The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-05

uncer cuSftnlxs BY hose IN high ~ wei
n lhese in Law authority; bar. lsi,svinr
a. DO. ihs, shis measure. and tins mes
sure only, will psss, a ssy does pass
during the present session ai Cansres..
shall stand up 10 il. and 10 This rrpori
as1insl silobjeelions. sprineins irosn what
ever quarter ihe may. h.
Sir. Il was bul the other day ihsl found
myself rel Iroached Al The Nosh for con.
seying an alleged ealamny Of their in.
siiIulioas by saying lhss lhe trial BY Jury.
10 shis particular description Of ease. could
asl be selied upon ss remedy % ihe
master Who hsd lost his slave: - IL | had
made my such charge on Northern judges
and jaries. in ordinary cases. in The way
Of rrploach. OF had mt applauded the
administration Of justice both in our State
and our Federal c"urIs generally. Bu,
urged thai. II. in Massschusei,s. you re-
quIre Keniuekian, going in parsui, oi
his ,lave there, 10 resort 20 trial by jury
on the question Of freedom or slavery pl
y fugitive. IL would be requisite. in conse-
|quence OF such an assertion of privilege
on sIse part Of the fugitive. that The parties
should produce testimony from The State
of Kenlucky; iha, you will have 10 delay
the trial from time To time; lhal,here must
be = power to grant new trial. and that
= supervisory power would be necessary
when you come 10 final trial; that dis
ianl and faeign courts would BE- called on
70 administer the unknown laws Of re-
mole commons esllh; and that. when you
sum up the expensrs aud charges Al the
end OF The case. although The owner may
eventually recover his property, the con.
iesi TO regain il woald have cost him more
than il is worth; that. in short. he might
be largely out of packet. and that he would
find he had better never have moved al
all in the mailer. That was the argumeul
whirh used; and yet. al the North. | am
accused of casting unmeriled oppr,briuu
upon The right Of trial by jury and the
administration Of justice; while at the
South, in another and The last extreme
fum which | should have expected ans
thing Of The kind. ! find that this amen !
men. is objected 10 as creating rmbarsss
men,s 10 the owners Of fugitive slaves. Sir
This is something like The old song
"I do not like thee, Doctor Fell,
The reason why cannot tell;
But this know, and know full well,
do not like dcs, Doctor Fell"
Snch. Mr.. President. are their objection.
10 this measure. -
Now, let us follow the honorable Spna.
tor from Louisiana a liule further. One
Of his great ohjeclions was To The clause
which prohibits the Territorial Legisla
lures from passing any law in respect Il
African slavery within the Territories
Did The honorable Senior know the his
tory of ,ha, clause2 did he know thai
that clause was moved in lie coinmtler
Of thirteen by his own collpague? Did he
know that that clause was voted for by
every Southern member on that committee
except IN, sell. il am so to be ,ionomina.
ted, contrary to what is nv usn,l habit oI
denomInalIng myself Every Southern
man on that committee voied for The clause
which is the theme of the Senator's crii
cism to-day. against my epinlon. and that
oi all the Northern members of that ron-
mIi,ee, with | believe one SOLITARY excrp.
,Ion! And yei, the moment il presents
itself, although Incomes .naer Southern
auspices, il is objected To-!
Again, | ask The honorable Senator
from LOUISIANA. if this is 10 be rejected
tell US wha, you want; put il ldown in black
and white: put duwn your project; com.
par it with that Of the commillre. and lei
US know The iull extent OF your demands,
and then we shall be able To pass judg.
ment upon them, approving them II we
can; aud do not restrict yourselves. in thus
unsialesmanlike manner, To the mere find
ing Of fault with wha, is already propos-
ed, without offering solitary substitute
for the measure you oppose.
Now, sir, the hon 'rahle Senator raise.
great AFFECTION 10 This clause Of prohibition
He tells US that no police regulations car
be made. Either there is slavery there
or there is not. lf there is no slavery
there, then there is no need of any polio.
regulations. If,here be slavery there. lhel
the necessary police regulations exist al
ready. And imagine iha, they will b
founa sufficient. as they have already beef
found in time past; al all events from th,
present time until the time when Stale
shall he formed out of these Territories
Now, let him escape from ll,a, dilemm
! II he can. l repeat il. if there is slaver.
there, there are police regulations; il ther
is no slavery, then none are required.
Sir. the aim of the committee. in u,
introduction Of that clause speak 10
every member Of il. and the honMabl
mover Of il as we'll as oihers--was simpl
! to do this 10 declare that the Terriioris
Legislatures should have power neither
adml, norsoe exclude slavery. That wa
lour purpose--onr sole purpose: and. if d
amendment does not accomplish thai po
pose. would il not be more consis,en. vii