The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1851-11-04

tim ola person farm custody under process H.
sued and executed IN ennf"rmi,y wirh expires.
| and we'll known provisions of lie Constitution
and laws of the Upired Srmes. building in
The midsr of ~ popmIons ciiy was partially de
,n"Iished. and deadly weapons were rcrklcs-iy
used the imioen jeopardy oi human life. and
4 10 the ericeous injury 81 several PERSONS The
least reIurhensible motive bv which the acgres
sors can he supposed I" have been animated i.
the belief on their part that slavery il noJns
| and immoraI, aud that the laws bv which u is
upheld. may therefore he rgi,fo,iy resisted rs
fnrce. l. must he the hope IF all good men.
that the time may come. when i'jus'icr and
oppression io every form. including Human
Slavery. if such be its character. will have been
bsnished from the earth. But these wrongs
| exisi, and are likely ;o sndu,e in other fosm>
besides that Of slavery; and if we have nothing
better than lawIess violence to rely upon fo'
! their removal. they viii never cease. II is "a
| Advancing civilizslioD alone thar we can Iook
Tor their gradual eSIinciinu. These men nn
| irr-iand this. and shape their course according
Biguis and f,narics are too bl'nd To- see il; and
in their beadIong zeal Ia reduces particular
wrongs. real or fsncied, regardless of all con
seqIenses. they commit other wrongs more ag-
| g,avared aud int"lerable. Such il the gave
e,ror into which these defendants have fallen
nr9HOless Ot lueIf CNt anu sbcidi uu'ir>s 'utN
have broken the public peace. set the iae a.
opeu irf,ncr. and wi'h deadly wasp,ps
sauIred aud wounded irs officer. while cxcnrine
The majesty OF The law, dii they expect to ~
cape vengeance! lrso, their fo'iy Wa eqralI.
ed only by their crininality. Wha il The law
in this cnuurry, bat the declared viii Of ihr
maj,rit ., 10 which when thus expressed, all
are bound. by fundamental pr'ucipie of the
government, 10 submit aud which all It's min
ister are swurn Ia enforce.
T. often happens that laws are enacted con-
rary to the judgment. and someiinrs Ia the
| rnnrrsl sense uf thousands IF our cirizens: aud
this must unavoIdably continue Ia be- the Case.
But 40 sane men lmsgines that he IL Iheyefuir
| absnlved from the obligaiion u chcv them, SIN
| less that he has a right io,cibly To prevent OH
era from doing so. If he c,nnst submit to
tn EN- consistently with the dic'aies of his con
science, he may seek residence ~ some other
| country. # he can find one where he thinks hr
would suffer less from nisrnir; but =" lorg a.
he continues TO b. an iuIabnant Of the UHiied
States, he must submit to the laws ot pay the
penalty nf his dlsubedieDce When this cea es
T. he t,ue--when every man may usnsgrrss u
iaw with mpnDiiy. because he dshkes il oar
government will have become m0ckery. nof
worth preserving, Tor il will have ceased To a.
f"r6 protection TO the ight euher Of property
or of life.
The act in question has unhappiy been
Grupfal of bigotry aud faaaticism. AMI il il due
| to can5"r aud tuIh I" aid ,hsr 10 seems t0 haze
Jecildered ue class Of citizens to which the de-
Jendants belong | an, happy ." he ignois "t
| ,he exI>teocc ~ his psri of The Stale of New
Yoik OF any of ,hose peisons-few unst in
| number any where-io whom | aliude. The
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are AN effective autdorr 20 ID. unhappy dclu
| sion under which these persons seem Ia lab"r.
| | doubt also whether they are 10 he met wih
| in the State where slavery il tUle:aied, for |
! have always unders o"d that our southern
| urei ihren whs,ever may be their ianlIs in other
respects are likewise Distinguished for 'he v'r.
tues I have menrioned. Judging from 'he Ian
guage of these au,hor'Iirs mn,e blind ,ha1 am
| table. on a recent occasion, on. would he led
10 conclude that they suppose IL 10 be the
bounded duty, of those who are charged with
the execution of the Fugiive Slave Act. "a
ofen as their powers ao invoked for tho res'or
alton of AN alledged Fngilive from labor. Z" take
| shall ~ all events be drive red 10 The claimant
and in that event TO take care alsp So 10 inter-
pref the law "a, ~ events. to secure This result
! Il may no, he amiss To ,emiud these well
meaning people that the lae ia the app ication
gifts provisions is no respec'or "i persons. and
thai Judges are hound 20 administer II "a they
| U'iu W. iHir'SVt'N.
The iiay, trust is Car DISTANT. when the rig h's
v"uchs fed by law even To Fngi'ire Slave
will be less spcnre under The gna'disnshlp ol
| American Judges than those of his master.
! Judge Conkln, as soon rs the 'eadlne nj
| the Decision aud Commentary was conciu led
asked IL those held were prep,red to give bail!
and what amount of bail The District Attorney
wonli sugeesi!
! Mr. L,wrence would require $4,000 bail each
for Moses Summers. Ira e. lib, James Davis
William l. Salmon and Stephen Porter: and
$500 tor each &C The colored me", William
Thompson, Harrison Allen aud Prince Jack
| son
The District Attorney and M Sedgwick
then prepared the requisite bonds Tor signature
A bnnd in g. 600 Tor the appearance oi lrs
II. Cnhb was prepared. aud signed by Alfred
Cpbb and Wm. n Scwa,d
"A bond il So 900 each for The four Other
Whine men was prepared, and signed as follows
William II. Seward, Hi'am Putnam.