The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-26

cuos saHosed 10 the septemsa bad introduced tb,
Fvgstve ave law, chat be greatly ken n b
Aushs BY that means o. securing to the people OF
South greater II, les for r.Solari1g their runaway
slaves than vss s10rded BY the taw Of 1888 Events
snoc ,hen hso p'ovsd that no right h, bis judsmen
for there had been ruua~sy slaves resp,ured BY
thc Of l7sS Than been recspured by The ended
act Of the Law Of 1850 he believed s Is he beloved
Thea, that was great mistake replace i7sa
py that OF 1901 lie did NJ the present uw and Al "a,
had estertsned doubts the cous,utoustg Of tsas
part OF the Law relating 10 the sppoutment Ct OouIt
mhnoncrs under the tbs Fugitive Slave law. He VAS In
desd, very much cirap oA,ed that the law did pro
vae thai the Commissioners sbosii appontan oy the
rresdest with the consent OF tue Senate for thought
then, - he dh nov, that tho Commissioners act
cd not In ministerial oh aractsr altogether, bu,
in seme sort in judicial capacity, ani therefore
The necessity that those parties should nsvc been selected
by tho President, with the OF the Senate rnat
was The doubt he had ~ TO the consuutionay OF the
hv, which he yielded ths opinions OF his colleagues
IN tho Cabinet. Under these ctfcamsances, he was
willing, though a. be had often declared thai did
geo tne necessity or expeaeocy Of It, seeing that the
constitution itself provided in some shape or other
for The recapsure Of runaway negroes owieg labor
and service to = master, thai tho President
ooDsssson did in wy provide for the re,apture
runaway slaves ho thought none would deny. Now,
hey did no s ABIDE By The psaopss q
that constitution The fathers Of the republic - they
ton, knowing how I'm ,srtan thing would be radi.
uonaxy constitution, Determined that the instrument
xh'oa secured 70 the people tes rights Of freq men should
the emoed mens Of the principles Of their organic law
That wAs the great idea they secured Il against the
,suiutson Suffered during tho Te,gns Of the Henrys
s0d EdwAros, the Plantssenets, the Tadors, and
the Stuars they knew that toe raditousry constitution
q England changed Win every freeh reign just q the win
OF the monarch desired; therefore It was that saey de-
term!ned that the constitution they had formed, and
khoyh ham had IN h, 6Ya6 an
and remain 90 forever Whom change becomes neces-
ssry, The constitution sse provides how that change
ton the known shs OF i7oe uader
that Aw under that consttuon, they had lived and
humble himself before these old men, the fathers Of the
republic and Acknowledged that they better than
YES ot d ne wS. s sssv
sayf They eaid that owing labor and service
another should escape fro the State where such labor
or service due, he ebocl1 be returned TO his mas
ter, accotcDg 10 tae law Of the Stats from whence he
fled The words "fhat he sna be returned and de-
vered up No~ he thought that the provisions Of the
constitution =. sufficient meet wants and de
mAnds southern gentlemen, wi'ooct any amendment
law Of 1850 FOR bis own pat he owned savcs and
they escaped om him INTO ,sher State, he wou't ask
ssvee into arg o,her STATE Of toe Union
rendi,ioo. Every body knew that ~ mao owing aoor
end 10 ne %o 10 .ss cns a ss
him. lay hold OF bni, ard, oncer the consttuuon DC
maad that be De delivered W 10 him. and none would be
the msn owing service AID labor az propey
qualified property. Hut II cao claiming property IN .
slave follows linn into Ohio, whher he may have fed
and np,s carry hn oil with Violence then he sub
jects himself the operation OF the Common law But
cd up by tne person 10 whom be owes labor
and service proving his ciam 70 him. AM, ana
this vuhou, any spe'iai lag sash ~. rs tina.
