The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-07

wwKkkL sshsens<n, with s5 snelosed, uvs WEEKLY
s-4.s ssaas Asy .asss..ls. Or, ussa.
ccac<nsasne slaves here In depot for the purpose OF
transporting them 10 distant foreign markets Il essened
lhs sxss oi The dmnnton Of the ternoy BY the act
u fsssccssscn Why should the slave traders who buy
lAsir Iasss N May Or Virginia come here with them.
Ia order 10 transport them 10 New Orleans o. other
scshan mmke,sf Why not transport them in the States
q 'hese Who are outraged BY the scenes that are sx
hIbsd, ~ ne eoytag which pass along our avenues
q msnaslsa human Beings collected incur own Dis
is'sni PORTIONS Of the neishbonng States Why shoad
ne feeling. n those who outraged BY such ecsnes
se s sa.ss :. s sossapiss % such spectacle wih. a.
eoninasnee 81 aale exeeponable 20 deiesta6le a.
shisi S.a concession. repeat, neither nom one
~sk s j % ben II, q II. should l.sS sSfs' uSs SIUn
and which sei u Mates well the other should
noiee % ADOPT nasnuch ~ lessons by the causes
n irritation snddsconseni which exisi ~ connected with
ABOLISH se slave trade within The District 81 Columbia.
the doctrine of the resolution of 1888, that BY
nos so X ssasisI within VI ne District q Columbia %
long ~ remains IN the STATE oi MaylandseaseeTt the
pnaspe thai resolution and adopt the other ms.scres
resfor noi attached 70 anything y the pro-
dnciun of my own mind and an quite willing y adopt
instead the better suggestions q anybody elss.eopf
instead of the distractions and anxietes which pre-
yai we shall have peace and quiet for thirty ysan
exciting and unhappy sabisc, after the Missouri compro
The next resola,ion cir. il a. follows.
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Well, Mr. President. upon this subject 70 viii him
who goes uhes, u The n,sDrssa.ioa of tat csgss i
We San.saon % which en- relates q sn.s sap,ses p
iuion Of the United States which il not limited IN ts
operation TO the Congress Of The United Saes bss which
every State in he Union And 80 one stsp fsrthsf Il
extends 10 every in the Union, and dsvolvss upon
him the obligation TO assist in the recovery Of augvs
Of the free States And. cir maintain aI this BY fair
Interpretation Of the constitution The csuss - fol
.No person held 70 service or labor in one sas under
The laws thereof escaping INTO ano.hes shall in ecas
quence Of any law Or regulation bs di:chaEed ncm
81 the party whom labor may Be due"
Il will be observed, Mr. President. that this clause In
the constitution not amongst the enumerated powen
might have been argued that Congress alone lsgis
late and carry into eect-but Il u OF the general
powers, or one Of the general rights secured ~ thi.
who bound by the constitution Of the United gatss
Now sir the officers OF The general government are boond
70 take an oath to support the constitution Of the Unsd
lion take oath support IL. and Ill men who love
their country, and are obedent 70 lie laws, are bcund
ss; Y me q a. s:s H. Ss
dividual is Obliged 10 make the tour Of HE whole
State, in order 10 assist the owner oi slave 10
recover his property, but do cay, II be d pSes-
eni when the owner Of slave i about 10 ssesn
his rights and regain OF his property thet he
that every present, whether officer agent o he
sis the execution Of the laws Of their country What
the provision II Is that such fugitive shall Be dsliv
cred up claim Of the party TO whom such service o. n
Of debate upon the bill which s now pending upon this
subject that the terms used In regard TO fustves on
offences and fugves from labor are rsssissly
i've from labor is 70 be delivered 10 on clam o. me pay
Ss any ss. that an. MOI bound
fugitive from Justice upon the demand Of the State tom
which he has hedi think there have been scne e.
constitution but they have no, denied ihe ssnsrs sS;
and II they have refused in any instance 10 give 20 The
persons demanded has been upon some technical rAl
he fugitive surrendered on he appcsou 70 dslivsr him
up, as enloined by the constitution W
think. Mr. President that with regard 10 the obsctc cf
this provision there be doubt II imposes "a obli
CATION upon the Staies-free sIaveholdng-it imposes
oblg alton upon the officers OF government Ststs os
ederaand add upon the peopleof the United Ssales.
and surrender OF fugitive slaves from their masss.
There has been confusion and think misc0ncep
lon upon this subject IN consequences OF recent decie
on OF the Supreme Court OF the United States think
hat decision has been entirely msapprehended. There
a difference between imposing impedimens, and
,ordng facilities in the way OF recovering the fugitive
slave The Supreme Court OF the United ftnies have
Dnly decided that The laws OF impairment unconsttu
ional. know, SIR, there some general expsssons
N the opinions 10 which have rcierrcd-the case OF
Maryland and Pennsylvanis-tha would secm 70 linz
,ou otherwise; bat ! think that when you come 70
,itentively read the whole opinions pronounced BY
he Judges and take the trouble that have taken 10
with the judges themselves. you viii hnd that he
whole extent of the authority that they intended 10 ndCpt
vas that any laws oil inpedimen enacted BY the States
we're laws forbidden By the provision OF the constitution
which have referred, and that .he general govern.
nent had right impose obligations upon the STATE
'cers that not imposed BY the authority OF their
,wn constitutional laws. Why, Il is impossible II the
lecsiou had been otherwise, 4 would have been extn
Judicial. The court had no right 10 decide whether the
avs OF facility or were. not Unconstitutional.
The only question before the upon the laws o
mpedimen passed by the legislature cf Psnnsylvara II
hey have gone beyond the before them 70 decide
lpon case not before them, the decision 10 what awy<
al "obier didum," and is not binding upon TINT court
t-elf, or upon any other tribunal say 10 utterly no.
possible for that cour with the before them Of the
passage of law by State legislature seording ad and
sssance 10 the owner Of the slave 10 get bsck his
property again it is utterly impossible tbsf that ~
,her tribunal should pronounce the decis'on mat secA
nd and assistance rendered by the authorities o he So4
lnder this provision OF the coBst,tnon OF ne UnocQ
States was unconsiutiona and void The coun ~ ~
ard M and evan II they had aid theV WumM