The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-05-16

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puIsu,, " 5ugu'es from JUSTICE IIon, ono osa.'
20 ano.ne, o'a'e w al cases VI eA'rsoiion P,V
''ueu iUr oy 'rea'y between foreign Iomers, 'h'
p.ooe.uine unliorly Is summary. mas r. .s.,
peen 'nougn' necessary 10 apply IN cases Oh 'na'
sina, ene iolns gnu ceremonies OF nnai ''i Ia
anu "nen 'na' 'r,al uoes 'ske Piace, ~ nv
VI COUNTY ironi wn,on inc parry mas neu
1 ~ noe IN 'n" III "hich ne mas Iou"o reicso
ny ,ne express language OF the constitution
Wne.ner the iugiNe Is heid 10 service OF iaoor OF
no' 10 70 DC ue'erulihed Dy me hrs "M "~.
y'om H"..H re yea ana, consequently, IL NOS,
proper ,na' 'hs tribunals Oh that ota'e snouiu
eAPouhu anu auminister lts own laws: IL tnere
nave oeen any instances OF abuse In the errone-
GUS arrest OF iugtives from service or labor, the
COZ oo,nniuse nave not ob'aiDed knowledge OF them
ihey Deiieve that none such have occurred, and
.h@ sucn are no. nkely TO occur, But In order
" suaiu against me possioihty OF their occur
rencei 'he committee nave prepared, ana mere.
WIN report! Vnarkeu ~ section 70 De onered
70 ,ne fugitive Dill now pending before the SENATE
rs W 'nis section the owner OF Iugi'ive
hoin Sc!,i0e UT moor Is, when practicaoIe, 10
carry WIN MN 70 the state In which the person
70 ,oune, Iecoru, IRON competent tribunal, ad-
Juu,oa'ipg 'ne iSc'S OF eiopement ana slavery,
win general description OF the fugitive This
IeoOra' properly ateSted and cernned under
ene orc,ai sea- OF the court being taken TO the
o'a'e where the person owing service or labor is
iound' 10 De neld competent and sufficient evil
uence OF the facts which 3ad beer 0dipdi"atA1
anu wliI lease notning more to be done than TO
'uehtliy the Fugitive
numerous petitions have been presented,
praying ior eriai Dy jury, In the case OF arrest
y, iug'.ives rom service or labor, in the non
nasenoiaihg STATES it has been already shown
Una. 'h.s "ould De entirely contrary TO practice
anu UNIFORM usage In al! similar cases Under
.no "'.ie y. popular anu cherished institution
a." 'nsn'eeioh however, never applied Iii cases
g. p' ,' Proceering ana only In cases OF
ma ~ ;'.!" wouia 90 complete mockery
VI Jusuoe, 81 ,sI as 'ne owner Oh the Fugitive is
oonI ,, 'he .risi ny jury De admitted, IL
"oa.o u,a" "i'er Hs usual consequences, OF
c o ' from ''me 10 time, TO bring evidence
loui uis'an' Piaoesi Vi secohu or new Trials, III
ISIS "ne,e sne jury nung or me verdict IL set
"s'u, anu oi rev'sals OF the verdict ana conduct
" .ne Juries py competent tribunals During
nroceedinss what sscnr;,v - ~, "na
fodv and for,hcon,;nr ., ;ha s,s;,;u ~ nV
Termination Ard IL 6n.Iiv ,he oia;i', 1T,
he successful contrary 20 81, honnn"a =; 'nuu a;
nary it;ga,ioo ha,was, c.oa ,onaII :" O,
have 10 hear all the hnrdsns and oxnarso 20 49,
litigation wi,hont ;ndsmn;,v snS Po,sS u pa .ne
nv sad experience that no Ma hv t,r be,,a San,
aS,6,,aai3 his t;aa.s ss,.s,, ~ ,Ss',
10 establish II at sucb nnremnnara,ad 90, al
ba.vv .acrisce "''
~ .Hsul &SZ ,ao a,ho,. 80,
Inv iurv in state where a fns;,;vo e.on, sar.;o,
or labor /. rocantorad would he a v;r,mal Ja,,;oI
of ;ps,ica 10 the claimant ~ s,ch c,,;,;va a,d
woold he tan,amount 70 a nos;t;vs resnsal 30 s,o
cute the nrov;s;on Of the Constitution ths samo
directions do not appy TO such trial In the state
from which he fed In tho slaveholding States
full Justice is ADMINISTERED with entire fa;rness
and impartialitv in oases of all actions for free.
