Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-03-08
written for the UEBAEA UNION.
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EUNBER VII.


Tn Constitution Of the United States
recognises two classes Of State Rights
one class was given by the States to the
General Government to see that their
fuldllment was made by the States to
each other. The other class Of rights,
che States received for their own State
Legislatures to carry out respectively
The frst class Of rights, embraced three
kinds Of rights, which are stated in the
Consultation Of the United States. Art.
1st. Sec. 9. The migration or importa-
tIon Of such persons as any Of the States,
nor existing shall think proper to adj
NIT, shall not be prohibited by the Con-
gross prior to the year 1905, but a tax, or
duty may be imposed on each impOrta-
ton, not exceeding ten dollars for each
Pefson. This state right was limit
ed to 1865 duration Of 20 years.
Each State was left optional to its own
Legislature TO allow its inhabitants
to bring slaves by their direct impOrta-
ton Of them into their States. Only the
then present states, could import slaves
into their states. Congress could not pro-
hibit the importation Of slaves from At
rtca in any Of their states, if a state
or the states permitted the importation
until 1908. Congress could exercise its
pleasure in imposing on each importa-
ton In the states they we're permitted to
live IN, ten dollars on each person. For
= vessel with imported slaves, could not
enter any hsrbOr Of a State that forbade
b its laws, the admission Of such slaves
within their State jurisdiction.
The Second Class Of State Rights Civ
en- 70 Congress to see they were observ-
cd by the states, was expressed in the
lth Article I'd Section Of the Constitu-
ton Of the United States: "A person
charged In any state with Treason, Eel
ony or other crime, who shall Zee from
justice, and be found in another State,
shall, on demand Of the Executive au-
thority Of the State from which he led,
be delivered up TO be removed to the
State, having Jurisdiction Of the crime.
The Sd Section Of the Article said
cNo person held TO service, or labor
IA one State, under the laws thereof, es-
Gaping into another, shall in conse-
quencO Of any law, or regulation there
In, Be discharged from such labor or serv-
ioe, but shall be delivered up on claim
Of the Party to whom such service or
labor may be due. Congress had the
power to direct by law HOtU the owner
Of q slave who had led to another state,
could obtain him, and bring him back
to the State he fed from.
Under those State Rights, each State
could exercise these rights:
Ist. It could by state law regulate the
treatment, tho government, the educa-
tiSa, the continuance and the emanci-
psfion Of the slaves within its own juris-
diction.
2nS. A state could emancipate the
slaves belonging to her citizens in her
Utate, when the stats fixed the time for
them to DO free.
49, - esses LltsL AldA AIobA Ac1 hAstNSSi
could pass a law allowing her citizens to
purchase slaves in other slave states,
and again become Slave State. It was
. matter left to her sole choice and de-
ciHiOn' 1t was question of State prop
eyty.
4th. A Slave State could forbid by
State law free negro from coming in
70 the State from any State in the Union.
It could be done under police law of
the State TO protect the morals, Of her
slaves. Justice Mclean decided, Each
state has q right to guard its citizens
against the inconvenience, and dangers
of a slave population. The right to ex-
eEeIse this PoWes by State, is higher
and deeper than the Constitution. The
evil involves the prosperity; and may
endanger the existence Of q stateS tts