The true Democrat., 1854-07-19
Abolition Ethics.

Strange doctrines have obtained among cer- tain politicians and philosophers " of par tlcular school among us, these few years past, but despite the disruption of sound morals, which has too often followed their dssemina- ton, we never dreamed to see the day when a grave Senator of the U. S., should rise up in his place and deliberately declare himself a perjurer-a professional perjurer-nay not only that but an advocate of perjury, and a defend CT of perjury in its most repulsive and abhor- rent shape. Yet, so it is. The Senate Cham ber-once the pride and boast of every Amer can-the Senate, that was looked upon as at once the sheet anchor and the bulwark of our Federal Legislature, in the face of such hu- initiating spectacle, stands dishonored and de- graded in the estimation of every honorable and patriotic mind. It has lost its high place in the public esteem
 We should gladly pass over in silence the scene that presented itself on Monday evening during the debate that followed the introduction of certain petitions from Massachusetts, pray ing for the repeal of the fugitive slave law ; we could wish to blot it from the record forever; but as it is already gone forth from one end of the Union to the other to aggravate the irrita- ton already existing between the North and the South-growing out of the ilcessant agitation of the slavery questlon-we can only gaze up- on 1t, and in common with the rest of our countryman, mourn over the evil days on which the Republic has fallen.
 A Senator from South Carolina Mr. Butler on the occasion referred to, asked:
 If we repeal the fugitive slave law, will the honorable Senator (Sumner) tell me that Mas sachusetts will execute the provision of the constitution without any law of Congress? Sup pose we should take away all laws, and de volve on the different States the duties that properly belong to them, 1 would ask the Sen ator whether under the prevalence of pubic opinion there, Massachusetts would execute that provision as one of the constitutional mem- bers of this Union? Would they send fugi- tlves back to us after trial by jury, or any oth- CT mode? Will this honorable Senator (Sum- ner) tell me that he will do it?
 | MT. Sumner-Does the honorable Senator ask me Ii would personally io in sending fellow man into bondage? "Is thy servant a dog, that he would do this thilg?'' MT. Butler-these are the 1rettest speech es that l ever heard. Gaughter.) lie has them turned down in book by him, belive and he has them so elegantly fixed that I can- not reply to them: Gaughter) * * 1 asked him whether he would exe- cute the constitution of the United States with. out any fugitive slave law, and he answered me, is he dog.
 Mr. Sumner-The Senator asked me if l would help to reduce a fellow man to bondage. 1 answered him.
 Mir, Butler-then you would not obey tn, constitution. Sir Burning to MT. Sumner, standing here before this tribunal, where you swore to support it, you rise and tell me tha you regard it the office of dog to enforce it You stand in my presence, as co-equal Sena- tor, and tell me that it is dogs office to exc cute the constitution of the United States.
 Mr. Prat-Which he has sworn to support
 Mir. Sumner-(EFI RECOGNIZE NC SUCH OBLIGATION. H0