Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-08

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,herof 40 an ser shall, in consequences
Of anv las or regusasior therein, be oiscnArgeo
from suca service or lshcr. BIT snail DC uelfereu
M on claim of TAI party t. ~aSn saea serV,ce OF
labor he due - Il Is scarcely questioned tnse
th;s Drovisiou vSs iritnced by these who made
n far the reclaiming Of whe, we call tuglilVe
slava. ana The mtenign 81 che Law given
i ,hs law al memoers II Congress swear
tbe;r surrort 20 tie sole OpRst1tuhon-to this
nrovisop as much as 20 ~ other To the pro-
nositicn. then q ssv 5, whose cases come within
r. terms OF this euse all DO delivered up. their
oaths are unsninseus. New Il they wOrld make
the effort IN gccd per- eoula they NOT, Ufth Ssarty
,o4aE unaninify s1oEae ami pass tGW 6y means 81
,sh,ck 10 iseep good that unanimous odhf There ls
some difference Il opiRicn whether this clause
should be enforce hy national or by State authori
IT, but surely. thst dtereHee q moi Gerry MATERIAL
one If the slave is 70 be surfsadered, it cab be OF
but little consequence to him 70 otAers BY which
authority it is done And should any one, in any
case be content that his oath shall 60 unkept OF
merely cnsUbstantisl controversy ss 70 how 1t shall
be kept Again, in any law upon this subject,
ought NOT al the safeguards Eoes cva and hsRaNe
SyispyrdsNes 10 Be introduced 90 that free man be-
not. IN anv case, SURRENDERED slapsf And migh
Il NOT Be srea al he same lime 70 provids By td for
he enforcement of that clause the Costitgton ich
guarantees that the citizens each State shall Be emit
died 70 all the PriDises and imHTnes Of citizens IN
the seVeraf Statesf ,h nt-i $50 t.-
"There is much controversy about the delivering
Of fugitives from service or labor" go
And what is the great controverted point? Does
any one doubt that il is Constitutional duty Nc;
but as every one knows it is insisted that the fugi-
tive slave shall have jury trial in the State where
he is recaptured, for which the present Law does
not provide Well, how is that difficulty to be over
come, Mr.. LIxcoLHi I 81.
ssNoW, if they would make the effort in good tenn
per, could they not frame and pass Law by which
to keep that unanimous osthf" meaning the oath
which gil take TO support the constitutional prOvi
siop for the rendition Of fugitive slaves. The
Answer is plain, that he does not think it worth
while to give it, rather he answers it by asking
another question Before doing so, however, he
suggests that there sis some difference Of opinion
whether this clause should be enforced by National
State authority, but surely that difference is not
Vsry material one il the slave to be SURRENDERED it
can be Of but h:te consequence 10 him 70 others
by which an hority it IS done, and should any one
in any case, be content that his oath shall be
kept in q merely unsubstautial controversy as to
how it shall be done?
Mr.. LINCOLN, it is true indicates, only by the
manner of prOpounding question, to what authori-
ty. State Federal the jurisdiction of this ques-
tiOn should be referred. Taking the whole cen.ext
together, however, and considering his antecedents
we think it would not be hard to guess. a
There are few in the South, however, who will
agree with him in the opinion he does express that
the difference ss 10 whether the law shall be en-
forced by State or Federal authority is not very
material one.
Mr.. LIEcoLx is "great On" questions. It is
sometimes the most significant mode of stating
proposition, and upon this subject dOnbt he de-
sired to be particularly significant. But whether
che Jurisdiction Of this subject be assumed by Fede-
raj or State authority, Mr. LISCOLN asks, and
herein lice the answer to the question, could they
not frame Law by which to keep that unanimous
oath 2" In any law upon this subject ought net
all the few guards of liberty, known in civilized and
humane jurisprudeDcs to be introduced, SO that a
freensn may not in any case, be surrendered as a
slave % ..
Does the reader need 10 be told what those few
guarte Of liberty, known in civilized and humane
jurifpCu4e1oe, sre. The hsbsas corpus and trial
By jurys With such az amendment, one which
world surs he reease Of every fugitive, there is
&c doubt that all further resistance to the law
EOs;d cssse % sas ~
The FIRST Black Republican Congress, there
fore, which shall sss mile If it. follow the adj
vice of III President AID be doubts that il will?
viii repeal the present fugitive sIare lai' and virtually
provids Tor the rels -e re might've slave by Law.
We do nos meap, pr sent, 20 discuss the mis-
ehievsus tendency f sucs 'eei-ption, but only to
solve the nigus: IN i,h f.na cism but lily con-
o - "a
Those who feel ih' he have an immediate per-
sonal interest in 'uti G. will certainty find in
them matter for gFsyest sad most serious reAec
tioh and soiicituds.
We come now q sFesk If another question, in
which there lies bni hail concealed the dssdliest
blow to the institution Of slavery yet proposed
by any man, having the official position TO give
Il the assurance OF success gives the lie direct
70 his declaration, that che does not purpose,
directlyor Sa5rscty to interfere with the institution
of slavery in the States where ii exists 1t strikes
at the very foundation, upon which the whole su-
psrstruoturs of our argument, in favor. Of negro
slavery, is erected-the inequality Of the races.
'And might il mot be WE'LL st the same tine, to
provide by law for the enforcement. of that
clause in the Constitution which guarantees that the
citizens Of each State shall Be entitled TO all The priUi
tegss and immusitiss Of citizens in the several Satss
The 1t is, in all its fearful magnitude. 1t can
nave but one meaning 1t cannst mean that the
Sh'H citizens Of each State shall be entitled to al
the privileges and immuuities of white citizens in
the several States That equality of privileges and
im""n'ies Is already established by the CoDstitu-
u0n' Aho 'nere has never been thought in the |
breast OF any man adverse 10 its existence or exer-
else. tmeAns that the man who is declared TO be
citizen BY the laws Of State the free negroes Of
Ohio. shall enjoy all the privileges and imnupities of
She white citizens of the other States That tbev
may be made POstmssters, marshals. membara NJ
Congress- judges, foreign ministers and oonsuls in
short that the shall be declared and in The ~, #
ts Iasc, be regarded equals. Such is the feast tn
which the Southern States are invited on the ipau
9uration of the Black Republican party into power.
st q time when the public mind was sensitively
alive 10 the slightest aggression, when it needed
bat a spark TO kindle into fame the restless and
uneasy. and eager elements of discard and civil
war. That it was in the programme of Black Re.
publican designs all men knew. But there
few who believed that the purpose would be openly,
boldly and unblushingly svOWed on tee hrst day Of
it's inauguration Blu. the fsnstinal old function
ary," greedy Of the applause Of the iufdrats multi
tude who follow at his heels and hang upon his
every word in almost brsathless suspense, he's
babocd it out Forward, forwardl" If We do
regist it, by force Of arms II need be, We shall
deserve be srsr gied by The heel Of Northern IA
na.icism, now ready to be planted On our pecks
The infamy Of this daring attack, upon the righ's
Of the white maR, is aggavsted by the avowal OF ds-
regard to the decisions of the courts and the sbso
Iuts OmniPOtence Of mSjOrities But We must defer