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

published by gentlemen who not constantly in Con
gress with their memorials talking here about veasou,
delays with the Library Committee" Ii, on the osls
hand we buying the book for the Of the Senate
what do we want with 5000 COPIES II Is a book W,
cannot frank 10 our constituents What shall do with
Them! Are there 5000 officers to give them to
Mr. FOOIE. NV friend from Texas every ana
then has his own claims 10 urge upon The Senate audi
have generally taken for granted that he had exporeds
case and understood thoroughly But in this he seem,
10 take for granted that have had The singular in
creduiity 10 give my recommendation for measure
know nothing about Now, slf, this gentleman rs a Tel.
low. boardeE oil mine, and more modest and amiabs
and unassumng gentleman there is not IN this city and
he is known To be IN the whole country could cite
a hundred distinguished men IN the country who
could vouch Tor Mr.. Palmer, and not only Tor his inte
gence and industry, but for his molesy and ehnemen,
of manners My honorable friend is mistaken in his
man; and he will learn, upon better acquanl
ance TO appreciate him more highly My friend knows
that have stood by him in matters OF appropriation and
| hope he will act with me upon this
MIR RUSK l know that the senator is liberal and
know that am. for have been often blamed for il Bu
when man has sent memorial 10 Congress OF 70 pages
and memoralized Congress three or four different time.
aud asks five six thousand dollars Tor this work
Mr. FOOrE Mr.. President
The PRESIDENT Order! The Chair cannot allow
these constant Interruptions.
Mr.. FOOTE The senator has yielded The floor
The PRESIDENT. He has no right TO yield the floor,
unless he does il altogether
Mr. RUSk here took his seat.
Mr.. FOOfE He has done so now. Mr.. President
Columbus bored the Court OF Spain in the way
and was denounced and rdicued in the same way And
has been with every man of public spirit. who has
entertained disposition to relieve the world, in ever
generation OF the world since Adam. Such men have
ever been prosecuted, derded, and denounced Socrates
drank the hemlock Aristides was banlshed and Coum
bus carried home in irons because he discovered the
New World. This Mr., Palmer is, in my opinion, more
worthy of commendaton, respect. and sympathy, than
ninety nine -hundredths OF those individuals who come
with applications of similar character and obtain ,hs
confidence and patronage OF The honorable senators from
Texas and Missouri.
Mr.. MASON | call for the order Of the day
Mr.. FOOTE Question the resolution.
Mr.. MASON | move TO postpone the further consd
Grafton of this subject till tomorrow.
The question being taken on the motion TO postpone
The PRESIDENT The Chair will take occasion to
say that, examining with some the resolution he
has come to the conclusion that nasmuch as il involves
an expenditure out OF the contingent fund, il requires
three several readings 1t is considered having been
read twice in committee of the whole and will therefore
be open to amendment, as proposed by the senator from
Mr.. WALKER. Will that not equally involve the
necessity Of making the resolution joint one
The PRESIDENT 1t will not
The PRESIDENT II comes out OF the contingent
fund.
this individual inasmuch as the Committee on the Ii
brary has been introduced in connexon with the idea Of
his boring Congress, desire to say that the Committee
on the Library have no complaint to make. The memo
rial connected with this charge is that to which refer
red in the remarks | made believed II was vaua
BILE paper and did understand il to be connected with
the present work II was special matter taken out Of
the body OF great work that was printed by Congress
for reasons which they considered sufficient do not
see that it connected with this
The question being taken on the amendment OF Mr.
ATcHIsoN II was not agreed to.
The resolution was then reported to the Senate, and
ordered to be engrossed for third reading.
RECLAMATION FUGITIVE SLAVES.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the bill
provide for the more efectual execution OF the ihr
clause of the second section OF the fourth article OF The
constitution OF the United Stales-tbe question pending
being upon the amendment of Mr.. PRATT 10 the amend
ment of Mr. Mason.
the senator from Maryland by inserting in the fourth
lion. fifth line, after the word tissue" the following
And whether there was not collision on the psr
of the claimant either in the escape of said fugitive
the proceedings for his recovery.
Also after the word - where il first occurs 10 |
the 10th line Of the same section, 10 insert
And that in the opinion of the jury there such
collision
Mr.. PRATT accepted the foregoing notifications.
Mr. DAYTON demanded the yeas and nays on The
amendment of the senator from Maryland, and they
were ordered.
Mr. DICKINSON Mr. President, desire to stat
thatm colleague has not yet returned to the Senate sa
upon the questions involved in this bill agreed TO pan
Oft with him until his return l shall therefore not
this amendment hope, however, that my colleague
will return IN season for me to vote upon the bill upon
The Clerk having commenced to call the roll,
Mr.. DAYTON addressed the Chair, saying that be bad
risen to speak before the Clerk bad proceeded to call b,
roll, and had addressed the Chair two three times
The PRESIDENT. The Chair did not hear the gen 4
teman but the calling OF the roll will be suspende
and will be considered as not commenced
Mr. DAYTON. | do not take the floor. Mr. Pres
dent, with a view to extend nj any length The debsh
which occurred yesterday; but some remarks which III
from the senator from North Carolina Mr.. BADGES
seem to make it necessary for me to say few words
reply 10 those observations, My objection TO ihh
amendment originated first in the character OF the amend
ment itself The amendment makes the obligation
pay out OF the treasury OF the United States TO ans
upon the simple act of the non delivery OF the slave
when it has been proved that he is fugitive and
the county where the application was made, without h
slightest reference TO any wlul effort any inability
10 carry out the law the part OF the officer, or con
munlty or county to which he escaped That, sr
mamtesty wrong.
In the next place, the amendment transfers the yeaae
where squestIon Of default tried to the Stale wheao
the escape made, and the action is then commences
against the district attorney without notice that the an
was committed where the wrong donei ana hI
whole matter is tried home the parties being ign0rs
Of the transaction. Well il strikes that this IS eaI
going too Tar in the phraseoogy and in the terms o.
Amendment.
Then objected TO the principle Of the amendmetl
sell. The principle OF that amendment, let he sena
from North Carolina speak of ii as he may, does MAJ
the federal government the endorser, the underwne
the detautng States or defautng citizens who eonu
the wrong. The slave escapes into Pennsylysna
New Jersey The claim - made upon the jurisdiction
upon the citizens OF that Stale to surrender him. an
surrender Is made Thereupon, that state Of acts DC
proved, the federal government called upon to iods
niy the claimant Now, IS not the government bes
responsible on the ground of eniorser undeTSh'
to the party who has lost bis properly Where, ST.
this thing TO lead to- The gentleman says i ma,
difficult to specify any other than this where