Washington telegraph., 1850-03-13

money. Out. ny liberal interpretation Oh
the clause would make it that all prop
erty taken for the use or at the instance
OF the government. would authorize the
payment for the slaves.
He said yesterday that there was none
Of the resolutions which did not provide
for mutual concessions, or which did not
comcede to the South without any COM
pension to the North. The North con.
tends and he thought correctly that Con-
gress has the power 10 abolish slavery in
the District. The South denies this
power. The North comedies, by this
resolution. that il is inexpetieut, and
makes aud agrees that slavery here shall
be co-exi>tenl with slavery in the States;
but this concession was made in cotside-
ration OF the assertion that i, was expedi-
ent to abolish the slave trade in this Dis.
trict The right and the power to do
this he thought unquestionabe. BY all
amendment TO the Constitution. it was
provided, that all powers not granted
| expressly to Congress were reserved to
the States amt to the people. This was
applicable TO the powers of Congress over
the people of the several States. But IN
regard " this District, he considered the
reverse was the law Over this District
Congress had the same powers which the
). ates had over all within their own
limits. and Congress had all powers over
| this District not expressly prohibited by
the Constitution. There was no State
but what had action the subject OF the
| slave traue. Kentucky had placed in her
| new Constitution the same prohibition
| against buyhS slaves intO that .-tate to
| he dealt IN aS property, a> was IN the old
constitution. Mississippi had a s,,n!lar
provision. Maryland had provision on
the subject, aud perhaps other
States. The adoption of this resolution
he did not think would be concession
toy either class Of States, but would be as
accepta pe to one as to the other. But
III these days of coutinua. alarm, every
night When he went 10 bed and OH rislhS
i'll the morning ne apprehended 10 hear
new dangers aud difficulties. But he had
witnessed proceedings III another State,
where it was declared that If the slave
trade We're abolished in this District IL
would he sufficient cause for southern
conventions, which is the same thing a>
| considering ttIr ~~t'oL;.nny Of dlS>OivlnS
the Union. To wna, degree of folly
aud extravaganza passion will lead men.
He had beeu always ready 10 abolish
the slave trade i'll this District. Why
should the traders in this kind of mer-
chandise come To this place from other
States, and shock the feelings OF men, hy
marching long corteges of manacied hu-
man beings OH the avenue! Why should
| Ill hl,f oal.
ingS of men by spectacles SO detestable
as this! This subject OF so much disq"I-
etude should he settled with equal salts
faction to both parties: and the South
should rejuice at its abolition as much IA
the North Adopt this resolution, aud
there will be restored to the country tina
peace and harmony which has not beeu
known for thirty years.
The seventh resolution relates 10 the
surrender oi fugitive slaves. On this sub
lee, he would 20 as tar as the fartheSt IL.
/ carrying out the enforcement of the Con-
! s,itutlon 1t was a requirement of the
Constitution; and every State. and every
State officer. and every man in the Union
was hound to aid in It's execution. 1t
WAS a provision to the Constitution which
every citizen was bound to observe; every
| man holding an Office took an oath TO
support the ConStir ution. and was bound
TO aid in the restoration OF a fugitive slave.
NJ ,na,i Vas Botiud To niake tour o!
his State TO hunt up fug,tives. out all
persons present at the arrest of fugitive
slave are bound 10 assist the master in
capturing hinn-that is, If any man Is
bound 10 aid in he execution OF the laws
of the country. Ii was power aad a
right equal io tina: relating TO fugitives
from Justice; and no man preiendS 10 deny
tina, fugitive from justice should he
given up when properly denanded. H..
thought the decision Of the Supreme
Court on this subject had ,een greatly
mistaken. The decision was that ali
laws OF inped,nent to the recapture of
slaves by the free States are forbidden by
the Constitution of the United States. aud
that the Uulted States have no power to
impose duties on State officers not requir-
ed by the State constitutions anl laws.
/ Beyond this the decision did not go. The
! i,npeditneuts thrown by State enactment>
in the way of the enforcement of the pro-
vision of the Constitution were pro luced
) by evils which he hoped would work their
own cure. With the exception of Vir-
! ginia. perhaps. no Stat. had more reason
! to complain Oh this sabjec, than Ken
tucky. rne Senators from Ohio know
that it Is at the greatest peril, even of life.
tina, Kenturkiam eau attelnpt To recap.
ture slave who has escaped INTO OHIO
L was un,ieightoriy and nmkind, that
u tavelioider caii,iot travel through the
free States with his servants without hav-
ing them taken torcibly from him. Here
roiore there were acts in force in the free