New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-24

cs0 tt reA4rre0 70 tce ot1te HfcrCe uc u01. the
United States shall become liable for bis valss 70
the owner This you perceive is some what dfss-
spt from Mr.. PKArrs auesdme0t which wsal1
rake tire United States generally lisele hr oil the
slaves that run away, though based upon the SANE
genera assumption, ma nsly, TIE a5sSate liability
q the L aited States government FOE the exstsocs
Of efficient aid successful means Of catching rana.
way negroes.
The hissory OF tAis psetsnton 10 curious enough.
congress Psssed the lsw Of 1893. imposing tss dsy
on setng in this matter upon certain State officers.
Atnouse this was clearly q, irregrlxrisy. TO say
tne e"S % objection vas made. and meet o. the
states nso poses laws IN aid OF the Us,sed States
hV ana resssuns the mode IN vhfsh the thiag
sbcalt be cone. Pennsytvania IN doing so pro,
posed 10 provide sunoos other thipss sor trial q
the claim 70 tie ssve By Jury. TIE aao,,son OF
the liOnaity OF that provision c,me "a be-
fore the Supreme Curt Of the lated ssatss ia tie
case 81 PsIGG, and the Court IN its a. xisty 20 a.
eide that the States could not obsact the caiusst
in any way overssepped the marx. aud decided
that the states had no business TO interfere wish
the matter st all Several OF the States. governed
by the risins anti Slavery sentinent at the North.
Immediately took advantage Of this oversight aa3
passed Laws prohibiting the State oti cers IRON act
ing IN the matter IN any way, the jsuors iron ~.
ceving slaves into their jsis sc. Tnis ass proved
so far rssrly death blow 10 the whsls systend
ssvecatchipg.
Meantime the border Slave States. who are a.
most the Only sufferers from the escape Of slaves
have Just walked up TO the conception that II the
United States 10 really the part, upoa whom it 10
incumbent, according TO the Constellation. 10 Sc
that TIE slaves are properly recsP,ured aud de-
hvered ~ the Supreme Court has plsinly declared.
and II the unitsd States does no, efficiently 90 npy
with this obligation. then the United States 0sv-
eminent becomes responsible In damages for fsa
ing 30 20 90. Here then ia q smart chance for q
speculation. II UDce Sam can be made TO ssssAs
direct responsibility in cssh far all the "nggers'
that run away. it will save many Q dsagrecable.
and for the most par: exceedingly Improbable
Journey - the Northern States. Bet, alas for a
human calculations The ultra Soathern States
90 clamosuus about the wrongs Of the border States
who are, by the way, much more patient uadse
much more accumulated suffering, eon't relish the
idea OF being called ON to pay their quota Of taxa
ton for protecting the pstrsrcha institution. rssy
come out, Tsiore, and dissent ON the correct
ness Of tho decision OF the Supreme Court, WHO'D
seems to have been made expressly to suit then-
and auume the ground that she provision OF the
Constitution on this subject s ncs the imposition a
cuty upon the United States Government eae
merely covenant in the nature Of treaty BE-
tween The several Ststes and dependent upos tie
good faith Of the States alone for lie execution
The ultra Northern Abcli,ionists say anon TO that
for II IL what they have bean saying all along u
10 precisely the doctrine Of CHAsx, dippisos 4 O..
with whom Il 10 curious 70 find BUrLrR, rvRSsu
4 Co again 90 soon cheek by joxl, a. well here a.
upon tho Omnibus bill. This leaves Only narrsu
streak ofcountry through the mddl ready to stank
by the decision OF the Supreme Court. and provids
what all unite In regarding a. the oBly rsS1y
efficient means OF relief for the owners OF the Al
scosding slaves The Representatives from that
streak are ready to excaim Oar suferings 10 -
tolerable.'
forgot, however, to merton that NJ. Vosvy,
though ultra Southern in locality Joins 10 this with
the border men, and peppers the ultra soushers
men ~ position with tremendous effect for thsAr
virtual discretion Of their brethren In distress This
he can do with perfect safety. a. there is no danger
10 the world that the provision will pass. asd h
gives bin the chance. suspected a. he 10 OF havis0
leaned little too much TO the North Of late, 10 sse
Herod Herod In his apparent devotion 70 the slave
holding interest.
Thus We have q smart little family quarrel anA
the united front" OF the South, formerly 90 naSh
boasted Of IL completely broken. Mr.. TUSsEr. 70
day in opposing this proposition, happened "a say
that 1t vas calculated 20 make two parties a the
South by arraying the interests Of the non slave
holders who would be naturally wiling to sndsre
such Z tax, sgainst the Shareholders for whsss
benefit IL would be imposed. Whersupes
FoorE came down upon bim "like thousand
Of bricks" To sugges, tho idea that there
might, by any possibility, be two parties q
the South. 4 non ssvsholding partyi an saa.
slavery party was horrid tre0on 70 the 5ossh-
Hung be the Heavens with black, that Q
Southern man Southers Senator coald
have been guilty OF such spssch-the very thiag
to put the idea into the heads Of the stupid non.
Shareholders, who would Otherwise have gono
down 10 their graves and never have thought Of IL
no matter what taxes might have been laid. rs
all this Mr.. ruRsEY quietly and cattingly replied.
that there are already two parties At the South
upon this very subject, and that recent events
prove that there are also demssogues atths South
capable Of awaiting themselves Of whatever Gle
ments Of discord their sociil system may present.
Az all this debate took place after the propostioa
Of Mr.. PRATT bad been voted down. Mr. MAssgx
gave notice that he should introduce q resolatios
to change the rules and have the voting done Arst
hereafter, and the debate afterward. Tho Senate
then adjourned. SRA