The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-27

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sSso 80 ov'oence ~ tn'e transaction 10 the
eonstary. FN
HA net troubaq to 6nhate. 1t this late
hour. hy entering notS INTO the subject -
Nv whole obiecf vxnx ~ 1r.w n. .t.s.,.;s.
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"~ ~a.1t VISA taas matter esss
oe1 :" .ne ~ossas hes M NAEd may take
the !acss, ana see those who can reason with
caudor upon this subject, and VIA %1 u "a M
inc il With calmness, decide ioY II y u13re.
whether any bls,na attaches q ~ aNn;:,. q
Ho.ton or n thu hnAv ~ m. $500 q TX =
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"n'ch sne courts themselves canpnt and have
not OVERCOME. DO not stand here 70 svindi-
cate the act ITSELF II il indefensibis unques-
tionsbly. But the true apestion Y. wtsthsr
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49, " ""''" Pc'Pssassa at
'"'s' aan! - ""etIe' !" Sands 20 prominent
ana 70 distinct IN It's characters and u 20 dan
gcfovs 10 The community, a. to call Tor this
interposition Of power.
Mr.. BADGER. agree with the honorshle
senator who has lust taken his seat. tfut ,ASfhsr
the proclamation Of the president az TIA Bntted
Htales was q proper exsrcise Of executive bower.
and whether there Was juat occasion for tbs
asavs AID sssions contents Of the ,rasss =. H..
has sent o., depend upou tho iuon;rv y,st,..r
~ txanssction 10 which Il has refsrs.s. ~. ona
al the Ordinary ousbresks Of popular yioIence
whlrh occasionally occur in every country ~ Mt
II 4 was ons Of those ordinary attacks 4 admit
slsAt the proclamation was uncal]ed f,r. and TIA
accasioR has been Invested With 4 crayity and
Importance to which lts nature did not sntitfA Il.
But how stands Tire fact siri | cav that this
trans srtion Il not 10 be Judged by its own ~.
tiealsss and circnm. tances nor q IL valne and
importance " b estimated BY the number of
those engaged In It, or the particular degree of
violence, OF the particular amount Of Outrage
Involved In the Transaction itself, II claims pr
cmisont importance because H il the acting ont
VI great and wider. spread scheme through no
small portion OF New Eprland. NJ. ~
II this hsd been On occasional outbreak of
negrccs or whites, growing out of a moutentsrv
excitement wh~re uAsn were stimulated to sc.
tiyity By tho Ovsuts Of The dav. which nasscd
away with the hour Of pcroctration. Il wcnld he
Z case, however WORTHY Of punishunant not
wOrlhy Of tho solemn lsi,uoytn ,ne ,rith which =
has been Invested. But that il not tha ratnra
Of the trunxuction. Il Il In vain ~ sftan & y,
disguise liz character. Il i. but the scIinr n,,t
of desperate thing. long meditated lorn, en-
cousaged, stimulated. ur~pared for n,onlh.ez,.sv
sir, years.
Nos, siv, how stauds the case, In the vesr ls4a.
In consequence of the decision Of Tia Snore,rs'
Court in the case Of Priuv r. pcnn.vlv.rIs. Az.
Legislature OF Mxssachusett, paSsetl An ~ Ara
nos let N see whether TINT n,.t q rocorriiesbIs
with tbs positions assumed bv INV friend ftom
Massachns.tts on behalf u his Stale Mr. All
the csust dscIdsi That tho imperative X,fira-
lion Of CARRYING ont thu rl.nse ~ ~. CoSstk ~
tion IN r<snect 10 the re,.Ismation ~ fnT{sIva
slaye, VIA, mon the rovar,,aert e aHs,I3,si1.j
Sla cs that that obi,cntion ~. mai - ~
states a. such that The State o0aos,.. ,a,,asr
tie act OF l7ps. who wxrs tI,sre speri6sd ~
authorized 10 EXECUTE the law vs,,s ~ ~ 4.t
Law ob.icrd 10 execute Il. that ti,s fJnftaI kf.ss
had no poker 10 rroulrr from tha 6tta SslIl..sr
that they should execute q Law a. tha fJnited
Statcs but tl.sa. u,deY the Inv. a.,thoyi.v ~
lerituately conveyed 70 them 10 srt And axe.
ute the law. II thsv thouoht nroc.< &, ~ =
That wss tho decision az Inc can't Nov a.
wha, was the scs which Mss.chu,etts nossed
IL tho FIST place. she denied the u.e Of her
psisons for the confinement or chi. rlssa os ne,.
sons. seized under the authority al tho United
StateA Was that. Mr. President. an Exhibition 4
of spite aeaiust the Supreme Cont az The
United States and the authorities ~ The iJnion,
or VA it . legitimate carving out 81 thai nd.
Indication upon the me,uIrv ~ the fnnasm.nt.,
iaws II wss net The. latter clearly: for Tia
coust hsd not said that the Statre eould not prr.
vent their prisons To bs us~d for ,he condne-
mont ~ these ~ we'll A. other pdSoners srrseteA
under the authority Of the United Ntates. WIN.
then, was the mrmlus;or 10 use ha, ny;so1.
withdrawn! WIN but 10 rmha7,ss 70 oh.
siruct. and as fas ~ depended upou The action
nj the Legislature or Massachusetts. TO render
Impossible the execution Of tho lawi Then. n !,
tie next place. the Sixte does not rtoo wifh
dischargiag her ollirevs from any OBLIGATION 10
sxecuss this law. That wss rnneces,ary. Tor
The Hxprrms Court had s~;d tI,ev were moi un-
DEF any obligation. The law Of Al 49, churctfa
r. A. ms