Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-05-15

of the federal Judge or commissioner? IL has
not This is our answer to that question; and
we will add, if it had done so, the fugitive slave
act would be unconstitutional and void, and on
that ground the State Judge would be bound to
discharge the prisoner The directors to the
Vermont law hare mistaken the case, we shall
endeavor TO show.
Here is a case Of construction, applicable both
to the fugitive slave law aud TO the Constitution
and the rule IS the strid one for the double rea-
son that it is case involving the right Of The
state and the liberty Of the c,iisen.
First As to the law Of 1850.
"Thot the circuit courts OF the United States,
sc. shall from time to time enlarge the number
OF commissioners with view to aiicid reasona-
bic facilities to reclaim .fi,giiir,s from tabor
Sec 3
Commissioners arc authorized to grant certiG-
GATES TO remove "fIgitres. from sorrice or labor"
SEC I.
Alarshals liable for the value of d" the service
or labor Of said Jughre sec. >.
When person beid 10 tabor or srruice &c.
shall hereafter escape. sc. the person or prrsous
to ichom such scrrce or tabor IS dae, his. her.
or their agent or attorney" &c may pursue aud
rtcl'm such ing ne IRON service or iqbor. &c.
. be testimony OF such alleged fugitive As m
conclusive of ibe r,b, 4. n r,pre s,,cb d,p,f.r, +"
Nc and shall nreysnf ali n,olast,t,on G. Nv
aoy nr,caes ,s.uel by anv c,ntt in loo. n,,-
,,,,e ,r,,,,, ,tor ,,,r a., ,,b,,,s,, p, C,c q
pen.i,i,s arc li,l ,,,r ,rav,ut,, ,y tho unrest Of
. e,,,t f,.,,tr. ,,,, s,,ce oy jLer o,,hsr ,rifl,
or y,tt,oi ,,r,..s. =, ..,,, r r,sc,,int, scb n,
o. f,s c,n SEEMED ~ L,ior . and for AIDING i'm the
esr,oa Of 8. s,,t ,,,so,, en- ,,,i,, se,t,. or b,.
Iborh md fr b,thorrg and c9nce,lIny -s,cl
rfrihre !" and moreovefply sitCO dollars TO the
pIfty injured for each jugiiice 80 lost as alore-
sad Sec Z.
hlt upon olHuqVl' made by 'ne ola'oailt OF
bond ,5, s.,l ''a ,,'ll lac he ro.rn,j
shall be the duiv of the officer n,iking the ar.
rest TO retain such fvgitus ~ his cu-tody."->tc
- ~,
&c ss,V - a H., IN, s,,,5 s,r
rice or labor shaR be due. nav apply 10 any court
&c whereupon the court shall cause arccord to
DC Waue o. ihe matters 50 proved ana "so e Z.
sh. -. ,,r,',,oa ".' no
sioner, or other officer. authorized by the law ol
the United States TO cause persons Scdpmg from
seU'e u ta0or 70 De aei Vea "P' sh'ii % heI aio
,aci ar soo,, and tb,, he s,,,,,c ar MIN NJ HI,
person escaping is de 10 The parii IN such record
mentioned. Aud upon the production by the SAID
p.' o. o..oi oG inner '''l,'.ss y
IS contained u, M -,il r.,nrd ot ,,lept,, o
he person escaping hc or she shall be delivered
/ dp TO the CLAIMANT Aud the snid court &c. nu-
u'ofiheu &c no -Iai'. 'e.'lSal,s 20 ..'"''S .,
INA o,her eyidercrs oto-es,id' or,nt +, s.ch
claimsut a certificate If his right To take o,y such
person identified aad Prored 10 be o'o"g sor'ce Or
''oo. as @0''Sa'"' '','' w.
" nave ''uS run u"ouH" every Se'"'l o'
''7 "0' ''0e''.nR ln' question: 'o u'g same ''''
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ana Ho''''"g 'lse' ana "'len c'1i'l 10 n'eue
against an lhliao''an' Oh ernoH1 VINO asserts
Ms ITO. oolu uiu 'i'lls ule pro,cc''on o' 'he
''a"' ooe' ne mol al once c'ai'' 'na' nc Is ho'
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to federal authority
Second As 90 he ons tuition:
If The directors 10 The vo-nont me-, have D,
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- N' ''''' y" J""o'' power
does not touch OF au ca lhe qoesuonin The slight
est degree we viii remind them thai tbe third
clause Of sec 2, article ~ Of the Federal Con.
stlu,.on specifies fully TO trkaf federal inri.3ic.
ton whether Of Congress or the Couftsl extends
in this case and IL cgu ue.ther he clon.,,ted mo-,
'''s''7' ~ any s'il'''i 'eSauon o. power II
any other provision. Il also describes &c urate