Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-03
Rights of Slaves.

Every person born on the soil of the Uni
ted States, is subject of the United States,
and by birth-right entitled to the protection
of the General Government The Constitu-
ton cannot be construed to deny or disparage
this right. Does not the Naturalization Law
recognize this right by requiring foreigners,
when naturalized here, to renounce their nat
ural allegiance and inherent rights to their
native country?
All persons born in the United States are
Americans. Every State is Mother" to
her dark-skinned children, as well as to her
pale-faced ones even Mater Carolina, unnat-
ural mother as she is.
If slaves are held only by the "local :"
laws of a State, are they not entitled to all
the privileges and immunities of citizens, out
of the State that holds them slaves? Can a
slave Of Georgia be deemed property out of
Georgia =? Can Virginans held to service by
the laws of Virginia, be, by the regulations
of Louisiana, held to service in LouisianaIP
What has Louisiana to do with the laws of
Virginia =? What right has Louisiana to dis
criminate between the subjects of Virginia :?
IF she can enslave Virginian of African
descent, can she not enslave one of Anglo
Saxon descent, or even of Washingtonian or
Jefersonian descent? If Mr.. Strong of Geor-
gia has right to hold his slaves in Vermont
one instant has he not the right to hold
them there torerer? If he has, then the
people of Vermont cannot regulate their own
government. Would not Mr. Strong's slaves
become as free in Florida as in Vermont p
Congress has the sole power to regulate COM
merce between the States, as well as between
the United States and foreign States: passen
gers come under the regulations of commerce
Can Congress institute Slavery for pas
sengers by sea or land? Has Congress done
so, prior to 1903, or since?
Can Police Regulations of any State re-
duce "vagrants " and their posterity, tt
Slavery? Slaves or persons held to service
escaping from their masters, cannot be detain
ed, legally, till they are claimed by their mas
ters
Slaves, by one instant's freedom, are eman
cipated, and cannot be reduced to bondag
again. The moment a slave is taken, driven
or is sent, Tor migrates-Capt. Ingrahan
holds that persons may g migrate, "-) out o
the State that dooms him to Slavery, he be
comes Free. He and his posterity becom
People of the United States. Every persol
whose progenitors were ever one instnnt fire
persons, are legally free persons; they, AM
not their masters, are entitled to remunera
ton.
Even if Slavery is lawful under any cir
cumstances, are not the slaves of the Unite
States, with few exceptions, legally free pei
sons, and none the less so, by not having as
serted their freedom? Slaves in the Distric
Of Columbia are free persons. Slaves VIII
have escaped into or out of the District G
Columbia are free persons. Slaves in tn
Louisiana Purchase are legally free b
treaty Treaties and the Constitution al
the supreme laws of the land, State regul;
tsons to the contrary, Notwithstanding, an
| their posterity, Slaves who had escape
prior to the Constitution are legally free pc
| sons, and their posterity. Slaves, subsequel
: to the Constitution, have become free, an
81 their posterity, by being removed, enslavir
'fpassengers not being Constitutional
Persons from abroad, and their posterit
f are legally free persons, Congress having mac
, no regulations to the contrary.
Slaves can legally assemble and petite
/ Congress for redress of grievances, for
Republican Form of Government"
, Slaves can legally testify before the S
| preme and District Court?
Slaves have the right, when detained, to
writ of ha5e0S corpus.
, When this Government becomes lea de
potic than that eff England under Charles Il
First, slaves may appeal to the Lalos, Ill
l Hampden.
In panics for fear of insurrection, VIII,
t slaves are strung up by ffties, before " ord
4 reigns," cannot Gov Fletcher, or Gov. Gar
ner interfere to procure the Great WRIT f
$ them? Whose office is it to interfere ?
Whose office is it to interfere in favor of Fl
persons illegally held in bondage?
: Slaves have the right to take their libert
peaceaby, if they can; forcibly,if they ma
, WINDSOR.