The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31
PENNSYLVANIA.


HARREBrEG, Jan. a. 1866.
Transit of Siavsholds and tter Shares Through Free ss
Reports Of the Comn,ilec on Judiciary on Col. Par
tens Pditi on.
The Committee Judiciary 10 whom referred She
petition Of COL Joseph Paxton praying for the enactment
ofa law allowing giving to the people Of the Save
holding States tho right of ranst through the State wiz
their slave property made their report in tho House TO-
dsy. There two reports submitted both written in
able Themsjority Of the committee reported
that there law already in existence giving to the
Shareholder the right pass through urmoested with h
That the right Of the shareholders in this respect
was protected by stronger buwak than the act Of the
Pennsylvania Legislature, namely, that Of the Law ma
and the constitution Of the United States therefore
there was need Of any action Of the Legislature upon
that subject
The report Of the minority took the orross ground:
ha. the moracnt the STAKEHOLDER crossed the line, and
ran INTO this state he under the control Of the
laws ot this State lie could rot bring with him the Laws
= hisow dcmicl for that slave stsep
ID into this State ne free. They took the ground that
savezy was contrary to re common law, The Ia Of
nature was Therefore by AZURE local founded the
nsunepal law II particular locality. Being crea
.actne could not exist where thore wss no statu
aneoDirg I'll ard that the statutes OF this State were
sepd you he report OF each, that You may lay the
matter before your eaders. Lot each judge for them
selves WHEN daerss who is to settle the din
cultyY
MAJORITY REPORT.
The Committee On Judiciary 10 whom was referred the
petitin If Col Joseph Paxton Of Catawisa aging FIR
the enactment Of law sscuripg 10 the citizens OF sisvs
holding States this Union the right OF transit through
his Slate with heir slave property respectfully report
that ey have he'd the susj under confederation and
have G, NC 10 the conclusion that the right Of transit
through Penny with their slsves is already
eurtd 70 the citizens Of the ssveholdpg States nv
law of nsticps srd the federal consu ION and that No
tstute al ths state affects 10 disturb thst right Before
Tho adoption of the constitution ct 1857 slaves
end rec M lied as property in all The Static Of con
federation rave ire Each State sovereign and
do republic and that comfy which Is rec gbze
nv The law al matte ps existing Between friendly Pow
eY extended TO and prevailed among the sevora states
M tho right Of irsnst with their then unoisputed pro
petty xss not eoni'svepe6.
Iron the adoption Of the consti. ution property In
slaves pas pos,vsy recognized and especially protected
by The pre- vision for the rendition e fugses from labor.
sayes we're recognized legitimate property AZ TINT
time nor cny by " federal constitution, but by the
,s.s IL the several States Of the Union, including Penn
syvspia.
Having adopted the consti ution and thus pIehtsd
her honor the ibfu obervsnee OF ali i's covenants
she win not di honor herself by denying her bona
or violating any Of ne obligations. The law OF nations
p en- be right II pee ceabe and oiderIy transit TO boh
persons sro properly and that light - ratified and
lrmed ty rbe autton, more especially la the clause
~ ich 10 O. ngess tire exclusive riRh to ECU
late 0mn amspg tho states This Reserved right
Va conrued BY the Courts to include intercourse tho
Of property and most clearly excluded the
right Vi individual states 10 prohibit intercourse and The