Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-03-06

his WBrf5nt 10 eAeSut0 -..olutiOu asking
f~ngtives from justice; ~ ri it, was then Of
the President u ne . cmen bands OF armed men
lersdd 4 he Southern States to invade E9Oa
nor was auv resolution offered whena mop "eiH
his citv for two days, under the PresIdents hTss:
Mobs Iuiuht ,ake place anywhere. lie "aS
of one in Kentucky, when a pflhIlhs "
. was broken up and sent out OF the o'a'e
rle IN I'D the Government was mol 1oqu' . GG,s
! on SNORT : - hh%stween the sublime anu - we're not
to be sent to BostoH.o put down a negro mob.
1t was too ridiculous to believe. 1t would De
better to leave the suppression Of such occur
rences TO the State authorities No Law, "hsh
it had not the moral support Of the people: 81
Their in Massachusetts or Lnulsians, could DC
enforced, and il was useless 10 attempt II WIN
the Army and Navy. George the Sd Iried that
and his soldiers shot down the cltlzenH IN State
st.; but he did not succeed. .Ie believed tue
people and authorities of Massachusetts were
com, etent TO enforce the laws, and II he were
citizen OF Boston, he would consider 1t an INSULT
if the Government presumed that laws couid not
be enforced.
Mr. Foote said that no Judge in MisslSslpPii
had refused to execute Ills duty. he mao lssoeG
his warrant the party was arrested sha mao
presented himself for trial. 1t was not trne ma
bands of armed men marched through the SOUTH
ern States to Cuba.
Mr. Jeff. Davis did not believe the Nnrhern
Stat les would enforce this law. Tit Govern
ment of the United States had power only 10 re-
slst IN, aston or suppress insurrection. Inc IN
srrrection in Pennsylvania was put down by the
militia OF that State. Such action was contem-
plated, when the militia Of Suites could be relied
uOon to put down instructions. NO snch reli-
aneo could be bad now. The law III Massachu-
sets was not enforced by the Marshal in the
first case, vet the Marshal was not removed
What was that but encouragement to the vlola-
ton of the Jaw? He was opposed to employing
the Army and Navy IN State Instructions,
when the State refuses to enforce Inc Jaw. II
the mob in Boston Was an exposition M the
principle OF Massachusetts, he would say 10 her, Z
Go on he would not vote to enforce oDeolenceJ
to the LIZ vs. BY means Of the Arpy aud NayyA
Mr. John DAVIS said that when ne said NE
people of Massachusetts were Opposed 10 ne
law, and considered it offensive ne dld btt
mean that therefore the law could Hotbe eB.
forced. All specuIatlons Onthe necesny1g
calling in the army and navy were 5NSs US
laws would be enforced. Beneath nst~pVa
ton TO the bill was publicoplnioD, taat gy inygs
F was no way of r~epeallgg lle Jaw @"e 49,
revolutions and re6ellions, was gone ~,
and the people have learned oy the easier nguS
Of the baltt box, to change the law. Inc peo1
pie of the Free States objected to the lhlPula
tlon on them that while all other cases Wer
|, tr ed by jury, these we're not
The Resolution was adoDteo'f
a SuhsonuentIy, after the issue of the PrNi
asn,;s nr5cianation, in reply TO Mr. Clay,
= Mr. Hale diculed the proclamation 1t va
, unwlse, inrpnlitic, and weak. There are han !
{ million of people within sound Of the Old SOUL
3 bell and not more than a thousand 81
in Boston. <urilS
! Mr. CIay-DOes any bodyba u9 eifRe senator
from New iampshile Suppose that none but ts
P ne groes were concerned in the violation I'll
law The proclamation was aimed at tn
who urged the negroes on to this outlay d
laws Of the country. II was SAID thst on
} gro-a white negro-stnod at the door
T b%eckoned them to come in. MOI only are
! negroes made the cats paw OF miserable d. 49,
signing men, to bring odium on the laws, and
violate justice and its officers, but there had
been introduced a man named Thompson, who
was said 10 be a member of parliament, to dis
turb and agrate the people and that police
which could fin0 time and means 10 attend and
I protect this foreign enlssary in his disuniOb adj
dresses, could not give their aud to execute q
law " tax hAtN 0ldle6s Ills i uOIIp6Ou ID
received with open arms, encouraged bv men
protesting 10 be Amerlcsns in preaching sedi-
ton aud dIsunion. He had more anxiety in
having these men brought 10 punishment. Than
the pnOr deluded negroes.
MIR Mason took issue with the Senator from
Kentucky, oil the question whether this Law was
executed or not. He regarded the law. 30 far
as Its practical execution vas concerned, 4
dead letter. The President, however had been
wrong In the Fl ST Case. When Crafts escaped.
it was the duty Of the President immediately 10
have dismissed the Marshal. In this case the
party was arrested-tlM,e was gwen to hun Dur.
poselY, perhaps. to make his defence. There
was no place prepared in which b cUnfne him,
1t being the Intention to keep HIN in the court
room from Friday 10 Tuesday. ELsw could his
rescue have been prevented h thought i.
wrong to denounce The population of Boston,
when by the avs Of Massachusetts it is made
a penal offence for any of that popuhtlon to aid
in or abet the arFest or Imprisonment of the fu.
gitlve. The Senator from Massachusetts 70.
marked the other day that the peote of thai
state were Law abiding, and wonld ~notyeuist tn,
execution Of that law. He would askthe Ser.
ator who are those cirizenA, by not resisting fr.
chilly the law, are d%,schaVging their federal ub.
ligstlong 10 render up tugiuves from hbor O,
service.
Mr Hale remarked that Mr. Clay had charged
him with always rising after him in debate, with
a view of coniestlng the palm OF oratory and 81
oqlence. This remark Of the Senstor xplsIu.
ed a SANDER which had been circulated sbuu,
HIM, which was, that he (Mr HALEY eve. ,ooE
occasion o speak when the galleries are aed
with aides. Fhe observation of the Semlo,
explained the Islander.
Mr. Clay-DU You mean 10 say that | have il.
cu!ated a Islander about you?
MIR Hale--Not at all sir.
Mr. Clay-Well, what do you mean, sir?
Mr. Hale-I will not answer any question thus pt
Ia me in or out of the Senate. an not tot
slIeDced or put down by any one, whether.
tall or short man.
Mr. Cass said he deprecated the remarks {
the Senator from Virginia, that this law couI
not and would not be executed. He conslde
ed that the Massachusetts laws obstructing tb
execution # this law ought to have been clea.
ed off her stature books long ago, but whetht
they were repealed or not, it would not preveT
the execution of the laws. II time was give
the law would work smoothly. He referred
The mlscreant Thompson, and said that if a mel-
Der of Congress should do in England what
Thompson had done in this country, he wouk
be sent to Botany Bay.
Mr. Mason %rejoIned that of the thirty Senators
from the free States, only three had voted iOr
the law-these we're the Senator from Pena,
Sturgeon, and the Senators from Iowa.
Mr. Clay made few hts al Mr. hale.
Mr. Butler considered the general sentiment
Of Northern people as hostile to Suuthern inst.
tutions aud laws.
Mr. Badger replied that the general proceed
lngs in Massachusetts for years had now CODE
to a crisis, and he questioned whether the lave
and the constitution or the fanatie.sm OF Tho
public bar and lecture room were TO prevail
The President might have done more, but could
not have done less.
MIR Downs believed the Law could be aid had
hoan nvaNuto1