The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1853-02-01
National and Interstate
Comfy.

an enlightened Jurist Of q neighbor.
ing city, on the subject Of Comfy OF
the States to each other, is well worthy
Of attention.-Rd, Albdny State Re.
gister,
One OF the most contested aud least PIE.
else principles of the law OF ions, aud Of
American public and private International
law, is National and Tatcr. State COmitg.
The reason is obvious, Every nation has
an exclusive jurisdiction over its territory.
and no extra territorial law or transaction
can exist or be enforced there, except by the
express or permissive consent of the lee
ioci, Among the States OF our Union,
being municipal soyereignlies, the same
principles apply, with this modification.
that our federal constitution, forming the
States iulo a perpetual Union, and secur.
ing common citizenship to all American
citizens, aud certain extra territorial rights
OF the States. q common Legislature, Cong.
ress, and general laws regulating interN
course ana commerce among the States,
gives 10 national comfy an effect far grea.
ter among our States than among separate
nations.
Our system OF necessity not only embla>
ces the principles of national county, but
by implication those of Interstate comfy
essential to complete the perfect harmony
aud union of the United States, This es.
sendal part of American law aud jurespIu,
dence is found in no express declaration OF
the national constitution, but it is incidental.
ly recognized by the power conferred on
Congress over commerce, aud intercourse
with foreign nations aud among the States;
by the national effect givento ludcia, pro.
ceedings of the the State courts aud tribu-
nails; by tue common rights Of citizenship
conferred on American citizens in all the
States by act of Congress allowing the re-
capture ofpersons bound TO service, Il found
in national territories aud by acts permit.
ting, in places under the exclusive iurisdic.
ton Of The Uuited States, the arrest Of
fugitive slaves and criminals fleeing from
from State jurisdictions Though not
inserted IN State constitutions, their laws
aud tribunals recognise National and Iuter
State comfy as part Of the ke1 tocI and OF
the American jurisprudence. SO the Su-
pleme Court Of the United States has de-
cided National and Interstate comfy,
then. is an incidental aud essential part oI
American law and jurisprudence.
The only debateabe points are the ap'
plications Of its principles. When ii any
State tribunal the law of comfy Is to be
applied to foreign contracts, marriages, di.
vorces, marriage contacts, transfers, liens,
bankrupt discharges, detences, wills. &C.,
arising or made in foreign nations or other
States OF our Union, all State courts agree
to tue existence Of the law Of National and
Interstate comfy and they seek fairly aud
fully to apply and enforce IL. This is not
byvinie OF any express injunction Of State
law, but because il is incident to our system
and to the Just and catholic principles in
fused into modern Jurisprudence Of the gos.
pei
In questions touching slavery and the
rights Of masters over persons held to SER
vice. this law Of comfy haS not been en-
forced in any Of our States by the State
tribunals. A brief examination OF the sub>
iect will show this to be violation Of the
spirit OF our public law. by the national
constitution, property in persons hedto SER
vice is made a subject Of direct national
taxation, and OF course the right ofthe mas
ters is directly recognized by the compact
Of the Union. When IL was adopted near.
ly all our States allowed slavery, and the
purchase and sale OF slaves, aud their pas
sage with their masters into and though
all or any Of our States, was at that day
common, and this was an acknowledged
right indisputably exercised. This was,
then. the comfy Of our States, and the
was adopted 10 make the Union
more perfect. The right of property in
slave being admitted by the compact Of the
States, is it not against comfy, justice, and
good faith for any State to seek to destroy
il, and thus violate the letter and spirit OF
our Federal Constitution
There are now about three millions Of
slaves cast upon our shores by the colonial
policy and cupidity OF Britain. They are
more comfortably fed, clothed, and provid.
ed for than six millions Of the poor Of BnI-
ain and Ireland. They are worth probably
nine hundred millions OF dollars aud their
abor produces comfortable support for
aud furnishes an annual pro.
luct OF three.millions Of bales of cotton.
and large amount Of sugar, rice, aud to-
Jacco. wheat, corn, hemp, &c, amounting
probably at least 10 two hundred aud fifty
Millions Of dollars worth Of yearly slavery
product. Ii furnishes the Ieadiug ARTICLES
If our foreign commerce. x connects IT,
'ef with our commercial, manufacturing,
md national Interests, as well as with the
immediate happiness Of the population OF
,ur fifteen slave States. Who can say thai
Is not a great national interest, as we'll
IS a most important property, recognised
md guaranteed By the Constitution Of the
Jnion oj
II is the right Of every American citizen
0 pass at pleasure into. through, and out
Il any State, anI It belongs alike to all |
/ 10 freely admitted that any State, or