Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-09-02
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Important Debate.
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00 oPot'eu Inc following
amendment
And be ii further enacted, That when
the Ministerial officers of the United States
have or shall incur extraordinary expense
in executing the laws thereof, the payment
OF which is not specifically provided for,
the President of the United States is au-
thorized to allow the payment thereof un-
der the special taxation of the District In
which the said services have been or shall
be rendered, to be paid from the appropria-
ton for delraying the expenses of the Judi
ciary.
Mr. Sumner moved TO add, Provided
no such allowance shall be made for expen
ses under the act OF September, 1850,
known as the Fugitive Slave Act, which
act is hereby repealed"
Mr.. Sumner thereupon proceeded with a
lengthy speech in favor of his motion, his
speech being understood to be the one in
tended to have been delivered at the time
the Senate refused him a hearing. When
he had closed, Mr. Clemens said he would
not reply to the speech which had been i'm
posed on the Senate. The raving Of the
maniac might sometimes be dangerous-the
barking of puppy never did any harm.
Mr.. Badger said that the Senate of the
United States never before heard such an
extraordinary as the one just delivered ex-
traordlnary in its matter, and extraordinary
in the time and occasion for its delivery
The Senator, at this stage of the session,
when time was passing, had consumed three
hours and a quarter in an elaborate Grafton,
carefully prepared, committed TO memory,
and adorned with ancient learning and
modern lore, interspersed with Latin quo
tations The Senator came here under
pledge to immediate action for the repeal Of
this act.
MIR Sumner-Never.
Mr. Badger thought he could show the
Senator came to the Senate SO pledged, but
for seven months kept quiet. Late in July,
the Senator desired to be heard, and the
Senate refused for want of time to hear
him, and now when few days only remain
three hoursand three quarters were consum-
ed in redeeming that pledge, by an amend
ment to an appropriation bill. He denied
that any man ever commended that slavery
was a national institution 1t was State
institution, a State Government, State Con-
stitution and State laws were all local
sectional Institutions The Government of
the United States in case of insurrection
was bound to aid the State Government to
protect it. They we're bound to guarantee
to such State local republican Conslltu-
ton. If its laws are violated and the often
der escaped, the United States were bound
TO aid in the execution of those laws by
aiding in the recovery of a fugitive Offend
err. So with Slavery. 1t was State instl-
tuition. and Congress was required as in the
other cases to give its protection. All the
objections to the constltulioualty of the act
of 1850, applied to the act of 1889, which
was signed by Washington, and framed by
a Congress in which we're many Of those
who framed the Constitution. He then ar
gued at length the Consttutionaity Of the
acts of 1893 and 1854. He denied that
Washington was an Abolitionist. lie then
read extracts from speeches made by MIR.
Sumner, during 1850. upon the Fugitive
Slave acts, its authors, approvers and EN-
forcers, and commented thereon with much
severity.
Mr.. Dodge, of Iowa, said he had voted
for the Fugitive Slave Act, and if necessa-
nv, would vote now for more stringent
measures. Mr.. Hale followed, compliment.
ting Mr.. Sumner for his able and eloquent
speech. Messrs, Douglas and Weller fol-
lowed in reply to Sumner. Mr.. Chase sus'
tanned the Senator from Massachusetts,
Messrs. Rusk, Toucey and Bradbury con
tinued the debate in support of the Fngi
tive Slave Law. Mr.. James said, if the
Senate would consent, he would publish
his remarks, but not deliver them. Messrs
Bright, Cooper and Pratt continued the de-
bate on the soundbess Of the political par
ties on this question.
Mr.. Cass said he did not vote FOR the Flu
gitive Slave law, because provision for a
trial by jury to the fugitive in the State tC
which he was restored was not inserted.
Mr.. Summers proyiso was rejected
Yeas A, Nays A.
Yeas.-Messrs. Chase Hale, Sumner
Wade
Nays.-Adams, Badger. Bayard, Bell
Borland, Bradbury, Bright, Brodhead
Brooke, Butler, Cass, Charlton, Clarke
Clemens, Cooper, Dawson, De Saussure
Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Fish, Gey
err, Gwin, Hamlin, Houston, Hunter, Jane
Jones of Iowa, King, Mallory, Mangum
Mason, Meriwether, Miller. Morton, Pearc
Pratt, Rusk, Shields. Smith, Soule, Spau
ance, Toucey, Underwood, Upham, Walker
Weller-47.
The Committees amendment ways agree
ed to.
An amendment appropriating $4,000
for the purchase of Winder's Building, i
this city, was rejected-Yeas IL, Nays g
Various amendments were offered an
discussed.
Mr.. Mason moved to amend the bill by
provso to modify the proviso in the Texa
Boundry act, so as to allow the payment {
stock to Texas to the amount Of SIS, 00l
900, upon the filling of releases by he
creditors and acceptance Of the scale
her debts made by Texas.
A long debate took place whether tn
subject should lie considered as an amen,
ment to this bill and without coming
any conclusion, at 20 minutes past 10, az
journed.