Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-08-05

prevailed mn tlty rl The Senate ordered the com
m'tee h. be nrponcd aud among the repoachns which
were brought ntward against ihlt appointment of the
ccmmiues by the senator fom Massachusetts nnw in
my eye Nc DAVIS, II was slnfed that thaIcenmlt'ee
was argsnlYcd aud created by only bare mauy Of the
S'naie. Sir. daes such rptoaeh MS TINT hy IN the
mouth ot The senator, IT hcts who acted with him}
3 nsn nt NY duty IN this hudy, or In any holy ui
which ! am member. Prompts M 10 respect the opln
Ion OF Tho ma lrty o the Scnte aud m caniotm 10 II as
lar as Is consistent with my vewa. aud when not 80 10
record my vote along with the minority. But IN this
case. upon the cons tuition of his committee. hut about
thirty ~ thirty members of he Senate voted nj all
because the honorable senat1r aud ohets who eoncurrd
with him IN npposlng the constitution o The committee,
chose oslt by spllcn silence although membcrs Of the
loly, II Is true-withoni Voting, As It WAS thcr duty To
d. l. Ibis 'ntanacy their part now 10 he made
ground Of objection o he ch,aetcr, constitution. VI Va
hnrs # his committed
Veil, lho eammittce hnally misel and went ont
ol liz composition 1t does not herame 10 speak NOT *
II necessary Gf me +, say anything The country, the
Senate Wlll aaea OF lhll Without, however, saying
sos, y1n may be prmiaed II any that u largo partition
of that comm ttrr consisted ui gnnllomen VIII had hon
orahle served fhrr country III the highest Stations nj
home and ahtaad nen ol fpe experience, md whose
huge acquaintance with public ntlairs eutcd them nj
least II ,c-re1lul consideration when they engaged
IN the hoy office II may use the c>pfesson ef ny ing
10 ecnncllo the dlscoldant country After having eSpn
dcd sono Two weeks upon hoj hbors in lh, chamhcr,
tho committee aerord npn fep'rt deliberately mnde.
II had htdlp hern present htioe all of epithcs
were applied 10 the committee. They were called the
thirteen doctors. no, in kindness r he muotabc srna
tor lam New 1esry Nh n,ylon seemed nut only ds
posed In deny 1her healing powers, hut 10 inmate even
hA' thy vera hiricenq nqnacks laughter. h't, Instead
OF bringing forward mnsute Ia cure aud heal tie pub
lie disease, they had h'ongh, forward that on
y aggravated The disorders Of ihr country. aud ealcul
tod Ia threaten II with n1llnnn Mr.. Peslnnt,
need not use one wold ol reln'oa'ory langu ge.
l'ave II 10 the Senate aud In The county aud even 10
the senators Themselves who lnvc ndnned in such
prcssinna deliberately consider whether measure
INT nd@l, nj any ate. olive hmneh, presented I'M
der such auspices hls Wa, ought l. have been ~
Treated. and whether The committee, who presented It,
ought 10 have bern s,ifentcl.
We'll. sr lhc committee presented their measn'c. ot
ra'het their ey cm uf mpnsufes. extensive with all
the existing disorders u tho country. in relation Ia he
suhlsc 4 sAvttyA system which. # alllwod 10 produce
II benz fc al III c's-anl which | euttlan The highest
c nilleoco II will pmddcc, II dupej by Congress
leaves no hing m the public mind TO losler aud agIlate
the cnu1trv.
