Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-24

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Philadelphia be detained until the agent OF the owner IN
Maryland could safely carry him beyond the limits Of Penn
sylvania Whilst he in Jail writ OF habeas corpus was
issued by another judge the fellow indicted or murder was
taken out Of the prison. and by agency placed beyond
the control of Justice and have never heard OF him from
that day this Now twenty cases OF Ike kind 10
those which have rected occurred during Inc three years
that Governor of Maryland Senators, therefore, can
moi surprised that the people any section Of this country
would be excited when such scenes occurred before them as
this; when their property is seduced from them and when
after retaining il under the constitutional provision and tie
act of 1893 iawess mob interfere, it and muir
der the MASTER and remain unpunhed and when ONE State
has declared particular act TO be felony, that the Governor
of the other shall decide that that act unconstitutional
and refuse deliver up party indicted for felony because
he chooses to think that the law creating the offence felony
is Unconstitutional Why is all this II because Of the
sympathy upon the part Of those persons for the slaves i IL
illustrates the remark which must say sorry to hear
from the Senator from Massachusetts yesterday that no law
this country could be executed unless the people OF the
place where be executed in favor OF H. so II
Is with reference this large amount Of property estimated at
ST. 500 900, 900. No matter what law you may place
the book-and you place no law more distinct than
this clause Of the constitutions you frame no law which
imposes with obligatory force the duty deliver up than
the act Of l793place any law you please the statute
book the people of the Tree States having their sympathes
excited in favor Of the slave, refuse TO execute the law The
law is nuity because the will Of the people against it, TO
the language of the Senator from Massachusetts, What
protection them have for this $780, 900 worth Of
property Can we pass any efficient law unless such
have had the honor to propose The bill which you
under consideration provides that officers appointed by
law shall take adavs and deliver up these persons You
have already the of 1898. The act Of 1898 has not
been executed because its provisions not adequate
but because its execution against the will Of the people
where the law 10 be enforced The facts which nave
detailed having occurred in my State (and hundreds
Of similar viii be within recollection Of all who hear me)
clearly demonstrate the utter nefciency Of the existing laws
and ask Senators to point out the feature IN the bill now
under consideration which would be etfec.ual when
similar shall hereafter occur ask, them whether The
most just well the most efficient remedy would not be
10 impose upon the Federal Government (Which under the
decision Of the Supreme Court is alone authorized to dis
charge that duty) the gaon pay the damage if they
fail to discharge the duty
The American people essentially practical people
shall believe that they willing to risk the destruction
of this Government upon abstraction. Now, permit
to ask my friends the other side Of the chamber what
do they propose for themselves Let ask the Senators
from Massachusetts, any other gentlemen whose States en-
terrain not that they do) deen opinions from those enter
tanned by you and l. what it is their people desire, unless
the abolition Of slavery There nothing practical other
than this which grow out Of all this agtaon upon their
part Now, let me put further question to them Conced-
for the purpose OF the argument the right OF the General
Government abolish slavery within the Sates would their
people consent to the exercise Of such power in view Of its
necessary consequences is admitted by all the Senators
upon this foor-even by the Senator from New York. (Mr
SEwARD)-ha the Government should abolish slavery any
where obligation is imposed upon to pay for the slaves
Here them ST. 600 000 900 worth of slaves Task my
friend from Massachusetts, would his State would any respec
table potion of the people Of bis State, consent to abolish
slavery to-day if every Southern and the Legislature of
every Southern State in the Union should that he the
representative Massachusetts, shall be empowered abo
lsh it What would impose upon the Federal Govern
ment , Il would obhge the Federal Government to pay
000 the interest which would te $780, 900
annuay-more than double the entire income Of the country.
Will any portion Of the people of this country North
South consent that the Federal Government shall
these for the purpose Of carrying out this
miserable abstraction If TO be paid by the
Al. FL
pay $4,000 900, on my State ss20Oo,OO0 on
Massachusetts S64 000 Let ask Senator'S is there
State this Union which would either agree that the Fede
raj Government should this debt of 000
the annual payment of interest which would be
500 900, that their individual States should assume
separate obligation pay their quota of that amount If the
South would that you should abolish slavery
abolish it Has the General Government the capacity opay
this amount Have the individual States, if it is to be
sued by them the ability pay their share of the debt which
would thus be imposed upon them Is there Senator here
representing any State who will say that his people will
sent on mere abstracton to risk the mighty desnes of this
great country upon question which gives them powerthey
would not exercise they could and which they could not
exercise they had the will because of their inability pay
this enormous amount /, s. aka.
But independent of this ST. 800 900 which would be
imposed the Federal Government by the abolition of sla
rery consequence of would be the necessary obligation
to remove the slaves beyond the limits Of the country for
phanthropc mind for believe that there could
exist in the Southern States pepondeance OF that descrp-
anhropists who would agree to such thing, would agree
evil preferable to which would be the entire destruction Of
the whole Of the black at single II would
be better for them that you should pass law by which they
should be brought up and destroyed than that they
should undergo accumulated msees year after year. The u
mate result would be the
have given the subject every considerations and am sure
there cannot be any weounded constitutional objection to
the proposition which have submitted read this morn.
ing in the Union the abstract q speech delivered by
Der OF this body Mr SIwARD) before the people of
savehedng State Of this Union which shows the character
OF the aggresons which have excited the feelings of the
South upon this subject. Permit read two extracts
| from that speech.
ask the attention of those Senator's Who at one time
were disposed 10 protect the individual referred to from the
just which his remarks made in this BODY ought to
have imposed upon him, to the sentiments expressed by him
/ on this occasion:
at is written Says he the Constitution of the United
States that five slaves shall equal three eemen
basis of representation and is written Also in zotion
Of the Drne dv that shall surrender the fugitive slave
who takes refuge Eresdes from his relentless pur
mer." shst sf#" n t.H ~
Then his advice reform your own CODE" This the
advice given the people Of Ohio slavehodine State
at meeting, and given to people who have produced
much Of this excitement the subject fugitive slaves
those of any other State This the advice given 10 that
people by standing high in the estimation Of bis own
| State:
Reform your code extend cordial welcome to the
fugitive who lays his weary limbs at your door, and defend
4 as you mould your household gods.
Yes, sir, "defend him you would your household
gods"
Mr. FoOTE. What Senator do you allude to
Mr.. CAss. The " higher law"
Mr. PRATT. That is it, Now, ask those Senator.
who represent the noslaveholdng States of this Union
you expect that the great object which the Senate has had