The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-13

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The gentlemen from Massachusetts, (Mr. Ashnun) said
that 10 and his state were willing to abide by the oon.
tuition ie. What dees the constitution assortf No
held to service or labor In State under the
laws thereof escaping into another shall In consequences
law regulation therein be discharged from such
service labor but shall be delivered claim Of the
party 10 whom such service or labor msy BIS due" The
ry) has expressly that this clause
summary proceeding, not according to thu rules OF
common law but the to b, delivered on the
claim Of the party 30 the Supreme o1urt Of the Uni
ted States has decided Congress in l79a passed law
carry out this provision Of the Constitution One Of
its provisions makes the duty ofthe state magistrates
the application Of the master Of tbs slave to assist
In his surrender.
Mr. AsHmuN-I should like you to pointt, 1t.
Mr. BAYLr Yes, bring NE the Law. The constiu
tioa IL the supreme lsw Of the land In the CT
sprgg against the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the
supreme court decided that the law III accordance
with the constitution and Notwithstanding all this
ITS had undertaken to pass Law which set
st naught the provisions Of the constitution She did
more She has extended slaves the trial jury
She has enabled her black otx to sit uries Her
Legislature mas passed INV referring the Question to
jury which may be composed exclusively negroes 1t
is perfectly Idle to tell that with Law the
stue book the provisions o. the constitution-whioh
mds IL indispensable foe the Southern States TO rAy
the coDstiutionitis idle to tell thet Massachusetts
has not nullidod tae provisions of constitution. With
what propriesy, then tbs geotema1 maintain his
petition!
Mr GDpISosI understand tbs gentleman to say that
the law o. 'sl made 1t the duty OF the States to assist in
the arrest Of slaves call him to show 1t from the
Law
Mr. BAyLy-N is impossible for me to stop now to ex.
anime the provisions of that law If could hsve
ticip-ted the request. would have prepared myself
Mr. McLANE-rhe same point has bsfore b'sn made
here In tbs case OF Sprisg vs. tho State OF P~nnsyl
vsua" smsorty of the Court decided that the State
Courts shall cot interfere to prevent the Of fug
tives The use Of ails wss refused, because wss
gued that to grant the Of them would be to help
recover fugitive lsves This Law of Massachusetts
brought to ny notice. And they thus expected to
avoid the decision Of sprigg VS. Pennsylvania The
| law Of '92 does execute itself.
MIR GIDDiSas This is az important point. We have
bound ourselves not to interfere. We let TIE master
come and take his SLAVE If he can This law Of ea mere
| ~ carries this out
Mr. BAYLY thought that he was not mistaken He
had now tn law before him. and AXES 1t ths duty Of
the State officers to assist in tina apprehension and d.
livery TO tho master or agent of tho fugitive slave
read the third section As anxious Is he was to 60
into Massachusetts. the act of that State would make
States which had refused free negroes . Judgment on
their SOIL and asked tbs House to look to Ohio which
h.d more abolitions than any other State Thars the
mob drove of the negroes freed by John Randolph. al
though they had purchased soil former represen-
tstive (Mr BrinkerhoH, from Ohio, who active in
the abolition movement was not willing that free Ms
groes should there he feared that they would
o9ntamnste society. He also spoke of Illinois aud Of
Mr. 6ppISos.-Ths driving OF of the negroes was the
act OF mob IN the district represented by my COLLEAGUES
over the way Blu, this shall not be applied to Ohio in
Mr. sAwYss-I will take the responsibility.
Mr. GIDpINas-l am aware Of that rose to throw
tho responsibility from the State and psops If the
genten an from Virginia says that it was mob my
heart responds 1t was with watch the people had
domination had been placed We hold Il was violation
| OF humanity. II was nhuman and unjust
stated when arose, that would not occupy i've
minutes; aud would not, had not been interrupted
MR. scn gentlemen from ysn. said
olude free negroes from her soil a:k him whether he
meant to say that this was proper or improper
Mr. BA.LY.-I have doubt of the constitutional
power Of States to pas suoh laws If they deem them
wise ! am the last man to expires, any difference Of
opinion My impression is, if lived in fros State
would be opposed to free negroes coming Into it. am
| opposed to them being In Virginia
tor
0 free negroes An amendment of the constitution alb
souiely excludes them. 1t submitted to the peo
| pie, snl adopted by an overwhelming majority.
