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

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anything in the trial in Philadelphia that goes to
prove that the officers did not 10 their duty Does any
lawyer pretend TO say that the distinguished Judge
Gner did not expound the law OF treason correctly 10
The iury and did properly denounce abolition ianat
csm Would the honorable gentleman have charged
lie iury in any other way if he had occupied a place
upon The benchi The zeal upon the part OF the officers
in Philadelphia faithfully TO execute the law led them,
perhaps, 10 mistake the proper remedy and undertake
important fact should be stated, to.w; that IN nearly
every week since the passage OF the fugitive slave law
ugves from labor have been delivered up in Pennsyl-
vania The truth is, SIR that II prejudice exists IN
Pennsylvania which could obsiruct the due admnisra
ton Of Justice, il is against the aboliuonisis
But, MIR. President, have still stronger evidence TO
submit 10 the Senate in support of the position assume
and that is the action of State leg stature and the
suit OF the recent election in that State The fugitive
Ter that our Legislature assembled and there being large
democratic majority the lower house, and small
in the Senate, bill was passed repeating the State laws
which IN contravenon oil that provision OF the
stluton relating 10 the surrender of iugtves from la
Dor The wing governor refused TO sign the bill, the
Legislature adjourned and he kept in his pocket In
month thereafter the democratic party assembled in
yention, nominated candidate for governor, Colonel
Bger passed resolutions in favor of the fugitive slave
OF all obstruction laws. The candidate accepted the
nomination. and in the most emphatic manner pledged
himself to carry out the views OF his party, especially in
relation to the fugtve-slave law. The wing convention
met and Governor Johnston made speech before it, in
which he talked about the right and duty OF Congress to
modify the law, and refused TO say whether he would
would not sign the bill repeating the obstruction laws
Here are the resolutions adopted by The democratic
vention:
Resolved That the sixth ton of the act Of the egisa
Of Pennsylvania, passed the third of March, isi9
denying, under severe penalty The of our State Ja
trial, oug. be expunged from books, both
because nterposes obstacles, by of State egisa
of the United sales and becauseit virtual disregard
ofthe principles Of the Compromise, and calculated
riously to endanger the existe nee OF the Union.
"Resvsd That the democratic party Of Pennsylvan
the Union, the constitution, and the laws and will
ar m
the measures OF PROMISE adopted by the late Congress-
mss.ic slavery and this only from sense Of duty
good citizens Of the republic but from the kind
rem Of the save6oldng sta,es.''
You will therefore perceive, Mr. President, that dis
tnct issue was thus made up, and appeal was made
pie, and thar decisive result is well known. Shortly
after both candidates nominated. took occasion
declare my own position upon The question, and state
wrote TO Philadelphia committee, extract from
which ! beg leave to read to the Senate
:" Political issues be determined this fall in
good old Staewhich Justly occupies important
ton between the dividing interests Of the North and the
tonaI aspect need not name Them all The true friends
The Union throughout the conederaoy look with anxious
important in its national bearing Pennsylvania is TO
decide what she be her duty her States
upon the slavery question She is decide how she
construes the compact of union. The democratic par
and its candidate frankly declare their purpose faithfully
execute the provisions OF the constitution fugitive
slave law without complaint modification, repeal all
their southern brethren Governor Johnston, The whig
nominee Oor whom personally have the highest regad
the fugitive slave law, further CITATION slavery oues
ton, and no repeal of the obstruction laws Now, let
safety OF the republic requires that there should be
end to the discussions about negroes and slavery
Let us see whether the national wings, they cali them.
selves and the aboilionsts support
ernor Johnston There has been heretofore much pal
terng with grave and important questions prior to cleo
tons, and the result witnessed the fearful struggles
the last Congress- now be seen in the difference
oil between and
State administrations"
II seems 10 me- therefore, | have submitted sufficient
evidence TO the Senate 10 show that the fugitive slave
law will be faithfully executed in Pennsylvania, and that
one reason assigned by the senator from South Carolina
Tor desiring TO withdraw from the Union has no founda
ton in fact
While up, Mr.. President beg leave to refer 10 an
other matter IN connexon with this subject. 1t has
been asserted that my honest patriotic and hearted
predecessor Dr Surgeon, who voted for the fugitive
slave law, was not eeleced that Sir that
s not The fact The people of Pennsylvania approved OF
same way and those who elected me very well knew
T. My position in regard TO the Wilmot proviso and
abolltonsm was and is well known.
Mr. RHETT. Mr.. President, was very far sir in
Inc reasons that gave for Encouragement the part
Inc Soulh from casting any impulaon upon Pennsylvania
in reference to the fugitive law But thought
myself fully justified by the facts they have occurred
10 suppose that that law would not be fully executed
and think that my northern friend [Mr. BRoDHEADl
has gwen me sufficient ground himself, in what he has
Just stated, for the opinion then expressed VIVA, has
he SAID He tells you that the governor OF Pennsylvania
ieiuseo 10 sign an act repeating the prohIbtoTy laws
which stood IN The way of the execution of The fugitive.
slave law IN Pennsylvania He tells you further that
1t became an issue in Pennsylvania and that the demo.
cratic party took issue upon IT, whether those laws should
be excluded from the statuteb book not He tells you
that the democratic party has prevailed but by how
much majority, MIR. President Why, | believe, out of
three hundred thousand votes cast they have pre-
vailed by majority OF only six eight thousand Here
IS made party issue, in which one-haf OF the people
Were arrayed against the other half Had moi good
ground 10 suppose under such that the
law cannot and will not be faithfully executed One
man on jury may defeat the execution of the law
Now, SIR there are yet several things which NAV
occur in Pennsylvania which may alter the impression
upon me, and which remain 10 be decided One is
whether those prohbitory laws will be confirmed by
the legislature OF Pennsy lvania or whether they viii
be repealed II the legislature of Pennsylvania shall
repeal them, that certainly will be very strong ind
cation on her part that she is willing TO give her sup
port TO the measures OF compromise Another is whether
these offenders, who have obstrucied this law, will
be punished not Sir, that is yet 10 be shown
Although the honorable senator, IMr. BRoDHEADl-and
j have doubt but he speaks with earnestness and
enforced il yet to be that single man can be
punished in the free States Tor resistance this law No,
sir has yet been punished for resisting in any one
single part OF the whole North, although the frequent in.
fractions OF this law call loudly for punishment That
SIR ~ all We yet 10 learn whether the people OF that
Stale are supporters OF The law, and are to draw some
conclusions from the result OF the Chrstiana trial |
should be very happy Mr. President TO know that Penn
syyanla as well as any other State would do its duty
~ me mighty contest that exists in different parts of
the Union But must say have my doubts and those
uouoe are pasea ~ measure upon the facts that the
honorable senator Mr. BRopura nj himsef has brougb,
before the