would be brought void hardly pronounce the constia
ton urcopstui onsl AMI ref 50 20 esver the runaway
up. The constitution does cay that such man shall
be dech uaeo but that shall be delivered and
therefore, be asserted that vas Rrest mistake tn
southern Enppof. that The Fugitive Slave law was
necessary security OF their rights in tnis poet
II man service and labor, and hs escaped from
the master to srch labor Que, thea
say the Constitution provided for bus and when
cautured be mus, delivered 10 he m aster That
was his opinion He might be waoSg pat a. he nas INC
Law decided that respect he dd think the
etitution was Ist.taaonL LAush'er Now. surely
to ssy that the several STATES should iesislaIe
pgapss that law. He thought II hardly necessary
being CONSISTENT; not ths. h necessary TIA, men
should be coOsistent, but looked better L~ughter
But when speak Of slavery IS thing THAI
Coparess can interfere WITH they 70 right
Traditions and PRINCIPLES Of the fathers Of the republic
II the fahers were right ny years ago seeing tho cons
likely that they right in ensctng the lsT o.
1898 for the rendition Of runaway negroes who owed
favor Of one ves the worth thing,
must be Of equal force in support Of the osac'
view. Now, the Of the republican party which
was most difficult the gentlemen from the Solth Il
ret over vss that the men VINO framed the constitution
sas any Of the hsrs Of the rspuSc the
of the consttnop did anything fAvoring flavcry Nos
n1 men .so b. Dug the be
most resble, they held that the right OF Con
70 make Laws ne ns
tlemau ssy tha master can lay bod OF black MAJ
whom he calls bis ssve9 Can he lay bold OF him IA Oat
take him CT With him solely on the ground thai thu
Mr. CokwIs-If he had time to write his office al
apswer que son he would him ut once II
the mstve: bu. he answered with this qualnca
tonrbst the master could do and was entitled to re
Who escepes owing labor service another, shall
ON being rtcaltured, be delivered up and the maste
shall take him back to the place from whence he aed
MIR. CARTER asked II slave was brought into . fre
State by his master that be there made Ills escape
would he be subject 10 the same law and liable TO b.
recaptured and delivered up to mis- mseterP
Mr.. CoRwIN-No, sir. He understood tbs gentleman q
ask him whether, il msster took bis Save vouutari,
from Kentucky Ohio, Tbs be would be much
bef1re, and 1b.ct the Of rendition
In that case, 10 When he spoke OF the
as property lie meant qusHhed property as described
the copsttuiicp-s who owed service and labor b
another He held that slavery the cresure OF locA
law He ksew that the right Of Of white to worl
black man, and bold the descendants Of that man q
Slaves, the OF local law, laws OF loca
usage. The trainers of the consultation knew very vel
tbat theee black fellows woad away whenever ihe
got the CHARGE, and they provided . shy b.
could be recovered. TIE constitution does prov!d
law which guiacd this description Of property
we'll Understood every ]here and WAS decided BY tb
common fAw every where. II could De supposed ths
the negro property here and that be coul
be seized everywhere, NwouId De perfect DoDserse
provide law fer HE recovery providing that the aste
follow BIN srd take BIN bdcs
Mr.. CARTER asked whether IN quence Of tn
negro borg property that the u:er could take hin
back, or whethtr Il wsa merely consequence Of hin
violating tie sovereign lew Of the State from which
hsd 1e6f
Mr. CoRw,N thought that this point could mis-
understand BIN II negro Is property 10 Virginia.
he vuns away The labor and s.rvics he owes hi
maser the constitution ss]s he master can follow hin
into Ohio ~buhsr he hsg e take him back; but
tie master brit es hp voluntarily into Ohio, he ex
plAned before then the had rot escaped, had
violated "a III II al WY and he was free That
che Law OF Ohio
Mr.. ELIOT exp aimed that ne lsic that indie
pendent Ct the peculiar OF 1885, which In hi
tudemept, MADE that act not for Christian legislation
and not Tt for Christian peope be could ind 10 his
aninn'icn Of the coIhu nton power that author
lied Copg,ess 10 psss las. The gentlem II