The hrre first mcasnrrs r,ppflcd by the committee
are those now npdet consideration the adm ion III tn
Etnia, the establishment of territorial givrrnu enls for
Utah aud New Mexico and tho adjustment oi the houn
dairy between New Nj sico and Towns. w Ith resprc
10 the Other Two mcasntcs. shall say but le nj this
lime. Il vii be in order tn speak of them when lhry
como up Tor debate. cannot Efego, 'wevrr. til OPP
mnY uG tcmtfhiug that really lhink the hnnornhle1
senator irom Nuema Mr.. lu ter has manifested loo
much @Eues Ia GrR-ldn to make ocrasiunso o fault IA
ding Will the eanctaf ol III ar mrosutes lie has mis-
represented os think not intentionally no dool' but
msft presented. na YOU yourself showed very property
the n1lurr OF ihose bills. But. whatever may he then
character at present, when they taken up To be con
sdofed by the Scnae, Il viii be IN tho p'we ol the
Ncune Ia modify them nccnrdlnV H. lhe wishes Of tie
honaabe senator from Virginia IN twoimpmlot par
culs that msconcrves the character II thcs"
two measures fust IN relation 10 The remedy by record
II The recovery OF ngltlvr slaves. Thai was lniar dcd
TO he. his colleague could have told him. merely
muli tive femedy 10 thai already IN eNl.tence.
Mr.. Mason, On erposnp) ! am sure the senator
will indulge one moment. My coll aguo Is not now
N his seat When he proceeded tu discuss ihis meas
orc upon former day, he wa promptly called In order
and mol allowed 10 poeeed. do MT intend 10 call the
srna or from Kentucky Ia order; but submit 10 The sCn
aor whether altogether courteous 10 refer t1 remarks
ol my colleague winch he was not allowed b, plr
sue.
Mr.. Clay. I do mol mem 10 % further than the scnn
tor himself dill. have remnthed that do moi mean 10
atgLe lhs Iurs pn at large. wish Ia answer lhc oh
iections only hch ug,d after wbirh hal pass
over the subject. shnu have almost included by /
th time If The honorable nlt1r had thought II his
duty 10 in'ctp 81. was merely going 10 observe that
the remedy Of carving transcript OF tho record to the
State to which the gilive had d, which his colleague
alluded TO- in The bill for ocovcrng fugitive slaves was
merely cumulative And also intended tu observe that
there Is nothing in the bill which proposes the ablllton
Of tho slave Ira 10 IN the - strict Of Columbia which
prevents the STAKEHOLDER from passing thr ugh the Dis
tticl. in tansifu. with Lis body sprvnnlnoheg 10 pre-
vell him from retaining hm here in his poss, sSon The
only object was T. revive the law Of Mary yland. aud 10
declare h,t if slave lie brought here for sale then the
person who brings hm here lor that purpose. shall be
liable 10 the penalty provided for IN tie law But pass
from This snblec | mean 10 clai c myself, while ad
dress The Senao. - the three pending measures.
Mr lIun'er. WIN The senator from Kentucky allow
me 10 cNphul ! do not wish 10 prevent him, because |
was eal"d 10 odet, from going into the subject "a fully
rs hr may choose. hope he will he permitted 10 do 81,
# he his any such desire In relation To that provision
pf the act prohibiting lhe eive trade In the District Of
Columbia, hr will find, if he viii refer 10 hni resolution,
hat it contains prohibition Of introduction Of slaves
here for The purpose Of being transported elsewhere. II
hat prohioon to Transport them elsewhere would nui
vet the Of man who has arrested fugitive, and
Jrought him and drposiled him here whe on rs way
home OF that Of the man who should be npanlol by
his slaves while emgra ing another country, do nj
know what language could be framed that would do
have moi The resolutions by me, would read the
provision
Alf Clay. | am pretty sure that the honorable sena-
tor is mistaken and that 1t will be found upon looking
at the bill He speaks Of resolutions, put II to the
randn of the Senate why the honorable senator should
20 back In he resolutions offered by in the beginning
the session. The question is not with regard 10 them,
whether they be compatible not with the measures
reported by the pmmlttee, but in respect tn the bll,
which differs in several important particulars from my
esontons The committee presented such measures as
we're agreeable he,n and wi respect to the abolition
# The slave trade in the District Of Columbia. it was
heir Intention simply to revive the law Of Maryland; and
provide for the of the introduction of slavery into