Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-12-05


10 the recommendation for the appointment Of
a commission to settle private clnms against the
United States Iuslire To- individuals as we'll
as 10 the Government mp4ri " ~ demands
that some u ore convenient and expeditions
mode than an appeal To cananss should be IL
dopied.
It i. deelly to he regretted that n sew raj in
stances ol0rers Of the Governn.cnl, In a,i.nri-
inc TO execute the law for the relufn II liateyes
frn,n labor: have heen on,niy resisted ,,,l Nt,;r
effort. frustrored and d,.lra I'll bv la ,in.s and
violept m. he. tbat /, o,s c,sa sn,h r,.t-iaat.
ras,l,ad il :, n dad, az an ss.i,n tln ci.,,an.
md in o,Iars sor;nrs inin,v .,s,,,J ,nl,,.,.n..
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'helt 'Nee"'inn may Ne lssis'eu'
Inc ac' OF congress VT we re'NtA q W.T.
yves from iahor Is one tFlulT,n ma "rlndn"t
oy me express words o. me Conshh'lPh'
II The Constitution declares, "VhAl NJ rrrsnn
held TO service or labor ~ one S'Aie nni'r the
laws thereof, escaping into another, Ahall' IN
IconsequeSce OF any law or regulation iheriu,
me discharged from such service or lahor bhl
shall be delivered up On claim OF the party tai
whom such service nr labor may be dle." This /
constitutional provision is equally obligatory
upon the Legislative, the Executive. and Judi
oial Departments Of the Government, AMI upon
eyery citizen OF the United States.
D Congress, howeveS mus, ignln necessity, fist
act upon the subject BY prescribing the proceed
filings necessary toasrerain thai the person is 4 III
gitive and the means % he used for his ies'niii'oW
. TO the claimant. Tbs was done hg an act passed.
: during the first tetm Of ptasilen' Wishits en-.
T. which was amenled ny that enacted by tar la-i
4 Congress, and it new remains for the Executive
e and judicial Departments 10 laie RATE that thcsc
h laws be faithfully executed This ininrci~u o.
F. the Constitution IS MS le'emWory ana as mnuln5
o as any other; It stands exactly on tie sAnr lNhn
e. daiion as that CLAUSE winch provides tar the run
J. Of lu sives from justice or that Nhich declares
r; that no bill OF aiaiiter or er Post 'eio las Shall
!, be passed, or that which provides lar an elnAhy
OF taxation ac'orhs 10 ihe c.nsnp' OF 'pf e'a H
T. declaring that all aptlss shall he uniform lnouSN
aut the I'm ted States, the important prov isioa
>. that he trial ofal crimes shall be by jury These
IL several articles and clauses Of the Constitution at
" resting on the same authority must stand or lall
together Some objections have been urged asaiasl
7, the details oil the net for the return Vi msiiy,s
" from labor; but it is worthy Of remark hu' tll'
le main opposition is mined aginAt tlie Coasitnuoi
u Itself; and proceeds from persons and Glasses cl
> lper.ons, many of whom declare their wish to scp
p that Constitution overturned They ayoN ihef
n' hostility 10 any hw winch shall We fail AVID
n practical effect tofh's requiem mt OF the CoH'li-
10 tuition. Fortunately, the namher Of these persons
u comparatively small and Is believed to b'dlily
o' diminishing, but ihc issue which thPy present IS
one which involves tn supremacy AID even Inc
se existence OF the C'nst'lu'inn'
81 Cases have heretofore arisen III when mar
~ vlduals have denied tne bihuing autnorly oil
acts OF Congress, ana even states nave pFopos'
10 ed to nulllly such acts, upon the ground ihai
the Constitution was ne supreme 'nw Of u'e
We land and that those acts OF Congress were re-
" pugnant to mat Instrument nu' nu'ln'"'ion Is
re now aimed, not so much against particular
I'm laws as being lncoHsls'eni wilh me Nohst''u-
n ton, as against mo ,onsll'u'lon llseN' ana !,
y, Is not 10 Dc disgnisea lhal spltlt fNista ana
10 has been ac'iVs73 AT Wnfh 10 r,nd 'snnHH 'l7
ns Union, which Is our cherished inheritance tom
~ our revolutionary ,s.neIs. ... ,
ne In my lss, ~. s'"'el nai
~ eonsidsIses spss, 10 w W.
as oeen aoSl,ted AZ Is. ,alk ON the cia,ic
do - S-!eA ies,
tn ',a', H. Aind substance ~ ffia
"a. snd a,o;,nt S,I,;ec,s wi III, hsy, embrace
al. oS. I'D / ana ndhs,enee a. ihe.Adins,.
ne man, ss,ahlisbsS those msssures. until lime
ana erpe,lonoe Ju u, ,rd a,,ainsi ava.
liz ~. " ahn"a was No, ;ndrred In make Ills
ao SION VI aouse. we no' 'u, " a
ac- recommenna''9loecanse ln9ugn, tnose ','f h
az snres perlsc, np nuna" 'es's'a.ou 0a,' ~