services or labor operates pro anfo discharge Of the
The cnslu,ionaty Of the Of Congress relating to
OF the State tribunals and by Of The Uni
ted States Congress, the Executive and tho ju-
The provisions Of the act OF Eth February !y3 rela-
tive 70 fugitive slaves clearly constitutional In all It's lead
"fhe powet of legislation in relation to asves from
labor, i, exclusive In the national legislature
The right seize and etake fugitive slaves, and the
duty deliver them up, in whatever State OF the Union
an absolute positive right aud duty pervading the
whole Union with an equal and supreme iorce, ancon-
legislation. The right aud duty coeIensive and uni
form in remedy and operation throughout the whole Union
The owner has the security and the remedial
justice, and the same exemption from State regulations
and control through however maLy States he may pass
with the tive slave In his possession 10 ansu TO hts
domica ",lPrigr % Commonwealth OF PennSylvania, l6
Snch is the law such The rights Of the MASTER aud such
the duties aud obi gallons Of the people of the free States
interpreted by the Supreme Court VI the United States
The circuit have held similar doctrine, as viii
pear by the follow ing extract, from their decisions
"The constitution OF the United States does not confer
bn, the ght reclaim might've slaves against State
legislation.
SIT offence against laws OF State for
take his abscondng the State from whence he
ausconded
"No person has a right to oppo the In reclaim
ing his slave, to demand proof Of property judge or
magistrate cannot order his arrest or detention without
oath, warrant, or probable cause. III.
The may force In epellng such opposition,
the OF such order, and all concerned IN Its
ecntion trespassers"- Baldwin, Reports, 579)
The aboitioniss and ecsoIlers Affect TO be greatly dis
penalties upon all persons who resist the recapure o.
who haTbor and conceal, fugitive slaves They were sub
ect similar penalties under the act Of 793 interpret
ted by Judge Mcleana gentleman who has been talked OF
United On this point Judge Mclean, in his cir
cult, has decided ms follows;
Damages for harboring concealng slave in free
State recoverable only by the constitution and act Of
Notice that the persons harbored concealed ug
lives from labor need be in writing by the claimant
his agent need be given by either OF them verbally
Notice, under the act OF Congress, means knowledge
from labor beyond the reach OF his msser calculated
have such effect harborng Of the fugitive within
the statute. "-Uones ps Vsnzand 2McLeansC @. Reps,
596 and gill
What language can be palmer moro emphatic touch
ing the right Of the master to pursue and recsptore bis run
State refrain from moesting him In the enjoyment oil this
Egml And will those who now put forth their threats o.