The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-23

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che Judiciary
Mr.. Rusx moved that the subject be postponed until
Monday.
Mr HuNTER said that there were Q number Of bill
from the House. including several appropriation bills
laying tho table, and he hoped thSt by general
consent the confederation OF the Presidents message
might be postponed until they disposed Of by
Mr. SEWARD expressed dssre to relieve himself Of
number Of petitions.
The CHAN said it not In order.
Mr. snwARD then objected to taking up the bills on
the table for reference.
Mr.. HUNTER urged Mr.. Clay to allow the further
consideration of the message to be postponed until
Mr. cLAr said he knew of no subject of more impor.
tsnce tnss TINS message IL presented the question
After some further discussion, Mr. Seward withdrew
the objection he had made taking up the bills on the
liable tor reference, and
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION NAVY PENSION BILLS
were taken up and appropriately referred together
with several private bills.
PENSION ACADEMY BILLIE
The bills spproprating moneys for the payment of
revolutionary pensions the support the West
Point Military Academy we're reported finally BY Mr.
passed
DEBATE on THE MESSAGE Rrsumrp
By some accident, small poition OF the manuscript
OF our despatch has failed TO reach this viii sx-
plain to the reader the abrupt commenc ement of
our report of the debate on the message
Mr. Dowss argued at length that tn. Fugitive Slave
law executed-it had been executed and would
continue to be executed, in as good faith ana as
promptly as the most sangune expected lie aliu led
TO diculties thrown In the way OF enforcing the Il.
cIaipa slaves v.r. ar,aa.nts .nsn masters
soned and sometimes murdered; nov, every case
except those In Boston-hsd been ,uccss,fa be oou-
tended, that eince the passsge Of the eroriise
great change had been going In the public Sc nti.
msnt of the North During the last tes'iOn r.soiu-
Senate from every Northern state save one bu. not
one such resolution at this session Illinois fadsna
had rsvn fk.,r f...-l.
New York, although not redeemed sunlciapsly 60 re-
elect her great champion Of the eon.ttutou yet the
Senate II he be one Of those who opposed to the
execution of the law. He referred to various indios
fions that the popular opinion all the country
was in favor Of carrying good faith compro-
mise measures Of the last session. lie cav nothing
military to execute the law the contrary he con-
sdsred as great evidence Of the Presidsns patris
tifm, and that a Northern man weud execute the
law even by resorting TO the hghe.t ard EXTREMIST
Snessures. He would AK gentlemen who conri tered
the Law a. producing no fruit Would they vote ios
Mr.. cLsmrss said he not one Of thoss who voted
FOR the compromise acts; bat Who after their
pasrage considered they should have fair trial one
only, Of those acts in sop liable 20 BE- repealed
or disturbed and that wa' the Fugitive Slave Law II
he believed that Law wasa dead lister h. vsuld
say the day for dissolution OF the Union had arri ed
He thought those who declared the law was not
cuted should immediately advocate "a dissolution of
the Union. The people Of Na5amA had no scuniary
interest In the Law for they did not lore one In
ave yesrs-but they had asep interest IN tn. cues
ton OF the execution OF the laws for IL provision
Of the constitution wsre tslsgarjed what hnpn vas
there that others might not sh,re the tate The
law had been executed where except IN Boston
IN Philadephis the Senator from New Hs m p.hire
says,t wa, over executed by sending free into
slavery This not the however, ios the man
uss cent back again; and yet the man not free
the mistake regard 70 MASTERS. he va. ssut 70
The wrong master, The Senator from Hsw Hsmyshire,
said Mr.. Clemens should b. ehsrtshle upon suoh
mistakes TOR there tai. abro al that negro akuei
At the house OF . distinguished statesman OF tnat
State, alleging that he vas fugitive and had jus.
