New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-27

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= - st'fleS peFi2c. the Yrat,. 4 a., - 80, -
abe Senator from Missi.sis,, 80. =. s9s ionos-
dsy 70 DAY, rom week to week far g.. u s't
weeks an experiment to rrskre In. ...- w
the cuntry met with the most de,ernsine. "a "
tied Resistance, a. il the measure which she C-,..
mittee might report, Whatever miSht DC ia char.c
ter, wouc rot stli be uader tire porer aud CONTROL
Of the Senate, 20 be disposed Of ny it according %
its own best judgment ntiy, however. the mo-
ton prevailed. A majority Of the Senate ordered
the Committee TO be appointed. Ard anOag the
reproscbes which were brought forward against
thst sppointmen, of the Committee BY the senator
n, m Massachusetts now 10 my eye, Nc Davisl IL
IVES stated that il MSS organized and created by
ony bare msjority OF the Senate Sir does such
areprOat that lie in the M 'h Of the senator
or OF otners who acted with him sense Of
my DUTY in this boiy, OF in any other body Of
Which ] am amemosr, prompts me 10 respect the
opIion Of the majority OF the Senate, aud 70 con-
form 70 Il so far as Is consistent with my views
and " ben not 70 to record my vote along With the
minority. But in this case. UPON the constitution
Of the Committee, but about 80 or 81 Members
voted at ali, because the Honorable senator aud
Others who concurred with him In opposing the
Committee chose to sit ia sullen silence although
members Of the body-a minority u the body. il Is
tIue-w thout voting, A. il was their daty ~ do.
IL this con.umacy on their part now To b. made
ground If objection 10 the character. constitution,
or lsbors Of the Committee
Wei, the Committee was fnally raised, and
went out OF its composition it does NOT become
me to speak, nor is it necessary to say anything
The country, the Senate, will iadge OF that With
out, however say ing a word in respect 10 the han.
bic person Who now addresses you, may be per.
mitted 70 remark that &c portion OF that Com
mi'5ee consisted OF gentlemen who had hon)rsoly
served their country IN the highest stations at home
and abroad, men Of ripe experience, aud whose
srsc acquaintance with public affairs entitled them
a. esst TO respectful consideration, when they
were engaged IN the holy Office It nav use the
expression, OF tgiog to reconcile the discOrdant
paIts 81 thi. Distracted country After having ex-
peaccd some two weeks upon their labors in their
chamber they sgreed upon a report deliberately
made lt had hardly been presented, before ali
sorts of epithets were applied to the Committee.
They were called the thirteen doctors, aud the.
bon Senator from New Jersey Mr. Day ton, seem.
ed 10; only disposed to deny their healing powers
bat 10 intimate even tina. they thirteen qlacks
sus liter that instead Of bringing forward q
measure 20 cure and heal the public disease, they
had Brought forward meature that only aggravat
I'd the disorders OF the country, and was calculated
to tire sten it with more sgitstion
Mr. President | need not use one word Of re-.
eliminating language. leave II TO the Senate and
to The country, and even 10 the Senators them.
solver, who have INDUCED in such expressions de-
liberseiy 10 cons der whethe a measure tnteaded
at any ate as olive branch, presented under
such auspices as this was, ought 70 have been 50
ed j, ought to have been 50 treated.
Well sir, the Committee preseated their meas.
ure or rather their system OF measures coexten-
sive with All the existing disorders Of the couatry
in res,iOn 20 the subject Of Slavory--a ~ stem
whicn II allowed 10 produce its beneicent ELECTS,
and which | entertain the highest confidence 10
will produce if it be adopted by Congress-xi
leave 70 blpg Ia the public mind to tester AMI
seitato Inc county.
The three FIRST measures reported by tho Com.
mittee are those now uLder coRGideration-the ad.
nilsson of California, the establishments Of terri
ioral governments for Utah aud New Mexico aud
the settlC ment OF the Boundary OF New Ne xico and
Texas. With respect TO the other two measures,
shall say bat little at this time IL will be 10
order to speak Of ,hem when they come up for de-
hate. | cannot foreeo. however, the opportunity
Of re marking that really think the Hon. Senator
from Virginia Mr. Hunterl has manifested too
much eegeFpess to 60 aside Q, make oe"ss'~~ ~
fault finding with the character Of these moAsuess.
IL b. roisrspFesented. tniaK. NOT inrsnsionahy
no doubt, but misfePressnieo, az you Yourself
showed very properly the nature OF those bilis
But whatever may be their character az present.
when they are taken up to be considered BY the
Senate il will be in the power OF the Senate 10
modify them according to the wishes OF the Hon.
Sc nAtor from Virginia. la two important partlcu-
ars that Senator msoonceiyes the character OF
these two measures. First, In relation 70 the
remedy by record in the recovery offugitye slaves.
That was intended to DC, as hIs colleague could
have tod him, merely cumulative remedy TO that
already 10 existence.
Dir MASON tnEeTposnej-I am sure toe Senator
VIII indu ee me one moment. Ny colleague II not
now in his seat. When he proceeded to discuss
the measure upon former day he was promptly
ctl cd 10 order AID not allowed 70 proceed
Mr.. CLAY-I do not mean 10 go further than tha
eeDstor himself did. have remark Cd that 1 10
no, mean to argue this question ct large. , .ish
20 answer those obec ions only which ->ere 1rzsd
lier uxh 4 ali MAJ oyar fn.a AL "A
have almost concluded by this dine, if the honor.
able Sen Aior had NOT thor nt IL lii duty TO ioter
pose. was mereiT going TO observe, that the
remedy OF car ying transcript ofthe record to the
State TO sshch the fugitive had He'd, which his col.
league alluded TO In the bill for recovering fugitive
slaves, vas merely cumulative, and also late nded
10 observe that there 10 nothing In the bill which
proposes the abolition Of the Slave Trade In tho
District Of Columbia, which prevents the savehold-
er from passing through the District in transIu
with bis bod ser yant-ncthipg 70 prevent him
from retaining him here in bis possession. Tho
only ect was TO revive the law OF Mary lana, and
declare that slave DO brought here for SALE then
the person who brings him here for that purpose
fhall be liable to the penalty provided for in the
law. Bat pass from this subject I mean TO
confne myself, while address the Senate, To the
three pending measures.
hr. HUsTER--WIl the Senator from Kentucky
allow me TO explain. | do not wish 10 prevent
him-because | was called to order--fcom going
into the subject a. fully 80 he may choose Ihope
be will be permitted 10 do 90 II he has any such
desire In relation 10 that provision Of the set pro-
hbitDg the slave trade Ia the District Of Columbia
he will find, If no will refer b. that resolution that
it contains prohibition Of introduction Of slaves
here fer the purpose of being transported else
where. II that prohibition 10 transport them else
where would not cover the case Of q man who has
arrested fugitive and brought him and deposited
him here, while on bis way home, or that Of the
man who should be accompanied by his slaves
while emigratiDg to another country, | do not
know what language could be aned that would
do 80. have not the resolutions b. me, or would
read the provision.
Mr. CLAY-I am pretty sure that the honorable