The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-27

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sstisisetioa v The mvshal b. ,bs conduct
Ths slave Wa hurris4 % ip Smother Stat,
And transported 10 EugIaa What did til,
President do' WHY, Ao suhmittsd oil tn,
psPsss 10 the case a Hscts1 With the con-
duct Of the marsht 10 the l4w officer Of ths
government, who Is Southern mana mar
fseM slavsholding Ststs--and that officer
although he was not entirely satisfied viii
dc conduct Of the marshal, gave il as hi,
deliberate and legal opinion that th-re wa.
not sufficient ground for removal. think
myself that the late case in Boston has pre-
scented sufficient cause for his removal What
the President may do know not What
would do II ! were in hissituation have no
hesitation in announcing would remove
J him. He failed to execute the laws of the
United States, by which he was authorized
to hire Jail for the purpose Of security Of
the slave.
\ think that what said when ] was up
before 10 perfectly correct. The law has
been executed, rs far az we know, in every
free State OF the Union in which it has been
brought into operation, with the single ex-
ception Of the city Of Boston. That being
the Gaze, ! think there is no just ground Of
reproach towards the States Of the Union
mono whatever. lam happy to see the SEN
ator from Michigan, mr. CAss, though
standing in different political relations to the
President, to do him the justice which he
has this day by the declaration Of the opin-
ions he has nade. Sir, am perfectly sat
isfed, from all | know, that in the Presi-
dents cabinet there is most perfect and
immoveable determination to carry into ex-
ecution the laws, and to employ all the means
in their power in ordnK. to accomplish that
object. Sir, in respect 70 the honorable SEN
ator from New Hampshire, [Mr. HALE l
owe him an observation. The honorable
senator seemed to intimate that there was
some purpose upon my part to stop hm--to
suppress freedom Of debate in his own par
ticular case
Mr.. President, think know tolerably
well what am capable Of, physically and
intellectually but there are some works too
giganic Tor me to attempt, and one Of them
is to stop the senator from debate. in this
body. 1t is utterly impossible. l shall
make no such vain attempt. Then again,
Mr.. President, of all the crimes that can be
imputed to human nature, the last one
should desire, enfeebled as am, is that Of
homicide. If could stop the honorable
senator, why, sir, it would Kill him. Laugh
ter. He must, as George Canning said,
fgo into the Senate chamber every wv and
then to air his vocabulary Laughter -
The senator made an observation with re-
spect to the highest Office Of this government
which | thought unbecoming the dignity Of
The Senate or the senator-speaking of the
contemplate and ridiculous message we had
received. MIR. President, an old maid Of
my cqualntance-an anecdots before told
was lunnlng on, upon one occasion in the
city Of Baltimore, very much against Napo-
leon, animadverting upon his conduct very
hardly and harshly--pronouncing him des-
pot, and all that A French officer, with
the politene.s which always characterizes
that nation, said: Madam, am very
sorry but if you think proper to express
these sentiments to his imperial majesty,
have no doubt it will inAct great pain upon
him wien he hears them" Laughter !
The President will feel about as mnch lain
when ~ hears the opinion pronounced by
the honorable senator upon solemn and de-
liberate act in performing bis high duty.
Mr.. President, one word more only with re-
spect TO this isolated mob. Do you ever see,
sir, the abolition papers from Boston and
other quarters of the country Do you not
see this Union denounced Do you not see
a declaration that within the limits Of Massa-
chusetts the Fugitive slave law shall never
be executed Do you not see that advice
is given to the blacks to arm themselves,
and to murder the first person, or kill the
first person, that attempts to arrest them
to take them back to that service from which
they have fled Can you believe there,
where black and white, and yellow and gray,
and all sorts, meet together in public and de-
Lucrative assemblies-can you believe the
free blacks of Boston have never heard this
advice-have never heard the recommends
ton to them to arm themselves with revolt
vers and towie-knives, to beat down any
person attempting to carry one of them
away And if they have heard it, can you,
sir, fail to believe that it must have operated
upon their minds, and they knew with what
IMMUNITY they would act if they rushed into
that courthouse, and committed the atrocious
deeds tat nave been depicted 10 US during
the present day
Mr.. BUTLER. Icame into the Senate
this session with strong resolution not to
speak on this subject at all. But there are
some topics involved in this discussion which
! imperiousy call upon me TO notice them. -
Now, what commentary upon the Consti-
tuition of the United States does this debate
present 1t is gravey proposed that the
laws of the United States shall be so amend
ed as to enable the President, without pro-
clamation, to call into exertion the army and
navy and the military force of the United
States--to do WHAT To enforce an article
of the Constitution of the United States, be-
cause J choose to speak rather Of the Consti-
tuition than Of the law enacted at the last
session for the purpose Of carrying the Con-
stitution into effect. Why, sir, our simple