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

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it, because The provisions OF the law conh WIN
Tue OF the consltuiion-add 10 tins CONVICTION me
public sentiment OF hostility TO the institution oil slavery
itself, and Il becomes very obvious that The law cannot
be executed TO any practical extent do not believe II
will be. agree SO lar with senators who have spoken
upon this subject What law be executed IN tue
presence OF an indignant community, by who's con
science, by whose sentiments BY whose deepest cony'e
uons the law is condemned! think II IS quite as wen 10
tell the plain truth in PLAIN language as use language
which only mlslead.- !,
And now what is this late traasaciionths nottls Dec
ptiaee dgnus Why, in the city OF Boston u so happen
Ell, The Other day, that individual claimed asa fugite
slave arrested and taken before commissioned III
the progress OF the Investigation considerable number o.
colored persons were present Inc diminished lhVesu
CATION was adjourned over to future day Inc com
missioner and the audience had lett The room In con
sequence OF that provision OF the laws OF Massachusetts
which denies the United States the OF their ails Tor
the purpose OF OBTAINING fugitive slaves was necessary
ia this except the marshal and five or six OF his as
sstants and one or two other persons Everybody hau
gone away from the courthouse except some hileeh OF
twenty coored people, who fingered about the door VI
sudden il to have occurred TO these people that
they could rescue the alleged fugitive ! was hardly
thought of before done, They pushed open the
is not this thing which may occur every day and
almost everywhere 1t is futile to think OF preventing
such occurrences by proclamation. II the idea Is 10 al
procamaons and Legislation against the public seh
ment of the country, then understand IT, II is pro-
posed by the only practical legislation which can possibly
be recommended by the committee IN case TINS reference
confinement in Massachusetts,. no person can object TO
that Prisoners held by the authority OF the United
States should be confined in some places and i the State
do not provide place-which j is not bound to dot
proper that the United States should do 80 themselves
But if it proposed to go further than that and author
ize the Presiden, TO call out the militia. ! ask sen,
ators to consider where that would end What
call out your militia bring your troops to Dos
toni For what end To make war upon the peo-
pie Is that necessary in such case as TINS every
man can see that il is entirely useless, You cannot
prevent occurrences like this by all the military force
in the world You cannot catch the fugitive unless
you mean march your soldiers alter him 10 Canada
popular sentiment, and that will be very dfhcut task
Why, sir General Gage tried the experiment OF proca-
nation against this very people OF Boston, more man
seventy years ago II did not put down the people
but it led to revolution President Fillmores proca-
nation will do neither; ii will be merely Intellectual
Sir, the ordinary authorities are quite adequate to any
useless my judgment, to clohe the President with the
extraordinary powers which seem TO oe suggested by the
advocates OF this reference do not however at all OBJ
ject the reference. shall say nothing against IT, Let
go to the committee, and let the committee act II SEN
fit any OF the time OF this session
upon questions OF this character lei them make report
and let have another debate and let us see how lar
proposed to co. not in the execution OF law by It's or
binary aud processes, but in this strange attempt
suppress discussion and prevent peace
and harmony TO the country by the employ
menl OF military force!
Mr. DODGE, Of Iowa Mr. President. feel that it is
due myself as one OF those who supported the COM
sdenng the bitter terms in which those measures have
animadvered upon by the senator's from Tennes-
see Arkansas. and Ohio, that should respond to some
of the remarks which have been made in this debate.
Mr. BORLAND. The senator mistakes me very much
if he suppo,es anmadverted with bitterness on those
who voted for the Compromise. | stated that would
have voted Tor the fugitive slave bill myself If had
been here of the promises which il held out but
which, nevertheless had very little hope OF seeing ful
filled think did tu justice by according entire hon
es,y 10 the motives of every one. | questioned neither
he 1
that, while did not approve acquesced In the meas
called Compromise after they became laws indul
gng the hope that they might produce the good results
which were predicted by those who supported them,
though, repeat, the hope was feeble one The sena-
tor greatly mistakes me, them when characerIzng my
remarks as bitter Remuneration
Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa. | did not understand the SEN
ator censurng impugnng the motives OF any one.
but as animadyerng upon the measures generally as
his section the Union On the other side they
attacked less vigorously by the senator from Ohio,
Mr. CHASE He says he thinks they will fail, and that
they have signally failed to produce the result which
intended by those who voted for them In that he
perfectly comedies with the from Arkansas Mr.
BoRLANDl and the senator from Tennessee, Mr. IvR.
SEYl do not know that those measures are destined
10 effect the good results which those who voted for
them intended bui think they have done good,
are doing good, aud should be religiousy lived up
to and carried out in good faith. believe there is a
greatly improved OF feeling in the country and that
the great body of the people for adherng TO the
promises both OF the constitution and OF the last
OF those who believe that the President Of the
United States, in his efforts TO enforce the law has done
and Is now doing his duty 10 the country.
believe that there is settled and deliberate purpose
the part OF lew to subvert and render imperative this
law, any law for The rendition OF fugives from
vice. think there is danger in permitting any law, and
especially which but re enactment OF the const.
tutlon itself TO be uamped under foot and there.
fore IN favor OF steps being taken such will at the
threshold stop all resistance 10 the law.
Look al the position oil the President oil the United
States and you that is the that OF the
promise measures. He is assaed on the side by
southern men who consider that he is enemy to the
rights OF their particular section OF the country, and that
those nights have been totally dsregarded totally
looked and upon the other side by those in the free States
who consider that he is resortng decided
and strong carry into effect laws partial bene
hcia to tue Souh-which laws, whether right wrong,
a- the Executive of the nation, It is his duty
execute.
take this occasion 10 declare that humble my sup
port and influence are, and hostile though now, and
ever expect to be- To the political principles OF which he
Is the representative, he will have IN his efforts en-.
force the law, my and influence long have
vote and voice here he continue in the fearless and
patriotic course which he is pursuing.
The senator from New Hampshire Mr. HALEl thinks
thus proclamation OF the President extremely ridiculous
one The senator from Ohio MIR CHASE deeply regrets
that this small affair Boston should have been great
ly magnIhed Boston the very point al which after
the hrst violation OF the law there, wished the
strength OF the law and the power OF the government
tested believe II is the point at which there is per-
baps. more treason and seion preached and published
against the constitution and laws of the land than any
other IN The United States Ii ~ the great abolition head
quarlers-the theatre upon which aeators whether
yves or Foreigners carry their operations against the
domestic peace and quiet OF the country For these
sons Boston is the place, above all others, where
10 see the power OF the government tined. Freloce that
ma aclp cd he has paf thp crtsIs