The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-21


ns mAowa1e, ame1s othass. waa lAta9
an peaoa4 ~ that me4G1e:
"PssAnsls.-vV6srdss ~ In1ixfss 3aaiss
sra! by jury. hstsss essrsAs snd pe1Alas pgEesss,
without process, It was foeeea ehroukA ths HoasS
under the previous qustioe, thsrsby cattink Of all
In this there was manifstlys hasty, inconsidsrats
and Unconstitutional legislation, and case ia
which the President should have exercised the
veto power. Therefore
Resolved, That for not having done 20. We con-
dswa him. aud with him every member Of Con-
gress who contributed 10 it, passage either by
voting, lodging, or skulk;ng. and we dsnounce
them AZ a. traitors to freedom
On motion Of +. N. Sill. the phrAseooSy Of one
Of the rssolutions was altered to read a. follows,
and then adopted;
"R<solusd. That it the price Of the Union be
treason TO liberty, justice and humanity, however
much we regret it---lst tAs Uaiom be dissoJued'
Mr.. Kent. That is good resolution
MIR. Burns thought that II was necessary for
these considerations 10 have major general. Mr.
Il. wanted 70 know il the Sill, now candidate for
fund commissioned, was the one mentioned AZ pres
ident of that meeting.
Mr.. Kent. He IL.
Mr.. Busns then withdrew his motion
Mr.. SutiG said: The senator from Richland
was certainly mistaken in sapposing the resolu-
tons he had read, called for the military. The
question came up twenty years ago, on similar
resolutions introduced by Thomas Jefferson
against law in some respects similar to this
The alien and sedition law, It is true, authorize
the President to act as commissioner; but that
law, like this, authorized the marshal to seize
person and deprive him Of his liberty, and remove
him fofcby out Of the country ,ciihG,i a trial.
Thomas Jefferson drew up certain resolutions, in
PRODUCED into the legislature, declaring that the
Constitution gaze no po,cer to pass any such Iaw;
and affirming in the Atrongest language that the
Iaw 4aMr0 nj nd ~
obeyed--resolutions of.the aaue sentiment and
character those read.
An assembly of men entertaining similar senti-
ments to those entertained by the senator from
Richand, met at Hartford in the State Of Connec-
ticut, and denounced the sentiments contained in
the resolutions of Jefferson, as severely as the
senator from Richland has these, and thought that
law-the "alien and sedition law''-ought to be
sustained by the military, if necessary. But the
country thought differently. The people sustained
the principles asserted by Jefferson, and repudi-
ated those Of that Hartford assembly, as just ret-
Grated by the senator from Rchlnnd.
-Mr. Speaker, insist that the correctness Of the
doctrine expressed by Mr.. Jefferson's resolu-
tons, and those just read, has been one fairly at.
frmed and il seems to me hardly worth while for
the senator from Richland to dispute the correct
ness OF public opinion as expressed half century
ago; and to move rehearing in favor of those
opinions maintained by the Hartford assembly
and other similar asssemblages against Mr.. JefIer-
son 3 opinions.
Mr.. Kent said, Mr.. Speaker, would here take
occasion to tender TO the senator from Richland,
my unfeigned thanks for the fair exposition he
has been pleased to give Of the feelings and views
Of the people of the Western Reserve and may
say. generally Of the northern part of the State
As far as known, those meetings to which the gen.
teman refers, and in fact all meetings of the kind,
were called and attended without distinction of
party. can tell the gentleman that the first tai
ent in the north part of the State Of all parties,
generally attended these meetings.
The balloting was then proceeded with.
MIR. Sill having received majority of all the
votes cast was declared duly elected, the acting
fund commissioner for the term prescribed by law.
When the Legislature Of the State encourages
and rewards the proceedings and the opinions
Of Mr.. SILL. can it be wondered at that Mr..
WADE is its choice for the U. s. Senate