The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-03-07

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Fugitive Slave Act, they would be pro-
nounced unconstitutional by our Courts
and consequently null and void. Where
in then lies their terror to the South rs
YOU charge? But, sir, y number OF
these Personal Liberty Laws were
passed by Democratic Legislatures
What will you do with them? You
certainly will not be reckless enough to
charge yonr own r~cprehcnsiblc conduct
upon us will You?
But again sir, Virginia, one Of those
| Southern States tor whom you arc
pleading, snd who expects to reap rs
much or more benefit from the Fugitive
Slave Act than any other State, has
nov on her statute books, \ very strin.
gent Personal Liberty Bill; and it you
have been 4 careful reader OF the Tran
script YOU must have seen y portion of
it. We copied it from the Dubuque
Herald. authority which You will not
question. What are you going to do
with Virginia, sir? You will not
charge this law Of hers to Republicans,
will You?
Again sir, we defy yon to produce
more than one single instance where
the Republican Judges Of State Courts
have refused to acknowledge the consti-
,u,ionality Of the Fugitive Slave Law.
a President Of your own parties ma
king, said last Fail in his annual mes
sage that but one instance bad yet oc.
CURED where the State Courts had up
on trial for the return Of a fugitive,
pronounced the Fugitive Slavc. law I'M
constitutional. That was y casc is
Wisconsin, and it would he we'll to ex.
anime it Il little. The Judge that gave
this decision was elected a Republican,
and when his term expired, he was
dropped by party and another nom
mated in his place Hc ran however
rs All independent candidate, supported
by the a~bolitionists and your party.
who refused to make a nomination. but
was defeated by the regular Republican
nominee. We gather from this two
important facts. First, that the Dem
o%cratic party, in n State at least have
voted for the reelection OF q Judge OF
the State Courts who had pronounced
the Fugitive Slave law unconsti-
tutional, AMI thereby endorsing his acts
and virtual; adopting his sentiments.
Second, to accomplish this cnl, asso-
ciatcd themselves with Abolitionists.
an act which they denouncc rs criminal
and constantly charge it upon Republi-
cans. Dctestablc! is it not, 20 be placed
thus ''chcck-by lowr' with abolition.
lists
As it regards the extreme offensive.
ness to the South Of these Personal
Liberty Bills, We invite yon, sir, to read
the Letter from 4 Georgia Manuflc-
t%urer," published in our columns today.
The evidence is from 4 Southern man,
4 man Of influence and intelligence as
the tonc OF his letter indicates, and it is
stronger testimony than yon are able to
refntc. You will find in that. sir, that
the existence Of the Northern Personal
liberty Bills, Was not at first known to
the masses Of the South !; and that our
Northern Democratic Journals, acting
true to your predictions, a spies and
lick -spit,les for the tire-catcrs, have con
tribu,ed more, to this state Of things in
the South, by raising a false alarm in
regard to these Personal Liberty Bills.
than all that has been done by Rcpub.
Leans.
Among other things, you say thai
the Cotton States have seeded, in con,
sequence Of the Collection of = sectional
President pledged to a policy that
would ultimately have DESTROYED all
their rights and property, &C., &c.'-
That those States have seeded because
j Republican President is elected We
vii! not now deny ; but that he is a
sectional President or that he j,
pledged to a policy that would ulti
mately have destroyed all their (thc
Sonth) rights and property" We do
deny III toto and challenge you for the
proof. lie was elected upon the Chi
cago platform, which announces to the
world that the Republicans totally ig'
more the idea Of meddling with slavery
in the States where it already exists,
and acknowledges the sovereignty OF
the States over all their roperty and
domestic affairs. That he received a
minority Of all the votes cast, We do not
deny, but others, and Democratic Presi-
dents have been elected in the same
manner That, the votes casts for him
were not equally distributed over the
Union, is no fault Of his, does not
change his principles, his policy, nor
IL. ..l:n. IS %hn ,arfv <hnf nloufnI him