The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-19

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commissioner ef.rr~d the letter. aad knew hu 20
he an honorable man Of good standing. HIS knew xlss
the writer OF that letter He hsd had occAscn to saS
I'm several times for what the lAw c.llef sding
stt ssves to escape from their masters, tet what
p called stealing He had recovered verdcts sxainst
shooId not have their boz The feIIow howe, or h.d
cove'd up hs property, and al he could get out Of AIN
wss ISoui two Thousand dollars He wonls not bsf'vs
any statement se BY TOE writer Of that letter ss
question concerning slav.ry whe'bsr rde under oat
Q, not: He 'hen discussed ibs fugitive shve set.
session, and then withdrew II. He said ~ not
81 ose wEc sired mgston or to ulce rsto public feel
nes ne oenred as musb ss any ones union ~ psaoe and
harmony union Of freedom supported by constitutional
snc Just lave
Mr. BENJAMIN, (dem) Of La, said there VAS much
hafsachnset's 10 the obligation mposcd ~ Ne
suona to the rendition cf fugitive slaves After read
ing the constitution he ask-d wbe,her the ssuatov
from labor :" The states from whe ncs they escape.
Mr. SUMNER .sid he would FRS ark the sens whether
bt'ieved under t3e ttutt0n or rie Uted states
which secures 10 the citizens of State tho rights ao
imnunes Of citiaersof other ststss clored citiscn
81 Massachusetts ~liout the inputation of any crirc
ccuo be thrown into prison In another State upc.
&c failure TO pay certsin jail fees be sold no absolute
slavary
Mr. BENJAMIN said he sid rot believe that 10 be con.
Ffiu,i,I Ial
Mr. SUMNER said that as the Senator had answered.
such acts sould be Unconstitutional wouG he for
sn act Of Congress to the colpred ci zens o.
massachusetts, the rights secured to them by tn. coz
stit.t,n.
Mr. fEKJtMIS saiH he had heard Of a question ,einy
answered by another, but here was case where his
question answered by He would glad if the
Senator would whetEtr he recTnxei any obi.
cation under the constitution for the renoon " fug
Mr. SUMNER said ths So, ator must first answer whether
be WI aid in passing law ot Congress to-
colored citizens Of Massachusetts their rights
constitution In Louisiana and South CarOfna.
Mr. BENJAMIN said hat evident the Senator
would not answer the question, and he would longer
Mr.; GwrN, (dem.) OF Cal moved the whole matter be
iaic on 'he table Agreed to-yeas 81, nays IA, a.
s.I:sips Sss::T s:y
Ii:.: 9,,:. SSi.: a..'iSc, nans:s Jssnsa:
%.Hs:s: butler. Chase ped 60 q wis re..sn s.n.
Toonbs wsds. y siler Il '"'''' '''A''"' s'AA'''
his motion TO reconsider the vote passing the Pacific Tes
graph bill Leave granted Yeas 80, nays 10
Mr.. BADons then withdrew his motion, and the sill s
now passed.
m HoNzsrEAp BILL
Mr. srrAsr Sden. Of Mich At tn. suggestion of tho
fiencs Of the Homestead bil but against judg
ing sosdefehded 1t.
Mr.. wnIm, dem Of Cal followed. He said he did
the public landswss unlimited. This government
had pov er but what limited He In favor Of
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sixty each sctua settler, to be paid for the
expiration Of yc years st the rate Of ty cents
tier within that period may have reduced to actual cul
tivaton He earnestly supported the policy Of settling
res They we're much cheaper and more efectual pro-
lection to our frontiers than sanding aruiea. Tho
idle sgabopds for whose benefit this bill said BE-
would never undertake journey to the West and Guilt
vate the soil for ve years 1t muht be the hardy and In
draw OF the populaton Of the Eastern States was not
valid one Il those people desired e leave their
out laDds ofhe old States and 70 he fertile plains OF
whu ka .lA0toA Nhun
dungs He did understand Why at this particular
juncture certain Senators should got up this crusade
Of certain secret political aid by the
TOR from Delaware to be powerful snd nums, ous and to
eee'sn m ne ciics WY they
claimed their success At sisetonss To him mat
ter of perfect nderenos whether the Know Notuiags
we're powerful or not II they embraced tho principles
and creed which had been imputed to them they were
not worthy Of the confidence Of any honest Their
hostility to foreigners at with the VII policy
of the the repeal Of the alien and scd
toh act In the Declaration Of Independence Of the
s q the q q suS
TO their emigration hthsr TO enjoy the blessings and
happiness in common with the American people.
He read the resolutions Of the Arst democratic con-
vention held In this country to sustain him, that the
policy Of the country and particularly of the democrs
foreigners. This his creed. He kne~ nothing OF
the Know Notbings But II they be the powerful party
81 70 Ss = tue %
In audDg to thtm. Particularly cautious and tender
footed should they be who lock hto ths future for high
honors and political pr omotion The Senator from New
might Be- ioI the suppsss Of those Who are opposed
Senator from bes~ss had t1s.ssd them ~I tas us
most gentleness. might be true that they had been
sScsssul sue, In large cities but i should be rs%snbsrsd
PEOPLE q the interior and the farmers would not touch
them. BE was not one Of those who II was said, be-
pendeDce but h. did believe that mighty strsggle
much sbortened By the aid of these foreigners
took part In II the American side. He believed that
if for cgners bad united with the Amer cans that
that great achieve would have been mp ahed
With less iose Of valuable American life and treasure
The actual aid rendered BY Franco In that contest
great-but Of equal advantage TO America the
moral effect upon the world that France vas on the
gallant deeds Of Lafayette, DetaIb, Kosciuska,
Pulaski and other foreigners Of the Revolution Thek
people For could not os hsm .a
that there not ono regiment corps in tho Mex
which did sot contain large body Of Foreigners
which be belonged In that company
posed Of German and xno' Dor Of Irish These
with the native citizen defending Gag or the coun
try He wss now asked to proscrbothese men. Never.
He could not the das to be agpfehenced from al
had never YET from the earliest days Of the country,
BEEN considered dangerous TO allow them to buy the
Iubc lanes but when by tuis bill you give them
the land and compel them setsls upon cultivate
the roii, tbes are considered highly dangerous lie
Hs had any conduct On the Of HSn foreign
either IN psscc in war; stat dangerous TO ih
country. He had never yet seen . foreigner COW
ted 10 say that he had sean his countrymon Hy
He surprised TO tha senator from South
ma the ether day spek Of tho foregnerss deseers
and who would psove fAith,oss On the field Of
la tie.
M BruKR said he cid not speak Of foreigners gene.
rsl-aD that he raid was, that she 6eld Of Charu
the de.eters forignsrs and that after teir
dessrtion they fired upon and shpt down the regiment Of
Lis own State. (Abplauss In the galleries.
Mr. WyIxR said thss the Senator correct In say
ing that foreigners deserted the Geld Of Cherubnsco
But the charge Of the Senator that all he deserters
we're foreigners. That ths tenor of the Senator's
remarks-that charge was not correct.
M Eunm said th.t.the tr.sh Of history perhaps ~
the Islmetto regiment wsro all shot down the Gag sf
that regiment tied round tho body Of gAantlrsh-
man, and thus carried through the battle to vo-
tory.
Mr. sHnrDs explained that at Cherubusco he In
command Of division including the PAlnstto regi0ent
tskAu hx hia He A that urno