The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-06-06

irsloo. Of rvcfy sttch aud .-ot,on, which
might 20 hey dcgr". ca'fcnca on ,~fsopal
liber, livery ,,afr u thcu drbstc, evlnccs
thi. splrd Aud yet do az, t,'ps u,i.et that
any nne 81 them fand the ica, fault with
tins prDstaen The opponents and d,t,drrs
~, the Constitution ot th,s DAY have rhsrp-r
eyes IN Discerning d.n;rTs 10 i,,rr:ty than
General Thompson, n id-t sipcum, and
, Major NasSp had ~ vs. ~ say nnthtpr
ot John i,snco,t, Samuel Adams, and other
trends oi the tonshtuton aud among then,
the very eminent men Who were drIcgs.e-
! N ,hs, Ccnven, ION from Nc~ba',pen Ru.
fus king. BenJsn.in Crccnl.af, throrh,ius
fafsons, and Jossthsn Ti,roUb.
The latter lause quoted above, u may he
worth while ~ remsrk, wss h"fro~rdi 10
substance, from the celebrated Ordinance VI
ls-s, ~h'nh WAS drawn up by ,ba, great toan
Of your own country, and contemporary of
your fathers, Nathsu Dane
; Mr. Dane had a very venerable New Eng.
| land authority for the insertion of ihs prove
sien in ih- crd,nsn,e which he prepared
1 Ia the year i6i3 there was fofu~j q con
federation between the four New England
Colonies. Massa chusc,,. hay, Plymouth,
Connecticut, and New tiavcn ana in the
9Th article af ihsi confederation IL $ s,tpula.
ted as follows va
d" II i- also agreed, tha, If any servant run
away from h's master INTO any other a these
, coniedetat-d Jurisdictions. that, IN such cases
upon the certificate of nne magistrate IN the
)u,,sdtctio out OF which the SAID s"t,apt hed,
ar upon other dee proof, the sad servant
7 shall be- delivered. either TO his master, OF TO
, any other that purpurs, and brings such Ger.
,'hcats of proof And IN the 'AttWlcs u A
ereemrnt, entered into IN 1850, brtween the
New England Colon,cs and =" the delegates
Of Peter Stuy vcssnt, Governor OF New Meth
crland,' II was s,ipulstcd that the same way
and course concerning fug',tvts should he
observed between the Enghs Colonies and
{ New Netherlsnd, a. has been established in
i the Articles Of Confederation, between the
p nglish Colonies themselves.
:, On the 9Th OF February, 1893, under the
u ad,ninisi ration Of Gen. Washington. Con.
II grcss passed an act for carrying into effect
i both these clauses of the Constitution. II is
4 entitled, ".in nof respecting fa.htrts from
;, justice, and persons es,0pi"g from The ssrrfe
', Of htir masters
II The first two sections # th,s law Prov .e
= for the case Of iugItves from justice and
4 they d, clare, that whenever the exc 'u'ise Az
tioruy Of any statr, or territory shall dcnia nd
u any person asa fugitive from justice of the
b executive authority of any state ar territory Ia
y which such person shalt have ftd and shall
produce the copy of an indtctme mt, or an ah
davN msde before ma gtslraie. charging The
y person so demanded, wsih having commute
D, treason, felony, or oth.r crime, cch,iied a
Il authentic by the governor or chici magistrate
=, OF the state OF territory from whence the per
= son charged fed, il shall be the duty u
q the executive authority Of IL. state or terrific
~ ~ TO which such per son shall have fed, 4
l. cause hm or her to be arrested Dr srcund
and notice Of the Arrest 10 be gwen t. th'
executive authority making such drmand, o
t. to ;hc agent of such authority appointed 4
Ic receive the fugitive, aud TO cause the iugriv'
m to be delivered To such agrn, when lie shal
g appear but # no such agent shall appcs
VI within SIX month";, the priscnar may he di'
- charged and all costs Or expenses incurre
st by arresting, securing, or transmitting the fu
id git've, shall be- paid by the state or rrritor
making the dc mand And that any agen
who shall receive such fugitive INTO Ils Gus
ld tody, shall be- authorized /" transport hun T.
nc the state or territory from which hr fled -
., And any person rescuing or setting such per
+, son at liberty, shall, an convciion, he tue
!, not exceeding five hundred dollars, and b
rs imprisoned not exceeding one year.
