The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-09

tbsr one hmncs.a sscn ourt 70 pay nne Of ess
ooDafs With costs OF prosecution ana furhsr 10 ~ 49,
Of be CONT no. s.o.sSns ny psoc At the discretion
bec 3. That nothing tn this shall be sous,y,sd An
take away what hereby declared 70 be Invested IN he
Judges OF this Commonwealth the right power aud An
thortiy, ~ all times, application made 70 ssna hs
writ Of h.eeas corpus and 70 inquire into the causes
and ksy Of The srresi or Imprisonment Of any human
Can there be doubt that this law intended 70 co.
sruct the execution OF the law Of Congress providing
Inc recovery Of Fugitive slaves? Is really 70
bas NO man can read these three sections without being
fully convinced that such the object Of IL rsmers
not, why the specific mention OF the act OF " the
twelfth day Of February, ono thousand sevea hundred
and ninety threeS"
aware Of the fact that the szth ssaon u yoar sss Of
lsAI bad betn repealed In 1851 and greatly suYpe
sed to md that the three sections quoted had not
repealed every citizen Of Virgins and other savshosdise
States, whose slaves and found In Pssavs-
mia, must be most seriously embarrassed in recovering
the possession his property Such embsrrassment hes
been suered by citizens Of this STATE and OF Aa
land Have you forgotten the OF Parsons and the
sction OF our Legislature 10 regard to Have you for
gotten the fact that the Attorney General Virginia. was
sent BY our constituted authorities 70 Hol tn
bad been indicted under this Identical In OF ls47 NJ.
Parsons bad committed crime-he had only seized the
do without other warrant than The cons.itutiou re-.
pectiny ask our attention TO this case ustra
Wn OF tue "oonoxiousn character OF this Law,
now invite your attention TO the case OF Emanuel
Myers, indicted under the law "a N presented bv
me Governor Of Maryland IN his Of January 1880
siding In Carroll county duly appointed agent and ator
ney for The owners 0! certain negroes had
residing there NOT r non Carlisle prooeedsd 70 that
place and finding thore that the United states ommssion
was no there 70 issue ss propas warrant under he
Fugitive Slave act Of 1880 took the negroes peassaby
s ss pc nsS a az brought them into this State
Inereupo. the Sheriff q c0mosrand county, Ps.nsy-
varia with warrant Issued BY Justice Of the Pesoe
ins Myers with kidnapping, into this state, 4
westminster, concerted q plan With the driver Of the
Myers, Who resides mmsdi.sey on the STATE SounSs1y
line wa. deooyed by the false preence Of letter held
few rods nom his house whense bis family Witnessed tns
Outrage ana wn suddenly seized by the Sheriff
SounS Sm md hurried VI" sm
lnle An Indictment was found against Ny
or. and otns 70. kidnsppins undo, certain cot Of A.
tinued 10 the November term Of their court. ! made
application, detailing ali the Of the oase
which thought would be the proper ans Ger 70 proceed
Ing begun for such Cause, and oonoued through such In
Of Ii. right: % oar sas
slaves, which are frequently induced to Oh Penn
:y..na where the, are oc..s..ty aesa h.rsorsd aad
protected against the lawful elaine OF their owners
counsel 70 represent the STATE 81 this vial l. hersfre,
coed 70 oarhe council this STATE 10 dsisud there
her iDterests and TO- Afford Also the aid q his advice
trial the Of Ny Alone under the act re-
ferred TO- which, informed, appears 10 have
c:os with the intent :; 10 s:Ss the a.
W.. two. s ~. upon . o.se !. .sreed, u order .
,sn to scspure them without Ne " S sns
s..e sds uSSdsrsand since The ~
the counsel Of Myers, under which he has been dir.
Spc0 n own 70 sppss' Tor .sn
chased and restored 70 their residence Pcnnsy
the slaves whom be had taken under the sntses
the constitution OF the United States The counsel for
this State has sued out by my direction writ OF error
from the supreme Court that the validity Of Penn
lawful recapture that state uner the CONSTITUTION OF
the United States, OF fugtves from service, may be
Sssss, 70 Sscn are q me
the Highest Tribunal in the land respectfully ak that
you win make an appropriation, oonsonsnt WITH the i'm
porance OF the case 70 compensate tho counsel for the
STATE and discharge the expnres incident 70 this pro
and Mary lander have been injured seriously injured by
this "obnexous Pennsylvania law furnish conclusive
dsmonsats he soboo1ious ohsrsoser. tsndonCy an
eject Of your law OF lss7 must also impress upon your
mind the fac. .hs. both Of .hc:s Gases have
! hier rom your letter that you have fallen into
another error that must be oorrected You argue
you considered The Fugitive Have OF l5p3 rspeaed BY
the act OF 1850 The Law OF 1898 has repessed
and s la fun force and effect me Of 1850 10
merely cumulative, furnishing additional remedies for
the recovery Of sAve property that has escaped
BlAyeholdng States The title is an act 70 smends
and supplementary act entitled an act yespeosisg
fugves riice and persons escaping nom the ear
vice OF their masters DO In the sixth section In do
csred that the claimant his her agent attorney
tsha such Able force and restraint may
under the circumstances OF the take
and such fugitive person back TO the ate Ter
The exerc Of "susb reasonable force violation Of
your law OF ls41 which subjects claimants their agents
70 Indictment In your courts - the caes Of
Parsons and Myers clearly prove.
And, finally. tho constellation Of The Uoi.ed States, !.
she fourth article and second section decsrcs:-
No person held N service labor In state, under
the laws ther sof, escaping into another SHALL
queDce Of any Aw or regulation therein, 10 discharged
from such service or labor but shall DO delivered mp
claim Of the party 70 whom such service labor may be
! due.
Under this provision Of the constitution, What d The
staassf II II NOS plainly and papabiy their duty 70 aid
in giving full eject 70 This requirement. whss person
ssaio ana ,hers found IL MOI noumssss q your cisi
rsns 70 see tha, be or sne sha DO delivered olA
Ought not your I:lssurs % squirs you, J:ssss jus
tees Of The fesoe, Adcrmen and other oosss 70 AID,
possess,cn Of hs save properly that mar be fousd m
/ your slater cannot be said thai your law
M nov % s,o 70 ms Isu n cSss
this law. II last sessiou. vii nos bc caimsd I'm
sure, that the object TO eloen
si.ssss s. iSs s,ss's and ssssos o. = isrsi
". U.Ios = 70 DO grs:sv,ss. q . sses...y shss "a
causes q compliant ir,s.loo asd dsss.assss. shau
delay destruction n the mon ssvsAoIdinx sA.ss
desire 70 ave the consultation iron overthrow ~
corfcderscy m dissolution let thsm show their Aith
by their works" Let them repeat ouce III ssssuses
which Injurious 70 tho rights and Interests Of tnsr
Southern fellow citizens and which In any degree
calculated 70 snbarrs then Che recovery Of fusiivs
slaves This cannot be done Q moment TOO pooo asd
urse you and al other conservative men ia your
section, 70 act without delay, and show 10 ~
South that yoa really dssre tbs pressryAsDu -
the Union. You can DO much 70 auay Ne
excitement nov existing 70 restore concord and fSter-
feeling revive loat ocnddcnce the ns0s0uu
and you o~e 70 yourselves 10 your country anl 70
thoec who 70 suoccsd you DO your duty and youY
whole DUTY, promptly and fslsh July
In the same kind and CONSERVATIVES spirit which delnAed
your letter have rep cd 70 me question dsousssd
hope that the discussion may resut In practioal
good have concluded 70 publhh your letter and ny
JOHN LErCHR