The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-12

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The Boston papers seem to be at loggerheads to the
position which Mr. Webster occupies relative to the ia
gtiye slave BILL The Courier charges that there
error in MI Websters speech as reported and that be
did not the grounds which the printed copies Of
the speech attribute to him In this preends 70 have
high authority to sustain IT, But il is new thing for
great speech Of great man, great occasion. 70 be
altered and amended weeks after its delivery. BY an
anonymous communication, cannot but question the
ruthfulness OF the statements OF the Courers cores
pondent. He says thatthe speech now reads thus;
my friend AT the head OF the Judiciary Committee has
bill on the subject before the senate, with some
amendments TO il, which propose support with all its
provisions 10 the fullest extent" Change the position Of
tho word phh, and the sentence would read thus' my
friend ut the head Of the Judiciary Committee has bill on
the subject before the Senate which, with some
amendments,o it. propose to support. with all It's pro-
visions, to the fullest extent" fmes
We cannot believe that Mr.. Webster has authorized
any such bubble this that he will sanction such
effort to deceive the people to his opinions and posi-
ton is known that he carefully revised his speech,
and dedicated il 10 the people Of Massachusetts. We
have not revised copy before and must rely upon an
exchange paper for the precise words used by the Massa
chusetts senator. relative to the point at issue We
quote them below and it requires but glance to see
that the correspondent Of the Boston Courier fases the
record, in order to make a sentence whose meaning
could be altered by the tansposition Of word. The
word ic" does not occur in the sentence alluded to
and two sentences taken from separate and distinct para
graphs have been run together by that correspondent,
and then used with the Interpolation Of word that in
neither Of them) in order to manufacture the famous
sentence that by ranspostion Of that sentence Mr.
Websers position may be misstated The Italicized por-
tons Of the annexed extract will show this plainly:
Ii seems that the plain import Of the passage is,
constitution, shall him to be delivered This is
nv Judgment; have always ntetained il. and
lain i now But when the subject came some years
FORE under the consideration OF the Supreme Court OF the
er 70 he fugitive from service g be delivered
power be exercised under the authority Of this govern
nave been fortunate decision do no, say that &
legal decision My habit IT, to receive the results q ~
sions but as it now stands Of seeing that
these lugves delivered up resides ia the power OF
head Of The Judiciary Committee has bM upon subject,
before ths Senat, Nth some amendments g ~ .OAich
Ipropose 70 support that b Nth all proper authority and
~ q, to the fullest srtsstto the fsas ertst
desire call the attention OF all sober men In the North
carried away by ianatca ideas-o their constita.
obligations this question and In this respect
put TO ali sober and sound men in the North, ques-
lion OF morasa question Of right they
hsve, in their Legislative capactes any Of them IN en-
deavor get around this constitution and enbarrass the
free exercise the rights secured by the contribution all
persons whose slaves escape from themi None az ALL
none ALL Neither in the forum OF conscience nor be-
fore the face Of the constitution they justify that Ia my
opinion. OF course matter for their own cons!dera-
They probably in the turmoil Of thought, without
having stopped consider OF il FELL rs seems TO me,
into of thought In which they Imagined they
for their action and they neglected 10 inyes
tgae fully the real question Of The caseto consider their
constitutional litigation, which. II they did con-
slider, they would fulfil with alacrity.
therefore repeat, here is ground Of complaint against
the North, well founded, which ought 10 be iemedied-
which in the power of the different departments
of government remove-which calls Tor the enact
men OF proper law, authorizing the udicaturcs Of the
several States of this 70 do all that necessary
the recapure OF fugitive slaves and the restoration Of
them to those who claim them Wherever ! 20, and
wherever speak upon this subecI speak here and de
speak the people OF the whole NORTH say that
the South been Injured in this respect IL hasa right
Tho North has been careless upon what
think constitution peremptory and emphatcaly en-
oins upon IL duty.