The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-29
TFHIRTY!TEIIRD CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, June %, 1854.
MORE EXPLANATIONS.


MORE EXPLANATIONS.
Mr. PE1Ir, (dem) of Ind, said that Monday, in de-
oe he had referred to Mr. Summers open oisavowa of
his to the Constitution to his oath to sup
port It, in very complimentary terms. In the official
report Of that debate that Senator as
having said foows-T said recognise no obligation
in the Constitution to bind TO help reduce man
to slavery" These words said Mr. Petit not made
In the Senate If the Senator had said them they would
have been false, and would have noticed them
Mr. SUMNER (free soil of Nass-I call the Senator
order say they uttered by here in the senate
Mr. Pnr-I win prove right Ia his teeth that what he
sAys 10 false. (Cries OF "Order orderly say he did
but after the he went to the reporter and
had them rterpolated into the report of my remars
He then argued that the Senator had the aoor
not heard by Senator's ought not to into the
port. II was unfair in any Senator to interpolate
marks into reports which not actually made His
speech contained this remark and reply to It sp
peared from him. He made reply to it because the
ators to revise their remarks He said that when proof
sheets of his speech handed he this interpolation
The for Of the GLOBE office however had put it In
he read letter from the reporter of the Globe to the
effect that this remark did not IN the short hand
called to reve his remarks he had put the report in the
shape epears The Senator had said in to
remark that he would not execute the constitution,
that he recognised such obligation The Senator said
that he would not return fugitive slave and asked
thy servant dog that he should do this thing
The who frst used that remark 6tting person
for the Senator to quote He had proved himself lying
a s % al sne
by the Sena false because he could not have said
IL, and false because he did not say it.
Mr.. SUMNER repeat that the remarks were made by
substantially reported. mace them In my seat,
and did not suppose they would have reached the
porers He then explained that the reporter voun-
fariy showed him the report, and finding 1t did not
respond exactly with what he had said corrected it. As
to all else which the Senator had sad he had not one
The subject, which had consumed an hour, then
dropped.
The House bill to aid Minnesota in constructing rail-
road therein, was taken up and passed
The motion to reter the Boston petition for the repeal
Of the Fugitive Slave law was then taken up.
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW.
Mr. DIX, (whig) spoke fer hour In defence of the
declared the whig party OF the North had become
ascssn,sts as party ana .h en0uncea any political III
ferred to the platform of the Whg State Convention of
New Hampshire and said If the tests laid down in that
body to be made by Northern whigs he desired to
be forever disconnected with them
An effort was then made to postpone the subject until
Monday but after considerable debate, voted down.
Mr. MALLORY defended the Fugitive Slave law, and in
the Of his remarks referred to Mr. Summers dis
vowa Of obligation imposed by his oath to support
Mr susSEn-I call the Senator to order. never said
Mr.. MALLORY said he would not put into dog's
mouth any statement which true, but he would
be glad to know what the Senator did say.
Mr.. SUMNrr.--I said recognized obligation pom
me to help to return or reduce TO slavery any man.
Mr.. Cr said he could not keep silent and hear The
Senator, with nso'ence of and unblushing face
deny after having unqualdedly dsavowed his consti
tona obligations, attempt to throw the responsibility
ON the ret .eY e then defended the re porter whose
Character hc said would compare favorabIy with Mr.
Summers among persons who inew both; but among
strangers uerc perhaps be treated as inferior to the
person who acc entally occupied seat in the Senate
lhe Senator did make the remark imputed to him,
and the Senators all around, him cosroooratsd
the report The qualification put the declaration by
the Interpolation in the afterthought and
done to shiIA and avoid the responsibility Of appearing
70 the worIi % man having desecrated the Senate
chamber with his presence and the Hty Evangelists
With his us. II the Senator had not dsavowed any OBJ
legation T. he constitution would he have been charged
with having done by the two Senators sitting nearest
him? He desired to suggest to Senators means
of remedying this conduet-though there no
TO reach person guilty only of crime in thought
still there was mode Of defs ding that body from such
persons. Though be the talented abcst and
scbolarke eloquent and profound, IL he should show
intention 70 crime should instigste others
that which he had not the courage to do himself
had ever been branded with the letter or even should
in all respects 10 exemp6ed by the character given TO
yriah Hep by Dickens there was way to treat hin.
Senate could treat him with dsda,pcould send him to
sCov.ntryaeny to him all those ciglties and coursses
sas leper avoided venomous reptile-thus far
Senators had their power TO 40 II they have not
mower to impose punishments Of law they take from
The serpent his fangs and place him in that social de-
graduation ho deserves.
Mr. srMsTn, (ree soill Of Mass said-snce had the
tors have spoben and several have alluded to mo in
terms clearly beyond the sanction Of parliamentary de-
bate or this make compls iut, II to them II seems
proper courteous and parliamentary to unpack the
heart with words, and fall curaing like very drata
scuion win not interfere with the enjoyment which
they find in such exposure of themseives-they have
certainly shown their character. Two Of them-the
e; nator from South Carolina, who sits Immediately be-
fore me and the Senator from Virginia, who sits iDme-
ntey behind mesre net young their beacs arc am ply
crowned by time they did not sttak from any eouicn
rf youth but from the confirmed temper Of age 1t Is
melancholy 10 believe that they showed themselves AZ
&hey are II charitable to believe that they are In