Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-29

Now, understand that Mr.. Seward will support the
nominee Of the Wing National Convention and It is said
he is Freesoiler am not his defender. Does his
soundness faint the candidate who receives his If
So how utterly unworthy Of trust viii be the Democratic
candidate who receives the votes he will be he whom
he may, Of Gddngs, King, Sumner, Rantoul and Cleye
land. While mote is discovered in the eye Of the
Wings remember there is beam in the eye of Demo-
cratic neghbor.
II is said and the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr.
CLEvELASD proves it, that the compromise
not only Wing measures but that General Scott is pre-
eminently responsible for them. Why sir he takes all
the glory away from the Democrats and says that there
not prominent Democrat who supported the mea-
in their inception. understand my friend Mr..
CLEyELAND) to be a mighty Cass man, though little
Freesoilish. Mr. Cass voted for the fugitive slave
BILL have the journal and the Congressional Globe,
proving the fact and state here that although General
Cass in the Senate of the United States the very
day that the bill passed. the very moment it was ordered
to be engrossed he missing does the record
show where he went neither does he his friends ex
plain. Colonel Benton would call this riding both sides
of the sapling. Laughter. But the gentleman from
Connecticut (Mr. CLEvELAND) explains the reasons
And sir, the distinguished Senator from Illinois, r
DoUGLAs Young America himself had to dodge the vote
upon the fugitive slave law.
Hear what Governor Cleveland says in the speech
ferred to
distinguished Illinois this awf
otherwise Glass; the distinguished the
r 5 q a not snS a vote % % TINS
those who have since formed coalition with Wings In
Yes, sir, he was ill., My honorable friend mr. RICH
AnDsos) says he had 10 @e Laughter The SEN Senator
think sir that that awful BILL 1t had right to
fall due just at the very moment the distinguished Senator
called upon to vote upon the fugitive slave law.
That o cruel bill. know not whether it bill
or a bile. laughter will be corrected in this par
ticular by what my friend from Illinois mr. RIcHAHDsoN
may say but hope he and the honorable Senator will
render the excuse for there is very little relevancy
| hafu nd fha
whether not it was bile that prevented the Senator
from voting?
Mr.. RIcHARDsoN The gentleman, trust is man Of
too much galanty to make charges without giving an OPP
portunity for reply.
Mr.. CULLoM Go on, sir.
Mr.. RICHARDSON. The gentleman make what use
he peases of the statement shall make in this matter
and he is welcome to all the ecla he can derive from it.
did say that Judge Douglas was sick and unable to
attend when the taken upon the fugitive slave
bill made the statement upon my own responsibility
relying upon my own memory. | was mistaken and to
me- and only, belongs the odum if there is any, for
all that said The fugitive slave bill passed late in the
session. and remembered the fact that Judge Douglas
confined for several days before the close of that
sion to his room by indisposton Remembering these
facts, did make the statement. and was wrong.
After the statement made, my attention not call
ed to the subject till after Judge Douglas made his
defence in the Senate and since suitable opportunity
has occurred to set myself right The gentleman make
now the most Of it. will add but another word.
MIR. CULLoM. Certainly; 60
Mr.. RICHARDSON. Theimputaon against Judge Douglas
thathedodged voting upon the fugitive
slave bill is made with but bad grace by gentlemen stu
ated the gentleman is bare statement of what is
known to the whole country sufficient Judge Douglas
the first to meet the tide of public sentiment at the
North which set strongly against this measure and to
vndcate the BILL And while his Chicago speech was the
first that made for the BILL argument in the courts
essays in the papers, and defence of the
made any where to this moment have been able and
satisfactory. The bill passed Congress in September
ha1io INF fcllo Uipr tho
made assuming oil the responsibility of affirmative
vote and yet the American people asked to believe
that Judge Douglas lodged the VOTE afraid to vote
upon the bill win not argue such question, here
elsewhere But ask the gentleman what Wing aspirant
for the Presidency, what prominent Whig can show
that he has done much What Northern has done
more?
Mr.. CuLLoM There were plenty more beside him.
Mr.. RICHARDSON Who were theyg
Mr.. CuLLoM. Since the matter has become popular
find you many who did not vote for the fugitive slave
bill, but who defend it most Justify. There is the
gentleman from New York, Mr. BRooKs) who said that
about to destroy him in the South, and that
had erected gaows upon which he was to be executed
My honorable friend understand did not vote for the
fugitive slave BILL although here; yet in the caucus he
made himself the very Mdgnus apollo of the compromise
measures Not only So but it is said-and if untruth
fully it should be correctedthat he not only refused to
vote for the fugitive slave BILL but advised my friend to
the right Mr. BRGGs to change the vote he had cast in
its favor Notwithstanding that sir he has become the
great oracle of the institution of slavery We thank him
for what he has done.
Mr.. Books. Rumors like the one the gentleman has
stated should not be thrown out without foundation
and there is foundation whatever for this piece Of
fancy. My honorable colleague from New York, (Mr
BRIGas, take it for granted, votes Of his accord
and upon his own free win and principles and will set me
right in this matter One word in reply what the gen.
tleman has said in regard to my vote upon the fugitive
slave law The gentleman must not scatter his arrows
right and left If he will not give opportunity of de-
Tending myself IL the gentleman viii consult the Con-
Globe he will find that upon the various
occasions upon which the fugitive slave bill brought
forward voted for it twenty times upon divisions
and in every way facilitated action upon It, He will also
find that my main objection to voting for it on its final pas
sage was that when 1t was brought forward by the chair
man of the Judiciary Committee, (Mr THOMPSON, Of
Pennsylvania it forthwith pressed violently press
ed under the operation Of the previous question without
giving the House an opportunity to read the bill in
print, to have IL printed ALL II is unfair for the
gentleman TO scatter his right and left without af
fording and my colleague mr.. BRIeGs opportunity
to defend ourselves from the random he is throwing
all about
Mr.. CULLoM. The gentleman called on me for an ex-
ample Of the case
Mr.. RICHARDSON. VIII the gentleman permit me for only
a moment?
Mr.. CULLoM. BE brief, my time has nearly expired.
Mr.. RICHARDSON. / will ask the gentleman but this
question: When, in the gentlemnns opinion win the
fugitive slave law become popular enough at the North
to permit General Scott to himself in its favor
Judge Douglas came in its vndication before was
popular.
Mr.. CULLoM. General Scott is known to be compro-
mise man. l. sir know him to be such; and would not
permit myself to be deceived, would be the
of deceivng others, upon this point Gentlemen may find
enough in General SCOTS Castle Garden speech in his
letters bonora Daniel Webster and Henry CLAW