The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-22
TIE FUGITIVE SLAVE Acr.

Thele are many good cizens al the Nnrih
whose opposition 10 The above act has been IN
ducel 81 The representation tina, tile constitutions
Al provision for the rendition Of lugiiives from
/. service oi labor did not and was not lniead>
ed Ia include The case Of fugitive siaees.
There are emlnen, demagogues, both N the
Senate aud iIouse Of Representatives, as wei
as others oul OF Congress, who have repeated
This so often llal The appearance Of sincerity has
already attached sill 10 Them.
Ii is very true ,hal The word slave is
MOI used III Iii. provision, but !, Is equally true
ihal slave fully answers the description 81
!. pprson held ID service or labor ~ one State
under The laws lIrreol." II slave is not IN
cIndcd because The VOID slave is not used then
The same rule would deprive The South Of Ill re-
presentation based upon the number Of their
slaves, and lie same nile would now leave The
slave.irade legal traffic, Tor the prorisinn IN.
hhtng this trade contains neither The word
slaves nor slavery.
When the report Of Mr.. Rusledge. submitting
10 the convention frame OF The constitution, was
before that body. We find from the debates. that
Mr.. pinrkney expressed himself dissa ishedwlll
the l4,h article, which guaranteed The equal right
Of cilizenship in The several States. :" lie wish.
ed some provision should be included in favor o.
properly in slaves.
III the discussion Of The 18th article for the
rendition III usliyes from justice
MIR. Pinckney and Mr.. Butler moved 10 re.
quire fugitive slaves and servants should he de-
livered up like criminals.
.Mr. Wilson. This would obligc The exc.
ruli,e Of State do i, at the public expense
MIR. Sherman said lie saw no mote pro-
priely in lie public securing and sunendering a
slave ar servant Than horse.
Mr., Butler withdrew his proposition in or.
der tia, some particular provision might be made
apart from this article
| Accordingly on The following day Mr.. Butler
novel 10 insert, sller article ID, IL any pei
son bound Ia service nr labor IN any Of the Uni.
ted States .haiI escape inio another State, he OF
she shall no, be discharged from such service
or labor IN consequence nI any regulations sub.
sisting in The Stale 10 which they escape, bul
shall be delivered up to The person justly claIm-
ing their service or Iabor;" which was agreed
10 mem. con.
/ In the conventions Of South Carolina ant
North Carolina. called Tor The purpose Of r.
,ifying ihe Constitution, this particular Prov
SION was the subject oi special remark. Nj
\ Picknry. who was likewise member 81 III
South Carolina Convention. said 80 We has'
obtained right 10 recover our slaves ~ what
ever rar,rof America they may take refuge
which is right we hat mol before" IN ih'
Convention Il North Carolina, Mr. lredell aIs'
referred Ia the same subject: LIN some Of ia
Nnrihern States t-atd h") they have emahclpA'
cd al llieir slaves. Ilauy ol our slaves g. there
} and remain there certain ilmc, they would b!
the present laws br eniilled 10 their freedom, s.
Tia. their masters cnuIJ moi gel Them again. Til
snuld lie extremely prrjudirlal 10 He inhabi'ant
NJ the Soulhern Slsies and 10 prevent II. 'iit
clause i. inserted in The Constitution. Thong
The slave j. mt mentioned. lhis il Tie mranin!
Of il, Tie Northern delegates, owing 10 ihei
rar,icnlar srrnpes u" the subject 81 "'".ery. ."
mi rlna.e the word slave Tube mentioned.
From tbs plain history oi The constitutions
J cases npun which tile az, rests, u = clear tia
abrtlwure 10 IL provisions IS legal Necessity
ifam which there Is 10 escape bn! 10 rebellion
against lie Constitution iistlf.
Wastigyioa taioa.