The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-23


the sufferer or sufferers by suit ct law against thu
county town city, within whose jurisdiction such
riot or ,uwuituous assemblsge occurred
SEQ And he It further enacted that In any suit In
stuted under this act, The plaintiff plaintiffs may
Mr. Halls said that similar in its terms TO this
bill has been in force for several years in the state OF
where Such he belisvsd to be called for in
this district at this time There had been Of late rot
" informed, Of intsllgen and Character from
whom things had been expected were in
liable for ouch property may unlawfuly DESTROYED
We presented now singular aspect before the world
lversnos Of France were crossing the ocssnWhs III.
sounds of oongratulation still ringing in
the supremacy mob IN our own capital and
duee his BILL aud thH 1t be read and ref erred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr. BAosY rose to give notice that the bill WAS
reported from the committee II they did report
such an amsndmsnt he should move one to prevent kid
marks Of the Senator from New Hampshire plain.
Ii this that because Of the people establishing free
ought to be turned loose to cut the throats Of their
| tiers.
Mr. HALE said ho had rsfrainsd from even passing al
fusion to slavery or to abolition, any thing Of tho
kind. He had simply proposed measure for securing
ths supremacy Of the law He would go with all his
the prevention Of Kidnapping It but yesterday
man was s.ised in the streets Of this city; Kidnapped
and forced or not only without law but contempt of
law. il he had been rightly informed
Mr. JErFERsoN DAVIS should with all his heart with
tn. Senator from Ata6ams In measuro for the proven
OF the kidnapping CT the slave property Of otzsns of this
| district.
| THE DEBATE or ENRp.
| Mr. CALHouN--What Is tho bill
The Secretary read tho bill through for the informa
| tion Of the Senator.
| Mr. CALHouN--No Senator oan mistake the object of
this BILL not the which have brought It up
He was sstonished that tho Senator from New Haup-
oious act leading to this proceeding Was It supposed
that the South had lost all feeling? For dozen
Calhoun said he had felt thatf ever this Union
an n n mn nj aIavsr linn
South must now act promptly and efficiently,
their rights under the constitution would be lost be
How else could W. socoun for the atrocous act Of such
this at this time! He regretted to it; but no
years almost the exclusive defender of the South this
door but he now hoped that other and younger men
would stand by him He hoped II the bill referred, it
would be reported back amended to prevent any
further Wholesale robbng in waters limo such
hands for preventing these pratic vessels from touch
ing shores He would be lacking in his duty to the
to the safety the Unen If did not raise his voice
against such bill as this on such an occasion.
introduce the bill upon the table.
Ma. CALHOUN Lot US meet the question directly,
and reject it with call Of tho yeas and nays it.
District except By men who had carried of tbs property
Of the otiz.n like robbers 81 they There
meeting last night Of tho citizens but NO property was
We have seen in this senate this morning The slave
Instance Calhoun h. vhds"
the motion to lay the question Of reception the table
Mr. CALHOUN (aside)--Now let rs hear from the Mis-.
sissippi valley.
READY FOR THE FIGHT
Mr.. JHrFRRsoN DAVIS took the floor. He concurred
In the views Of tho Senator from South Carolina but
preferred to follow him who had long faithfully
to defend these citizens against kidnsppers Who come
here and steal property recognized a. such under I'll.
an aoss thu mus s ss
this Union Why is i that here at this time upon this
question: siSsys exciting this thing Of trs.chsg 70 the
tho shedding Of blood And SIR If this chamber is to be
tine better If civil disorder Is to bs spread over
the land are ready to mestis We resdy now to
iy. and tho constitution and the rights Of his neigh
bors may ding his nrebrands among us
HANGING Promised TO Mr.. HALE.
Mr. Foorr referred to tn: inaugural OF Mr. Van Blu.
in reference slavery In this district giving the
udividuais- he would not call them Ientlemsn~Wers
attempting by in:dious means to accomplish abolition
pugnant to the constitution and false to the country
1t was grand larceny to the people Of this district
way robbery If the law could not reach such wretoh..
they ought to be punished under ths rights of self
wholesale robbery which had lately ssss the he
was informed, had bsen counsslled and abetted
By Senator Of the Uait:d States. A member
Of the other House, at the jail yesterday morning,
BY an gnOmSious flight ia. bin here introduced, was
name Il was but little better than Highway rObSsrv
to oountenance outrages like that which had induced
for the South to shed their blood, il driven to it in de-
fence Of their rights If the Senator from New Hamp
shire would embroled in insurrsction and blood
shsdf he is determined to foroe this upon us-let him
come forward a. hero, and say to as, am ready
have an opportunity she'd his blood UPON the holy
soil Of the District Of Columbia In this ipgorious cause
acoursed individuals in the North with whom he is asso
cisted to trampe upon as without resistance would
advise him as the great esraor Of North .rioa
6nAh n a Of NavE h,k
to 60 through the South upon his ccursed mission
cordially invite him to Missi.sppi but frankly tell him
out being tied up to the highest tree In the woods and
81 there promise to assist in putting the rope around
| his neck will freely help to dot.
| QUESTION.
that Senator Of the United States counsslI.d and
the senator mean that charge to apply to myself
Mr.. Foorr replied that he did.
| THE cHARsE DsNIED.
Mr. HALE said that any such charge Of any agency on
his part direct Indirect In tbs Of the schooner
| was without a shadow Of foundation in truth
Mr. FoorE did not make thu charge bnt believed it.
from MO h. haa ar rs'sysd He was glad the Sc
| thren certainly had baud in the work
| CARD OF EXPLANATION.
Mr.. HALE said all men were his brethren He reters-
isns. or By speech Enossdgs or assent 10 tho late
an.ir Of tho kidnapped slaves He did know Of the
Of hts friend the National Era and read an
| extract from his card which is as follows :
| 10 the CHtxensV Wdshtneton
having been culatsd that the Office of ths
Nations Era concerned directly Indirectly, in
the recent attempt Of number of slaves escaps on
the schooner Pearl it 10 due to the respectable cs.ns
Of this place, and to myself to give plain full unsqui-
vocal denial to the report While determined yi,d
right to vioence--a concession which no
truo hearted American will be up generous enough to
demand Il feel It to be my duty to all can to re-
move serious Misrepresentation, calculated to provoke
| unpleasant excitement
January 7th ls47, in the Arst number of the National
Ere, made, In my Introductory, the following declare
| ton -
Believing that the extinction of slavery can be or
footed In accordance with constitution and law and
that this IL tbs better way system Of
illegal will ind 10 q supporter We can
| not work with contradictory means Whenever con.
vinced that such the laws sanction do
not prohibit insufficient for tho accomplish snt of
tina great obiect aim W. shaIl frankIv al