New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-27
Dir. HUSTER's motion was agreed 10.

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hereafter the Assistant Postmaster General sosl be sp
pont,s NJ and th the advice and consent VI the
ats, and The salary TO be % 90 eseh
The amendmenttOc ompe nsate the Span
ish CCnsu sid Spanish subjects a. HeE.0rleaRs aud
| hey Wesi, ives agreed To-
Other amendments were agreed 20.
The Committee reported the following
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ind Be It futser ,nacs1 That wheu the Ministerial Oh
Of the United STATE, have shall exts.orinsy
e1pers- in executing tr Is - thereof the payment Of
shich not specifically provided H ths President II TIE
United States authorized 70 si0S the peymsnt thereof
under the special axaon Of - District in which ths ai
services be< shall .de-ed-to NJ paid froca "a
Approximation for Delaying the Expense. ire Judi ary
Mr.. SUMNER moved 20 add : - Provided
that such allowance shall be made for sense'
der the act Of September. lsO known the Fugitive
Slave act which set IL hereby repealed"
Mr.. SUMNER said this question no longer 90.
siracron IL ~ss brought here In a practical manner
by Of the Committees of the Sebste. Beneath
those words extraordinary expenses" lurked the
question which by solemn vote the Senate refused
~ hear him lie would soesk on \, aol a. c0ur.
iesy but as matter Of right The graceful usaSes Of
the Senate nay for tins oe abandoGed but toe priv.
eees OF debate, the parliamentary sw could not nov
be abridged The ~hos subject was open for dis
cusson and with the blessing OF God il would now be
oiscussed One ot the ancient lsseives OF Greece
provided that any individual proposing % repeal any
existing Law should do In the public assembly with
batter rOUnd bis neck WIKI some Ehst similar amy
was thrown the same protection arount this o5noxious
ipsti uiion. He would speak with full knovedSs Of
bis respoI sibJy impressed forcolv with convicton
of the horror and inhumsnty of Slavery feeling aad
believing tbs, it was local institution ani In way
Rational In character, and one with which the National
GOveIDment bad no Connection
He could not allow thls session TO to close
without expressing bic cond- nuauon OF cruelty Ia
humanity, az uncO siuti, naity Of the ensctmeut de
! brew ih-t be vas In 4 sms minority ard that Slavery
sep,i'ive Ii vas powerful, bur eoui speak
freely and caLdidly An he was or nay be he freely
: ~
the slave Of principles be Acknowledged 10
either party III. lite hso earl, Identified with the
democratic idea not the de moe ATTIC idea IN under
party orssBizsion but taat idea usn.f cured Ia the
principles Of the Declaration OF IudepeuGeace and in
the precepu of Christianity He occupied place in
tie Srnate from 10 desire OF his oEn de
before he'd Cthce; he was here by the free )ice
of bis nsriye Commonwesl h; la HsEer 10 all
inquiries on the subec, be said be did not desire
the Ctice He would syesk boldly becs 4se he spoke
from Conviction. warmly because he spoke TO his hsAt
He wolud not speat OF Shareholders, but he would
asset The institution pronounced BY Jefferson 10 be
eDurnity.
The Conventions of both political parties had re-
Gently de Jared that the question OF slavery bad been
finally settled but this That subec gas
In ali hearts, In all minds all guest pervades
oil meeiines-is threw It's shadow over these hals-n
comes 70 Congress asking an appropriation 10 It's be-
bait and. Ike the daughter OF the horse leech Il still
cries, Give give T. No legislation could be final no
set constitution could BE- lual nothing but truth
faal TIE idea Of that settlement brrg dnal not
only Illegal but sosurdit would exclude the freaiom
Of speech and Of de0a'e In vain could ths de- Josm
Of the Old World be denounced when its leaong feR
ture IL borrowed and attempted b ba inforcei hsrs
BE prOiested egairst such rule tie would not, cOu
not abandon hi. right Slavery you'd he discussed
II WIS not possible to imagine greater than that
Slavery 10 national insututton--it institute
which The Fathers Of the Country refused 70 name Ia
the Constitution Both .. rites In supporting Slavery
became national and all who did not support 1t were
declared secti' nal
argued that Slavery not In any way sectional
Il fxteo, and only could exist by virtue OF positive
Law. snd was go held by The Supreme Courts of Misc
btipIi 81 Kentucky. II gas not named 10 the C1nsu
tuition. The word Slave does MOI pouta the charter Of
rights No power was ia the Constitution 10 allow
Congress torcreate slave DOR 10 hunt slave that
Is only % he found In doubtful interpretations
The presn,be of the Constitution speaks Of freedom
Be read the debates the Constitution by Messrs Els
worth Gerry ana Madison, showing that they all con.
