Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-27
80 deeided in the slpreme COur n which lhs ques

cases decided in the Supreme Court in which TINS ques
ton had been examined
Mr. SrNNERs-I am not prepared TO speak OF uc
cases referred at this time, not having eAanueu
I think my 'rierd from Princess Anne tex-,oV' "isel
will and himself mistaken in the Application OF the cases
e5 40 tho noint of security presented by the amend
uieDt will hear his views with great pleasure Tue
Constitution confer both the power to spperuoh utos
taxes among the several States according 10 NUMBER auI
20 "levy audccllect taxes ME IL Is eAo.sy L
ONT h United States nothing Is said oil the uniformly
rt-yes though mentioned in another part OF the same
paragraph in connection with duties, HlPoSu I:L y;
s,.ssss might concede that all property, when Is
taxed at all must be taxed at the same rate 10 one o'A'e
with the same property in other states puI 49,
nothing either in the Constitution or III tne IA" .'1"
restricts Congress in the selection OF the SutecS o "A-
alton or which requires that taxes shall oe ACCORDING "
value a u
REGARD this % most valuable provision. And Mr..
President il is valuable not only for the security Wheh
r. affords Us against an unjust OF the taxing power oil
the General Government but valuable in another aspect
We often hcar that there should he some fecoguon u
property in slaves, and OF slaves as properly c.
T,sk gentlemen whether they could have iairer or
more pcrfect recognition Of property in slaves, or OF
slaves as property than this section tSei sHordS lu''
Congress shall not shave power 70 authorize "-N usue'
rate OF taxation on persons held TO labor or service than
on land" Subjects Of neutrality-suspicious. hell 70 ser
yics1 They are there treated as property. Iuey are
made subject 90 valuation equally with COCA aAa' re-
luscd 10 am al rai5rcw taxation dollar Tor doUar wiz
land "Ou persons held TO labor or service than on aGu
direct and ample recognition Of 'he person I.'t =, ~
service as thing Of property and as snGh suJect OF
taxation and I'm the form OF taxation, reduced 10 var
uatou side by cid, with other property.
Another recognition OF the same character VIII De
found I'm the seventh section, where 1t n lecNrsl lha'
AConrress shall provide by law, that the JuiIe1 states
sb,I m ID, NJ. -i.- fie t,i raine ~ his fgtge from
f,fr0 t.. Tbusiti provided that IN case OF Che lui-
possi6i,.y TO return a fugitive from labor, 'Ioe United
States stal, pay 20 the orRsr mat "ofu owner ""'
never obtained before. "4he person 10 .NOl. s' ''
Noe is Jusr is ;he way In which the Constitution de-
-cribes the master; bu. here % "a FroHlea tha- tae
. shall receive the llil value OF his JHfit,7e from
lie Treasury. Here are two recos- l.i2ns OF pro
[ i o1a breath. First, the slave, as iusluVe, Is te
property OF Dis 'er-'oe ['''T is - os :,. ~
.t. t.;,,.s aul, second, che slave, as subject cl
- ~. 5,,itt7s 10 Doe proDorty-the United states
rr ID, rte owner the iul. gl'ss OF his iusiuy2- lie
to b.. rI as property, oud the VaNe Oh '''7 proper
"a mid To che Muster Col.o l,'e u1 " i,O'J Ot'
-.-..a7 %. ts rights Of the master, and OF his pro-
r l,.. ..-.pa of the third section prohibits the
... ~ slaves into the District Of Colombia To- SALE
w. I7 --,r.-7r.st.cu thence rs merchandise 10 o'aef
-.rss. I mgre, carries out the laws OF 1890, no" III
force fourth s.s,.ou-a short one IS ;a these words
,..rd paragraph Of the second section OF TOE
"Tls s, az Constitution shall no, b5 construed
fourth article Stat v oPyTo.ra legislation;
aaih-oush the action OF toe. ~' lsst..'s from
officers. from enforcing the delivery --,s &c.
ah5rt 90 tha person TO whom such service or Ao.-
7--ss section NJ. Pre- dent IS no, found IN Mr.. Gu
,,udc,- propositions lt was introduced 70 meet '' le
-.or of he Sar5cm, Court Of the United States ID ihe
.... of Edward PiEg us. the Commonwealth OF Penn
-is-7 ease reported In the sixteenth volume o: p
..-' R.psss. and familiar 20 the profession in that
r.e judo. S. tors. with majority tthc ccny, h'i' that
-.s S-a.e Ew OF PENNSYLVANIA was unconstitutional
Il. q a r.r.Hg I D
Tinted States Tor the capture and rendition OF fugitive
..-i lor was 20 be carried GU. aud enforced under
-re LEGISLATION Congress aud nor by state gi'ituon
TIN. court held ha. the oct of Congress, p3> on tn-
I2-a dly of February 1898, relative TO iusi'es ITO"
ra1- rs wen as il- lives from Justice was constitution
H The court WAS further topiuiou, that the PROVISIONS
rr act covered both subjects embraced Oy u, nor
tlat thew exhausted the remedies which might be applied
v CONGRESS tocr'orce the rights, # those PROVISIONS
o-{ be- found iu practice Inadequate, but because the
.- ,ar-.ie.f sU the remedies which Congress, up 20
t-rue had deemed expedsuf They pronounced the act
ftle LEGISLATURE of PENNSYLVANIA 20 be uacoc>uluuon
D. and decided .aa 10 was not competent for state 10
Isrlte ON the subject That the Federal Gogernm.n
st execute the law, without either the AID or the o.
.-r1c.iou of the $ ate authorities.
On ffst occasion Chief Justice fancy, Mr.. justice
Tlorp.0a and Mr. Justice Daniel OF our own STATE de-
.yrrct dissenting opinions 10 which they he,J talt me
safe Le-s'l'Gres were not prohibited 10y anything D.
.l C-re.tr'o- from appropriate leg's-uou ID ana OF
.. accordion OF that provision OF the organic law and
.a- F. MIGHT be ,a5;- duty in many cases SO 10 act
r-s .a. Of Congress Joegsiate vas NOT an ezcIu-
7. fs been announced indeed, from very high autho-
m FIN tbs South that the act OF $500 for The rec'im,
..-1 and rendition of fugitive slaves, is. i,s uneon-H-
...-r and dim. tn, whole Jury of providing Tor the
and rendition Of fugitive slaves belongs TO the
-.-,c Govern. -.-s. end no. 20 the General Govern
,..rtatal. Without expressing any opinion upon tins
r. DC IS cer. t,it tae entire Southern mind ms con-
-s f.. ..n.fa- opinions of Chief Justice laleF
,l tfe f-5-.s v.o corcu-rei with him. j. has ben
i-,rt BE- is historically uuc-taat j; was t.' render,
f.. OF tia. decision OF Judge Story aud mJor'y OF
IFS .c.cs chat gave the first impulse TO ihe passage
. laws rieaty To tlc execution Of the fugitive slave
.- saoua after the decision o. the Supreme Court was
.5,re8 che Legislature OF Pennsylvania enacted IN"
7 f..l .he use Of her ails denied as place Tor
m .orfremeut Of fugitive slaves. We thought it olly
a-v Co usouose This section as utrmonzng the duty oil
,. s-ste and of the General Government, and opening
O door of friendly cooperation
Wi.toa. coa.slug bis speech, Mr. SUMMERS gave
g.s. tgr motion 10 al -gr1