The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-15

THE WHEELER SLAVE CASE.


For Union.
THE WHEELER SLAVE CASE.
Ihaye read aenely portions Of views advanced byyou
in regard to tho Wheeler case and while they show
much industry and research yet DO not think they
10 the true foundation of the subectmatter care moth
ing for the laws Of Penusylvaniahey have bear
ing the for among all civilized nations certain
degree OF good will is shown TO the acts and dongs Of
other nations commonly designated county and after long
observance by nations become systemaed and known
International lap This law is everywher reeogused
and among It's arst principles are
Ist That all contracts titles personal property and
all matters growing of them, TO be governed and
regulated by the laws Of The State country where
brought from or entered ntoknown the isz loci
trdctas
I'd That all modes or Of enforcing establish
ing said contract or title be performed in accordance
with the laws and rules Of the country whose aid Is In
voked, and designated the lex fori
In few words the contract is governed by the lea loe
The remedy by the lea ori From this it Is easy be
seen that the laws Of country have power 10
diyest or render null tides good and valid BY The laws Il
another country this will be found in all authorities
knownas Voct Huberas Vatiel PuGendor, Storys Con-
hict &c.and is too plain TO be eontradictod Suppose
carry contract note TO State, which would be null
if made under laws valid in the State where ade
does that render the transaction null my return my
Sate2 Same Of assignment any other contract;
Of usury OF marriage, of slavery The laws of the Lea
may recognise either but they still valid in the
cr loci II is that the mode Of enforcing
said right claim must follow the regulations OF the E
fori Supposea and wife visit Mormon State whose
laws recognise The institution Of marriage their
return to New York would their marriage be dissolved2
So Of slavery slave going to free State cannot be
therefore free nor the laws Of such State affect him. for
on bis the slave State he would be slave
evernothng free him but the will and act Of Lis
master Ii is true that il he escapes free State the
l.. - bntr1a
do recognise slavery and the aid Of law cannot be
voked against their policy authority eSistence-bM he
lack Of p9uer in ne r Jou easaot render null eorot
Raid by lea loci Supposs the State of Pennsylvania
should abolish all It's courts aates &c, that actions
could be enforced woald that yaie contract made in
another State nuly NOTE dissolve marriage, Or freea
slave? OF wife might escape from husband
and go Mormon State; he might not be able to take
her away, their laws do not recognise marriage; but If
she returned New York presume her situation would
be unchanged So Of slavery the laws Of the free State do
recognise slavery and afford aid for his
cry but on his the slave State he is slave
ever The exists in relation to offences. Before tho
Ashburton treaty criminal escaping TO England could
be apprelended and brought back for trial but will
it be said that the laws of England purged the offence
that if be should return to New York he could plead
the of the laws of England clearing him setting
him ee2 OF course not My conclusion is therefore, plain
and unanswerable-yiz:
L. That no action law Of free State free a slave
escaping there.
D. After his escape or his return to slave State he
would be q slave though he had escaped
If the reverse were true free negro going slave
State would become sayea proposition never yet
suined maintain therefore, that have shown clearly
lsi. That slave escaping going 10 free State
by the action OF their laws become free against the
consent of his owner
! am also free to acknowledge
3D. That upon the escape OF such slave free State
under the simple rules of comfy such slave could not be
taken away because of the lack of authority in laws Of
said free State.
But in the language OF Mr. Webster when the consutu-
ton was formed comfy ceased and ato coapaeacd Now
the constitution says "aves escaping free State shall
be delivered up demand of their MASTER and recoe
that nearly every State in the Union was then slave
State and that clause for the benefit Of States that
have since become Free Now it perfectly clear that the
trainers of the constitution knew what they were doing
and if it law that the slave became free, ths
clause would have read that 81 slaves escaping shall
thereby be free" &C.; bu that improper because
such law heard Of lfit were what would be
the utility of delivering up free negro7 His could
not hold him-he would no longer service; and tho
clause would be totally dead letter. The abolionsB
show this by running the slaves Canada after stealing
them If the slaves free by the action of their laws why
them off They much slaves in Canada as in
Pennsylvania but the laws in Canada can afford no re-
dress Neither the State laws called upon 10 return
the slavet is the laws of the United States made under
the constitution and every judge State bench takes
oath to support not only the State laws but the cona,
tuition which is declared the supreme law Of the land and
if he violates either he commits perjury for the laws Of
the United States under the constitution arc as much the
law Of Pennsylvania any statute passed by her
legislaureand more So statute be passed con-
tradctorhy thereto. Ky.
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