, 1855-10-12
"l ManashuG,tts in Tho UHionln


1t does not declare that Massachusetts
is really out of the union, but it makes some
suggestion in that direction. 1t comes to
almost such o conclusion under the follow
ing state Of facts: e..-aI -.s-an Z.
During the last legislation Of that state
it enacted an act entitled, "An act 10 pros
tect the rights and liberties Of the peopIes
of the commonwealth" o. boea % sa.ai
This act virtually annuls the law Of the
United States, called 'arhe Fugitive Slave
Law" We find in the Massachusetts, act,}
the following clause: .'a -''
ut provides that every alleged fugitive
from service shall be entitled to the benefit
Of the writ Of hdbeas corpus, which may be-
issued by the supreme court, court Of COM
mon pleas, and justices, or police court Of,
any city or town; by any court Of record,
judge Of probate, or by any justice Of the
peace even: provided such magistrates are
known to DO within five miles Of the place
where the party is imprisoned. No person
holding any state Office is allowed 70 issue,
any certificate under the fugitive slave Law,
under penalty Of forfeiting his Office, and
being forever Ineligible to any Office Of trust
or emolument under the laws Of the Com
monwealth. Sheriff. coustables, police Of
fcers, and volunteer militia, are forbidden
to aid in any way in carrying out the pro
visions Of the fugitive slave law Of 1880
under penalty Of q ine Of not less than 81, n
900, nor more than $4,000, and imprison-
ment in the state prison for q term OF from
one to two years. Any person who shall
act as counsel orattorney for any claimant
Of an alleged fugitive shall be deemed to
have resigned any commission hemay hold
from the state, and shall thereafter be In
capacitated from appearing as eounselypr
attorney at any Of the courts Of the, state.
No state jail Is 70 be used as a place fof y
the detention Of an alleged fagItfe0 olia9iin
There Is no doubt Jut this VII prevent y
the execution Of the fugitive act, in Masss= !
.-..lf e"f ~ eii7Di-sl 1au 10 h9fliA
ellloselIs,t z9di.l ed ID bs4ab4arn assd avsd
The arguments, that theihnion was per-
footed by an agreement between the statesi9
that al the provisions Ofithe OOnstitu,ionss
adopted on the nth Of September, 17e7, 4
at Philadelphia, should be agreed to- IT,
was, BY this agreement, by which Massa-f 3
chusetts was admitted into The c6ApGct,i
and now she refuses to comply, and e Is .
said, she cannot claim to be q member ofa
the compact. The Unioh says.l-r'l .s1sd'o
Hl.al T4a ng.H afffeias1 f-rN' - f.sfqefa
"None but states which ratify The ,fsder-
al constitution have a right to bs repre-
sehted in that body. Originally, when sehais
ators and Representatives presented theh-G
selves, they had to addnce the EVIDENCE Of
the ratification Of the constitution by their,
respective states. Is that condition less ies-
sential now than when tie union was form q
ed? II Messrs Sumner and Wilson shah
be called on by senators Of other statesfo1s
the evidence that Massachusetts, ratiies the,
constitution, can they produce III Can the,
senators and representatives n Massachu-l'
setts take the oath TO support The le0nstitaaa
tion Of the United States, when thelrprihao
cipai solemnity repudiates an essential poron
tion Of that constitution These are grave
questions forced upon the attention Of the
country BY Massachusetts. We would not
decide them pfecipitttelY7 and hence wei
suggest them at this early day, that theylo
may receive the investigation to which their.
magnitude entities them, With, the i'm.
pressions at present on our mind, We are ct
a loss to fotesse the grounds Oh which ia
Massachusetts, can longer claim I'd send Z
representatiyestO partieipstelin thetedeEalsi
legislation Of the union.S ~, oooa y INN,
We believe that the action oflthe Mass.i
achusetts Legislature Of the last session. will
be repudiated by the people Of that state.s
1t eaunOt bethat that intelligentpeople Will
allow themselyesto be- disgraced by theiro
public servantsS therefore there canibe but
little doubt that ell trouble on that score
will be avoided, no state viii Allowitself too
bo made as infamous, as such course IT,
continued and endorsed BY the people,
would surely bring upon that or any other
state. 'iia 70 ueEiga a7a
In Massachusetts,, we can see the Effects =
of the prevalence Of other than democratic n
doctrines; they had there. fair field, none
to stop them, until they hung themselves
with the rope oftheir own twisting. Ahalf
a century, will not 'Sipe the stain from
the pages Of the history and credit Of the
old bay state. Their Infamous course, is
well known to our readers. This Is les
sou for uneasy democrats to study those
who have lived and enjoyed democracy so
long, that they do not realize the adyanta-
ges oft More than ever, shall we cherish 2
our blessed democracy 70 9bs la a0
May democrats now stay at home, aud
not be so foolish as to run of after abolition, .
frcesoil. knoW-nothinQ. or any other lama =,