The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-12-06

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er has been a truly loyal member otthe
Federal family. Whenever any laws
were passed which did not exactly
meet her views of justice Or jurispru-
dcnce, she has either sung her peans
Of State Rights, or belched forth seces-
sion and disunion. This was done for
the purpose Of forcing legislation as
she directed. She now anticipates. or
fears in the election Of Abraham Lin
coin, that something will result to her
injury dring his administration although
she knows not what. This anticipated
action Of his, she is bound to circum-
scribe by raising another disunion cry
for the purpose of demanding not only
Of Congress.b but of the Northern States
some concessions in her favor, or the
favor of Slavery by legislation or other
wise. In order the more etfectually 70
carry out her programme, she divides
herself into two parties, the n advo-
eating immediate secession keeps up 4
tremendous howl about rs long as it
is thought advisable, when the other
steps in aud says give is such and such
legislation, although it is much less
than II people demand, and we will
compromise the matter without con-
hitting any overt acts Of treason. This
game she has played before, with some
degree of success. What she demands.
among other measures at the present
time, is, that some Of the Northern
States should repeal their Personal
Liberty Bills. Those Personal Bills.
show the sacrcdness with which the
fullest personal liberty is respected and
guarded. The feeling which would
prompt their enactment, is consider
bly, adverse to the spirit OF servitulc
and slavery. II the ~fre-eating States
could by any threats or bomba>t, pro
cure the repeal Of these laws in those
free States which have enacted them,
they would claim concessions in their
behalf which would assure them that
upon the bullying principle, if no other,
they could accomplish their ends in be
half of Slavery, 1t is in this cry f.,
the re1his. Of these Personal Liberty
BILLS, that our Northern Democrats
have found>a hook upon which to hang
their sympathy in behalf Of the soutl
and disunion. 1t is really musical te
see with wha: a,ility they grasp it
and charge upon Republicans cxtrcm,
legislation, the result Of which has beer
the secession movement in the South
Among the papers which have beer
quite active in making these charges
and demanding of the Northern States
which enacted Personal Liberty Bills
. repeal Of the same is, is the Dubuque
Heraid. Recently, however it has had
the wind taken out Of its sails most ef-
%fectually. The following we clip from
II OF its late dailies
personal LIBERTY IN VlRGrSA.-
We are surprised to find in our i~nvesti-
cations OF the statutes Of the States
which have passed Personal Liberty
l},lls, that Virginia has enacted a law
OF that character. It provides that
Any person, conceiying himself TO be un-
lawfully detained as a slave, is authorized to
sue Tor his freedom, Such person, during the
pendencey Of the suit, must be kept III custody
at the expense of the person claiming to be
the owner. Or the claimant NAV take the
custody Of such person on giving bonds, in a
penalty double the value of the petitioner
(SloOo) BY the fugitive slave law, to have
him forthcoming on the trial. Counsel is as
signed. the petitioner by the State to prosecute
his suit, and he is allowed, free Of cost, ali
needful process, service Of officers, and at
tendance Of Witnesses. The suit has prece.
deace Of all other cases on the docket of the
Court, all formalities Of pleading are waived
and the question of freedom or slavery is to
be tried by : jury. II the petitioner obtains :
veict in his favor, he strlo be declared free,
and the claimant is mulctcd in damages and
costs.
This is nearly if not quite as excep-
fionalle as the Personal Liberty Bill of
any Northern State, the difference be-
ing in the purpose Of its enactment
aud III the manner Of carrying it into
effect
Charging upon northern Republican
States the cause of the secession move
ment, on account Of their Republican
laws, and especially the Personal Lib
crt.y Bills, has been the only sugar teat
the Democracy have had to suck in al
deviation Of the horrors Of defeat.
Now they are deprived Of this, and
we hardly know what they will do, un-
Leo they resort to sucking each others
thumbs.
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