New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-16


are m decide on the freedom or bondage OF AL a.
lened fugiiives brought before them II tue Con
missioner decides for freedom he 10 u be pah hNe
dollars bat i for bondage TEN This IS n1'ei
mode Of regulating the compensation oil a dAs
and looks ike psltry bribe 70 'ilase f1s'ha'
20, No reason is given. for doubling the sum
Po.sibly il may be said the extra i've dollars IS 10
pay for certificate OF the Judgment. Iais llds
rnert which consigns al innocent man 10 R ne ol
tondsge, stripes and misery may be iornfcd on
AFFIDAVIT, nor IS that o. the interested clam ant eN
Guided: while care is taken % enact, that the les
tn,onv Of the alleged fugitive shall not BE- admit
ted I'm evidence. 70 provision IS made i3r furnish
ine the man whose ALL is g. sake with process
for sumnoniDg witnesses in his behalf, Bat Il - eX
~, ss'y made the duty OF the Iudge ITO hear
and determine the case Of such claimant n sum
man manner" and from this summary decision. a
decision OF such Tremendous importance. tleie - no
| appeal. aud a human being is stripped o! eyery
reht. and reduced 70 the condition OF vendio.s
beast Of burden, with less CEREMONY and VITA
more celebrity than one neighbor can recover Of
another the value OF pig IN any Court OF justice
Tie Constitution Of the nite. State secures tria
by jury In suits Of common law in all cases where
| tie value ia controversy exceeds Twenty d)i ars
! hot here where the matter in controversy 10 Tue
liberty OF an immortal man, and all his hopes OF
happiness in the life that s. aud IN taat which IS to
come no Jury Is allowed bat G village Postmaster,
with the pr0mse of ten dollars If lie decides Tor tue
Stakeholder and OF only i've II against him, -
deemed a sufficient tribunal for the protection OF
| human being 70 whom the Creator has been
! L. ascd TO give dark colorsd skin
/, TIE County Commissioners may appoint any
| nunber of Agents to execute their warrants. Any
| OF these Agents or Commissioners arc authorized,
the words If the bill, "to summon and call to
their aid the bystanders and posse c0iiaus OF tn3
| proper County when necessary to insure ialihlii
observance OF the claus Of the Constitution referred
IN, in ifv vii he Acc
| and al good citizens are hereby commanded to al
ard assist ia the prompt and efficient execution ot
this law. whenever their services may be required
as Aforesaid for that purpose. And 50 we are 70
| have 10 every County parcel OF low miscrcants,
| not appointed BY the People, not COMM STONED by
the President and Senate, bat created by the Dis
trct Courts, and appointed at pleasure by some
dough faced Postmaster and each OF these miscre-
ants is invested with the power OF High Sacrih,
to call out the posse cOnstatVs and command the
multitude 10 follow on the track of poor negro
And the power exact all this is delegated to Con-
gress by the Constitution Surely people must be
given up TO strong deusion 10 believe such q lie.
Ii is not enough that We stand mute and passive
spectators of horrible outrage, but We must when
required by the Commissioner, or any Of his dep1-
ties, become active partcipators in the atrocioa5
crime OF Wrestling from an innocent man his new
born liberty and consigning him again % all the
atrocities of southern bondage. But suppose We
refuse obedience TO the vile tool who summonsu
Why, pains and penalties await rs. Listen once
more. Whoever shall aid, abet or assist slch
person 50 owning service or labor rs a'orclad d.
recty or indirectly 10 escape from such claimant,
his agent or attorney o. other person or persons
legally authorized as aforesaid, or shall harbof or
conceal such might've so rs 10 prevent the dscove.
~ and arrest Of suCh person aiter notice or know
edge OF the fact that such person was fugitive
from service or labor Aforesaid, shall FOR either
OF said oHenses be subject 10 a fine not exceeding
$500 and imprisonment not exceeding Dix months
by Indictment &c. aud shall moreover forfeit aud
pay by way OF civil damages to the party injured
by such Illegal conduct, the sum OF $1,000
Such is this bill of denominations. Think not it IS
too atrocious 10 be ever enacted. The attempt 70
revive Slave hunts in our very midst was at FIRST
Southern bravado and was treated with contempt.
Said Mr. Butler 2fth Jan. last " this bill was re.
ported TO the Senate more than two years ago. |
repeatedly tried 10 have it taken up aud iuyaria-
BY failed But this bin is no logger a despscd
bravado. Its passagci il now a matter OF cool New.
England calculation. Tie cotton interest Of Mas.
sachusetts calls for IT, and the gentry Of Boston
cheering on their Senator In his strange aud reck
less course.
The bill is now cmphatcaly Mr. Webllers
thunder and he cannot lot il sleep. But rival poi
tcians will not leave him in the exclusive posses
sion of il they will either iilch it from him, as he
complains they did tie Pfoyiso, before he had dis.
covered lis wOrhesSness or else they will mann.
iacture louder thunder ior themselves. The Dem
Wings in scryilty to the South, or in contempt for
the claims Of black men to Justice AMI hlmanity.-
II is barely possible the SHAREHOLDERS may think it
impossible 10 push matters % Mr. " ebsters full
est extent bat from present appearances the
time Is ct hand waen the principles and profess.
ions OF ab0itoniss are to be tested, as IL were, by
q fiery trial | now ask you will you obey tue in
iunct0ns Of this wicked law VIII you take any
part or lot in reducing iallow being 10 Slavery
T. that very Slavery which for years you have
been dcnOaLCing ms a sin against God aud man -
WlyOu ia obedience u this law refuse food and
lod ling and almeDt To the wretched but innO-
cent fugitive These are no trlilng questions,
for upon the answer you return may depend the
spelling Of your goods and the Imprisonment OF
your person. w have prOlessed heretofore, 10
act against Slavery from obedience 20 the will OF
God. Our agitation has been ayowedly rell nous
movement Shall We repudiate all our past pro-
fsssiOLs or shall we adhere TO them and leave the
consequences 10 Godl Ii Slavery be indeed sinful
then We incur its guilt by assisting the slave
catcher. BE assured that should you Join in slave
hunt you will hear the shriess OF the victim
your dying pillow, aud they viii bear witness
against you at the Judgment seat.
IL seems 20 be the property Of Slavery to para
I'VE the moral sense ot its Northern supporters
all subjects connected with it, Hence the denun-
citation OF our pro Slavery presses against those
WHO ayow that there is POWER ABOVE THE Con
sTITUTIOS. To deny the existence OF slch n power,
appears 10 me rank Atheism, denial tnhL the
Lord is God, the high and mighty Ruler of the
universe No believer in the Bible can for mo-
melt doubt the truth Of the declaration by an in
srirod Apostle, that we ought TO obey God, rather
than man. We may indeed mistake the divine
command, hut We are bound, at the peril OF our
souls, TO obey what we truly believe to be such,
however contradictory they may be to the laws OF
the land. We are not to resist the powers that
be; on the contrary, We are to submit 10 legal an-
thority, aud when we cannot conscicltiously obey,
we are to make iorcihe opposition to the penal
ties incurred by disobedieDce. Such is the doc
trne Of the Bible and such has been the prac-
tee Of Saints and Martyrs in every age Of the
Church. Daniel, although next to his Mnarch in
power and authority, openly, nay contenpt1olsly,
ouoit the Combinations al Iut uirs I'D dacraa