The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-05-15

is deemed an assault With intent to murder
/ Suppose, then, that IN Ihese political excite
ments that ere continually sgiiating the pop
ular mnd in lreland-'bs people of Irelan,
ceeking afer What they demanded a. ju.iic
from The British government. ~bst Grea
Britain refuses to grant ihec, denying IL I,
be IislIcr-there should be committed an %
.uul' upon public officer. charged with tn,
execution Of the laws, by "a nslconient, VII.
should make his escape 10 this county ant
suppose ,ha, he is reclaimed upon an aifids
'i' sworn in l,elsnd, charging him with tn
offence under the Treaty, and the Law to car
~ II into execution, hs must be surrender,
And, when carried back uuder this charge
What hinders hs being pu, upon trial for
political offence, 10 ~hlch this government
never would have const nisd TO ex'end ~
| consider, therefore, Mr.. President, tha
Tie amsndment which The honorable srnat OF
from Virgins Mr.. Mason) proposes to intro
duce as substitute for tha, reported by ID,
Judiciary Committee, is, in ns general .cop,
and prosIsions, free entirely CON objection
u there nfe sEy amendments IN matters OF do,
tai which II may seem TO require, they car
easily he sngra'led upon II. And permit me
While am nptn lha, sui jeci, TO say ns think
can say with confidence, not only for my seIf
but Tor every senator from the South. that II
there can be any portion Of that bill liable 20
Jls' or reasonable exception, likely TO v, op.
porluni,y for any successful freud 10 entrap
any person Who is now free into = state ol
bondage, or to give encouragement or assis
'ance to kidnappers, ~e~ ~ill not only gladly
support, hut ,hall be prompt to propose every
proper amendment. Neither se nor our COO.
sltuen's desire sugh' bu, What j,slly belongs
TO US. We wish bill ~hIch will insure the
ieuro CT our slaves, and not endanger the
rights Of iiecmeu. And We lock with horror
upon every conirisonce or altemp, to bring
10 the condition Of slave any man who is
now free.
Yes, sIr, aud will say, sfer practice OF
more than lhrly years a, the bar 10 q slave.
hoiding State. that have never heard Of an
instsicc 10 which an bciion was brought By
a b'sck man against his supposed master, for
the purpose Of trying tho question Of freedom
or sla'e'y, in ~hlch there was the sligh,es,
ground TO suspect un'aItness or bias agsirst
The plaintiff. o,, t-nAp sAp- on the .cI .nirasp-
that tf there DO any leaning ~ the minds o.
our ilrors, II IS IN favor Of him sho, upon
probable grounds. sets up the clam OF lfee'
dom. speak it'll entire confidence Of these
matters, as they are ~ o,v own State, and l
presume what Is true ot North Carolina Is
irue OF every ono OF The slsveboldIng States.
Several Senators. Certoinly, certainly ;
everywhere.
Mr.. Hale. The sympa!hics Of the people
arc aeains, the las.
Mr.. Badger. M sir; they are in EXACT
accordance with the lss. The hearts OF the
people are in favor of the right, and the laws
secure IL, and | wish the hearts OF all the peo.
pie Of The United States ~e,e in the sane
proper condition.
S,t, | do 90, know ahat are the particular
provisions 10 other 5 ates; but IN my own, go
careful are our courts. and 90 careful have
they s,ways beeu to prevent undue advantage
b, ,ng taken When this question OF freedom I"
Isl,cd, lha, the tirs, thIns the courts REQUIRE
is, thai the alleged uiastcr shall eu'er INTO
buId and security thu, he Will hot remove the
slaves from the State, or beyond the Jutisdc
be had, und IN the mean time will allos him
TO attend TO The trial of his cause aud ,eat
han With humanity.
Thus, then, Mr. President, is a provision OF
lau for The recovery OF iug,uve slaves. which
Nc thu K il 10 absolutely necessary should be
adopted. IL is one suni:lenlly guarded TO a.
void iujis,cc to al who may be falsely Claim.
ed us lugitives; ard II seems TO ne sutticient,
II fairly and honestly carried INTO execution
as duub, no, II will be--,o insure to hose
who are really owners OF slaves that have es'
caprd tfousthc Safe in which they hvtd a re
tom OF their property to them, aud an ultimate
dovolution, II the re be any doubt 10 the case,
oi tho ulin question uI freedom upon The
IL bunal that has proper jurisdiction OF the
su'lsc, aud rghtful au,hori'y to settle the
questioo. ltis 10 return this question, not TO
II set OF savages--n,t to COLLECTION oil hea.
ihens-noi 10 people who are insens'bie to
the claims OF humanity or TO the Po"ef'u'
though ge1sIe mnIcuce of our religion. but to
a people as S ms bic to such clains, as ready
to acknowledge them, prompt to disch,rge
them, claim nothing more for them than iof
our friends and fellow crz'ns who live IN the
northern portion Of the Uaion, } as any people
on earth. Fur all this which VIC ask, We
have the guaranty Of the constitution. we
res, no, our claim upon the generosity or mSg'
nauimi,y merely Of cur northern brethren
though I feel that we might safely rely upon
We res, 1t upon slflct right we
demand II, and appeal TO their sense o' Jusice'
pledged to US in the fundamental Ia" o' the
land. 1t seems to me that, upon every view
Of tho subject, this measure should meet with
the decided appreciation of all ff'ends Of The
there should be no attempt
to clog the provision with such arrangements
for delay aud expense as must in the ofdna.
~ course Of things render the measure utter.
" inetlicien,-useless to Us for any practical
nruos. md calculated only to irr,ta,e and 10.