The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-06-20
Mr. MANN's ANSWER TO Dir. WEB
STEk
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MR. MANS's ANSWER TO Dir. WEB
STEk
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0EsrLkxss Your seni, weekly Of the .
let inst contains q letter Of the Hon Daniel !
Webster, N which he hss been pleased 10 re. /,
tes u ss~. wish To reply. To prevent 81!
chance Of mistake, | quote the follow ing pas
saEcs.
"But, at the sane time, nothing 10 mote
fai-e than that such jury trial 10 demanded in I,
cases Of this 1 ind by the constitution, either !
IN its letter or its sp'r,t. The constitution 4,
declares that in 81 criminal p 'osee utrns there
shall Be trial BY . jury. The claiming of a
fugitive slave - not criminal prosecution.
The constitution also declares tha, ia suits
Of common ia~ The trial by jury small be pre-
served the reclalm'ng Of fugitive slave Is ,
mt suit al the common law; and there is
no other clause or sentence in the Constitu- :
ton having the least bearing on the subject.
have seen publication by MIR. Horace
Maon,a p,emtrr Of Congress from NamA.
chusetts, IN which ] find this sentence -
speaking cf the bill, before the Hcuee, he
says This bill derldes the trial BY Jury s--
cured by the Constitution. A man n,ay not
looss he horse without right to this trial,
but he may ioose his freedom. Mr., Webster
speaks for the South and for Slavery, pot for
The North, and ios freedom, when he alsnd-
ons this right" This personal viiuperstion
dOcs not annoy me. but ! lament to see a
public man of Massachusetts NJ crude and
confused 10 his legal appreheus,ons, and 30
little sequsinted with the Constitution Of his
country ~ these opinions ev,nce Nr Mann TO
he HIS citation OF supposed case,ss in point.
u II hsve sny analogy 10 the matter, would
prove that, it. MIR Mann's horr- stray into his
neighbor's field he eanaOi tead him Ldck nith.
sst precious trisi BY jury to aseerfain Tie
rgAf Truly, il what Mr Mann says Of the
prov sions Of the Constitution in this publ
, cation be vest Of his accuracy in the under.
| standiug oi that instrument, he would do
| well not ~ seek to protect hs peculiar no.
| tons under its sanction, but 10 appeal at once
as others do, TO that high authority which sits
enthroned abo We the Constitution and above
4 the law
! ! must deny this charge Of personal yitu-
/ perat'on, and regret that Mr. Webster, " hiie
disciaiming annoyance at what ! SAID, should
betray 1t. believe every part of my Letter
Ia In within the bounds Of courteous and re-
specuul discussion. There is nothing in It
which ght not pass between gentlemen,
W,tcout iHterrupting relations Of civilty and
fr~ ndship. Though full of regret at his novel
position, and of d,ssen, from his unwonted
doctrines, yet II aboynds in proofs of deter .
ence to himself must now, however, be
permitted To add that the highest eminence
becomes unenviable, whom Il breeds ininler-
ance Of dlssent, and bars on, the humbcst
man ftom free expression Of op'n,oD.
Mr. Webster 'lsments TO See a public man
Of Asssachusetts so crude and confused in
his legal apprel Extensions, aud 90 little acquain-
ted with the constitution Of his country, as
thesr Opinions evince Mr. Mann TO be- Yet
he points out no error Of opinion. Tie spec
az nj md He in,
lformation, ind.ctmen nj, ball Of partic ulsrs, or
even the common counts Judgment and
condemnation alone appear. He seem. N
have taken It for granted that he had only to
cay | was guilty aud L,en proceed 10 punish.
protect sSa,nsi and mnpugG this method Of
proceeding, BY any man, however high, q.
gsinst any man, however, humble.
When Mr. Webster penned bis 'lan,ents.
ta''ons over my crndencss, confusion, and
ignossnce, he doubtless mrart 10 deal me a
mortal blow. The blow was certainly heavy
but the que stion still remains rhaaer IL ku
Polyphebus struck hard blows, but his blind.
/. p~ss left the objects OF h.s passions unhar,n.
ed
Bot wber.;, do ,bc.e cy,o,-o,. .o,;n;on.'
consist. h,ci Sir " at.,er does no, de,sn 10
,neeify but ..,nm.s In eondcmn, Eo,,n.
, rs,sIy an w,,,,na Tho .sn,.nc.. u,;.h n.
auo,c. for .n,m,Svers,or 1 ioJlaxed IN. ,,r.
c;,e mesnine az Ind, S,orr a, lad doxn !,
u h,s Com,uennrx,: and IN ,cssys n IN. on,y
noint winch /, ou.nt to a on.,,,on ,oot n,
, e,srt ro,d, of thai preaf iu,,st lie .oesk.
or sse r,yh, of !. tr,si h, ,urv an c,,J ra.~s
a. an e.,stips ,,gb, b,foyt ,hr ,ey.n,h ,r,,.
e,. Of the sn~sd meat to the coo,,i,u,;on,
shlch sre,esres ne r,xA an su,,s n, com mon
: law had been ADOPTED aComm ~. In.
:, s,e.d OF lrsp,cr,h;or Judec S,o,,,. .o,d,
; IN civil cases. ~h,eh or,rn, no d,.,,ac, ,ro'
iage 10 common minds. I ,uppo,rS ~. r.rr,
: hrh 10 a .civd csse and IN. d,ff. renee %,
. | a. a, !, The ooly S,fYt tr,nce be,wren M, Ian,
gu.or .sS ,hss of H. Lr.y..d J,dgs 4 r,,