Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-03
E 9sass1 Congress, { sa g.ass.
WASHINGTON. Nav 25lh. 1852.

SENATE.-The Deficiency bill was taken ND.
An amendment appropriating Sll0 900 for an
manipulated balance found to be due the friendly
Creek Indians, for losses sustained in the war of
1912, and who cO.operatod with our troops at
that time, was rejected, alter considerable de-
bate.
Various other amendments were acted, on when
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE. The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the invalid pension bill.
MIR Bailey OF Va, SAID there were two promo.
sitions he desired to discuss first that the fugi.
tive slave lew, like any other law of Congress, is
open to repeal secondly, that any resolutions to
reatirm the Compromises, they being the law of
the land, are idle if not mlschlevous. He utter.
y denied the truth Of both propositions, and said
that the fugitive law has been PASSED TO execute
s provision of the Constitution. 1t is one. the
enactment OF which the Constitution requires,
and he maintained that Congress is under the
same obligation TO pass all the laws which are
necessary to execute the provisions of the Con-
stllntlon, as II Is to abstain from the enactment
OF all laws which the Constitution prohibits.
lie then came to the second point, viz that it
is IDLE and mlschleVons to undertake to talk about
reattrmng the Compromise measures. He did
not think OF our English ancestors. Magma
Charta, Lold Coke tells us, was reaffirmed 80
tines this was done whenever liberty was in
Danger, and he referred to history in proof of the
act He concluded his remarks by insisting
Inpont duty OF respecting those parts of the
ConnrourfSo .@,~r 80 = ~, '---~----.-
insure the public tranquility. .,..,1-n,..
Tu.tor said he had sat IN this Hall nearly
Nlt' S Oeleo' Nd The topic which had just died
away on the attention has been the constant
theme Of discussion. He entered solemn pro.
test against 1t. SO solemn have become the COM
promise measures, under the avowal just made
by the gentleman from Virginia. who denounced
a portion OF them as unconstitutional when they
were passed, that he comes forward to canonize
them into the Constitution, and declares that the
repeal OF any one OF them is a repeal to the Con-
slitItion, and that therefore YOU have no right to
do it.
Me- Bailey. l addressed myself to two points
Mr. Carter. took up the first.
Mr. Bailey. spoke OF the fugitive slave law,
and the provisions in the territorial bills.
Mr.. Carter. The language Of the gentleman
was that the fugitive slave law is constitutional
and therefore it would be unconstitutional to re
peal it.
Mr.. Bailey. That's what said.
Mr.. Carter. That's what | said you said
Mr. Bailey. | would inquire what law | have
asked to eb cannnjaed into he , sti uion :
Mr. Carter The only on you like
Mr. Bailey. Tine others have already been
canonized, and are irrepeaIablo.
Mr.. Carter denied the whole doctrne-said it
was IS purely legal sophstry as was ever uttered
TO say that the power that can create cannot de
stroy. Ii is D self evident absurdty. daughter
He hen noticed the remark OF Mr.. Bailey that
the fugitive slave law is odlous, saying that this
is to be attributed to the sympathy Of human
hearts in the free States who graduate liberty.
Mr.. Polk alluded to the reported pardon of
black convict recently, by Gov. Hunt, to save
him from capture by his Southern master, and
as showing his disregard Of the Fugitive Law.
If he (Mr. Polk was wrong, he should like TO
be corrected by some gentleman from New York.
Mr.. Brooks ielt it his duty as a New Yorker,
and beng called 0Fon. to say he had seen let
ter this morning from Gov. Hunt, in which it
was said he did not pardon the man because he
was fugitive, but because he believed, from
evidence furnished him, that the man was not
guilty Of the crime with which he had been
charged and condemned upon.
Mr.. Carter said, that if he was the Executive
of a free State, he would march right on to the
performance of his duty, whether tine culprit de-
served pardon or not, because there were federal
officers in sufficient numbers without calling up
on the Government TO assist tIeE1--Mr. Cortef
then spoke against the compromise measures as
hnalty and against incorporating this in the
Democratic creed.--Disaster will follow, should
the Democrats do SC, for Inc people will think
and speak. They cannot be senced. After
some further remarks againsJ the details OF the
Fugitive Slave Law, he SAID he would vote tor
amendments sanctioned by justice, though the
heavens fall, if proposition be made TO repeal H.
he would vote against it, and this he believed to
be the disposition Of nlneiy-nlne- hundredth9 OF
the people of the free States.
The Committee rose, and the House ad-
journcd. ,,oo.,
SENATE.-The Chair presented the answer OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury to the resolution
adopted Oh the 10 h inst.
Mr.. Sumner presented memorial from tn'
Society of Friends Of New England, praying io
repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law. MI sum
ner read the memorial and proceeded to explain
He said that the memorial was recommended
the Senate by the high character OF the relglou
association from which 1t emanated-Pelson
rarely mingljng in poitlcs,bu who' under thei
austere rules, seek to carry the chrlStiah VHtue
into social and civil HE.
The President reminded the Senator that III
remarks were not nov in order, as the heHloIl
al had not been received.
Mr. Simmer SAID he had but q few words
add. and proposed to move reference OF ="
memorial to the Committee on Inc Jualclary'
The President. The Senator might state III
contents OF the memorial, but not so az pleSoi
into discussion Of its merits.
Mr. Sumner replied that he did not wish to dis
b,t nnlX n pYDlaln the col
tents of the memorial.
Mr. Badger Let the Senator proceed
Mr.. Dawson. Certainly.
NJ Simmer resumed-ThG memorial WI
bioblv recommended by its earnest and pesu
s;ve fone. In Offering 1t OF this tlne,h thong
il proper to say, on some occ sion hereafter
should deem 1t his duty to give his views
length on the subject. Thus far he had torbor
saa.,,r,,,e-I. IN the topic ; but there was time
all thngs, nsA jnsice required that both sid
should be heard lie believed he did not eXpe
TOO much when he expressed the confident
mediation that he should receive the candid
tentlon of the Semitic, while he essdyed to
forth fully and frankly the views which he emit
tanned. and the convictions to which ne
hornd by every sentiment Of his heart, and
oysrv consideration Of his duties as q Senat
aud bv his love 10 that service lie should s
nothing which in any degree could be cal
sectional. unless the constitution was senctlor
and the sentiments OF their fathers were sect
al lt was his happiness to believe, and his h'
70 he able to sh w, that according TO the sp
If tho constitution and the true sense Of It's
mers. freedom, and not slavery, is nationa
while slavery, and not freedom, Is sectional.
dn,v to the petitioners, and in the hope tha
would promote their prayer, he concluded
nog,ng that the memorial be referred TO
committee on the Judiciary
Mr. Mangum remarked that it was the set
o.ao,;ca orIhe Senate to move to lay the moi
to receive papers of this chlraoteruPon Inc tai
pnt ~, LeIleved dis course had been dcpai
from with regard 10 the memorials from the
H"N'' In hoD,d this one would