Book/Printed Material Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued and adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, at January term, 1842 : in which it was decided that all the laws of the several states relative to fugitive slaves are unconstitutional and void, and that Congress have the exclusive power of legislation on the subject of fugitive slaves escaping into other states
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Image 1 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … REPORT OF THE CASE OF EDWARD PRIGG AGAINST THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. ARGUED AND ADJUDGED IN The Supreme Court of the United States, AT JANUARY TERM, 1842. IN WHICH IT WAS DECIDED…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
- Date: 1842
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Image 2 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1842, by Richard Peters, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
- Date: 1842
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Image 3 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 3 PREFACE. The general and deep interest of all the citizens of the United States in the case now published, has induced the Reporter to present it to the public in its…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
- Date: 1842
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Image 4 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued …- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 5 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 5 Edward Prigg, Plaintiff in Error, v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Defendant in Error. A writ of error to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, brought under the twenty-fifth section of the judiciary…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 6 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 6 with a view to meet the supposed wishes of the state of Maryland on the subject of fugitive slaves; but it had failed to produce the good effects intended. By the…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 7 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 7 the authority in every state of the Union, to seize and recapture his slave; wherever he can do it without any breach of the peace, or illegal violence. In this sense,…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 8 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 8 and in a certain form; it cannot be that the state legislatures have a right to interfere. This doctrine was fully recognised in the case of Houston v. Moore, 5 Wheat.…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 9 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 9 and evil example, as they certainly may do in cases of idlers, vagabonds, and paupers. The rights of the owners of fugitive slaves, are in no just sense interfered with or…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 10 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 10 child born within this state after the passing of this act as aforesaid, (who would, in case this act had not been made, have been born a servant for years, or…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 11 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 11 ownership or right to the service of any negro or mulatto shall be vested at the passing of this act, other than such as are hereinbefore excepted, his or her heirs,…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 12 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 12 foreign ministers and consuls) retained in this state longer than six months. 9. Sec. XI. (Repealed 25th March, 1826.) Sec. XII. And whereas attempts may be made to evade this act,…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 13 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 13 following law was passed and enacted, “An act to explain and amend ‘An act for the gradual abolition of slavery.’” “Sec. I. For preventing many evils and abuses arising from ill-disposed…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 14 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 14 or she is about to go; and if any person or persons whatsoever shall sell or dispose of any such slave or servant to any person out of this state, or…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 15 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 15 to be paid by him or her, who shall so as aforesaid make such entry, or demand the extract aforesaid. And whereas it has been represented to this house, that vessels…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 16 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 16 after the first day of July next, separate or remove, or cause to be separated or removed, a husband from his wife, or wife from her husband, a child from his…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 17 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 17 passing the sentence, a sum not less than five hundred, nor more than one thousand dollars, one-half thereof shall be paid to the person or persons who shall prosecute for the…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 18 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 18 arrest and seize the said fugitive, who shall be named in said warrant, and to bring said fugitive before a judge of the proper county, which said warrant shall be in…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 19 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 19 said claimant's title to the service of such fugitive, and also the name, age, and description of the person of such fugitive. Sec. V. It shall be the duty of any…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 20 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 20 Provided, That the oath of the owner or owners, or other person interested, shall in no case be received in evidence before the judge on the hearing of the case. Sec.…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 21 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 21 entitled “An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters;” nor shall any alderman or justice of the peace of this commonwealth issue or grant…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 22 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 22 entitled “An act for the gradual abolition of slavery,” except the eleventh section of said act, which is hereby repealed and supplied, nor of any part of an act of assembly…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 23 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 23 to said warrant, did accordingly take and apprehend the said negro woman, Margaret Morgan, and her children, in York county aforesaid, and did bring her and them before the said Thomas…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 24 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 24 against Edward Prigg, on the finding of the jury and the indictment. The defendant prosecuted a writ of error to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to May term, 1840. On the…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 25 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 25 Mr. Meredith, for the state of Maryland; interposing in behalf of the plaintiff in error; adverted to the special act of the legislature of Pennsylvania, of the 22d of May, 1839,…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 26 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 26 a cause should receive not only a careful, but a thorough examination, before it was finally passed upon by the conclusive judgment of the Court. That he might render what assistance…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 27 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 27 been so gravely insisted on as to deserve at least a passing notice. A very brief examination of the provision in the Constitution, would, he thought, make it manifest that it…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 28 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 28 the Court was referred, he took several objections; and among them, the one most strenuously insisted on was, that the Constitution had provided no means, and prescribed no method, for carrying…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 29 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 29 necessity of legislation is obviously much less, in that which concerns fugitives from justice, than in the one now more immediately under consideration. The act of Congress had never been questioned…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 30 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 30 time afterwards, these examples were followed by all, or nearly all of the New England states. The institution, however, still continued to exist in the south. The climate of that region,…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 31 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 31 description was abundantly protected, Governor Randolph held this language: “Were it right to mention what passed in convention on the occasion, I might tell you that the southern states,—even South Carolina…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 32 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 32 or implied powers granted in that instrument. Confess has legislated upon the subject. But had it a constitutional authority to do so? Is the power thus exercised directly or impliedly given?…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 33 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 33 1 Cran. Rep. 309, which involved the constitutionality of the provision in the judiciary act of 1789, giving to the judges of the Supreme Court Circuit Court powers, the Court held…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 34 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 34 this provision. Is this so? The Constitution declares that slaves escaping from service shall be delivered up, on claim, to the person to whom such service shall be due. What is…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 35 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 35 If, then, Congress possesses this legislative power, which has been thus exercised, the nature of that power requires that it should be exclusive. It can only be efficacious and adequate to…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
- Date: 1842
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Image 36 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 36 to admit of argument, that in a case of this kind, where there is but one subject-matter of legislation, the concurrent power of the states is wholly suspended by the action…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
- Date: 1842
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Image 37 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 37 object of both may be the same, but the means of attaining it are entirely different. In conclusion then of the whole matter. The indictment charges the offence of kidnapping under…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 38 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 38 of their liberties; which, being the fundamental law of the land, in its judicial construction every one is immediately interested, from the highest dignitary to the meanest subject of the commonwealth.…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 39 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 39 in contravention of the act of Congress and the Constitution of the United States. The third paragraph of the second section of article 4th of the Constitution, declares, “That no person…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
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Image 40 of Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued … 40 say, that no state by “any law or regulation therein,” shall discharge from service? Why speak of “law or regulations” if none be allowed? Why allude to that which is forbidden…- Contributor: United States. Supreme Court - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) - Prigg, Edward - Pennsylvania - Peters, Richard
- Date: 1842
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- Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued and adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, at January term, 1842 : in which it was decided that all the laws of the several states relative to fugitive slaves are unconstitutional and void, and that Congress have the exclusive power of legislation on the subject of fugitive slaves escaping into other states
Names
- Prigg, Edward
- Pennsylvania
- United States. Supreme Court
- Peters, Richard, 1780-1848
- Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- Philadelphia : Stereotyped by L. Johnson, 1842.
Headings
- - Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
- - Prigg, Edward--Trials, litigation, etc
- - Pennsylvania--Trials, litigation, etc
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- - Checklist Amer. imprints 42-4150
- - LAC tnb 2020-10-08 no edits (2 cards)
- - LAC ecr 2020-10-26 review
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- 140 p. ; 25 cm.
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- E450 .P95
- KF4545.S5 P73 1842
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- 20012721
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- Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
- Pennsylvania
- Peters, Richard
- Prigg, Edward
- United States. Supreme Court