The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-10
Mr. STRoEa proposing 10 refer that portion Of The M
sage The Committee on the judiciary, il was agreed =

Mr. STRoE0, proposing 10 refer that portion OF the ma
sage 10 me Sommiee on the Judiciary, y was agreed "a
STEAMERS TO CHINA
Mr. STANTON, of Tennessee proposed 10 amend A.
resolution referring portion ~ the message tohe Con-
mtee on Naval Affairs. BY nsrnetn,g that coInmias
also 10 inquire into the proprtiy Of the establishment q
line oil mail steamers between the western coast OF Ih
United States and China.
Mr. BAYLY saw no necessity for. or proprety in. co0
sdeng the subject embraced IN this amendment At hi,
Mr. srsSToS dsssosa ro% he views
SPEAKER, and argued in few remarks TO show that b.
Ing Treated OF 10 the accompany Documents Ia the See
isay q The Nays report II was as proper now TO dis
Mr.. GREEN sand he hoped the amendment offered ~
me gentleman from Tennessee would not be agreed 10
Inc subject q establishing more lines OF mail steamers and
belongs properly to the Post Office Committee rather Than
the Committee on Naval Affairs. Toe primary ground ~
which the lines OF mail steamers in existence wer
established and defended was the increase of mail iaeI
ties As carriers OF The mail, they have been mainly mn.
tanned and defended by their advocates Il is true A.
mere make.icsgM in their behalf they have been elaine
TO Afford addiional strength to the navy; and so Il hs
also been claimed that they will expedite and aclils
commerce.
Bat not pretended that we should refer The sob.,
70 the Committee on Commerce. on account Of lis Incl.
dental effect on commerce; and for the same reason
should not be referred to the Naval Committee becanss
Of the remote prospects OF inc reased naval strength from
the ystem -"
The principal support Of the mail steamers il the an
tlclpaed postal advantages and although these ahici
paons are all proved faacous, IRON The great exoense
and small prom, Of the system, yet the matter should Be
referred 10 the Post Office COMMITTEE and there have
thorough investigation and the facts reported for the
try Il will be recoeced that during the ast session Of
Congress an appropriation was made for those mail
steamers, and the payment directed 10 be made in
proportion 10 the mail service performed This shows that
all relation to the navy was dsrcgarded and all adapta
ton Tor naval service overlooked So also was he
pretended benefit OF commerce treated in like manner
and the whole system was left before stated solely "a
means OF extending the mail system the oceans
and TO foreign countries This being the case, though
consider the whole stem injurious and especially 50
the western country prefer that il should be considered
by the Post Office Committee, and not by the Naval Com
mitee and shall therefore vote against the amendment
asd hope j may be rejected -
stating therein that il contemplated reference 10 Ii.
usual committee Of SO much OF the Secreary of the Nayys
report as treated OF the establishment of line Of steamers
between the western coast Of the United States and
China. 5.A \
Mr. BAYLY explained that the resolution, as framed
by HIMSELF contemplated the reference Of this subject
the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Il Mr.. STANTON, OF Tennessee, on this understanding
Withdrew his amendment.
Whereupon the said resolution having been asreedio-
THE FUcITIvE-sLAvE LAW.
Mr. GIDDlNGS proposed as an amendment an add.
tona resolution, referring to the Committee on the Judi
ciay all OF the message treating OF the domestic afan
MI. G. then addressed the House at length upon the
positions Of the message with reference TO the slavery
QueeuOn. he nelu tndl tn6 Executive observed Ce0N
for his frankness, though he conceived thai that ne
onarys threat veto bill repeating modifying The
fugitive slave law involved an entire abandonment oil
the wing anti veto doctrine ta b.
MIR. G. went on first prove that in 1646 the wings
had taken strong ground against the use of the veto
Mr. CoIwin tsaid he) had been one OF the most eo.
quent advocates in that election of the wing ant-veo
creed. Now his Mr.. Corwins] PRINCIPAL the President
ayows that he will veto repeal OF the fugityesave
law. He again commended that officer for his frank
ness. t84@t 3as
Ill IL. l..
the due execution of The laws meant for an ni
nation that he would enforce the fugitive-slave law
Mr.. G. explained the circumsancesthe North not being
duly represented the floor under which the bill
passed The Presidents hint menace TO the North
Ii the due execution OF that law should be opposed the
President would be responsible for drawing out oppoG
ton to it, He held that this law could not be enforced;
and, behalf OF his constituents he proclaimed that the
President had not the power to enforce it. Thus be
could not make slave. catchers oil his lr IT, 81 constu
epts taking them at his will the law proposed from
their farms, workshops &C. to that end This feature
the law made it to be abhorred and detested. SO the
North repudated the whole thing The time had come
when The people OF the North would speak as plainly
the President as be had spoken TO them. ~ III
Mr.. G. next read The portion OF the message saying
thai the States had alone the right TO manage their do
nestle affairs. The North, as good citizens, would abide
BY that obligation OF the constitution, and therefore would
not interfere to catch runaway negroes He then argued
TO show that this government bad no right TO use 10
power for the protection OF slavery He called south
to answer il he was not correct in declaring thai
general government TO uphold slavery Here the speaker
quoted from the remarks oil Gouveneur Morris, to show
that In making the constitution the North fatty refused
uphold the institution oil slavery and TO this day the
people OF the North held to his views. Mr.. Gerry in
the constitutional conveniion had taken ground similar
to that occupied by Mr.. Morris He could not believe
that that great mans descendant Congress- or any
other northern man, would now repudiae the principle
OF no general government help to slavery then laid down
by his ancestor An endorsement Of the obligations oil
The iugves slave law. he argued, would be an entire
abandonment OF the position of Morris, Gerry aud the
rest OF the North in king the constitution. as
Mr. g. next explained the position OF the anti.savey
party Of The North as to the rights and obligations Of The
States with reference TO slavery He held them TO be 10
such matters entirely sovereign and independent o each
other and that was incompetent Tor the general govern
ment TO interfere with the institution in the States Here
iolore-ihat is before Mr. TooMBs had claimed thai this
early in the last session-no man hal held here that
this So he believed with the President that Con
gress could do nothing with reference to slavery 10 The
States He called on southern lawyers 10 say whether
the North could constuonay interfere with slavery
the States TO the extent of catching slaves runn
of AT the North non-nterference with slavery in The
States was the true and recognised theory II the Sou'n
asked the North to abandon that doctrine, he desired
know IT, He was without confidence ia northern
doughfaces. they would but obey southern dicaton
He wouc, however ask the chivarous and open hearted
South il she called the North to interfere upon lhs
slavery subject in States, and he warned her that u che
demanded that the part oil the North, the latter
would 80 interfere as TO abolish the institution
Mr. g. Continuing argued that the Presidents fugnve
law recommendations involved taunts and insults to The
Norh, calling on her to bind downihe poor fugitive,
chain him, hand him back TO his owner, BE-. &c. which
the freemen OF the North never would do. And then
after devo,ng portion Of the remainder OF his hour
general ant-slavery speech, Mr. O. again alluded TO ne
Presidents position upon the fugitive law, and insisted
that that officer could not make the North obey this sw
He who caused the first cannon TO roar against the North
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