Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-07-30

refused 10 oocy the law, but that he regarded 1t
the sacred duty of every citizen to obey the law
when it should have been decided as such by the
legislative and judicial departments of the coun-
Try He who would not, could not be good citi-
zen. 1t was rather absurd, and the principle car
ried out that one man should presume to say llw
is Unconstitutional, and condemn oil his fellow
citizens as ignorant especially where every court
in the United States had declared the law consti-
tutional. This fugitive slave law, Judge Mclean,
an earnest anti-slavery man, had declared cousti
tutional in so many words Can any man say he
is right and oil the world wrong? lie would not
countenance any man to do an act which his CON
science would not justify. lie would admire a
man who would sacrifice himself for principle be-
cause he would guarantee his honesty. Yet we
would say the law must be obeyed, and if you do
not ike it, repeal it. Suppose Brigham Young
should como here, with his forty.two wives, and
be arragned, how would you regard it if he should
set up the plea "My conscience and the Word of
God, as Tread in the book of Mormon, tells me |
am rightY' lie (Mr. Corwin) would have men
obey the law; aud if they diso5eyel, he would
bring teir heads to the block, if the law requir-
ed it, lie disikod the fugitive slave law. 1t is
voted for it if be had been in the Senate. But it
is the law, and must Sc obeycd, till the principle
OF obedience to laws is forgotten. and we are driv
en- to anarchy and despotism. The Constitution
recognizes this law. The right of recapture could
be asserted under the Constitution if you had no
Jaw Inc Courts OF the U. ). have jurisdiction
oi tue "no'e country ana writ OF error would
take case before 1t from your highest State tri-
ounai ana 'he supreme Court would inevitably
ucciue IN laVor OF the recapture upon evidence,
II you wouid put the law aside in one case, you
"oui1 III " ano'ner' anu wh"t wouiu be the result?
Mr.. Corwin proceeded to say he would prohibit
slavery every where. The Constitution gives Con-
gress right to limit, and it is the duty of Congress
to do it. lle did not believe Territories had
right to admit or reject it. This doctrine is coz,
trary to the intention and instruction Of the franz
ers Of the Constitution. All the laws of the Unit
ed States upon this sui ject, from the organization
Of the Government down to the ansas-Nebraska
till, had expressed the right of Congress to legis-
iate ior tue tue territories, The Territory Missis-
'sRPi was n 90 Ootgress enacted
IA" 'l po'''s n"o VI '''ee nu"areu 'ru u'ars ars up
""S po.'o' ""o Mo".u '"'po'' s'aNe iinn'o 'hu'
'e'''''O.y io' '"''' ~ ''u permit ma" owning
saws "Ho No.' ''e.e 70 iiSe 70 take tnem 'here 'here
"''i '''hi' ou' oo ~ 'o'o"'u " 'n0 0 si"Se 'rnue' -
Inc same Jaw required tho Territorial Lcgisla-
ture TO senu np Its laws Tor the approval ct Con
greSs' anu II disapproved they were null and void
The U. D Court, with John Marshall on the bench
sustained this power. ln L'ni.iana Territory, Or
ganized ll99' the same provision. was applied and
pXteulinp he
slave trade twenty years, law applicable exclu-
slveiy to the States. With such imperial power
did Congress administer the Constitution in rela-
ton to the Territories, and in that very Congress
which made the organic law OF the Territory of
Louisiana, there were seventeen members who as-
sisted IN framing the Constitution OF tho United
States, and there was no petition or remons,rance
against the exercise OF that right, and Thomas
jefferson signed the bill which prohibited the
s,nSe wa 'rauo IN LOUISIANA, M.ehgan' Limos
"'S00nS''' ,0""' oat''o'ni"' New heSico ana
o"' "e'' al V'5''Aoo '0''''o''a''y "''n 'n' San'e
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James X. Poik' whom the demo rats ought to
respect recognized TINS power by signing the bill
organizing oregon territory with the Wilmot
rro'iso' missouri was an exception out the Com
promise restricted slavery then by Mason d Dix
ons line. Mr.. Monroe and his whole Cabinet,
all but TWO OF whom were southern men, admitted
the power Of Congress to prohibit slavery north OF
'nat line''- For seVenty-hVe years Congress exer-
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o' .nem' saiu 'he speaker occupied the ground