The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-27

disregard them when they come IN opposition 10 the
MI. CASS. The sentiment Of the senator from New
York that person who is support the
stmton, il he believes the constitution counteais the
law OF God, under no obligation to support the cons
tuition, and that he is TO Judge OF his Obligations after
having taken the oath to support it.
Mr. SEWARD. stand by every word that uttered
ton TO make here or elsewhere have only 10 say ina
my conscience Is In my own keeping. and the conscien
Gee Of others are in theirs. They Will iake care o.
nj. HALE was about 10 say that however strong
the senator from New York may have made ns posi-
o y M hs may h ss .w ssa Of God be
fell very far short OF the position assumed by hgh au
thosity laid down on this subject abouthe year 1882
will now read an extract froma letter written by
Amos Kenda then Postmaster General, TO the poslnas
ter OF Charleston reference TO the opening OF packages
in the mail. He says
clude the mail prohibit their carriage
or delivery but not prepared 70 direc. you 20 forward
direction Of mine, official private, could be induced
70 aid knowingly In giving crculSon 70 papers q ha. de-
laws bsf higher 20 the eomm.sitiss IN whic iips
snd the former be perverted 70 destroy the latter i Is
Now sir where is the fanacism Of the senator from
New York. Why, does not come up to the A. =. OF
S s s ea X
owed obedience to the laws under which we live but
that we owed higher obligation 70 any mob in the
here 10 defend or explain anything the senator from New
York may have said but let II be fanaiical It may
be, ii il milk and water in comparison with what was
promulgated by the United States Postmaster Gen.
eral to his subordinates in 1885, that the obligations
Of the constitution might be set at naugh by an officer
Of The when he supposed that the interests OF
the doctrine here maintained want to know Is the
Senate ready TO answer that question which was pro-
mere s 1890 Y ,G p * The y Ssso
hearken unto you than unto God, judge YER Has
i been settled, them that this doctrine implied BY the
fed supremacy o Gods law Is e bs Sc, at naughi 10 Be-
deded to be treated CONTEMPORARY to be rodden under
foot BY every man Is sense Of religious obligation TO be
bly do not know how far such doctrines may 60 but
will say that while am disposed TO yield all obedience
to the constitutional laws under which we live, will
stop great deal short OF the mark laid down by the hon
orabe senator from North Carolina yesterday He says,
"if Judgment is obtained by fraud violence il is the
il carried OUT Now sr. deny tina. :, ioiO What is
the authority OF the government under which we live I
Il H. that when the rights Of The people are invaded BY
naught That is the example which was set us BY our
forelathers in 1910. should like to be informed upon
this subject # there has any new light dawned uponthe
world since the Christian since the American evo
luton, that the doctrine OF passive obedience is to be in
cucasd and that, under circumstances, are the laws
TO be arrested by the citizens Of the republics
have stated what my objections to the bill before
the Senate They are that while 1t recognises slavery,
it recognises nothing else but slavery This bill is not
erence to anybody and everybody and proceeds on the
assumption that the who is seized in free State is
Of course slave Now, the presumption OF the law in
the State where live where slavery is recognised by
lawns, that every there is freeman. both in
technical and political sense of the word But this bill,
with the amendment attached to IT,, with its affdavits
taken thousand miles Off behind his back, supposes
that the man seized is slaves and passes over and en-
rey fogets provision OF the constitution, which s
that person shall be seized without due process Of law
But gentlemen argue il the person seized must oil
cessy be slave and the bill supposes and recognises
him slave. Then told it will be impossible to
carry the provisions OF the constitution unless
bill ii this sort is passed Let US suppose an Individual
living in New Hampshire from his birth is seized as
slave the thing has occurred OF the seizure OF an indi-
vidual not many years ago who drew every breath ne
ever drew in New Hampshire. It was
renee; and remember il was 30 rare that when the
prosecuting authorities undertook to proceed against
those who had seized this individual, statute
against kidnapping could be found, and they were
indicted law; since that time statute has been
enacted Now, suppose individual OF that character
is seized there-an individual who has been born, nur
tured and brought up there owing allegiance and being
entitled to protection there. YoH upon him with
affidavit taken thousand miles OF, and you seize him.
Where that mans right Where is the trial by jury
Where is the habeas corpusl Where is the protection
which the constitution guarantees to the meanest citizen
dust BY this bill; be is carried before tribunal by
OF the officers OF the govempenf, without the right OF
supervisory examination Of judge Of the United States
within the district without any OF the privileges
belonging freeman, he is seized and hurried of; and,
although may appear upon the face OF Il mere primo
and conciasye Judgment because the officer gives TO The
claimant certihcae, and he hurries him of; and when
he gets to the great slave mart OF Chrstendom the city Of
Washington. he may sell him or send him wherever he
plsases Now, am free TO say, for all, much
love the Unon much its institutions, fond
a. are my memories which cling around its early bsto-
ries. would sacrifice them all today before would
that the citizens OF my native State should at
blow be stripped OF every right that is dear to them. and
for which their fathers bled and died.
Now, that is to be the price OF the preservation OF
the Union, say, "come disunion, and come to-day" II
you only purchase peace with by compelling 10
surrender everything which exats above your slaves
LET dsunion come; think the people Of the free States
viii be ready for it. / am utterly astonshed 10 hear
proposition of this sort made in the American Senate
The bill proceeds entirely the assumption that there
rights in the constitution, except the rights of sa
very and there is not single word letter the prop
osion have read and have read very carefully, that
is found 10 guard and protect with any efficient egisla-
ton the rights OF man or child that may be wrongfuy
seized
MI KING. win the senator allow me to ask him
question:
Mr.. HALE. Certainly
MIR. KING. do not wish 10 interfere with the sena-
tors determination dissolve the Union, but would
like TO ask him simple questions and il is, whether in
the case 10 which he REFEREED the individual was dis
charged, or whether he was taken away upon the exam
ination tina. took place.
Mr. HALE Does the senator from Alabama ask
whether the man that seized was recoveredi
Mr.. KING. | ask whether he was not discharged, and
not carried away at all
Mr.. HALE lie was not seized under the law
Mr.. KING. What became OF him
Mr.. HALE. He was brought back
Mr. KING. Then the case, according 10 the senators
own showing, amounts to nothing than this