New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-20

priasigns for the present year was considered 10
Committee of the Whole.
The Reclamation In Free States of Fugitive
slaves.
No portion Vi Gov. Stewards late Speech has
met with wider or more unsparing condemnation
than that which relates TO the surrender by the
Free States Of fugitves from Southern Slavery
The South OF course condemns him unsparngly and
in the mass, while OF the usually received expo
nents Of Northern sentiment majority unite IN the
condemnation. Let US consider the matter-iirst,
in the light cast upon it by his most eminent sntag
onists.
llr. CLAY, 10 his great Compromise Speech, says'
aMr President do think that that whole class Of Lee
beg inning IN the Northern States and extending
e Of The wesern States, by which obsTucuons snd
iupedsnis have been thrown m the way OF The ecoveiy
of fugitive 10 unconstitutional and has onsllatea M
spirit which trust wl correct iisei wien hese s'sl
come calmly - consider The nature AID extent {" wef i'o
81 ,hins MIR President that with regard to the true
Interpretation Of this division of he Constitution there can
he 40 doubt IL imposes obligation upon al the slses
drse o. 81 ss yasnea, State or Fedsss and viii
euar Circumstances 10 asssi in the surrender and recovery
vi fugitive Slave irOn his master
upon this subject do Liak lsl have Just aud sen
Gus cause compair against the Free states tbnk they
fsl in fulfilling great obeato and no failure Ia precise
y OF subjects which In it's naiureis the most
Irritating and nasmiHs to those wh' I'VE 10 'he slave
Now, SIR uilnk 1t 10 marx Of no good neighbobood
Of no bindDes OF courtesy thai man living In Slave
stats cannot now with any safety travel In the Free
States with bite servants although he has no purposes what
yvs stopping there longer tnEn short ume And OF
ts hoe subject sir how has tho legislation Of the Free
States altered of tho worsa within the course q The last
ii idn period Of the las. twenty or thirty years had
he besen Of soiOuines they caed pass
irg through OF abiding o The moment IN The Free Slate
all these laws ia behalf OF heso soouers through The Free
states are swept away except believe IN The State OF
MI DHYTos And NewJersey
Mr. CLAY--Ay, end In NewJersey. am happy 10 hear
1T but Ia mOst OF the large Sisesn most n no, all Of The
NewEngland States, these laws have been aboishod,
uusiad action the part Of the Fee States toward the
Slaveholding States
Mr. Prssioeni, do no, comics, the ground
rice bis slave voluntarily and he ia
master does OF does not become instantly enhted to
h. 6eedom am no, going TO srsae TIA, question
.sy It 10 unkind 10 eghbory !. not IN lie spin
oiit.erasi connection which sNss es" cen v n H.
the way suggested supposng II to be gnt 80 TO do
Bat where there 10 purpose Of permanent abode 10 IN
enon Of scing finally and concusiyely aud planting bic
caves within the commonwealth IL but right and proof
Of good neighbohood and Kind aud friendly feeling 70 a.
low the Of the slave to psss with bis property I'M
"Thrn Mr PfesidenL hlns that the existing laws upon
The subject for tho recovery OF fugitive slaves aud the
res,orsnen and delivering Of them up TO their owners,
convres-and hope hereafter, IN better state OF feel
ing when harmony Rad goodwill prevail among me
members Of this Conftdofscy will be regarded by the
Free States Themselves part Of their duty asoo
IN alsying this irritating ard disturbing subject 10 the
peace Of Union but at all events whether they do
u uol Il 10 duty to do H. IL 10 our duty To make
ire law more effective and | shal so with the senator
from The South who goes 'ahe., 10 making penal laws
OF agilVe slaves, and the restoration Of them to 1heir
VwDers"
Mr. CALHOUN is much more tart aud brief, and
20 more decisive. He says.
