The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-03-07

r. Many years ago-lonz before Mas
sachusetts had passed Personal Liberty
bill-South Carolina enacted law under
which citizens of Massachusetts, and other
States arriving At Charleston IS seamen.
stewards. cooks, DC. OF vessels. and not even
suspected Of any intent to violate the laws,
were-in case they were of the co!,red race
'-subjected to the indignity and outrage
lof being dragged from their respective YES
sells. shut mp in prison. and there kept until
their captains were ready to sail. when they
were restored to him on pay ment of . round
bill OF costs Massachusetts, believed this q
gross violation Of the Federal Constitution,
and undertook to test its validity in the
most loyal, quiet. unobjectionable mode. So
she chose one Of her most eminent and
conservativelawyers-H Samuel Hoar-
to proceed to Charleston and there make q
case under which to bring this act to the
bar of the u. s. Supreme Court for author.
itative adjudication.
Neither Massachusetts, nor Mr.. Hoar had
any suspicion that this action would give
offepse. They had no idea of doing any
thing but establish the most vital constitu-
tional rights in the most peaceful and in
offensive manner. Mr.. Hoar was SO unsus-
picious of what followed that he took his
daughter with him to Charleston. Yet he
had hardly found q lodging in the city
when-the nature of his errand being
noised about--an assemblage Of the Chiyal
~. which would here be called mob,
beset his hotel and compelled him, on penal
ty of death. to hurry on board steamer
and set his face northward in the briefest
possible time. He was told that the com
panionship of his daughter alone protected
him from personal and probably fatal vio-
lence. The bare idea of allowing him to
test before slayeholding Court the legal
rights Of citizens OF Massachusetts, was ut.
terly secuted. Nobody in Charleston
thought of upholjing him in so doing
Now look at the other side: Congress
passed in 1850 a Fugitive Slave act which
and knows to be tyrannical and unjust. She
desires to contest its validity She
passes an act to protect the Personal Lib
erty Of her inhabitants which is held to be
. counterac,ion Of the Fugitive law. No
Court OF competent jurisdiction has pro-
this act unconstitutional II South
Carolina wishes to contest its validity, and
to carry that contest up to the Court of last
resort. We will warrant any agent or COM
missioner she may send to Boston the most
courteous treatment from FIRST to last and
every desirable facility in the prosecution
Of his errand. Let Gov. Gist sim
ply write BY him to Gov. Banks or Gov.
Andrew that he is dispatched on this bust
eess. aud We guarantee him IS kind, as
courteous. - honorable a reception and
q msn could desire; aud he need
Il A. 4.
lssatmeok hesdoes not certify. whan he
lewn him, every facility proffered him, we
lfiRelsis 2 sef9pd e Ssath Caroline.
e &. Tine s
IN LIs1 Book BuRHRD.-The last
loticeabls instance of book buraing by au-
hority. in England. occurred in 1723.--
The celebrated physician, DR.. Mead, pur-
,hased from the Library of the Landsgrave
II Hesse, copy Of the ''Christianisme Res
itutio' Of Servetus. the publication Of which
,ost the author his life. This particular
,opy. was reputed to have belonged to Col
odon, one of his accusers. The doctor
determined to reprint the ill-fated work 10
Iuarto, but before the edition was completed
he sheets were seized. 1T the instance of
Dr.. Gibson. Bishop of London, aud the i'm
preston burned. May 81. 1928. A few
copies escaped destruction. one Of which
nay be seen in the library of the Medical
society of London. In 1770. a perfect
eprint was issued. but only four copies are
low known to be in existence. The orig
nal copy passed from DIR. Mead into the
lands Of the Due de la Valliere. at the sale
# whose collection it was purchased for the
imperial Library Of France at the pri i;e of
!. $40 livres.-Chambers' Journal
From Washington.
Saturday and Sunday were two exciting
lays 10 Washington. The House took re-
ess from Saturday evening until 10 O'Clock
his morning. In the senate on Saturday,
LANE of Oregon bored that body with
hree hours speech. He was followed by
ANDY JOHNSON Of Tennessee, who made
trong Union speech. He said Tennessee
ould never be dragged out of the Union,
nd that the Stars and Stripes would con-
inre to wave over the free people of that
tate. He referred, with whitening sarcasm
o the Palmetto, Rattlesnake. and Pelican
laps of some OF the Secession States. He
vas loudly .pplauded by the crowds in the
,alleries. On motion, the latter were clear
zzH
ID: but before the immense audience with
lrew, three rousing cheers were given for
he Union The scene was wild and excl |
ing beyond description The joint resolu-
ions from the House, providing an amend
nent 20 the Constitution prohibiting inter- /
erence with Slavery, were taken up. pEeee-
leace having been given TO them over the
Peace Conference plan, by decided major
tv An amendment offered by Mr.. PuGH
Eas voted down. The same gentleman pro
,osed to substitute the Crttenden resolu-
ions. and this motion was under discussion
uhen our repor. broke of las. night The
Senate was in session until IL O'Clock Sat
uday night. and il reassembled OF ! O'Clock
ast night. and doubtless continued in ses-
ion until this morning. The indications
wers that the House Joint resolutions would
10 adopted.
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