Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-09-15

potent; that as Slavery can exist only " virtue
of positive Jaw ana az mas nv oXist within the
port in the Consttuuoh, y Oahno Soas,;,"t;op no.
National Jullsuiction' .nss ~, m1 md that accord.
where recognizes properly IN man anu and not
ing 10 us uue pt', Si,arv and not Free
slavery Is Nauohal, "Eie ~ snir;t The National
1ohi y eeollon .l', ~ ;od pnder Washington
EoVereh ~ ss. ms ~ sounded by Abolition
hmsen an nooi,u .oI onntrv by its Church its
ists wIne .ie and ali lis best voices. was
s.Yery and the national flag at that
time nnSbere within the National Territory COW
arod single slave; still further, that the National
(;oyernment is Government of delegated powers
md MS among these there is no power to support
slavery. this institution cannot be national, nor
can Congress in any way legisate in its behalf;
and finally that the establishment of this princi-
ME is the true way ofpeace and safety Tor the he
nnblic. Considering next the provision for the
surrender OF ugitives from labor, we have seen
that it was not one OF the original compromises OF
the Constitution that II was lnt c .aluiiy
and with hesitatioh, ana 'hcN anu ~ l snE pciiou
after was regarded win comparative ihunerehcej
that the recent save Ao,, 'iio"sn i"ny u"aes u"-
constitutional Is esPeGlaiiy 80 on W. g,UunuS -,
Jrst as ,h ons,i,u,;on and an ;nfraction Of
gtdn'eu ~ w ., th States. and socon,li, MS de-
% - TroI hv lurv in a question of personal lib
MAJ VI nra ~ oomman law. that its uaring
erW anu ..; sul ga \ ,,ro,otyne in tho British
@ ,.hh onr f,,bars ref1sed to obey as
olailP . aU on TWO nareel prounds-frst be.
ulcohs'.u.o"@ -a :; ~ ~, p,rIianent az mowers
cause !, w. -. :. mndor ,be Rr;tish Constitution
hot peienS,s of richts hcIonoinp TO the Colo
anu a'i ~ ha,so Il vas denial of'FraI
MES anu e.o"uS' &c n-onertv. that as 7 IN
W 'G'y :" 49, ,ronertv So is the outrage perpe-
cry y "a ~ Fcan Gongrpss far above that per
'ie'ou ~ ~ Rrt;sh Parliament. and finally
Pelratea ny Hae ~ rot in Tho nphl;c
ina. tne Siase a. S4,as where II 4; IN he erecuted
sene 4" ~. ~ Es, or ali law and which nrudence
wa Nth tho n,ecent Of Washington require
S"u '"e lt:.o.;o,o 80 "a,
SIR, thus lar nave airayeo te -
Act, and the false interpretations ou6 Oh WHICH y
has sp.ung. But am ASKED wiat one. az r auO-
stltute Tor the ieglsisuon "io'i uehouiio0 80.
Iy VIII answer. IL s " Do ~ th Hnns,;,,,ou
appreciation Oh Tue P'oflSioh VI VIC , ~ :.
under which TINS discussion occurs: b 5 "' ~
in double lght OF reason anu oi rreeooli, anu
we cannot mistake 'ne eAaos eA'ehs u i''
ments. Here is the provision
No person hello to service or lapor IN one otate,
under the laws thereof escaping into another shall,
in consequence of any law or regulation therein.
be discharged frcm such service or labor, but shall
be delivered up on claim of the party 10 whom
such service or labor may be DUE"
Fron, the verv language EMPLOYED il is obvious
a.. ~. = merely n comnact between the States
tt "''S nrob;ht;on on The states. conferrinp NO
nnwer on tbe nation. In its natural sgni6cationit
Is compact According to the examples of other
countries and the principles Of iurspru dence it is
compact All arrangements for the extradition
of fugitives have been customarily compacts.-
Except under the express obligations Of treaty,
nation is bound to surrender fugtives Especially
has this been the case with fugitives for Freedom
In medieval Europe, cities reused 10 recognise
this obligation IN favor OF persons even uoder the
same National Government 10 1901 WINE me me
Netherlands and SPAIN were uhlteu uiuel NhdHes
V, the Supreme Council OF Mechhn rejected an
application from Spain for the surrender OF fug-
tive slave. By express compact alone could TINS
be secured. But the provision OF the constitution
was borrowed from the ordnance OF the NORTH
western Territory, wnlcn is expressly declared 10
be compact; and this ordnance, hnally drawn
by Nathan Dane, was again poroWeu IN lis as
tinctve features from the early lnsutuuons OF Mas
sachusetts, among wnch, as lar BACK as lo49, was
compact OF Ike nature Win other I'VE" England
States. mus TINS provision - compact III IAN
guage IN nature, III lts "DoIe Alstoly DIS We nave
already seen, 1t is compact, according 10 the IN
tentlons OF our fatners and the genius Vi our hst-
tutions
AS compact Its execution depehos absolutely
upon the States, without any intervention OF the
Nation. Each State IN the eTefciSe o. as otcn
judgment, aDlu determine JoT etSey u1e precise eI-
cent of the obligations assumed. As compact In
derogaton OF Freedom II must De construed strict
ly IN every iespect-eahii9 Always III fTee-
dom, anu shun ,e any meaning, ROT clearly 3D.
vous, when taArs a ssgs to Whom It is applicable
mindful tIned as .spersonsp of course with all the
are Of epersons under the Constitution and es
5ecialIy mindful of the vigorous maxim OF the
lmDOOS
does not always favor Freedom With this KEY, the
true INTERPRETATION is natural and easy
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