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I N PURSIJ ANOE of an order of James ~~ Cooper Suno.,ate of Ulster Co'unty not oe s hereby g veh to all persons h.a~ ng clu ms ao-a. nst the estate of A. braham 'Y ounll\ leceased 1 \te of the town of Mo. !borough m said county tb.a.t t ey are requ red to present the r cl ms w t.h the vvuohers n support thereof to S ephen T ber one of he Ex:ecu. ors o£ sad estate t } s re lence n s::t. J town ou or befn ~the 1st da.y Gf Au u~:~t next DnJ..e 1 J anuarv 23 1 18Uu 0 RENiW D YOU'NG SOLtniON BIRDRALL STEPHEN TABER t 16m Executors _p Ufl::;UA~Tto an order of Jams M Cooner tsu. ro 0 1.te of Ulster county not c s ere by g ven to all persons haVJng cia ms aga st rhe est~te of El zabeth Crans deceased late of the town of Shawangnnk m Sfl,Jd county that they are eqmred to present the r cia ms to tb.e unders crned adm n strators of sa. d es ta\' at the office of J >mes G Grah rum n sa tl own on or before the !8th day of August next Dated Februa y 15th 1860 JA~ ES CRANS Admm1strator ~--- UUR:;UA.NT to anorderofJamesM Co per 1.. Sur og te of Ulster county not ce s here hy g ven to all persons hav ng cla ms agn. nst tte e a.te of .John C Mackey dece:as~J late (Jf tile town of Pl;).ttek 11 n sa Jeounty thn.t they (.\l(i reqturt;d to present the sa.:w.e w h he v~uchers n suppor~ tl}'lreo! to the unJe a 0 o el aim n :jtratr x. o-f sad Cleceased on o before the t th tlty of July next at her resJdeuce 1n s:ud town Dated Fobrn!try fit! !R60 A L \IIR A. M o\.CKEY A lm n strati x {)t;t;:,lJA~TtoanorderofJ mes~1 Coope l ~u rog e of U ster coun y no ee s e e by giVen to all persons ha..v og eta ms n a ns the estat~ of Abrn.utm Elt ag Ueceruscd l e f the town of Loy l n sad county that t1 ey are xequ red to present the 1' c.la. ms to tl e untler a gned &Jm n st at.> o£ the esto<te of S~Jd de cea. ed at U s res Jence n the c ty of Pough keeps e Dutel ess conn y on or befo e t e 3J da.y of Septeml er next Dated March 1 18GO LUTHE!t ELTI:<!G A lm n str~ I N PUR:>UANCE of an oraer of Jams M Ooo!' \urro\ te of Ulster counLy v oe B her y g v u to all persons hav ng cla. ms a.\t. n t thee a e of 0 tha. ne Cln-w:son l teat the town ot 01 ve n 1 J county tlece d that they 1re re lUred to p esent the r c1 n qto !SanJ~ B~acb one of tbe Ex:ec :tors of n. 1 PS tate at b s res dene-e rr a d town on o f e- the 1& h duy of S pteru ber neJ<t Dated March 11 !860 SANDS BEACH BENJ B SHUTE BoG 6m E;x.ecuto s I ;:;r PG RSU ,\ ~!CR of an order of' James M (.;ooper Su ro 0 u.te of the county of U ster n;ut ce s hereby g ven to all per on l av ng ~la1ms a~a nst the estate of D n el Ha t late of tl e town° of P attek ll n sad county deceased th tt they are reqn red to present the r cia ms to the understgne l adw n ~tPator of sa. d es tate at h a re dence n the sa d town on or l fore the 24th d ty of September next D ted i\farca 22d 18\iO J UIES II HAlT Adm n strotor Hats, Capsl &c If yon are conun~ why don t yon come .,.long 1 Y Oc nood o new hat o~d enough and t rcq roo but a s u !1 su n f money to get a now hat at l'll!BT ;,; He ha all the newest style• n m rket \\d s always on h~nd to va t on h s fr ends a d 9:t.tr-ons \\Valk along, Jabn t A ND stop nat BEST S and get tbal new ha that o J. one uf yours J.S about plruyed aut C H[LDREN \ HATS AND CAPS -Lad es i fiol at BEST S the finest stock of Children s and Infant llats anJ C ps ever offered n th s ptaae M tbers w h good lookmg ba.b os ( he ba.nd somest oh !d th:1.t ever was born ) are mv ted to call and exam ne my e eglillnt assortm\8nt of Ch ldren B laney hats and caps ----- J U.:,T as true as he Book of .Job all good look ng men nvar n.b y pu chn.se the r hats at BEST i:j All n oe 1 ttle boys buy the e~ps at BE::;T S A i ffa.n'U.Bome 1 tt.le ba.b e.!:! a :-e fit ed w h a ne ;v hat a.t BE:>T Q pocKET HAT-Justrecetvod at Dr \osec1anse s Celelnated PAIN EXTRACTER T illS med a no s the most extrao dlllOJ'j d seu e ed 1t w ll relieve the pam of the wo st. bu ns and scalds msta.ntly andhea.I ~ thout leav n~ a sua t.t lff 11 efiectnally cure fe-ver soxes rheo:roa Lim soalti head sore throat qn nsy s:ore eyes p les rmgw m felons broken b east ehilbla ns corns sore rup pies old: sores spraLQs brwsas pa us m the ho.ak, s de and ohest oramps ague n the face ep nal a.ffectwns stiff' JO nts bolla cutaneous eruptwns &c Also S3.l ve for Salt Rhenm ScrofuiP. Er s LAWS OP NEW YORK [BY AUTiffilliTY J (Rvery Jaw unless a different time shall be prescribed therein shall comn1ence and ta.ke effect throwrhont the State on nod not befbre the twe tieth d y after the day or 110 final PBBB!ll!