Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-10-22

Time was when public sentiments expressed
IN Resolutions at public meetings, required a
high tariH-protectve duties, and in process of
time, that sentiment resulted in the imposition
by law of protective duties on imports.
Again, by change of condition, and improve
ments in manufactures, public sentiment chang
ed, and the question of l0,c duties, and of free
trade was agitated, and we had our political
fights, years gone by" on the high and low ia
riff question, and finally the low tariff was adopt
ed by law, as the sentiment of the majority.
So in the embarrassments of the last " war
times" public sentiment reqired Bank, and the
United States Bank was chartered by law and
in process of time, change of circumstances,
increase of capital, of ability, public sentiment
changed on that question also, and the Bank"
died by law.
So black men were brought to this country
and public sentiment, at first said they should
serve l0rh0m ,oages, and this soon ripenad in
to a service FOR LIFE, uhen there tcdS no law TO
enforce the ,crong. The black man, q poor
Barbarian, and no one slept forth TO advocate his
rights That sentiment ripened into the atroc-
Gus slave code of the southern states-a code
administered BY theAlgerine barbarities of stripe,
branding, mutatons, the Iron collar fire, and
the gallows.
Again in some states public sentiment chang
ed on this subject, and by law slavery has been
abolished. From this, has sprung up the anita
gonisms of Freedom, free speech, free farms free
labor,of the.norts and slavery slave laws, slave
degradation and slave fnality' of the South,
and poltica asp:rants, and Office holders, mount
ed the " monster hobby, OF mingled freedom and
oppression, and in violation of every principle
OF humanity, justice and equity, enacted the
Fugitive Slave law" and thereby made sla-
very, which before was state institution, 10
be national, and made the free States virtually
slave states, made this whole country slavedom,
and made the expense of the national mainain-
ance OF that accused system, chargeabIe on us
as tax payers, and your just proportion of the
expenses OF catching the fugitive, the past year,
in the free states (now so no longer some less
than one hundred dollars, and every thread of
silk you use, and every sip of coffee you take,
is chargeab,e with its portion of this tribute
money, you tax payers, pay to slavery, and your
senator in Congress recently, and within fifty
days past, voted to have his tax paid Has he
done your will in this matter? What is your
sentiment? If this tax is to be finalitV." a
perpetual mortgage on your industry, say So
vote SO, 90 the Fugitive Save law makers, slave
officers and presidents, but if otherwise, make
your sentiment felt by clecling men, who will
fearlessly do your will in the premises, and re-
peal this tax now levied on and paid by us. a.
% By the 6hsceton of the Fugitive Slave Law en-
acted That satisfactory testimony,
easily satfc certified by Court, Magistrate Justice of
the Peace, Other Legl officer. under Of
state tf0m Uhch the person escaped with
certificate OF such magistrate, with proper Off
Ger there TO attached which seal shall BE- sufficient csab
Sh the competency Of the Proof $50 the claimant may be his
own witness, if tie officer in Georgia is satisfied with his
oath! and with proof Of identity, and tina! the person
e,ied docs ia fact service TO tie claimant in the
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out and deliver to the claimant CERTIFICATE with
thorty the claimant to take and remove such fugitive per
SON back 10 the st2e whence he escaped and in trial
hearing under such act, shall the testimony the offered
fugitive be admitted and the certificate shn be eoc!ustrc!
OF the right OF the claimant such fugitive to the
state where he escaped, and shall prevent all noss:aion
sG f[s@4 on o o{ s peon sd b any c e.
al by Jury or the efficacy Of the writ Of abeas Corpus
In The case of the People Nc Lcud |, Hills Rep
page 59l, Justice CoWen says approving English Huhori
y, that nothing better settled shan tina: abcls
pus the examination rs to III" guilt innocence cannot
under any circumstances extend bcyond the Osttons or
proofs upon which the party held And Earl
Everett ALSO approving the English doctrine says there
Is popular misrepresentation in relation the writ of
lIabr;s Corpus, indicating belief HAT it of sum
mar! general jan delivery But its o5eot is to PrOride
"rcI'Gt from cor.h"smcnt rsthont Iawfai porroHt."
SO II eNerhas been at common law, il the process Is good
on It's face and in the form prescribed By Jaw the prison
er cannot back OF to prove his innocence ON Iaeas
Corpus and the" Fugitive law expressly enacts that the
magistrates or commissioners CerfcGtc is e0Hciusce, and
PrcNen all 'lnolcsation &c by arg process &c
60 The NH section provides that "al goDi citizens ero
hereby commanded to aid and Assist In The prompt and
efficient execution of this law" And fr.her, the person
having the process toeXecute the fugitive, has 'author
lty TO summon and call To their aid the bystier
And by another act of Congress the bysancrs nexcctng
prisonmcHt.
CD The eighth section the act provides that if the
Commissioners cerfcs in tarOr OF the claimant his fee is
$40 IN favor Of the person claimed, his fee but S5
lax OF prescriptions IN favor of freedom Judas sold
his master for 30 pieces Of silver amounting to about the
congressional estimate of whch would bribe commits
sione5 to be easily satisfied the person claimed, lowed
SERVICE especially in the case Of poor despiscd lshed
marked black woman.
a. The ninth section of the fugitive act provides that
IN certain cases The ~hccr max ing the pny
so many persons rs he deem necessary overcome a
pretended force ~ retain them in service long cir
cunsces may require, and take he fugitive the State
where he escaped and deliver him the claimant there
AND Their compensation shall be paid of the Treas
ry OF The med States and the past year Sl00O00
has been drawn from the United States Treasury under
this clause of this and yet freemen agitaic tic
question OF TINS lax on us! Out upon such Tory and
crngnR erSily to power that against our viii
Notof 81 per pound tea but $40 per pound on flu
gitiVc slaves for the benefit of their masters Aud Wcc-
sin senator has voted in favor Of this chuigc ON Tie citizens