The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-30
FIDELITY TO THE CONSTITUTION THE BEST DE
yOTION TO THE UNION.

II is proper to the history of the struggle pre-
cedng the formation of the constitution of the United
States fully estimate the dsgraceul proceedings Bos
ton against the fugve-save law Ii is known that the
law Of 1893, which passed the I'd session Of the
Second Congress, passed in accordance with the fol-
lowing explicit provision of the constitution Of the United
States
"No person held to service labor in State under
the laws thereof escaping into another shall in consequence
Of any law regulation therein, be discharged from such
service labor but shall be delivered up claim the
party to whom such service or labor may be due"
But for this formal recognition Of the rights Of the South
and the guarantees identical and connected with it, it is
longer contested that should have had constitu-
ton and hence Union As If render the meaning Of
this clause beyond dispute the Supreme Court Of the Uni
ted States have decided that it applies among Others
fugitive slaves Such the notorious construction
placed upon ii by the Second Congress of the United
States When this law enacted it win be remembered
that the unanimous reelection of George Washington
President Of the United States announced by the rep
csenayes Of grateful country just rescued from Oppres
sion by the joint efforts Of the people North and South
The law passed in the Senate after full debate and
was then carried through the House after having been
slightly amended and this amendment was subsequently
concurred in by the Senate We notice among those who
voted for this ugtvesave law in the popular branch
| that Congress- the following illustrious names
from Nw Hanpshiro-Nichoas Gilman. One negative
vote.
From Neutrality-suspicious. Ames, Elbridge Gerry s.
Bourne benjamin Goodhue Every member present and but
one in the negative.
From Rhode hland-George Leonard and Benjamin
Bourne. No negative.
From Conasccut-Amas. Larned James Hlhou,e, Jere-
miah wadsworth Turnbu (speakcr) did not vote and
one in the negative.
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From Ne~ York-Theodore scdgwck, Egbcrt Benson,
Cornelius c. Schoonmaker James Gordon John Lawrence
Peter Sylvester; and negative
From Nep yer.ey-Elias Boudnot Abraham Clark, and
Jcnsthan Dayton-sl that present No negative.
From observation-disclosures Fitzsimmons Frederick Au-
gustus Muhlenberg William Fnday Israel Jacobs Thomas
Hartley, Andrew Greggs that present and mega
tive
From saryIond-Phiip Key W. Hindman, and William
Van Murray.
From V,rg,nia-w b. Giles Andrew Moore Samuel
Griffin John Page, r. b. Lee, Alexander White; and
negative.
From North Caroina-Nathan Macon, John Steele,
Hugh Williamson, John Baptist Ashe W. Barry Grove.
From South Coroiina-Wm Smith, Thomas Sumpter,
Thos Tudor Tucker, Daniel Huger, and Robert Barnwel
From Gcorga-Abraham Baldwin and Francis Willis.
From Ksntucty-Alexander ID. Orr and Christopher
Grecnup.
Forty-eght in the affirmative and in the negative
In the United States Senate when this bill passed that
body without division, such patriots as John Lang
don, OF New Hampshire Roger Sherman Of Connecticut
George Read Of Delaware James Monroe Of Virginia and
Pierce Butler, Of South Carolina
This bin became law by the signature Of George Wash
ngton President Of the United States II lays down four
general principles which contained in the present law
amended to suit the subsequent action OF certain the
State legislatures, by the Congress of ls5o-the old law
standing intact-and which arc as follows:
The right of the master arrest his fugitive wherever
he may find him.
His duty to carry him before magistrate [now
United Staee commissioner or udee in the State where
he Is arrested that the claim may be adudged by him
The duty of the magistrate commissioned to exam
inc t'- claim and to decide H. like other examining naps