The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-05-08

Then be is reurEed. Then, if he is wronp
folly detained in slavery, he must make hi
appea to the proper tribunals. Accordin.
to the provisions Of The constitution of the u
nl'ed SIa'es, as recognised in this statute, i
Is to their justice and their impaitialy thu
whole must be coutided. And, Mr.. Presi
den', II was oil important that such pro,is
ION should be made. We know well TIM, for
eign States are not in the habit of surrender.
ina iugiilres from lusiice or from labor -
Each State seems 10 have considered tsal
bent e., rs lis neighbor was injured, by il,
receiving, countenancirg, aud en'ertarrc fu
g'i'e slaves from justice and when slave
escaped, as the law which recognised Save.
ry was strictly territorial in lis operation. O,
course The Sla'e or government 10 which he
escaped denied The right TO reclaim the fuci.
i've. 1t was, therefore, indispensable to the
formation OF our constitutional Union that
thtre taould be introduced provision by
which the ordinary practice Of States in re.
gard to both Of these cases should be re,ers.
ed-a provision by which the domestic oges.
ton should be left 10 the domestic tribunal
should not he transferred 10 another iu,is
diclon hy the escape Of the individual, bat
should "A every ctsc be submitted to the prop
er domestic jurisdiction, BY returning the
fugitive, whether The claims upon him
should be for justice or for service.
II vas said by the honorable senator from
New York, (Nr. Seward,) that this was a
corpac, IN the construction TO be executed on
ly by the Safes. No~. whether /. was
compac, TO he xecI,ed by the States or not,
IS question not distinctly open fot our crn.
s'defahon al this day.
In 'he Fl St pllce DO not agree IN The
piniens which have heard expressed BY the
most eminent gentlemen, that The Supreme
Cout Of tie tuhuj 5 dres las COMMITTED al
eFtor 10 sopposos tne jurisdiction ~as in Con.
cress. Cerialnli those who possed the act
Of l7y3 thorgh. that they had jurisdiction
over u; aad The Supreme Cou,, cf the Uui.
ted States has determined that Congress has
I1rlsdleIlon over it. rs therefore no more
compacl between the States than sny other
portion Ct tho nslIiul!cn is compaci. The
constitution forms govetnn.en'. The leg
islat,ve power ci that government rests here.
ard II is 'or Congress 10 give ,T CT 10 every
provision ot the constitution requiring legis.
lative ee'tou
Again, the senator from New Yotk eaid
'hat the elase States induced lesi.latirn by
Consfess-tcleulug TO the ACT OF l793.-
Nov, MIR. Psesitcni, DID not exactly Ike
that phrase. Thli The slave sta'es, or the
tepteten ati,es from States osuing slaves,
had, IN scInc way or oher, prevailed upon
Congtess TO Transcend rs power, with some
view or oltct-shy, sir there is no authority
upon earth for ssytrg so. The net of 1893
eas approved upon The l. h OF February 10
that year. II was dIrlns the sccord Con
gtess he'd uGder the constitution. |! vts
j ls at the closo Of the Congress held under
the rule Of representation fixed 10 the cons,.
tu,on ITSELF aud before The new modelling Of
the representation under lhe then first taken
census, wien Congress | recoliect ari.ht,
OF SKY three members Now,
have ken the pans to look hHle into this
matter, and fiad that THIS bill passed 10 the
Senate oi the Iaiad Satts apparently witt.
out contest. A dtlston was no, made; the
J cas- atd nays were not taken; and there ap.
pears to have been q eenefal aud universal
tcqaesceuce ~ The ptoptety Of tho measure.
/ hnd tha. among the members Of the Senate
At tha, time we're tie following Gentlemen,
who had been mcmbefs 81 the convention that
framed The constitution oi the Gnited 5 atrs:
lohu Linsd,n, Of New Il4mfshlre Roger
sherman, Of Connecticut R1fus King, Of
New York, Robert Mortis, o Pennsy wanna;
George Read and K ehaid Basset, OF Della
~ate; Pietcc ButIer, o. South Carolina /; and
William Few, Of Geotg'a-cerialay my
be permitted 10 say a cUllecto of highly re.
spectacle names -names Of em'nence before
tho country. t. The House OF Represents.
ttyes the bill was passed upon the scns aud
nays. and the vote stood, IS yeas aud nays,
Of those voting, who we're members tf the
convection ho framed The cons st,nuon: were:
Nicholas Gilman, OF New Hampshire iona
than Dayton, Of New Jersey Thomas F.fz
simmons, OF Pennsy lvania Hugh Williamson.
OF North Carolina, and Abraham BALDWIN, of
Georgia. And i, is remarkable that every
md viduGl who had been member of the con.
venilon that framed the constitution, aud was
a member Of the House OF Representatives at
that time, who voted Ut all, voted for the bull,
and no, a single one Of them is TO be found
anon. The small number Of seven who voted
asans, the bill. Those seven we're /: Messrs.
Lvermore, of N. Hampshire; Thatcher, Of
Massachusetts; Sturses. OF Connectlcu' Niles,
ot Vermont; freadwel, Of New York; Mer.
Ger, OF Maryland and Parker, Of Virginia.
Thus, sir, We have this act passed a, nls
early period, the passage of which was par.
lic,pated In by this considerable number of
gentlemen who had been members Of tho con.
voatlon. every one concGring IN It's passage
in The Senate, without a DIVISION, and with
very small minority of opponents in the
House OF Representatives. Now, It anything