The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-20
PENNSYLVANIA Politics.

] SsstAS y fVtt4EAa OtAtEtSs
We expect TO tire our Lacofoeo readers,
but We hope not our Whig friends, by The CO.
on The double face .f Loco!ocoistn IN the Key
Stone Sine.
We have one more chapter 10 The history
Of Bigleiism.
! Tha. worthy made speech to he Locofo.
cosnear PhIlSdelphis a telssey ago, in which,
as tfliciaIly reported in his organ he i,ansy /.
vanisa, occurs the following paragraph;
4 "Bu, have been assailed 10 various quar-.
4 ,ers and chtreed with having voted for the
State la* ol lS47. shch Is calculafed 10 in
tefiese with the constitutional rights Of the
Souh, whlch action II Is further alleged, is To-.
consistent with NY preson. posi,ion. It's true
hat vas member tf The Senate al he time
his law was passed hut remember very
well that, es was my Inclinailcn 10 reference
20 quesiious which were not under my charge,
and which had been committed 10 the Gaze OF
ahler aud more expeTit need me beIs, took
10 part III The pessage of the law. Ii came
HON the Committee on The judiciary, and was
explained S being rendered necessary by the
decision Of the Supreme Courl of the Uuiled
States IN the case Of Pngg vs.. this Slats, snd
circumstances arising theieffom. Not being
Il LAWYER, was moi q member Ct 'be Jadc.
ary committee, and had never investigated the
SUBJECT sufficiently to fully understand the re-
la,ye powers aud duties 1f the National and
Slate Governments on this sui Jet nor do |
tllok ihat those great ,ubjects we're ever rails.
rd OF discussed in the passage of this law
There was lhen but little agitation IN tie couu.
Try on this great national question, and the
lull bearing OF this law may not have been
noticed by but ve'y sasll number of the
GeuberS of the Legislature. The clearesl
evidence that could exist hal there was no
conflict on The subject is found IN he fac, OF
there beins no roll on recold. do not, how.
ever, seek to escape resposibt'uy on these
grounds. Whatever wrong may have grown
rot OF the hssly legislation, mus, bear nv
proper share Of responsibility, end am will.
ing TO do SO hui | shall ever deny intending
BY any act ol mine, TO interfere with The cor
slt,uiIunal rights Of the South. Iul if had
legged, thai fact should have no rnaence OF
my pFesen ipes'!Ion, and errors thus unaiiIng
iy committed should not be adhered to-
The North American, with admrable point,
compares this speech to the hine Of whipped
ch,ld, " IL wasn't me- won't do so no more, u
at once denial aud confession -"l took
20 part IN The passage Of the bill, il was
20, under my charge" s" had never investl.
gated the subiec'," did no, fully under.
stand the relative powers and duties of the
National and Stale Governments on he sub
lect," "there vas then but very little agita
ton IN the country on his great national qnes
ton" What, n ls47 shocking fb, that 7
But after all this, Z" must bear nv proper
share Of the responsibility, and am willing
to do co." Indeed Why, Mr.. B ger, if you
did no, vote for The bill, as you and your or
gaus assert, what responsibility have you TO
bear That plea, IF TRUE, would exonerae
you from The responsibility But you know
aud admit that II is not true; and therefore
you plesd that you didn't intend 10 do any
I thing wrong, That was the only excuse tha,
your case admits of, and the plea that YOU did
not vote for tie bill was a false one, 10 all 10.
tents and purposes, and UNIV orlhy OF candl
date or high office.
/ The North American closes some remarks
on the subject as follows:
Colonel Blgler appears to be prepared to
repudate his vote OF The act Of ! SAT, and We
might consider him as dong SO bot for his
sorry equivccGtion about not voting at all i;
and, as he is ludlcrously guarded aud general
IN what he saws concerning the fugitive slave
( law, and as he says nothing at dH-ro, not a
,rord-on the subject of his pofe in faror Of
the Uilmot proriso-we are justified IN de.
clarng that our three questions remain unan
swered: and We continue then, therefore, as
/ before, for his future study, and nnswer-as
soon ss may sui, his convenience or interest ::
Is Col. Riger in favor OF the fugitive slave
law as it now stands, rithout modification or
amendment?
Is Col. Bigler prepared to repudia;e his vote
on the act Of lS47, denying the jads of this
State to fugitive slaves
Is Col. Bger ready to disavow bis vote in
the State Senate in favor oil The Wimo, pro
vlso = Fay, OBS.
Both Of these paten, huubsgs tend in the
same direction, TO wit 10 dIsurb bance OF the
public peace, weakening the bonds Of the Uni