Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-22

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them rr cnntables and ih' agent i me 'Ha>'o ,s n
bu, who tl!c other persons were, or wila' was W. w
ect OF their assembling, was ignorant en''''u VI
course on ms duties advocate called in lhe ev"'' VI
the agents authority and denied the authority of ht law ~
Cunnr,ss and of the magistrate Gndor il Ia deliver ~ li
ant Of Massachusetts into the custody VI another ih', u
ter trial by ry according Ia thn constitution M wv '"''
While occupied wish my argument, w'S S'ddea'' @ ',
upiol by loud noise behind Inc, and on li:iIle '",
foand my as,onsmenr, both The constable ana i' aech
The oor and the alleged slave passing oil "l u '''
between the files of bysandris, which were orflrh u W
sight and left for his escape.
lm,n fortnight elapsed when was called npoi hy ku
fus AmoIy, II lawyer n emncncf III ne s's' o'
in that day, who showed Inc letter from S'n"fh s',
hold directing him 10 prosecute Josiah ttunc j" NY
penalty under thn law of H' for ots,fnrns ih' '-' ~
hc claimant ia obtaining his slave under The process ''ao
shed by that law.
Alr ilory /, L. mol rss lllan myself lie foil? 'l sn'h
pyerncr and never heard rom nl nr IRON an: 'f .
thing more upon the subject Of prosecution This iaci an
the universal qualification which the result upFcar !" sV
The public satisfied my mind that, unless ~ a'c'hrh' ~
stealth very settled parts of Iir country h
law of 1893 wo!d forever be imperative a The e'.n' I'M
proved in Massachusetts. And the will il MY d.n'.n
be casr have already said with the law OF $50
The feeling and The oigin h lis uEytrsaiiy "i ihs sun
ect Massachusetts is, apprclead not We'll understood
1t had ia origin in general disposition 10 n'ei"T' VIII
c .hts vi Southern Shareholders, bat fraa th2 surpiis
anh disgust c Ia aw of l193, whrh nom the i;s
p,yacd every class Of citizens in Massachusetts Inc.
regarded that aw violating the principle o HE conllc
they understood il. when they acceed tn is rt
Of tn United Stace In accepting clause oi that Goa
uton, which provides that persons held 10 srryce "t a
bo in an. other State "an escaping into Massachusetts
should mot bc discharged from such service or 1b" IN rn
sequence o. law passed by her ard l s" "onu de-
liver, upon c!aim sch persons 10 hc part Ia whoh ieatI
vice nly be due to people ri MassarI-its Understood
ha, such claim should he enforced in conformity 10 ani ~
concd,nc with the known and established principles o The
Constitution OF Massachusetts. That pledge, the '?ie Z"
Mass. s.chusc.is br accepting that claus" IL the t"'t
the United Staies sUcrnnly gaveIaa thai FfGge NE
pe0pif u M:ssdcst3 hare roldijd and ndd thy
xii tic'ae i. The las of seventeen hurdroi and
nlnciy.hr,e undertook 10 modify The terms III l'i plrse
avaiag s"ll "i certain general constructive powers o' w
Constitution u the T. States md by wrr":n@ them 10 po
ses which they suppose. IN br appc't Had
il be- participated by Iii, convention nl Mas icis. lis
u hs ao;su the Constitution o. ~ United states that
tho general powers il conveyed vault have been 10 con
ail;td ~ authorize The passing ~ llw oi t"nGics'
riding nal ,ranplng down tir great principle o The
constitution OF Massachusetts,, which secures oevciy hu
being within that Stale tie right oi trial ~ lnif
cannot question for moment tina: the Objections which
such an anticipation would have raised would have been
lnsurmoun.h, and The Constitution of The United States
wold have received e sanction OF Tint c"nsea.on
Could it have been anticipated hy iha; people t'at
law would be passed suposccins that great p!nciie I"
human icedom and that in this Stat" in which the Claim
am uf ownership for cow, m OK horse oi an acre Z"
land, could be diyose of his night without tiill by
Jury yet that, by The operation oi sGcn law, ct'. en-
nigh, Be seized, perhaps secretly, carried before single
magistrate and without the right q! proving before Iat
his Title ohinSe be- cat of the Sitr on the ceiiihcatc
oi sc single nlesra,c into hopeless and perpetual bono!
age il is posabie, in my Judgment IN; thr constitution
the United St1cs could have received the sanction 0i ono
tenth part OF The people OF Massachusetts.
The !aw Of 1893 unquescnaby excited in The people o
this STATE universal surprise and disgust, ant wiling
ness counterac hr provisions OF that law became sci
tied feeling and policy OF the people Q: the STATE and -
feeling b,cae general that the attempt I" enforce '
law within the Safe became hopeless from the 'fs And
this, have already stated nrosc om 10 setil dl-po
sill on in that people interfere with the rights NJ southern
Shareholders but from the general opinion prevalent IN i'
State that southern rights when prosecuted IN assachn
seit- should be pusued under hr principles Of The law
and constitution this State. This "a4 Tie nature oi The
pledge given by this people in accepting The clause IN TN
constitution ii lh- Ent" States relative to person. ogu
service In other Stars and e'raiins INTO ihis la
pedge the pco,,r M Massachusetts, haze 0!fed, ana
rs believe, Rcrfr IrW riolrff.
