New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-05
MIR. Broois's Course on the Fusitive slav.-
Law-and Ours.

M James brooss, Editor oil the "New,Ycrk
Express for The Union" is our immediate RAM,
sentative In Congress, whom we have twice yot.s
to employ in that capacity. He belonged 70 IA.
Wing party when we began voting for him, and
we trust will come back to that psrty, thoogh va
do not consider bis uniting ia the Congressional
"Pledge' to vote for no man for any responsible
Office who does not uphold TO the letter the whols
series Of Compromise Measures, including tia
Fugitive Law, consistent with good faith 70 ii.
old friends. In fact, We consider IL bad treatment
on bis part to accept the regular Wing nomination
for Congress and the votes of Free Soil whisp
who knew that he would uphold the 'Adiust
ment throughout, but did not know that he would
thus prescribe them for a difference Of opinop
which they had overlooked in his favor, and then
sign "pledge" which virtually cuts himself OF
from all sympathy with three fourths Of the whiss
| Of the State, including large portion OF his own
constituents, and binds him to prescribe and en-.
| clude them from office. No: that is not the thing
He has repeatedly asserted that zee were some.
how favorable to the Fugitive Slave Law in 1850,
which we have as often requested hin to retract
or prove; but he does neither, only repeating that
five deny il he will try to prove it. Well, sir:
we do deny it most emphatically and request
you to hurry up the proof or the retraction You
| say we favored "the Compromise bills" which d
not the fact. 1t was the Compromise 6aI-the
one great comprehensive measure admitting Cal.
ifornia, organizing the Territories, adjusting the
Boundary of Texas and pay ing her Ten Millions
Of Dollars for quitclaim to New Mexico that we
were reluctantly and at late period constrained
to favor, as the best we could get. when we had
become convinced that some kind of"Adjustmens'
| would pass, and that if we did not take tbif
| we should go farther and fare worse. We thought
it hard enough bargain to give up the Wilmot
Proviso and consent to this; but, after Mr.. Web
| ster deserted the Free Soil side, we saw no "a.
tonal prospect Of doing better. We still think
thai under the cirGH instances, the support Of shat
Compromise bill was expedent, and regret that
| il failed. But ell the Compromise we assent
| ed TO was included in that Omnibus" bill, and
did not extend to the Fugitive Slave bill, which
was presented as an Offset to the Abolition OF
the District Slave. Trade. Neither Of theses ddsa-
| da to the Compromise were necessary to the
| legal organization and republican government Of
our Western Territories, to avert the imminent
peril of a sectional war respecting the Boundary
ofTexas, nor for any other urgent purpose We
never advocated them, and now regret the pas
sage of the more material Of them. Ifany one
contrsdicts this, let him show the whereforel
And now az to our Representatives. dodge
on the Fugitive Slave bill. Here is bis version o
| it in full:
"Now the Congrei sonaI history Of OF the editors o.
the Erpye 10 very little imporance but &c the edisofo
The Tribune revves the dodge story we expect himp
reprint what is here said on that subject
From the Congregational Gtse., re-. 49, 1880
The bill from entitled amend an act supple
rs S' Sc tb ssI f:'siss
ssfs s. ~ 49, coming '''""'' read A and second time
Thompson Penn obtained the floor am about he SAID -
| The reading Of the biu called Tor.
r6i propose to submit w ask hat Ii. S ss d.''
Thompson then sod's.ssd Ii. House IN ,rpsaos Of Il.
provisions Of The b ana iav' Of th adoption part Of the
| NIT concIudsd by meyrs the previous question.
Mr. Stevens Of Pennva appealed 70 the gentleman to with
Mr.. tn mpson declined.
IlssPs.lT hhad not been committed rhs oil came he
order OF business on the Speakers table
MI Stevens hoped Oh: sad tina, his colleague txr thompson
desired 70 Be Informed wss her b: sos.sas
Mr. stsvsls va. unS.rsoos to ss, thss he id
Mr. Thonp.onThvn w withdraw demand for the previous
| Mr. Stevens declined to reuswh
|
Mr. Fowler inquired WHISTLER order to move
The sPeLsrsO pending til. demand for the previous question
Mr. Gdcngs appealed Mr. Thompson withdraw the dsn,nd
Mr. crows tbs before the question t.Lsu be would
| move that there be call Of the House.
Mr. BIools appealed TO Mr. Thompson 70 w,hda" the demand
Mr. 1hOupsonDos' the gentleman desire anything ss
The sreas ito Mr. ThompsonDoes the gentleman "hAdn"
the demsrd for the previous question
NJ. Thompson / do not -.
The question then seorrsd .nd va. taken on the motion
CIow that there be call Of the HOUSE. and decided IN ne
| n.f.tvs WI out division
The then REQUIRED and fsn the demand TOT ne
previous qussusn, ard decided the afmsys-Ayss ~
question ordering question 10 BE-
the yeas asys ordering the
syso.ofPs 90 Ii: spsa1.. B.io,. TIA. question i'i
st IN order TO move that the bill be lad on the taohr
Mr. that bill be laid the tsb' and asa
NJ Cassyi The bin be laid upon table vii order
The previous question having been seconded
II VIII be SEEN that Mr. Brooks appealed TO Mr. Thomp
son. (Chairmsn Of The judiciary Commttee,) to with
draw the demand for the previous question, promising 10
renewh
Mir. BIS object
lat TO SAX II the bill bad ever been printed Ut had mol
been for the House) and tin for readingit
3D. 20 ssk-f there was anything In 1t susperding the
writ Of Habeas CopS' for such was The report and the 70
port had Color from Of the vote In the sensts
tmr had never the BILL even In manuscript 10 re0
H. I'll II was taken up in The Housel
Nevertheless the question, 10 lay the bill on the sble,
fayes and nays The vote yeas 81, 49, (Brook
The question recurrng shall the main question be now
puta mr. Brooks voted No"
But the main question being ordered and the question
being, ordering the bill 10 third reading (syes and
noes Nr. Brooks 10 his seat old not vote.
The qg sstion then recurring the passage or The b
Mr. Root moved call Of the Houie and the question DO
ing the call syes and noes ayes 49, noes l0 Brooxsl
The question then curnng upon the demand for pro-
voUs question, Mr. Brooks voted bat the Previous
question being ordered, and the main question Sbai NC
Bill pass tsyts and noes) ayes 49, noes 49, Mr. Broo
bis seal. did net vote. -,
SO on this bill, The ayes and having been ordered
times Mr. Brcoks IA recorded twice-and al mo