New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-23

While III the Southern States the political sky
continues to gather blackness, and each day grow
more threatening, CLEANS Of light are seen in the
North. Whenever an opportunity offers for an
expression Of public sentiment, whether by means
OF public assemblages at the ballot-box, there is
with few exceptions, an encouraging change in
tntionai or unfriendly legislation. The annual
messages Of most Of the Northern Governors
breathe better spirit than has been usual in the
same quarters for some years past. The following
arc specimens:
GY GOV. MORGAN, OF NEW YORK
The Supreme Court OF The United States. in the
case Of Prigg against the Commonwealth of Penn
syVania, decided that all State laws even though
subordinate to the Federal enactment and favor
able to the eXtFadition of tugitives were nconsst
ent with the Constitution Of the United States and
therefore void; and so this statute of our State,
which granted trial BY jury became Ineffective.
IL las been universally held to be obsolete by all
our commentators and all our public authorities,
although now improperly Cassed among what are
technically called personal liberty laws and
made occasion for exciting jeaouses and discon-
tents. | therefore recommend its repeal
In this connection, and while diaavOwinn apy dis
position to interfere with what exclusively pertains
to the individual States and in spirit of fraternal
Kindness would respectfully invite all those States
which have upon their staute-books any laws of
this character, conflicting with tile Federal Consti-
tuition, to repeal them at the earliest opportunity
not upon condition that more equitable fugitive
slave law be passed, nor upon any other condition,
'"S 'ot t9 proper Hodllcatl0n OF this en-
"ro "pGti '4' e. ala WISDOM OF lhe Fed
obligations of the Federal Constitution and laws
then, with propriety, they may exact like obedi-
ence from all the other States.
BY GOVERNOR wAsuBuRH, OF MAINE.
AS general thing, believe they (he personal
liberty laws of the free States) were intended in
perfect good faith to accomplish two legitimate
purposes: first, to prevent the Kidnapping or lille
S1t n5iot' ot lLeI persons from Tie states; and
;,I ; ~ ~ ~, l''1o eh'Iie harmony
WlHl iG me u G1llSI'uuohal power ana Obligation
S, as i"lu Go% ~ W te PeoPreme court o. the United
"a cue S"a7 VI ilSH vs. Che 0L2Le OF Ienn
H., ~ it, a. tnS las pee' lHe case, ana
frosconIo1 iapa VI tl1 "aL'G 'ia5 not intact
itE9e MINUS mere can De no Just cause
y! eTGetI'lDh ~ Nh,l mas oee4 Done But it. pass
a 2 in 7oI,,ia to HayG uteA en2eted winch
States or of anv Cnnstitnfionoi law " ~ ~ uhteu
aIth0uph thew NAV he ,nara t ,,o, e?9
and w0ud he so icrla,nd IN, INV r,tt ga" E"i'
not to remain On the s,atutc-bool,s. '@7D'
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hiab rnsnonsi5ios WOW, Gi, a;,I p'tore uS5ulhS me
tei 1p 5. num "iiiiy lolcSIaUoWed' IL IS
c,r,,,ia;Tt n;J4 uJ ~ - oNo o'tIy J'uU cause OF
ta it'is' i%; themselves 80 llht they may
;.h F ii,s r.aVen uuu lle cVlllzed world
vntn tho v"n s AVA to;r rGauy 10 de,
ap+I 'iie @ ives lives au m eelr lortnhes TO the support
Ia,sd j ~ -, Gt '' has ever peen
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bf GOV. BANKS OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
cannot butre9aEd the maintenance of Il statute,
Wheller consttuuonal or not, which is SO unncces-
sary 10 Lhc puohc service and so detrimental TO
me puoilc peace as an uneXcusabe public wrong.
nope, by common consent, it may be removed
run the Std -pOok, ana Such guarantee as
Iat;on oe'ii'iio9 W sought IN ne" leSs-
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, "''' Dh'>NieoN' of ohlo'
SuSSests Inc repeal OF the obnoxious features Of