Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-10-20


being told that they free, the slaves leave then
master Can q Judge of the District Court OF the
United States compel their restoration through the
medium of q writ of habeas corpus directed to the
person by whom they were Informed OF their
! freedom? Or in other words, is it a case arising
under the Constitution and laws OF the United
| States
! What article or section of the Constitution has
any bearing upon the right OF master to pass
through free State with his slave or slaves Or,
when has Congress ever attempted to leglslate
upon the question: l most unhestatingy aver
| that neither in the Constitution of the United
States nor in the Acts of Congress can there be
| found sentence which has any bearing upon this
question whatever. 1t is n question to be decided
by the law of the State where the person X ior the
time being and that law must be determined by
the Judges Of the State who have sworn to support
the Constitution of the State MS well rs that OF the
United States-an oath which is never taken by
! Federal Judge.
! Upon this question of jurisdiction it is wholly
immateria whether, by the law of Pennsylvania,
a STAKEHOLDER has or has not the right OF passing
through State with his slaves. If he has the
right, it is not in virtue of the Constitution or laws
of the United States, but by the law of the State
and il such right exists it is because the State
law has forbidden it, or has failed to recognize it,
1t is for the State alone to lcgislate upon this sub
ject, and there is no power on earth to call her
to account for her acts of omission aud commits
sion in this behalf
II us ctse' py "uy ioHSorAJio J uI I
,he second section of article four of the Consttu-
ton of the United States, jurisdiction might be
I claimed for the Federal Courts, then it would
! ITn;toJ Sites ofibonTb bal;eve the writ or bn
Los oorrs /, M ,ort az 40 ,,ocLinory doeigncd
bv Gonaress for tha ranJit;on Of fng;,ivcs From
labor.
" No person (says the clause above mentioned) J
io,rs boreof osconin,r into ano,bor shall in CON-.
;. seononce of onv law or rognIation therein La
Idiscborgcd from snch sorvice or Labor INF shoII
be delivered mn on claim Of the marty TO whom
srch sorv;ce or labor NAV bc dno D Rv rofor.
cnco n tbo dnhotos in tbe CnnvonIop it,;Ii l..
seen that his clauso was inserted nt the rcoueat
. F daIoaatos rroo ,bo Son,iorn S,otas d I
tIo dnr1arotion tbot IN bo nhso,,co ~ = n,,s,;
tutionnl nrovision the rigbt of reclamation would
not exist unloss civen i've State authority If II
4 Lod hoon ;ntondod 20 coyor tba r;oht ~ trono;t
words wopid have been used cyidenc;nc sucb in,
tentiop Uonnilv tbcre ;s no contror;etv in Tho
construction which has been nIaecd nnon tIis
clause in the Constitution. No JUDGE has ever
90 manifestIv disrecarded its nloin and uneoniv
ocal language as to hold that it APPLIES to a
slave Voluntarily brougbt into free State nv bs
master. On the contrary. there is abundant an.
thoritv that such n case Is not within either tbo
letter OR the snirif of the constitutional nroysion
for'tbe rendition of the fuoitiye from labor said
i Mr. Justice WASHINGTON e2 nnrte Simmons e w
/
..TLo r. :, t,;s oo h; hoon uo,.;,..
n1 Si.' -! ','ls o";e Deen
oiouSu. - e e.. ; '' ny s.'' S.' nr.o %. nv
VI Ilis M s"oo so iat 40 t'ii1 up
f .S; S,o. tbo, osoot ~ H. .nV
~ ~ tnls'ot"'o, % t'i a" '"0y ni"y "noH' ni iSn''
:. 'Ne nun 'itsou '.' =" sit'o po ly' entiueu "
ms iieou,'l unuo, 'au ''9 e E;i'e, tne
muster n,ueT pqlSu1 HuO" ioi ile isoc'
eiy ~ 40 'ho i""' u 'N0 '''''0 "N'' p'0'i"oN io'
H'iI In ro, 80 v,o,,d4 5th 1Io,r,,d o5o Mn
ln oonGs n o. "nA"nu o.n i'on"iIi -oo' -ur
I justice " oo1oury uses runsuu"Sc Gluiny e3pIes,
? slVe Dut .he power VI n"IioI"l NlM' salI th9'
Gu h nits Of So,
" piTpUS - ot of nnn,itv Ha,, tS;ot roht
rasner an "ou VI % comfy mum sht S,Io' ~ sI IT, anu
49,, 10 sot'a 1f thd Stntoo H. 9ho ITo ,d
~ rocl,motion not Lc allowed throngb cithcr
10 ,''so 80 1,i1,nai -;
u ~ ho Snstit'ton aS a, Of ;tS
~II'ioouoou ~ AZ ~ W 80 ono y, 40 IN
RTn;n h;n,, Ala nsyr,t sncL nro,,art, anS
'yhch m;rht often he denriyeS of il entirely Nv is
n,nnoi, nrSoas;n, tbo Ina oC nm ad;n;n;na S;y,ta
,s, ~ a roo horsh 3nntrieeo $40 -,
s,'s ~,'e 10 gio ~ 70 roUort Of frondIu '
Ir nt - hrcyo y oht nor piaced IN another Sta}o nn5er
Soa NY a. p'',,or h;soIr Lnt
t,aro h; consent and oitcn frtbisitS
""re,oS ,"v.o IL nrscr to be reclaimed
o,bcr authorities mioht he onoted 10 the same
/, n - :; ,',,,oaasso,.. cSr r. - t ~ L.,
I't o"s 't ~ nua',bt ;t stota :; No, E;t;o
"n ndc; onrmaTe can ever make II 90 Win
mo aurt % c H. solo nf sustoinin tbis
tion ''Vn rnsnUo hat those slaves of Mr. Wheeler
csna,dd S.nn' Virain;n into pennsylyanio when
o9o"Pee I'm o.' I'd T.; IL; ,,;,;,
mJ Suvn o5'noss, stoted in tbn neii,;on ~
no" w. w;,,;apm Soy;6eJ bv his afrmstinn Thai
& ta ii..''i,sU' hnno voI,ntor;iy hu tho;r
9 mi'1 .haO sbis fact is virtually conceded bv
no. Id 81 ,hc District Court in his Oninion
: Cnoot os l. ,v rosnort for the indicnl authori
ao"e 40 - Fn33oraI Govornment canno, consent
.es oi ;re rouel orJnr 70 snston tba;r
Gon;"aJ I';n,onts and more narticulorlv where
thorized Judgments anu "ioro pii nneic'
as IN the case oeore u.s. mUu,a ~ ~ s ~ 'v ca
pense oi the hper'y Oh ci''Aoh oi WIS Oo'"Hi0N-
wealth .,. ro,od rnor u,;.1, u,;s
me only roma'hihs srGunu pl,o" "nien ~ r''s .
jurisdiction can DC ciahcu 10 sna: so ~ N'ts III
controversy between cniScns VI uTe.en' ~ M Su''es'
ana snail dismiss % ts p'"on oc"od;n o. inV 'p'o % ~
SIMPLY aIhrminS-i tn',' '',0 lto.eoulns w la,
pens corpus - ~ arties no an59 If If were to ,6s