Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-12-25


committee proposed be raised By the senator rom ISs
.p, The senator Michigan went further and SAID
Il sorry sly that can antcipatr yer! c goo r.
he prUGo-it:vn the senator from Mississippi For nv
self prepared 10 what my views Will be nii
IBIS wola natter they are not formed say merely INA
his course holds out some hope and Is therefore, well ~"
I'll. of adoption" And he goes on 10 say: we have bee
rcc months here, and what have we done! Nothing We
ave not passed single law OF tie least material ltnpcr
g:re We haze occupied the whole time by the discussion
this question: and practical result has been aitainct
and present appearances do not Indicate that such csu!
near Bat though We have done nothing, have asc.
t.lnci that ihngs cannot be c'r,rrT!ng 10 the
TIA; in his belief the Nno p'oviso AMI Missouri hne
A. par, of The same debate he went on to say "Wtl
cn NJ. President these inus iinpossiDt- the,
be dpneit rtmans 10 inquire what it Is IN pow
II I" ii" Nv own option is sir that we should t"Hc VI
re MI Tor the tecapiuFe OF fugitive Slaves iepoflch oy n
Judiciary Committee. Disposed Ia suspend all our dis
cls=io, and :" lay aside a other business, .h view t.
act upon ;hat Bill nc.
II wa, to this iioa thus thrown in Debate that time
when the honorable from Michigan expressed .s
apprehension because Of the vote taken the previous d.!
uaa for other reasons that no good result was likely to 10"
low from this commtee that II would be better 10 lay a.dt
all TIE pending business Oi tie Senate, and take up tae ~
:ii"slEc hill ana Upon that alonc-it was 20 his stage
Of The proceedings that the Senator from Mississippi had
c!ccnce presume wher he said that hc had converse
ION with tie Srua. :.ol Michigan, and other Senators
"h" lad expressed desire have hs law taken up am!
iGt lie consulted with chairman OF the Jndicory Com
'!itec an myself, and differed ffon him IN oPnion
sinai! hpt discuss the question az 10 who was :lgE ana
vino wrUu III decisions the eypraicncY al
carrying out lie suggestion Of the Senator from Michigan
Know considered in my best uhgm. NJ that was rl.it,
aEi That h. wrong; ami acted accordingly. WAT
the state al things The resolutions the senator
from Kentucky, DIR Clay, ;haS some cig, IN nuurb=r
"t@.,u, 10 the whole ground then agateG
t:e This boy. fgC seventh rcsviuJn had inuet +.
10 tiis fu.itiv.s!ayc bill II is in these words
I'm. Resolved That more cliccgl provision orrh, b"
made 81 Law, according the requirements Of TIE
;tt.i of
vice I4oo III Stat, who may escape into a:iy
oarr STATE or Territory OF the uaon
the proposition o: tia from Mississippi was -
refer the resolutions ol the senator from Kentucky AMI
everything confined in theG 10 this special cJllcc
which committee, ty is deliberations all The subjects
.r.""ce 9-at be enabled 10 present such series %
g.. =, NJ t iSs il:2?rlIE' CHS yc'I
T,,, resolution 20 rcer in these words
Resolved That tnr Presidents mess age and accompany
ing documents the subject o. admittln. CHii'"hl &c
s..,.;rd .pccIl committee OF iiseh, !al'1f"":@
,,ru, L, trcrnl 10 be chosen By ballot, whose duty u
, b. consider same and also 10 take into conT'c
pB the y;n"s propositions now before me Sehh,' c'''
!ng t. the SUBJECT, in connection with the >ufj"c Of
domestic slavery ali its various n"arngs a;' 10 fop'r
ilcy Iu practicable: 10 do plan Tor III" G.i'c
.r cnt o tie present unhappy controversy, aAd rescue
:f,l iilp.niil@ penis the sacred Union Itself.
the ,.s Jluuu ;ht;I Terr the whole sAiec en-
o7cng tic resolutions o the Senator i'";l heniucEy ana
u the iio Tennessee 10 this COMMITTEE Tor
eat practical aud wise end relairin. Of tie c"mntc"
report sGca series Of measures embracing 'he "''
subject committed would tranquil 2e the puo'ic nina
AZ ndsr uli disposition OF the subject committed
Tor earnestly and Zcauusly. There were spic scif'
~, from surhcn Ot whom more cspcCaiF
cc, tie very idSous senator wto then IN i'!t
rcrcScntcd the State Of South Carolina and who Is no" n"
;,r. .lr Calhoun who thought would be better IA de-
ai,ir. that come until the debate had ended i'i
rG from that distinguished senator with great lilen.
a:l great dsrust .; my own Judgment; hut differed AZ"
b,c cd that dutya cuty owed - tile subject
AZ. the take the Chance, as expressed by the
senator roi: Michigan good resulting from The de-
,aratluls committee As the best evidence a.! tNo
.,iS
~ !cicv raising this committee advert 10 tie TACT ti',
tic witch startled The apprehension ot the senator
From Michigan the vote OF Il 10 20 On taking up these res
"i"nn~."! 'c - yeas u "er" rom INC .2"a.'it ~
nriy from HE southern States were in the minority oi
- advert this for The purpose of showing that those
who represented slave states Including. Of course,
who more Immediately represented the ingitvc
sg" i went Tor III" committee and in every instance roics
,r Tie rn:ecrcr There were senators who against
-,rre. 4 ycy distinguished senator from Missouri
or Ter rnerabcr ri this body Mir Benton against il.
