The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-07

ng.-Baktimore Sun.
This is mistake 1t was the Hon Mr.. DE.
BERRY of North Carolina who, in crossing the
ferry at night, stepped over the how of the boat
supposing she had landed.
A State resisting the Fugitive Slave Law
1t viii! be seen by the subjoined articles, that
the State of Vermont has determined to prevent
the execution of the Fugitive slave law She
provides for securing to the fugitive slave the
writ of habeas corpus, the trial by jury, and
an appeal to her higher courts, from the lower
and she gives him the aid of her law officers in
the courts.
According to the law Of Vermont, fugitive
slave when arrested by Marshal of the United
States, can be taken out of his hands by process
from the State courts. He may resist, and call
for posse, but so may the State maj shall OF
sheriff call for a posse, and every body knows
which will get one in Vermont.
Of course no slave owner will enter into such
controversy between the State and the United
States. The delay, expense and uncertainty for.
bid it. And the execution Of the law will prob.
ably not be attempted in that State, which may
thereby become safe asylum for fugitves.
1t is little curious that the Northern States
should manifest more sensibility, and zeal about
the rights of negroes, than the Southern do for
those of whites.
From the Springfield (.Nass.) Republican.
"FUGrTIvF SLAVE LAW IN VERMoNr.-The legis.
lature Of Vermont, at its late session, passed a
law with special reference to giving those "inhab-
itants" of that State arrested as fugitive slaves
the benefit Of the habeas corpus and Of every pos
sible legal defence. 1t devolves upon the circuit
judges Of the several judicial courts the power Of
issuing this writ, heretofore vested in the Judges
Of the Supreme Court, and makes it the duty of
the State attorneys in the several counties to ap-
ply to either class Of judges or courts, case the
arrest OF any inhabtant as fugitive slave oc-
ours, when the judge court applied to shall is
sue the writ Of habeas corpus, returnab'e to the
preme or county court when in session, or to any
Judge of either court during vacation. If, under
this writ, issued during the vacation by any Judge,
the person arrested and imprisoned as fugitive
be not discharged, he is entitled to an appeal to
the next term Of the county court by furnishing
proper bail. The court to which an appeal is
made, or to which the writ was originally made
returnable, directed, upon the application Of
either party interested, to allow trial by jury Of
all the acts at issue between the parties The law
makes it the special duty ofthe States attorneys
in the several counties to use every lawful means
to procure the acquttal Of every person arrested
and claimed within their districts as a fugitive
slave, and instruct all judicial and executive Off
GERS, who shall know or have reason to believe
that such an arrest is intended, to give immediate
notice thereof to the attorney their county, that
he may timely take the measures that devolve up
on hum for securing the rights Of the arrested par
ty."
From the NY. Journal Of Commerce.
An we understand the case, this law.of the
legislature Of Vermont is directly contrary to the
decision Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, and in effect notification Of the recent
act Of Congress. While other States which have
passed unconstitutional laws on the subject, are
about to repeal them, Vermont seems disposed TO
commence the race anew. Section sixth of the
law Of Congress authorizes the Judge or commits
sioner TO determine the case in u summary man
ner, and also provides that the certificates in this
and the first section mentioned shall be conclusive
Of the right Of the person or persons in whose ia
vor granted 10 remove such fugitive to the State or
Territory from which he escaped, and shall pre-
vent all molestation Of such person or persons by
amy process issued by any court, Judge, magistrate
other person ioho,nsoeuer. The legislature of YER
mont it would seem, claims the right to embarrass
the execution Of the law at every step Of its pro-
gress-to take the process out OF the hands Of the
tribunals appointed by the United States, an I!
bring it before State courts, allowing the privilege
of appeal, and so rendering the execution Of the
law next 10 impossible. To all such proceedn s
the penalties specified in section seventh apply,
and we trust they will be enforced.