\l ao cerl1fied by the Seeretllry of State ~oo u lilliB ~ o1u1p T !llll'1i 1 lt6v!H6d ~ll>llll<o 1 [Every la: r so. published m the State Paper ma.y be read m evtd&nce from he pape In wl eh ft shltll be con ta.iuec1 n a.ll the eon ts of .lust ce in this State, and n all proce-edings befDl'e a.ny officer body or board in wh ch t shall ba thought neceBsn.ry to refer theNto until three months after tho close of tbe ses8lon n wb ch t be(iame a 11\W Sea 8 title 1 c utp 8 pllJ1; 1 Bonsed Stntntes and low• or 1840, chap 260 l T n;J!l Scnp of the above Assoc atlon can be had of' Wm M 11a.yes a.t $22 5G per shMe whioh en titles the holder to 400 feet of g<ound by the pay meptpf~ OOtotheAs oe at on Onsurrenderoftbe Scrtp to tho Sooret,.ry J D Wilson Es<!., \' doed will beieisned E W BUDINQTON Pres ........... State of New. York Oftlceoft I hllve eompa.rerl t tbe Sec eta 1 of State f preceJ ng w th tbe o ~nn at taw 00 ftJA n tb e oftlc& and do oert fy ttin.t the same s s correct trsnsc pt therefrom nnd of the whole of 1m d lbLEACJl'El) lllld tmbloaohed Muslins bleached D and unbleoohed Colton :E'liiJIDels red wb ie and yellow all wool d<> v~Jy'o,!\ vl SCHAFFER:; o gml\1 D R FLOYD JONEA Secretary of State ~ A large heart crpands the chest '\'\\' great deal better than gymnastics TON, N. Y, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1860. DEPARTMENT Wrttton for the Pro.._ TO ME ra!oed my heP.d there might be f'orm and Ieard t 1 no ll doft.r :\.ia.ud no more tbe g a.noe Wr t en for tho Pre\ ILLIE WARE LOU E GL~NN n em ry B page Wci•mJ;, bath y u h and age IJIO\'m>m tho to tho wh lo l uth d o. home o Heaven ow ng sensonab e ~'r'''\' ng for la 1 B!i n tho mornmg sew buttQns nusoacpd s sh rts dG not ahe up any tho !J g a l te le N ORIGINAL STORY For the Press .My Aunt's Story -or, Beware of ~oqnetry BY LAURETTA J DRA\\ER It was 11 beaut1ful ev6mng m the early part of June when the trees co~ered w th bios soms filled the a1r w1th fragrant odor and pale Luna shed her s1lvery 1 gbt o er tho earth wh ch gave t a solemn aspect and all n&tnro seemed awed to s lence by the grandeur of the surround ng landscape -It was at the early hourofsuch an even ng thaf Frank Cameron an mt mate fr end of m ne CD. led and asked me to take a walk w th h m I of course 1\Ssent ed for I was fond of walk ng especmlly on such an C'Vc n 0 as tl s As was our custo n on form r r en ngA we took a meander ng pat! a!o g the h ks of tl e maJeSt o Hud.on Tl c scenery around us was beaut ful the r e~ 1 ocks a g tl c heads h 0 h n He a. r the trtes grow ng upon theJr summ1t and eve bang ng tl e bani s of tbe river presented to tl o eye 1\ grote q le p cturQ 1 he r ver was cal n a d not a 11 ave vas seen on 1ts bo son sa ow a J l n a r pple that brol e ur o tho 1 ore \I e vand red along tl e pa 1 for so e ne our conversat on was n tone w 1 our fe I ngs- n t~ne w1th the occa son and tl t me passeJ so qu ckly by tl at e n a ly d ea ned of tl e lateness of tl e hour \I e now r traced our stops homeward We soou rca I ed tl e I ouse I bado my fr end good n cl t a J \as I as ten ng to my room but as I was pass g hrougl the I brary I saw my Au t s t ng at the w ndow w th her bend res ng on h r I and sl e d d not hear me onter she seemed to be n deep thought for her countenance was much more grave than usual I approached her and sa d Aunt Amy a e you 11! She rased her deep thoughtful eyes to m ne they looked sc sad that t sent a thr I through my hearts blood tl at made mo tremble Sbe d d not appear to not co my ag at on but