Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-01-07

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.1sTTiksstese,hti6ns was to refer tie 'WhOl,
lsobieetgemBacina the resOlufi6ns Of the senatO
\ from Kentucky and Of the. sepaiog from IeaDes
tsee 10 this eopmittee, for great practical anG
i Wtss end = requiring Of the eommltee % rePor
tsdcI series 6f Elessafes embracing the v'llOti
snbIectsenmuiilset as fEau4u the Pgb
lic mind, and make q figsl disposition of The Sub
Ilect eoEsmitted.E went ioElt earnestly and zeal
toasIy.3 sTkste tteFe some senator's from South
4 eFn Saaaes-St st 4 Som more es peeialIy teeOl
{ectaSyasIthb very ill1slrUus senator who then u
kpsrt represented the susie q s2utR carolina, an1
who Is now no more, kAiFa lT7.'f no thot
il wSHld IS eifeF to dteF raising that eommilieG
kuntilthe debate Gsds ehSed. i Itltfefed from thai
4 distinguished senator jTh great diffibeIee Rut
great dis,spst qf my own jHdgmeqts butsI dIfsE
ed, and ieVea that is sfas naF dr drtya Svty S.s
Owed te the ~. aPd ne sass IS. ~
bchigaIs d som sos dresGiting ffon tie dels6eEa
ii1us g, ting slave Stetes 9ntbs
Il expedientsY d adyeTt z
Il the fact that on tle s. iIiell The aR
1brehensi6h bf the s5 major from Nilchig gan-thC
lvotelOs2a 10 - on tting up these diahonsF7
| oflhe p yeas, were fFOp1.the Southern States
/ and only 4 from the SoplheEn States Eerein the
minority OF %. adyeTt TO this for the purpose
6EshoWIng that those senators who more imme-
diateIy tepreseutedsfhe slave States, inclHding,
| of course, those senat0Es3whO more immediately
represented the fQgltive slave, bill went for the
Committee and in every Instance voted for the
preferences. There were senator's who were
tagsiust 1t altogether. Avery distinguishes Sc,
nalor fromiAlissouTi, no longer a membeE of this
body Mr.. BeatDnt] WAS against it, Certain il
is that he made strenuous efforts to except from
Its action the admission OF California as State
into the Union. il was first moved by the sena;
1ar from ConnectienI. FheseRatOr HON Niissou:
ri afterwards attempted il in the form QfiiUslIucs
tiuns to the committee. thai they shonld not detb
ate upon it, Further: The senator from WiseUnf
sin tAir, lkeTl moved 10 except the referr
enGe To- the eommilteesthls very fugitive slave
question. bave Z, a,memoFaDdnmptl Vt u IN my notes,
showing that on the 18Th Of April. he moved to
except from the reference ssuch parts" Of the re-
suInlion "as related To the capture and return Of
ifugiti4es from seryicefot IaborsP7 The vOteswas
taken by yeas and nays aud the proposition was
rejected by II yeas 70 81 nays Amongst the
g27 nays was one senator alone TepTeseniing a
State holding the institution Of ssreTy; that as
iiia senatoE from MisseuTiyt AlFg Bepton;1 J.
= I sddace these factsEoF the purpose OF showing
that it wasihe policy OF those with whom Lacted
upon the fugitive slave bill 10 let that subject go
along with The rest 10 the committee. ltWas Pm-
braced ihthe resolutions Of the senator from Ken
htdcky dnectIV, by a separate and independent
resolution Itwas embraced in the proposed re-
ference of the senator from Mississippi, in com.
prehehsive as well as in direct terms; and every.
was made TO except any part Of the.
general subject from that committee was resisted
byhhe almost combined vote of SENATOR'S from
southern States. recOlleet perfectly and dOnbi-
Tess other senators recOllect, that we considered
nc a;maIter Of great moment that these questions
should not beisePafated, II committee was rails,
ed. Il know, in EefeTeDee particularly TO the bill
for the admission Of California asa State, which
and some others looked upon aas The mpst, i'm
Eottznt 20 the Wiioie batch, and against which
Out reaista nceIras most steTiliy directed every
effort to exclude it from the committee failed by
vote Of southern senators. And would ask Of
the Senatoand of tie senators from Michigan and
Mississippi, with what PTopEiety, with what JUS
tice or TeasoU-c6ntebdihg, ae we always had
cenlepded, that If that committee was Taised
the whole subject shOnld go 10 it--eOniending,
as we had more especial done that the question
of the admission Of Calit6tnfa should go to it,
could we:haTe asked5that this measure for the re-
clamation of fugitive slaves should be alone ex-
cluded Itwould have destroyed the hole plan.
Of operation, which, whether right or wrong, was,
that the whole subject before The Senate affecting
the institution at Slavery in any manner should
be cOmmiied 70 that committee. s". ~ : %
Mr., FQ0EE ,oEs Mississippi. y Will the homo
rabie senator allow me make one remark. lwish.
simply to,stste that when l brought these !acts
10 the nio:.Ane sSena'e,'HPOti ~htc" tnei
senator from Virginia-has commented, my only
Object was 10 cpirec. s9impressiOn that teaLed
able senator from SOM Car0lina, Mr.. Butler,
in reference 10 the position in which, lie intima
ted, at least suspected, certain honorable SEN
sioFs' to reference TO the enactment Of any
law np99 mus lTl Oe recoi'ected t'ai
he eomplalpsf 10 = z speclaii aud emphatic man
I ner, that there had been a very decided Felnc-
tance shown bysenaf6rs from the North TO doing
The S9alhI justice upon 4bis snHleCa and that,
upon the spur o, the moment, and certainly with
ONT thel least 6eIlbeIatioRior conceFF, simply
rose ana yllalcated t9qsei gentemen by astaie-
ment OF the tacts which baye been IeieIred 70 by
the honorable senator rom Virginia. MY oRlsct
only was TO sho" mere ana 10 the country, for
lfeby.eps puFposes: and aHiih the Viewloi qaieHDg