Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-03-29

the adoption Of that instrument and no ono will
5e, think, so destitute Of good sense rs To expect
to fnd a warrant for It's legality in il. But when
was Slavery leguizel in this couuiry2 Can it be
lcgallzed? Was it ever leEaliaed2 leiieyo theI
best writer's on common law say that Slavery is 50
abhorrert to justice, to nature to morality, 90 the
law ct God, that it can never Ga lcgnljzed. And
so the leading statesmen Of the S5uth seem 10 nm.
dcrstand the matter and hence their Objection to
the right pf trial BY jury. Mr. Mason ol Va, in
the United States Senate, on tho Fusity, SLAVE.
Law, oljetlinE to Alr. Chytou's amendment pro
viling for Il jury trial, says ~ trial by jury ne
cessarly carries with IL trial Of the whole right
and q trial Of tie ri7H n scrice will he gone liz
10 according to all the forms Of the court in deter
mining upon any other !NCt."
The reason why Mr.. Mason ia opposed to q trial
of the right t0 service he "lso tolls u.s. lie says:
"Yhen again, 1t Is proposed a. part Of tho proof
to be adduced at the hearing after she fugitive has
been recapturcd, Shat evidence shall be brought hy
the claimant to show that Slavery is established in
the State from which the fugitive has al alsronde1-
Now this very thing in the city of New York, was
required by ore Of the Judges OF thlS State which
attracted the notice Of the authorities Of Mary
land, and against which they protested, &c. In
that case the State Judge went SO far 70 say the
only mode Of proving it was by reference TO the
Statute book. Such proof (he says is required
in the Senator'S amendment ard II he meHrs 10y
this that proof shall be brought that Slavery is
established by existing laws, it is impossible to
comply win tIe feqNS''oni 10Y no suG1 l'W can
W P'ouuye"' "tPIt"''',' !" any - "j ,''c
in which the institution is established by positive
law"
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Nfri.a ,n tbe colonios and rerul,,ina re bosiress
with severe euartmcnts lera,ized it? Was il le-
raIizcd bv the colonial charters, or under those
.Lartes when no Southern gentlemen has lpon.
allie 70 find them? Did not the memorable de.is-
ion If T,rl NonsfeIl in tlIp case of Somerset in
t;rnot Rritoip2 Uoyc could II exist kefe when il
could not exist there. while both were under the
same corn,on law Did nor that decision MS
enrlv sctle the RIGHT Of every slave to his free.
Ian, tbcn in tho colonies MS IL ,,;1 in ENGLAND p
And if so. can a continuance Of the practice make
il icgol9 Aooin was slavery localized bv the
6acGraiion 81 Amcriran Inderendenre, Which WAS
far Years the only constitutional law Of the land
and which has never been abro-ated. and which
,orts y,ith Lo deco,otinn that ",Y mon oro croo-
ted free and eounl and endowed by their Creator
With certain unalienable richts. among which are
tir, liberty. and the uursnit of harpiucss ?" On
rho cnntr,ry Ind tl,rrc rocn any Slavery If thc
,nI,nias ,Lan than DprI,ra,,n was rnnlc il ,yonld
have nh,Iishcl H. And So tho courts in Mas.n.
,huserts decided. and to her eternal honor. Sic
yns tle onI one i,nrlicnte in The evil tha+ fully
rr;oJ o,, ith, rri,,,,lc. nf that Derlorotion Wrs
i,,, S,ynr M ",li,iJ ii, h the r,rin Of thc sate CON-
.ri'nliSSr ,,hcn "n, one nf tbrT rcco MED irg
W,si, l..,,iigoa Ir tha ArticIes or Cn,r, lcr,i,n
,h.I ,,,.pc na r,,S,'er nf oIIus;,n toif? II Sn-
.nr'. nt lo,Ii,M ot lis limo when bny,
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To ,, sn,rro of oYtborit, f,r sl,
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,ro ,,.n ,.rs ,r orr;yin, ~ tIa mcani,, or any
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