ge'llly sad ~o dear I lie I am not 11 but! vas B t 0 1 e a cL g your retu a d wh lot a tt n~; here alone I bave been tb nil ng of tl o J ys h n I was young and 6\-Y k )CU Dear Aunt sad I w I you a s o y 1 someth ng of your SI e assented I brought my o loman and placed t at her feet that I n gbt bear every word At le gth she saJd- Dear I e al ow me to ask you one JUest on be fore I beg n my story Do you love HeJIIry Howard sl c a k d n n m d tone wh ch I knew o ld a 1 t of no evad ng Yes \unt I uo s ce ely love h m And are } ou pos e 1 at be loves you 1 )' es I am ccrta n t1 at 1 d b t Aunt \.my why do yuua• metla~ lhentelmeL!Ie •hy do J au encourage tbe addresses of Fra\k Camenon l 1 d d not answer but turned my head that she m gl t not •ce the cr mson \Jlusl es that pa nted my cheek I dared not co fess to I c but sl e knew too well that t was my lovo of cequetry for she had oft ead t n n y a e cd face I or a moment a tear trerr bled n my e) e for I thought of my kmd mo I r tl at as s ee!J ng beneath the cold c ods of 1 e a! ey- he had oft warned me of tl e da gcr of coquetry At length my Au t brok tl e s • co L sten dear L 11 e and I w 11 II you a s ory fam1 y pia I a s le of goo<.! face and carefully roof out \bout twenty years ago there 1 ved n a r 1 e 1 li~lgs noble mans on bes de the meandermg Mo .. and expect a !;QOd crop of h~·nlll'irie:~g- all or wh eh we !ay amen sue hawk a \entleman and lady by tbe name of De<i 3 to be hewlthful f 9 r Lawton They had ono daughter -their on occlupythe n should be d vested ly ch ld Sbe was also an he ross She of oM•or;noland thorou,.bly ventl1atod for course bad many su tors and !lmong the first before bel g made 'Ve was a noble and tale ted young man II 8 d ous housow ves obJect to name 'as A r bur Greenv lie She encour iPJJeararJce of a bed left tum bled aged I \ add ssos w tb her love of adm ra b t th t I t on and coq otry and every other means m u ere are wes .L._r __ , nleatnoiSS h ld b d d her power but when he a•ked her to become s ou e surren ere I s v fe and pa nted n glow ng terms the r fu u e hopes and hap!J ess and Ia d at he f 1 u su d I ca I o I e gr<oatjanu preva ent error tl at eh ld h hau~l ty \ 0 to 1 un w II n every sort of cold co t pl ::il for MVCrttl yGnrg I 1 at } c wa uill• be t me enough to b eak them a 1 0 a y a ) eLi I m;ot!,t- makes halfourspcndthr fts was o take place JUSt tl ree weeks from that (!alrrlb·lers, es and drunkards No man day 0 man would 1 lie fl xed b s deep \, ue eyes upon I er for puppy on sue! I r nc pie- o e marne t a d tl e avo ce that thr lied you t II tl e new I r very l eart be sad- May God forg ve n tl e good seed the dev 1 ) ou for you know not what you do you of FO son weeds before J ou have u troyc<l my !:opes and bar pmess for taken place Look at yo or t me and ct m ty Farewell' we shall no and tb k whether you w II more meet on car b I m mad 1 I m mad 1 or ru nat hazard or wheth not tn n tl em up the way Duues and nay God fu 0 'e you He rushed w d ly f o tJ roo n f vatehed h S retreat I g for n for o e n o n nt ar;d he was lost n the d11rkness of the n ght 1 he next morn ng t was stated tl at tl e hody of Arthur Gre n to pay b s debts- f he ' lo was found tl e r ver yes L 11 e he ought to help h s ne ghbor was dro vncd Many wo dared wl y tl at } oung and nob o man had comm tlcd su c de f ti '!f can Every man but they knew not of the mterv ew between work to su t h s customers-If 1 b a d tl e rna de tl o fen er eve1 ng lie \\'Anv man should please h s w fe- was carr od to 1 s last rest ng place the fol :s w fe should somet1mes bold low ng day There was many a tear shed for c can Every lawyer should I the youn,. anif ta nted Arthur many a sad the truth- f he can Every I ear ted noun cr stood around h1s grave and b s own busmess-1f he as tl ey \ re lower ng tl e coffin m the nar row tomb there was one voman that seemed as 1f her heart would break as she saw them neJmo,ve I co fro n canary b rds- I placmg the last rei cs of her fam ly beneath Cant<>n or cotton flan el over I the sod - t was h • w dow•d mot! er