,dsreo Slavery sectional, ard they opposed TO
maxim national He read various authorities this
point
He referred 10 the Giro INSTANCES attending the first
Inauguration Of Washington In Newyork and after de-
scbing II at length said that At that proud moment he
National EDsgn nowhere covered a single slsve-,hen
Was Slavery seci pal and Freedom national The Gov.
eminent thus formed was sniiSlsvery. Washington
was Stakeholder, but 1t would be uu us IN his mem
Dry 10 ssy he was not Abolltionis- He had eX-
pressed bim'e In favor of plan 0y which Slavery
might be abolished by law. Washit gton and John Ad
ans, hamilton, John Jay and Jefferson the cOnpan-
icvs ard friends Of Washirg tDn s A5olihDElts
sAd be quoted 1t length from their speeches and writ
IL that effect The Church at that time asO united
In the cause OF freedom and against Slavery. The
Quskes Nethodists Presby ,erians and Congregation
aIs,s all united In the glorious of freedom Toe
Colleges of Harvard YALE and Dartmouth did the
hme. Frspktn, Rush, Jefferson, and Cher writer's
OF that osy all took the side OF freedom Patriots,
scholars and Christians all engage 10 the work, such
being the feeling of the time when the COnitution
adopted.
Congress bad the power 10 make slave, or 10
give any man the right ot property In moa. Tne
Shareholders 81 the present day, NUMBERING DOLLY 100000
bsd succeeded In debating the policy Of the National
Government and have written Slavery its 'front.' and
nov an arrogant and uurelentDg ostrscism y sOpied
nonny 10 all who express themselves sgsintt Slavery
bat 70 every who Il wiling 10 DO the menial OF
Slavery. Could Washington, Jefferson and Fran lin,
the demieOos OF our history again minge In affairs
of earth, not one Ut them could receive nomination
frCm either party. Out OF the conviction o. their hearts
ssd the utterbnce of their lips against Slavery they
vcuo be condemned.
He referred to a case decided 10 England 5y Lord
Mansfield, Ia which negro slave was declared free,
end sad he looked forward b. the day when Court and
Cor cress will proudly declare that nowhere under the
Constitution, csn man hold property 10 man. tie de-
Dfo int The provision Ia the Constitution, respecting
eitises from labor Of the comp onsss vi .he
Constitution up n which The Ulion was esab isted and
rad from the Oeosies H. the Convention which formed
NE Constitution u chow that Ibis adopted without
o9osie and vi bout opposition IL was lot discussed In
Sa'e Convention, nor In tho tederslst Toe actot
1873 passed mainly With ga 10 ths restoration of
tugiglyes bom justice In 1850 this act was passed
he fl led with painful feelings ~nrn ne resd mo
hill The maspefly subtefy with which IL was ORA Tn
chsIIenge admir- STion, II exertsd Tor benevolent
puipose but 10 any sgs OF sersbilty aad refne neo
machine OF torture skifu cannot be regarded
virhout horror 10 tho name Of the Constitution
(Which is yiolsts,) Of this country which IL
6ishoIor humanity viii IL deerades-of
Cbristtniry, which Il otencs be a1syed this enact
r1tnt AID held Il up 70 the judgment Of tho
ctmtry There wss No attribute Of God which
dof bot unite sgsins, This IL made difference
OF color condition. Every freeman was lisOe TO it.
ouuseef, wrtres and pains There is no safe ground
OF human freed which IL does not set at nsught IL
con min The sacred rights the unaide1 judg
nett Of petty magistrate, wh se iess were doubted
provided be DE- c5ed sgsinst freedom. M statute Of
In i,at ms sgaiIs free dom allowed by il |, was
suiurpston by Congress, MT granted BY toe Consitu
Iiop and infracou ot righ's secured 20 the states
70, sway trial by Jury 10 question Of personal o
81, ADD a suit AZ common law.
The Congress OF 1923 also passed an &C. 10 char'ar