Let The npon this subject be modified give Il
every person whose service n hus claimed The right oi a
BY Iurv before being al The ani and The unlyors?
dissatisfaction would be almost wholly slllaycj; and tn
southern owner under the liw so modihe,' WI haze n
obstacle his success than what Is I.'rdht II! l1 M
tire Of such trial.
Lc, n,l be- said ,hn this would ba koaping h prn.s'
the tE:e ana breaking II II the aoPs; hccansc no ''G''
men would IA found III the State wilI would 10 isce Il
tho STAKEHOLDER snch tril Nithon: admitting for mo
men, that there is any truth In such suggestion vii
only say, II b true, and no Twelve h'n IN le oh''
could BE- found who would n1t Niae lh'ir "lt Idnf ai
ba concerned in runnn. slave Ia his MASTER ca any iac
by inn cned conclusive To show the id :" attempting
10 enforce such Law within taa ai!ts ol 3:ac in which
such principles and feelings universally prolhmiaate
Bu have ex,ynIed my remarks beyond my original IN
eutoa. Ny grea, OBJECT hls been give s"ch npnosa an
views ought, In my judgment, 10 g'e peace oi mind
The clss oil persons aia"d Us Their pcicns'ons ifon III
recent law ana tending o s ~ them ihe
may abide safely they have already done nnr' ne pro
tecon Of lle law, Massachusetts, und The syna .s
her citizens Anl in edition woGld exf'es' hone l
nothing sh.al bo done in this meeting .sSing the suhc
party political aspect w'a an assured was MT ir
intention Of those who originated he chH ol H.
am sir very respectfully, your illcla ana 'ttAnt,
JOSIAH QUINCY.
J. lxaEnso.I BowDTcm, Esq,
But rhcro are other signs which creae unsasiness
State Judge in New York has declared TINT hr woa! not Il
fuse hacaa corpus jr the i2aoue "l tr-cafine giii'
slave and the mayor ol New I"k has said publicly ha
his police SHOULD nssia in the execution 0i the law
Washington liant, The Wing candidate Tor Governor OF Me-
York in his letter o acceptance has gore far 10 cvc
ate the foul sp o Sewardsn as to declare that The Tug
tive slave law confcis with all notions of person;
right and security and agree with the New or
Globe that the inference is irresistible that he is 'oposs
10 ENFORCING thi- law and prepared risk tho dssou,1
of the nion" second large meeting has been held
Worcester Macs which WAS addressed hy fugitive sayi
md by such wretchcd fhigher law nboiionsts Rev
Calvin Fairbanks and Mr. and Mrs Foster, whose exraya
CANT lights we had occasion criticize, in letter ircE
Ras,a, in June This meeting resolved HAT "shold IN
Ili,cd Stnes Marshal any other person visit Worcese
for tho purpose Of making arrest :" any person or Pei
sons claimed as ugvcs from labor, ii should be the dntyi
the committee Of vigilance 70 alrm Hd Iiot population
the ringing Of thr bells
Again: some commissioners appointed % cary out '
law have resigned their oiir,s rather than MD in s eyecl
tion The Lancaster Ia) inion supple organ Of the in
fnmos Tha!eus Stevens has the following paragraph
Mr. Editor: Already have several high minded commls
.ioers of the United Staca Court Co Kane md Others
and deputy Maslls resigned their Offices lest they sho
be called CT 10 MD in executing the innncus Fugitive Slav
a This is manly, and ii hoped will BE- universally ol
lowed trnsi tn will be luud in Lancaster county ba'f
ncan drspcabr enough accent the ors Of commission
er Ii ury should be found low he should he hootf
and scornod BY every man, ana Child in the r'nn
Ii would ho honorable To a:-nciiic with caina:
hangman or thief. observe fellow rnmed McAlistef
Daupn county has accepted III, Office and acted under
OF what stuff the cilizerr oi Hars5nf made 10 end
his prcsoncel Aara,.
The Pennsyyanan, whose noble championship Of ne
right deserves all credit characcri2ps lhs above mi
nous" and aays that Il il is Stevens o"n lis oh o
the policy that bold bad man rcsors 10 0r tho puipn" all
nulng solemn law of the land; policy which more
than ar open defiance nj lis provisions because ta' o
cowarlico an terror We trust his minded c:!iea "lll
be- n,in!aei ~ tbs n.;iice The rncine :" the
Union The nw passed by Congrea, in regard 10 t f"s!
live aves, an will b. enforced, and those f;' at
tenn? prevent il being carried oui, wili ihselveS
with :hc shame ihcy Lt aiyipiia !f upon
others"
The above signs hre most o;inons and if they Top'iE
indicate the Of public sentiment lie Nf's, we
i,n