The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-10

body " Il be hUnbGggcd much longer 10 his
way. Bot he nB'rr IL impoi'sn: ~ one re-.
.pect. Nolhlog could moe fully show he
Uuer p'of,isscy Of the party. tie total wani Of
all pure pie. IN n the course of lis northern
hope, however, by ih1s spreading their neis 10
dfsg in votes 10 both srciltns OF the Union,
and thereby ge, mo power.
Yss. SIR, heres he nee secret Of IhIsng.
nsiIou: :" get into poaet "-"to tho victps
Long The spo,s "--sdber- to denocru,.c
eoHsnaitons, e,en for dootleppef, az The
Gfan. c doug shlaccs VIII let lie Uniun be d $
soist d
concur in shat n; colledgr said ui th.
sgisijou N lsii md esfecIaiiy ~ noe to
hrs -pe' ch, 10 "Lich he -ays. TIA, ga ce''},n
rrcmlnrn sou'h hern p"II ictan, sreirs 'bhl =,
course had frudef'd h'n. urp pul' gene ally,
>eizpd upon ihi. question 10 cie1le eSclieneht
between the y b and the SoUlh, sud un le
he S"u'h thereby lnoa ponra parry, OF
"hich he expected 10 te he he'd he'e are
also individuals al The n 5ih, who, thu1sh
pfo'esslng dppo Iion tu ,hs rue. arc IN hy o
ptniuD, really desItuus OF lis cnn'uuanoe MS a
means 0f producing agItaii on M tha, quarter.
A PARTON Of them attain slii leui hrish To
enable them successfully 10 NV de The iBsinu.
tions of The South, bu' the isrg- number sfe
simply seeking to produce strOug prtJ dice
~ The popular min1 IA the f se S stcs sgansi
southern INSTITUTIONS AID men, on which to
base political party strong enough 10 cen.
t,Ul The Offices OF The couaify."
Nov, sif, IA ok ce.taln prominent south.
etn pcll'IcIan ls psyng the same game and
hr one-ldes " iimol provl.o uien are s'ill Try.
lng 10 control The tiiices OF the county
Sume want TO gel to congress, or TO be placed
at The b sd Of some important COMMITTEE, by
votirg for the "!ayoiite Candidate" oil the
patty.
( Il twssa "lsne" When ny colleague re.
4 Ieued TO ou; II Isa game now f-ar my
colleague does no; remember this speech.
/ NJ. Chngmsn said, yes.
4 Nh. S auIy. Well SIR ! all ptiu, the ex.
tract from the speech Of S44. and let II &c
/ 20 Bu9combe with the late epeech Of my col.
league.
Yes, sir. he game ia still to be played
aud now the refusal to surrender .lusulve
=
pla,ned Of admit the nuriheru S,a'ts ha,,
acted bsdy IN thus instance. BDlh pafiie
have played The game ,oo az, Of trying 10 &c
abolition votes. came. see how any maj
who has sworn to protect The Constitution Cal
refuse TO pass any law that may be deemet
necessary. The conduct of The northern
States IN this respect is admitted BY scms o
tLeir osn ciiiZens TO be without excuse. n,
one c0udemus II more decidedly than | do
and believe, from ell | have heard, this a
bu.e will b, remedled.
Bu, still, the noise made about this is par
Of the game part Of the party operators
One would suppose from speeches inside here
that 10 slaves had escaped FROM the Soutl
ou,li c as defeat.
Bot 10 the history of this. IL 1888, short
~ after the Alhet;on resolutions we're passed
worthy gentleman f,om Kentucky, then
men bsf OF thus House, introduced a iesolu
uo1 | hold IN my hand, which | will Print
Mr.. Calhoun, o. Ken,ucky. moved ,ha, ,b
rules IN relation to the order Of busltrss b
suspended TO enable hm TO movea resolution
which aBs read at Tie clerks table, aud II /
~ tie words following, VIZ:
Resolutd Tha, The Committee on the Ju
dciar, be instructed 10 report h bl max u.
ii uulaS 'ul for an, peison 10 aid 'ugltlNe slav,
N escaping from their owners, and prov d ~
or The pun shnlent IN The courts ot The uuue
States ol all persons who may be guilty o
such offence.
And ha, they be further Ins'ruc ed 10 re
port bl!I making It unlawful for any perso
IN the non. .saveheij,ng States Of this Uu,o,
10 use su, means TO induce slaves from 'hcl
owners, and providing for The puui.hmeni, Il
the couI, of the uulted States, Of all person
Who may lie found guilty OF such offence.
a on the qp-siIon-shsii the rules b
suspended for the purpose aforesaid
"lt passed 10 the negatise--yeas 80, nay
IO7."
Among The nays were NJ. AHher,on art
fifty -four other northern " allies t,hr S ,ulh.
Now, sir, is il not Singular, that from tha
period doTn 10 the present, as far as n!
knorledee ertends, no tfor, has been made
until Gen. 1oylor's election, 10 demand ada
hoaai iegisiduon upon fh,s subject!
II any such effort has been made, do no
know IT. We're there no fugitive slaves II
1898 Well, Mr.. Van Buren, Was Pteslden
three years after that, and no bi'l passed fol
fugitive slaves. In The twenty fifth Crngtess
from 1897 10 1889 Mr.. Polk VAS Speaket.-
From 1889 to lSil, twenty SIKH Congress
t Mr.. Hunter, Of Virginia, was Spesker-
Democfalic msj 'rlly here, and no bill Tor u
gtye slaves!
Tyler WAS P'eslden, Gom April. lS4l. tc
March, lS45 Dn,ng the first year Of Ty.
le,'s term, Mr.. White, OF Kentucky, wa.
Speaker. and Democratic mojou,y here
With q Virginia President, and no b Il for re-
cl.,m,nu fuuiiINa slayes u Then fInn March