The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-01
From the New Haven Register
MULTIPLICATION IN CONNECTICUT.

Abolitionism which sits astride the shoulders Of the
wing party in this State like the old man OF the sea" is
content with the disgraceul act which has ALREADY
passed the legislature prohibiting the of the court
houses and s of the United States in the execution of the
fugvesave act and dsquaifying the marshals and
mssioners of the United States from holding any office
der the State (srnnge say the majority did hesitate
adopting proposition of John Boyd, of give your
hand memory to to the ground any building which
should be used by The United States for such pupose but
it is driving its subservient ally to pass another act
which will be actual notification by the State of Con-
nectcut of the laws of the United States This proposed
provides in substance that ecy claim for fugitive
slave this State shall be deemed pria tc false and
cous then abrogaes certain rules of evidence and pro-
vides Others which will render it impossible for that
sumption be overthrown and then imposes penalty of
700 upon every who shall prosecute be witness
in support of any such claim 1t also Furnishes any
1.-THE United States marshal of -course) with Imprisonment
in the State prison who shall hinder sheriff of the State
in arcstng for any purpose, fugitive slave taken under
the acts of Congress
To the shame of the senate of Connecticut this bill was
introduced with the avowal that its object nuy
the operation of the laws of the United States in Connect
cut; and the Hon. Mr. Sanford, gentleman, under
stand of character in his vicinity lawyer, but
who unfortunately is in training coalition candidate
for the bench of the supreme of this State thought
that the deserved much credit for its introduction
as in his Judgment the supreme court would decide
be entirely constitutional u" is against my principle
strike thee' said the conscientious Quaker $50 will lei
this billet of wood fall upon thy head" There might b,
treason in this work there not SO little courage.
When South Carolina" the Harry Hospur of the
South arrayed herself against the general government
within the constitution there earnestness and
daring in her action which dgniGed the STEP and made
worthy of the wrath of Andrew jackson. But there is
petfogging cunning here-a sneaking cuteness-whcl
only deserves the contempt and dicue of those whom il
intended to annoy Why do not these gentry walk
boldly up to their work. Why this sraning over the let
of the constitution while their dagger is already at s
heart? Is this the teaching of their higher law to stall
But there is folly in this thing equal its shame In
their eagerness to grind off the of their neighbours il
doesn't seem to have come within the comprehension
these sapient legislators that their faces may per
chance be put to the grndone Suppose the slave
holding States determine to retaate this law upon the
citizens of Connecticu:-we half dozen OF
those States each which there is an annual ipdeb
edness to the citizens of Connecticut of thousands
thousands of dollars the edgers of merchants and
manufacturers in this city alone will, at any time, show
balance against the shareholders of hundreds of thou
sandsnow, suppose these States enact that long this
proposed multiplying law shall remain the statue-book
Connecticut every claim which shall be in the
by citizen of Connecticut against their citizens shall
be deemed pra facie false and maicioushat no depos
tons records shall be received to support iand thai
every person who prosecutcs such false claim who
titles its behalf shall be subject to penalty of $4,000
they may go turtherhey may leave to the free us,
of their court and alshey may degrade their Judges
and sherits and marshals, who may in the performance
of their duty take part in such suits but woult
not the tables be turned to our complete satisfaction
And they may accompany what they do with pGans t.
the constitution Nor could the citizens Of Connection
with face invoke that constitution to their protection
and if they did could they complain if they turned
to that "hgher law" enjonng them Ito do to Others
they would be done by 7? In this there is fo
calm to think upon. We may laugh at this proposed
action of legislature would laugh the petu
lance OF schoo-boy the vagarics of onedea but Al
the time there ground for serious alarm when w
reflect that it will go forth the of the State 1t i.
idle to talk of constitutions and thc Union when sucl
legislation is rampant If the State of Connecticut is
serious in this matterif her people ready adopt
and justify the acts of these madcapst would be better
honorable worthy of her sovereign character
if they should swing the ship from her moorings
and cut loose from Union to which their allegiance will
have become but mockery and their an iconceaed
treason.