dom The nerson aja;m;no his freedono Ia al
lowed 10 suc in foy,no ,,,y,,y;s /. counsel "a 40
signed him t;ma "a aIlowad hin 10 onI,ao, ~.
witnesses and 10 attend the sessions ~ n. court
and his claimant ia nlaced nnder hond and sscn
ritv. or ia diyested Of the nossessiou Jurins ths
prooress of the trial N inspre ths en;ovnent Of
these privileges. and n there no anv is.n;na On
the part of courts and jaries. il is always on the
side of the claimant for freedom,
uun defe-enco % Tho fos,;nus ona n.o;,,;.o.
which nreva;l in tho non .slsvebo,d;na S,a;s. ~
COMMITTEES nronoss such . THO, In ,hs S,ots 49,
which ,he fnr;,;vo aad g, an go r.
o,aros ,o tha ofos. IT., 81. o"~,;s.a,a g.. ~;
retnrn that no hos a r;nbt 90 h;s s.aadou AS a'
.ord;n,,u ~ oor,.;,tae ~. ad IA
nor, bsrew;th In,srLsd r ,,vp 1po,;on ", .;sh
ihov rocon,rnord shorIJ ~ ;noornouo,aJ =, a.
So,;ve hin nend;ng IN tho Ssnata Anonrd
inc 70 thass soc,;on. tho oIa;msn, - rIsosd
urdar hond and rsnu;rsd 10 ro,nrn ,ha fu r
a. ,.a, oonD,,, :, H. S,.,. g.. nL;sL eaaS
and ,hara 30 ,.ra h;,, haso,a .onnS,.n, ,.;h,''
nal and allow hin, N asasr, and ast ahi;sh h;s
s.a,,o,,, 20 \. 90 aeo.i;n. ~ S;., c. .h.. n'
,,o.. an a.ds,I sa,;,;,;as " MN ''' 'A"' P''
70 -, ~.
v , i"uu'eo INC hoPo 'n@s INC
hs an II ",sn sno P'vpos,' a'hcancn,S rha''
90 p' ~ ~ %, su;.,. oo sn00'un. ~ 90
I.ho, "a a.. :; LII - ~, I'LL %. o ~ "
49, "uu .nS' ~" ~, 'ouo,o MI o"u'.e Vi CUM
p".": . wuion n".o n.ner'p peen Experiences on
.n"s :. su'9'.' na' ~ :. uS Prac,,cA'
oPera''oh ~ small oe iouna lnsu,nclen., ana II no
ae.qu"'' ,oiuooy oan W 'es'oeo Ior ING ros,ora-
uun " n',r o"n.rs VI luei',ve slaves lnose
.u WI, h',e JUS ue 20 ,noe'nhi'y OUT Oh
'ne re'Sury VI inc oh''co o'a'es'
10 remains to report upon the resolutions in
relation to slavery and theslave trade in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. without discussing the power
Of Congress to abolish slavery within the District,
in regard to which diversity of opinion exists,
the committee are OF opinion that 1t ought not
TO be abolished. 10 could not be done without in
dispensabe conditions, which are not likely to be
agreed to. 10 could not be done without exciting
great apprehension and alarm in the slaveholding
States. IL the power were exercised within this
District, they would apprehend that, under some
pretext or another, II might be hereafter attempted
to be exercised within the slaveholding States.
1t Is true that at present all such power is
almost unanimously disavowed and disclaimed
in the free States But experience In public af-
fairs has too often shown that where there is a
desire to do particular thing, the power TO ac-
complish it, sooner or later, will be found or as
summed
"Nor does the number Of slaves within the
District make the abolition of slavery an object
OF any such consequence as appears TO be attached
TO 1t in some parts OF the Union. Since the re-
PROCESSION OF Alexandria county to Virginia, on
the south side OF the Potomac the District now
consists only OF washington county, on the north
side OF that RIVER ana the returns OF the decen.
nary enumeration OF the people OF the United
States show rapidly progressive decrease in the |