Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-04-06

'"''' "Nlo WctchahulSc, IL was not decided
oy any suit, but an opinion being called for
by the privy council, an opinion was given
that they wcro' and therefore, foreigners could
not carry on the slave trade with the British
colonies they wanted II all themselves. The
BOARD oil trade with the King in council had
their negative on the colonial laws. They dis
agreed to them whenever the colonies attempt
ed to pass laws against the slavery carried
there under the Assiento contract, which tho
gentleman (Mr. Benjamin well understood.
1t was profitable business to the trade Of
England and whenever the colonies attemnt-
ed to get rid Of 1t, they Immediately interfercd.
By the colonial chatter, the King in council,
had negative on the acts Of the colonial
Legislature. Sometimes they were nogatiycd
in that way; sometimes acts were passed ef-
iecting the same end. In short they forced
the slave trade and the holding Of slaves on
the colonies by statute. BY their power 10
regulate trade, they forced it upon the colo
MES when 10 was always against the common
law. Such was clearly the cause as laid down
40 the authorities as collected by Burgc.-
They passed, from time to time. statutes 10
aid and encourage the trade. He SAYS:
"Sir John Hawkins was the first Fuqli.hman VIII, ii,
1852 introduced the practice Of buying or hinarr,--
negroes in Africa and transporting and selling then ff
slaves 100 ihc west indies In 1920, Dutch vessel anr-
'''' '''s' VI saves from N''.'' to virginia
| CATION act lie says
ne Lesli'atuIg OF tennsy lyani' when Che BrtsA
ven, he importation Of negroes AID lri, am Ivy, y,
province Il was disalowcd by Great Britain and ~
Of Fr rypI9 19 9y an act OF Queen Anne on The h
ln l, ~ me Governor Of Jamaica informed ts Ns
dams he could not gy l15 ,tsny Tlih h' insi-
,nea beca 5ead ,'"se. ar Limiting 'bs i%posa,a y
,,c,,n.J ',l, gloomy Ia i.,i che Jamaica Assl
crease q duties thereon, and fo bs purpose passed. to-
, OF 8as'2 .nd Liverpool petis'rsd
bort against them Tbe aeon, ny ~ la's 'tae Re-
ganst that report but upon che recommcndiian & h,
pno5 was aroompaned h, sn fp,s9 ana a' a,,
dated Che 2ath OF February l775 by which be was pro-,
,, upon yam o. o,ns removed from Do, govern
lies ON tbc imr5ri,tion N i,,c. , by sh,n the 40,
/ Tho sor,o o,,,i,,, d,,l,.o..
/ .,s',,,'.- 49, 80
menoedin America mo rrcat poosr. Fngl,r PAM,
Holland Spain and Portugal some q whom, boa, n NE
.nd ,rtbnr,y IN ir,ro,oc y, in,t ,n.fs'e'
onc, hy means Of thc African slave Trade Their re-.
sources .cro employed. and their subjects invited and en-
c1uragcl q h their colonies with slaves We turn with
disgust TON me ,non. espedeut' by which c States
endcayored 60 secure 90 themselves hc monopoly NJ Ibis
odous traffic 20 fhc revenues which they derived hom w
nD5 ,p5 Fr13es f,,'oy WIN which t9s
part Of thcir eoloni.ts 70 cheek II, progress
'Io enc existence y slavery In their colonies tc pa
mont Under the sanction % th,r ,ni tb. i..o,
of their courts. slaves became property Rut ,si.tt
sanctioned encouraged and fcr'..r,,,f IN. l,f.,, y
slavery boo thcir colonies the, denounced i,. D., , -
their possessions Zoo Europe
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NJ Rrv,,,,,, yval',L-
me r,oront; T,stbin, ;,,., ,t ,l'.', pe.''''
,bo an,bor ,' '''''i' "'.,'e.
the ENGLISH Goycrnr,cn, 'l;sco,,,,,,.I '''1'
".'''"t "'9S'ui ascu slavery
IN England az the time these colonies had il
introduced among thpr-yvhother ho c;ts
s"o' NC CITES
/ '',,.'! ""'N"'''y Ut historian
Mr.. CoLLAMER. | will road
.,Thore exists then , ,,,,.. ,hi.t q. ,-,..
T -,.t' ..t. ..'n' a Altl" when IS legal in the
c,,y IN KIN ii, ' t,.u,el, nul Illegal DO another
,.T ti, ,,,. Wy, N ','33n may resort
ian mon, 49, I ie os,h a uniformity OF opn-
~ 49,; '.s .r a"Y w n,e'ion ol Judicial tribunals
- 49,. i ~, Wy t', however legal - may
~ y; t!'t ' '-llil l3 "4l,h ilc person "as born,
w 8. "N or vas previously uoiAali'lf h 10 De- not rec
'5 .st ~ ~. NJ" o' Nl' actual domcile
or Mechln as rs established law In iSil tr,,..3 ~
issue warrant 70 take Pop person who had ESCAPED from
"'''' "' n"u o'oh o'Nsni ah- legally held in sla-
very
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''iNi'ukN tlt Hd-N OF AWil' 1910. and May lhei,