Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-11-19

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comply with the provisions Of this bill on the trial OF MS
claim.
The person held 10 service may ne an apprsnuer,
Who5e the contract OF setNce "as Noluns'tj s"u % g,
fixed time. The laws Of Vermont recognize the Nahaiy
ot such contracts and they give to inc master
power over the person OF tue appfcnuee ana fB 10
hold him 20 service l is reasonable to suppose ana M
decd such s the iact that the laws OF most OF Ue 1ol
States applicable 90 The domestic relations are nhart 20
mo PROVISIONS of which we would NOT sunmli o IN any
Other fee state hensstcd methy ihe provisions OF lhe
l without the amendment Tie slavc-hulder the par
cnt guardian, and The person claiming the services OF am
apprentice Vcrhaps al OF them except he slave heIo'I'
reside in free stated are subject 90 the same PROVISIONS
aud penalties without regard to the nature o tne seI
vice. aud without REGARD O the merits Of their respective
claims. And this is not all the injustice that the bill Tro-
Nidcs. The child, the ward and the apprentice arc cuH
ING the proceedings 20 determine the validity Of ihc
claim. 20 Doc iucarcoratcd within the walls of prison. 1c
yond the reach " the parent OF guardian, OF OF any oh
person. 10 bail them, administer cdrctuay 20 Their
necessities. Such a law would remain dead dlcucrupon
our statute book as evidence OF misguided zeal and folly
Il may bc claimed by Senators that The parent rciduK
in free state claim the custody OF bis child or tc
guardian that OF bis Uard without claiming that ne is
held 10 service or abor in answer to which he insisted
that the slave holder hy tha laws slave State could
claim the custody Of the person OF his slave without
claiming bis service. and if % were 100 the power
claim. 10 cyaic bc av. most certainly The other could
c,adc it, In his Judgment one hundred claims OF par
cHts lr choir oidcn, Of rlofdaus r thcir wards, and
of masters for their apprentices would arise u Vermont
where fugitive sl1vc would De arrested hero. and io
roDuire tho FIRST named tl,.. of claimants 60 submit tu
ihc ur0lis NJ iA. I tnHl Dc uuous n pccuuiary
point OF ,cv co. violation of thc Constitution, and sub
,crs,e Of every principle If n9tral and civil liberty
Suppose % minor child residing Zoo fhc State ~ Ncv
York should sscnuo into this Statc hcis pursued hy his
father aud thc fitlor. instead of taking his child iu
Inclatev back 20 bis home. by hc law of that state
and b thc present laws of our State hc would have hc
right u do hc s required suhait the provisions of
thi. bin what luolt Boz thc cnusc0ucuccs lie may NOT
he able 1 Furnish bond iu hc SUN &C thousand dol
lars he loves bis child. and /, NOT willing that he hc iu-
nri,1ncd frum Sis t1 twelve months. until bis claim mad
been cd couscqucriy Che father hy the provisions ~
unjust law. w0nll Doc compelled io abandon bis child
Suppose tl Neu NorE should adopt this provision and
tc Senator from l{ulaud shuul o ihoro after gdnf
h. ou. who had lccu cuticfd away. and had escaped
into that Statc aud fuj, himself compelled 10 submit
to thr provisions of hi, own bil u the trial of h.
rlaiu what would ho his tursan.5 Would hr uli pro-
uouucc 10 n most uuip, aud barlaflus law and d.lpre.
Boo the honest. of h, heart h5t iu ai,lfiln and in tho
administration uf Justice. SOME distinction should be
made latitrou 900 honest imam nud thiCf. Whru thc
amendment ,as fr,, Introduce. DO a. remarked hy ihc
Senator from Caledonia that mo- minor consideration
sboHlj mGuorco Senators iu tAcir vote the hl lu
This hc would agree with the Honorable Senator but
when t,,, urauu-c1 t hr provisions NJ thc m cllu-
dcdualy abolish the mos. sacred rights of the citizens
nj 'rre ~tlto, aud imrt.au their children without good
cluse Doe voua enter bis solemn protest again-t thc
passage of such o. law.
lhc people 0f Vermont ask N us Tie passage of un
slca an Ihay hc.ceeh fhc legislature 90 enact
laws, which shan, iu express lauumgc. apply i2 lhe
stakeholder. and make hIm earn bis slave before hr
sh1l have power take him u' ric free sol oi gr-
mont into bondage and In the passage OF such lirs hc
would ,hcfrfIiiy rufruf li