Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-09-19

g., there was no, Que prominent man OF the party.
But this - nothing compated With the action OF
the united wing and Abolition parties ~ The LIE
gp,laJure.
Ma Abrah Mann, late a distinguished Demo
cratic memter of Congress, otleg,d n the House
OF Representatives OF thst State Tie following res
oiuliou, VIZ;
"R,sglrsd, That this Legislature has seen wh
deep regret. aud decidedly d'soPp,o'es and con
demns She ofogts Of many misguided individuals
IN the Northern States. TO interfere without night
and ~ violation Of the pfue,plss ON which the
Constitution &C tie Uu,ed States was established
with the domestic institutions 81 uug sister States
at the south thereby disturbing The domestic
peace Of the States. Weakening he bonds Of our
Union, aud sowing the seeds oi IS dissolution"
One Of the Wing members having the lloor,
made most violent speech agalnstthIs resolution
denouncng the ADMINISTRATOR uf the General
Government and the Democratic party and to
cu, oil all chance OF "a reply ,eancldaed by deman.
ding the previous question:, IN which be was sus'
| tanned by his party, Under Ih,s gag, SO unoe,e.
mouiousIy applied, the resolution was voted down
hy 40 yeas TO 81 nays, every yea but one being
Democrat, and every nav Wing.
But the Wing Abolition majority did rot stop
here; they proceeded TO pass an act now standing
as law upon the statute book of New York. m
tended 10 proven, the recovery of, and practically
emducipalc, every Southern slave who may be
able 10 reach that Sa,el
! The title of this act il, " An net to extend The
right Of trial BY jup," Of which we annex the
most material portions, marked /.
| III. a..
House of Representatives,. Mr. Roosevelt, Il
| Democrat, moved to amend il as TO provide,
that $50 far as respects the penalty OF mprson.
ment IN the State prison, 1t shall not be consttutd
10 extend TO any claimant offs fugitive slave who
shall have obtained The certificate of Judge or
other officer, authorizing the removal Of such
slave, pursuant TO tho act Of the Congress Of the
United States IN such case made aud provided y
THIS amendment was adopted by a vote Of A to
81 Ol the ~ yeas, 40 were Democrats aud 7
| Wings All the 81 nays were Wings. The bill
Then passed by a vote Of 80 to "a, OF the 5G
yeas, 40 were Wings aud 10 Democrats whll,
Z tho II nays were all Democrats.
The bill then went to the Senate The provs
ion cXempllng Southern men from the penllentar,
when they proceed according to the law o! Con
gress III the recovery OF their ptopeIty,dd not SUI
the spr of Abolition IN the Senate therefore
the united Wig and Abolition majority struck on
this progl,Iou, aud inserted the sixteenth aud re
ven'eenth sections, as they now stand IN the act
the latter Of which imposes on any man. whethe
the owner Of the slave or not, or whether he pro
coed according TO the act Of Congress OF not,
penalty OF $500, aud confinement IN the ptulter
, uaty tor term not exceeding Ten years, for rene
+ wing fugitive from labor IN any other mamie
than that prescribed ~ this State law. Thus 4
I mendrd, the bill Passed the Senate by a vote c
, ID TO 4. o. the 10 yeas. 10 were Wings and
were Democrats, vhdo all the nays were Pom,
Gratis.
When the bin was returned 10 the House, Nj
butscy", wing, moved to concur IN the amend
meni OF The Senate, aud Mr. Roosevelt, a D~rno
cfat, moved to lay the motion on The table NJ
Nooseyoi's motion was ncgatWed, and Mr"ud.
eyes pfcvaIed,hy vote of42 to 81, all the yea
beng Nhgs, and all the nay, being Democrats
Thus, every Wing N The New York Assemble
voted TO punish every Southern man WIN shall at
tempt to recover his slave property Ia that State
even though he may proceed 10 stilcl accotddnc,
with the laws Of the United States, with fine 0
$500, and ten years commitment ~ the peulen
uary, while every Democrat voted against II -
Aud tbs monsircus act, winch attempts at bio,
10 unnlhlIalc one Of the provisions Of the Consi
luton, inserted for the protection Of Southern pro
perry IN slaves, received the signature If the VII!
Governor oil New York, and nov stands upon tn
statute book Of lhat State "a u aw
No man Can doubt that the Object Of The Abo
lluonlsIs IN procuring the passage Of this act VA
to prevent altogether the recovery Of iugriv
slaves, who have made their way 10 that State 500
Holding that the master can have no legal proper
y III MS slave, and anticipating that some Of lhel
sect Will be found on every jury they believe ihl
no verdict viii ever be obtained by a master, an
that every slave apprehended AS u fugitive iron
labor, viii finally 60 free; and 10 deter the mas
lef from Iesorllng 10 other means lor redress, no
excepting those provided for by act Of Congres,
they hold up to him, n terror heavy fines and IN
pG'sonmcnt ~ the pcntentlary
Acting under the same fatal influence the y hi,
Governor U New York has assumed q pfluripl
ia relation to lugl'es from Justice never befou
heard OF, We believe, and more fatal 10 the inter
ests aud safety Of the South than even The ju,
eel, which he approved. Last year three lnaiyid
uals from n. York, being on board a vessel q
Norfolk, virginia. stole slave from bis mnstei
and carried him 10 New York. The Governor
OF Virginia demanded Of the Governor Of New
} ork 10 cause the thieves to be delivered up for
tiial, as provided by the Constitution ard laws Of
the bmted States. This The Governor Of New
York refused 10 do, on the assumption that by The
laws Of New York, there eau be no properly II
human beings; that by those laws the stealing o
slave is no crime and that to justify the dolIv
eng VI fugitive from justice. the act with which
he Is charged must be a crime N lie State tc
winch h. has fed, Il Is IN vain that the Gcnsttu
non VI the United States recognizes a property
N slaves ii is vain that the United STATES IN
Congress have repeatedly recognized and taxed
them as property !, is IN VAN that the Jud cary
Of The United States universally recognize tbs