anti several Dights m success on deep was the angu1sh of her heart day! ght Mult1tudes of tho But there was another one that w tnessed upon t whiCh are eas I) the solemn scene Jt was her With whom he And now dear Lilhe I know what I havu so. d to be true i'or 1t was my own story that I have told you and that JB the reason why I detest the very appearance of coquetry for I hue seen many ev Is ar se from Its effects 11m! If you Yl\lU6 your bappmoBfi 11nd PllliUO m thl!l world and m etermty beware of coqu6t ry 1-neTer tr~fle WJth the feehngs or love of others for fearful wdl be the result THE LEMMON OA.SE. .JUDGE WRIGJI'l'l!J QPI1\TfON - No person can be restramf'd of his hber- ty w1thm th1s State unless legal cause be ahown for such restramt The habeas eor pug aet operatBB to removA the sUbject trom pnvate force mto the pubhc forum and .,nlargement of liberty unless some canBe 1n law be shown tp the contrruy flows from the wr1t by a legal necessity (Con Art. 1 i 4 2 R S 563 ~ 21 do 565 ~ 39 l- As my Aunt fhushed her stery she arose fbe restramt cannot be contmued for any and bendmg down 1mpr nted ona k1ss upon moment of time unless the author1ty to my cheek thllt WllS covered w th tears and mamtam 1t have the force of law WJthm retJred to ber own room I mused awhile the Stale and then resolved to tr fie no more WJth In November 1852, a wrJt of habea. co pus on behalf of eJght colored persons was Frank Cameron and when we met agam I Issued by a Justice of the Supe wr Con t told h m all and. from that hour my conduct n the c ty <>f New York to nqu re mto toward h m was changed the cause of the1r detentwn The Appel !ant showed for caU5B that they were slaves !If any years have passod s nco that even ng of h s w fe m V lrg n a of wluch State be the w IJ Bowers grow abeve the breast of my lore that t=e he and I s w fe had been Aunt that sleeps bes de my sa nted mother c tzens and tl ere dom c led and that sbe the forest b rd• 8 ng the r requ um 0 er tl e r I helu them as such m New York m \1 1 sJt from \ 1rg n \' throu,h New Yo k to Tex graHS and the gentlo ephyr 1 gbtly fans the \\ wl ere tl ey ntendeu to e.tabhsh a new eaves around the spot where they so sweetly I dom c I lLe return to tl\ wr t sta ed sleep But I I ave ever remembered. my •uL•t\nt lly tlmt. t.l e 1ou o \' <1 mode of Aunts story and when I see thoughtless travel was by steamer from :Nor!olk n d tf t h V rgm ' to the port of New York anu ma dens an the w nn ng a ec ons t ey t1 ence by a new voyage to Texas In ex pract ce me e y to Cll.St frem tl em I tl mk of ecu on of th • plan of travel they and my k nJ \u t s expo n and p ay th\t I v~ 1 ad acl d he c ly of New thev w I tl k bofore t g too late tl at y rk and WMe awa g tl e orr 0 tun ty ho r lot w I not be' I ke hers I or at last of a voyage to T.,xao w Lh no nten on on t1 e r part tl at they or tl e e ght colmeu satl ex per e ca w II teach them tl at t s one per.ons should rem a n m New )' u1 k tor of he \o t ev lo I ben beware of coquetry ny oll e t me or fo any otl er purpo•e f opu :\fay -t 1 18GU tl an unhl OJJ ortun ty sl ould present to t I e pass>Lge for all to l exas The w I ole qucs on the eto e on these facts. Is vl ether the causB sl ewo '\as a leeal one If the rt>lat on of slave owner anu sl ve \I cb sui s \ted n V1rgmJa between Jlfrs Lemmon and these colored persons wh le Too Moch Soup An E g!shman m Pars went nto a. res tau rant to get h s d nner Unacqua nted w th the r ranch language yet un v I ng to slaow h s 0 norance he po nted to tbo flrst 1 ne on the b 11 of fare and the pol ~e wa ter brought h m a fragrant plllte of boef soup Tb B was very well and when 1t was despatched he po nted to the second 1 ne wa tar understood h m perfectly and brought l m a vegetablo soup Rather more soup than I want thought be but t s Par s fash on He du y po nted to the th rd I ne and a plate of broth was brought b m Aga n to the fourth and was furn •I ed w th a bowl of preparat on llo tr ed the llfth I ne and was guppl M w tb som~ gru I kept for mva d 11 e bys andc s now su['posed they