New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-01
toraton Of utiyes Of either of the classes above re-
ferrfd TO- bu, this memorable csnse

A majority of the States thus Represented 10 Congress
and majority of the delegates in favor Of the pau
this clause included On motion % strike 1t OUT 81
sstes voted Lave it stand aid it vas ony lost De-
New Jersey lost her vote by having but one dele
gate present The language Of this clause Is qle r.
msrkabe II prohibits distinct species Of SeryIIade
IL SAYS "reiihr slavery nor involuntary ser'i'lde'
If" Involuntary seryiruie" hal been used for mere
uuobym Of slavery, explanatory phrase the coahse
ton would have beenNo slavery or Involuntary seT''
tude The emphatic distinctives which are used make
il absolutely necessary thai We should understand oy
involuntary servitude something other than slavery
ard that must have been either the bond service Of
aredemptoners. "palatines &c or the abuse Of that
system At that Day there more zeal 50 far as
,rre,r from history 10 propagate preserve the one
Mind Of ,evitude than the other unless be that Slavery
L.d been deemed by the fathers Of the Revolution while
~. redeption or paatine servitude viewed with
more liberation Fer aught that appears can be safe
IL asserted the opposition 20 Mr. Jeaers1ns famous
suse arose quite a. much from is prohibition OF the
latter Mind OF seryitude the former Indeed the lar
rrespmntion IT, that it arose from disinclnnton
70 prohibit the paatine servude for W. find that Il soon
ceased altogether as il naturally would when suca ser
yitude was 10 longer looked upon a. practicable. on
the 18th Of July III, the temporary plan OF Mr. JeHe'
son vas superseded by the enactment oftAe permanen'
ordinance Of Nathan Dane. This was pissed by Con
nh the unanimous consent Of the States ADD only
ore dissenting Individual vote, that OF Mr. Yateso New
York. Il COZ tanned tAe following article
"Art cth There .hal be Meth slavery nor ny
situd In ie said territory, other Fis h.n 10 TIA PA
rer a. crimes " re0f the party shall have baen dly
coryi-t4c Provided always that any person esc'oinE
n,o the same from whom service or labor - aF.a.y
s5 IN srv one Of the original stats s1'h fugitive
NV he lawfully claimed and conveyed 20 ths p-rson ciim
ipe biz OF her labor OK service As Aforesaid
How can We account for the unanimity With which
this passed. Slavery had not ceased. There WAa
10 less jealousy in regard 20 iJs interests. Why vas
If not opposed as before Doyou say, Becsu'e H. had
precious pfoyso for the rendition of fugitive slaves
there is no historical evidence that is consider
ed Slsvery isrot mentioned in it, slaves and his
silence was DO. from decacy about the shameful word
for il had u.t been used As the article had JUS been
/ speaking of slavery az well as involuntary seryude
be proyi,o had been intended apply 60 both. rather
than as II DOW does literally only TO one II would hiye
been 90 Roried as 20 render this meaning unavoidable
Tie meaning Is not in the language, and there is not
yetce On the record to show that any body asked 10
have tie language mean more than IL said. History is
plain to this point tina the opposition TO the Prohibition
which lad been 80 determined only three years before
was now Withdrawn, Sthou, imposing or asking conli'
tions and Air Danes draft far "a this subject was
concerned was accepted just as l. came from him. with
out Dissent unless it to iC that Mr. Yates objected
/ Let this be remembered
We'll tie nexs point il, that in the old articles OF
Confederation there stipulation or clause for
the surrender o ugitiyes, except iugitves rom jas
tee Nor VAS this law complained OF as deiec'
Neither in any one IF the drafts for Constitution Of
the United States submitted TO the Convention at
Ptlrdepbia was any provision OF the sort Introduced
though the very draft which the Convention licked nto
shape was submitted BY one Of the ln'kny s OF South
Carolina. The Convention came very near aljourn'ng
without having thought Of any clause tbe subject Of
that which supposed essential TO the salvation of
The Union But as il lagpnod al'er the clause rthe
suppression of he slave trade hal been warmly dis
cus,ed on ,he clst. odd 9th aad 26h Of August aul
finally 50 settled that Congress Gould abolish the foreign
trade in les, one Of the P.nckaeys Of Sou Caro-
Ina walked up On The 2sh to sLe importance OF having
IN the Constitution something or other he could not
himself tell exactly what which should prevent Con
cress from abolshi1g Slavery itself The Convention
lad now arrived a. the discussion Of the article which
relates 10 foatises from justice and Mr. Madison vol
B. page l4i7 OF his papers thus terseiy reports how
TIE Pnckr ey was delivered Of idea which was % be
Larcled INTO the kidnapping clause:
Article Il was taken up
Gen Pinckrey sas not satisfied with It, Hs seemed 20
vt-one provision shoud De included favor Of property
IN slaves.
His suggestion id not amount to motion, and no
o,tcs was taken Of t. But when the uevt artcs-Eas
under consideration slr. Madison says:
MIR Pntl.r sad Mr. Pnckney moved 90 require fig
tive slaves aud servants O. De delivered up ike crnl
has.
Observe here the language" fugitive slaves and ser
ysnts"tico distinct ci1sscs Of lagityes Mr. Madison
quotes the yery words Of the motion. Upon tais
ticn there Va. pretty decided and dec size express
son which Madison records thus:
Mr. Wlcn-Tlis would obli,s the EEseutlgs Of the
nti, 10 o. II - the publ' expense ,
Mr Sh-rman .aF more lroprety in the public ssil
ing and suuellorrg slave Or servant than horse
Mr. Butler RfldroV his prop op, IN order mat some
particular ~ vision might oe made apart Rom ms ar
Cs"
Ard What provision ras made NJ Builder aud the
PiIclneys bad been made aware ia. che Convention
hsd no dis osion 20 ancon slavery guarantee she
right Of properly IN sives Il the pc. wolf TO be
sot iuro The Conslu lon at a J., m0.r be Dr. s.d a~
.sub So be next day he oaered ls iolIos ~ 6e.I-
tnly grammatical production:
Ell any person bound service 4b 10 any of che
Uttrd Ss-, sh4 escape into another ste, Is ~ che
stall Boz Ds la ed from such sefsce 90 !4Jor n coa
.tlr-rce Of elg rrgu lrOIs suDlg il l stats o. Wcl
escape tl' snsl De- delivered w. . tl- person l-.
C.ur- tAtf service or lAg.f
Now ere is 10 msnucr Of doubt that he man
mean, slaves though De was more able Say than
10 put bis sentence 10 decent English Possibly be
hsd got ett Of fle Dane Ordnance passed me m)n'h
before By tle Congress 10 New-Yoik and borrowed bis
mode Of Handing the subject from tia. I,ispsri-c.y
psp however that the keen opposition o. tie day BE.