New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-30

Unfh commence ana let u ComtncuCc bos
the presuble show the offente Of which they are
guilty. that is that they believed, high AID exslt
cd a. the sentiments they entertain OF the wisdom
and power Of the Constitution which our fathers
formea-thst they irreverenty believed that there
yasa Power higher even than that power 20 ~nicn
republicans az well az kings must bow IN slomh
,ion. II it be a crime, Sir, plead guilty 70
IL | will not pnt the Senator from Maryland nor
anybody else 10 the trouble Of proving IL admit
II. believe Il. Sir, believe that you nave no
right even to bring the supremacy OF yolt hePuo-
lie into conflict with the commands OF the MOST
High. I believe that sentiment IN It's broadest
sense, and have heretofore supposed tnat IN the
action Of our Government and the sentiment oil our
Government re bad no. yet, In the plenitude oil
our power and in the unbrlded state OF our PRIDE
come To that pitch Of presumption that II was 70 %
considered an ofense against the Constitution 70
bow reverenty 10 the power OF the Most hlgh.
Mr. PRArT- 1t very easy matter Sir when
an argument based upon one state OF iacs Is msde'
10 answer It by making an argument upon anosne1
state Of facts which was never dreamed OF oy the
party who made the argument IN the nfst case
Doe, the Senator from New Hampshire say In his
Mace that be understood me 70 say did not be-
iieve In n supreme poWer-thst ] objected 10 the
Senator from Neg.York for looking 70 a supreme
power as a higher law than any human law Did
the Senator 30 understand mel He knows ne DID
not and yet be has got up here In the manner 10
which he usually argues, using set o. phrases
which, however well they may suit certain coca,
sons aud ho vever they may exhibit the talents Of
the author OF them will not apply TO every COCA
sion, and have not just az much appicatlon W one
state Of facts another. He assumes the iacts 70
suit the phrases and not bis speech To suit facts
Now, Sir, never said and am sure there's
not n Senator who hears who does not believe
| that have higher respect Tor that Supreme Pow
| err whose name 10 so frequently desecrated here
than the Senator from New Hampshire.
Mr. HALE-Order
saat. N sfatat under
,ood the Senator TO say 10 frequently de-
.eersied BV the Senator from New Hampshire and 90 he
took the words a. the instant they uttered bat
UPON further reflection consdehng the sentence would
have been incomplete by in.erng the proposition by
and that By the Senator's letting bis voice fall amer the word
New be intended to finish the sentence, the
Reporter 70 eed to the conclusion that bis ear W" mis-
taken.
The PREsIDEsr-The Senator must not make
any reflection.
| Mr. PRATT-I have not made any.
Mr. HALF call the Senator TO order
! MIR. PRATT-I have yet to learn that telling the
! truth is out Of order.
| The PREsIDEsT-The Senator will take his seat
until the question Of order is stated by the senator
| from New Hampshire.
Mr.. HALF understood the gentleman to say
that l frequently desecrated the name Of the Most
! High.
Mr. FooIE, lin his seat He did not say so.
The PREsIDEST-The Senator from New Hsmp'
shire will reduce the words to writing.
MIR. HALE having reduced the words to writing,
| passed them 10 the Chair.
| The PRLsIDESr-The words as written down by
! the Senator from New Hampshire, are, that " the
name Of the Most High is frequently desecrated by
| that Senator"
| Mr. HALE-I have not had time to put down the
| connection in which they occurred, but that 10
part of the language | understood him TO utter.
Mr. PRATT-I said $50 frequently desecrated in
| the Senate"
MIR. CHAsE-Msy be allowed to suggest that
the words heard by the Senator from Ne ". lamp
shire were 80 frequently desecrated here
The PREsIDEsT-The Chair will make its decis.
ion, and then il will be in order for gentlemen 70
appeal from it if they choose. The words set down
| by the Senator from New Hampshire, applying a
remark OF this character TO an individual senator,
would certainly be out Of order; bat the Chair did
not 90 understand the Senator fron Maryland, or
be would have felt it bis duty TO call him TO order,
| az the Chair rarely shrnks from what he believes
! to be a discharge OF his duty.
| Mr. HALF hope it will be understood by the
! Sepete that the words have TAX en- down were not
Intentionally misunderstood. | pat them down az
they struck my ear aud the ears Of several gentle
men Ia my vicinity
Mr.. PRATT, tresuming Now, Mr.. President,
the higher law Of which | spoke WAS not the Divine
| Jaw to which the Senator refers and before they
can apply that Divine law 30 as 10 suffer the Sena-
tor with whom this pute origina ed to be exempt
| ed from tie postonin which be ia placed, his adj
Gates here must assume this; that the Constitution
| of the United States is volstiye Of that law-that
| here is the Constitution Of the United States,
| which violates the law Of the Supreme Being, aud
that therefore person may swear TO support that,
although he does violate 1t with the mental rese'-
walton tha. he is TO support II so Tar as be does not
violate IT, Now the whole result of the position IN
! which the advocates OF the Senator over the way
| place themselvesis the one which have stated -
conceive that his position is nos altered Tor the
better from that which is taken by his adyJcatcs-
| Now if the Senator from New Hampshire enter
tsirs and avows the opinions as he now expresses
| them and as expressed by the Senator who slss
| behind him, Mr. Sewsrd) then if | make a motion
10 expel the Senator from New York. shall ln-
cude him in the notion and move 10 expel him also
with the utmost pleasure in the world Laugh
| ter
NOW. cir, are we here acting fairly together as
equals / look at the Constitution OF the country
see nothing in it violative of any law which am
pledged 70 obey in preference to It, Senators say
That the portion Of the Constitution OF the United
States which protects the master 10 the property
| of his Slaves is vieative of the supreme law, aud
that the supreme law being higher than the Con-
stituton, they are bound to obey IT, NOW say
| thar the honorable Senator who entertalns that
oniniop has not properly qualified himself 10 be q
member OF this body, and should not Dc permitted
u Mr HALF ask the Senator from Maryland
when he ever heard me say 80
PR PRATT-6ay what
Mr. HAlE-Thst held that part Of the Con'tl-
tuition which recognizes the holding S a. SAVES nav t ~
contrary to the Divine law ana oio "0' ioe'
bound to support it. - c....o, c,o,,
Nv Hampshire say so. But ths brings me oack
10 tho remark with which commsnced-that tn1
Senator argued that that s,s ~ss ss.nst me- and
uar,ed 10 hold my course up to rebuke, because
stated ' an opinion which Re denies aad says ne ne
So entertained stated that he SO understood
me. and he knew be so understood me and YET no
Teemed DESTROYS OF making remark BY wnice y
r;eht 90 out 10 the world and break the ehecs o,