thrown on bs shs kles ano ayiug his psnilns imb,
before tne door he be ken shslt.rp1
He was taken In, and confortsd but after time
he was discovered to be free mao iIh his pap.rs iu
his pocket, and was then turned OUT UauzhtsrJ
MT Hale said thstif this wss Nsw Hsnpsbirs histo'
Mr.. CLrasas-sThe Senator. memory 10 imperfect,
eor he told the stery to me- and the Senator from Ten
oe,see ss having occurred
Mr.. HALE.-"Ths senator IL mistaken I told him
that negro came to my house, representing himself
60 be fugitive slav. and tbs; he wa.rot IN my pres.
ence three minutes before knes he an apcster,
for, while speskng TO me, he kept hs bal rhich
hnsw no one who slsvs would do IL the
MI cssasss said thu. II. lss ma been executed
svery~bere except In Boston. lie regarded the taob
would not be executed. The very rescued fugil,vo
could not attend abeli,ion meeting ia a malt
town without being oisguised a. female. hoos could
occur sryvbers; q convent was bUtai In Boston.
once; actor causei riot 10 the great city Of
were torn or burn,d eo~n 10 phiisdsIphis tas pro.
perty OF private citizens Vas destroyed IN Baltimore;
and in the Southwest gsngs Of msrauo~rs lad set the
laws at defiance for weeks together While however
mebs we're no evdenc. thss fhs lave could not bs
fCrccd dd cOnst1~r tEh& tfe fge21enk GNna
anything but what pa.eiot asa statesman shoi have
done lie regarded the leei'stion ot the free stses
sne,S 20. p, ,nis S" ooss = sle
states lie would prefer that every tree STATE rout
pass nss sncluans negro. ~ ~. we're done ii
If not allowed TO enter free States the slaves could not
run s.sy NJ. s.sin oomuepd.d u. cous,e ofths
President and considered that IA. President doinR
his duty, and would continue 70 do II.
Mr.. BosL.Sn debated the compronise acts Of the
law, and had Dot been d. sppolrtso lie sup.
preston OF agitation rvsulting from the comproinse
there vas sicitement nov slavery di-cu'ssd ana
several days we're spsnt IN n. aud oil thess
r,iOns sst.ton TOOK place. The sabj,c, hal been in
Mr. TuasEY spoke a. length pointing out toe fslurs
of the compromise sct. ~ ienied tast sny chsngs
North Judging from Mr. Fillmore : acts ana speeches
before elsctiont he (dr old not regard hs d.'re
Mr. Cs.sr said that agitation on slavery subjects
him .ho had denounced szitatot, Uxder tue decision
of the Supreme Court in PriggF csee the duy ot exc
stst. II. "a. ~ ee,p,on that the duty vas one be.
nsng to the States and not to the central sovern
sction, would be iseoent N lett 20 the states "
might be made erectual. lie considered tne dseluon
OF the supreme Court in Priass Gaze rs ps'u'slg -
pupgng the ccssttutopa pfoyisi, Tor the tepasioh
Mr Doper. Of lows defended his state nom the
charge Of Preventing the execution oi the oontitu-
tiopsl rtehts OF southerb citizens WheBuvsfa qde.-
tisn should arise controversy bstwesn ths
white and black tsctt, he would DO iorad ear
ring for the negro agApst his own rscs h- cons'-
,rsd that the President had perfectly ris mt By
ais vice action sncs he became President, ne bad
.oompisteiy spiked the csIuop Of the senator from
NevYor and his copied,rsts.. lie hsd long noticed
tbe remarkable fact that the sympathy Of all hose
Who els nored 90 loudly 10 behalf negroes dted out
and becsss srtingu.hed whes the negro bec.ms tree
and required their aid. The eenstor from onto hai
alluded to the procsm stos cf the Bftisb uosrrnor
General Gage In eonpsctien With the grocans:on Of
sh. President ssd to the conflict which folo Sei. as
thr d would say 70 the senator conflict and
tloodsbed Ia TO folov the proclam alton Of the prss
dent deolarng that the lswe ehall he enforced let u
come Just the Ser atoc and his party desired
Traitors existed ct all times In the history q this