Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-28

morrow he would ask leave to introduce a bill
to prohibit slavery in all the territory of the
United States
The motion to refer the petition presented
by Mr.. Rockwell from citizens of Boston, for
repeal OF the Fugitive Slave Law, was taken
up.
Mr., Clayton, from the Committee on For
eign Relations, reported bill for the more
etfectual suppression. of the slave trade in
American built vessels, and made a speech ON
the subject. Nn
The Boston petition was called up. Mr..
Jones, of Tenn, proceeded to address the
Senate at great length in opposition to its
reference, and IN the course OF his remarks as
sailed the motives of the signers with great
bitterness OF language; in reply to the asser-
tion that the petition was the result Of the
passage of the Nebraska Bill, he did not be-
Geye it; it was, he said, the result of combi-
nation of those willing to take part in any
scheme to break down the Constitution Of the
United States, and place the South in degra-
dation and humiliation. 1t came from city
where the laws were openly set at defiance,
where the Temple of Justice was surrounded
by armed mobs to prevent the execution OF
| Constitutional duty; whore treason stalked
boldly forth, and the officers of the law were
butchered. The petition came from such a
| people, and for such a place, and following
Immediately upon the events, was he not right
IN supposlng this petition, got up in such
time, to have Ill view no consideration Of pub
| lie interest.
It came from Boston, where the dust of the
| first and last martyrs in the country's cause,
| Warren and Batchelder, now mingle to-
gether. lie then called attention to all adj
dress published in the hsteIligeacer Of the I'D
insl'' anu saiu 10 nave Deeh adopteo at meet
| ing u sne iuennDers Oh congress opposeo "
'ne -Neo't aI JILL Inc Simultaneous appeal-
ance Oh Inns document with TINS Peutlon,
in4Sn' lnu"ce Inc Denel Vhat, IKE Dlrus Oh
omen aIo pe1'urpea Spirits lhey desired COM
Paplonsn m IN puDhcity as wen as IN sent
,tiei'' ~ eAtIaoiuiilaIy au9reSs Wus inoss
singular. l. was secret and no man save
S , " ilose naines were at.acheo W Inc au-
ureSs nau peeii oolo enough 70 avoW tneir
Ionne'lion WIN It. he would rejoice II Sney
ti''o 'lie 70 coine loi"aio anu ios
Cne country know VINO they were VINO had
given sahc'ion 10 tins paper ne coinanenVeu
upon 'ie auutess WIN great severity u !an-
| 5uaoe' sou ne was napPy " oene'e . is
AoS one 0ou'ilein man was present a' 'iia'
AZ
81 ~, y 81 9'io nc 1eSieVeo0 .,ie' ene
oe'y !ae ialAen upon 'ilil, 10 oeieil1 'he 3Va.e
~ lll.i .o "aS Aepie'en'a'i'e' ile leSAe'-
leu u;, that ms predecessor was not tne person
ms in9inola1 was siSlleu ny over zluV Oh the
inen VI poseon' Inc slghels' the oohe ana slneW
u ,ne ac'lse business men Oh tne Guy.
ile saw no'lilns ~ tnelr petition eltner e&,
.ia0tuina,y u "Iong: lney slllPiy asAeo
1Ie Iepeei VI an act Oh congress only lour years
ola, "hlcn ACT was IN addltion TO one over NJ
| wears III Iorce' was there treason IN TINS
was It TREASON 10 ask congress 10 repeal an
acG Oh us own InaAlng
| was sara there We're circumstances attend
ing 1t "hlGii gave 70 IL greater importance 1t
was slSneo ~ men VINO nao acq ulesceo IN Inc
act compromise measures OF 1901, OF Whlch TINS
was one out VINO were moved 10 ask arepeal Oh
Inns onhoAlous la"' because congress had re-
| pealeo a pieFAous anu loliS stallouii9 coInpro-
muse Inc rePeal OIL the missouri Oompro-
mise, ne begged 10 assure gentlemen, mad crea-
Tea oepth Oh 1eehnS III the Tree otates en-
tnely unpreceoentea' ana Wlch would con-
tnue tor years TO come. sudden tumults and
arrays ana violence had occurred III other
| places Ihau III boston. Inns petiuon was got
| up ior no purpose Oh provoking oloodshed,
riots OF treason 1t was not got up recently
had It's signers snch an OBJECT they would not
have lett the petition open to public gaze at
Merchant hXchange' exposed to examlna-
mon by friends and opponents OF Its prayer.
Inc feeIng now exlstlng was never witnessed
pervaded all professions and occupations of
life. The action of Congress at this session
had produced this feeling. He would saw to
Senators, with all respect, that in denouncing
the clergy for petltioning against that act, they
had gone too far for the clergy of New Eng
land spoke the sentiment of the whole people
they lived among. Public sentiment was
against this law, and the cry was for IFS re-
| peal.
| lie supposed there always would be found
men in Massachusetts ready and willing to
execute it, but its execution was against the
sentiments of the people. He would say to
| the Senator, that the time had gone, bv when
| any threat of the dissolution of the Union.
| consequent upon the action of the peonle Of
! the free States upon any measure, would de-
ter them from doing what they conceived to be
right; threats of dsunion had ceased to be
arguments with them, either for or against
any measure. The North was devoted to the
! Union. they would adhere to it to whatsoever
extent it was extended.
After sharp controversy between Messrs.
| Summer, Butler, and Petit, in which Mr..
Butler was very personal and abusive towards
Mr.. Sumner owing to his declaring that he
would not assist in carrying out the fugitive
slave law, Mr.. Dixon got the floor, and at
alf-past four the Senate adjourned.
AN AFFECTING SIGHT.-In the Galena nas-
senger depot on the closing day of last week
sat man and woman apart from the crowd