The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-19

upon it, and either improve il. or make better one
and il so, they will instruct their chairman, whoever he
may be. to report thai amendment to the bill whenever
il is taken up hope the senator in the propf
ETY. Of leaving this subject open and leaving the commit
isss gasrsmnslIsd AS e any ASSOCIATION q this sub
say Il never entered into my own or anybody elses
Mr. SEWARD Mr. President. have offered 10
the fugitive slave bill amendment TO grant the habeas
corpus and the trial BY jury. shall be very willing 10
refer the whole subject TO committee, provided the
have offered shall go with il, And. as
understand the motion OF the senator, Is TO ameorate
the spirit Of the resolutions of the honorable senator from
Kentucky MIR cLAYl will call for the reading OF the
resolutions, that may move my amendment
Mr. CLAY. The amendment OF the honorable senator
will remain in the Senate There no proposition 70 re-
fer The subject is referred, but the bill and its amend
ments remain here Ii the Senate will appoiH this com
mee to take into consideration all these subjects Tor the
purpose OF getting general plan Tor the healing OF
the wounds OF the country they can report bill or an
amendment or both i necessary irus, ,he subject
will be taken into consideration, and the bill with the
amendment, will remain in the Senate.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi. will merely state that
shall against the proposition TO except this subject
because il one OF the elements OF agitation throughout
the country and therefore OF the things TO be consd
cred by committee TO be raised for the purpose OF gen.
era compromise. Unless this is the object OF the com
mitteeunless this is the end to be aainedt were idle
raise the committee at all therefore hope that to this
end all kindred subjects may be open to the committee,
that they may return TO the Senate whatever IN their WIS
The question being then taken upon the amendment
submitted by Mr. WALKER, it was rejected, yeas II, nays
81, as follows:
yEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton. Chase. Clarke, D,vis
Greene, Hale, Hamlin Miller, Norris Phelps, Seward
NAYS-Messrs. Atchfson Badger, Bell, Borland. Bright,
Butler, Cass Clay, Clemens Davis Of Mississippi Dekn
Manaum, Mason, Morton Pearce. RusL, Sebastian, spra.
ance, Sturgeon, Tnrney, and Underwood-27.
Mr. HALE | stated yesterday. that would make
factous opposition simply rise to ask that with the sew
memorials and circumstances received BY the Senate
this session, and lying upon the table. relating to these
matters may be referred also, and upon this ask the
M Mr.. CLAY hope that these petitions &C.. win be
referred this committee do not promise to read them
all, do suppose that the committee VIII read a.
furhest more than one two hope that they will be
Mr.. KING. have been opposed to the reception Of
nanssa By The Senate 81 he United States We thought
that they would not be received. We tried IT. and found
to our establishment that gentlemen had changed their
views, and that petitions, asking Tor what they knew
they were carried out, would produce such state q
things would shake the to its very found
aton had been received but received with declaration
posed 10 send them to committee Now, while am in
favor Of committee taking into consideration every
proper and legitimate subject appertainng TO the set
Element OF this great question, not in favor of send
ing petitions praying for dissolution Of the Unon-a
petition (for understand that there another similar TO
the rejected the other day. asking 70 arm our
slaves against us am not in favor OF taking up pc.
tons praying that the slave trade between the States
may be abolished. The Supreme Court of the United
States have already decided that course to be unconsu
onal and ourselves have this very day rejected
upon that very subject Now. what is the object Of
ioIcs Us, who believe that these things are ncen-
diary and calculated TO do mischief TO CRAFTY the wishes
OF these miserable fanaiics-for | will call them by
sentiments upon this floor, am sorry that my friend
from Kentucky has. think. without reflection, init
mated wish that these petitions should be referred to
any committee As southern man protest against II.
as being an injustice, calculated alarm people al
ready alarmed for their constitutional rghtsa people who
believe thatthey have been invaded, and will be invaded
uphold them trust my friend will reconsider the view
he has taken and that the Senate OF the United States
will not put us in position which we must think 10
insulting to senators and as southern men.
MIR. HALE. Mr. President, the senator from Ala
bama mistaken in the and purpo OF this resou-
ton In the frat place. the petition 70 dissolve the Union
not receive it. So that part OF the argument falls Well
the second place, the resolution TO arm the slaves has
been taken up and disposed OF. So that the other
half of the argument il gone
Now, what's leftl Let see how the matter stands
Here sixty OF the wsest men in the naon-no here
are Of the wlsest men n the nation Tor Will
this Sanhedrm gets up and pours out, in very proper
and wise resolution plan OF action, and the Senate pro-
pose to refer these resolutions Well sir, our sover-
egns-the peope--have here OF their thoughts
in the form OF petitions and propose simply and solely
to take up these petitions which relate to the subject
matters contained these resolutions and nothing
and refer Them too. This is called insulting to II is
respectful to refer cogaiions but insulting to
fer the thoughts OF the people. Now, II seems to me,
that il the honorable senator from Alabama will exercise
little OF that sober reflection that he recommended to
the senator from Kentucky he will that he has spoken
little unadvisedly, when he out strongly against
the simple proposition 10 refer petitions which have al
ready been received, and which germane TO the SUBJ
jec that is TO 60 before this committee. What are the
subjects that you going refer You going TO refer
the question OF the abolition oil slavery and the slave trade
in the District OF Columbia and that not brought here
by aboionsts, fanatics, anybody else oil the sort II
was introduced by the honorable from Kentucky
representative from slave State, and the honorable sen
constitutional rights Of the slave States Yes, sir, the
great champion OF constitutional rights upon this floor
has moved that the Senate should refer the OF the
abolition OF slavery In the District OF Columbia TO Sc
lect committee OF thirteen Yes, sir, upon the introduce
ton OF one senator from slave State, and upon the mo-
ton OF another senator from slave State, this very sub
ect has been referred 10 committee Is a resolution oil
senator here OF dignity and entitled 10 more re-
spect than the opinions OF those who sent him here IL
seems 10 me that the idea is monsrous; that II Is not
insulting the Senate but insulting 10 the people to say
thai what they have expressed shall not be heard
certainly sir, did not suppose that doing anything,
except what omitted BY mistake IN reference TO this
matter, and that merely correcting an oversight
when these petitions were not referred with tie other
matters.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. Having voted against the
reception OF all these petitions, emanang they do from
the most corrupt motives. certainly cannot think now
oil voting 10 take them up after they had been laid upon
the table OF the Senate by action OF the Senate submit
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