Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-09-09
Abstract of Mr.. Summers Great
Speech.

E1This great and mastery effort of Simmer,
which is Stereotypod and publishing at the Era
office, for 100 per 100, is so long that VIC cant
give it at length, at present, and therefore give
the following abstract and extracts
The Senate, on Thursday, the Civil ana Di-
plomatic Appropriation bill being under discuss
ion, the committee reported the following amend
ment, as an additional section:
That when the ministerial officers of tho or
binary expences in executing the laws thereof,
the payment of which is not specifically pro-
vided for the President OF the United States be
authorized to allow the payment thereof under
special taxation of the district in which the SAID
services have been or shall be rendered, 10 be
paid from the appropriation for de!raylng the
expenses of the Judiciary.
Mr.. Sumner moved to add =
Pyovided, that no such allowance shall be
made for expenses under the act OF September,
1850, known as the Fugitive Slave act, which
act is hereby repealed.
Mr.. Sumner said this question was no longer
an abstraction it was brought here in a practi-
cable manner by one Of the committees OF the
Senate, beneath these words s extraordinary eX-
penses.' He would examine the question upon
which. by solemn vote, The Senate had refused
to hear him. He now would speak onlt,-noc,
not as courtesy, but as a matter OF right
The graceful usage of the Senate may for time
be abandoned, bnt the privilege OF debate, the
parliamentary law, could net now abridged.
| The whole subject was now open for discussion.
With the blessing OF God, it would now be dis
cussed
One Of the ancient law-giyers Of Greece
provided that any individual proposing to re.
peal any existing law, should do 81 in ne pup
lie assembly, with halter round his ncck'
With somewhat similar tyranny was thrown tue
same protection GruuEd this most oDhoAIols
law.
He would speak with lulI knowledge Of his
responsibility, impressed with the horror ana
nhunanlty Of slavery, and oeIlein8 lhat
it was local institution and IN no way national
n its character, and one with which the national
government has no connection. He could not
! allow this session to come To close without
! expressing his condemnation Of the cruelty,
Iinhumunlty, and unconsttutionallty Of the en-
actment. lie knew thai he was in s,nall mi.
nurty, and that slavery was as sensitive as it
was poweriu but he wond speak freely and
candldIy.
All lie was or may be- he freely offered to
this cause. He belonged to no party. The
spavo NJ nr;ncinlcs Lo orknoy lod,rnd NO ,n,s,or
IN anv n,rtv His Iilo baI hncn rSrIv inJcnt,;aJ
,.;tI ;hn d9on,ocr.,,, iJon ,,ot no do,,oos,t,o
;d,a ,,o,,,n n,lor n,,,,, 'roan,a,,;nr hn, ,h.,t
,i,," ,n',Yf'r,.od If ,h1 tho n.oI,
-1an,Io,a, amd =, ,Lo -
! Christianity. II occupied place III the Sen
ate from no act or desire Of his own. lie never
before held office. He was here by the free
choice Of his native Coumonwcalth. In nm.
sver +, all ,ncririrors nm the snli.ct hn said
he did not desire the office.
Io sbonlI sneok b,l4l, bocanso ba smoke
fro., ,o,o,rtion. w,r,ul, bneanso ho sno,,o Go.n
he ho,r ia wonII nGt sneak n sLroInllors
bnt he would assaH the ,nst,tnton nronounced
by /, tIsrson IA he nm onorp,tv Thn Cony,n
ti,,,, of hath ,ol;,,c,l n,rtios had r5c,,,lv Il,
declared ,6at tho oresfnn of slavery h,d benn
Ell .,,t,l,l h., nj, .,, NOT 80. M, .,h
;,nt Dos IN aI hoor,s i, olI ,,,n1. ond -, all
J5ongnes II nervodp5 an meetnos il throw is
sb.,Tr, ovor tbo,e h,lls. il coma, IN Con,,rass
as,,n,, an o,,,,ron,,ot,on ~ it, behalf. md l,e
49,, r ,L, L.,.,,l.,,oL :, ,,i'I ana,
:, C,,no ,5ino }, No lo,i.l,ti,n cnrI' no fn,I .
M ~, - c,nst,,n,inn conld ho G"oI. rn,hin9
hYt ,ao ,r,h oa,, t1 en.I ina iJaa nt
tb,, so,,n,a. hn,, E.,.l ,ao, orly ilocoi
! bnt nhsnred II ,yo',IJ oycl,d, tho fraadom If
snecch md e tho Johato +, ya,, conld tho
desrot,sn IF a,n "a yVo,Id - deno,ncod
when lie lo,J,,s ,ao,,.o = k,.roaoJ al a.,
leropted 70 he oonlorcnd hos Io n,o,os,e4.
aratns, snch n ala liz vonId ,a cpnH nat
abandon ha rigT
cussed
1t was not posslsIe 10 'haslae efea,er cf-
ror than that slavery Is "a.o''e' instrument vi,
II was an institution "I'cH NV '"l1e'' " ''7
county refused to name n VIC Co"9'''u'Ioh'
Both parties, IN supporting slavery 1ecu''lo III
tlonal ana All VINO uiu ho[ support II were sec
tIoha| lie a'su'" t''' S''leiy Tuo "1' IN any
way Iludoia' ~ o"iS''u "'I' o"'y Opo'l oN,a''
oy virtue o. posture 'd"' anu was 81 "g'u ny t''
pulle"S N""''o .; m,S'.so,Pp, %u i ,b
IL was no! h'l'cu ~ '"c couS'no'or' "'e W.T."
SaN' uoI' ''o' Pou'e ''lo IN, "a, '1' " o"'
ne Ieau tDe oeoale9 Oh 'H9 Go's' tu''"'' ~
Ies5'S' h'S"oLt"' uVt'y anu .alo.'o"' SUI"
'"S uI'' 'Noy 'n 0o''5'a-.'' 5'a ,',,lr'Ii
anu u'ey "Sie oPIo1'u ~ '"ln'e ~
lie 'eau Va'l9us "uLno' ','o' "a n'' po'"' ,,.1;
iio ie,oii'u I" 'i0 ',u''i ',:1, "
tho "i9' lHHu u'atlo" VI ~ "'''"E ~ 80 - =
anu Vle' ue'0,' ~ ~, SUI
P'ouo ''0''ie"I W. i'U. ,L " e., ',,,
oo'ei sins'T ''"'0 W TLo '.,'yy,.,,,,.
,oI'ol aou lIeeuon 'Ioa, D,S,'',,',
'hns formed was anu slavery " i9'i'is'"n ""s
slaveNolder' out II would DC u,Jua. 10 ms 9iol
ry to say he was not an aoo'ilIo0lst' nc mao
expressed himself IN favor OF some pan by
which slavery might be abolished by law
Washington and John Adams, Hamilton Johp
jaw, and Jefferson, the companions and friends
OF Washington, were all abolilionsts, and he
quoted ut length from their speeches and writings
to that effect. The church at that time also
united in the cause OF freedom and against slave
ry. The QuakerS, Methodsts, PIesbyterans,
and CoDgrcgatonaIIsls, all united III the gIorl
Gus cause OF freedom. The colleges ot Harvard,