The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-23

proposition will be kept distinct Al all events shall
feel myself bound under present circumstances, 10
10 keep them distinct, and 10 sec II cannot have bill
passed which shall give an efficient remedy for evils
complained OF
Mr. FOOTE Mr.. President | think il is now stuff.
GENTLY manifest that gentlemen from all sections OF the
country disposed to give liberal bill for the sur
render Of fugitive slaves, and yet evident that there
ought 10 be further interchange of sentiment between
the friends oil the measure and therefore, Il is about
three o'clock, move that the Senate do now adjourn
Mr. STURGEON. | hope the senator will withdraw
his nonon Tor few moments wish 10 say few
words m reply 10 what has been said by the gentleman
from Maryland [Mr, PRATTl in his remarks on his
amendment
Mr. FOOTE withdrew the motion.
Mi STURGEON. Ii is unfortunate, MIR. President,
for Pennsylvania, that she borders for three hun
dred miles upon two slave States Ii is not remarkable
that there should occasionally up collisions between
question of slavery But ! wish, Mr.. President. 10 say
now, and wish TO say TO the senator from Maryland and
the from Virginia. and others from States border
ing upon us, that PennsJ wanna, State sound upon
this subject do not mean, in making this remark TO
say that we have not bad people among | do not
pretend to say that Maryland may not have suffered from
that cause What intend to say is, that the great ma
or of the people OF Pennsylvania sound upon this
matter The senator from Maryland has brought for
ward two three which, the gentleman has
lated them. will perhaps appear stronger than they
really are when properly explained. For instance, we
will take the first mentioned Ii was
which took place at Carlisle. II appears that master
The slave was arrested, and put in his possession; but
riot got up, and the life OF the agent or owner do
not know which. was os-a circumstance which every
deplored much the senator the
habants of Maryland could depore it, Thus far the law
had been complied with What the subsequent C.
ton Those rioters, many of them could be
found, arrested, tried and punished. But the law
did not stop here There suit for damages nstiiu
ted against all who connected with the affair." and
they were mulced in heavy damages Pennsylvania
can be charged as seems to me- with no derecton of
her duty in that The other a requsition
made upon Governor Skunk OF Pennsylvania. BY, be-
lieve the senator from Maryland, mir PRATT,1 then
governor of Maryland, for slave who had run away
from his master upon charge Of felonymade felony
understand him to say by the laws of Maryland Gov.
who had feeling upon this question of slavery and
desire 10 detain the slave properly from the But
perhaps Mr. Skunk was guided by the opinion, which
know Is generally entertained by sound lawyers in
State, that such elony-rendered such by the local
laws of another Sates not sufficient ground for
claiming fugitive from justice in a State in which il is
no felony.
Governor Skunk, suppose, decided that there no
such felony then under the laws of Pennsylvania and
hence he could not deliver him up. believe this, Mr..
Presdens doctrine that obtains many OF the States.
An act committed by individual is made crime under
the statute. He might commit crime which is not ma
ltm IN Sc, which is not NAHUM prottbnum, and then
flee 10 State in which there statute making that
crime and hence in that State they would not recognise
him having committed crime under the statute. |
think, Mr. President, that Pennsy is not singular
in this matter think the principle prevails in
several other States recolec instance, fourteen
fifteen years ago in which requston put INTO the
hands of officer by the executive OF Pennsylvania,
bring back To justice person who had fled from
the State OF Pennsylvania into Ono do not recollect
why the not returned but it resulted from
OF two either the governor OF Ohio declased
that offence under the laws OF Ohio and re-
fused 10 give him up the governor OF the Stale gave
him up and writ of habeas corpus being sed the jury
discharged him for that reason There other reasons
TO be cited why fugves, from statutory laws
not given up by the person TO whom the executive APP
plies. The other instance is one in Philadelphia, and,
from the explanation OF the senator from Maryland,
seemeda peculiarly aggravating case but will venture
to say, without having known heard anything OF the
before, that there something connected with
that which made the discharge OF the person at
least legal transaction have much confidence in
the legal talents and the legal discrimination and the
respect which the judges of Philadelphia have for their
decisions, and their standing lawyers 10
that there is something connected with the
which the senator from Maryland has not heard Of do
not know how IL may be. | thought proper 10 make
these few observations with view 10 dsabuse the pub
lie mind and 10 prevent the impression that Pennsyl.
vana unsound upon this question She does not want
the slave, God knows And II II were not for few bad
sylvania and Maryland and Virginia would not be so
often heard Of Bring these cases before the court OF
Pennsylvania, Mr. PreSdent, and venture TO say they
always decided right have but two in my mind
in which the act OF 1893 has been tested One was
in Ptsburg two years ago, think, IN which a gentle
man Of Maryland, well known, (Mr Van Wnter,) re-
covered $500. and the other not four years
Rince when $500 obtained for the concealment oil
seven runaway slaves think II is clear that If these
matters brought before the courts OF JUSTICE they
invariably decided according to the right,
| MIR HAMl-IN moved that the Senate proceed TO the
consideration of executive business.
| MIR FO0TE moved that the Senate adjourn.
The question being FIRST taken upon the latter motion
| ii was agreed u and
! The Senate thereupon adjourned.