Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-04-25


Again. when we come to the clause IN re-
gard to the migration or importation OF cer-
tain persons. wha DO we learn We learn
that Congress, as soon as 1908 arrived, pro-
hibited absolutely and everywhere the i'm
portation Of slaves. That is the thing which
the Constitution meant they should not do
until 1905 They passed law Immediately
bcfure that year. tn come into effect IN 1905
but they did n1i do it until that time 10 rca-
ton 90 the country at large. Why not -
Read the clause Of the Constitution provld-
ing that the migration and importation Of
persons whom the States existing may think
proper to admit shsll not be prohibited until
lsOs We sec from the light of that hIsto
~, from the effect of that legislation. what
'hese words meant The persons there
mentioned. whose migration was not to be
prohibited. were slaves.
Again, if You 20 the clause which says
that persons bound 10 service by the laws Of
one State, and who escape into another
State. shall not by any law therein be re-
lcuscd from that service. we should moi know
anything about what that meant; but we
find as early MS 1913 law of Congress to
carry that provision into effect, and under
that law sinres were reclaimed. That then,
VOC ,"I '"'"s '"''"N1Ni u"' ''V"' a"
tam hgnl
'' DJ lLh"' ihey u'u "'' use '"' "o'u
s,.'es.
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usel 'he "ord s'av's' un'' " we 'o,N ul
l''' history Oh ll anu ''S eueo' We uuu m .l'''
was 80 'eoaP'uic siaNes, "Nu "'e mus
u'i9 o' history slo" '''l 10 INa1"y ""''
tHgy "hue's'"9u N 'o mean
10 ""l " ,'n w en'ei 'u'o '"'""f'''l
"'u' '''ss WHO say '''I '''' ','o"'
e'us, i"-u'n y T'e'' w." "' %''' u'e III
sl',u'lon 'noan'--l lu'ne !, 's' uo no' ,,'.hN
] IeaNeS any oouo| ne u's"u'ns o' "e
'u'1e provisions ""'oH ! nave U''"'''''u 's'
in my upinlo"' Illustrated uy 'li9 col.'p 'll-
heous, prae''cai construction, gwen 70 ''p'I
al ln"' uHe ana .oiNuueu lo t"'7 "ey'
thlnk mere is no douol ABOUT t"e meaning OF
unem unt say u feqnTes ll't Vo'eu'
ueous construction ana neeos 'lih' Hs"I I'D Or
ue, 10 seiue ule quesuon'
u is uue' uah' ulA' pfAI'c''' oo'l"'p ''au-
'"us VoiiSu '''" '' "' No's ''' ,u,''
anu especiA''y in Ics'Iu 10 '"e 0o"7u u-''1''
ol ue Oou''l,n'l'h lil Ie'll'" 10 s'''e'y ~
would be we'll hefe'oore' TO oe acquainted
WIN u "hen we un1eI.a.e 20 ''I's'"'c ~
va * aholt 'h' powers OF congress over I"e
SUN
no" propose lo eu9" ana INSIST u'9u-"
not az great length tha'' oy tne Pfac,lcal CO.
iempoTaneous construction OF ine Oon7'l'n
lloh' congress mas power over slavery iu lne
IcrrlioHes' without STATE Hnils' Donsr reSs
uas never su'miilea tle question ol feeuolii
OF slavery 20 lhe people OF Tue 'e''''orle7 iu
any form 10 he there operated upon W1iie
lhey were territories the people oi l er,
rltory 10 the forming ol Ntale goVetuul 'h'
must OF course nave the power 70 iotul lnel'
Stale constitution IKE any other STATE In tne
un'on as 'hey please, so that u oe rePAou-
can ih 'ofm' I'D ordel 10 De on an equaiY
WIN olhef states nus Is quite obvious II
hetus no argument hat is nol "hal AN
hlAlng ABOUT am speaking as TO lhe pro-
hloNion' or ihe existence or fesulauoh ol
slavery "iihin a lcfftoFy Wh'le u remains
lerrltory' cay congress mas never uhO
no" permitted that quesuoh 10 De aBllaleu
or uhc'lsSeu or regula,eu ll ihe letIl.ol ie'
themselves ana therefore Insist ulat III,
present altemg. is ne" experiment. ana
lle very l'cl 'N'l Is ne" eApe'"lent T.
TO me Hn almost lusupofaoie oolecuon 70 IT,
in 'ne neNi pace INNS j. appears l'oll
the hslof! OF iee'sl 'l aul 'no eve e'0'7o ~
iTarr,tor,es by the (,enersl Government. tina
Conrrcs. bos r.r,,'a,ed II In tb,s wav -
Nbsre slavery dli nat cxist toany consider
sbls or ar,rsri,bla extent. Congre-s by zen
cr,i mr. n,I,,cpI,r laws h,s i'm th,ss Teflto
his n'ob.bred n from time 10 time: and II
,b,.e 1',r,,t,r,es ,,i.are slavery was existino
nnd where n was c,nnd IN ey,si Compress ii
Ir,isla,ing far ibe,o did not do anything tina
wsnld u-Iif, MS in s,v,ng that they repudia
iadibe exarr,se oftbe p,wer: but the instit1
lion be,np there. and being used by the peo
pl. whoh,d come there and inns being a fai
evidence of ms ad,pbyepess 10 their use
Cnnrress have suffered II 10 remain. maxim.
yar,ous PROVISIONS for It's regulations.
think Tint is the lesson which we deriv
from our ler,sl,tion. Conuress did exercis
p,wer over and No relation 10 the sublec
from the orig,n of the Constitution Fron
th,s conc'nba tbov had the mower. Il i
shown bv the cotenoor,peous exposition q
,he Cons,itnt,on. and nv the action of Con
,r.s- ,,...r 80 Nvna,over NOW vows d