The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-10

The last Congress, on The abduction If a uun |
ber OF slaves from this District, raised ,ha,
qnfsiHn aGd delivered a speech upsl thai |
sutjrdl
MI Sianly. Ny colleague may have r.is
ed The question at that time, but there was
no legislative action in this House Oh thai /
su'Jef'; nor any attempt To procure any thai
kn"w Of. And my colleague raised the I
question, 9heo there was great excitement
here, on account oi one act OF outrage. lie dtd
mt az ~ 10 procure aciiou On the par, OF
Congress to enable the southern people to re.
cover their slaves.
Mr.. B,,ly. VIII The gentlemen allow me
Ia pn' him rigbi on matter Of fact
Mr.. Stauly. II not out Of ny Time.
Mr. Bit't urd"r~t""d the gfnilem,n Ia
say ,ha'. rom 1888 the tn,e of Alher,ou's
re-aluIuns, 10 thIslIme, nothing has been SAID
by Virginia members on the sul lpc, Of (ugi
tive slaves.
Mr.. Stauly. Nothing for action of Con
gress.
Mr.. BnyIy. Well. the suhi'c, was before
the Lcg'-Ialureo Of Virginia IN l Sal and el2;
and 1t was mover brought before this
lluuse, becaus We came to he coEc clu.inn
tha, the law Of 1893 was as nearly periccl as
il could be, aud 'ha, i, only required .ha, i,
should be exerured in good faith.
Mr.. Stanly. Yes, sir, and you changed
your opinion Of that law as soon as General
Taylor was elected President. Aud would
ask, uhy lcgi.lale further, if tina, law ls suf.
hci-ntl We cannoi create COED faith by
act Of Cen. ress. admit, Mr.. Chairman, that
Virginia is sill great and glorious Cnm
monwea'ih. She has much To be proud of in
the pas, history Of this country. She needs
no eulogy from me; and, though must cen
sure, aud shall rdlcule the conduct of some
Of her public men, | shall speak respectfully
Of the State. Many of my deares, frleuds
and nearest relatives reside within her Dor.
deIs, and they have, believe, done no dscred.
II 10 her, 10 peace or in war. But, sir the
Cd Domlnion 10 ton much in The habit Of ia.
king care Of he affairs of the General Gov.
eminent, and The debates in her Legislatures
are not as important in the eyes of the coun.
Try as they are to the Chairman Of WAYS and
Means, Mr. ByIy.) Aud should be glad
, 20 kon~ why. ,f the representatives from VIZ.
ginla though. The law Of 1893 sufficient, did
. the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Meade ),
introduce his resolution soon after Gene ia
:, Tas or's eecuon, proposing to instruct The
COMMITTEE on the Judiciary to repor, bill
: providing for tie apprehension of fugitive
u u slaves
So repeat, from 1886 10 ls4S, until De.
u cember, ls45, when the gentleman from
u Virginia Mr.. Meade) offered his resolution,
. all the southern Democracy, now crying ou,
= at tins dreadful aggression, never moved a
hnger 10 procure any law relative to fugitive
slaves No, SIR; they were cas- mute as q
!, mouse IN a cheese Yes, sir, as frs, fam
lly Of Virginia mouse in an English cheese
> The reason vas, as my colleague Mr.. Ven.
. abe) SAID in some poor verses quoted by him
IN his speech
The laurels were fairly portoned.
J. The spoils were fairly sold"
Mr.. Venable. The lands" said.
: Mr.. Staniy. | accept the correction il
was printed "laurels," but my colleague is
e right; the southern DemocIacy, whatever OF
e "spolls " they gui, won no " laurels" during
\, the last ten years with their northern allies.
s No, sir, the truth is, Cass was fused up
mau," Taylor was elected; the "spoiIs
!. we're gone; the cohesive power was lost.
w ' , hS VIC u'C 'tiu III UbIh W JuU,
"Dnh tie nlId ass bray when he hath grass
. or loHelh The OK over his fodder"
d have watched the progress of the debate
If in the Senate, and from the published speech.
cs lulhe newspapers, see respectable Sen,
;. aior from Virginia Mr Mason) said he
N waned the bill acted on cas- soon as pracii.
n cable" but had little hope it would afford
i tie temed, It is intended to affprd y /" il de
n pends up,n The loyalty of,he people to whom
~ II is directed.
Another Senator from South Carolina
% Mr.. Butter SAID he haa no very great con.
fietce that this bill will subserve the ends
which seem 10 be contemplated by IT.
Why then, ak, so zsalnus y urge the pas.
!, sage Of il ! O,e of these Senators Mr.. Ma.
), son) also ,n,lmaed that il might become ne
cessiiy, for the States whose citizens lost
y negroes, "to make reprisa's on The citizens
of the State tlard'ngw Now this, it seems
> to ne, would be but poor way OF dong jus.
: ticc to our clIlzens. II one rogue in Ohio or
Pennsylvania steals negro, We nic 10 take
i the wagon horse of some honest old farmer,
u who lived hundreds of miles from that thief!
/ viii not this produce civil war! Will II en-.
I able us to recover fugitive slaves!
, Now, sir, think have proved that this
: newborn zeal for Legislation to enable us to
, recover fugitive slaves is all owing to the de
: feat of General Cass.
F.. Well, sir, among other reasons gwen why
we should think of dissolution, IS the fac;
o that the southern States are ANNOYED by the
"agiial,on of Ahol,lonis,s." The southern
5 address says, think il commenced about the
year 1875 |, commenced, sir, before the
. year 1851. The Quakers have more than