The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-25
M. HALE lin his seat) That is matter OF opinion

Mr.. CLAY. And put my opinion against yours But
must 'ake occasion 10 say that on scarcely any occasion
have risen TO speak this body when that senator has
not followed me, II his great object was to compete
with me The palm OF eloeu,lon entirely yield 10 the
generally rises, and hope he will receive this surrender
on my part OF any ambition between him and me to con-
tend for the palm OF oatory with the compacency with
w9lch ne usually Ises IN this body and presents himself
Now, what is the aim of this senator. To consider
his mob, this negro mob isolated affair, as an af
lar OF the two or three hundred negroes enly who as
sembed on that occasion aud violated and outraged the
laws o their country. Is there any other man in the
Senate who believes that il originated among these ne
groes! DO we not all know the ramifed means which
are employed by the abollionsis openly by word and
by PRINT everywhere to stimulate these negroes 10 acts
OF violence recommending them TO arm themselves, and
10 slay murder, and kill any body pursuit of them, in
order to recover and cal them back the duty and
vice from which they had fled
The proclamation is not aimed solely al the miserable
Segroes, stimulated, doubt, by those outside OF the
court house who laid all the plans and some of whom
one at leastwas at the door beckonng the negroes
to come in--no' Negro beg pardon, white negro
standing at the door beck onng TO the negroes in
Does not everybody know that the work OF those
miserable wreches, who without the knowledge aud
without perfect consciousness OF what became them,
Wllal was their duty! They urged and slimula
ted by speeches, some OF which made this floor
and in the House OF Representatives and by prints which
are scattered broadcast throughout the whole country
The proclamation them has higher and greater aims. Ii
aims al the maintenance OF the law it aims al putting
down all those who would put down the law and the
constitution, be they black white.
Sir look at the in which foreign hreliDg has
been introduced into this country in order propagate
his opinions and DOCTRINES with regard to the subveTson
OF one OF The institutions OF this country aliude to
man, who said to be member of the British Parlia
ment, by the OF Thompson. He has been received
not in place only in Massachusetts, but in various
ect h'H when they had not the heart to assemble
around court OF justice 10 maintain the laws OF their
country.
Sir let me suppose if any member of Congress could
unUrh IA hat "A M auhp pt
gress should go to Engand-to Manchester Brmng-
ham, or any OF the large provincial towns of England
aBd there preach doctrines subvesive of The Bsh gov
ernment-shoud denounce their law of prmogenlure,
denounce The existence of the nobility there denounce
the Crown tself-how long would member of Congress
be permitted 10 denounce this portion ot the ancient
stitulon OF Great Britain! He would be driven out by
voleRce, and with the scorn contempt and dersion OF
every British subject who had the heart manness OF
and OF British subject And yet this daring i'm
pudent, nsoen member OF the British Parliament
here from England and repeats his visit. confnng HIM
self hitherto, well as at the present time, unless he
has recently lett it, the Stale OF Massachusetts and
there he breaches his doctrines of sediton and disunion
And yet the member from New Hampshire would have
the Senate believe that il is nothing but few negroes
collected together around court house oil whom is
unbecoming the dignity and character of the government
10 take any notice When the whole northern country,
to an extent, am happy 10 say, not very alarmlngy
great, filled with the doctrines OF abolition denouncDg
Shareholders thieves and muderes, and calling upon
portions OF the community TO subver and trample under
loot the laws OF the land and the constitution itself +
when the senator from New Hampshire has seen, he
ought to have that these poor negroes but the
catspaws of those who had the courage show their
own faces, and the President has chosen TO issue proc
lamaon, comprehending not only the blacks but their
aiders, abettors and accessories, whom :
ious panshed than the blacks themselveshe
here with his usual compacency and is childish
and ridiculous. Sir, call upon the Senate and call
upon the country to stand by the President, and stand by
the constituon-io uphold their laws and to PROSTATE
whether from those who put forward The unhappy
blacks those who stand back and have the moral
or physical courage to show their own faces
| MIR. MASON. Mr. President, the duty OF surrender
ing ugitives from labor as they are called in the
stiuton, when they escape from the place where they
are held TO service and found IN another State, s
federal Obligation entered into by the States OF the
federation mutually with each other Il is federal oh.
legation which they entered into when they became par
ties TO the constitutional compact The inquiry now is
raised alone by the resolution which called for the
papers communicated to by the President Just now,
but question which has been raised before all the States
under the law OF the last session OF Congess-has that
federal obligation been fulfilled, has it mol Sir
take issue with the senator from Kentucky tMr CLAY
and declare in my place here that far as am inform
ed the law of the last session OF Congress which intend
ed to require the fulhlmen of this obligation, II not a
dead letter, has answered the ends for which II
designed | agree with the honorable senator over the
way TAR as have been able 10 comprehend The mes
sage OF the President that has just been delivered that
his purpose If IL be his power, to have that law exc
cu,ed-a duty that has devoved upon him in his high
Office, and one that am perfectly willing TO believe he
will execute II he can. think the experience OF the
country far. under this law, shows that he cannot.
Sir, if may TO say it, with the respect which
becomes here in my place and the relations which
bear to that functionary he did no, begin right
In the first instance which occurred in the city OF Bos
tonthe of the Caftses-my recollection OF that Is
that the claimant finding that although the law not
then be resisted by force II TO be resisted just as
eectuay by collusion evasons, delays, and prevari.
| cations-when tha, was brought to the knowledge of
the President by communication direct from the claim
ant then prosecuting his claim there, the President IN
formed him, as the public press announced that he
could upon newspaper fugitive paragraphs
or reports-that something like evidence OF negligence
upon the part OF officers be brought HIM before he
could act The history OF that shows that the ne
gro fugitive slavesthe Cratsesescaped from their mas
tes in that instance consequence OF the delays, pre-
varcaons and evasions Of those TO whom the admins
traton of the law had been intrused, and II was the
duty of the President If sufficient evidence was not FUR
nshed him, have called upon the officers OF the law
al once furnish that evidence and TO have dismissed
those of6cer-I mean the marshas-when he found thai
these delay and cvasons had taken place; but he dd
not do it, do not to say that he was conscious o
any neglect OF duty in doing but do mean to say
this that il that law be eectuay enforced for the
prese rvaon OF this species OF property when u ge,s
among the people OF the North 1t must be enforced with
alacrty with zeal, with cordially, as they would enforce
law of their own. II must be enforced from the pur-
pose and desire of the people, where the law TO De
ed 10 carry II into execution. lhey nns alh
and assist and and encourage those VINO GO
ali eor. of resistance and dcues and obstacles in the
path which they are pursuing.
Sir in the case OF the Crases the negroes escaped by
The pre and delays and evasons OF the ocers
charged with the execution OF this law, and the mas
ter lost his property How il the present instance
he instance calling for the message which we have ns'
heard from your table The fugitive was arrested tme