FREEDOM AND SLAVERY.
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The Supreme Court OF the United states mas
Just pronounced the most important decision
which has proceeded from its bench for many
years-perhaps ever. In case arising between
Maryland and Pennsylvania, it has declared that
the right of a Slave holder to capture, secure
and return his fugitive Slave, under the we'll
known clause of the Federal Constitution, is alb
soute and imtable-that the Free States have
no discretion as to its exercise, no protectlon
against its abuse. lfwedo not Inexperienced
this decision, even the taking of claimed iu-
gitive before justice and identifying him to the
satisfaction of that functionary is unnecessary and


idle. The slave holder may take his slave when
ever he may find IL, without adjudication or ap-
peal; and the citizeus of the Free States may or
must aid him in so doing but cannot question his
assertion of property. AT any rate, all laws Sc
curing to the citizen of Free State claimed as a
slave trial by jury, all Free State legislation de-
signed to prevent abuses of the slave holders con-
sttutional right Of reclamation, and hereby de-
cared and void, and the trial by jury law OF this
State, as we'll as that of Pennsylvania, is hence
forth dead letter. This judgment was pronoun-
cep by justice Story of Massachusetts,, and concur
red in by all the Judges except John Mclean of
Olio. Two or three justices read separate opin-