The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-04
REPEAL OF TIE PERSONAL LIBERTY LAWS.


from the Boston Liberator, Nov. 80
That the hunters OF the South and their Northern
Liberty laws Ia the free states, IN order that
protection may be siven 70 any victim claimed -
meLted brutal 70 Join In this nendlsh cry, is
indeed passing srange-sspeoisy On The prstsnce that
tuch repeal would ut conciste tae d
tors at the South, and give reposs a1t stability 10 Mr.
Lnsolns standardization Nothing will Appsase them bat
surrender q 81 manhood on .ns part Of ne
10 all their d,aholica purposes They arc
re1orabie death and insstiate as me grave rhey
principles these OF burglars and pirates
aud tLer practices are great deal worse la support
their hellish slave yste they would ar neco.sary)
1hate the very eaaieSce OF tho Morrill, stop at toe
commission Of any crime, however mons!rous or de-
Wish.
As IN Offset 10 the despcsbls article on this subject,
from the spin gded Republican, which may DO found In
the Department. Of Infauy hrst page copy the
follow irg sensible and spirited paragraph nom the IRA
TLose oravens who recommend that the Porsoual u.
berry law Massachusetts, should Dc repealed oush. at
least 10 show that sach proceeding would satisfy the
ed in support proposition that repeal would be
cep,ed BY tho Southern utrEs IN frAternal gene.
exhibition Of cowsrdios. II she law 70 be repeslea Is
should bs 70 dQoesd u on pracpe and not because
woala throws sone-and dry bone, TOTO the soain
II wrong in tseif the lag should have been removed
om statute book before the Presidential election,
have been kept there for The purpose Of deceiv
ing There Ia act better olisoed than that
the secession err and movement not owing 70
Mr.. Lincon's election, mach leD 20 tho existence
OF few Persona Liberty aw. bat that the seocs
sionts regard that election and the passage Of those
laws only occasions for what tbeY are dong. what
they have beon resolved " do for years according 70 the
party. Hence the repeal Of al mentloaei would
move them from their purpose, cause them 70
.aver IA seeking to accomplish thai purpose Lot M.ss,
In vain iris s DO reason why che thould maatain the
Law, IL abe believes IL TO be wrong bat she must not
peel 70 safety The Gecsysions By repe,ling H. except In
so far thew would be iatissd with tae spact.oe
SELF degradation. The day which that law shail
pcaled wi zee her reoaoii.ss party 60 70 -rscs.
republican party show any disposition 70 bscx d2sn rom
s anti slavery pr oessons at tho dctaon Of The South
overseers, and IL 1i be broken quickly rope
of RAID 1t It's entirely 10 those proscaaols
aud 10 abandon them viii DO certain defeat and ever
The spriogrsId Rprbican grcssly reveals ne moral
pfol.aacy with which u has been uniformly con
ducea O. pertaining TO the vexed question: OF slavery
Il frankly admits (what u osec.s 10 deny), that "he
trainers The consttutioi intended 70 proviae aod did
provide for the rendition Of slaves and ~ IN isvor Of
executing the inhum.n provision, oeoaSse II Is ia the
bond. ssN every sush stl,ulai.or we're not null and
void because CT lie louinsc viliany. AS " "nAmiag
mischief bg lawi vera not dcubly hateful a't on &C
couot ~ rs legislative ctaysoer As tie and
murderous for ths ucioSoo Of Josus ms enemies
eve have Law and BY taai law no orsal 70 Ge," Avnisa
mo atubeaa further admit, TINT sths present rasi
tive Slave con;airs proyscns rep1gnant T. all th7
olsned principles Of s~, t1a repuise 70 all TIE sani
rtut'onsr ~ tie irtert ard .cops yet tnai j,ufa COS
renewing from tho stsat every In tao
way O. is e1otcsmeni II toe NoEtn 10 bresth 10
pleRds thst the personal liberty tav a no real valna:
becaurs without the humane 'eeng Of the people twill
prevent "A agaJ hAs thc ve;urr Of ny considerable
nunocr OF fdgyes VINO have touched free coll and
IN tae rcxt that III csrLot stay la tns Uaion a. u
n and fu'd the contract ~ 's'-r1ark that-"then
the only honorable 10 cut Of me Union by
5ution 40 South IaroiGt pfoyosts - DO We ~
esrs dseni from tae c9rclusoo 20 the duty or dis
solvirg Uai1n. fbIs caty Us inpers,iveiy Imposed
ine ScrIh By every moral anf religious coosi.ers
tlou Yes nthe covenant vith uCatn hast be annulis
.the agreement With hel' must not stand II Ia no,
DECEIT ior ire North 70 walt f1r W. South TO take
Initiative IL ought 70 ecolrrc The conditions Of the
UnoB nc longer % be tolerated by nora AID carlstal
people. tia, tho SOUTH avoys her reaiiu "a T.
wnhsrss let the North jSy rllg snd psolrpty scqucse.
IN the measure.
IN. Pei scnai Liberty law Eh-sschges'ts win not be
rcpe1sss bat sill be amended I'll n.zie eeciual f1r
the rrvec,,oa OF every har.i f'stiye coming ~shn
Inc m OF thu sste This "a tie nrst duty 10 be dc'e
Let me hrard Of vsir Al sdrappet be pit upor every
rr.n who for tho toa Of the Fugitive Save as
Oh sot. Let Journal that oounscis cor 2ancc
with srrtherp demands be left wi,ho1, as1bsoeoer aua
ia editor doaicd aLmt.aaca 70 the sociely 81 tbC
yiiuous had upright let toipgy 5e called By their righ
rsncs and the sbetsors Of slavery ranked aIos IN
yiISst o. the yiIo.