Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-10

pext term at the discretion Of the Court that n
confessions admissions declarations OF the aiicg
eI fugitive against himself shall be given in esl
irnce upon tibet rial; that the Govcrnorby and will
tho Twice p nd consent ofthe Council shall appoin
commissioners in each county to defend fugitives
who are to pay all witnesses expenses clerks
fees officers fe.s and other expenses. and they arr
10 have these and n charges for either services N
| attorney and counsel in the case, paid by the
| State Treasurer AMI the act also prohibits their
jas pr isons. other places Of confinement, IRON
being used for the Imprisonment Of persons claimed
A. IA, tiye slaves tSce Sess. Acts 1866 page 92l.
Tho net of WISCONSIN is even more stringent m
it, provisions for the protection OF fugitive slaves
than the act Of Massachusetts,. SEQ revised Sta
tues 1853 mage 9l2 The act Of Vermont declares
that no person within the State, shall bo considered
rs property or subject such 10 salopurcase or de
ivotv thu, the fugitive slave may have the benefit
II Il trial by jnry--that every personwho may have
been held 10 slave. who shall cume,or be brought,
or be in tue State with without the consent OF his
or her master or mstressor who shall come, or be
brouglt,or be nvolunIarily,or in my wny.in the
State shall he free and denounccs against every
personwho shall hold the fugitive AZ n slave, the
penalty of imprisonment for not less than one Or
more than fifteen years, and Il fine not exceeding
tro thousand dollars. (Scc Session Act ljs, page
Az In other of the non slaycholling States, iii
nrn not mistakenly smlar legisations has becu
cmploycd to defeat the executian Of thd law within
their limits They maintain tho doctrine oi nm 'ir-
rcpressiblc conflict" between free and slave labor
which under their teaching has produced it's first
fruits in the theddngoi V,rg blood, upon our
own soil The friends OF this kind Of Legislation,
and tho supporters Of these mischlcvous ctrines,
WELD the Executive Legislative and Judicial au-
thority of the non-sinycholding States with
nr exception IN the Senate Of the United States
the Republican party numbers upwards Of twenty,
and in the House oi Representatives. moro than ono
hundred oil elected by the votes of non slavehola-
ing States, and all endorsing und approving these
obnoxious doctrines and measures A lew years
ago illis party was very small IN each branch II
Congress and wo were assured that they repre- sen
ted comparatively small number Of fanatics, with
whom the great body of the Nort ern people had
no sympathy and who entertained no principles
aud doctrines in common with them on these Qucs
tons.
II Is readily aud chcc,fnlly conceded, that n
large portion of the citizens ef the noI-sla; ehold
ing States are loyal to the Constitution and the
tnpn; but it is not to he disguised, that large
number nre Indifferent to both, aud would prefer
dissolution OF the Union to the extension Of slave
territory. or the increase Of slave States They
desire 10 contne slavery to the States in which it
now eIrts. and the sympathy manifested for John
Brown and his associates in crime. gives reason
to fear that they not prepared to aid in putting
i Iwn attempts to interfere with the institution,
even III tho States, where it liz protected and re-
cugnzel 10y law.
This lamcntable state of things, between the two
sections of the country, has its origin in the
struction placed by tho Northern people upon tho
Constitution Of tho United States. They constru,
il to tho prejudice Of the honor rights and insitu
tons of their Southern brethren. They insist
that the Constitution authorizes tho adoption of
measures for tho exclusion OF slavery from the
Ierritorios-the common property Of all the States
and they spare no efforts to affirm their
s'ruction 10y the legislation If Congress In the
early history OF the government, territory was nc
qirrl; and territorial governments were nrganiz-
rl without enQulriug whether they were free or
snye--irce aud slave States were admitted into
thc Union part l,aSSu The Constitution was con
.rued family and Justly according to its terms and
spirrt--wc lived in hnrmpny-and our prosperity
n II nation was steady and unparalleled When
the Northern construction began to prevail, strife
arose. bitter feelings were engcndorcd, elimination
md fecrimination followed; and now we find that
tie tles Of brotherhood have been sundercd, mu
tuai dtatrntt has succeeded, aud tho kindly feel
/, - Il affection havn been smo,hcred by bitter
sectional hatred, that now bids fair to uulive the
existence Of the mon. Inc only foundation up
oH winch the government can rest in security. is
ta1 affections IT tn" people II this foundation
h.t, MT Len ontrciy undermined it is =, ncar,
= ne tat 1t become, tie conservative patriots u
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u,,r5eN t,.dt rhnll govern their future action.
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