The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-13

procee ding in which the rights Of the parties Il
be tried for final adjucaton then should agree tina
the prsoner could a matter Of right, demand a tra
by jury II II true that slaves entitled tn the be
nefts orthe constitution ofthe United States. But as
hold II fobe proceeding Of entirely different cEIrac
ter wAicb althoughit involves inquiry judicial in it
nature, is merely provided in aid Of right Of removal
which the claimant would have without it, under tire
constitution am Of opinion that trial by jury cannot
be demanded, and consequently that this objection to
the act untenable. The decision Of the Supreme
Court ofthe United states, in Priggs that the law
Of 17a5, which also withheld trial by jury Is constit
tional N all its leading provisions, it to fully
disposes Of this aestion \,
s. The next objection taken by the learned counsel
for the pr,oner Is that the transcript Of record
thcrsed by the tatuse to be nade in the state whore
the claimant resides, incompetent evidence Congress
having no povcr to confer on ste courts atahorty to
take such testimony.
The argument in suppsrt of ths objection is that the
exercise oil authority to- take testimony be Nsed in
this proceeding to find fact involved in the decision
to be made is the exercise os Judicial power whics Con-
gress cannot constntionay confer upon State court
magistrate In order to make the to this OBJ
jecton which satisfies that it Is wholly unfou ndti
intelgbe II necessary to recur to the provisions Of
the statute The 10th section of the statute contains
the following provisions
That when any person held to service labor any
State territory in the District Of Columbia shall
escape therero the party to whom such service la
Dor shall be his her their agent attorney,
apply any Of record therein Judge thereof
vacation and make satisfactory proof to such court
judge in vacation Of the aforesaid the per-
escaping owed service labor to such party Hhecu
the court shall record to be made Of the matters
proved and also general de-cr pton of the person
escaping with certainty may and
,hise.iPt " such recoiu auhenic"scu oy lhe sttes
aton "a inc eerk ana oi the se oi inc sara court binS
produced in any other state, Territory District in
which the person escaping may be found and being
eAoleu 20 any 'uuse, ooniissioner' Ut othcr ohcer
ing tn service labor to be delivered up shall be held
ana taken 10 ne ,u ana conclusive evidence oi te ic
oi escape ana tnat the service or iapor Oh the prson
escaping due to the party in such record mentioned
By virtue Of this provision branch Of the inquiry d
as ~ y, sno t aaaalo W pe uaas ecsnes.e is
graheu ioi emo' y uliccteu " ~ nse or coute OF
1uuse u ,hc n.ate rom "nich ,ne Ius,e mas escaped
iio pi' VI ,hc inquiry r. "he.her an,pouy o"uS ser
vice. mas escaped me o'her Dranch ~ the inquiry
nane whether lhe prisoner arrested mere Is tns person
VINO - escaped Is areceu 70 pe hae mere ny ,he com
missioner. Ishai hss something 70 say concerning the
OBVIOUS reasons ior us provision, IN ahother part ot
ths opinion Al present ~ only necessary 10 say that
inc on9ectoh i answered. Dy tne we" Whch take OF
ihe nature and charaetar VI this proceeding and by the
u'csoh VI ,ne suprehic aouil % lne .heu s,a'cs IN
