----- Original Message ----- From: "Gautam Mukunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:29 PM Subject: Re: The Fugitive Slave Act Re:L3 Bitter Mellons, Gin and Tonic,and a an Un- reasonable view.
> --- "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > O.k. Question.... wasn't the Fugitive Slave Act a > > logical extension of > > the "full faith and credit" clause (which I believe > > was insisted upon > > Southerns at the Constitutional Convention who were > > worried about slavery > > in the new Union - but I could be wrong on that.) > > Likewise, is the > > Fugitive Slave Act really an all-that-radical > > reinterpretation of the > > "Interstate Commerce" clause, given the things that > > the "IC" clause has > > been used for since? And likewise, without taking > > the time to go back and > > reread my Constitution aren't there other > > pro-slavery positions of the > > Constitution that woudl justify the Fugitive Slave > > Act? > > > > JDG > > Actually, no, it wasn't justified by either. You're > close though. Article IV, Section 2. "No person held > to service or labor in one state, under the laws > thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence > of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from > such service or labor, but shall be delivered up on > claim of the party to whom such service or labor may > be due." The Fugitive Slave clause. The Fugitive > Slave Act of 1850, however, was a barbarity that went > far beyond what the clause implied. I don't remember > the exact details (y'all will have to cut me a little > slack - my last class on the Civil War was four years > ago) - I think the exact details are at: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/fugitive.htm No wonder you didn't find it, it was a Yale site. :-) Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
