The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-21

the tme bu. now very Intellectual and this defect is
Ibat imPerousy requires a remedy And this remedy
sach other provisions may DO proper and necessary
Bot desire for myself that the original act shall remain
upon the book and that the changes shown be
necessary should be made by way Of amendment
This speech is short and have copied il entire. But,
short as il is to the South is the speech OIL authors
life, II places General Cass right in the estimation OF all
southern OF whatever party. who ara not blinded BY
prejudice aud may be pointed by his friends aud sup
porters in the South unmsakeabe evidence OF Gen.
Casss patriotic devotion TO the constitutional rights OF all
parts OF the Unioneven OF the South in the enjoyment
OF her peculiar institution Can the most Jealous south
ern- rights ask OF him more on this subject III he
Does he shall have the evidence On the 10th OF
August 1850, pending the consideration OF the fugitive.
slave bill. MIR. Dayton, whig senator from the free
State OF New Jersey, proposed to amend the bill by
amendment which contained the following proviso:
Provided That il the fugitive shall deny that he owes
service the claimant under the laws OF the State where
he held and after being duly cautioned the
emntes and consequences of OATH shall swear TO the
same the commission ~ Judge shall forthwith summon
shall be try the according evidences and
the commissioner Judge shalt preside at the trial. and
determine the com potency OF the proof"
This poyiso, if incorpora into the bill, would have
been as edecual denial OF justice to the owners OF
fugitive slaves, direct repeal OF all laws apon the
subject, and refusal TO pass others. With this
proyso in the bill. it would most probably have :
manded the appreciation and votes of the higher law
abolition advocates 1t required full much moral
courage in northern senator to vote against this pro-
yiso securing 10 the fugitive slave jurytrial in the
State where arrested to vote for the bill This amend
ment was rejected and the bill saved The vote was
yeas H. NAYS 81 Four northern democratic senators
voted in the negatveCass, Dodge of Iowa. Jones, and
Sturgeon Not solitary wing senator from free State
voted on that side
On the same day Mr.. Winthrop OF Massachusetts, a
wing with strong abolition tendencies proposed to auend
In. -. J.,o ,hara faI ,uipgu
Provided holospe, That certificate OF any commits
sione herein provided Tor, shall be an answer TO writ
issued by any Judge Of any STATE or uniled
said wit in other cases but it shall be the duty the
commissions other officer who may give any cerb
cate ia the summary provided Tor IN this BILL TO in
form the party claimed fugitive OF his right to said
writ OF haba, corpus and in case said supposed fugitive
dence shall be according the law Of the place, as in other
cases where said wit Is Issued
This provso securing TO the fugitive slave the right
OF the habeas corpas made part of the bill, would as
eeclualy have destroyed the bill and defeated the OBJ
ecs designed 10 be attained by its passage would the
incorporation OF the right OF trial by jury to the fugitive
IN The State where arrested But fortunately the amend
ment was rejected and the bill second time saved from
The de,royng hands of abolitioniss, by the votes oil
northern democrats, without the help, or even good Will
of single free State wing senator. Cas-, Dodge OF
Iowa, Shields, and Sturgeon Voteu against inc amend
ment
From the record. have shown conclusively, to my
own mind at least that Gen. Cass could have had nc
motive whatever TO dodge or intentionally eyade the
vote in the final passage Of the fugtive-save bill He
was and is as completely identified with IT. and as fully
committed to its maintenance as any Of those who
voted for it and, for one, have never Tor moment
doubted that had his been required to pass the bill
he would have been there and recorded tn the atma se
His speeches and votes for and connected with this bi
make for him record which cannot be successfully as
sailed by his bitteres, personal or political ioe'
II Yours, &C., J.