Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-01-25
'Hals' Storm in the Senate.

U. :. SENATE, Jan. Is.
Mr.. Clay having presented petition in
favor of Colonization, signed hy large
number OF x.Goyernors, College Presidents
aud other big bugs, and made long speech
thereon
MIR. Hale said that he had petition sign
cd hy over three hundred ciiizrns of Mout-
gomcry County, Pa. 1t YVES not signed by
amy ex-Goycruors, or ex-nIemhers OF Com
gress; none ol the literaii were among them.
lie was iold, however, by The Senator iivm
Pcnnsy ylyann, thai one of the signers was u
brother OF II man vino was once candidate
ior Governor (laugltcr.) The petitioners
pray Tor an inInrtliuie repeal OF the act OF
Sept. lSll, 1850, for recaplure of fugitive
slaves. lie would have presented the prti-
ton, and let iI take That sleep which all such
peiiiOiiS are doomed To take without remark,
had not the Senator fiUm PENNSYLVANIA n
iew dins ago sci the example 10y stating his
opinion OF tile petition. ! believe Congress
ought TO modify tie Fugitive Slave Law most
essentially. believe that law is u rcproach
To the civilization OF the age, aud perfect
parody on the Constitution.
Mr.. FooTE. :" call the Senator TO order.
Ii is not i order thus to characterize the leg
islalion OF our country"
Mr.. R,lsk said he had another point of or
der und that was, that il was not in order
thus To discuss petitions aud consume the
morning hour.
The Cln,ir said Mr.. Hnle had right to cx-
press his opinion ui the law, but the rule
was that in presenting petitions, nothing was
in order but brief statement of the con-
tents.
MIR. Foote. "Does the Chair decide that
dcnunciation of the law was out OF order ("
The Chuir. The Chair made 10 such de-
cision.
Mr. Foote. Then the Senator is at liberty
| TO 20 OH ms long as he pleases during the
legislation of Congress.
Mr.. Hale. al assure The Senate will no,
20 one tenth the extent in condenining tlIi:
law, the Senator from Mississippi did IN de
nunciution OF the action OF Congress at th,
last session, in regard TO the public printer
(aIghter.l
Mr. FOote. 81 was very wrong, know.
| Qaughter.)
MIR. Hale. "Ithink the Senator from Ken
lucky in his remarks this morning was who'll
ly mistaken in saying that the petitions hs
| presented, recommended only
MIR. Foote. 81 call the Senator TO order
IL was NOT in order to discuss the subject oi
Colonization in presenting this petition"
The Clinir said the Senator from New
Hampshire is not in order.
Mr. Hale. "All have to say, is that nm
glad that have elected such tender re-
gard for the rules" (aughtcr.)
Mr. Whitcomb moved the petition he laid
oil the table.
Mr.. Tunely ,?) said other petitions hnd
been referred, aud why should this not he
Mr.. Foote demanded the yeas aud nays,
which were ordered.
Tho roll was called, and many Senators
present did not vote. Before the vote was
announced, MIR Foote demanded the enforce
lnent of Tie rule which requires every Sell-
atOr 10 vote.
Mr.. Yuee said the call was evidently
aimed at him. lie would say that he did
not vote aud had not voted for purpose.
| MIR. Foote insisted Oh the enforcement OF
the rule.
Mr.. Yulee snid that he would state his
reasons. Objections were nude from vari-
ous quarters
Mr.. Jefferson Davis considered that the
Senator had right to suite his reasons for
| not voting.
Mr.. Ynlee then asked TO he excused from
voting. The reason why he did not vote,
was, that resolutions were now pending be-
fore the Legislature of Florda, inStructing
Senators from that State not 10 vote OH any
question connected with the Fugitive Slave
Law.
Mr.. Mangum called for the Yeas and
Nays on excusing Mr. Yulee. (Great con-
fusion in the Chamber)