The southern press., 1851-12-20

private end-the release of fugitive slave from
his master-woud be construed 10 amount TO
mere riot, and would not be held to be treason.
And said, too, that if Judge would award pro-
per punishment, the governor OF the State
would remit it.
Mr.. BRODHEAD. Not in Pennsylvania.
MIR. BUTLER i have Il right to appeal to
the Senate upon another subject in connection
with this. The Senator from Mississippi vehe-
mently urges the necessity of having statutory
or Legislative enactments for the ratification of
this compromise. He may take either one Of
the horns Of the dilemma The gentleman was
either opposed to some of the points of the
compromise when they were under consideration,
or he was in favor of them. do notcare which
he takes. If he says he was oppoaed to some
one Of the propositions involved in the compro-
mise, he mast allow me to take his authority !;
and it, on that occasion, he denounced and was
opposed to it, have a right at least to expect
from him some indulgence toward those who
agreed with him. on that occasion. II, on the
contrary, the gentleman was in favor OF the
compromises, he surely will not take the position
that he was growing one way and looking
another"-that he gave US his voice by a simple
monosyllable of aye or no, when he gave his heart
and hand to those who were forcing the meas
ures on. He must take one or the other. he
cannot escape it. He was either opposed to the
admission of California, and opposed to the abo-
lilion of the slave trade in the District OF Co
lumbia, or he was in favor OF those two meas
ures. For, as regards the fugitive slave law,
of which 80 much has been said. it was not a
part Of the original compromise. take it that
the record must speak upon this subject Here
are his votes and how does the gentleman stand
in the parliamentary mirror! He stands op.
posed to the admission of California, upon the
ground that it was a precedent not to be found
in the political history Of this country. 1t re-
member right, at one time he denounced Execu
tive interference for the procurement OF the ad-
mission of California. | need not 60 through
all the genteman's speeches in support of this
view, because they are too various; but wish
to 90 through this fairly The gent eman said
that California had been admitted under circunl-
stances under which no other State nd been
admitted-in violation of all precedent; and in
the next breath he says, why do the enemies OF
the compromise denounce this measure! he
undertakes to vindcate California. and say that
she came into the Union nst like any other
State AT another time he admitted that she
came in ia violation Of all precedent; and at the
next moment he saws she was admitted in the
same manner as any other State was admitted
into the Union. ...s -. ..
been admit.e against my Judgment, and in op
position to my will and vote, have met her
repre- -entatives here with all respect and kind
ness, and entertain for them entire friendship. ]
urged the Institutional objection well AZ !
could in the speeches made at the time, with
great respect and Difference to those who differed
from me- | do not intend to repeat them.
Whatever may have been the operation of that
measure-and think it may operate differently
from the intention--the doctrine was proclaimed
before her admission, ard some OF those who
voted for IT, assumed to do so on the gro und that
not another slave State SHOULD be admitted into
the Union. Mr. Webster, with all his annota-
tons and commentaries, has put it forth in that
form. The doctrine was avowed and Intended
to be established by the precedent that no other
slave State should polute the political associa-
ton of this confederacy; and the doctrine, if not
avowed, was practically maintained, that the
slave Stat. $ of this Union were not, in politi
cal point of view, anal to the notwithstanding
States. believe the honorable senator has ex
hibited many evidences Of a mind sensitive 10
the honor Of his State. Will he tell me tina.
when these doctrines were announced and pro.
claimed was 10 submit 10 a system by which
war was to be made upon the institutions OF
that section of the country which | in part rep
resent! | opposed il on this ground, and be-
ieye the honorable senator did the same. Sub
NIT to inequality, Submit that my posterity
shall not be equal in political eligibility with the
sons Of the honorable senator from New York
CNr SEWARD Would consent to the pot.
zeal Acknowledgement of my own children! Yet
such were the doctrines avowed, ard such was
the belief entertained as TO the operation of that
measure. believe that gentlemen who enter
tain views Of this kind, Will be signalIy disap
pointed. hope so, at least For believe the
institution will continue TO 90 South and West,
and California will take it as peculiarly suited to
her condition.
Now, let me ask the honorable senator a
question, which expect him to ans Ser-and |
hone he will answer il without the least hesita-
ton Suppose a proposition were to come up
Tomorrow 10 divide California, with the under
standing that one portion should be slaveState
or that both should be slave States, would he
vote for il
Mr.. FOOTE, of Mississippi will answer
by citing past history. If the gentleman will al.
low me. introduced two propositions on the
subiect myself while this matter was pending
for neither of which, according to my recoec-
ton. had the genilem ms support. or thet OF
his political associates in this body. On the con-
,rary. both Of those propositions received the
fercest denunciation from that quarter. When
the proposition to admit California was pend.
inc. moved to amend the bill so that Cafor
nis should be hereafter, with her consent, 80 di
yided as you, Mr.. President, had previously pro.
posed she should be. Upon consultation with
YOU. GMr KING ! took the line which is pro-
posed in the amendment, for the reasons you
stated did not get the support anticipated
and will be prepared TO show hereafter, from
the printed debates, what reasons were given By
honorable gentlemen for not voting for that
very proposition: | subsequently introduced
another proposition, that California should be,
with her consent, divided by that line, and that
n territorial government should be established
south Of il. The objection, then, Of certain gen.
tlemen who called themselves, par ercellence,
State-riphts men, was the supposition that they
imagined my amendment TO convey that Cali.
fornia, not yet admitted, in their Judgment, val.
idIy into the Union, should be treated with so
much respect as to have her consent TO this ter
ritortal curtailment asked. That also was voted
down Whenever any gentleman introduces a