New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-01

running snv peculiar hazard aud even with profit ant
without auy unnecessary sacrifice. /. Is voluntary the
pfrt Of our citizens tho Office ~ Pres of
The United States il is 70 the office OF Mtr,al
or Deputy Nagshal IL is voluntary the part Of no
citizen the Office Of Representative in the SeaA3
civil Office which is attended with peril Of life or limb.
are all ct us paid for the dshNge OF orr duties N no
civil department, and this compensation $ REGARDED
adequate We all vi us, as SeuaoFs IN the civil sew
ice Of the country but az the same time mat we are per-
forming duty IN thai capacity and receiving c)mpen-
sa,on tor H. also have mercantile and profess ,aA
farms. einpoynents and various other vocl0ns.
vi ch constantly follow Us and 90 WIFI, q ge can a. last r..
turn with euse from those soa- and by assiiuity in pur
suing them mako prov si0n for The slppOrt Of mies
Th distinction Just end necessary distinction f)r
we require OF soldier raord.uary duties which caoa
han from supporting Amseu pa educating ms iany,
il i right To provide hospital for him when disabled,
Ia provide bounty land for him upon which he recs
when lie has completed he term for which ne employed
IN his countTys service eyee grant pension to his
widow or family when lie falls ms distinction mast %
adhered 90 Il we hold out equal inducemcns = n0p3
for pensions and rewards in the cN service o a' Qta9si
offered in the military service, the lenieAcy W" 90 a.
once to discourage enlstmens IN the army AMI m the
navy of tie United States and TO encourage st greater
competition in the service OF tie civil departments vi
tho Government when know thai the competition for
places in the civil service has become - extensive ~
r. for q livelihood to induce all manner OF IN.
trgue and corruption for the acquisition oL places.
have said thar ths was broad distinction. have said
that il had tcCn adhered 70, and ! viii give 70 the
Senate in addition the presented IN Tho reported
report another case wach occurred two or three yeiVs
sgo OF a civil officer who was recognized aud provided
To- hy law entitled 20 make certain charges or SERVICES
rendered. lie a Ne~-lork puo. required % 20 on
board public armed ship OF the United states, IN tao
rort of Ntw.Yok conduct her into tie harbor aud
amer arriving board, ami while he prtsrmin, that
uiv the cable slipped accidentally, through The careless
ross Of an officer or spamen ia th pablo Ncss and ths
lot LOST limb and was disabled for life Thought 1he
use before the nate sOmc two or ihfee years ago.
PRESENTED il 10 the Senate as mcTl.orious one Alter
tue consideration and admitting rs entire hardship, and
stating that they could scarcely SEQ tie difference De-
tween the military sad the c'Ii seIN zee IN sa'h ease,
y bagau lie
service aud the result that no rclei was granted to
him. So far then the present question Is concerned,
without going into dispute regard 20 the case IN inc
original bill claiming II is ened 10 the iSS9iaoo ooa-
drratou of the Senate inasmnch as provided pension
for the benefit Of the widow OF worthy tol.or TANK
we ought not rmbaTrass or render u upuhtui ss 'ho
rurrose of providing bounty in an ther case. can
not vote Tor tins Boston case. wl.ch contains 80
many Objectionable features especially does pre-
sent before Congress q necessity Tor INC NAtliy
Of the Fugitive Slave Law. The c)asttatonall!y oi
TINT law disputed and denied. The resistance Itself was
consequence hat dispute and of rcpugnanoe OF SON
tment Of portion OF the country % me Jaw. ihean'
for these reasons fails 20 be executed without eXua)rd
nary expenditure and extraordinary efforts on the part OF
the Executive That law u now under cohslierauol N
many OF the Courts The Supreme JurI ot me ~ ne Oh
Massachusetts has affirmed - ccnstuiionaty or Is un
dortood 80 to have done The supreme Court IN anoiner
State " sconsin has denied IT'S constluiionany. FOR
pysef il Is enough for 20 say THAI agree with inc
Supreme Court OF Wisconsin on thai subject but "hi9
this question ID open, and while II wa uamA'ey DC re-
fercd 10 and dccdedby tho highest tribunal the tendency
Of this measure induce persons, by largoe 10 assist
in he i
-,ltutiona law. Without gong INTO the uhoilT Oh
the constitutional question at the present nhe' IS
enough for me to say that there ID DIVISION IN TINS
house and that this division continually widening. inc
