Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-30


would have dreamed OF doing and had they dreamt of
they would very soon have awaked from their dream That
guarantee fellow citizens is constitutional provision, and it
procams that wherever fugitive from labor or service es
cpes another State be shall be delivered up on the claim
of the That is the language of the constitution that
is the law Of the land that the object Of the law
no further and only renders that which the constitution
JOINS safety and justice to the fugitive himself his owner
elsewhere, and TO The public at large. ..
is just to the fugitive because the instant be is pursued
and arrested that instant according to this law he is under
the broad and powerful protection Of the laws of this nation
fAppause He longer danger Of either committing
provoking riot He is longer in danger Of being way
laid by those who borders with false and
dulent claims He is under the protection Of the constitution
and laws of the United States. It just the because
is equally careful with respect him and it is just to the
great people Of the United States by oresang and prevent
ing thing in the shape Of difficulty and disorder say
you addition, in reference this law, that it expe-
dent law and why do say that Why, you Ameri.
know the principles Of constitution you know
your immediate rights dependant upon having those prn-
ciples faithfully executed in practice Well, them il
pedent with view satisfy all those who interested in
this great question: thus stated in the constitution Of the Uni
ted States that their rights will henceforwad be sgnaly pro-
teced by the people Of the United States [Appsuse
will to the peculiar proprey that this emphatic
language should be held by those who citizens of the
State Of Pennsylvania There which will
you all why the language Of this meeting, and the
luons passed here night will speak 10 the anxious and
doubling and hitherto distressed ard vexed citizens Of tn.
South of hope consolation, and confidence. APP
pause 1t is eIpedient that should do it is expe
dent that they who ive who flourish who in the enjoy
ment Of all the liberties Of the constitution Of the Uniet
States, within the sound of that glorious bell that
Hall Of Independence; it is eIpedent that we here upor
this locality should be strong, emphatic, unequvoca frank
and fearless in asserting the principles and practice of thu
constitution Of the United States
believe fellow citizens as firmly as that am standiDl
IN your presence that upon the faithful adherence to the obi
CATIONS OF the constitution upon this great point depends
either the Union or the peace Of America. know well h
power OF numbers to enforce the Unionbu Heaven deent
US bon so horrible result tha-Heaven defend fou
enforcing 1t with consciousness of wrong in our breasts
against our injured fellow citizens under the
Applause Let us stand by the constitution and th,
omon VIII last trust, by the experimenting care of tb
Almighty, forever. lAPpsuse.l It is a wise Union
any form OF government has received the smile and bessn
Of God is The American form Of government Applause
And have only 10 be true that in order to continue