Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-30

a~ mad Indeed proposed different law was Of orin
@ 't summary t:ial by jury might b.. had which wnut
tic ti'Jci;cca OF the pGope but lei. Senate
10 atcr station before tie Ia was passed The law
Paeae" 40" undertake lawyer and on my protes
character, 10 say you and all that law of 1851
more favorable to the fugitive than Gen Wash
- ID" ci 1923; and tell you why. I'm the first place
M present !iv places the power in much higher hands-n
Judges of The superior and circuit courts and ds
cur ana commissioners who arc appointed To Office
M 'hc!r Ia" Farming. E:ery fugitive is brought before
tribunal OF high cAura:Ia of eminent ability of rcspecln
n'e s'aIon Well, th:I in the frs, place when claimant
n oo'GS rom Virginia 10 New York say that y o
c mas run away, s fugitive service labor he
WIN ma! record o. the county from which he
unn iat record must be before magistrate
"a ~ me county clerk hs 10 ts correctness. The af
inust state that y or l. las the may b) had de-
parted hnder such and such circumstances and had come
mere ami That record under seal is by The Constitution o
Tnr States: entitled to full credit in every other State
e Tue claimant hs agent here and he presen IS
~ W" .ie seal OF the courts OF Virginia. hat and had
escaped from service lie prove that he Is here He
II witness and ASS II This is the man, and he proves
It, or IN Ten OF eleven the would be- "Yes
iasSa am your savc did escape from your service"
u is the present law and 81 much opposed and maligned
as ~ u s more favorable law 10 the fugitive than the
III" o HhsinctOns of 1893 which created disturbance
AZ inc time il was passed. and which sanctioned by the
North MS we'll as by the South.
'ut his opposition is sentiment of modern times From
"hom docs this camOr Gomez Why look the proceed
ngs OF the AnliSyery ConvcnrionlDok their resou-
ions 10 you find among all those persons who oppose
s iaglfc slave law any admission whatever that
oes 10 Dc passed 10 into effect the solemn stpuaons
ol The Constitution Tell me any snch case Tell me if
any resolution was passed by the Convention at Syracuse
SsotlhG me carrying on of the Constitution Not one
he act IL gentlemen, they oppose the whule-no man
nen admits that there ought any law on the subject
a Geny altogether that the provisions Of the Constitution
9u2nl 10 be carried into effect Well what do they say =
ooS at the proceedings Of the AntiSavcry Conventions
~ oho, massachusetts, and Syracuse in the State CT
New York. What do they say !lat so help them God no
coored man shall be sent from the State of New York back
to ms master in Virginia DON'T they say that? and for the
lulnent t that they pledge their lives their fortunes
hnnnr
10 s2'aIe the laws OF their counry-they pledged their
crcI honor TO resist their cxecuon-they pledged their
crc honor to commit treason against the laws Of their
Try God bless them, and help them who pledge their sl-
cred honor in such n cause
nave already stated gentlemen, what your observation
OF ms must have BEEN will only il for moment
or e purpose OF pesuadng you, public and private
ncn-as suod men and patriotic ncnal you ought the
extent o your ability and influence it that such laws
are established and maintained shall keep you and the
oout ana me West and all the country together far az it
Is Just and right and far the Constitution demands
say ha what demanded of US is TO be Kept up Con-
suuona duesto do for the South what the South have
rlsnt 10 demand. Gentlemen, have been time be-
lore The public Ny character known, my life is before the
country profess love liberty much any man living
OUT profess 10 love American liberty that liberty which is
secured 10 Inc country by the Constitution under which we
Fe ana nave no great opinion o that liberty which goes
over the restraints OF law Of the Constitution hold the
Constitution Of the United States 10 be the buwark, the
only ouiwaK Of our liberties, and national chart don't
mean that you should become slaves under the Constitution
That not American liberty; that is liberty of the
Union Tor which fathers oughtthat liberty which has
gwen US right TO DC known and respected all over the
world Gentlemen let say to that, much as ad
mrc the character OF the people OF Western New York.
much rs wish 10 retain your good opinion if you would
ever place ME hereafter in any connection with public life
let me tell you now that you must not expect from me the
tuition Of the United States. Cries OF "Good' Good !
Good ~
Ny affections my children, my hopes my everything is
with the North But, when stand up before my country
appointed 10 administer the Constitution of the
try, BY the blessing Of God will be Just [Crca! applause
Gentlemen expect be besd and abused les ltbeIed
and abused. Bat il dnnt disturb me. | have not lost
nights sleep for great many years. have somo talent tor
sleeping, [Laughter And why should we not EXPECT to
be libeed1 Is not the Constitution Of the United States
ibclcd and abnsedi Don't some people call it the pro-
ducton of hel Is Washington !ibecd and abused Is
he cned blood hound on the II .ck of the African me-
gro Are fathers ibeled a..i abused by their
children And ungrateu children they are-and afraid
in their mothers played false (Laugher) How,
then, shall escape? don't expect 10 escape but knowing
these things impule no bad motive any
Tie gvea: settlement measures Of the last Congress are
laws Many respectable men, representatives from your
State and from other States. did not concur in them
don't imnr:t bad motive them. am ready TO believe
they Americans all They may not have thought them
may have thought these laws would be pass
ed without their concurrence Lot all that pass away Il
they are who will stand By what is dome and stand
up for thu, county and say that these laws passed by
la nalur.,yr! the whra mus, stand by them
and live .: ;hen will respect them all as friends
Cienticr.sl allow "a ASA Of you today what DO you
inh wonc been the situation Of Tie country al this
;ime in Gdsncnt If these laws had not been passed
by Coneesl If the question OF the exam oounoary mao
not been s.ltd New Mexico and Utah had been LETT as dc
sert places aud had been provided tor then
and the her great measures which State laws bad op.
posed 40 many obstacles in the restoration OF fngitires
had not ben settled ask what would have been the state
of this country now You men Of Erie county-you men
n E. ,rk-I nijuc YOU To- ~, home 10 nigh; and medi
tate on these subjects What would have been the state OF
This country now this momcn-if these laws had not
been passc? have given my opinion sat we should have
had civil war il you, therefore, Tor your c0nsd.
Grafton. ueditac il do not BE- carried away by notions
or ideas m metaphysics think practically on The great Ges.
linn nj win, would have been the condition Of the United
states NJ mis- moment had moi settled these agtatng
questions. have stated that in my opinion, there would
ha ve been civil war.