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The Latimer Case Again

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
January
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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-Themond committee, who wereappointed to cousider the procedngs at Boston in the case of Gray and Latimer, have made a report. To prevent snch miífortunes to the patriarchs in future, ttie following plan, in the opinión of the comnnttee. is the most effectual that can be devh-ed: "The simplest and most feasibie enactment thnt Congress could make, it occura to your committee, would be to provide, in iddtlion to the existing law, that wlien a fugilive alnve shall escape into anotlier btate or into one of the Territories of the United States, the owner, his agent orattorney shull if in hid opinión it be necceHsary to recover the slave, npply 10 anv Judpe of the circuit or district conrt of the Uiiited States, residing or being wilhin the State or Territory wíiere sucli sl:tve shall be, who ehall thereupon be requircd to issue his precept, ronimandinsr the miirshull of the ei ure to arrest, orif already arre.ted hy the owner, his agent or nttorney, to take into his cusiody, such slave, and fortlnvish bring him before tliesaid Judge,with authority to snch mnrshal lo appoint temporarily ns, ninny depnties as he mny tlrnk proper to effect the object; ihat the marshall or his doputies shall hold the slave until the jndge shall finnlly d3cide npon the clmm, and thnt if the eert ifica-e of his r movnl should be given,the marshnll in person or by depiity shotild be rpquired to accompany the owner, hia agnt or nttorney, to the line or anv ot lier pert (f th Ptatf where-the owner, 'liis agent or uttomey may roqiire, and there to deliver to him his sl:ie." It vvill be seen the project istomakeUncle Sam catch their human cattle, and hold them, or transport them from place to place, as the slave breedtr may order. Very dignified business for our marshals! Bot who is to pay their travelling and other expenses, and thosc of a score or two of deputy marshals?QThe Ml. Clemens Patrio?, and Hillsdale County Gnzette, have coms out fully for Mr. Calhoun for the Presidency. OIThis gentleman thinksthat capitolists shoukl alwnys ow.v the laborers. Tilia sen tiinent will doubtless recommend him to the worjring men of Michigan. He also says. "Safrty, patr oiism, and duty, commaud us lo inainiain Slavery at evety hazard.'' What a beautiful Democrat! OThe Detroit Advertiser appcars now witljout tlie "principlus of TtiR Whig partï, as drfi-ed by Hbnrt Clay," which formerly etood at the head of its editoral colomns - Su-ely the editora do not intend to desert their "jjrinc ijptesl" (GThe communicption of the Central Committeo was not receivd till our poper was full.

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Signal of Liberty
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