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New York Tribune
New York, New York County, New York
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The New-Hampshire Legislature passed a joint resolution condemning states' refusal to surrender fugitives from justice, violating the Constitution. Approved 160-51 in the House. Commentary criticizes non-compliance by governors of Maine and others, suggesting hypocrisy.
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Resolved, That the refusal of one State to surrender a person charged with the commission of a crime within another State, and who shall flee from justice, is in open disregard of the plain letter of the Constitution, subversive of the peace and harmony of the Union, and destructive of the ends for which the Federal Constitution was established.
The newspapers are all approving this with all their might; but it is remarkable that nobody does what all commend. The first rebel was Gov. Dunlap of Maine—a Loco-Foco. Then came Gov. Kent, Whig, and Gov. Fairfield, of opposite politics, but none of them surrender the persons "charged with the commission of a crime" in Georgia. We wish some County Grand Jury in Arkansas would just charge the 160 with the commission of a crime—'Abolition,' for instance—and see Gov. Page hand them over. They would begin to think that the provision of the Constitution referred to, finds a limitation in common sense and manifest justice the same as any other.
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New Hampshire
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Before Recent Adjournment
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passed in the house by a vote of 160 to 51
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The Legislature passed a joint resolution stating that refusing to surrender a fugitive charged with a crime from another state disregards the Constitution, subverts Union harmony, and destroys federal ends. Newspapers approve, but commentary notes hypocrisy as governors like Dunlap, Kent, and Fairfield have not surrendered such persons from Georgia. Suggests testing the resolution by charging the 160 legislators with a crime like 'Abolition' in Arkansas.