, 1860-10-08

bor, but shall be delivered up on the claim Of
the patty 10 whon such service or i.bor Is due"
Th;t Il the provision that is claimed trans
forms tbs government isto monster Of iniqui-
terpretei By all Laws Of langusga known to
plkiu man. How these three or four li5es can
Transform this government, ordained to secure
justice, into mean tool 10 sid the pluuderers
of cradles, the DESTROY e.s Of lomes< ths 1av.sh-
ers Of women, and the oppressors cf men, to
carry on their hellisa work-how it caa do this
thiuf, canaet ser. That artic'e biods the
law, but where in it do ne fad a fugitive Stare
law7 Where do 5ou find commissioner?
Where do you ind ,hat The government is to
hunt up and return at its own expense saya
that faes from his cruel aud bloody master?
Where in those lices il the authority to compel
ms 10 te psttsker IN the crimes OF the ma7-
s.es1er9 The general government is not once
sovereigniti:s are named Bat, sir, this artic'e
exprsssl5 provides that the party making the
claim shali hare owed him service or labor due
from tho party clsimed- If Jim Grey owed
service or labor, or money, to Phil ips, an
the last man in tne world to raise ny yoce or
hand to prevent Philips o. any msn from OBJ
tainiug their dues. What would grant to the
the slaveholder-h his DUE.
Jim Gray claims that hs does not ows Phil
lips days work or dollar OF money. Phillips
clai that be owes him every days work that
hts been Deposited In his bones and einers;
yea. the tod Of his body and mind both, till
death shall end the period of stipulated toii
Here is question for legal examination and
judicial discussion. Does the man Gray owe
this man Philips anything. Tho Constitution
is very clear and very plaza IN pointing out the
war this question il 10 b. settled.
Article = provides tia: no person aha!l be
deprived Of life, li5er1y. or property ~i:hou.
due process Of lay. That Jim Graz Is . psrs:a,
the b1oothounds, usrEhals and attorneys thas
hunt him, say be is person-a person held to
service. The amount ia dispute ia tho liberty
and llfe-soug toll of mas Just entering INTO the
full maturity Of manhood. crest question
lies between these mea. But GraJ, standing
on soil covered BY this Constitution, cannot 30
robbed Of liberty, or the wage. Of his toll, only
By due process Of Law.
Article expressly, in suit 1t common
law, Wheu the value in c9ntroFernJ shaI e1-
ceea twenty dollars, the right Of trlal By jury
shall be preserved Here, sir, is case insolr-
ing the question Of liberty and hundreds OF dol
lars Of money. The law. SIT, unier Viii b ap-
pear before YOU, overrides lhese plain provla-
ions, and commits this whole question 70 one
ntu, and offers him bribe to tranple right
and liberty un.er foot know, sir, II may 30
said jim Gray WAS ala7r, aud not entitled to
these humane provisions. Had be never worn
the chain Of the oppressor. Eor fe!s the lash Of
the bloody task m4ster-had he been born ia
Canada, OF anywhere else on the globe-had he
been = ci,z.n OF ons Of the States Of this Union.
aud nerer be.n enel.sed, it would have been Ill
the ZANE. His liberty would have been stricken
down, and he been given to tte party claiming
bis life lorg toll, and your Commissioned would
have pocketed the bFibe offered By thia Ia! for
doing tuch I crime againlt humanity and the
pla1nest provisions Ct the Consultation:
No, sir,--in q Court Ct the United States,
while the Con titu.ion provides for trial By ju-
y. ought not to be eentenced for raising my
haad to 70 enc fellow n.n from nab tn 1t
would strip hin OF his liberty and ite-1ooR to1
jury. Sir, this law tramples 80 fagrantly upon
the spirit and letter Of the Constitution, that
ought not TO he sentenced.