The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-04-04

lucky by the claimant on his way aouth-
ward; and that in the State of Kentucky,i
near Hawesville, they were rescued from
the claimadt by force--a mob, if you
please land brought back to New Alba
nv, where, an investigation ofsome kind
Or other was had. I do not know ex-
ac,ly wha,it was. II resulted, However,
ia the surrender Of the alleged iagi'ives.
They were taken 10 Louisville, but were
iansomed through the humanity Of the
citizens ofNew Albany, assisted perhaps
py the generosity Of citizens Of Louisville. /
The Senator refers 10 two cases 10 my
own State, in the city Of Cincinnati; OF
the first Of these know little, excent
from the statement Of the Senator. He
has said that an interesting female was
arrested. taken befores commissioner
and surrendered. saw a statement
which puEporied TO be an extract fiom
one Of the city papers, from which i ap-
pcared that an interesting female, who
had resided for several years in the place
and who had passed among her neigh.
bors as white woman. was arrested and
taken before commissioner, and that Il
was doubtful what the result would be
That 10 all | have seen about it,
What the faal result was; l. do no,
know. - 5.alAY = ~
But what 10 the second casei A ser.
want woman was brought by her master
into the Stats Of Ohio. By the Judicial
decisions Of the State, when once within
E:is limits BY tbe co6sentlof ofhstmas'etshe
becomes free. She determined, wbe tber
with. or without advice know not, to-
remain and not return wiihher master--
He seized hef and took her before a
commissioner. The court Of Common
Pleas s--ihe State cours--issned writ Of
habeas corpus, upon which the party thus
apprehended was taken before that
court, and the investigation was proceed
ing, when the woman herself declared
her desire 10 60 with her master OF
course she was permitted 70 GO.
shalt 90 no further into tl.esc pai,ic-
ular cases. They are moi. numerous
enough &, forma conclusion upon one
or the other as to the probable execution
of,he law. The only fact perfectly ap-
parent is, that every case Of seizure will
be strictly contested, and when The legal
right 10 the servant claimed is establish
ed, the surrender will be made unless
perhaps 10 rare instances, violence may
be iu,erposed toprovent il, Bu. | agree
with Senators near me, who have said
that this right was not Of any great
practical value, because, in the first place
o. s'zares cannot be ca,ily effected, an ]
because, in. she next place there mus,
be in every case Of claim and seizure
an expensive contest. Lawyers will be
employed on both sides. Tho expense
Of the litigation must be Delayed, and
in nine cases on, Of ten they will equal
if no! exceed, the value Of the fugitive
recovered. LIDO not, therefore, consider
the right Of reclamation inserted by the
act Of Congress asof much practical value.
Itis at bes. but naked, legal right,
which cannot in the nature Of things be
easily enforced. The Senator from
Kentucky adverted TO that sympnhy
which must always be fell for The fugi-
tive. Ills deeply planted in the human
breast. You canno, legisla,e it from the
heart. Well, add TO this sympathy The
conviction very generally felt that this
law is unconstitutional, either from defect
Of p0weT:to enactit, or bHcause its pro-
visions are in conflict with the guaran. |
ties Of liberty contained in the cunsti,u.
iion; and add TO this conviction the SEN
timent Of hostility to slavery itself.
widely diffiiscd and daily gaining ground
and j, becomes very obvious tina, the Law
cannot be executed to any great practical
extent. Who believes that any law can
be executed ef1eciually and thoroughly
in tho midst Of an indignant community.
by whose conscience, by whose sen,li
ments, by whose deepest convictions, Il
is condemmedg I think |, is quite as
well to tell The plain truth, 10 plain Ian
enage, as TO create, by smoother speech,
expectations which can never be reali.
zed. =. 81 f o' ea /
And now, sir, what is the particular
transaction 10 which our attention is in
voked by the Senator from Kentucky!
what is this Tsodss Dec yendice dignnsS
why. sir, in Massachusetts, in the city of
Boston, /. so happened the other day
hat person claimed as fugitive slave,
was arrested and taken before commiss-
oner. In the progress cf the inves,iga
ion considerable number of persons
we're present. The examination, unfn-
shed, was adjourned 10 future day.---
The audience and commissioners had left I
he room. In consequence Of that pro.
'sion OF the Law OF Massachusetts hich
lenies 10 the United States tho use Of
he state jails for the purpose Of detain-
ng fugitive slaves, il became necessary
o use. the cnnrt room as a prison. No
'erson remained in il except the deputy
nasshsl and five OF six Of bis assistants,
II a. " H.,