The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-25


There many good citizens at the North whose oppo-
ston 10 the above has been induced by the representa-
ton that the constitutional provision for the rendition
fugives from service labor did and in
tended to include the Of fugitive siaVes.
There eminent demagogues, both in the Senate and
House of Representatives well as Others Of Con-
gress who have repeated this so often that the appear
of sincerity has already attached itselfo them
IL is very that the word is not used in this
proviso, but it is equally that slave fully
the description of peson held to service labor in
State under the laws thereof" II slave is not included
because the word slave is used then the rule
would deprive the South Of all based
the number Of their slaves and the rule would
leave the sarerad tgai traffic for the provision nhib
ing this trade contains neither the word slaves slavery
When the report OF Mr. Rntledge submitting the
venton frame of the constitution before that body
find from the debates that Mr. Pinckney expressed him
self dissatisfied with the 4h article which guaranteed the
equal right of citizenship in the several States He wished
provision should be included in favor of property
slaoesp
In the discussion of the 18th article for the rendition
fu9tves from Justice
Mr.. Pinckney and Mr.. Butler to require fugitive
SLAVES should be delivered up like crm
"Mr. Wilson This would obge the executive of State
to do ii at the pabiie expense.
q Mr.. Sherman said He propriety in the
public securing and surrendering slave than
horse.
. Butler withdrew proposition in order that some
particular prorson might be made apart from his article.
Accordingly, the following day Mr. Butler moved to
insert after article 5 I any person bound service
labor in any of the United States shall escape into another
State he she shall be discharged such service
labor in consequence of any regulations subssng in
the State to which they escape but shall be delivered W
to the person justly claiming their service or labor which
agreed TO con.
In the conventions of South Carolina and North Caro-
ina called for the purpose Of tiyng the constitution
Mr. Pncney who likewisea member of the South Caro-
lima convention said awe have obtained right 10 recover
slaves in whatever part Of America they may talk,
refuge which is right we had not before In th'
convention North Carolina Mr. Irede also referred Il
the suhect 9 In OF the northern States (saiC
he they have emancipaed ali their slaves Fanny Of
slaves 60 there and remain there certain time, they
would by the present laws be entitled to their freedom, 81
that their masters could get them again. This woulc
be extremely prcudical the inhabitants Of the southern
States and TO prevent it this clause inserted in the
sttuon Though the word siape is not mentioned this il
the meaning of it. The northern delegates, owing to he
particular scrupcs the subject of slavery did no
choose the word Stare to be mentioned
From this plain history of the constitutional cases upon
which the rests il is clear that obedience its provs
ions is legal necessity from which there is escape Blu
in rebellion against the constitution ITSELF