The Camden Weekly Journal, 1853-01-04

opinion operatesagainst His orn client. In iing his argumentto the Court, he adverted .is own opinions, and to his endeavors to im- _D s them npoti the Court; hut, having failed in c attempts, lie now clnimed the benefit of the ^Jj idiention in tho Prigg case for his client in suit. He argued: " bL Thnt ihe power of Legislation on the sub- . ?3 of fugitives from service having been held to * xelusive in Congrevyall State legislation u jibe same subject must necessarily be void. * ^ d. That if Congress and the State Legisla- jW , possessed concurrent powers of Legislation, ,^.3S I s tlie opposing argnment.) the exercise of the *"at er by Congress, must dccessarilv supercede c-ej' exercise of the same power by a State Legis ai7 ? re; and therefore mane hat Congress having by law prohibited the ^cv<: soring and secreting of fugitive servants oh- ^ , a penalty payable to the claimant, no act of e legislation prohibiting the same acts under -v?' naltj payable to the State, could be valid. at or /?he argued?can tho same man, for the n a a offence ami at the same timo, be arrested jyiue lational officers and State officers; be tried in , a onal courts, and in State courts; and in case ne' ? on-paytaeut ot penalty be imprisoned in na- s, al jails, and State penitentiaries! c'ianl d. That tho right of the State to legislate d not be successfully asserted on the ground s 1 , it was a simple police power. To sustain I10111 .position, he quoted the opinions of Chief t,01b

tism of over 40. by n J The twenty-ninth anniversfry of the " Ala- nati . bama Baptist State Conventii^i" has just been of u * h^ld with the church in this village. The annual tiom j sermon was preached by Rev. S. Henderson, 81 of Macon County, front Matt xxviii. 18-7>f5All conl p$wer is given unto me," dtc. The speaker that ^ ilftstrnted very forcibly, and at length, the do- this nunion and power of the Saviour, portrayed Just the purposes which his power subserves, and case " educed encouragements to those who labor in poli< Zion. Other able sermons and stirring appeals havi wire given upon missions, the Bible cause, eda- maji 5 cation, dec. Interesting reports, u(ipn various in t t bines, were read, and animating discussions calU were held, which evinoed that, of Alabama N ; Bhptists, a large number, .at Iea$t,v are quite bear ak'ake upon the: great questions tcf-esngage the Unl i Christian world. The report upoithe state of ion, ^ rlligion presented the cheering intefligonce, that up t :C tie churches were never more prosperous, and Hon p tijat some 5,000 have been added by baptism sive if.^tlje past year. The financial reports exhibited but raised for benevolent objects, 84^30; be- thin " I .1 n?i 'it a __ .

rc aivivcutu) v? nv ouctu UfCiJ r channels for the said Creek, and ertct arn^^^^^H obstructions in or across the channel or ncls thus opened, although a passage of tif- 'fl feet may apparently be left unobstructed, all V person or persons shall be subject to indict- Mm in the Court of Sessions,yand upon convieshall be punished by tine or imprisonment, th, not exceeding five hundred dollars fine ' ix months imprisonment. That all owners or occupiers of lands situ- Ml upon the said Creek, who shall wilfully and ingly permit or suffer the, erection of any y obstruction as aforesaid to the free passage / i up said Creek, such owner or owners shall'., bjcct to indictment and punishment upy ction as those who shall bo convicted^ , '"."i^BBB ing maintaining or using the said obsr" ?^^^B '. That one-half of all lines iru posey f this Act shall go to the inforn^* ? J^BH^H be a competent witness to prove t/1 L~V ? H ;he other half to the Commission^ ? ,,.:cr 'WH uildings of the District in whidr,c c ' ill all be bad. j ie word daisy is a thou1 ty ;ymolegy, " the eye of $ " you ever promise ^ that it be so as nobp'y J