American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-03-29
TO- THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 90, 1885,

sition, when he charged us, with treason Il
and sviolation of oaths. and threatened, in
a certain emergency that he himself would Il
stand forth TO pull down the pillars Of the
Rapublica IL to do tbatis not a violation
of the oath he has taken, I do not underyi
stand Tie import oft. 10 be sure these
things are said in the heat Of debate but
they go out to The country, and must be
noticed here. The Senator went back to
the ancient history Of Greece 10 illustrate
his argument. 500. f74l i-4 .-ees
He did not come forward without pre-.
paration. He accused us because we did
not happen to be quite nimble footed
enough, as he supposed in the execution
OF the fugitive law. but ne did notins,ance
a single case, if remember rightly, but
it was a general charge. There has not |
been single case Of resistance to that law
in my State. When the cases came before
the Courts, they received the most rigid
scrutiny, and the law has been vigorously
applied. There have been cases Of the
most doubtful character. Men have been
kidnapped and carried of. A case oc.
Cured not long since. And that was not
the only one. l meet the general charge
with a general deniel, When has
there not been faithful execution of this
most rigorous, odicus, and, believe in
many provisions, unct Institutional law
Mr.. Webster thought it had no warrant,
except in Judicial decisions. But he was
not going to argue this point. Mr.. Wade
referred tc the clause giving power to
commissioners as decidedly unconstitution,
al. ...... .. ...,.....'rt. s.,,-,.. .
Itgives $40 10 decide one way, and $5
The other. We are told this would not
buy magistrate. S, but that the magistrates
who generally decide these would be in,
fuenced by 'f'ppnny Bit Mr.. Wade
went on to speak Of other provisions OF this
law. and said the North never denied any
constitutional law. and never will resist
such law. The law is unpopular. for. it
goes against the hearts and conciences o
the North and short Of the Almighty Pow.
er changing their hearts can make them
eager TO execute this law. In the South
where the feeling is different, when slaves
are brought there from the Coast OF Afri.
ca, in violation Of the law against piracy.
these very magistrates cannot inflct the
punishment due. He would have Just as
, much ground TO accuse the South of per.
E Jury because the victims Of the yacht
: Wanderer are not released, and her officers
1 punished, as 'hey have to accuse us be.
/, cause we do not execute swiftly enough a
9 law more odious and repugnant to US
# The next charge ei the Senator is, that oI
1 passing Personal Liberty bills. There is
s no foundation under the heavens for thi:
s charge against Ohio. Ohio peyer passed 4
9 aw 10 violation Of the Constitution Of the
It United States. and she has never beer
II derelict to her duty in this psrIC ulsr,-
Does the Senator suppose that any sove
b rsign State Of this Union is going 10 relin
d quish all her rights over her citizens le
d bause there Is certain provision in th'
r Constitution by which certain class ma,
he taken out Of her limits? Th,t woul,
70 he to abandon to any urprincipled nal
| whatever he might choose to claim. Can
D not State prevent the Kidnapping Of he
Of citizens because you have right to clair
to a slave? The Constitution says that an
e. person owing service to any other Stat
IN shall be given up, but it does not state th
ie means by which this shall be sscertaineG
l appeal 10 the Senator from Georgia ifh
h., believes that the Trainers Of the Constitu
at tion would have consented to provisio
~ that deprived the States utterly Of the pow
as er TO protect their own citizens? No, si
or But it is frequently said that the cOnstilr
tion would not have been framed if th'
io had not been provided for. But so fl
ID from this being tie case, ii was mel
re alter thought. ....s........ .-..-.. ..
T. The Consultation was formed in all i
he important particulars before any ma
IS thought Of this provision, and it was place
en- there with no idea that State shou
We surrender any power TO protect h
no own citizens. II that Convention vi
en- jealous OF any one thing more than anolhe
ITS i. was Of the rights Of the States, and tb'
,e, bsttled inch BY inch, sgainst every pri
DIV o; pie that looked to a surrender of al
,ur State power. They never intended TO 81
ID. any power to any person to claim 81
, I body they chose. 1t was only to cai
he the fugitive from labor; and when Il
,ry has been ascertained, no State has resist
b, the law, Buttho Senator says that OIL
Jus among the rest; has committed ki
ct. Of perjury. by passing Personal liber
ere bills. Mr. Wade referred to the law
ere Ohio, to prevent slaveholding, and re
but the last section as follows:
len Nothing in the preceding section
ted this act shall apply to any act done by .
to person under tho authority Of ,he CO
zen stiution of the United States, or any i
tor Of the United States made in pursusn
ess thereof" ........ t........., ,......
pie And, Continued Mr.. w. now, ask t
ow Senator il no was upon the bench and
a fugitive was brought before him unC
ess this law, ifbe would have any difficulty
he surrendering him? Let me say to y
I WHO hold tho doctrine Of State Rights. y
for endapger the liberty Ct your own Sta
de- to pass laws protecting their own citize
md No asperi,y OF language, no frowni
I'D, cofntenance or denunciation shall ever
lise duce OHIO to forget what Is due 70 /
to sovereignty and to the protection OF her o
c in citizen s--uever. never, Sir! And
il a takes no prouder stand on this subj
the than I hope in God every other stste
Ugh the Union takes. Then, the Senator
po- aropg and ducandid to say that our G