The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-05

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On the Pending Heasurss Of conpro-

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On the Pending Heasurss Of conpro-
IN sENATE-n.y 81. isso. 81
The Senate having under eens,de, s,ioa
the special order. being lhe bal 10 admit
California a. Stale iniotshe Union. "
establish Ternsorisl Gosenmenp foe
Utah and New Mexico. sud making pro-
PosaIs 20 Tsras tos De establishment Of
hfr western aud ss0hera aboundzries-snd
Mr.. SouIe having sdkInssed si.e Senats--
Mr.. Clay ss,d; NJ. President. ihe DE-
bale has been conducted ip lhi- essr with
great ireguI.rily. "A tiaele proposition
was beIore the SeLaIs. .nd that ,ol an
amendment 10 panieulAr ssriion. in re-
lsion 10 the prohIbisIon Is 10 legislation
by the territorial Gosern,nsnls on The sub-
jeci ol African slavery. And although this
was the sole Question pending beiese the
Senate. Senslors have launched oni upon
'hs broad ocean, and embrace. IN uls
cou'se of their argumenls. The entire sub.
Jecs. Sir, feel constrained. IN yindicalion
OF the acts Of The committee os which 1
was an humble member. 10 meet some Of
The arguments uf the honorable Seniors;
and will begin viii the last. who has
iJusi sat down. The Senator frum isouIs
ANA 6nds himself unable 70 concur in the
scheme Of compromise which has been
proposed. VIII that Senator eondescend
70 present tonlfe prjel Of hls own. Tor
the satisfaction and reconciliation Of The
people orlhis country VIII he tell Us
what he wsnisl Sir, this finding .oi fault,
and, with the AID al magniiying glass.
discovering delecIs. deserving .le hllle
snlinslcuie which nave upon the surface
Of matter, and which a,e indiscei nlbe
10 the naked natural eye. is an easy
TASK, and may be praclised without any
practical benefit or profitable result. Il
is The duly Of The Senator who has
Just addressed us--il is the duly of
all who assail this compromise, 70 give
US their own and better pSoiei; 10 lell
US how they would reconcile The interests
oi This country and harnonize lis DISTRACT
ed parts Aud venture To say that, upon
every subject Of which The learned Sena-
tor has treated, he has done great injustice
to the acts Of this committee. do NOT
mean to follow him throughout the whole
course Of his remarks. but vii. lake n
rapid notice Of his objections 10 The various
features Of this report.
sir. he began. il | am not mistaken.
with that which relates 10 the recovery
and resluullon Of fugitive slaves; aud he
said. with all air oi great dissatisfaction,
u not Uf ders,on, thai the committee had
brough, back that bill with certain embar-
ra-sInent INSTEAD oi improvements. sir.
! bsg you TO recullecl thai The greatest OBJ
jeclions made TO the amendment relating
To fugitive slaves come from States which
are not suffering under The evil Of having
10 recover iugillve slaves. stated here
the other day, what l repeat again now.
ihalmy own State is perhaps the Stale
suffering most from this cause, while the
Safe oI Louisiana il among ,hose STATES
which suffer from il the least. And yet
the honorable Senator from Louisiana,
when we are satisfied with these piosis-
ions. sees IN them objections winch are
insnrmounlable. And what are the ems
barrassmenl Of which he complains! Why.
sir. that the slave owner. IN The pursuit OF
his iuglli,e property. has to carry with
him record That instead OF carrying
with him. IN pursil Of his slave. al great
trouble and expense, Witnesses and hose
afidaviis, he is fortified by an authentic
record That, say. is an advantage aud
a protection to the slzveholder--a great
advantage: for that record will command
respect in the free States, aud will give
him an advantage which oral testimony
or loose affidaviis taken before q justice Of
the peace could never confer. The record,
moreover. is a cumulative, not an exclusive
remedy, leaving him free to employ the
provisions Of the act ol 1893
! With respect 10 The other portion Of the
report which relates TO this subject-ihal
ofGiai by jury-where is The lnconveni.
ence of such trial taking place in The
State from which the fugitive has fledl In
point OF fact il will be no disadvantage,
for there will not be one instance in a
thousand where the bond TO allow trial
by jury al home will incommode the slave
owner. since the fugitive will be found to
have asked for it as a mere preiexl; and
when he gets back TO his own Slate he
viii, beyond all question, abandon thai
preiexi. Sir. ] put il TO the honorable
Senator whe,hel he does not believe lha
this will he ths case; and this. you vii
recollecs is proposed as substitute ans
satisfaction To The North Of that trial by
| jury which they contend 70, a, distance
from home. and which have already in
sisted would amount TO virtual surrender
Of The constitutional provision. Moreover
j it is granting TO The slave only the rigli
which he now indispntably possesses. u
/ all the slaveholtling States, Of resoriing 4