Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-10-24

~ or L45e,s eafJts Tins 81, lsrauaa iia al a9
nal qad absu tha WI; h=esn-". ~ The E9u- tn
tn CaHrf.ts fsttpfe>si, ~ i,n T. SIP. od he prsi
-aa ~ Hs Viii. u''sz when I8 rstts 4 Rebellion ~ m
rs tn pa lrsf ~ IN ra11tf' IT, d .5.rr'at6
III s.psa-i bs b. at Oh#.s h.ia4 aeuhe, rebellion
|a#f irya=ap) salj be llsu AID palptHle Violation
f h' { nj ga IN, al a. intention T. rauan such "A
YiHltiilH If the Constitution, 4 fIrf duty, anI iHif
abs .u#hf 1 bs upa=e1 them ufon mere e57.tfae
Iuu, afd in lIrat... al fdty. b-=aHsa lbefe Is Ia
M flpl t#ft I.fA.'4 io., n .vs nj line u and
the privilege ffhe WIZ Of hsbeas copH', ia Is gtm 81
constitutions. ,Hutalr.
Congress l. the c,s Of fugitive slave a. IN al OH
nc hip he cope II us con, tituii nal an horty
las thr uH1u inaablc III 10 ofda and pfeseli1 f4
nlat csts % VIA esiett and - VIVA m1anef. per
SITS my BE- lksn to custody. d.tsinel 90 IMP lson
ci WI bout this power they could nof ia I'll heif con.
sitn'ioua rusl, nor pedo tn daary aud eeces
- d.ti so oovernmeut. Il never H. ard th't the
exercise Of th leg lsailre piWfr was any rurroachmet
nHon s"nslon 81 tn vil-ef of the habea' corpus
II only by me couiasion # leas that such coniil
can be- sHfposcd . east i Is not vi hp the p oyure
o. f#iee of fi- ettai VIII "a loos- those whom He
hur has buuu1. bat wouI be 10 put WI granted
IS he law, u opposition TO tie law To IN Ike part
al h' las dcstiae i've Of anofhsr This Wi follows
tbe faN. AID tfIefs the law. il 'ssneA upon WopHf
mp'aial. 10 m k q.y n,ta The causes Of commit.
meat or IN ,I-mmeut, aud solr II mad al power aud
pnfpos, Is de i.tr ihe party from AL manner Of IL
tesai coehnement" (3 Hia h. Com 1871 IT, upon ap-
pea In the Court Jud IN III WIT ~ II, upon
T. iufH. atd hpIrf mat t CO. ma n1fl c1nIbiln
ID OF vas harid the vii N tn ii stance would be
ffasfd, and III last The parry would b. reminded h
his former 1rIdcnsiudy.
Tho condition Of one n custody as a fugitive slave
undr Is lnv Sd t respects the writ oi habeas cor
js d ptfe srly the ,amn as hat Of all aher prisoners
olelef thebw, Of III United snfes The Ir,ilege Of
that VIII fenbHs alike /, Bll of them but lie judged
ol-g acted felus.d-disrhatged enfotced-by The
pfp,r ttbura according 10 the circnm ui each
case, and as the cammiimegt and detention miy appear
10 b. !, "a or illegal
The nheIe fleet f he law may be- thus btenY sta
ted. Congte has constituted tribunal with exclu I'VE
Jmisdir'ianta delefHle summay ami with nj appeal,
who ugiys r sefyirc or ahif under the second
seelion ol tie loah el. Of he Constitution. and 10
whom such service 81 lbor j. due. Ihe Jud ,mrnt Il
very tribunal 81 exclusive jurisdiction. where appeal
] H. is # nor ssY conclusive upon very other tI0n
nj. and hefcnte idgm of the tribunal created
hy llls arl = inclusive npJn all tribunals. Where
eYef His Ind2ma0l Is de to appelr il IA conclusive
1t he II llo' III own.r ~ rrtaIp IN his Gust dy The
laelvr from hi, service. and 10 hun eek 10 The
p e. or Stale lram which be- escaped. If Is shown
upaf tn APP 'ratnn Of III fugitive f wit Of habsas
corpus Il peyculs Tie issuing of lh' wit ii upon the
fenfo, II discharges n. wit and Us ores or matans
the q sladY.
This vIeN of the law Of his case is fully sustained by
,he drceioh Of The promo Couh f In Uu ed Stles
IA The ca Of Tobias UatLins where he Cuun ,.e1
10 discharge. upon the ground thai h. WAS llcu.toly
on3ar the seu'caeeofa court f competent JWi-d ct H.
aed that Judgment was con ln.Wly nIon item, Is
Pa 2D2)
The cNpr,s1as used IN do 1t clause Of The sixth
-eeal'o, thai the certificate tfeIrlo alluded ''shlll
prevent all nolestlou' ri tie petsoos whom granted,
by any nrfson ssurd,' &c prp1bly mean. ofy what
the at q Zoo meanr bg derIlae certificate under
HAT ac Sufficient warrant Tor the removal Of Ggi-
uge and certainly dot mean pension, Of the hdbeas
fDtiH
conclude by repeating my nvicton. that there is
nathrug alhe Hill IN question whl'h coall with he
Constitution, -0sp'uds. ar WIS intended 10 suspend,
lhe puvllt4r otlbe Wrii o hcbeds corpus.
have tn h'nof 10 be, very rts2te fully, 'r, your
obH diout sefsau.
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