Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-07-16

ton far 10 desire that the LEGISLATION Of eacl
state should be controlled by the United States
and to effect this object, in the tenth of the reso
iutions offered by him on the 18th of June, ht
proposed that the governor of each state shoulC
be appointed by the general government, anl
have veto upon all laws about TO be passed II
the state of which he was Governor. This, with
his President and Senate tor life, as proposed II
the same resolutions, would have constituted {
consolidated monarchy.
Mr.. Charles Pinckney, of South Carolina, was
the champion of the sectional slave interest, anC
he also declared, in the debate on the 23d of Au
gust, that he thought that the state Executive
shonld be appointed by the general government
and have a control over the state laws by means
OF veto. Neither Mr. Hamilton, nor any other
friend of the northern mOnarchical interest, moi
Mr.. FinckHcy, nor any other southern friend OF
the sectional slave interest, had suggested in
their drafts, or resolutions, or speeches. or in any
other way still less had any friend of demo
cratic freedom and state-rights suggested, before
the 18th of August, TO give Congress any power
over either Of The three subjects ofcompact, viz
credit due TO records, immunities to citizens and
tugIt!ves from justice; nor had any one alluded
in the convention 10 the subject OF fugitives from
service. On the 9th of August, about month
after the principal compromise had been settled,
and the difficulty surmoun;ed, committee offive
of which John Rutledgc, of South Carolina,
was chairman-reported a constitution entire,
printed copy being handed on the same day
to each member. In their report, the fourteen
tn, fifteenth and sixteenth articles are Us fol-
lows:
CART. MY. The citizens of each state shall
be entitled to all privileges and immuntics Of
citizens IN the several states.
A,
felony, or high msdemeanor in any state, who
shall flee from justice, and shall be found in any
other state, shall on demand of the Executive
power of the state from which he fled, be deliver
ed up, and removed to the state having jurisdic-
ton of the offence.
"ART. XVI. Full faith shall be given in each
state TO the acts Of the Legislature, and to the
records and judicial proceedings of the courts
and magistrates of every other state"
On the 18th ofAugust, these paragraphs came
up IN order for consideration. Article fourteen
was taken up. General Pnckney Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney) was satisfied with it
lie seemed to wish some provision should be in
Guided in favor Of property in slaves. Article
fourteen was adopted-ayes 9, nay (South Car
o!ina) /, divided Georgia. /. Article fifteen,
the words "high misdemeanor" were struck out,
and "othcr crime" inserted Mr. Butler and Mr..
Pinckney, (Mr. C. Pinckney,) both Of South
Carolina, move to require "iugitive slaves and
servants to be delivered up like criminals" y,
Mr.. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, said, "this would
oblige the Executive of the State to do it at the
public expense Mr. Sherman, of Connecticut,
saw no more propriety in the public Selling and
sQfrondering slave or servant, than horse
Mr.. Butler does not object to either objection !;
bat he undertakes to change his proposlon.-
Gle withdrew his proposition, in order that some
particular proposition might be made apart from
UAs article" Article fifteen was then adopted
unanimously.
Thus far there is no indication Of any intent
to make grant Of power Buffers motion to
require slaves to be delivered UP, was to require
the state to do lt-not 10 empower Congress TO
90 1t; or rather to authorize the National Exc
cu!lve to do il. Wilson's objection shows his
understanding: It would obIige the Executive
of the state to 20 it at the public expense as hap
pens when one state demands from another fu-
gitive from justice. Sherman thought the pub
nc had no more cause to seize slave than
horse. How did Butler propose to obvate this
objection Was it By transferring the duty and
expense from the lesser pHblic, the state, to that
greater public, the United States pas By CIR
'1g 10 the master The sane authority to rec0rer
ms SfrrGW nat he bod Gi3cGgS 70 recover his horse
and goes no further 4 Virginia horse uoa.ld
be property IN Pennsylvania. 4 Virginian nc
gro he'd an Serrica, might not be property il
Pennsylvania. The constitution stipu!a.cs than
he ctHacter Of property attaching 10 han be-
for" has escape, shall continue 10 attach to him in
any state 10 trttcI ts may flee, lct4tccer may be
the laos Of that state 4 horse must be delircr-
Cd up; so also mast be q ftgItire from IGJor-
And TIA. is all.
When gentlemen imagine that the constitution
has attributed TO the negro held to service-to
that description ofproperty-the character of sa-
credness that does not attach to any.0her proper
t. whatever, they misrcad the constitution, and
misjuGge the men who framed it, Than have
done what you impute TO them, some of them
would sooner have had their right hands cut off;
yet the clause as it now stands passed unani-
mou5ly. The strict attention of very sharp in
tc.lects was drawn to this very question which
have been discussing in that convention, and
they settled It with their eyes wide open, and as
have, as will prove to this committee. Article
sixteenth OF the draft was that concerning pub
lie faith in the acts of the Legislature and re-
cords, and judicial proceedings Of the courts and
magistrates OF the several states. That was the
last in this series of compacts. What did the
convention do with it A.?
August 90 Mr. Williamson (of North Caro-
lina) moved to substitute in place Of article 10th,
1.-The words of the Article Of Confederation on
the same subject. lie did not understand pre-
cisely the meaning of the article" Mr. Wilson
and DR.. Johnson said it meant chat Judgment
III one state should be the ground Of actions in
other states; and the acts Of the Legislature
should be included, for the sake Of acts Of nsol-
yency."
Mr.. Pinckney moved to commit it, with mo