New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-25

put down by the States themselves Such con-
duct, If States were not united, would be viola
tion OF the Laws of Nations and would be the
cause Of bostilities The United States had, by
law, prohibited Americans from interfering in
Canadian and Texas revolutions, and persons
were now on trial in the South for alleged viola
ton Of the laws prohibiting our citizens from In.
terferiDg with disturbing political revolutions OF
Foreign Natiors If Abolition Societies would De
causes of hOstilites in case the States were for
eign to each other, how much stronger was the
necessity and proprety of the States of the I'm
iop by their individual legislation, REFRESHING this
species Of agitation. He advocated that the Pres
ident be armed with power sufficient to enforce
the laws. If the people OF the Free States should
refuse to allow the law to be enforced and reject
all appeals in behalf of those just relations which
should exist between the States hostile legisa'
tion must ensue and the result will be the des-
truction of the Union.
Mr.. DICKINSON believed it to be the duty of the
Free States TO legislate for the execution Of the
Fugitive Slave Law, and that they should provide
for the summary punishment Of any man who
would obstruct its execution
Mr. RHETT did not believe the law would be
enforced, or had been enforced. He did not think
it could be-and, Judging from the concluding re-
marks of the Senator from Georgia be did not be-
lieve it could be executed.
Mr. BERRIEN begged the Senator not to draw
anv such inference from bis remarks.
executed even with all the power and force OF
Government He did not believe any Law could
be executed unless the sentiment of the People
among whom il was to be executed was in uni
son with the execution of the Law. Ii could not
be executed among people where there was
formidable minority opposed TO 1t. Forclbe re-
sstance might not take place, but it could be
evaded by swelling costs-by couater sults-by
sling the Fugitive to enable him to avoid
process and by false swearing The Law had
not been executed. II stated that there
were 1000 Fugitives in the Free States, and In
the last months some 10 or Is only had been re-
captured He thought the South mad lost her
gre at Remedy, which was in the Constitution, by
taking the one proposed by Acts Of Congress.
He resd from the Constitution the two clauses
One That Fugitives from Labor shall be de-
Hvered up. The other, That Fugitives from
Justice shall be delivered up on demand by
the Exc cutive. The Constitution contained no
provision granting Congress the power to exc
cute these claims. Congress had no powers but
those EXPRESSLY granted. He considered that
these two claims were TO be executed by the
States the mselves, and not by Congress. Every
otherCause which gave Congress power contained
express provision to that effect. Who could
doubt but the acts of 1875, 1898 and of $780, for
the delivery of Fugitves were wholly unconsti-
tutional If left to the States the Constitution
would have been executed. Provision could have
been made with them, as was done with Great
Britain, that slaves should be returned or she
should nav for them. She did pay for them The
zane could be done with the Free States. They
would have been obliged TO have giveh up these
FugltiVes or pay for them, and II they reused
we would hold out to them the alternative-de-
liver the Fugitive or dissolve the Union. lie
read the acts Of 1898 for the delivery of Fugitive
Slaves and for the rendition of Fugitives from
Justice and contended that they were wholly
unconstitutional, for Congress had nothing to do
with the execution Of either of these claims,
the duty of executing them being wholly
with the several States He read, Also from
the decision of the Supreme Court, maintain
ing the Constitutionality Of these acts, and
condemned that decision as false logic and real
consolidation doctrine His readings OF history
taught him that the Judiciary never yet have In
terfered between encroachments OF power and the
people The Supreme Court never yet have con-
demned the usurpstiOn OF power by Legislature.
The Alien and Sedition Laws, the Acts for the
Bank of tie United States, and the b ankrupt
Acts, all were passed over by the Supreme Court
and not am ulled Perhaps he might be charged
with being in close connection in principle with
Abolitionists Let that imputation, or any other
be made, he had been too long IN public LIE TO
be influenced by any epithets or imputations upon
bis conduct. The Abotionsts, notwithstanding
these laws. have everything their own way, and
tley doubtless would prefer to have an army sent
to Boston, to have the militia OF other States march
inland by the strong arm OF the General Government
cFueh Sovereignty; LnlB law were HOb al dCS
OF Congress- II the execution OF this clause were
left to the States who rightfully possessed 1t,
the South could say to the North: There is the
Constitution your duty is plain one execute It, or
we dissolve the Union. The Union would be in
the hands Of the North The friends Of the Adolf
iOuists were those who were in action and policy,
urging a consolidation of power. The Senator
whose seat he occupied years ago, told the then
Senstor from Massachusetts,, that the Inevitable
result of his policy was to create power at
the North which once aroused, would ostraclse
those who raised it, and well it was that that
Individual was at the other end OF the Avenue Tor
he were now before bis Legislature, ne would be
rejected by an overwht Inning majority. He re-
pudiated those who were in favor OF Consolidation,
were friends of Abolitionists, who were constant.
~ eplarging the powers of Government. de cited
the acts of the last Session great act OF con-
solidation by which the South was ANONYMOUSLY
strpt of all her share in the acquired possessions
The South took the equal part in conquerlng those
rich lands and Congress excluded the south,
but threw them open to Abolitonists, Foreigners
of every Tongue and then to Convicts from
Botany Bay After passing these acts OF consoli
cation, you then cried out, All hail peace and
concord reign You now propose 10 arm the
President to enforce the laws by placing the mill
tary of the United States under the command OF
a Deputy Marshal This was not the way to
strengthen the bonds of the Union. Act after act
is weakening the bonds of the Union, and the et-
feet will be to create two People, hating and
frowning at each other. AL fraternal feeling for
the North had ceased in the State that he repre-
sented. He then alluded to the Democratic par.
ty. its course at the last Session. and condemned
that course. He had been for twenty years en-
deayoring to place the Democratic party on the
true Republican platform. If this march Of con
solidation were onward, the wheel Of the Union
would go on taking power till it would become so
be avy that it would fall with mighty crash.
MI CLAY said that when the Message was re-
ceived from the President he rose to express his
satisfaction with it, which satisfaction he was
snre would be felt by all except ultras North
and South. He anticipated no such discussion as
bad taken place He introduced no such discus
sion as had taken place. The Senator OF South
Carolina bad gravely informed the Senate that
Cn,.eress had no noWers. except those granted By