Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-10-23
SlarrhOI ding Arrogance in COngrCSS-.-Pa,
ganiSm.


Not long since Mr.. Dmkce Of Wisconsin.
mode nu able speech against ihe iugiiye nri,
H. wiirh lic assuilud the slave :, stem prrin
severely. Afterwards, wInn he was absent
he was rlargph with great l,asri,pss Tor Viii
iiiug that sacred thing. Subsequently lac
ohiniupd the chance ut u Personal rxlhann-
lion To rcply hit WIS brow hrni, interrupted,
nnd mucl, effort was uudc 10 put lm down
lie snid:--
ain the speech which ] submitted 10 the
House a lew d Ns ago on the fugitive slave
law, ! quoted lroni allie writer's on public
law, TO show that cruel aud oppressive en-
ncineuis are not binding when their OIiserv-
nurr requires the commission OF crime; aud
nrnuiig others an rXtrart from the words Oi II
distinguished Sninh Cnfuiininn, which will
now read in cUnneciiun with my Owu re-
marks which were obnoxious to the gentle
man: ..-....... .. -
"Bui, Mr.. Chairman, the citizens ofSouth
CnruIn,n have not only spoken Theoretically
on tliis subjrci. Int have given ~ nne case,
aS am informed, practical illustration of
this sentiment. ] wns Told u few DAYS since,
by n highly respectable grnflrnan nlio re-
sided several years in that State, that II negro
in the city of Charleston few years ago was
sentenced to he hun. for III king his mnstrr.
The narrutor, in speaking Of the proyOcution,
said:
"'The master was discovered 10y the pris.
onrr irrsspnSsiug On the chastity ~ his wife.
Under the excitement of the IuonIrut The
slave strurk his nnsrrr. for which he WINS
sentenced TO he hung! On The day nppnint-
ed inr the rXrculiui the sheriff asccuded the
scHtfnld with The prisoner, placed the rope
about lis herk, hut felt sn much sympathy
a..
duties uf his office, aud offered 81 eco Ia ANY
person that would; hul not one could he
found. Al were aware of the rirrunlstnr-
crs, aud presumed that colored mnn had
nerves To feel on >lirh an occasion MS well as
white man. Amer Time, the rope was
taken from his neck, aud he wns permitted
to r,cnIr ii0u III" StaIc'
"rhns We sre Tie triumph of the 'highcr
lnw.' even ia South Cnrolirn, and another
prunl that nHu Is stamped with II divine
principlr hl his Creator, that cannot he cr-
| Ilr,lN cllaccd hl hnrlnluus /, gislatlOu."
Aiken, uf South CHrollnn, admitted the
! tact Of u similar cnsc, Int sad there WAS II
mistake in il. Mr.. Durkrr replied that
"On Saturday evening received n letter
! from u person now ~ the city at Plnhdel-
! pIia, IN which he states TINT he waS n resi-
! d"m nt Charleston ~ the lime, and that there
did such case occur NJ related IN my speech,
IN addition 10 the one already admitted l,y
the gentleman from South Carolilu, and that
the only mistake in the statement is, that the
n,nn was iiually EXECUTED iusleud ot be-
ing released. have the lrltcr hclnre me,
aud will have il read, il the gentleman de-
sires.
Mr. AlKEN-l understand that ease per-
fecily, and will explain il, 1t the House will
give me leave.
Mr.. DURKEE-Would you like TO have
the letter read?
Mr.. AiKEN-No, sir; dO not desire IT,
know all the circumstances connected viii
the case, aud can give them it thc House de-
sircs
can explain this cnsr in few words. /
is II matter which | dislike very much Il
bring hriore the House hui will slnte the
facts connected with it for The satisfaction o
the gentleman. There wns case of hi;
nntiire which occurred in Charleston in 1880
hut il had nothing Ia do with slaves. There
was Tree negro uan married n free uegr'
woman, whose character was not of the hes
} description hrinre her :nnrrHgc. She hni
been IN the habit OF cOlialiting with Olhe
persons; aud n short time niier her mar
! riage, prrriIme SHE reilirnnd Ia her flrs
love, aud did the same llIing ngaln. IL st
: happened that this tree negro mum met
whiio " lao wns whh her ~ the IiHr. Ill
was u gambler, aud II most disreriiInhlc per
son-n nlni, who did not belong Io Charles
} ton, lnIt wns there Tor u short time. Ihl
free negro did strike him, aud was tried, run
= ,Iemne,l, aud HUNG. The laws were poi
I live upon Ile subject. An appeal wns mad
, To the hmrnlrd General llaync, WHO wa
Y Governor nf the Stale NJ the lime, 10y n mum
! her OF citizens, In pardon him. am sorr
+ 10 nuke this nlIusiolI, for ! do not desire |,
= aIlude To the subject in this House but il
Q true that one Oi the strongest rens0ns Tor NJ
n lowing that man TO be hung, was that thi
i abolition party had become so powerful