The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-13


he escaped owe service labor 10 the claiming
eeeae beso % d he s o. o. b sgen and h.
eericate declared 10 be sufficient warrant for re-
law was executed in good faith for many years But IN
Sa3 the Legislature OF Massachusetts enacted thai no Judge
OF any court OF this Commonwealth and no justice OF the
peace shall thereafter eognizance grant certificate
In that arise under the act Of Congress above
slave within the Jurisdiction Of this aud
o any offence ss.n. h' statute BY any way w. directly or
of Congress relating TO fugitive slaves, tho offender was
subjected fine not exceeding thousand dollars
to Imprisonment in jail exceeding one year
What this but ~sHfcaton limited only by the pow
stood critical examina,oni the free States Il
had been declared be constitutional and obligatory upon
Com in 1923 had been affirmed by the high
sst tribunals Of the States New YORK and pennsylvania
Story prononncine elaborate and conclusive opinion
Of Mo S ny
those who lived enough to those times OF adshp
an evil hour their suffered themselves 70 be per-
snaded into the adoption OF the iconsidered OF ot3
visions Of an act Of Congress and requirement, q the
siitution ! believe ba, do not know, that similar
do deem it Of importance in this discussion. My
remarks addressed to my fellow-citizens Of Massa
chusetts II they shall have any influence them TO in
duce them to pause in the they pursuing, and
take an ob:s, shall be satisfied The MASSACHUSETTS,
oil lSl3 prohibited the OF this Common
wealth from taking cognizance Of case Of claim to the
The only 10 whom he Could apply aer the pas
OF this act the district judge OF the United States
the ella mant in Berkshire Ham shre Take the be-
@ads The statute Of Mas.achases IL effect sends him to
Judge sprag1e in Boston, OF % Judge Woodbury., he
further provision for carrying the constitution
into effect. and one Of the OF the enactment Of
1861 by which magistrates demon mated commissioners
appointed by the authority the United States sobst-
Of Gi ~ s
This is the first difference between the acts OF l793 and
From the Detroit Free Press, 9.
FuaIrIvS-sLAvk BILL-The provisions OF the fugi,
tive-slave law mpained OF identical with those
ted for more than half century We alas to the denial
Of habsas corpus aud the by jury the State
emit that although this denial be made the q the
and cry sgains, the new law l. Is not the real griey
is that by its provisions multpes the facilities Tor
the Iscap.nIs Of the fugitive slave eGmps
fines those who obsuc the execution OF this law for the
ery lis object Is 70 render eectua that provision Of the
constitution Of TIE United States which is contained in the
second section OF the fourth article:
person under the laws
into another shall Of any Law
be delivered claim Of The party TO pho such service OF labor
Without the insertion Of this clause in the constitutions
il would have been formed adopted by the people
OF .ns unrea qua cSase Td h dI,,. 10 the
convention which formed il. We have now nothing TO do
intend and preserve the constitution II is
part Of the fundamental basis of this government Con.
",
70 carry into effect the provisions OF this clause The Union
depends upon the fidelity with which the general govern.
futils the compact between the States from which
the government itself sprang into existence.
! From he Harrisburg Keystone. Oct 10.
FuerrvK-sIAvR Law-Withou, provision in the
suton requiring the restoration of labor TO
their owners this Union would have been formed
and unless that provision is carried out In good iaih,
be preserved The OF the justice inns-
lice OF slavery has connection with the subject The
higher law principle put forth by Mr. Seward and the
aboonsts leads directly revolution and anarchy-to
the dissolution OF all obligation Of obedience to the laws by
Theh we are ana s0gshe al
nuiies and traitors great extent were tue
and their recommendations practically enforced
dsunion civil and the destruction OF the securities OF
From the those who clamor agains, this
law apparent that their objections arise wholly from
Of the cons,uiiona obligation Il is the eons,nion they
oppose and wish 10 eyadc trampe its sacred
in that they love their country less but that
they love the African race more and carrying THIS on
blind the vista of the uture-,a government sub
vered proud republic sundered into petty States;
and with all this, the condition OF the African unchanged,
made .sl5es.s ~
That we have stated objection the law
tanned by these fanatics all must confess who have heard
pr read their inammatory resolutions and speeches The
the enforcement Of the constitutional guarantee they
brand as men s,ealers" whilst they are loud in The,
who in the contemplation OF law, worse than horse
saoa, ne. mue bee1 haa St. Paul Who
the Christians of his time TO be obedent to the
under which they
holy Apostle himself us man. steaier ior returning
Onesimus his master The Bible and the constin
ton equally under the condemnation OF these modern
philanthropists.
Fortunately for the welfare OF country those who
thus inclined agitae, pull down, and destroy, though
noisy are few in numbers Nor will their malign influences
ever likely seriously disturb the Of the county by
destroying the sturdy patriotism oil the Masses and inducing
determined resistance any Of the provisions oil our great
unds mental law
II From the Baltimore Clipper, Oct 10.
A rRErFxr.-The National Era and other abolition
papers prc,ert for their opposing the
law that the slsye is denied the right OF jury tria
IN the where he may be appehended but they forget
to that he have lair trial IN the state from
which he absconded When criminal scapes from one
State another the requson OF the governor OF the state
there plant Of hardship But IL slave escape,
IL is insisted he shall not be returned to his owneS until
after having been pronounced fugitive by jury IN the
State which he bs, aed II IL well known that 70 grant
trial required by the nboliionists would be equivalent
nuliiyng the OF Congress No would ever re-
his But IL Is pretended that under tue
sw free negroes may be kidnapped and brought into the
States slaves Now, suppose such case 70 hap
pen the appeared in the slave STATE
b. appeal the and have his right 10 freedom
tried applications for freedom have been tried
in Maryland which have always been entertained nvesti'
this State northern State to protect
free DE In all their rights The plea, them that
the should be opposed because does not
DE ngve slave have Jury irla IN the STATE
where appchended, is mere preax Tor doing ah un.
lawful We venture TO assert that, under bn inW o.
Coovrc,. no free will be seized and converted
into slave Indispensable evidence Of ownership must be
10 the before he would be jusnhed
in delivering up arrested party but even ee ma
mistake, brought back tnto save Ss'', he