The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-26

House OF Representatives.

WARRINGTON, may 70, l6oE
AUSTRALIA.
Mr. DISNEY asked but did not receive consent to offer
Joint resolution tha. the time OF the liberation Of
Australia the President be requested to prof
fer them conveyance 10 this country.
Various reports were made from committees.
MISSOURI PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. HALL, from the Committee on Public Lands re-
ported bill giving the assent of Congress to Missouri
to impose tax all lands hereafter sold the State
from and after the day Of sale Passed
PRl-FMprion RIGHTS
Nlr HALL, (dem) of Mo-. from the committe to which
referred the Senate bill granting exemption rights
to certain settlers the Menomonee purchase in Wis
consin reported substitute making .cmption general
on all the unsurveyed d lands.
brief debate arose pending which the morning hour
expired
consideration Of the contested election from Penn
sylvana. in which H. i. Wright (dem.) contested the
seat Of Henry NJ Fuller, (whigJ He said that the
had been before the House than four months The
motion was disagreed to.
Tie House then went into Committee of the Whole on
THE INVALID BILL.
Mr.. BAnY (dcm) of Va said that there two pro-
positions he desired to dcuss-frst that the Fugitive
Slave law like any other law d Congress- is to
PEAL secondly, that resolutions to rcafrm the
promscsthey being the law Of the andare idle if not
mscheyous. He utterly denied the truth of both pro-
positions and said that the Fugitive Slave law had been
passed to provision of the constitution 1t Il
the enactment Of which the constitution requires and
obligation to pass all laws which necessary to execute
the provisions of the constitution il abstain from the
enactment of all laws which the constitution prohibits
lie then to the second point namelyhat is idle
and mischevous to undertake to talk about rearming
the compromise So did not think English
ancestors Magma charta, Lord Coke tells reaf
frmed thirty two times, and fhs done whenever IL
bery in dangers and he referred to history in proof
the duty respecting those parts the compromise
spectng slavery and as necessary to insure the public
tranquility.
Mr. GARTER (dem) of Ohio said he had set in thi,
hau nearly three years and the topic which had just
died away their attention. has been the constant
theme Of discussion. He entered his solemn protest
against it, 80 solemn has become the Compromise
under the avowal just made by the gentleman
IRON virginia VINO denounceda portion oi 'nem as un
constitutional when they were passed. that he now
forward to canouae them into the constitution,
and declares that the repeal of any of them is
peal Of the constitution and that therefore you have
right to do it,
Mr. BAylr.-I addressed myself to two points.
Mr.. C,RrrxR.-I took up the first.
Mr.. BAyLy-l spoke OF the Fugitive Slave law and
the provisions in the Territorial bills
Mr.. CAnrrER--The language of the gentleman was
that the Fugitive Slave law constitutional and there
fore il would be unconstitutional to repeal 1t.
Mr.. RAyly--That's what l said
Mr.. CARTIrR--Thats Is what said you said.
Mr. B,YLs--I would inquire what law have askedto
be canonzed into the constitution
Mr. CsRrTER-Thc only you like.
Mr. BAyLs-The Others have already been canonized,
and are rrepe8lable.
Mr. CARTIER denied the whole doctrine and said it
as pure legal sophstry was ever uttered to say the
power that createcanBot destroy IT is
absurdity (iaughter.) lie then noticed the remarks
OF Mr. Bayly TINT the Fugitive Slave law is odous, say
ing that this is 10 be attributed to the sympathy Of
human hearts. in the free States who voncrac liberty
Mr. Pork, (dem Of Tenn, alluded to the reported
pardon Of black convict recently, by Governor Hunt,
to him from recapturc by his Southern master and
showing his disregard Of the Fugitive law If he (r
Pok) wrong he should like to be corrected by
gentleman from New York.
Mr. Brooks, (whig) of n Y felt ii to be his duty,
New Yorker and being thus called upon, to say that he
had letter this morning, from Governor Hunt in
which said he did not pardon the slave because he
fugitive but because he believed from evidence
fmnished him, that the not guilty Of the crime
which he bad been charged with and condemned upon
Mr.. CARTIER said that If he WAS the executive of
free State he Vould march right to the performance OF
his duty, whether the culprt deserved pardon not.
There federal officers in sufficient numbers without
calling the government to assist them. MIR. c. then
spoke against making the compromise measures nality,
and against incorporating them into the democratic
creed. Disaster will follow should the democrats do
for the people will think and spc-they cannot be 81
lenced After further remarks against the details
Of the Fugitive Slave law he said he would vote for
amendments sanctioned by justice though the heavens
fall II proposition be made to repeal IL he would vote
against It. and this he believed TO DC the disposition Of
ninety hundredths o The people Of the free States.
Tho committee when the House passed the bills
which were in committee namcly:--making appropra-
tonS for invalid and other pensions and for Navy pen
sions. Not wod OF reference made to them IN
debate.
The House then adjourned