Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-29

come it from what quarter il may have the right of
speech here il General Scott has not and will with my
voice defend him. But listen moment to the gentle
man, (Mr. FrcH:)
In lsi9 Doctor pledged himself the Frcesoers
diate for their saarases in the following Language
Of Columbia.
tory California Mexico, against authorizing
concluded letter, containing abovenamed
s slsss q fidelity to 'e'' principles BY the following explicit dc
only vote yes on all these but 4 older ADLER member
whose influence for them would be greater than mine be found
them g Congress shall do SO have honor
This is the gentleman who proclaims General Scott
mum candidate who asperses his name and seeks to i'm
peach his patriotism.
Mr.. Chairman whether Wing or Democrat assa pro-
minent Wing, will test the causein this shall
test 1t with the pummet The Democratic press is down
upon General Scott as it always has been down upon
Wing favorites The object, sir is to draw off the public
mind from their own feuds and enormtes. The Demo-
cratic orators everywhere and the gentleman from India
mr. FITcH himself have taken the field against Gen.
Scott II il his desire that the American people
should believe, from his wanting General Scott
out that he himself supported that measure he will fail
Of his purpose for the Journals unfortunately for him,
stand evidence to the contrary His votes will be found
recorded ON page Of the journal of the thrtyrst
Congress. e
Mr., FITCH. can save the gentleman the trouble of
any reference to the journal voted against the fugitive
slave law have said before, and further said,
the vote again The previous question prevented
debate the BILL attempt amend it, and
left of expressing dissent from any Of its provisions
except negative its passage But it is the law;
Of the series Of constituting the
promise which sustain which have declared, and
repeat IT, should be sustained by all good citizens should
be received final settlement of slavery issues and
slavery agitation in Congress- should be observed and
their provisions those of the fugitive slave law included
be faithfully executed My is of little Importance
the countmy opinions less but the same declaration
have made relative to the compromise has been made
by the great mass of my party and by oil its prominent
candidates for the Presidency The questions now at is
are will the party to which the gentleman belongs
the position; aposton of national Importance
and of vital interest to his section of the country And
will his candidate General Scott make the same declara
ton? Will he declare what will be his policy relative to
those in the event of his election The gentle
mans opinions and assumptions though doubtless of far
more Importance than any may express, are not an
answer, and win not be received such. The answer
only from the Wing party, and from General
Scott Both evadng it. and with the gentemans aid
viii they continue to do so?
Mr.. CULLoM That will do sir; but is General Scott to
write letters upon the question when not requested to
do when the gentleman, under solemn OATH acting with
responsibility God and his country, would not dare
record his vote for the measured He recorded his vote
with GIDDNGs Corr, JULIAN, and PRESTON KING hope
may be excused for mentioning this matter OF history
do not wish to bring down upon head the anathemas
of the venerable gentleman from Ohio, Mr. GDDINcs)
Fine company is that in which my friend from Indiana is
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venerable patriot he he would vote SO again. have
doubt of it, The country shall see who Gen. SCOTS
assaants On the 18th September 1850, when the
bill to repeal the slave trade in the District OF Columbia
was under discussion Mr. A. G. Brown offered the follow
ing amendment:
further enacted any person within
means any away his her their
lawful shall in manner aid abet assist
slave slaves running escaping from the owner or lawful
possession Of such slave shall harbo slave or slaves
Of such shall be liable TO
in the circuit court Of the District Of and upon
the penitentary for time not exceeding five years.
Against this amendment G. N FIrcH voted, with CLEvE-
LAND Corr KING, and THADDEUs STEVENS
This is the gentleman who has become the guardian Of
the Wing party and of Southern rights.
This is the author of the lodging resolution that
intended platform for Secessioniss Abotoniss and
Hgheraw to stand upon; and it is he who is made
the mouthpiece to denounce General Scott as "mum
candidate Sir, the gentleman will sicken Of this BUSH
SO fate The ethics Of the gentleman make
it quite admissible to steal negroes but do not allow that
it is proper to punish the perpetrator.
have said that the resolution of the gentleman from
Indiana Mr FITcH resolution drawn to enable the
Freesoers and Secessonss to occupy the same platform
Any intelligent person who will read these resolutions
carefully will perceive this.
The resolution offered by the gentleman Mr.. FITcH) is
in these words
Resolved That we recognise the binding efficacy the compromises
Constitution believe the intention of the people
neray hereby declare be individually abide such
provision for the delivery fugitive that
all further agitation questions growing out Of that provision
the Compromise questions generally connected with the nst
tuition ofslavcry, unnecessary, useless, aud dangerous"
Now almost all the Freesoiers recognise the compro
misses of the CONSTITUTIONAL parts of it, as they under
stand it. The State Rights Freesoer Mr.. RANTouL)
from Massachusetts, the gentlemen from Connecticut Mr.
CLEvELAND) and from New York. (Mr. KISG) all recog-
Mise these But they do acquesce in the
compromise These they denounce, does the
convert from Indiana. These compromises Of the
Constitution require jury trials for the runaway slave, as
these Freesoers contend This resolution does not ap
prove the fugitive slave law. Well after consultation,
the resolution put into the hands of gentleman from
Georgia. Mr. JACKSON claimed to be Secessionist If
am not msnformed he told this resolution from
the Indiana gentleman worth nothing 1t was patch
ed up for the gentleman from Georgia. who has to stand
godfather to it, So 1t was, after little Speaker-room
caucus believe, but after consultation amended
and offered by the gentleman from Georgia, as follows:
esrc recognise binding efficacy
believe intention Of the people
nealy individually abide such
compromises and 10 sustain the laws them out
f included and that all further
agitation questions growing out Of that provision Of the questions
generally slavery
unnecessary, useless, and dangerous
On examination, Mr. Chairman, it will be seen that
these are the Georgia words inserted forced the In
diana Freesoil resolution, and The acts Of The last Con-
grcss for that purpose Now sir, why this inserted,
If the first resolution sufficient The first resolution
evaded the fugitive law That for the benefit Of the
Freesoers The second (Air JAcKsoS's) inserted the
fugitive act That for the benefit Of the Seces-
sionists But nothing said of the compromise mea-
sures-not one word. Only the compromises Of the
constitution" which recognised by the Calhoun Multi
fers and Secessonts and by the Freesoers like Haett
and others in this House, Rantoul Cleveland, Giddngs