The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-10-20

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eu " 'He Sa''si"cIon oi d jury ''iat 'he lu'
sitiFe was slave mat the person "hon
20" rescued was heid 10 service or iaoor 10y
'he laws Oh missouri, ana thu7 "aS within
the very words OF the Constitution, was
not contioverted by your counsel IL this
case
There is no possible doubt IN this case
II does not raise any of the questions
which can be cont"Overted under the law
Of 1870. 1t Is simply whether Congress
can by statute punish any ono who iorcl-
bly, resists an act which the Constitution
commands to bc done. All these attacks
upon that portion Of the law Of so which
comes up in this case. are really intended
- an impear hm"nt Of the clause III the
COu-titutiO. itself The law i referred To
because men have not the courage Il de-
nounoe the Constitution directly. Bat ia
fact it would be much more manly 10
throw away all DISCUSSES. and a--ail the
Constitution at once There may b. some
Objectionable features in the At of / so.
but they do not come III question here
II tbs law o! ! >jb was not ii existence.
still, under the Constitution and law, in
full force before $50. what vou have done
was a violation of your duty ss a citizen
II i absurd To say that IL belonged 70 the
-
ton referred 10. 10 surrender up the furi-
tive through express legislation. and If TO
Isri-l.,ior -oolS rlscs thar the citizen
co,Id interfere hv violence 10 pr.yeDt the
.urr.rd.r Tb. ci,ilar, ,,i,Id ir that c9s.
a. wba. tho Sta-. ,.,l,,d no. do .v.n Lv
.xnra.s Iq,v And n,vy Won come before
,ns and CLAIM, that Won shall not b.. u,,u-
;.h..l l,,,,-.. ., I..,,,, H.. I,,v ,,,,c..,,.,f
tu,io.,aI j-o, cannot he allowed 70 decide
IT,. ,,,a.,ro, II ,r,u'i he IN ..-v wv.
for ror.op IN esca,. puI,i.ln4ut # such
a ~. vare ydp,itt.i Every convicted
mn y.o,ii 1u,l,ai; Won LaL,. shaken ,,f
vo,Ir children What if q ro~,n1 .bouIG
J.,,,.;,. rou or on. or vour children and
,,unr baiDr called b..ror. the t'ouri, gftLc
country IN answer for the offence. h..
sLould insist ,ha. nj. .-,,.e-.,,-, commanded
hin, to 10 the a., and -hc-.rnrn the law
nm, M. violate his cor.ciauce How
v.u,d sucb q nlsa he rerard.d2 This NAV
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,,II,,v mo-, r, ,.r,r,.. bs,,,,.s be. la. some
constitutional objections 10 the Law. Few
persons like the law ,hut Furnishes them.
We cannot dga! with the abstract natural
riEht- Of man. We, in administering the
Constitution an / laws OF the country. nust
take HIM with the limited and Iuallhed
rights winch tney have gwen h.in a.
member OF society. lie same tonsttu-
tlon and laws which protect You IN tn"
custody OF your children and IN the rlght
10 your iAr!A or property ol any Hlhd- also
protect the claimant IA hls T!sht 10 ,he
surrender OF his fugitive slave. II you DIS
crIfninate against slavery ne VIII IN It's ID
'oF. IL you NaE ne HAS no Hi'u' ~ ~ * l"
hl> save. "heFe i your ''t1"' Fg"I 10
your ch!4dreh "heh 'hey are competent 10
care tor themselves Ire truth Is 10
tieiu 20 NGrh "oS'L'hT a. '. '"o''I On
"ou'u le",i 10 "'.t' !I anu .t'''os
government on me lace Oh 'he earth 10
C"ao> ~ nav ~ urSi -, ~. IN
your fish'' a''G m'lH 'hoSe o' UT: !il'lIl's;
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t''"' YOU "''i "|>S 'i-'e "i... ~ ''''-
,iJu'iI non ~ ''o ::.; ~
as nue." aS ne
! have SAID TINS much because can not
suffer the document which You nave just
read. and which contains doctrines so
much at war "ith the True spirit OF tAe
Constitution anu All SCUM" governments 10
pass unnoticed by this Court Row long
would the union OF these states last II all
the citizens oi the Northern States should
act aS you oid at '''"N" ia't ot'"p''
The clauses IN the constitution upon the
subject OF slavery are part OF the great
compact made by our fathers. and so long
to live up to 1t IN good faith, whatever
may be our OWN views as TO the proprie'y
Of their insertion in that Instrument.
Slavery can never be abolished by y1"T
method. 1t has disappeared from the
Northern States under the sanction of law.
and not by violence:
If you had consulted the rcdI teachings
of that Book to when you nave reIerFcd'
you would have found 10 authority ior
your act OF violence. II y'u haa ioiio"eu
the pyecepts OF that Redeemer' whose
name you invoke, you would nave CISCO,
vered no warrant !or your h'S' '"fuou
proceec"'s'. uI" .'e' ,'''i,''' ,,';,i' .t
lation between master ami slave when
existed when ne neg III tle w0riI. Let
you that IL you "ish % see slavery ease