Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-06-03
Daniel xebster,s Speech at albany.


in order to alarm the people for the stability OF the
Union: and IN which he also reiterates his solemn
self praises of honesty uprghtness, and dlsnteres
edness in the position he has now taken
1t would be well If every who reads Mr. Web
sters speeches, would put them through the ctuci-
bic of candid criticism, and when the sophstry IS
consumed, weigh the amount Of sterling truth con-
tanned in them MIR. Webster says:
The last Congress- felow.citizens, passed laws called
adjustment measures, settlement measures-laws in
tended to put end to certain internal and domestic
controversies which existed in the country and of
them for a long time These laws passed by the
constitutional maores oil both houses of Congress-
They received the constitutional appropriations of the
President.
The Fugitive Stare Lac was passed without dis
cussion inthe House Of Representatives. The speak
er refused to any member who attempted to
speak against it, and the majority, influenced by the
executive, maintained the gag by voting the 'pre-
vious question:" which was VIGOROUSLY intended to
stihe discussion. Mr. Webster, if he hadany shame
or sense of decency, would put his thumb on this
fact and to bag of the passage of the compro
mise measures.
The following certificate in favor Of the humanity,
and general benign character Of the Fugitive Slave
Law, addressed to the young men of Albany
We wonder if those young men ever read the law!
Now, the law of 1850 had objects, both of which
accomplished by it. First, it to make the
law more favorable for the fugitive than the law of 1893
1t did so because called fora record under seal from
Court in the State from which the fugitive might
have come, proving and ascertaning that he lu
gtve, that nothing should be left, when pursued in
10 free State but to produce the proof Of his identity
NANf nh .sl,, f,loDc 81,
power in responsible hands. The Judges of the
Supreme and District Courts of the United States, and
learned persons appointed by them unissioners,
were to see to the execution of the law. Therefore,
favorable law, in all respects, to the fugi.
tive, than the law passed under Gen. Washngtons ad
ministration in '93.
Under this law, so favorable to the fugitive, free
man, (Adam Gibson,) was seized in Philadelphia,
and condemned by Commissioner Ingraham to sa-
very, and only obtained his liberty in spite of the
law, when the STAKEHOLDER with rare honesty for one
of his class, declared that he acas not has slave-
The record under seal was produced evidence
against Gibsons liberty but that record was forged
taSsgehA4d IThe tribunal which this law secures for
Judge, who is tempted to condemn men to slavery
by fee often dollars head, and is encouraged to
do justice, at the rate of fire dollars a case. This
law, that has driven the colored population of the
North from their homes, families, and churches, and
which condemns every American citizen to six
months Imprisonment and the fine of $1,000 if he
gives ofthem morsel of bread, is, however, ac-
codng to Mr.. Webster, more favorable law than
that Of 93; and Mr.. Webster of course, is truthful
man!
Mr.. Webster says:
The constitution of the United States consists in
a series Of mutual agreements or compromises
one thing being yielded by the South another by the
North.
We should like to know what the South has con.
ceded to the North. She takes our free coored cit
liens from our ships, in defiance of her constitutional
obligations, and she thruss them into prison at their
own expense, and finally sells them into hopeless
slavery; she hunts our respected ENJOYS from her
BORDERS, like dogs, if they dare to enquire into this
outrage; she lyuches our people if they have the
courage TO utter the sentiments of Washington or
Jefferson, within the hearing of her courts she
absorbs our free-labor earnings upon the most agi-
tlous OF pretences; hectors with her nsolen minor
ity over the whole functions of the government. and
makes our territory slave hunting ground and our
NoNi' n0"9eo sidfS pens. w e snOulQ like to
list Of the concessions of the South to the NORTH
Father Richie himself would not need two years
TO print them, we guess, and it would be valuable
very valuable document, for reference to strengthen
us In our constitutional duties Mr. Webster took
occasion In this Albany speech to sheer at Con-
science, as mans guide IN his actions. and his au
dlence laughed He characterised the higher lar
as hight OF fanaticism, and compared those who
uphold the supremacy of the laws of the Almighty
Uod to the Fifth Monarchy men of the English rev.
oiutlon. Mr.. Webster should be careful how he
handles history in his discussions; and he should
remember that there are two mediums through which
the same thing can be viewed. Our Pilgrim Fa-
thers were hated, despsed and Knocked as fanatics,
ny the Laudite Episcopalians of England; and final
" 'hey iorsook their country, in order that they
hlgn' have liberty to obey the law of God-the
Ilsner law, according to conscience. The Fifth
monarchy men believed in the advent of uniyer-
sal Kingdom, under the sovereignty of Jesus Christ:
''ey were pure IN morals, and correct in their lives
ana although IN the eyes of such men as Choryee
me second, VINO kept two mistresses in the palace
with his wife; and of Rochester, who made drurL
enness and obscenlty fashionable and cop,tlv and
for whom Mr.. Webster may have stronger .y,,,oa
thies than with fanatics who.belieye in the M;lle,a
and Christianity, the people of the North. who arc
descended from higher law fanatics, will. we ho.
leve, look upon them differently We know ina,
10 Massachusetts the people do not laugh AT CON.