New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29

her borders but as early as 1863 one of her Courts actual
" anticipating the decision in the Somerset case esiab
lished within its jurisdiction the principle of freedom
Similar decisions followed in other places during the
luton and last under the Influence of the Bill OF Rights
of the Constitution in $780, declaring that all men are
born free and equal Slavery ceased Thus the Senator
when be speaks of Massachusetts, He es still more when
he puts forth the declaration that the Independence OF
America TO maintain republican liberty, won by the
arms and treasure by the patriotism and good faith of
slayebodipc communities. Mark the expresson-Sir, the
Senator fresh from the Nebraska bill speak OF the good
faith of slavthodDg communities only IN irony ana lei me
add that when that American independence was
won lv the arms and because of slaveholdng commun
tics be spoke either in irony or Ignorance. lie then
went into an elaborate exposition o, me :"
arlv OF South Carolina and then ssdl had almost tor
gotten 10 again TO the Senator from virginia he
has undertaken IN mas' p numerous Faeb r. calI IN
question my statement that the Fugitive Slave act
denied the habeas corpus and IN DONG TINS ne assuhe
for himself superiority which nothing in him can sane
ton Sir claim little for myself, but shrink in no re-
spec from any comparison with that Senator Sitting near
him has been fortune since have been tins body
hay learned something of his conversation something
of his manners something of his attachments and some
thing of his abilities and something OF HIS character aud
while would not undertake to dspaFage nun IN any Oh
these respects vet feel that do not exait myself I'M
mepsely when openly challenge comparison with that
senator To his statement this subject oppose mine
He then evolved other objections 10 the Fugitive slave
oct which he commended the Senator from whose BRAN
he souiles monster came. He then said Hooking at Mr.
Cayl hut must close To many things SAID IN TINS DEBATE
intended to be personal and offensive 1 make no reply
There are some things best answered by sence oe- au
d Inv yitbboldpc the word which leaps lmpusivelyt 10
the lips 6u, leave these things and as close dwell one
moment on the agreeable aspect Of this di:erSion on
former occ asons like this the right OF peiion mas oeeh
,'aham.n,lv assailed or practically denied Only two
years SINCE memorials for the repeal of the Slave Act pre-
sened by me were laid the table without Reference 10
any Committee All is changed now; senators nav con;
demned the memorial and cried treason oul .nus w
this excited debate no person has so far outraged the
sprt of our institutions or forgotten himself as 10 OBJECT
to the reception Of the memorial and its proper
nty but the gren, RICH, of petition the sword and oucke
of the citizen, though displayed by such indgny' mas
not been denied. Here, Sir is triumph OF freedom
Senator would render assistance in returning fugitive
slave TO his owner and had responded and ies
tie Senator might herald forth the world thai no one
Senator had the moral courage 10 say he would he 0a
he'd TO say he would do 80.
Mr.. SUMNER-The senator might say immoral courage
Mr.. CLAY said he believed the receiver was as bad as