the case Ci PrigS Tor Is true rs the court there d
ciared that state magistrates may tncy choose exer
cise me Shce q TINS jurisuicion iinu every TACT IN
n'i, 80 a. =, @ ., lY ,, a, ~, a - rnra's 10 on, p @ @
hhoing y surely copetent 10 congress 10 CONFER upon
ssa.G nu.noriy W ,' part or & .n' ~
Ife,cioi anu 70 iiahe pail o' '.s .nloy ihat tue
iu'nE "a = I."'c ni' up a' par VI 'ae ,niu
- Mh.sh IN ne au'oriaeu u ~ naAs, as eohcu'e
upon te commissioner mere VINO Is 10 hnd the other fic
au 10 40 something therein, Is IN striet anoagy 70
.i"s s - ease' "n.i oiiVes "No ~ mo- p. .n Ju-
a.. m y,; - h; VI Ia ~ s anu "
na .''a'n aao,s M.n ~ W nv. ..s, e'nse
,aa ~ 49,, ,hproa ~ IN, ~, MI, 10 so, anu m VI,
I's.su . - u.t lh'i.on WI" VIZ s"s'e w" very ni-
Po. "s .ns'"ne =, .n o " ,s 49, , :, ,o,O =,
",u VI 'ns .n"' ~ Nv, "'''' ~. Ps. Pu ~ ~ 800 VI
,'1'u p"nA s.liiiS',on,is " =" aPi.Jueu ~ w
~ ', - e ,ne 'sia, Ia = pe
thai maJs n, further nrogrsss h,1aras "a the nnhl;c
.i., ia"o' " u'ii', P'.s.es - .o Puonc'
o' nm naa @ i ay VIZ ~ appp 20
s,h,.h @ ina,o ,n rl,n 'h. |np M, s.a,'
% Assu' ~ h ~" ~, h; ~ ';, oaIa ron
aa,., ba e d 49,. ~ ~ a, ~ o., -, na, @ In va ,i
- @ ad n a'u NJ, ~ ''e ~, p., ~ a " .o
49,, ~ - i - ~, ~ 1 ~, y - a,;y 80. -, ,ai' ~. o's. ~,
80 49, \. ~. ~ '"'. ' 80 s !. y. = W ,s, :, 80 . -. -
w. ~ ~ : rl !" - az a; @ ,s i'so - ,Iar., ,. -, - c., ' nv
,h', - ~ r1n, ,h I,1. - ,ha, G,,,in, ana .i,ha,
% Wv. @ ~ .'iu. , ~, ~ s. s.sss ~ ia ~. .a
,enee ~ sass,s ms own nnu ~, =. r ue ,e snlnc,on
tha, ., ~ r,,an, ~ ~ - cansr ,,Ia
rity upon he Bpn te find and rrnres.n
90 =, 49, fi,,.. 49, ., !, s,a ~, ,.tiah ~ -. - :
,,,,'t nraso,, 90 ,,,,a,;a,a .c,ion TIT a. on,;r.,
anal,,,,a a. nr ma;,a 10 ,.ho, canr.ss Ia 90 ar 4;
The present Instance They have authorized certain DER
so,s In .noth.r s,,a ~ ara .er,an ,,et IN -hich
- ber IN act whom n 4 nronrv c.r,il
10 him
~. nav. o,,oo,,o, ,o,on - IN. iaaro., oo,,,,i
e. - si. ~ ~, ~, - ',,, % ~ liz Lii ~ -. -,
snrrc', Il tba. H.. nrson,r x,s moi pre.cnt nj IN,
taking Of the evidence bef sre the state Judge and had
no orportupity 10 cross-examine The wtnesseS AMI
therefrc the cyidence 4 inconn.tent
\, th. ,,,5s., 1, tba i.n,ieaI naso, ,nentio,. NM,
de crbed In this transcript Of record having escaped
fo,n Georgia while owing seryieaud Il hs bsn proyed
10 me NV ,ieuc, wholly ind.nend mi of the record that
n. Ibis sb.rnee from tha sstr vhere tho evidence i
I,r..g - l.,x q, Ia ,.t.n 81 tb,t bo couiI ~. H..
- r ,si,I no,ice II h. sn,i. 40 /, ~. In hsoun
,,rr ana he cannat now com,,ain Thai he h,d no on
nortunity 10 cso.s.cxarnine the witncsscs
1i' IA, o,ia.,,a,, :, ~. ,a.rr.l .o,,s,t 4; ,h,,
q, ~. ~, ,o,s, a. le,;sl,. an tbe s,hec. ~ ~
as su,i,ixc lsc. ~ an Int ,ha, /, 4 a mower
= vi w. 10, ,i,iab ,,o, xi,,siyaly ~ ,hs sta,.s f
n,iIt r,st herr wholly unop the authority of that
~ ,i,n.,l uiib .s,nnos1 10 .e,,s tc cn ruction
The enntItton ~ tba United state, nut a. an thrs
- ha,s -, - -, ~, 4, a ,,aon.r 4,
.,,, -, ,l ,.i.gncn. I .b.u
iri nv Fat u,x New a. am"stor which IL. long bsrn
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=, l. ~, ,ars a. ~ in,,, ,hc h,stor;cal rr,pna,
an, hih ,his can 80 the eonstitp,,on /. hrlisy.l a.
rc, in order to see In ID purpose which can he ctcctu