Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-03-27

..,..,,,, T.. A.. n lsl.r,, ~ ~. 10 bs smos = ",
Inc S,u,~ h., i,v iur,d,c.,on ol 10. crime. NJ
nsy,on held to service or labor III ons State
Under tho law, thereof. escaping into another
.hx,l. =, Guns, ou.ncs of sny law or regulation
therein. bs d,,cu.r.sd from such services Or la.
bnr bu, ,h.ll b, d,iipe,ed Nd ON ciaiw of The par
y, 4, ..hom ,ucb .r,y,c. or labor NAV bs due
Now. ,hs.. ,wo clause, are exactly similar
in MIR mort. executing in one particular. In the
ons c..s ,hs l.o,tiys criminal /. 10 be tsliver.A
nm an the demand Of In, Executive authority OF
IN. Stat, from which he ha, fed in the other,
IN, f,y,i,. slave /, to be delivered 10 oh claim
NJ the p,,,v TO who,n he brlonv,. In rethe,
clou,e !, il stated tina, tbs fugitive i. to be- de
o,..r ,hr,. clause. can refer tv no other .ulhor
liz for their enlargement because no other al
,tnr,,v i, shaken al. Il is An .fu ar bs,~ rem twu
States, The fugitive /, to be delivered 10. ToI
be delivered up lie ".".. vo seized -,o aus, ur
~ she possession oi those who delivered him
up. No authority within q State can seize a
criminal against The laws OF another State. but
The authority of the State itself to 1hich he has
He'd. ms u acknowledged W the act Of l793
with respect to might've criminals but 10 denied
with respect to fugitive slaves. In the former
case the Slate authorities are to seize aud drlv-
or up the fugitive cr'in'n'l; but in the latter
according 10 ina act Tie State authorities have
nothing to do with the fugitive slaves. In the
former case the constitution 10 only . treaty
Stipulation bst"Sen sovereign States. In the
latter "a matter OF Congressional Legislation
"""""gn o""gre,s h"' referred !" W e"her
case !" tho constitution. 10 'he.e any 9ro"ha
" !es'o" 'o' ,'' "'ne'encs o! con'''9c',oh
i,'. u, Apply '"s RUE: OF e"n''"c''oni nave
'a'u aoW" 'or .'cs 90, '"' mss"'"V D, '"s
co"'''"''"". WI" "o' NC e'a'"eu '"a' Coa-
ers:' Pos.s''e: h' power 10 'tg"'a's on h'
'"o)Sc' VI '"g"'e saves u "scs''A'J s"a prop
carry "'' A"y oAp'a''y k'"'"e" p""'';
a:,""'' 'uo''""uNa 'na''e' "'e"i an"
o"' .o".''"u y" u" way W o".ero' ivy "'".'
g'an' "' power Inc Po%e!,n ea"n a'
mus. oe oy a'peo'.' gram 'a'a Gown !" 'hs CON
''n".' .'l,. VOW 'H' 100. ";ns clauses !" 'ns
so"s."u''o, nave q""'sd uere one ~o.o
~ s''he! o. me TWO c'anss' referring 10 '"e'-
we c'."h"A' ana 'us""s saves oo"e!""g
'"y P."e' ~ y" O""eIe', 10 'ee':'''c up'. me'e
'"'9eo'.' ~" power w"AeVf' " gwen I" C"n
H xv%. U"ne!s' NV even mo";,0"s 49," 10 '"r'n
Whati' Tia inevitable 'nfarsnoeP why, that
Congress has no such power. ;.
I'M. view OF '"s c"h't'u'''n's cohh'mea l"
We LOOK INTO the section. Immediately preesat"R
A"' s"cceea'I. inc 'ee',oh rs's'"e 70 "e"'e
c''n'"a'' an" '"g'''e saves. 10 n"'h VI 'ns'e
.tc''""' :""e'eS, gwen po"st 90 ac' '"e
"''' .ee''"' P'"|"r "' ,"'" AM, e'eo"
wa" we kN"" ~ e"," ""e ". w" p"'"' w.
, g. anu J"nr''' p'"ceeu'"ss :" eoe'y oi"e'
"",e anu me 'a"e',ss may ~ general s.s, 's 's
cords ana proceedings shall DO proved, aud the
effect thereof" Aud in the third section it j.
provided that the Congress shall have power
20 d'' pose OF and make al needful rules and
regulation respecting the territory or other
property belonging to the United States"
~ mere 'hen, TN, remarkable state Of things ?
'n!se sections follow each other in the fourth
. s'e'' Of the constitution. The first and the
.r.l' give :" Congress the power to lsgislats.
l"e 'ecoh'' 'y'hg between them. gives Con-
kIen no power !" 'sgi'lats What must be the
'"''HAo'o Inference Why, that it 10 the plain
meaning oiths constitution tina, Congress. should
W., nave me power TO feg.lats with rssLec:
.e,"ve criminals and fugitive slaves. To
'"'er 'ha' such power exists nader such cir
ou"''shees' 70 not only to claim power with
OUT special grant in the constitution, but 10
'e'Ie IT, ahhough virtually nega'ivsd by the spe
va, grams
AN" Hr' us no' d'fhcuIt to perceive why the
con'"n''"n withheld all power from Congress
10 ,eg"ial' on the subject Of fugitive criminals
anu '"G"'vs slaves. and has left this whole mat
'eI 10 .ne S'ate'. Tor endorsement. The fra
nor' 81 the constitution knew very we'll that il
very delicate matter Tor ci'izahs without
"'a,e " suampt TO seIzs any psFsons within
It, Ea'sno'd'r' knew that there wss but one
WY ~ wt'ch 'hei fugitive slaves could BE- Of
'ec'u"ily recovered To them, when entering an-
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