saw an unfortunate nd v dual who h~d lost all b s teeth and our fr end determ ned to get a\ far away from the soup as poss ble po n t•d n rleRra r to the last I ne on the b II of fare T be ntoll gent wa ter who saw at once what he wanted ,pol tely handed b m a bunch of toothp cks Th s was too much the Eng;! ,] man pa d h s b I a\d loft Rndm Rubber Trade In tl e tr a! of a patent case n New York a short t me J:j nco t was prov d tl at the en l re cost of a pa r of Ind a Rubber £hoes made by the Fom Rubber Company was only nne en enls (they usually reta lsd for one dol lar ) that the Ford Rubber Company s sto~k wl ose par value was one hundred dollars IS now worth tl reo hundred dollars a share and has always pad over tl. rty per cent on ts cap tal and that the North Bnt sh Rub \Jer ComJ auy establ >btd EJ nburgb pad ad v de d of£ 0 n January and anoti er of .t:QO n July of t1 e same year on a share uom a! y of .£100 hut on wb eh only £50 were pa d up or a n t fit of o c l u d ed per cent Cauuous Men Some men use words as nflernen d0 bullets They say I ttle Tho few words U8ed, r;o r 0 bt to the nark They !at you talk and gu da w th the r eye and face on and on tlll what you say can be answered w1th a word or two and then they lance out a sentence p erce the qu ck and are done You never know where you stand w1th them Your conversat on falls on the r m nd as the r vers fall nto deep chasm a d are lost from s ght L 0 the dep I and Ja kness They w so ne t nes surp c you w tl a few word, tl at go r ght to tl o rna k I ke a gun shot and the they are s ont aQa n as f they were reload In~ recent agr cultural d scuss on one re n a ed of the oat crop that t was us a I y 1 rofi able that oa s are I eav ly herr ed when cut early often sho v ng a ga n of from two to four 1 ounds per bushel over those cut late that oat straw dead r pe loses much of ts profitab eness and nutr ton that oats fo prefit shoYld be cut as soon as one fourth of them turn ye o y that tho oat g a n s mostly c ear profl t f the straw JS cut ear y that oats after corn or potatoes have been kno ~n to y eld s xly bushels per acre that oato though verj uxhaust ng do not draw on tl e so I as much as tobacco and that the best crops do not grow on the r chest land '.1 be ( oal Faelds here by force of Ia v attend ur on tb<'m w h le commorant w h n tl s State n Lhe conroe of travel from \ rg a to Texas and :New York though a sovereign tjtate be compelled to sanct on and rna ntam the cond1t10n of sl very for any r urpose and cannot effect a un vmsal proscr pt on anJ proh b1t10n of 1t With u her terr to al I m 1ts then 1s legal cause of restra nt ~hewn otherw se not The quest1on IS one affect ng tl e State m her sovereignty As a sovere1gn S e she may determme anu regulate the \ a u.s or soc a! and cJvJJ conu t on of her c t zens and every descnpt on of I ersons w t!J n her teFPttory Thts powe shB possesses exclus vely and w he I I M d.,Jo.\ed or expressed her w 11 tL s respect no au thor ty or power f10m w I out c\n 1 llhtly mterfere except Ill the s ngle nstance of a slave escaping from a Stele of the Ut on nto her territory and n U only becau e she has by compact ~ e!Jeu her r gl t of sovereignty (U S Con Art 4 ~ 2) Sl e has the undoubted r .,ht to fo b d the sa us of slavery to ex st n any 4'ornl or for any t me or for any 1 uq Oo<> w tl n I er border. \'nd declare tl uta sl ve brought mto her terr tory from n, c g1 Sta e n der \'nY pretence wb e e sh\'ll be lr e If she has done thiS tL ne tl er an Af can negro or any other pe -svn wl P or black can he held \' I n I er 1 m s for any moment of t me n a cond t on of bon dage It cannot affect toe questmn that at some time m her h story as a Colony OJ State she has tolerateu slavery on her SOJI or that the status has even had a legal cogmtwn for w thout regard to uwe or c rcumstance~ the State may at her w II change the c VJI cond ton of her 1pl b tants and her domest c pol cy and pro scr be and proh1b t tl at v!J ch before had existed I do not say that she may con vert any descr ptlon of I cr free mhah