The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-06
THE CONNECTICUT DISTINGUISHES.

The New Haven Register is waging most effective
fare upon the dsunion spirit which has gpaced the late
legislation Of Connecticut This legislation is the leg
offspring of that odous coalition between wings and
aboltonists which has succeeded for the time being,
covering the fair of that State with odum But there
noble spirits in Connecticut resolved wipe the
stain rests upon her fame The Register leads off
with boldness and fearlessness in the struggle The de-
mocrncy of the whole Union will rejoice in the exhibition
Of SO much true courage and patriotism
:" The plsuNloNIsTs LAws.-Wc glad to
find that several of the most substantial wings in the house
refused under the abolition ash and vote that the
constitution OF the United States which they had
support and the laws made to carry its requirement.
should be considered dead letter in the State of Connect
cut There is strong feeling in the community silent
yet who have hitherto acted with the whg
party which will sterny rebuke the late REASONABLE pro-
ceedngs Of the aboonss and their allies The consttu-
ton Of the United States says:
person held service labor in ono State under
the laws thereof escaping into another shall in consequence
Of law regulation therein be discharged from such
service labor but shall be delivered claim of the
party to whom such service or labor may belong
In the face of this plain provision the abolition bill which
passed at the late session says that every declaration pre-
tence representation that any person being having
been, in this State is slave did owe
service labor any persons shall be deemed
all arising under this act to be false malicious
when made before Judge commissioner of the United
States, with view to the fugitive. preceding
section prescbes punishment Of five years imprisonment
the State prison. and fine Of five thousand dollars to be i'm
posed on the claimant.
The constitution, in other words, says that the citizen
from another State who here for fugitive may make
legal claim for him in this State but the abolition
men he does make it, he shall be deemed every
to guilty fraud and sehood and may be sent to the State
prison. The makers of this bill do interfere they tell u.s.
with the proceedings before the Judge the commissioner
the hearing Of the claim and therefore they do break
their constitutional oats! Oh, mol they let the United
States judges and commissioners go very quietly in adu
dicatng upon the before them but the moment the par
ties leave the COURTROOM the claimant and his witnesses
matter how honestly and truly they have testified in the mat
to be prosecuted before the State tribunals and
such prosecution they to be deemed guilty without proof
and sent to the State prison. unless they each bring two wit
from distant State, to confirm the testimony which
before the United States judge and again
the claim then made and substantiated To pretend that this
does violate the constitution of the United States is the
sheeres petogging that heard Of 1t is just
worthy of the mind and barren brain of d. G. San
ford whom the abolition wings have rewarded for his
emptible qubbng this subject by the bench Of
the Supreme Court