Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-06
LETTER FROM MIR. WEBSTER,
II REPLY #H
To Letter from Citizens Of NcwburypOet
WssHIsoroN. May 18Th, 1850.

crpt 1T your 'ettrr Of The Sih nf April. approving the
continents # my speech drl7t IN The Senate IN The
7,h ef March las. As considerable differences Of pm
ton prevail in Massarhusr On the subject of that
speech, 1t grateful To receive. IN e Ter respectfully
and numerensly sgned opinions 81 decidedly n-urrne
with NV own.
Circumstances have occurred, within the last Twenty
years. Ia creaiea degree of feeling al the North.
The suhl-c, % slavery aud frim being considered, IL
the adoption uf the Constitution. mainly p'e
hca gu sim. II has come 10 he Regarded With unusual
warmth, as question 81 relgon and humanity. u Is
obvious enough. that The Government Il the United
SAFES has M cenirs slavery, as it exists IN The
several Safes lis proper ar dcrn ia his respect, is
cnhned Ia us avn Territories except 50 lar as II lis
duty 10 see that tla' part Of the Constitution, which
respects he surrender oei'ive slaves, be carried fairly
ard honesty mo execution #..=
The Constitution e The United States, in The % sec.
,oa Of tn 4h article, decars:
~ persan charged IN any Safe with treason. hl"ny
other crime. who shall fee from Justice and be- found
in another ate shall demand Of the ,s"cuIive au
ihry OF The State fIon which he fed. be delivered up
TO be rmo'ed TO The State having jurisdiction of the
crime:
''No person held 20 service or labor in one State IN.
der me Tvs Thereof escaping nj" another, shall IN
consequence Of any law ~ regulation therein. be dis
discharged n'm such service Of labor, bat shall b. de
seeo W on cam OF ne pary 10 "hon such service VI
iaen may be due.
nus PROVISION oi The Cons itnii"n ems 10 have met
win h''eescpo1 OF epposon on none at all. so lar rs
KNOW, IN Massachusetts Every body seems iohaYe
regarded y - necessary aud proper The menhefs ii
"e 'e"'ehnon q, tia' oie'e l't Adopting ne tohtHu
u'h were particularly JEALOUS NJ wy nj elc aud sec.
ton, which might IN any dtgrce eneneh personal Ii
Every page "' lh'H deod'es .Hinees lhs sptii
op hn' 'tihenhet iha any one n h"miound ilf
leas taul, with his provision The cppnnen s and den
ae's :" '"e oons''oon 81 MS day have sharper eyes ~
o's . oa"2',s 10 n9'fis' man "er hams hilml
~ oocnm ~" MY. VAS ma, Ia l'0o l" say noh
'g o' ,"hh iialc CO. SAMUEL Adams, aud Other friends
" "o '"',o,'' az" ''n'R ,n''" 'he Wy eminent
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pr. ~ 80 - - '9''i'' ''''''"'' '"''l'"'H
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..' u"'",ee " nc, "hih WIS oia"p up ny 'hat
s"a ,"a" " lS'r own c"uo'fy, aud contemporary ii
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~, "e "o' We" f'"el"nd cd mites, Massachusetts,
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L,, -. " '"' No''"e''""h II '''P"a'ed as oi-
:, "''o 's'oo' ''a u any servant run a"y ifHm
-; ' ''' any "'h't oil These e"nedrtaled Jhsde.
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80 a. :" 'i'o 'i'S't' ''on ou, al winch the said SCI
lao djv,J ""' P''.''' NV s''d servant snali
'o' e''"sf " us ma ter ~ TO any other that
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D. S, e "" 1"g"h' '"l!n@s ana the delegates OF
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1r,,i i ~, va pane way ana cluf't concerning
.us"'es should De "es rived between the Enellsh Col
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,;,n NJ e"'ualy' 80 under the admlnslfa
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~ 'oe'fs om Jnsee; and they solae; that whenever
s Ae'u I'VE su'h"'i'y OF any State, ~ Territory. shall
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.h.,"'l W y" "hua'h made bei,re a magistrate,
,.J $50 "' f''s'" 70 'hh'"ded, VII having commit
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-, e '''" VI enei magi- rale 81 the Stale or Tenn
a. -, ""'"o' we Petsh 50 charged lied, II shall be
, " ''' eN'cuuFe authority al tho Slate OF Toni
-, he, h, b'. ~" lsu sh',' nave ned To cause him
" e !" D. arrested = secured. and no ice u the arrest
- eo" 70 we executive authority making such de
n'inu, !" 10 The agent Of snc au hotty appnied To re
ce'e INT tug tive and Ia The fugitive TO be deliver
- 'aon agent "hfn he shall APPEAR but If such
he ~" a. mih'n months, The prisoner may
inn van. at o's's OF Apfnses by arrest
by ILe Sat- y, T's,; '"' 'ng',Fe' shdil be paid
any apen1 ,bo Iii Wy ''a"'hs ~ oemahd Aud That
Indy sb,ll h.. .,l..I 80 SUI" '"e'''Ne mo MS Gus
I,y,,to,, t. - u''s.oi, MN |" me State or
mo a, so,,;o - e' 80 nv. hhd any person, rescu
h Sd o person al ''oef'y, shall, IN e'nvclIen,
rri.on.d no a. i've hundred DOLLARS and be in
Th ,, ',"s Que year
labor in any f Tho n'a ae' persons held to