The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-19

is not regarded treason. II is referred TO the State
courts What will be The result The State courts take
Of ordinary riot murder. Who are 10 decide upon
The crime A jury composed, perhaps. of those who
sympathze with the person charged Who is TO award
the punishment The Judge who, perhaps, enterains
the feelings and INDUCES in the same sympahes
Or. if tribunal could be ound-whch expect
see-slern enough, in defiance Of public opinion. 10 do
OF the constitution the sentence would be RENTED by the
executive OF almost any one OF the non slaveholdng
States.
Gentlemen preach to me eernay that this fugitive
slave law will be executed when every newspaper
brings refutation OF the assertion. Have not ar
rived at an eventfu period in the history OF the country
When that by combinations, by contrivances, by
legislative enactments OF the solemn articles OF the
constltuton-for the fusveslave law is nothing but
affirmation and recognition OF the constitutions not
only violated but put under The ban OF the pulpit
lei the gentleman not tell that put bayones
at The disposal of Executive TO enforce any such law
Let the gentleman not lay that faering JUNCTION 10 his
SOUL know that the people may be addressed, and that
parties may make and patched up platforms for
the purpose OF conceaing the truth from the public mind
but il cannot be done.
Mr.. FOOTE, of Mississippi Lest should have mis-.
understood the gentleman, will ask him whether are
to understand him as just now announcing the opinion
that armed opposition on the part OF citizens OF country
for the purpose OF arrestng the execution of the fugitive
slave law would not amount 10 treason
Mr.. BUTLER said no such thing. know the
difference between riot and treason II would be treason
TO levy against the United States; if there had been
concerted movement OF public kind TO defeat the
ton OF the law of the constitution, it would amount
TO treason But these riots which break out suddenly for
private end-the release OF fugitive slave from his
be construed to amount TO mere riot and
would not be held to be treason And said too, that il
Judge would award proper punishment, the governor Of
Mr. BRODHEAD Not in Pennsylvania
Mr. BUTLER. have a right TO appeal 10 the Senate
upon another subject in connexlon with this The sena
tor from Mississippi vehementy urges the necessity OF
having statutory legislative enacments for the athca
ton of This Compromise He may take either OF the
horns OF the dilemma The gentleman was either op.
were under consideration or he i'll favor Of them
do not care which he takes If he says he opposed
10 some one of the propositions involved in the Compro-
mise, he must allow TO take his authority and If,
that occasion, he denounced and opposed to it,
have right at least 10 expect from him indulgence
toward those who agreed with him on that occasion.
II. on the contrary, the gentleman was IN favor of
The compromises, he surely will not take the posi-
ton that he was rowing one way and looking
another"-that be gave us his voice by a simple
monosyabe OF aye or no, when he gave his heart and
hand TO those who were forcing the measure on. He
must take or the other He cannot escape it. He
was either opposed to the admission OF California, and
opposed 10 the abolition OF the slave trade IN the District OF
Columbia, or he was in favor OF those two measures
for, regards the fugitive slave law, OF which much
has been SAID, was not part OF the original Compro-
mise lake II that the record must speak upon The sub
Jec Here are his votes and how does the gentleman
stand IN The parliamentary mirror He stands opposed
to the admission OF California upon the ground that 1t
was precedent not TO be found Ia the political history OF
this country. II remember Alright, at lime he de-
nounced executive interference Tor the procurement OF
the admission of California | need not go through all
the gentlemans speeches in support oil this view, be-
they Too various but wish TO through this
fairly. The gentleman said that California had been ad-
nited under circumstances under which no other oiae
had been admiltedin violation OF all precedent and IN
the breath he says why do the enemies of the Com
promise denounce this measure He undertakes 10 vim.
dcate California and say that she into the Union
Just like any other State AT another time he admitted
that she in violation of all precedent, aud at the
next moment he says she was admitted IN the same man
any other Stale was admitted into the Union.
Allow TO say that, although California has been ad
med against my Judgment and in opposition 10 my VIII
and yote have met her representatives. here with all re-
spect and Kindness, and entertain Tor them entire inend
ship urged the constitutional objection well as
could in the speeches made at the me with great respect
and Difference to those who differed from me. do not
intend TO repeat them. Whatever may have been The op-
Grafton of that measureand think may operate dl-
ferently from the ntention-he doctrine was proclaimed
before her admission and some OF those who voted for
assumed TO do the ground that no. another slave
State should be admitted into this Union MIR. Webster,
with all his annotalions and commentaries has put II
forth in that form. The doctrine was avowed, and 10
tended TO be established by the precedent, that other
slave State should poute the political association oil this
confederacy and the doctrine il not avowed, was prac
tcally maintained that the slave States OF this Union
were not IN political point OF view equal 10 The non
saveholdng States believe the honorable senator has
exhibited many evidences of mind sensitive to the
honor OF his State VIII he tell me that when these doc
tnes announced and proclaimed was to submit 10
system by which 10 be made upon the insutu-
tons Of that section OF the country which in part rep
resent opposed il on this ground, and believe The
honorable senator did the same. Submit 10 Inequality
Submit thai my pos,erty shall not be equal IN political
eligibility with the OF the honorable senator from
New York, tMr, SEWARD j Would consent 10 The po.
lcal dlsiranchisement OF my own chdrent Yet such
were the doctrines avowed, and such was the belief en-
tertaneL to the operation of that measure believe
that gentlemen Who entertain views oil this KIND viii be
signally disappointed hope so, al least For believe
the institution will continue 10 60 South and West and
California will take peculiarly suited 10 her eond
ton.
Now lie, me ask the honorable senator question
which expect him To answer--and hope he will an
swer il without the least hesila,lon-suppose propos
ton TO come up tomorrow to divide Caiioihia
with The understanding that one portion should be
slave State or that both should be slave States would h'
vote for it Z .
Mr.. FOoTE, of Mississippi | will answer by ctnt
past history, If the gentleman will allow me. INTRO
duced two propositions on the subject myself while th
matter was pending, for neither OF which, according
my recollection had the gentleman's support, or that
his political associates in this body. On the contrary
both OF those propositions received the hefce denunca
ton from tha, quarter. When the proposition to adm
California was pending, moved to amend The hil so una
California should be hereafter with her consent, so DIV
ded as you Mr. President had previously proposed sh
should be. Upon consultation with you, lMf MING
took the line which proposed IN The amendment 10
the reasons you stated did not get the support anu
cipaied and will be prepared 10 show hereafter iron
the printed debates what reasons were gwen oy honora
bic gentlemen for not voting for that very proposition.
subsequently introduced another proposition, that Cail
forna should be, with her consent divided by thai line
and that territorial government should be established
south OF it, The objection then oil certain gentlemen who
called themselves, par trcettnce o,ae-tghts men, Wa
the supposition that they imagined my amendment tc
convey that California, not yet admitted, IN their lqds
men vaIidy into the Union should be treated with 50
much respect as 10 have her consent TO the territorial cur
tailment asked That also was voted down Wheneys