Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-03-10


tional humanity and Justice, | am reaJv IN yo
with my honorable friend that lehu,b now
shall be ready 10 10 to the same lenv,h ,o.mor.
row---ncxt year--.always. This Is cnouoh I
trust, on that subject.
| and others here. Sir, are deuoupced n. An.
oli,ionists, Ia broader sense. and tbe,cforc as
,ruitors have no hesitation in confessino ,Ie
whole truth on that point believe ,ba, I do
not know human being who maintain, or
supposes that the Government of the United
States has lawful authority or right 10 abolish
Slavery in the States Of this Union. Certain.
", in my own opinion. that Government has M
such power or right. But Sir am n,n
none the less because am a citizen and SEN
ator of the United States. And. al,houcb I
have no power to exercise in a Slayeboldiuo
State, very freely say, that if | were mem.
Der of such community, ] should recommend
to and urge upon my follow citizens there, with
patience which could endure until the necessa-
ry reform could safely be obtained, some meas
ure Of Emancipation, immediate or prospective,
with compensation for damages, through the ac-
ton OF the State Legislature, upon the ascer-
tained consent Of the People. ! add, further,
TO meet the requirements Of those who suppose
that a proposition Of gradual Emancipation to
the slaveholding States is either timely now, or
soon will be so, that while | retain place in
the National Councils, any slaveholding State
willing TO adopt the humane policy which has
been already adopted by my own State, and by
other States, shall have my vote for any and,
either In lands or money, from the Federal Gov
crnmont, which the condition Of the public
Treasury and of the National domain will al.
low, IN furiherance of an object in which not
only the slayehclding States are interested, but
which concerns the whole Union, and even
Human Nature itself
Mr.. President, have made my way at last,
through the intricate mazes Of this discussion,
TO the actual question before the Senate. The
bill before US in these words
,.1e 4. s,,;, he co,,o,oo,.i a.. ,.i,,.,I;.... =; ..
State. Cour, ao,,;,,, ,oy oeE.o. - ,L,s If.;,-J
S,,,es or o,he, n.r.o,, G., ~ -
ac, dons under ans I,,s or ,lo Iroi,aI -.
or under color ,hsteoc ar far or on se.onr, y
anv riob,. au,bo,i,v claim or ,i,,. ~, 49,, a.,
such officer a, o,be, ne,soo mad, a.. ia,. Z,
tho Itni,.A S,,,o. ..J a., I.c.-l-.,,-u :.
,he 6r., torn, oc .,.h g.. -, . ~,
n,ss,go oC ,his a., ~ =, ,ha a., - ~ -
S,a,o Com, ,o.r ,l'o ,,...o, 81 ~ 49,, :,
tho 6,s, torn, oc s,,cL S,,,o g., - .,,;,
Shall he commenced Gls ne,',;oa e., ,,,o ~, Vs.
moy,l or ,ha oa"s., ] ;a,a ~ .v ~. ~
chi, Court 10 be hold in The dis,,;c, 49, ,hs
sui, il penaipg or If ,bers ho no c;,cn;, CO.,
in such district, then 10 the District Court in.
vested with the powers of a Citcuit Court nex,
10 be held in said district. and otIer GOOD and
sufficient surety for his entering in such Conf,
on the first day Of its session. eopies of said
process against him. and also for his there an.
pearing and entertaining special bail in ,be
cause, il special bail was oririnally reouisi,e
therein, it shall then be the duty of The STATE
Court TO accept the surety, and proceed ue
further in the cause aud any bail iha, may
have been taken shall be discharged, and The
said copies being entered as aforesaid in such
Court of the United States, the cause shall
there proceed in the same manner as if il had
been brought there by original process and
any attachment of the goods or estate Of the
defendant by the original process shall hold
the goods or estate SO attached 10 answer the
final judgment, in the same manner as by the
laws of such State they would have been hold
en- to answer such final Judgment, had il bceu
rendered by the Court in which the suit com.
menced; and the party removing the cause
shall not be allowed TO plead or give evidence
of any other defence than that arising under
law of the United States, os aforesaid"
What is proposed here is an innoya,ion-,
new thiup-a thing uuknovn In The laws Of cha
country, since the States came in,o Fedora
Union. That new thing is. that a person
cyilly prosecuted in a State Court. and ius,,iy.
ing under authority or color Of a law of ,be
United States. NAV oust the State Of ils ;uris.
dietion, and remove the cause into a Court Of
the United States. The first question which
arises is, How does the thing stand nowi How
has it hitherto stood What are the rights of
parties in the State Courts The Constitution
Of the United States binds together in Federal
Union thirty-one States. which. while thew re.
main equal and qualified soyereiguties. al tl,e
same time constitute. in The avgreoa,e anothe,
qualified Sovereignty Insomuch as The cbiei
business of government is to protect the rights
of i,s citizans or s,L;.., - - A., -.