The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-04-03

lucky, then member OF this House. in
lTodneed resolution hold in nv hand,
which ~ill print
@Mr. CaIsers. Of Keasucky. noy.d "a, he
rules in relation 70 the orasg Of businsss be sus
pended, 10 enable him 10 move resolution. rh;eh
was rsaa Al the clsrk labs, and il ! IL he word,
following. va:
Resslrsd. That the Conmiisse on the Ju5;.
cary De instructed 10 EspoEl bill making il u.
lawful iog any person 70 sid fugitive slaves Il
escaping from their owners and providing for he
punishment in The courts Of the United States II
all persons who may be guilty Of sEch ofFencs.
s'And that they be further instructed 10 report
bin making il unlawful Tor any person IN he
non-siasehOlding States of dis Union to use any
means 10 seduce slaves from their owners. ard
providing for The punishment 10 The courts sf the
Unlisd States, Of all persons who may he found
guilty Of such oficnce.
And on the guestion--Shall the rules be sus-
pended for the purpose Aforesaid
Io7."
Among the nays were Mr.. Aiherion
and ifly four other northern allies or lie
South"
Nov, sir. is !, not singular. lha, from
| that period down 20 the present. as Ear as
!, my knowledge extends. no eiforl has been
made, anil Gen. Taylor's election, TO de-
mand additional legislation upon this sub
jectl
II any such efforts has been made. do
noiknowil. Werr,ihere no fugitive slaves
in 1898, Well, Mr.. Van Buren was Pre-
sidenl three years after that, and no bin
passed for fugitive slaves. In the twenty
fifth Congress, from 1897 70 1899, Mr..
Polk was Speaker. From 1890 10 1871.
twenty sixth Congress, Mr. Hunter, Of
1 Virginia, was Speaker-Democr : ma
iorily here, and no bill for fugitise riaves
i Tyler Was President from April, III, 10
March, 1915. During the first year Of Ty-
ler's term, Mr. White. Of Kcnlucky, was
Speaker, and Democratic majority here,
with Virginia President, and no bill for
i reclaimiug fugitive slaves Then, from
March, lsi5. to March. 1870, Mr.. Polk,
southern President. and during two years
MIR. Davis, Of Indiana. Democratic Speak.
er, and s+Ill no bin III Tie reclamation Of
fugiGiyes slaves Nothing said BY vir.
sinia membess even, from ls3s I'LL now
Mr. VrHAni VIII my honorable col.
league allow me n remind him that before
the presidential canvass, a, the first ses-
: sion Of the las. Congress, on the abduc.
lion Of a number OF slaves from his Dis.
lrict, raised thai question and delivered
speech upon that subeci
Mr. STASLv. My colleague may have
raised The question al that time, but here
: was no legislative action in this House on
that subject; nor any attempt 10 procure
any, that know Of. And my colleague
y raised the question, whsn there was great
excilemcnt here, on account Of one act Of
! outrage. He did not sill try to procure
! action on the part Of Congress to enable
the southern people TO recoyeriheir slaves.
hl. BAyLy. Will The gentlemen allow
2 mo to puthim right on matter Of iacl7
= Mi. STANLy. If no, out nf my time.
.Mf. BArLY understood the gentleman 10
z say that, from 1888, the time Of AIher.
\ tons resolutions, 10 this time, nothing has
been said by Virginia members on the sub.
I ject Of iugi,ives.
| MIR. sTANIY. Nothing for the action Of
Congress.
E Mr.. BAYLv. Well, the subject was Be.
, fore the Legislature Of Virginia in 1871
i and 1912; and il was never bsough, before
i thus House, because We came to the con-
4 clnsion lha. the law Of 1893 was As nearly
) perfect as il could be, aud that il only re-
quired that il should be executed in good
/, faith.
e Mr. Sianly. Yes, sir, and yen changed
0 your opinion of that law as soon as Gene.
3 raj Taylor was elected President. And |
: would ask, why lcgislate further, If ,ha,
e lave is sufficient! We cannot creaie good
Q faith" by act of Congress. admit, Mr..
Chairman, that Virginia IS still 4 great and
e glorious Commonwealth. She has much
T 10 be proud Of in the pas, history of this
$ country. She needs no eulogy from me;
and, though must ceRsure. and shall
ridicnle the conduct of some OF her public
. men, | shall speak respectfully OF the
/ Stale. Many Of my dearest friends and
r. nearesi relatives reside within her borders,
and they have, | believe, done no discredit
: to her, in peace or II war. Bui, sir, the
T Old Dominion is too much in lhe habit
! of taking care ofihe affairs Of the General
n Government, and the debates in her Leg
!. islature aIe&ot as important in the eyes Of
0 the cosniry as they are 10 The Chairman
+ OF Ways aud Means, Mr.. Bayly.) And
0 should be glad to know why, If the re,
5 presen!aiives from Virginia thought the
). law Of 1893 sufficient. did the gen,Iemar
8 from Virginia, Mr.. Meade. introduce hi.
a resolution soon after General Taylor'
E election, proposing to instruct the Com
i, miitee on the Judiciary TO report bill
) providing for the apprehension of fugiliT,
slaves!
. So repeat. from 1898 to ls4s, uni
Y December,lS4s, when the gentleman from
b Virginia MIR. Meade offered his resola
ton, all the southern Democracy, nov
-Acrying oul al This dreadful aggression. ne
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