tunts or c tJzens mto sl\'ves for slavery 1s repug nant to natural JUSt ce. and r1gh has no support m any prmmple of mternatwnl\1 law and 1s autagomst c to the gemus and sp r t of republ can goveJ nment Besides 1 berty IS the natural cond1t10n of men and IS world w1de whilst slavery IS local and Legmmng 111 physical f01 ce, can only hB supported and sustamed by posit ve law Slavery s!tys Montll.qmeu not only v ola.tes the laws of nsiure. and ()f CIVIl soc1ety It also wounds the best torms of government m a democracy where all men are equal Slavery is contrary to the sp1nt of the Const1tutwn It s not den M rhat New York has effec !ually exerled her sovere gn ty to the ex lent that the relat on of slave owner at d slave cannot be mamta ned by her c t zens or persons or mt!zens of any other State or Nat on do moe led w th n her terr tory or who make any stay beyond the reasonaLle hat of \ayfarer anu that th s she m gl t r gl tfully do I w II not stop here to n qu re wi ethel U s l\ not v rtually conce d ng the whole quest on m the case It Js u gAd that th s s as far as t.he State b a l go e when the 1 e.en!. casll n Mil o.nd f I compwhcnd tl e argnment r ghtly as far \ she can eve1 go \ hout t \nscenu ng restramts Imf os 1 unon her sover gnty by tl e Const.Jtul on of the Un ted States or v olatmg the pr nc ples of the law of NMwns as govetn ng the mtercourse of fuendly States I shall show that ne1ther of tl ese propos t ons are rna ntrunable and th!tt m tl e legislatiOn of the State on the sul~ect of slavery tl e case of the sta us dUI n!'( trans t has not escaped Its mtent and effect but. that 1f 1t were otherw se when the domestiC laws reject and SUI press I e status as a CJV l cond1 10n or so c a! relatiOn as matter of reason and au tborJty 1t 1s never upheld m the case of strangers resident or m transit lot How far has the St.a e gone m the e:x:pre::unon of her sovere1gn w1ll that slave y by whatsoever casual acooss or for whatsoever trans ent stay shall not be tolerated ur on her so I ? When nE>gro slave y was first mtrodnned and eJ!tabhsh ed as an mst•tut. on m the Co ony of New Professor Rodgers after sbo NJng the nreas York 18 not eas 1 Jy t aceable It neve> and sol d contents of the var ous known coal had a1 y foundatiOn m t'he law of naturs fields est nates that at tho present rato of consumpt on (100 000 000 tuns per nnnum) the coal field• of Pennsylvan a alone would meet the demand lor 8 164 years If the consumpt oE. were doubled v z 200 000 000 of tuns the great Appalachu>.n field would meet the stram for 6 937 1 2 years If 1t were quadrupled v z 400 000 000 the pro duct ve coal fields of North AmerJCa would suffice for the worlds supp y for 10 000 years come a fa~ days all w II be removed 1 held h s last uierv ew Sad was her feel b h ngs as she looked upon the solemn processwn of moral character S t 9 1 as they wended the1r way from thslast rest IS more mnocent than many mg place of Arthur Greenville Thmk dear has a much handsomer pbys L lhe had bhe not acted so rashly and been ~ 1he cost of manufacturmg coal gas such as we use for 11lum natmg purposes bas been determ ned by a comm ttea of the Pl1l adelph1a C1ty, Ooun01l It IS 95 ~ents per 1000 feet People pay $4 per 1000 so that 1f 1t reall;y cost but 1!5 centa per 1000 feet to manufaotore gas, there must bo pr11flt enough made to JUSt fy compet1t10n unless the priCe be considerably reduced below the present figu.re by comparues already formed anu was not reoogmzed by the common law [Romerset s case Loff. s Rep 1 S C 20 Howells State Tnals 2} Yet rt ex1steu m the Colony by force ol local Jaw and was contmued by the same sane ton m a m1ld fm m m the eastem part of the State after New York bec!!,me and m dependent sovereignty The pub! c sen t ment r\ason and consmenc\ however, contmued to frown on 1t unt l 1n 1817 stllps were taken by the leg slat1ve de partment of the government t<> effect 1ts to al abolmon before l;830 As ;ndi\\'t.ve of the pub! c wntiment m 1820 the leg•s latute w th unamm1ty adopted a resol T tum requesting olll' reiJresentatives m Congress to oppose the adm1Bs1otr .of anY. State mto the Umon without makmg tlis prob1b1t10n of slavery therem an md1spen sable \ondltjon of adm1sswn and m the pteamble to the resohn.ton re<nted that they con$l(lered slavery to b& !