The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-24

all our energies " tue glorious msk ol MAINTAINING inc
temple Of freedom untouched which the yalor and pau-
o'ism Of our fathers reared.
Vermont NaIiiae ,,ion .nd tns soathsrn Ps.ss
The Seuh.ra Press of Saturday contains the copy OF a
law enacted in 1913 by the legislature OF Vermont This
was Immediately after the decision Of the Supreme Court
in the case OF PIgg The State OF Pennsylvania, in
which il was beld that State officers could not be re-
qured TO aid in The recap,ure of fugitive slaves under the
acl OF 7o3 if the Stale authorities had not authorized and
empowered them do So il this permission was de-
MED Several States and Vermont among them, express
" refused to give their assent The Vermont act pohib
itei her officers and citizens from rendering their aid, or
permitting jas to be used Tor saekeepog OF slaves,
under heavy penalties, with this exception, IN the shape
Of a proviso to the fifth section oi said act
" Prouidd That this shall not be CONSUMED TO extend
10 any ez q Of this sue acting a. lnase 2. me circuit
ty marshal o the district Of Vermont or 20 Ihy prso" act
ing aatr HE eoniand authority 81 said courts Q, mar
In other respects this act does attempt TO interfere
with the constitution or laws OF the federal govenm nj,
or seek 10 throw distractions in the way Of The claimant
Of the fugitive slaves The spirit that dictated is both
narrow and llibera and Of strong abolition tnge but
we do not perceive that it is justly chargeabe to be
plain violation Of the letter OF the constitution however
Listen 10 the which the sapent editor Of the Sou,n
Press makes Of this circumstance The following ex-
tract is from that paper Of Saturday:
The NATIONAL oRGANs-THEIR GROSS ArrEMrT DECEIT
TON Everybody has doubt, been amused for
e past the fpeciscls exhibited BY the wuhing Of Tie
Vermont-it IN unlnckiy TO disturb the harmony
Of their congratulations Of the eonnry under the blessed
other from day day in their expressions of surprise
| and horror AZ the occurrence.
To expose his humhug. present below. taken from
the statutes Of the State Of ver.non' law passed lar
for last years stringent pro.
pisons The late No wonder, therefore, at The
ton In Stat, according, il did with her entire rgis
ative policy This well the similar statutes Of many Of
Congress- that hardly suppose the Iafaigencr and
Unio~ ignorant Of them. |. il not, then. extraordinary
their readers But give the law and ask any man who
reads provisions. and Them with the late act
and others making alter their having for such length
Of time concealed all knowledge OF sach snac,nents,"
When this act Of ls43 was passed, there was no &C
OF Congress with which in conflict in fact ths
proviso shows that it expressly recognised the validity
OF the act of 1893, repealed the prior law giving jur,
trial to fugitive slaves and excepted all the officers
the fed eral government from its operation but woult
have been so far void il had not This late nudity
ing act expressly conravenes the act OF Congress fo
delivering up fugitive slaves. takes the fugtves out OF h
hands OF the federal officers places them in the hand
OF those Of the State and gives them jury trial, in the
teeth OF The act OF Congress aud the decision Of the Su
preme Court OF the United States And yet the Sour
Press has the ignorance the adaeay TO tina
the act OF is43 ''more stringent than the late act
He who would make such groundless as
sertion is above or below shame He would put Nun
chausen the blush, and make Sinbad the Sailor ealou
Of his character for vsrae,ty We notice the matte
now only 10 show to what dastardly shifts the editor
driven to calumnate u.s. and to show. also. that hi
front, il mot BRASS. is at least completely apanned
that the original metal is impenerably shielded from thu
public gaze He TO be delighted at this late &C
| OF Vermont chuckles over it as Garrison or Fred
Doug lass would and regards OF unpards nab
wrong to expose ard denounce it, How truly do extreme
meet! We are not aware OF single law passed, &C
done, BY tie abotonists, during the late violent agta
ton the subjeci OF slavery, that has me, with hi
enre appreciation. The Crafts in Boston, the lat
Vermont law, the Union meetings at the Morrill, an
everything else tending to support the constitution ant
laws, have been gloated sneeed at, in spiri
that has afforded the abolonists infinite Joy The mo
tves and hopes Of the Pres and the aboonsts may b
different; but we know nothing OF that They agree il
harmony to the means and whether the end be 4
dissolve the Union. abolish slavery, steal fugitive ne
groes, or create sectional conederacies is of u,
moment
\ "a by any other will smell as sweet -
And So likewise, will an abolitionist The senior
EDITORS marriage law may ultimately establish a new
theory OF ootors-
| ITO that complexion must they last"