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xXyIIIa CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION.

sion 70 tho widow OF Bachelor, who was killed in Bos
'oH Mr SINNER presented memorial OF the Pennsyl-
vanis Society fer the Abolition OF Slavery, urging the re-
neal of the Fugitive Slave Law arguing that under the
tenth section of the law nee coloreu man ha" "eaay
been sent back to slavery. A., o.;., ,.;,.
Mr. SUMNER, after presenting the memorial sma;
Among the reasons ossgno Dy nc h9morias.s Is one
TO which feel it my duty to call particular attention.
They show that by the operations OF the tenth section
of the Fugitive BILL which gives conclusive force 10
record made behind the back OF the alleged tugiuve
free coored person. with si,iye evidence of his freedom
NAV bc surrendered to Slavery and they add ,, =.
one rs Is s SO' Ten S@ oeesfTed cooed man had resided
in Philadelphia Childhood and proved ey ePmPeeH' isnt IN
Georgia by United States commissoner in De1nse under me ne
Edward Davis who escaped from Geo oy con-
Sss S SITUATION ard who was slavery insg
position to Io'1MSe NV tss, one whe6 states that he cosn
soner declared he would give y dollars o il he
two nights sleep had comfort wne IN shur ,~on Law
that were thai HUNDRED guilty persons ''"'
than that innocent person saoua in words often ad
mred that in his opinion the best government was tna
under which a wrong to single citleh W wS ~; v at
Ms session Congress has offered its homage to an
American officer who distant sea inerpcsed the DOVE
of thc Government shield the liberty oil an oosoio hi
person who claimed his protection II the spirit OF .a.s
act and of these sentiments prevailed here an outrage
like that described by the no, y"
move the reference of the memorial TO the 'oAi"'''o
on the Judiciary: 80 . s,, ~, oil s,vinO in
the common law There is another Sir, to be derived
from higher authority from the sayings OF me WISE man o
b Isrpol--..Tbe dog will return TO his vomlt 90 not
nect Sir That we shall be able to correct vicious and
deprayed instincts corrupt taste, but DO protest
against teating abuse OF the rules OF the oehae III
order TO reterae these haeneyed set phrases whch we
have heard repeated so Often 49,,
Mr.. SUMNER-l am accustomed 10 a"swei sw on Lille us
aoor ANYTHING in the shape of argument and hod myse
readv at any time and oil times 10 meet II hoi myseh
also Mt all times ready meet any Senator here who keeps
within the rules and orders of debate for that man Is @
who does within the rules and
The orders of debate l. not my peer - g..
MIR DAWSON-I should say nothing on this subject il
tho Slate which have the honor TO represent had not
Leen alluded 10, and alluded to IN manner Which IL
would rot have been think il the Senator from Massa-
chpsett had considered well what he was saying sup
pose he ues himself upon te representation oi Iacls
made in that petition. only beg to say to the senate
and through them to the country, that the alssa'ps
contained in the petition not correct and iee hat
this is the proper place to set aoat rs fact state
ments which have actual foundation Now SIR so
happens that am acquainted WIN Coi Dean the oena
tor from the City of Macon and County of Bibb, in the
Legislature of the State OF Georgia and know the case
to which the Senator refers, and received
ton from a personal friend, Nr. Wales OF wilmington,
/ Delaware who of the attorneys, aud tbink
the leading attorney, engaged in the tna; recon- sa
whatever that the boy Davis was free person
of color, Judge Nesbitt, late of the Supreme Court
Of Georgia, should be employed to investigate the
case. Col Dean, knowing the facts, asked that the
laws OF the country should be invoked to try whether he
free person OF color not He now in Georgia,
and the question can be tried there. correspondence
has taken place on the subject between Mr. Dean and
some individuals at Wilmington. Mr.. Dean stated to
them that the boy there and that if any of them be-
eved that he free person, and could convince him
that such the fact he would be the last man in the
world TO retain in slavery any one who was not slave
The passed off in that way but the honorable Sem
from Massachusetts, to-day has set Il aoa throughout
the whole country that by the laws of the United States
and by the decision of Commissioner in the State OF
Delaware free has been sent into Slavery. III
were to ask the Senator he made this statement from
any knowledge of his own he would say that he did not
but that he spoke from the representations contained in
a.; I9uh mi IN md 70 m
try whether proper thus to excite sectional eaoues
upon presumed state of facts, and whether it ju'ti
fable to allow those persons who are governed
by prejudice fanaticism, or any other feel
/ ing whatever to make this body an instrument
| by which they may circulate their statements when
is known ought to be known that they are not eue
He further deprecated the evil effects of these exaggerated
ard inhammatory statements. i rose merely to
speak of the facts because Of those who con-
would not be agitated here again. My object in rising
merely correct the Senator's statement as TO COL
fered The boy understand the facts, they have
been already proved in the trial in Delaware and AS they
will be proved again is perfect slave Inow assure the
Senator if he wishes to look into the matter he go to
tie town of Macon, in the State Of Georgia. will ac-
company him there. He will receive no affront He
shalt be protected in every form and shape He shall be
protected ike any other gentleman who passes through
our country. The boy shall be there. The Senator may
institute writ Of habeas corpus. He may select jury
in the State of Georgia try the case and il he, well
the jury be not satisfied that the boy is slave pledge
myself that he shall be given up.
Mr. RUSk-There IL paper connected with that Peti-
ton the reception of which object IL is letter.
very prejudiced one which seems to have been drawn
from Quaker in Delaware by letter addressed 70 MN
by q Senator in this body-the senator from Massacu
ses That letter reflects grossly and iAseiy upon s
| South and it reflects upon the officer
Mr.. MASON-The Senator from Anssacha,etts mas
brought the paper before He Is responsible 10 the
Senate for it, and ask that it may be read.
The letter was then read. 1t was dated June II, at
| Wilmington and was signed Thomas Garrett
Mr. KUSK-With regard TO the bllingsgate and false
hood toward the South in that letter nave nothing 10
certain parties 1t what they have to say in reply to
all arguments Destitute Of principle they must as mat
ter of course have resort 10 the calling Of and 10
the uerance Of alsehoods sustain them in the seeming
pausbiy of what they say. But here is the principle
10 which object member of this body writes letter
to an individual about transaction invoking from that
individual which is slanderous toward the OH
who executed the law and then presents 70 I'M Uni
body. II is paper sanderous TO that officer ana
upon him. II talks about the power OF his conso, ,n
that he could not have comfort in church, thai he d
dollars for sending this back. Such poor, pi',us s So
riing expressions as these which form the eapta oI
other person INDUCED in This is the prihc frou,
/ object TO. No Senator here has rlgnt W eio
anybody an ex parte sanderous statement toward "J
individual much less officer Of the Governmen',
then spread il the records Of the senate io''0 "
| the reception of the paper.
| Mr. BAYARD said that he knew the COMMISSIONER. T.
frred 10 in the letter and knew him to be an honorapo
man of good standing. He knew also the writer o 'na
tter lie had had occasion to sue him several times 10.
what the law called aiding and aoeng slaves 10
from their masters but what he called stealing lie haa
ecoyered yercts against him for very large amounts
and thar too from jures who did not leave their DoA
Tie fellow however, had covered his property ana All
he coud get out of him about two thousand dollars
Of that letter on any question concerning slavery whether