The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-29

ton. Sir claim little for myself; but shrnk In nj
respect from any comparison with that Senator Stin
% near him. as hos been my fortune since lave been u
this body have learned something MS conversation
something of his manners-som.thhY of his attach
mentssomething OF his abilities aud something Of hi
char acter; and while would not unde take to dspa
rage him In any OF these respects yet 'eel that d
not exalt myself immensely when IOpeny chailen
comparison with Senator To bis tenn tn
subject oppose mine He then evolved 9th er oojec
uons TO the Fugitive Slave act which Uded
the Senator from whose brain the souless came
things said in this debate intended per
al and offensive make reply. There some thi W
ing the word whcn leaps impulsively to the lips.
But leave these things, and, Close dwell for
moment on the agreeable aspect Of this discussion On
former occasons, Ike this, the right of petition ~
been vebementy assaied practically denied Only
two years ago. memorials for the repeal Of the slave act
presented by me, laid the table without
to any committee. An is changed no~; Senators
have condemned the memorial and cried ason, but
thus for this excited debate no person has 30 far
outraged the spirit Of our institutions, or forgotten
bimseIf to object to the reception of the memorial
and its proper reference 1t is true the remonsrants
have been treated with indgnity but the great right
Of Fcion, the sword and bnckler OF the citizen tn
dsgraced by such ndignty has not been eenied Here
Il, is triumph of freedom.
M. or, ,aid tie ma had asked whether any Sen
ator would render tance in returning fugitive slave
he osne, and as no one had responded and lest the
nator might herald it fortho the world that Sena-
tor had the mor courage to say he would he Mr Cay)
had to FAY he would do
Mr.. SrMNER-The Senator might say immoral courage
Er Clay said he believed that the receiver as
as the thief and while he would steal slave he
would not receive atolen seduced away from his
master.
Br BuuEn said that if anybody expected of him ex-
cited language in reply to the Senator he would be great
y mistaken The Senator had, by aid of his conferes
hunting up old musty records and scraps of hstory
for the purpose Of assailns South Carolina. He would
not be expected this moment togo into that matter
lie crt W on Massachusetts,. a.
Mr.. BApcxE-will the Senator give way FOR an ad.
jourpmentY He can go on to morrow
Mr.. BUnIgE--No. sir. will not dive into the bowels
of history to assal Massachusetts,. will be the
vampire He then defended SCarolina. Tho had
fatty denied that the nde oendence Of the country
achieved by avehoding States All the States Of the
coDfederacy at the time of the Declaration of Inde
pendence elaveholding States Massachusetts, was
lsvehoding II the people did buy slaves they sold
them; they carried the traffic in slavery Otis Han
cock ard the Adams the represen aves of slave
holding Massachusetts. Was not Massachusetts, slave
holding Slater
MIR. suMNER.-Not in any just sense.
Mr. BUTTER said the Senator always assumed facts to
suit the issues he presented and which he argued 1t
assumed that Massachusetts, at that time was
nos saye State IN just sense because it suited the
argument Of the Senator but history proved the
trary Connecticut a slave State New Jersey, Penn
syvania, Delaware, were slave States. Was not New
Mr. SuMNER--Tha Senator from New York can answer
Mr.. BUTTKR-1he Senator from New York would doubt
less answer irniyLtaat would not suit the senator
time of the revolution every twelfth man in New York
q slave holder.
was gained By Shareholders he did not the Caro
aone in addition to those he had named Mary
land ana Virgins Ihes9 all were savehOting States
and could the Senator ook him in the face deny M
Mr.. SUMNER said that in speaking Of slaveholding
States they did not include those where slavery existed
more by accident than as part Of the settled system Of
civisation of the State. 1t understood to mean
only States whsre slavery was essentially institution
of the State.
Mr. BUTTER sad this another of those assumptions
Of fact to meet the issue presented by the Senator him
self and which he sent out to the country his rheor
the States at the time of the revolution slnveho
ing communities was SO alpable that It was useless to
rhetoricay false He denied having a any time assaad
Boston or Massachusetts,. He always abstained from
making any comparison between different States
tons Boston and Massachu setts have vindcated them
Selves and executed tho Constitution in spite Of their
misreprcsentiny advocate Hoseplied to Mr. Summers
raSss 1HSs t.
because two negro were imprisoned in Charrs-
Boston, and wrote most affecting essay upon the suf
frngs Of his companions and yet non payment OF two
dollars he could have had them released hut he would
not sympahse with them far paying that amount
The to what Mr.. Sumner did say Monday
to his recognition Of the authority of the constitution
Messrs FEssENpEN, RISK CLAY GnuEr, all gave their
recollection Of what took place. The reports in the
Globe and the New York papers we're read and over
again.
Mr. SUMNER said he understood the question was put
to him whether he would personally assist in the arrest
recognized such obligation as imposed him BY the
constitution.
Mr.. BUTLER resumed, and for some time warmly and
eloquently defended his State.
Mr. PETIT again addressed the Senate upon the subject
Of what Ho Mr sumner h actually % "a sala On Monday
hold any responsible for hasty word but he de-
sired the Senator from Massachusetts, would state
whether he recognized any obligation imposed by the
constitution to return a fugitive slave2
Mr. SuMNER-To which question, answer emphatical-
ly No;
what the Senator says.
lhe motion to refer agreed to- and at nearly Ave
O'Clock the Senate adjourned