numher of those who believe that the law cOns.ullonn
Il. becoming less and less. The number o-da! ar less
han the number Yesterday and according 20 the ntlca
lions thew are less than they will be year hence and
they will grow less every year hereafter. linen AZ the
present time under such circumstances believing that thus
law is entirely unconstitutional, submit It as neither
wise nor right TO give It hctcion3 support, IN tn~
mode unoss | shall be shown this Is an extreme
case and requires such action. laore IS no
extreme case m the original buL rms widow
Betsey Nash and her husband have been before US Tor
sixteen years i'm poring the attention Of Congress- The
Hatchcl'l,r case il two months old if tho
widow of the soldier who fought the batesof er country
in the war of wait here for sixteen years 10 have
this claim admitted this Bsichcder case asking from US
a bounty 90 be paid immediately can wait unul another
session especially if by allowing II we risk the orgmi
hill IL might give pleasure, M satisfaction, no
triumph personally to defeat tins amendment i0ru IL
shall be tho pleasure OF Congress tba services oi ths
kind i'm tho execution of the Fugitive slave law, besides
being paid for in the lavish way that we have seen sha
also be put the level OF pcr,ons serving IN
The army and IN the navy, and 80 receive
an extraordinary bounty shall yield We
hall so whether proceedings extraordinary VIII oper-
ate to overcome the repugnmce Of the ireemen OF ho
free State. the Fugitive slave las" can wait Dat
again, Sir, the facts IN this ca:o are assumed mere
40 evidence that know OF. Ny associate IN the Com
mitiee can inform whether an correct or not do
not know that petition has been presented asking for It,
The honorable Senator who moved tho amendment can
whether petition hes been presented by he per
son 10 whom It il proposed 10 allow this bounty Rcceiv
ing no answer, presume that Mrs Batchelder has not
applied FOR PENSION that her name is put up here 70
oppose and defeat the granting Of pension TO an un
fortunate woman, without her knowledge, consent or
Interference. There has been petition presented;
no petitions, accommodations representations OF
facts are presented by anybody in her behalf
There is 10 information, legislative Information
no information such tho Senate requires upon which
this bill is TO proceed. All know of it is that certain
transactions occurred in the City Of Boston in regard 10
the Fugitive Slave law that Mr.. Batcheder was killed,
and that acting upon the newspaper accounts
OF the day. while judicial Investigate OF the matter is
being prosecuted with When that investigation
shall have been completed AMI the decision of the Court
shall be known, 1t will be- time Ia oct. We shall then
know whether James Batcheer persisted in supporting
the execution OF this laS orwhethor he did not Whether
he pcrshcd in resisting number of persons who we
opposing the execution Of the law, whether ho
persisted by tho designs Of private malice which took
this occasion 10 revenge itself. Now, Sir | present
these views with calDnes after due delberatOn ami with
purposcd InoderaOn because It not my purpose to
elicit discussion OF this subject which could IA any way
embaess Of great public interest which are yet
be considered within the four days that remain to Us OF
this esslon. In doing so, have simply performed my
duty in assigning the why, the am sainen shall
pass il will determine vote against this.
Mr.. WELLER said he hoped the Senator from Missis.
sppi would withdraw his amendment, as obvious
that the Abotionlsts intended TO consume all the day In
debating IT,
Mr.. CLAY commented upon the report made in this
case by SIR. Sumner and Mr. Seward and in such terms
that he called to order by the Chair. lie then de-
Tended the report made by himself DIR. Williams and Ar.
Jones.
Mr.. CASS sold TINT he was unwilling to take up any
measure which would delay the River and liarbor bill
But he was for this measure Pensions were Justly
granted to the survivors Of those who were Killed IN
the service Of their country on the field vi battle anu ms
fell in the hottest cause.-The defense Of the COnsAu-
ion Of his country when rUthes!y and violently ssaed.
Mr.. WADE hoped the amendment. would be withdrawn.
1t might out hereafter that the net, IN executing
which this man was killed was unconsLtution.
Mr.. RUSK said he would not have pressed the bill az
I.ss I.r.s has nnf