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

country In we'll in peace and In all sections
likely not that few existed in the vicinity of Bos-
ton At this time He did not regard this mob evil
dence OF tho sentiments Of the people of Massachu
sstts bat he preferred to think the denomination
at spring with regard to the mierssnt and
ineidicus monster Thompson. Is a better indication
In Iowa, and the country would see how summary he
would be elected
Mr. DouoLAs explained the legislation of Illinois AZ
having been always adverse to the emigration OF
negroes their laws had always imposed penalties upon
per persons barboring or oonceang fugitive slaves
the Supreme Court in the Of Priggs in Pennsyl
yania bad practically expungsd the constitutional
th. psop. ana osa, 81 sIss gross S
not permit to pass annotioed The Senator pressed
as his opinion that it the 6uty of the States and
not Of the general government to execute this pro-
vision Of the Constt ution; and that this were the
the Law would be dead letter This implies hat
and every other officer, who had to pport the
Constitution would disregard their duty and be false
to the Censituton and their country, and false to
Mr.. CHASE explained that his opinion twas that 1t
was the duty of the States and not OF tho Federal
Government to execute this provision; but the Su-
preme Court in the decision referred to- had denied
the pswer of the States so pass such laws.
the law was dead letter. i'm piled the same calrm
Tho Supreme Court had decided the stution to be
imperative that fugitive slaves should be delivered up
State officer or not, who processes allegiance to the
Constitution to iexecute the law q nd any ons
10 TO 90 0erelect1n W6SfRlse
bis Constitution and his God II the Senator shielded
himself behind the decision of the Supreme Court
he should carry out that decision by aiding
man who, by act, wsrd or deed, refused to execute
the law urged others to resist it, deserving pun
ishnent He regarded this resistance to Law in Bos-
ton sudden and impusive act but one for which
preparation had long been made and was the result
Of precorcorted action, by whites and negroes to
sist this law He considered tho negroes, who actually
resisted as not more guilty than the white who
melted them to doit The law Of conspiracy applied
the United States; and each csnsprstor though not
actually present at the commiss of the Violence
was responsible for the acts Of all his contederstes
their white associates responsible. They had melted
urged on and produced this violence by their
Lectures and advice given In this hall and else where
He held certain persons within his sight st this
meDt, responsible for this mob in Boston, by their
speeches and their addresses at the last They
bad produced IN the nds OF free negroes the impress
sion that right and proper to resist the laws of
the Y nited States, when " higher law condemned
pyipg high portions had produced OF violence by
there poor, simple wretches which their more inform
ed but lees prineped advisers had not the courage
were the infamous designs OF those who resisted this
law confined to this particular instance Free negroes
had been armed by abolitiouists with pistols bowie
knives that THE law might be rested they had been
advised that there was aw than the Consi-
tuition and that they should resist the law by every
means. He had stood In a crowd of two thousand
and had heard speaker after speaker tell
people to arm themselves to strike to kill and to re-
sist this act OF Congress and TO let fugitive b.
surrendered to his master. 1t was th0ss people be
weuld pu n:sh. and not tie negroes. Us-ifsd the
President for his conduct and conridercl botA
ces.ary and proper
Mr. Csss alluded to Mr. Hale's daily ]. srtions at
the la.t session, that the compromise would be
failure, and that any who voted for IL would be
strcsen down. lie contended that except In the New
YORK caHe (Mr. Dickinsonsl this prophecy had been
fsl.fec. He replied to Mr Nason's complaint Of the
obs'secs, by suits against masters &c, thrown In
the o. the execution Of this Law that they were
the zane In any other case well this. A man
might knock him .dosn and then sue him for da-
csnfgss How could he prevent this! lie considered
this csfect owing to laws which instead Of being per-
fecions Of reason we're perfections of nonsense Ii
was attributable. also to those degraded embers of
leading profession, Who for the sake of fee would
undertake anything,
Mr. BeRRIsS got the floor, and after some disc u.sou
the subject was postroned till M onday, at o'clock
Were then presented, and the Senate adjourned
Until Monday, at IL O'Clock.