>Ill ev1l IJIUCb t.g b~ I'Jeplo~ed The Statute of 1817 prov1ded agamst 1roparUng m'hro duemg or btmgmg mto the State or any pretence whatever, except m certam cllSea ther:em spe(lilied persons _held as i'Uav.f.'s under the laW~> of othel.'- Statli!s Aroongst tpese cases, was that of a pE>l'i!lQn; not bemg an m'liall1mnt of our State, who Willltevlll' career you embrace pro elevated aJm and unutterable constancy so fond of coquetry Arthur Greenville m have been st 11 1 vJDg among- the noblest of' men She then resolved never to marry but l ve secluded from soc ety wher~er she waa moment anytbmg assumes the Her consc1ence would revrove her, and. that some porions feel themselves !act would emb tter her I fe tune; and carry 1ts remembrance down w1th her to the grave • .GS'\' Let our tongue be gnarded when m eompany w1th talkatm1 people - BY DANIEL BRADBURY • NO. $hould be tmvehng ~~o:r~j~~r!~~r:!!! tbwPgA tb& S~te; h1w any person held under tbe laws of the he came and m1ght w1th him from the Stafle of but the ;per son held m slavery not ~Sl({(l or OOII.tl11U<l 111 our sw.u.j 1:1:1<>1'<> U\.lth mne months and rf such residence were eontmued 'beyon~ that.tiH\1§ Sl!lllh p~pn should be 1ree 1 bese provisiunG a-gamst mtroducmg or brmgms for<Jlgl!' Sla.ves m to the State except m the casl;l of an m bab1tant of another State temporal'!ly so JOurmng m or pasamg through this State, were Pe-etlacted m the rev ston o£ tneSta- tutes n 1830 w1th thiS addif o:naLsect)ou Every person born w1th1n th1s St!l-te whether wh1te or col<>rlld IS free every per•on who shall hereafter be born W>thm th1a State shall be free and every person brougbt mto thl3 5t.a>.e 1111 11 sll}Ve except as autbOJized by this tltle sbajl be free ' [1 R S G58 857 ~ 8 do S59 e lt3J B'ere as an authontat1ve and emphatm deem. ralJOil of the sovere1gn will that ft'eedom •l10uld be the only conditiOn of a l des- cr 1 L ons of persons ms dent or domiciled \ th n the StaLe a.nd ll at no sl<lve should be b ought there n under any pre ence whatever excel t by his maste~, an mhab 1tant of anoth~ l$tate who was traveling to or from or vaasmg through this State '! hus sl•wery wll-!1 left wrthout the support of even the mun c palla.w ex-cept n tl e mstance of SOJ<>Urners and th'i'n only for a penod of mne mon~hs and s ave mv,pers of other States passmg With their ~>1aveJ;~, through om own But m 1841 even the sanctwn of the mumc 1 alla.w in tbese ca- ses vas taken away The Le 0 1slature n 1841 repealed all the sections of tl e Re- v seu Statutes allowmgslaves to be brou 5 ht voluntnrliy 1nto the S ate under any Clf cumstance5 leavmg the proVIIillODB still m ope1a.t on that no person held as A slave should be 1mpo1led ntloduced or brought mto the State on any p1e ence whatever ana 1f brought n should l:\li flee [J;,aw~ of 1841 chap 247 ] That hxs leg1slatwn was mtended to reacl the case (}f the iran s tm of a sla\ c n cu.tody of an 1nhab1tant of a slave holdmg State clrumltlg to be Ill& owner and to leave no legal basiS for the status of slavery \' any form or for any purpose to rest upon w thm the linuts of he State 1s ev1dent By the law of 1830 the pr VJlege was securetl to the fore1g11 slave boldPr of temporarily SOJOUrnmg m or passmg throngh the Statew1tb hlBslaves In 1841 thJS p1 v•lege Js taken away by the ffirmat ve net m of the law mak ngpower So o.lso hy the law of 1830 Mly p<:<u•ou who or whose fa.m ly restded part- of ihe. y tar • tl s State and part of the year m ' ny other State m1ght remove or brmg With him or them from tlme to time .1111v porson lawfully 1 eld by h m m slavers nto tl s State and m ght carry such per son WI h h m or them out of lt 'I his was uemed uy t41l Leg1sl,ature 1n 1841 The obvwus mte:nl and effect ot the repealing ~ct of 18-H ~as to declare every persan u on the so I of th1s State even