AvorcE-At least ten thousand
MIR BAyLy-Itis proper should say believe sill, or
nearly ALL tho delegation from Illinois acting to-
wards tho South in good faith 10 spirit different from
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Gddinss) and others
ia their way embsrrssm-nts which &c almost mpossi
bic to overcome. have been in Ohio was there In
ra Nor lGu1a l,rs, colony Of smansip.sa slaves
Because was saveholder, they thought they could
hus escaps oppression. They would nos go tbs land
Of non,slaveholdsr to settle convcrsed With one OF
them He told mo that his condition a fres man
worse than when he was slave. Then" said he,
nobody undertook to encroach my rights but here
every petty fellow seeks oppress me-" when I sold
my land sold it with the encumbrapces This man
came to aad wasted me insert s,ipuiatoas tn
deed He said, "if you dons they viii make ne pay
rents and tax, my crops" He ceased to be slave in
nifty in which he lived Iwss told that free negroes in
Ohio will not go into the gen,l.msu's dmtric. They
hang to the districts peopld BY Shareholders They say
You can't get them to to tho Western Reserve be-
cause they arc there tramped ana oppressed. and
1 How many arc in Ross county? Perhaps seventeen
hundred How many are In the Western Reserve I!
tsct their rights. The gentleman from
to say that do not represent tbs intelligent
portion Of district and State. should like to know
how he found out thejr opinions. Ia sayiog this he
assumes an arrogant tone Of superiority appeal to
every representative from Virginia. II any gay
do not refec. tho opinion and feeling Of my State
demand that he get up. q psuss) I, thero not one
representative from Virginia, whg or democrat, who
will back the assumption OF tho gentleman? Taat
there may be no mistake, call again If any one ap
prove Of the sentiment of the gentleman let him rice
| RrsPoSsE IN SUPPORT OF Mr.. BAYLY
Mr.. ATKINSON Il have heard the remarks Of my COL
league 1t appsas that the representative of tbs first
congressional district IN vrgpia knows the opuions
which he has expressed accord With tho views OF the
people represent. believe that hs has SPOKEN the
say So we'll satisfied with the condition
OF slavery where live that even the negroes Themselves
would rise up against the aboitonsts and oppose the
doctrines have heard advanced on this aoor IHs
| ha ha u
Mr. B1rLr-This is tn. cpiaion of every representa-.
tive from Virginia, openly privately entertained
will conclude by saying that ipstead Of the gentleman
from Massachusetts, attacking MIR. Ritohie, yesterday
who has no opportunity Of replying here 1t would have
been as well for him to have vented his choer
| as have the privilege to respond
| QUESTION
Mr. KAUFMAN moved that the motion 10 reconsider the
vote by which tho resolution congratuatory of France
was passed, be laid upon the tabi-. f. Oh no"]
MIR AsHMuN had risen, and wished TO reply to Mr.
| BAGLY
Mr.. KAurmAr-You interrupt me snd 20 on.
The SPEAKER Does tho gentleman from Texas, givs
| way? eyes, give way" let him 60 only
| Mr. McLASE-rhe gentleman from Texas, moved
that the proposition be laid upon the table The gen.
teman gives way to the gentleman from Massachusetts,
on the condition Of mere interruption Now, the point
Is whether he has not lost the aosr and cannot obtain
| any promise at all.
Mr.. KAUrMAr-Do understand that have the floor
The SpEAKER-By strict right, the gentlensn from,
Massachusetts, has the foor but by courtesy you have
Mr. KAUFMAN the gontlemsn from MAssachu-