The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-04-17

dirisinn n.s MOI made die yeas ano
nsys sefe not isken and there spresu
10 have bsen a general and universal
Iacquiesefnre 10 the propfefy o. The mez.
'surv. ! cad that among The membsr ri
me Ssnaie al lhal lime we're abe following
genllrmen. who had hem members Of the
CONVENTION that framed he constitution oI
the Uniied States: John l.znedon. of New
Hampshire Roger Sherman. Of connec.
lieni; Rufus King. of Nrs York Robert
MONS. Of Penns, iraais George Read
and Rirhsrd Bassei. az Delaware ; Pierce
Butler. Of South Carolina; and William
Few. Of GeargIA--errtsinly may he per.
miIifd 10 say collection of highly ne.
spectacle names--namrs az emirnre he.
fore The roun.ry. In lie House Of Rep.
reseniziises The bill Was passed np.n The
the yeas and rays. and The vote slesd.
As yeas and : NAYS. CD those voting,
who were members of The ennvcnlian
who framed Tie constitution. wsre: Nj.
sholas Gilman. OF New Hampshire !;
Jonathan Dayton. Of New Jersey: Tho
mas Firzsimmons. of Pennsylvania !:
Hugh Williamson. nf North Carolina
and Abraham Baldwin. Of Grerria. And
i 10 remarkable that every individual Mia
had been member Of ihe convention thai
framed The constitution. and Was member
ufihell"use Of REPRESENTATIVES, at illsilime,
who voted al ID. voted for The bill, and MOI
single one nfihrm is 10 be found among
The small number Of seven aha voted
against The bill. Those seven were: : Mes
srs. Lirermorc. Of N. Hampshire: Thsleh-
er. OF MASSACHUSETTS SinIge.. of Connec-
iieui; Niles, Of Vermont !; Tfradwell, ol
New York; Mercer of Mary land |; and
Parker. Of Virginia.
Tins. sir. We have hi. act passed a,
iliis early period. the passage Of which
was participated ia by this con siderable
number af gentlemen Who had bren mem.
hers Of the convention. every one concur
ring IN Us passage IN the Senate. wiIhom
a divi-ion. and with very small minority
of opponents in The House of Represcn-
istiyes. Now. if any thing can fix the
meaning Of this constitutional provision.
lis certainly fixed by This bill. Upon
HE face "f The constitution. this act of sur
rendering fngilses from labor is associated
with The delivering up OF fugiiives from
justice. provided for in the same general
ierms-ihe difference in the phraseology
TO be entirely accounted for from the
minute difference in The suhirci matters !;
acted upon as such IN 1893. by both
houses of Congress. and that act never
repealed. nor complained Of. except as,
from subsequent events. IL has heroine
Inefficient 10 accomplish the end ro-
posed.
But. Nr. President. we have carried this
matter Of delivering up fngiiives sill fur
Their. We have made extaliiion treaties
with foreign powers we made one with
England in lS42-ihe celebrated Ashbur.
ton treaty, containing an exiratliiion arii>
clc--and one with France in 1913, and
with divers powers since. Now, what
do these treaties provide with regard to
foreign States 7 That we shall deliver
up fugiiiyes from such cnunifirs, upon
evidence Of their guilt being produced a..
ii their offence had been committed here.
would justify their commitment for trial;
and in 1913 We passed an act Of Congress
Tor the purpose Of carrying into effect
these exIradition treaties aud by the
second section Of that act IL is provided
that, upon any Investigation had under
The act, sworn copies 81 aflidavlIs taken
abroad may be used as evidence"
And who is the officer. under these ex-
Tradition treaties, 10 whom This Jurisdiction
is submitted! A commissioner. appointed
by the circuit court of The United States.
Now, all that we ask is, that there shall
he such bill providing for the surrender
81 fugitive slaves. upon The making out Of
such casa prima facie Casa case
~ which such evidence shall he produced
before the commissioner as. If il were
prosecution. he would fully commit the
party Tor trial--would deem him Ia he
prima Iarie subject Ia the authority of the
person who claims him, belonging To him.
ind owing him service or labor. Now,
SIR, are we mol etiiiled 10 so much az this!
Is II not an in,lignhy tn offer us lessl
Upon what principle should less be of.
erred 10 US! Are we 10 be told that our
ut'Icainres are hot 10 be trusted! that we
viii not administer jnsiicel that we are in !
he hab ofsuifrring persons whn are free
% be converted inio slaves? that freemen
may be Kidnapped. introduced among us.
ieldamong nsasslaves. and refused redress
~ our courts and our laws. That is The
.rnnnd. II is direct. wani0n. inrxcusahle
insult up u the character and The indica.
ure OF every southern State. Upon what
pnssible preience can a Discrimination be
nadef Great Rriiain or France sends
here and demands that rer ain person
ounl among US shall be delivered up, To
,e tried Tor murder. or for an assault with /
intent 10 commit a murder. We do mi
pretend to require fiM proof of guilt. we
lgree that, upon such evidence being prp.
luced as would Justify and require con. /
ni'ment for trial here, the party demanded