The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-04


venture 10 predict. 6at tfe,s will be force
poyed that the people o ass,ste have occasan
be alarmed bis suLisci that there will be navy,
a,p kE vi S.. d Say tu, single word 10
rescue tbs Slsts ID Gsos9ia The parallel which the
senator from MASSACHUSETTS, has inferred with the
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xtaksls hob gfscdhg IN individual IRON the custody
OF an oicef OF The United States The esse 70 which be
has referred presented The question whether the States Of
this Union bad authority to execute the Judgment Of their
owa eours by the compact which was entered
into between the States forming this constitution, They
had surrendered any portion OF their criminal jurisdiction
to the courts Of the United States The individual in
that tried and convicted before court OF the
Slate OF GeOgia and. in obedience to the judgment OF
that court was executed by It's ministerial oiceIs The
question whether the courts Of the United States in
their criminal jurisdiction is which The honorable
senator will have to maintain armatvey before he can
draw into question the propety OF the State OF Georgia
4 MryDAVIS, OF Massachusetts, | do not think the
senator from Georgia quite hits the point. Who shall
decide whether the decisions OF the courts OF Georgia ase
justice OF the OF the United States, in which he
ISSUED wrt OF error Alter that writ OF error was is
sentence upon the adivdual-thus taxing away from
this government by an arbitrary step the power OF this
government 70 Try the case at all g
Mr.. BERKlEN. The question presented by the case
in the State Of Georgia, maintain simply the question
OF the right of State carry out it's criminal u
rsprudence; and when say the senator, in order "a
that the Supreme Court of the United States has urisdic
ton to issue writ OF error in criminal Case he Is mol
e sustain hrs proposition upon tha, subjse, BY saying
under Misrepresentation in regard to that subject
Several SENATORS Question /" Question"
Mr. DAVIS; q Mississippi Mr. President,
| Mr.. SEWARD. Ii the senator wishes to speak upon
the question, will he give way 70 motion to adjourn
MI. DAVIS. have very little TO say, and would
rather not speak at all than that the Senate should adj
Several SENATOR'S. go on" go on"
Mr.. DAVIS | have no intention to debate the ques.
ton of slavery or the relations OF the States upon the
subject OF slaves said at the last session all that
wished TO say upon that subject and great deal more
han anybody, excepting myself probably knows I'm
the opinion Of any Of this chamber that question
expectation that what could say would in this place
do any good. came here with acknowledge that
slave property OF the interests in part represent
which must be protected elsewhere not here there
fore sir, do not intend discuss it, To remarks
which have been made think it is proper briefly to re-
The senator from who has Just address.
ed speaks OF the execution OF the fugitive slave law
cause the discharge of duty will be welcome an
offering good faitha suppostion in keeping with the
poStioa OF the South, which has demanded thing
but strict observance of the constitution But sir,
deny that the South asks it as boon or Precipitation a,
the hands OF the United States government They have
claimed that the execution Of this law compliance
with the obligations OF the constitution they cannot
acknow Wedge it thing granted to them They de-
mand IT, not as some seem to suppose on account OF the
amount of property involved, but Tor the principle which
it contains. Senators make great mistake when they
suppose that southern planter who loses slave by the
refusal OF nelghborng States 10 deliver HIM up TO his
master, most concerned for the labor OF which he is
deprived, that from such condition he is generally
to get the slave back 10 his own estate at all
think The more common feeling not TO receive him again
IN his quariernot 10 bring him back to contamnae his
faithful servants. This 10 species OF property which
TO be under the ban OF majorty therefore II is
that the minority have slerny insisted their rights,
aud now demand faithfully and summary the rendition
u
stutona rights may not be tramped upon by those no
in the accession OF power seek 10 destroy the
promises which have nurtured their growth and upon
which the Union founded-his is the great ques-
ton, in my view, which is involved in the execution OF
The law for the delivery of fugitive slaves:
The enactment OF this law has been spoken OF result.
Ing IRON The series OF measures adopted ut the last session
of Congress- SO, then let the South measure the faith
of the North II they have observed the constitution il
they have passed this law TO carry out OF its
provisions contract means by which they should
get something else they desired osthe the motive and
the pitlance II had any claim conf
dence regard so far was received tribute
TO constitutional rights. But sir, how enacted
Who framed III The senator IRON Virginia, Mr.. MA
sok]-not OF these who advocated the compromise
measures" Who amended it To iis present form Who
sustained ii in this body by Argument Who voted for
III SIR the northern majority upon that occasion allowed
the southern minority TO pass the bill They did not pass
it, They did not meet their obligations TO the cons,itu
ton and their faith the Union Seats vacated and
executed the North That the history Of the
action Was there not, then. suppose that law
passed by system OF absenteesm would be failure
And have not all the fears then expressed been than
realizedi a.aa
Why refer to Illinois and Indiana They executed
the law OF 1893. Why refer To Iowa! That State has
always been sound upon this question: and required no
additional Legislation. That law required in the
States in which abolition ruled the clvi governments
and has there proved eectives That il the question
whether there slavehodlng States true 10
the constitution and to their obligations relation to that
species of property, but whether those States which
sought 10 destroy the rights OF the STAKEHOLDER in his u
gve slave have been check ed by the law OF the last
sion. II not then the senator from Virginia right in
denying that il had borne fruit
Nor, Mr. President, has IL been my good fortune Ia
perceive that improved Of feeling which said to be
abroad. Never within my remembrance, have there
been many and such excited meetings. since the as
session OF Congress- Never have seen 80 numerou,
accounts oil ant-slavery conventions since then
And, sir, since then q British abotionst has to
reap the harvest and to live upon the excitement spread
broadcast section of the country Is this the
improved state of feeling that told is now existing
been that state OF things which than that
rounding VA now. a4.. t. a. 4. ..as I'D y5a
We teld that Notwithstanding all the beneficial re
suits which have flowed from these the Union
is in danger. Is 1T truei and if SO, whence came the
danger, and where the "cloud that lowered
our house |" Was the Union in danger when the Con.
gress met in December. 1892 Did anybody say so II
the Union 10 in danger now, has fallen INTO that dan
ger the passage oil these great indicative measures
Where. them 10 the proof' Assertion will not suffice
We must have the evidences OF changed state OF fesl
ing for the better, before called upon to return
thanks and JOIN in Ie Dsum for our delverance. o.
| Heretofore, since have held seat in the Senate, !
have not been one of those who threatened who de-
baied the question OF dissolution have held that
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