Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-30


,ubc meeug and received with appreciation by thst meet
the declaration that article Of the constitution Of the
United States shall not be executed Lao d,o. gem
leman offered resolve, which passed public meet
In this city, that constitution constitution, law
law, will allow fugitive slave to be taken from
Here and elsewhere have been publicly ut
ered exhortaons TO violent law,
Of aid and in maintaining such resistance The chair
man OF public meeting declared here that "tbe law will be
resisted and the fugitive esist asd If he STAY the slave
hunter the marshal and if he therefore be brought
before jury OF Massachusetts, men, that jury will not
vc him" Here and elsewhere has been promulgated the
idea that Is 1T and proper for Strangers coming from abroad
on to our SOIL TO put themselves upon their natural rights
viewed according to their human light and by tina. light
and resist unto blood the execution Of the law Of the
Commonwealth speak not of any law Of Congress, but
OF the constitution the supreme law Of the land. The chair
man OF public meeting here has venured to such
persons that judges and Jurors will violate their oahs pro-
tect them from punishment and If there should be nothing
wanting to exhibit the madness which has possessed mems
minds, murder and perjury have been erected into virtues
and in this city preached from the sacred desk must not
be suspected of exaggerang in the least degree. read,
therefore, the following passage from sermon preached and
published in this city
Let suppose which may happen here, and be-
fore long, woman flies from South Carolina Masachu
sets escape from bondage Mr. Greaheart aids her ia
her habors and concea herr and is brought trial
forit The punishment is fine Of thousand dollars and
imprisonment for six months. am dI avn to ju-
and pass upon this offence. may refuse serve, and
be punished for that leaving with cruples take my
to the law and the testimony The plain let us sup
pose and the testimony conclusive Greaheart himself
esses that he did the deed aegedving ready to
s The Judge charges that il the jurors satisfied of that
fact then they that he is guilty This nice
matter. Here two questions The one put to me in
official capacity juror this Did Greaheart aid the
mani The other put in my natursl character
Will you help punish Greaheart with fine and imPr
soumen for helping woman to obtain her unaenaD,e
OATH then shall do my official business and find Greathear
guilty and shall to be true i'll value my
not hate him to do him justice not injustice TO allow him
the natural rights he has not aenated and shall say not
guilty. Then will call forsworn and liar, but
think human nature will justify the verdict.
The who attacks to reduce me to slavery in that
of attack alienates his right life and if were the
with as little conjunction as would drive mosquito from
my face -2 Sermon Of Conscience, BY Rev. Theodore Par
.ke.
should like to ask the Rev. Preacher when he goes into
court and holds up his hand and calls his Maker to at
the sincerity of bis render true verdict according
the law and the evidence whether he does that
in some other capacity
Is time that they who love their country and respect
the laws should together and sobery ponder these
things
If case exists which demands breach of Fundamental
law Of the Government and uses armed resistance by in
dvduals, it is for revolution, and it is time knew
and acted upon it.
If there is not such case then this language and the
feelings that prompt and the conduct which accompanies
disgrace community enuanger SaIey peace
and should receive the rebuke of every good citizen There
is no middle ground between these alternatives If there
for focbe resistance Of law for refusal to
article in the compact which constitutes the Government
for vying this compact by names which should be un-
willing repeat for stirring the angry passions of men,
and arrayipg part of the country against another part
be nothing less than for revolution, and in
voluon it end, if its progress be not checked.
Now, understand that those who act in concert on this
subject dvsbe into two classes One class openly
that this for revolution. They say the constitu
ton Of the United States contains article which immoral
and must not under any circumstances, be obeyed that
honest they cannot undertake to abide by this
pact, with mental reservation that they will break an i'm
porant part Of 1t and therefore they reject the WHOLE and
hold it be the duty of this Commonwealth to withdraw
itself Instantly from this whole compact, and thus revolu
onze the Government This is the ground Of action and
the end Of casshe ground Of action being that there
is fundamental the constitution OF the Government
and the end that the Government must be destroyed
Whatever else may be said Of this be denied that
it open, definite tangible capable Of being and under
stood in true proportions They do not profess one thing
and another. They do blndy towards the
guph Of civil dscod and national destruction They do not
lead their followers towards with boasl assurances that
the ground is safe and clear They treason aud they
honestly say SO, and give their reason for it.
In my humble judgment, it is time that
ined You may needs examination; the bare state
men of the proposition carries its refuaton with it. So
had supposed until recent events changed my opinion.
do think important examine their because
entertain any hope Of influencing any of this class of
whom have mentioned. believe their passions too
much excited. But there another larger class who
acting with them many Of whom verify believe, do
whittier they going. These have thrown off their
allegiance the constitution On the contrary, many Of
them held have held public Office, and have 10 sup
port the constitution Many more, if may judge from the
elections desire earnestly to take that OATH Great
laughter. l bound think, and do think, they have
taken this oath without any mental reservation They in
cude in it that article which promises that fugtves from
vice escaping this State shall be given up But your
Free-Soil neighbours "wl you give your support law
which shall fairly and fully this article You are
dissatisfied with the present law but laying aside all ques
tons about and Details do you that Massachu
sets shall keep this promise break p And depend up
it. if you get any at all will be that 1t is pro-
mise not fit to be kept.
do say that all would Some have
not sufficiently probed their conscences to know what
lies at the bottom, and who have may be willing to
have this article executed hope there many such
But do believe that when to the practical question
whether the promise shall be kept many will be found in the
cndon in which Sir William Blackstone says he in
respect belief in wchcraf for, says he, in substance,
nasmuch both the scriptures and the laws of England
cognse the crime Of witchcra cannot take upon myself
to deny that there has been such thing though
give credit to any particular modern instance Of it.
So it is with Of these gentlemen Inasmuch the
constitution, which many of them have support
contains express promise that ugves from service shall
be given up, they take upon themselves deny
done in any particular way, by any particular MEANS
in any modern instance they consent and prevent
they ready to join their best and utmost exerions
those of the first class whom have named though these
latter all the time declare that this distinction between the
abstract and the concrete is too thin for their eyes
Now the real difficulty with both these classes of persons
the The difference between them that one sees
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