The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-26

la'u ~ uthhtt These ntgToes have only done What
melE whlh tuhltdeiaes have prompted them To do The
negro has been put forward as The active instrument
whe The lnsugaor OF the had tie moral courage
20 SNOW himself ~ the front rank And when these rias
snail come on when the majesty OF the law shall be
serted, when the Judgment OF The courts shall be pro
nounced trust the penalty OF the law wall fall upon the
conspratoTs ibemst yesupon the leang, dstng ushsd
white men who put the negroes up to the act instead Of
falling upon the ignorant simple nlnded and abused
and instruments that used carry their designs
is pity that the negro should suHer ior this offence
| Tor which the white man responsible The negroes
throughout the free States have been armed by The
abolnionists during the last six months. You may
go over the country, and you scarcely find d
negro that Is not armed with pistols and bowie
They have been armed by the aboonls,s for the pur
p3se o. resisting The law Of Congress and they have been
told TO commit MURDER ii murder be in the re-
ssance of The execution OF this act OF Congress have
stood IN meeting OF Two thousand men, and have heard
speaker alter speaker tell them strike and kill the first
man that attempted TO execute this fugitive law have
witnessed this phrensy; have heard this ADVICE pro-
claimed IN public meetings; have their weapons
that nave been furnished them by white abolionists to
enable them to resist this law and when the penalty for
this treason shall be inflicted trust il will fall upon the
whle aboionsls, and not upon the negroes who have
been nstgaled 10 these which they never would
nave thought OF but Tor the encouragement of white
spirators and instigators.
| Mr. CASS rose, but gave way To
| Mr.. BUTLER, who said desire to make a word of
explanation. in order to put myself right suppose there
ille hazard N attempting 10 group the States did,
IN reference to the northwestern States particularly
What said OF Illinois still persist in that under her
former constitution, or rather under the promises Of that
eonslltuon great many people OF color did 20 thai
| State. This Is a fact know; for had occasion once
to examine the subject fully Under their former const
tulion, promises We're held out TO them which cannot be
lulnea Therefore; as matter Of policy-and did moi
what measures she pleased exclude population of that
kind and did say that whenever the time should arrive
that Illinois should expe that description OF population
from her borders, her present constitution would operate
harshly That was my position.
And made the same remark in regard 10 Indiana
did not however mpute TO the people of either OF those
States any disposition to encourage the escape of fug
tive slaves; and when my remarks 10 be inspected
you will find no such thing in them. however. did
rather impute somewhat OF different disposition to the
! people OF Ohio And now predict what have before
prediced-and il is prediction founded upon the signs
will not only prohibit the emigration of free persons of
color into her borders, but from present symptoms,
think may venture the prediction that il will not be-
very long before she will expel them.
And, in connexon with this subject, let me make an
other remark and that is, that all the border States
Illinois Indiana, Ohio. and Pennsy vania-will be the
OF this kind among their white peope-the danger OF
having their children growing up with mulatoes and
blacks-a thing not calculated to elevate the one Glass;
but calculated to degrade and corrupt the other think
they will be the first to be offended the status OF such
people But it is the distant Sates-those that
have theoretical philanthropy upon the subject
that creating the danger.
But only rose TO make explanation, and intended
to limit myself to that After the examination OF this
subject however, perhaps ought TO go into the history
oil IT, The whole thing originated in the resolutions Of
the State OF kentucky. The legislature of Kentucky
resolutions here, and they referred the Com
miee the Judiciary. drew up the first report upon
that subject in which | set forth the laws OF all the
States OF the Union. and characterized them far
could recorded them at the time, and | exempted IL
linos particularly, because thought she deserved it
But, at the same time, could say that negroes had
not escaped through her territory and gone into other
States. 1t was common thing, was well aware, and
II was done because there persons there who re-
garded them free they their foot in the
State Tor there are societies there. elseweele who
are very willing to counenance the escape of fugitive
L he very well
| reconciled 10 having them abiding among them as
citizens do not believe that Illinois, Indiana. Ohio
will make them citizens yet there are those in all
those States who will persuade slaves. who are g-
norant that they will become free and equal in condition
among them, and do no good 10 them at all
/ MIR CASS. Mr.. President extraordinary disclosures
have been made during this discussion and must say
that have never more unlooked-for condolences
of opinion than the Senate have witnessed this day
Gentlemen OF extreme opinions, antpodes to another
upon every other question connected with the exciting
subject which has much divided the country unite
very cordially 10 condemnng agitation al this moment,
and 10 saying that the honorable senator from Kentucky
the cause Of il Why sir. great breach OF the peace
has been committed The honorable senator from Ken.
lucky very properly calls for the evidence in possession
OF the Executive on the subject, with view to ascertain
the true state OF things, and what further legislation may
be necessary That called the enewed agitation OF
this question, though all the old issues brought
up, from the Wmo Proviso downwards, to be redis-
cussed ami and as though that were the actual
motive OF the senator from keatucky, when his real
tive carry faithfully and truly the compromises
of the last session of Congress- and to put stop agi
talon and excitement in the country, by calling for the
faithful execution OF the laws.
This coincidence does not stop here goes still further
Ii pronounced caea, by gentlemen from the East
and IRON the South that the law cannot be executed.
Both speak with the certainty. The wish Is some
times ather TO the thought. II is not so here, know,
though not certain Is not so elsewhere All these
Cassandra pred ctons made last year and 1t the
honorable senator from New Hampshire Mr. HALE
were in his place would remind him OF a prediction
which he made al the last session about many times
as il contained days He said that members OF the Sen
ate who voted for this Compromise would be broken
down forever; and il he here would ask him to
tell me a single who voted for that COMPROMISE IN
this body who has been visited by mark OF reproba-
lion ioreshadowing his political destruction On the
contrary it could easily be shown, were it necessary,
that their has been approved and not condemned
He talked OF the Missouri Compromise, and went into it's
history to prove TO the honorable senator from Ken.
tcky-who knew all about IT, and showed the historical
mistakes OF the honorable senator-hat every man who
voted that OF wisdom and safety was broke en-
down and 40 would all be who followed in that path.
di not believe in his Vaccinations at the time, and said
So and have Just little faith now IN his powers as a
soothsayer had then. believe the law can be exc
culed and that " i'll be executed. do not believe that
in this broad land any community will be found to set
themselves up permanent opposition TO law, so long
| as that community remains within the coniederacy.
The honorable senator from New Hampshire T Mr..
Haul said, If understood him, that the proclamation
was ridiculous Without stopping TO crllcise the use OF
that epithet question OF taste or proprey when APP
plied TO an ofical OF the Chief Magistrate viii say
that consider a wise and necessary measure; and
The President has placed himself high IN The opin
ion of his coun,rymen by having issued it. why IS u
ridiculous Because says the senator IRON tennessee,