Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-07-18


tonaI. And We may add to this short list the
name Of DANIEL WEBSTER, who, by announc
ing in his famous 9TH ofMarch speech, that he
had substitute for the now-cxstinr FUGITIVE
Slave law which guaranteed 10 pcrs ons claim
efaS JHgH'rcs The rigM Of trial by Juuy pro-
claimed that hc regarded that right as a coN,rI
rrrIoNAL oSE. SO the question Of the cous'l-
tutionalty Of the Fugitive Law, and consc-
1ucntIy, olthe Vermont lIubcos Corpu. Law,
notwithstanding the letter of Mr. PECK "stis-
toinF the views" Of the Uindsor Jounan may
be SAID to be an open one Until, at least. the
Supreme Court Of the United States has adlu-
dicatcd upon them
But Mr. PEck's letter "sustains the letter
OF Judge PnELrs, ana the charge of judge
PRENT5s," docs it The eminent lawyers
are probably duly sensible the honor ofhaving
their opinions properly endorsed by the "I.oco-
loco abolition" candidate for Governor of Yer
mont We doubt not they will walk more
firmly on the Garth and hold mp their rcspccta.
BE heads higher, on receiving Mr. pEcK's Ger
t'lcatc Of legal aud constitutional orthodoxy !
W. think VIC sec the spror ou tl,o II, ri ,.,. oil
TREND, Judge PHELPS, and the smile Oh the
placid comtcnqnce Of Iulae prrxr,.s ON
reading If they ever should rcali fine co,npl,-
cent paragraphs ortLc d. Linton" !,,,.,,l, p,r
lct rs see :-Tbo LETTER or Inlrc p,,,.,,,,. ,o
Virginia Goo good letter TO be addressed 70 a
| State that had twice deliberately iusuIiod Vcr.
mont without proyocationJ was mcrclyn General
| proc lamation Of the attachment Of Vermont ,o
the Constitution and the Union. cypre-sjno tbe
opinion that our IIabcas Corpus act was passed
hastily, and iro It'd lie reped ca inst as soon ne
dH0iher Lcgislu IRE c uld assemble. Ncrmont
IS as loyaI to the Constitution and the Union
as the most loyal other sister statcs,-hcr la.
bcaS Corpus act was deliberately passed and
approved, and it will nor be be repealed I'M
I'll somebody besides Mr.. PECK and the Wind
sor journal pronounces it unconstitutional
How, then, is Judge PHELrs's letter "sustain
cd" by Mr.. Pccks letter We pause fora re-
ply.
Judge Premises Charge rays not solitary
word about the consritutonality or uncons,j.
tutonatv Of the Fugitive Slave Act or tho
Vermont llaboas Corpus Act.-not word =
1t only says, as all good WHY'S and rood citi-
zens say, that it is the duty Of the people to
obey the laws Of the land while they remain
laws, and that 10 State has rirht to PASS laws
that conflict with the legitimate and consti,n-
tional legislation of Congress. This ia sound
WIG DOCTRINE, aud nothing c,sc Judco
PEEsTss also says that the Constitution ruar
ties the re.deivery Of persons escapinr from
service" and that laws nasscd bv anu Of ,ho
States to prevent the execution of ,he con.,i.
tutona legislation of Conor.ss are ,,,,copst;,y-
t,onai. This, also, is sound Wu1c Docrprxr
and nothing else. Judce pprxr,ss e,.,,r,-.o.
no opi,ion ,rLaierer as TO tho co,s,;,,,;o,,,;,.,
of either the Fugitive Slave Law or ,bo H.
beas Corpus Law of his own State Hi. uho,,
charre Tor rather that mar, If !, u.bioh a..
Windsor Journal thinks Mr. pocL usr.,.;.a.1
is simply inst and patrio,ic incp,c,,ion 81
obedience TO Law as Law and ro,rob,,i,, oc
factious resistance to constituted Ap,bori,y
This. also, is sound Vine Docrptvr and ra,I
Jig else. Mr.. PICKS Letter. on the contrary
pronounces law of CONGRESS constitutional
and a law of lis own State unconstitutional
and, thereby, counse,s and jus,jres oyeJjcocs n
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