The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-25

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| Mr, MASON 1t was the first case that arrested my
attention, ! do not mean detain the Senate longer
| Mr.. DICKINSON. The senator, apprehend, is ms.
taken m some statements relating 10 the case OF Long
believe he must have reference to the case oil the Cfases
IN Massachusetts, where 80 many vexatious suits were
brought 1 have never learned that single suit was
ever brought against the claimant ot Long, Nor DO
believe any SUIT was brought against this claimant
ihe Claimant OF Long. unfortunately, IN The outset
brought bis case before person claiming to be com
missioner VINO was not commissioner and IN 'hat nc
may have incurred some difficulty and some delay But
when hat ac was ascertaned the case was brought De-
fore the district Judge of the southern district OF New
York. and was made OF The most patient and labor,
aiIons that has taken place in any case OF
the Kind The great issue made between those no
were determined 10 maintain The law aud lhose VINO
might possibly resist the law, and it tried and the
luglve was restored Now aPpIehend thal ,na single
case was one of the best illustrations OF the integrity ana
force OF that law that possibly be conceived In the
administration OF justice. Mr. President, not the
that decided that have their beneficial influence
upon The community directly il ia the preventive service
II may be allowed TO the expression, that they
render that makes them valuable; and the investigation
obssTv ed and executed and trust will he long
deed before any will undertake to repeat cases OF
that kind. where the evidence is clear against them Ihe
occupied weeks and has done more to tranquil
ze the public mind and vndcae the law-it has done
more 10 bring the principles OF the compact before the
great masses OF the peopethan any ether case that has
occurred SO far from this claimant having been rudely
treated, he was hospitality entertained there by the resi-
dents OF the city of New York. and every expense which
he chose to name 10 them was paid by committee com,
posed OF the responsible and influential citizens OF
which that city is composed lie had every facility
shown him that he could possibly ask for and his prop
erty restored Ii done al delay, 10 be
but prevent in the ordinary administration OF
Justice delay and that resistance which the law usthes
But when that resistance which The law us,es has been
determined and ascertaned Il was in this case, will
do good than 10 hurry of thousand fugives with
ont giving them full and fair opportunity Tor trial
This law had been chiefly deced because 1t suspended
the writ OF Adbeas corpus and every demagogue and
utcl
had been overridden by act OF Congress In the lria
OF this il was ascerained to be otherwise. This
fugitive brought writ OF hdbedS corpus as
often his counsel pleased, and he had able and patient
counsel, and emanded again TO the custody OF the
law. This Case then, is unfortunately chosen TO show
that this law will not he executed
| MIR. HALE. MIR. President, | want to say single
word IN TO suggestions thrown out BY the
honorable senator from Kentucky, lMr. CLAY. "Ihe
honorable says that have seemed, every time he
has got up, 10 follow him and he ntlmates that have
such vaung ambition that want to contend with him
for the palm OF orsofy Now, slr, know myself and
that remark for explains SANDER that had been
circulated against me- which have been utterly at loss
to explain II has been suggested to me that have some
tunes taken occasion to get up and make speech when
the gallery full Of ladies. Now, this suggestion OF
the senator from Kentucky explains it,
Mr.. CLAY, (inteTposlng.) Does the senator mean to
say that have propagated any slander
! Mr.. HALLE Oh, no, sir no, sir.
! Mr.. CLAY. Wha, do you mean, then
! MIR. HALE. | do not answer questions put IN that
styie here or elsewhere | an not 10 be put down by
loud talk, talk undertone, by any tall man
short man. And when the honorable senator under
takes TO tell me that my vanity is such that exceed
ingly overestmae my powers, and Lat there are two
opinions the community and IN the Senate about these
powers, submit that that is all true. And submit that
If there be the fooisoo OF God that ought 10
know that there two opinions about ht1i, we need
not go out OF the Senate TO find that Laughter
And am not alone in that by any means. Nor, MI
President be driven from the expression OF such
convictions entertain, in such manner as can COM
mand, and with compacent look as can put on.
within the rules oil the Senate, at such tunes as my duty
and my judgment dictate.
need explanation by anybody else except the senator from
Kentucky | said that had heard a slandeT outside OF
the Senate that had sometimes taken occasion TO speak
when the gallery ull oil ladies', and said that that
fact explained by the lnmahon of the senator from
| Kentucky that always followed HIM, and he always
selects that occasion himself daughter That, sir is
the only explanation that has occurred 10 me That can be
given the fact that have occasionally followed him.
the senator and the Senate that have no
such ambition and il such and condolences
have taken place, II has arisen from the fact that casu-
ally accidentally purposely the honorable senator has
appeared the peculiar dyocate and champion OF meas
ures upon this floor which my Judgment demand the
reprobation of individuals holding sentiments that enter
tain And sir, am not the coward to suppress them at
his nod blddng al the nod and bidding oil anybody
else.
But leave that subject for do intend TO be driven
away from the subject before us BY any personal allu
sions made by anybody. And do not intend TO say
single word in vindicaton of Massachusetts. | not
so vain that vain as the senator thinks me. But |
call the attention OF the Senate to historical
"reminiscences which may possibly suggest to those who
want TO find evidence OF the of Massachusetts,
upon this subject where togo remember some two or
three years ago-andl think there members of the
Senate who remember i,bat honorable member from
South Carolina Mr. BUTLER was making some remarks
reprobaton OF the legislation o the free States upon
this very subject OF the surrender OF fugitive slaves The
present Secretary OF State then member OF this body,
rose in his place W years after the Legislation which
the honorable senator from Virginia MIR. MAsosl has
Just read) and said that did become him appear
a.. cha pf all the apth
but (sad he) whoever n,imates that Massachusetts has
been wanting in any OF her federal obligations will find in
me an opponent ready TO take that and
everywhere il is made. That was remark made by
that distinguished individual upon the floor of this Sen
ate some two three years ago II seems TO me, then,
that those who want an appropriate vndicaton OF the
gisaton of Massachusetts upon this subject had better
apply TO him who so willingly volunteered himself as
the champion of that Legislation So much for that
will ,respass upon the rights that belong TO Massa'
chusetis for she the last State the world that
would call upon anybody except her own sons to
vindicae her fame her soil, her ntegrtytbe very
last and he would be the va1est man that ever lived
who should think OF volunteering in such war
Bu, the senator from Kentucky has undertaken 10 mag
what he peases style abononists (Which, by the way,
is pretty comprehensive ,eml all over the country
and the old cry brought Eng land is at the bottom
of there is English emlssay sent here in the
person OF Mr.. George Thompson" And 1t is not i'm
probable that the annupcison will spread as goes out
from the walls of the Senate that this great negro mob
in Boston. against which the republic is preparing to
.ares Of Eng land and the frs, thing know call will
be made upon the British minister TO know whether the
government Of England sanctions or tolerates such a
\ thing.