Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-12-12


governments, aimed % facilitate the ascap,
of persons hela to service ia the Sou,her,
states, and TO prevent their extraditior
when reclaiisfel aceorsllne % law and "a yir.
] tue of express provisions Of the Coasritu.
Y ton, To promotes this object, lasislatigo
epaetmerts aud other nleatls we're aaonted
9to take awayser aefcaf rights which the con.
. siItutioa seleslnsly guarautied. In order to
nultfy tie theh existing act of Congress
concerning the extradision Of faeitives from
service, laws we're enacted in. many States.
'or0ld'iiog their Officers, under the severest
s''A'''0s' = participate y 'i.s execution o.
+ O's'' "''"'eser ln 'h'S
~ 'e' - 'a''nenlous eo-eparallen
ny a1'u' ''''es e1 me United States
.,.. : - ''4.es' i0' 'se alAia1enaaee oi
~ '4sa'4''e''s: W''.Sa existed II
y - ~ !. = 'uo Aeephofie' was as-
- c....,... :" 'at'Su'e''ou came 'o
a,l., I, 80 ~ : tss' '''p'ia isSsil CON
81 pV's - '"e CONSTITUTION
'N''''0'i = - poHef' Y antAff-
..;.I, -. ,s' Y ~" o'pSo's e''fss0
s,.s1''0" - ''s ae's' as 1he5
= 'No s'1'ss nete 'iie 'i'i''-
- 9s.'s" sossipa'eplS
tate.. : ii1'''' n0s'l'9y' rather fi'an
.asse,'''s'g's' !, y : eoAllsoh country
ss n e40S's.''s u'iaef Tue protection
'''s "'' '9"s''su'ea ohion' 4ius eeFe,
and ,he ,.,,,als 49,. - = ts@s'''As'
,b;s ,o;a, ,l;.l. ~ ','o' '.'''' . !
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'io sni'a stage ol this unhappy sectional !
S0'sfosefsy was la eonaeciien With the q
ganiSa''oh OF territorial governments, aud
tne admission Of lew States into the Union.
" hen u was proposed to admit the State Of
Name BY separation cf territory from that
Of Massachusetts, and The Stale oi A.sso,t=
~ formed Of portion "s tie TERRITORY ee-
ded bf France to the United States, repre-
senta'iSes "a congress objected 10 'he adj
MISSION oi me iAtter' ortess w'th eeni't''''e
$, su''sa 70 particular S'e%s q puo3c pei'ey-
nc Imposition 'i sueh cohai'i0n was
successfully res's'eu Dn', at tne same
fe'.o'' 'ne question was presented Of M
i''s'i's tes''.esi9as upon tue residue 'f the
e''''o' So " hfa'ss lhs' question
~s'' 'oF Tue 'H".' o'Sposed o. Dy the 'a'P-
-" = : 'S''P''e'i 'i''e o l''l'lsa'ioH.
La tins eenpee.'on It should be relsem-
bered' that France, q her own accord, re-
81 lTed, for considerations Of the NEST far
| sighted sagacity, 70 cede louisiana 10 the
uhite'i States and that accession was ac-
esp'ed by The Unusd States, The latter ex
freSsly engaged that ''tho iuhabitauts Of
the ceded territory shall De Incorporated IN
sae o"io'i q Tue otlsed States ahd al
li'''eu = soon = poSssoie' according TO the
pfhe'p'eS u nc Federa' Constitution, 10
'he ciJ'y'neat % az ne fishtS' advantages,
and llliihapi1les OF citizens OF The Uni;ed
States; and N the niean'lme they sialI be
maintained aud projected IN the free en-
joy 'sief1 - 'neif iiosr'5' properly ana the
fe'isiop shDsn 'neS profess that Is say
Wsllie y remains N a 'eff''ofiai condition,
rs lhhao''ae's are maintained ana protect
ca ~ 'iie 'fee ''yiiieni oi 'hele liberty ana
PFoPef'y' WIN fl2''t eheh 70 pass INTO the
eo"et''0' = 9'''s's gu ieosips Oh perlect
equaiey "ist 'iie oF'sihai 0ta'esr
he enactnent' which established the re-
s'fle'iFe geosfaphicai me, was aeqaleseed
ill' t'''A|t ihln approved oy Tue states oi
si'e eHi''n' ~ s'oou On we statute pooe'
H'"eFs's .'"' . "e'si'9ee .. 'earS' and 'he
p9'Pse y VIZ 'esPees.'e 'o'a'es ae'luiesced
:, ss,s 1''2,s ''''''' :, '''s EA'ao'p'e aS ~,
p''s' = '''s N''4'' = ieAas'
Ihefeupon this enactment ceased 70 have
oa"''s ''.,ne - any seuse, Wno'aer y re-
sr'es' SA'''' a'u - ~
tff n FfsNE ~ -