Crtan Is that he made strenuous efforts 10 except from lis
acton tie admission of Caorna State into tue Union
Il was first nm"cd by me senator rom CnnnecLcH, Ia"
from Missouri afterwards attempted it 10 the form .!
the committee a hey shUuId not dclacr-
upon il. Farther the senator from Wisconsin DIR
EcE Moved 10 except from the reference 10 the commit
IT,, this very fugitive slave question have Memorandum
Of Il in nv notes, showing that the 18Th OF ApH he nO:cd
m y,pt from the reference sIch parts resolutions
"a" related the capture and return Of n@ves ;tom ser
ric" labor The vote taken Gy aud nays 2n;
tn proposition rejected 10y - yeas {" - Amongst
- senator alone srnnE STATE n"i'
in institution u: slavery thai was til" senator from Mis-
sol..i, .!r. denton.
:a.rcc Acsr facts 10. the purposes Of showing that
The policy n those with "hon | aced upon The iu@
COMMITTEE T. rmaraci the resolutions of tie
tor ,u Kentucky directly, BY separate and Independent
resolution embraced III the proposed reference OF
N. senator from Mississippi comprehensive well ~
ii rct .r,i- and Crcy aCmp; that made 10 eNccit
,a ui the genera" subject from that committee was resisted
80 c,Si PcTicc xa AMI lou5,%s o;srr ssaa.s
gcc,cci, that considered il matter OF great n-icn
thai these questions should not be separated If committee
in IN ln far
the admission Of California State, which ANA soIEc
others looked upon the most important in the whole Uatc
against winch resistance s'erny directed
c"cfy cor, 10 exclude il from the committee failed bv The
vote Of southern senator's And would ask o:
III. Senate aud o: the senator's from Michigan and
Mississippi with what prUpricty with what Justice
or Notwithstanding, always had concndci.
that il that committee vas raised the whoc subject should
"a 10 -cnn,cn!ns AS we had more especially done that the
question al the admission of California should it-cau!
have asked that lhs measure FOR the reclamation J ing!
sc slaves should be alone excluded! Il would have de-
le the whole plan 81 "2craun which. whch"r right
wong, "a that the whole subject before the Senate AZ
ciing III. Institution ri slavery in any manner should be-
c,.a'niittd to that committee.
SIR FOOrE OF Mississippi viii The honorable sen.
lior nios: make remark wish simply
tina; w'ru bough; these facts 10 the attention OF the SEN
upon which the senator from Virginia has commented
only object cOrrec; impression that feared
mic IL mad" by certain remarks Of the honorable" senator
:n; South Carolina, M. Butler in rritenc: Ia the posi-
in wici he intinaed o. at leas! suspected certain
honorable be- in reference 10 the craccu. 81
an: law uqnn this a,al." IL vii be icco!tcted thar N,
con,r!ancj in special aud emphatic manner, there
had been very decided reluctance Shown by senators from
IN" Nnn doaa the South justice upon Tins sGtcc; and
na ;rn TIE spur Of The moment and cCr'linr without the
least .ic!itc:atln cDnccG, simply and vinilcar
h,ss gentlemen ~ statement III tie facts which have been
,rl rfe aonOr,Sc senator rom Virginia Ny 1b
ui, here, an! 10 the country for obvious
~, nos. ani VIA III" r:ew "a! quoting feeling that already
lpaya had been much marked with excite.
i.:,t anon subject thai the senators from The North
ui Cour ala t. chiefly tu my political friends III ihs hJiy
ial nIn;'r> disposition Ia DO full justice - the south
..,pn t.a subject stated the fact. with vie" d! GuGg
;tlr" - h.anlbn senator's, who rcco!cctc, distinct
authorized nave the interviews alluded Ia clt in the
SON. rc2ar! his Question o. slavery. said
anytias subject with the view Of causing any
,sNd stand the position 81 the honorable
VIRGINIA " the honorable senator lrOm South Car"lnI in
reference i;l.% have n%G: taken that
uI,yr tbs b,'v -rin the southern States have rit
she necessity Of legislation upon this subject e:
frirnt than tia, formerly adopted.
sir. MASON. Ny nnly object is as is a,u"'inna5 sai by
m. :rjan ir,sn South Carolina Mr. Builr 10 akc at
istJv this correctly record! nni 10 SIM
tru fr may necessary myself and th3sa with
whom act, charge had been cnfc!r-- ~
our argrop duties Ia '@ ug"ns slave law
il i rnr. seen tia, fir GaOfira D ~" en,ip from II 4is
DESTINED take The ~ Ils b!. together