Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-03
CONGRENSloNA Al,
SPEECH OF MIR. CLAY.
on krNrucky.
On The Pending Measures Of Con,promi.
In SENATE. May 2l. 1850

In SENATE. MAY q, 1850
The Sente h,vug under consideration the spee;sl n,
der being the bull l., admit Califrna as a State into
the Union, To establish Territorial Governments ia,
t'ah aud New Mexico, md making proposals 10 Tex
AS i' the tslabl shment Of her ives en and northern
"'oh'aI'e' ami Mt. Soue having addressed the Sen
Mr.. Clay. Mr. President thu debate has been cum
Quoted IN ihs case with great deal Of iffopulaity A
single proposition was before the Senate aud tlalu an
anendment 10 particular section. In relation to The
prohibition as To legislation by The Territorial Cavern
meols on he subject :" African slavery, And although
lhls was The solo qn' slion rcndrg Def the Senate
senators nave launched out Upon the broad cream and
enhface IN lie course OF then Arguments the entire
subject Sir, feel constrained in yndicalion Of the
nc's OF the comm tee ut which was mn humble mem
ntr 10 meet some oi the Arguments of the honorable
Senators; aud will hegn with the last. WIN has is
down The Senator from Louis nna finds n,sclC una
o'e 10 concur III The scheme u compromise which hs
been proposed Viii thai Senator canlesceni 10 pesen
on're PROJECT VI his own. for tho ,asi and recon
"lalol oi The people ut this couut,l Viii he tell ns
whit he want,l Sf thus 6SAng u ipnl, and. wuh he
ad o mapn, lug plass discovering defects deserving
the h'lle anmacuG which upon the snrl ue o
maer and which are udi.rctnble Ia the naked natural
eves sHsy and may be praclsed without any prac
Teal benefit or rtiahe result Ii is hr duly Of the
Senator "h" has jus Rdi ssed usit the duty 1t all
WIN rssall 'hs compromise. 10 give their own and
better pt Gl In tell huw they would recuncle the IN
And venture 10 say that upon every SUBJECT oi which
the learned Sci atr has treated he has done pea nis
ice Ia thr acts 4 lh's committee. d mean 10 bl
low him thrnug hout the whue at his remarks but
VI" ake rari notice OF his objections io the various
tca sol this report.
Sir. he hc4an II am MT mistaken with that which
relates 10 Tho recovery aud restitution # fugitive sla YES;
aud he SAID, with an air oi gteai dissatisfaction, II de
1'an, Ihal the comml,lee bad haosh back that bill
with cerlain emho Tassnenis instead n npr"vemrn,s
sir BEG You TO Tecolltet that the greatest ohlrcnns
made to The amendment relating To fugitive slaves mo
from States which suffering under the evil Of havnp
10 cnvef inglWe saves. stated h'fe The other day.
whit fer'a' again NV, that my own State is perhaps
The Satn snileing ST lIom tins cause. while the Sale
ui Louisiana l. among tluse atcs whrh suffer from
the least. And YET the honorable SenHor toom LOUIS
nna. when we l'fed with thrse provisions sees
IN them objections whlch are lnsnrmonnlahe. And
what are The fmb1rrlssmenIs ul which ho complains -
by, sir that The slave owner; the pursuit Of his
ugnlve property has carry with him n fccufd2 That
instead Of cutying viii him, in pulsur Of his slave at
great trouble and expense witness aud loose aidavs,
he Is tuffrd hy nuhenlr tecord2 That, say. Is an
advantage and ptolection the slavehulder-a urea,
advantage; lor that record will command respect the
Tree st tes, and VIII Give hm adyanapp which oral
les lmuny loose nilidasits taken bee justice of III.
pence could never confer. The rec0td muteovrt ls u
cumulative. hol exclusive remedy leaving him f o.
To employ the prov the acl # I193.
With respect To the oher plron II the report which
the nconv veniencr ui such tIin nkng nlto IN h STATE
from hich The fugitive has lrd2 In pint Of fici it
will b. no disadvantages for there will not be- one instancr
in hansand whete the band tn allaw trial by inv nt
hon will incommotle the slave owner since lhe Gnitlye
will be fsnd m hsve asked for as mere met, and
when lac net, back 10 hls own State he will bevonJ ,lI
Jnrs ION abandon that preicN SI nnl il Ia The h,n-
ntable Sepot,r whe h,r he do, mn, h,eve ,,, nh; , IN
b the caso and his ,on Will rrcnlec, is n,oneo1 nc
suhstiIu,a and SAT, Cr, an l., Tho Snr,, f H. at ,r,l ,y
Jury which they cnnlepd FIR ma d.tnnce from home
uni surrender # Tho constitutional nov sion Nre,ve,
il is yr,nt,g II, tho s,ve nlv ,he ,i,h ,yhic ha n,,
ndisnu atlv n,ssesos IN ali the s,v.hl,ng S,i.a oi
,i, a. ,,r hu,,l r ,ns,,c. l., ,,s,blis, b. ol,,
IA bis f5e,d,n cLe bosone
Mr. p,.sid,,t | find m,s If !, nocnIio, anil ,,,,s
pnsiion in respert Ia The defence of rbis ,epor find
m selC ,ss,ed hy ove,, yh,,o. hy und, c,,
rsnte. bv thss !, hioh 40 ye oe tbooo IN L,y ,n,b,
but, believing nc d.. lin, This ne,sute and his moo,
u,e nnlv viii nnss if ,nv as mss Jnfng ,he ,teee,
sessi n ,f C,ross h,u stand -, T., il and IN ,hs no.
port aoan-t all directions. sprinainc from whatever
quarter lheymay.
Sir il was but the o'ler day that found myself re-
proacbed a the Not,h i conveying an altered caumny
of their ins,itutins Inv SAVING III The ttia by ufy in
this particular description Of case, could not be relied up
on as remedy To the master VINO had 81 his slave; a7
If had made any such charge on Northern Judges aud
Jnes in Ordt ary IN the way OF tepoach, had
not apnauded ihe udmnsfalln OF justice both IN our
State and our Federal courts generally. l'uI argued