Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-16

10 be forever gor6ed and all who voted for merit eternal
infamy if there is individual in Massachusetts, who
from reading these papers, shall have take
just view of the law and the conduct of those citizens Of the
free States who voted for it, shsll consider yef rewarded
for the time bestowed Them Il shown In the peced-
ing paper that the of the present system of
slaves planted by our ancestors In l643 this from
the necessity OF the
Before the adoption of the constitution the States were
certain extent sovereign and independent and in
condition to settle the terms upon which they would form
perfect union 1t has been c0ntended by
that such article in the
could be of binding force validity because II s
puIaton contrary natural right But it Is difficult per-
the force of this objection IL has already been shown
that slavery is contrary the aos Of nations would
then be the proper subject OF treaties among soUegn and
dependent Poers Suppose, instead OF forming the present
or any other confederation several States
in all respects sovereign and independent would
have been competent tor them 10 spuate by treaty
that fugitive slaves should be mutually restored and to frame
suitable regulations under which such stipulation should be
carried into effect Such stipulation would be highly inn
and to secure peace and harmony between
adjoining nations, and to preUen PERPETUAL col sons and 6or
der would be encrOachment the rights OF the
fugitive for stranger has just claim 10 the protection
foreign State against 1uA especially where claim
such protection would be likely involve the State in war
and each independent State has determine its
laws and treaties who may come 70 reside seek shelter
within its limits and to prescribe the Now the
tuon Of the United States patakes both of the nature of
treaty and form of government II regards the States
certain extent sovereign and independent communities,
with full power make their laws and regulate their
domestic policy and fixes the upon which their inter-
with each other shall be conducted In respect for
egn relations regards the people Of the States
munity, and constitutes form Of government for them.
well known that when this constitution formed
of the States permitted slavery and the slave trade and
considered them highly essential their interest," and that
other States had abolished slavery within their
limits and from the principles deuced and policy avowed by
them might be desire extend such abolition
further ws therefore, manifesy the interest and the
object OF party this compact enlarge extend and
cure far possible the rights and of the
OF sIayes within their limits well in other Staes
and OF the other party limit and restrain them. Under
these the clause in question agreed and
ed, as intended to future peace and harmony
and to x, precisely language could do it. the limit to
which the rights of party should be exercised within the
territory OF the other TO be that they selected
terms intended express their exact and their whole
ing and would be departure from the purpose and spirit
OF the compact to put other construction than that
to be derived from the plain and natural import of the Ian
used Besides this construction Of the provision the
constitution gives to it latitude afford eectual security
to the Of slaves The States have penary power to
make all laws for the regulation of slavery and the
rights of the save-o~ners whilst the slaves remain within
their territorial limits and it only when they escGpe oi
ont the consent of their owners into other States that they
require the aid of other States enable them their
dominion over the fugitves."
The preceding lines extract from the learned and
elaborate opinion of Supreme Judicial Court in the
before referred to, pronounced by Chief Justice Shaw
have borrowed his language, far better than mine would
be explain the readers Of this paper the which
induced fathers to the introduction of the clause
the constitution by which the rights Of the save-owners
recognised and protected The hih
isted then eris ,ch vastly ,oeg and force
than in the year 1857.