The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-12

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Mr.. WsA~ser 10 aeling % 70 hls raplla.
. lsis M s.sps b~skwsras.s In f-s.
inslssd Of rsirsaiins. he resembles Old
Zach. who. when sdssssd By he Isn a
minis,raiion 10 fall back 10 Monterey. Sd
ysncsJ 10 Busna Vista A letter having
bern written 10 Ms. Webster By lhs Gin
sens of Newburyporl Mass. srpressing
the admiration Of ne signes Of HE great
speech. in tbs Senate, MIR. webslsr replies
in one Of his strong and impressive iesiers.
in lhe eosrse Of which he administers :
lev telling blows. whieh knock The very
breath our of the body OF sbolilionisls
He walks over Horace Llama, q 40 sls-
plant would valk over . frog. irszsirs
upon ID with scn OF regret Tor the No
csssiIy wh.eh threw 90 small IN animal
beneath ihe weight OF his ponderors fooi.
Mr. Wehslsr's rep.y eoafafness By re-
view Of The second section Of The 9Th Or
iicle OF the constitution sslsiivs 10 the re-
elamaiion of fugitive slaves. and The sub
sequeni arts Of Congress in relation ihsre-
10. and shows The observance ofspeh laws
by Massachusetts even while she was .
colony. He then proreeds 10 say:
For many years. lille OF no complaint
was made against this law. nor wss 10
supposed 10 be guilty Of The offences knd
snormiiies which have sincs been charged
upen IL. ID was passed far The purpose
OF complying with direct and solemn
injunction Of The constitution; il did no
more Than was believed 10 be necessary 10
accomplishment single purpose; and il did
that. in q cautious. mild manner, 20 be
every whers conduessd according 10 JUDI
cial proceedings.
al confess | see no more objection 10
tho provisions Of this Law Than Was seen
10 them by Mr.. Cabo, and Nj. Strong.
Mr.. Goodhue and Mr.. Gerry; and such
provisions appear 10 me, 40 hey rppssred
10 them. 10 be absoluisly necessary. IL We
mean 10 fulfil The dulles positively and
perempiorily enjoined upon rs by The
constitution Of The country. But since ,hs
agitation caused by abolition socislies and
abolition presses has 10 such extent excl.
ted the public mind. these provisions have
been rendered obnoxious and odious. un-
wesrird erdeavors have been made, and
but Too successfully. 10 roufe the passions
Of the people against them; and under the
cry Of universal freedom. and under that
nlher cry. that there 10 rule for The gav-
eunenl Of public men and private men,
which 10 Of superior obligation to the con-
slilution OF the country, several Of shs
States have enacted laws. to hinder, OBJ
s,ruci, and defeat the enacimen,s in this
act Of Congress. 10 the utmost Of their
power. The Supreme Courl Of The United
States has solemnly decided, that il 10
lawful for State officers and State magis.
iraies TO fulfil The duties enjoined upon
them by The sci OF Congress Of 1923. un-
less prohibited by Stale laws; and. there.
upon, prohibiiory State laws have been
Immediately passed, inficiine 6ne and
imprisonment on all State officers and
magistrates. who shall presume 10 conform
To these acquisitions ofthe ACT Of Congress.
And these prohibilory and penal laws Of
the Sisies have rendered il imperative on
Congress 10 make further and other pro-
visions for carrying into eifec, the sub
r,sntial intention Of tho act Of 1893. Aud
this 10 the cause Of the introduction into
the Senate. Of bill OH the subject. recent
~, by The committee on the judiciary.
Notwithstanding all that may be said
by shallow men. ignoran, men. and fac
tious men-men whose only hope ofmak.
ing or OF keeping themselves conspicuous
10 by incessant sgita,ion and the most
reckless efforts to alarm and misguide the
people, know Of no persons, in oroui Of
Congress. who wish any thing more TO be
done on the subject Of fugiiives from ser.
vice than wha. is essentially necessary,
in order to meet the requirements Of the
Constitution. and accomplish the objects
Of the act Of Congress Of 1898. And
whatever enaclmen,s may deem essential
to this purpose, /. for one, shall certainly
support. as feel bound 10 do. BY my oath
Of Office. and by every considerations Of
duty and propriety.'
Mr.. Webster expresses himself in favor
Of the trial by jury in case Of the arrest Of
a fugitive, and condemns The action Of
States lha. have passed laws making il .
penal offence in their own officers TO rem.
per any aid in spprshending or securing
such fngilives, and refusing ihs use Of the
jails 10 keep them in cusxily until . jury
be called together. He. however. denies
tina, the Constitution requires a jury trial
10 the case Of the arrest Of 3 fugitive slave
He thus disposes oil Horace Mann:
"In speaking Of tho bill before Con
gress. Mr.. Mann says: This bill deride.
The trial BY jury secured by the Constiia
lion. A man may not lose his horse with
out right to this trial, bnt he may hi:
freedom. Mr.. Webster speaks for thu
South and for slavery, not for the Nor,t
and for freedom. when he abandons thi,
right Thus personal visupcra.ion doe
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