Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-01-29
Congressional.


uur the celebrated llfc0 scott case Iifst-lhc
Court affirm that the right N property in savcss Of the
same nature as the right all other property Secondly
That the right to hold this description Of property, and
10 traffic n slaves at the time II the American evou-
ton was universally recognized and Acknowledged by
both England aud this country, and thought
Of disturbing g. lie took issue both these points
holcgal principle uusound aud unsupported What
pu ported to bee the statement Of fact equally un-
supported by both truth and History.
The proposition distinctly and fully expressed
In the cr0upton Constitution which declared that The
reh NJ property Is before and is higher than any cons
tutona sanction and that the right Of the owner TO the
slave and 10 such slave and s increase is the same and
Is as ovolablo the right n the owner to any other
property whatever lie had higher respect Tor the le
compton Convention than for the supreme Court be-
the Convention had been more explicit than The
Court in stating just exactly what they meant He did
not deny that n States toorang slavery there legal
property in slaves In Of the free States there
aqualihed property in human beings. In New Hamp-
shire criminals sent 10 the pcnitentay for the pub
lc good and anybody might contract with the Warden
having The custody Of these prisoners for the use OF Their
labor The laws recognize his right TO the labor OF me
couvct aud be take them where he pleascs within
The jurisdiction of the Sae but he should cross Con-
ueetcu river, and undertake % make them quarry mar
hein the Green Mountains ofNormont, his right 20 their
labor would Immediately cease.
Precisely similar was tho right II the STAKEHOLDER to
the labor " his slaves. IL is legal right where slavery
exists by law, and no where else The moment the slave
goes beyond the jurisdiction which imposes scritude
that moment he d. free.
There ana essential difference between the right to
the labor Of human beings and the right 20 property in
inauimate things and in the brute creation. man may
20 an over The world with horse, and onywherc-both
among civzcd and savage nations bis right 20 The owner
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