The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-02-20

,l,ions for the modification Of tie tariff
OF 1916.
Mr. Morton presented the joint Res.
oiu,ions Of the Florida Legislature.
asking Congress TO grant to Florida all
the public sands IN that state.
Mr. Clay. resolution OF inquiry, a'k
in. the f.rcsiden, for information con.
corning the Host cn riot, and also whcth
cr il was necessary tn pass n law To- en-.
force tie Fugitive Slave law, was taken
up.
Mr. Clay said. in presenting his rcso.
iution, that debate would not be in or.
der until information was first obtained. !
bn, he must be permitted 10 say he was
a,touudri "a, reading the newspaper re-.
ports. that such violation OF law should /,
have taken place. lie shudlered at
the thought Of officers Of Justice being /
mnltrcalcd by mob, and the prisoner
/ rescued n, the face Of the law abiding
citizens Of the city Of Boston Who
committed the outrage: SAID Mr. Clay.
Wa. It our people: NO. but band
Of blacks Must the laws of the coun-
try be thus tramrlcd under foot: Must
the Government yield to mobocracy,
or stand up firmly and ,indcatc the
laws. THIS was the object Of his rcso-
luton, aud, therefore. he would urge its
passage.
Mr. John Davis said that the law was
offensive. and before arriving ut any
conclusion, we must wait for real facts.
The people Of his State had too much
respect for the laws to see them tram.
Piled upou--thcy would let the laws
work out their own salvation, be they
good or evil lie thought 10 attempt
should be made to slihe opinions on this
all important question.
Mr. Clay thought tive fugitive law
would never repealed if such outragcS
were permitted. lie could not express
himself in terms strong enough against
those who burst into the Temple OF
Justice and carried out with savage
shouts Of joy prisoner, be they black
or white.
Mr. Davis said he was as strong in
his dcnunciation rs any man. He
thought that the only way for the people
to overcome an odious law, was an APP
peal totlIs ballot box, and not to brutal
, force.
, Mr. Hale, to great extent, favored
the ground taken by Mr. Clay. Mobs,
belonged TO no one city. but were Of
daily occurrence in various places I; but
10 one pretended to say the whole COM
munity were at fault As matters now
, stood, the government was about to
take Il step between the sublime and'the
ridiculous lie hoped tire troops would
, not be sent to Boston to put down a
, mob of negroes. Vie had no doubt bu;
what the State was competent to sup
. press any serious disturbance which
. could be expected, when the laws did
no. meet the support OF the people, and
( were obnoxious to them. He hoped
that all laws would be enforced, and
D that no violence would be permitted
anywhere in the country.
Some further debate took place, and
L the resolution was finally agreed tc.
!. The Senate then resumed the consul
Grafton of the Cheap Postage bill, and
various amendments we're debated -
t Mr.. Stewards amendment of 2 cents,
: to be prepaid, was rejected, and the
c Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Rcports from committees
were received, and that on military af-
fairs was discharged from so much Of
:. the report of the board of army and
c navy affairs, assembling by the order Of
the President, in relation to staff com
Q mission and brevet rank which they
I recommend
c Mr.. urtsaid that the report came
D too late from the committee TO recon-
. mend any proposition this session
n The report was then laid on the ia
J.. bic, and the report relating tothe navy
G was referred: A number Of private
bills were then passed.
The House went into Committee of
It Whole, and resumed the consideration
d of the River and Iiarbor bill. In tho
l. COURSE of debate upon various amend
rents proposed. Mr. Inge accused Mr..
n S,anly, who had made a speech, of not
}. being friend to the South. Mr.. Stan.
IS " replied that Mr.. Inge has less sense
>, than chara cter for saying so. Mr., lpgc
e said that was the remark Of black
IS guard. MIR. StnnIy replied that Ingc
had shown himself one. Much contu,
< sion here prevailed, BUTT soon snbsi
: dcd
A substitute was adopted for the bill
when the Committee rose. Mr.. Ingc
G moved that the bill be laid on the table
1t which was negatived by 81 yeas anC
n l0l nays. The House then agreed IL
d the substitute, and questions were tax
en- Oh ordering the several parts Of the
G bill 10 be engrossed for u Sd reading
e finally the bill was passed by yeas l0l
e nays 81. The provisions OF the bill
J. are near y the same as the one report
q cd Hat year. Adjourned.
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