III The last two sections of the act respct
~ prrs us held to tabor ~ any "f tn l ni'r
m States or territories, escaping INTO any vihc
- STATE OF territory and III these words
"' Sc ) ind b. Il further 'nqrf'd, Tn
he when a peison held TO labor IN any Of vi
it, United States, or IN riihoT OF the trrfiioft
3, northwest or south of the rIver OHIO, uud"
the laws thereof, shall escape mt" any othc
oi the SAID states or territories, the pc rSon
W whom such labor or service is due, hrs ngei
ng Or attorney, rs hereby e'"po""J"d TO sr'1.
',f arrest such fugitive from labor aud 10 TAX
~ hun or her before any ludae OF the circuit
IL district courts of ,hr United States, Iesidin
Rs or beng within the state, or before any ma.
.al ls'ral" Of a comfy, city, or town corporat
,J wherein snch SECURE az arrest shall b. mad
nd ,udyr or nar,.,,s,.. either by oral ,,s,,nou
int or aiiifayt taken before and certified by
as magistrate at any such state or territory, tn
the person 50 se,zrd or arrested doth, und'
-" the laws Of the state %: territory from whif
he Il. or she fled, owe service or labor 10 Il
Nv person claiming hm OF her. It shall be Il
he duty oi such Judge or magistrate to give
. certificate thereof 10 such claimant, his age
u" or attornry, which shall be sufficient wsiTa
igs for removing IN. said fugitive from labor
tie state OF territory from b,ch hc or she lie
- SFo 4. ind he Il further tan'td, That al
person who shall kroaIngly and Willing
obstruct oI hinder such claimant, hls agri
or attorney, ~ 40 seiz!ng or srrcs,ing such I
--- gi,rye from labor, or shall rescue such fu.
X, tive from such claimant, la. agent or at,t
-. ncy, when 10 arrested, pursuant To III" b
~ thOTrty herein gwen ~ drclstcd or sh'
horbor " conceal such person, after no'r
TINT he or she wss fugitive from labor,
vi aiofesaid, shall, for either oi the sad "ff"ntf
s,L forfeit and pay the sum Of FIVE hundred d.
M, lars. Which penalty may be recovered
i of an" ioi we be"'hi h s"h e'a'"Ap'' Wy
Of ton II debt. IN any court proper 10 Try Z
ub- same savIng, moreover, 20 the person clst'
so ing such labor ur srryic-, his TIght oi acu
,Iy Tor, - On account Of thr sad ipjgIcs, or "il
nh cr of them. IApprpy'd, February IL, i5'r
IL Will le obs.ryrd, that IN bsItbor OF D
the two cas@s, does the Law provide for the u
Of of any qurstion whatever, by jury, IA 4
We. state ~ ~hirh The arrest vas made J
n, fugitive iron 1Usiios 10 10 be- d~l,errd IN 4
=. production d an indictn. nj, er regular
Itd. hds"n, charging the party With having c"
',e mhlrd .he crime and the ipgi,yr from ~
,,b wee ~ 10 h. removed 10 the sistr from ~hp
,t,. lac fled, upon proof, b"tor. any sa,hni"
IN. tnAgt.trsl. N the STATE here hr may be inu
,on e.u"r by vtnSrs of sifddyit, that ,bc perp
Tor. rlaHaed doth owe reryies 20 tn. party cizil
,h., ing Ism, usd~f th. lsw. of the stat II,
IA. shsoh he I'D H. both easrs. tho pfOr"' d
.fly - a. b. preliminary and sonsnsfy ~ Ia
rsscs, the party - 10 h- removed I" the sti
IN from nhieh he I'D, ibs, he lrab'itssi 8
re-, has rights, may sil b. th-rr rsgolsriy ti
,.a. and ad Judged by the uibansis ri that st'
1e, according 10 lie laws. In H.. ctne "' the
ate leoges iug'IIy- sf"n, justice, ehsfg"d NJ
ruy crime, D, 70 nA 10 i~ taken ,os gfantc, IN
.,.d state 10 shteh Ls has f.d that h- ~ guri