HOW sands the profession Of devotion the Uuion by
Esrsnrta when brought 10 his est Have they hb
stained from violating the Consnmoni Let The many acts
passed by the Northern States 10 aside and anpul The
fugitive slaves cite this thai il Is the only ir
saeee to nere are mauy oihers but because the VOLS
denied"
To this count in the general indictment against
the North MIR. WrssrrR intcrposea for the defend.
ant plea Of guity--ss follows;
aTbse Is especially ono complaint Of ihs South which
my opinion jas Foundation which IS that iherv has
hen found the North arnong Individuals aud sircng
Lssisarrs Of the Norta characterization Ia perform fully
,het ses.atons Sas. in exsIS to ss resl 81 persons
tina, respect my edsmen, that ihe soo,a Is gh anu
tie ssn wGSs sS sps, 81 ~, eSs %
the Cned States AID tbs article Of he Constitution which
says - siaies they shall deliver Mp fegi'iye
ssvss s az binding honor and sry c'her
Nuee and no mNa futile bis daty under oath m any
evSsions escapes FROM he constitutional duty have al
ways thought lhAi the Constitution addressed Itself 10 the
Lee Of tho States themselves 10 The States them
ss.s. .Aa 81 delivered ap and confess have slwsys
OF epiaion thai inunc Ion upon the ssies
SAFE AID ssecins .ssreo'S within lie jurisdcsOn Of
,s., state shsn be delivered sS L. seems 70 me thai he
saes 10 ne .olaesien q The Constitution shall cause
sane seHas yess before under We eSosdes.nSn Of ne
nass se ANA mai q ~ me s wsss s se S S se
es ee assssed up wsse power 10 Be exercised ands
DE sshessy q assovsrnmsat u DO not know upon the
whole maj thai may not have been fortunate decision
do nc; ss ss s %, ss.l decision My a.s. 10 re-
i judicial SsSisiSns eas as Il now stands tss bsssDess q
ses,nx lssi these fsgves delivered an reside. in r
4 he bead Of e Jedsis cSSSss ia. s ally ,'s s.
sasec, now before the Senate with aasndmcn 10 Il
propose support that bi with Al rrop.,
and provisions N IL to the ies he el Is,
Ides,rc 10 call the sonon Of all soocr paen Ia TIE Nos
men carried away BY no fsnaucs idess-So their m
uoAal geoas upon tais question and 10 respes
u rosslss Qaescon OF co1sceueewhs night they have
N Iksir lcgislsye eapsces Ally of ihen ~ snd vor ie
ssss q e rseAss secured BY The Constellation al pes.Sn.
whose slaves escape frota themf Ncae slov1e al
ne coasauuoO can they 'usafy hal In my opinioa o
ecurss IL matter for their own cousidessrOn- They
prosaey In The ano Of thoashl without havsg s,opPet
70 eonssass ef zeal ss 10 NE, eurresi
t90xh'n which they Imagined hey oand motive for
Saesaen o he esssso consider ihssr snssir ons oss
ton which an sure u they aid consider, they wou.c
s.s sssia. he Sos ss's ~ss o ss 9
10 rb<diec-w hch u II In power of the diseren,
Departments Of this eeSvFnmeas rezeove-wh.ch e,ns
of saKc,eent OF proper law salhorxiax he ,3 -.
Of The seser Stses o. ths Government to DO IN ia,
necessary s the fvesptars u skuve dawes ana lie Tvs.
tCraon q iaen ,hose wso elaiI ssua wssrsser 20
snd wherever SPEAK ppco his saae;--l spesA here 40
sesre 10 SPEAK The people % The whole Sor say ths
he ssuA sss been injured his rsspeSt II has sst 10
complain Ths North hss oeen TOO csfeess nPoz was:
eek tee Consultation paempsofiy sast smphAtcAly sa
toins upca IL - sduy~
tn the Same effect are the plea of Guilty and
prefers cfrepentance aud ame0dmen, inserposed
by Gen Cas- in hs remarks on the 18th inst He
ssyss
my own opinion Is str ,hat shcaA take up The bi
of the eespase cfasve sSyes reported By the Judiciary
Comn.iies am dlseos,d % saspSBd I'll oar dsesssions
sod % lay ssee al otssf business with view apon
"a, ek without Unnecessary de,sy and 70 pass N such
WI - nsy b acceptable 10 majority u die body. Thsf
p.'rt spon witch the South s~s nost ssuecy, and u
SSvs Ss.ra sa 90 -. - ~. nS~ -. - ~