though be may I ave been held as a slave by the law. of anotl er ::>tate to be f1 ee e«cept m the s ngle mstance of a person h<>ld m $lave y n any S u e#of Lhe Un teu l:>~ate.s unde1 the laws thereof who should escape mto tL s State W th the courtesy of thiS leg J.Sia.twn so far as 1t m gh. operate to affect friendly mtercou se With cmzans of slave hold ng States as. a JUdm~al tribunal we have noth ng to do 'X e are only to de termme the mtf'nt and effect of the l<'g!S- Iat on It IS but JUSt however to t.h.e po lit cal power of the State to remark that 1t was not concelved n any sp-Irit of n·ra twr.al propagand sm or 1 artlZilmship but to effectuate a pol cy baseu upon p1 nmpiE> and 111 accord,.nce wHh pnhl c senUmllnt I he fa-et tha.t 1t I as be-en the law of thfi State for nearly twenty years and through succe~SJVe changes of the ,poli't cal po ~er JS cogent proof that 1t l'ests upon the foun dat1on of a pubho sentiment not hm1ted m extent to any party or faction The ef feet of the leg1slatwn was to render the c v1l conditiOn of ~lavery Jmvoss1ble m our own soc1ety Liberty and slavery as c~vll conditions, mean no more fbah the eJ<tab- hshment oflaw and the meM!s b enforce 9:r J!l\Otect the one or the oth~r 4Ji tb~ $tlu8 of slavery 1s sustamt'd an,d 5upported excl.usJvely b)' posltJve law, (and this .has been so held as to the staiUB m Vll'gmm. by her Courts ) 1f we have no Jaw to uphold t but on the coutrar y prose> be and. pro h b t 1 t it. can not e:& st for a.u mstam of tnPe w thin our JUWdiet•on f4 Mum ford s Rep 2D9 2 Hen & Mumford 149 j Of course I mean with thts q,u\'ulicat10n that there IS no duty or ob1tgatJon m re spect thereto 1mposed on th~scver.mgnty of tl e State by the Federal Qonstrtutwn, or the rulE's of mteinatwna! Jaw '.>d IB there an)T thing m the Fedelllll Const Lut on to hmder the State from pur su ng I er own pol cy m regulat n10 1'1fu.so c al and c v I cond ton of ev>8r;}\ dest;np ton of persons that are ormaylilomew~h m hm J unsd cttonallimJts -or that llll.,oms on her the duty of mamta1mng the :;Ud qf slavery m the case of slaves fr<;>m, an other State of the Umon :voluntarily brought mto her l-erntory? lt on~ht not to be neeessa1y at th1s day to afihm the doctrme that the Fede.ral COn•t tut on has no !loncern nor was Jt da>1gned to have With the soclal bruus and relatiuns and ClVll cond twns \hwh obtam Wlthm the several States The Federal Const1 tut on IS but ~he compact of tlle people of separate and md<>pendent sQverrugnties y eld ng none of the r1ghts !'l'rtammg to those sovereign tie• wrtlun tliei~ :.;espeetlve terr torll!<l hmlts except lll a rew spec al case Th s was the nature o£ the com pact \\ expla ned by 1ts framers and ccr temporaneous expounders and Since by the Federal Courts althoug;A 1t h~ he come common of late. to .stnve to J'lnd somethmg m this bond of Feder-llil Un~on. to sustam and uphold a partfculaa so<lial relat~on and condition ou~1d-e oil the range or the laws wluc:h give 1t Htt~Jhty ~ [Exparte S1mmons 4 Wash (J 0 Rep 396 Gmves vs Slaughter 13 iPeters :5'08 Fr1 \g v~ CQ1J1monwealth qf J:'lE'nn l&Pe te1 s 611 625 Stl'ader vs Graham 10 Howard R 82 93 ] Althou/iti the 8tal.u3 of Afrwan slavery had, at spm)'> time W!en recognized rn all of tlie 01 ~gmal States at the per1od of the formatwn ot the Feder-al; Cons 1tutwn some ,of them ..had abolished the 1nshtutmn and otlmrs )'ere on the eve of aoolishmg lt wJ:uJst,pth'llts !Were matntfl,tntng 1t mth mereas~tlg wgot\'*' There are but tbree-sectwns l~ the 1'/S~'e mstrument that allu~ tp the J!:XIStenw <rt slavery under the l'awa or ~ny of tile Stat-es and tlum l\ot Jn twms but as !lX.l:llii:ined oy t\be bg'!h of cotempol'a:neollS lliStory, and m suoh a wa,y ,a.s t0 :stam~ i;lre 1 n>ttith- tion as local :Rhese are the pr.Q~!BIO!'!fi apportJOmll¥ F11derncl repr(J~en~;;tmn anw direct t:!ilrll.ti'Oll) f:U S Con arb 1-f2.11Ub 3J m l'ellltton to pel'l!ons l:ield to lAl>ot in one \State :under tile l!i,W~ thereof. ef! CIIJ1~1t'~ltftl)· anathe:11 '\ {(J'iin • 4U't ~ £2 } COngre.s p.tzo• tJt 18.08 ' the m1gratlon
