Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-07-03

! t''riiy, grossly HssHIiru ~ senator fioni 9Hs
sachusetts, and moi only the dignity Of the sen
ate, but of the whole people, triaed with IN the
presence ofthe American Senate. either igno-
| rantly or eoruptiy-l do mt know which, nor
| do ! care. Sir. that Senator said that the law
tor the reclamation of fugitive slaves ,lenied 10 a
citizen the privilege of the habtas corpus. which
secured TO him by the Constitution. re
| peat, such declaration IN reference 10 TINT law
! was made. either ignolanfY ooffuptlY for cor
\ rupt purposes. There IS nothing Ike II IN the
law. The law does not deny the privilege Of the
habeas corpus and II II did. it would have been
dead letter.
Mr. Mason then showed the trpe and eonstita-
tonal nature Of the Fugitive Slave act.
Mr. Petit said that he had lived to hear upon
the floor Of the Senate nm aYawal which he never
expected 10 Ia have heard anywhere, TINT a SEN
ator sworn 10 support the Constitution reeogni-
yes no such obligation 10 that instrument.
He believed in the right Of petition lie would
vote TO receito any that WIS respectful IN If
oharacter,and to refer it. Should IA petition come
here from Massachusetts or elsewhere, asking The
Senate to eNpcl any Senator who should disayov
any obligation to the Constitution, he would not
at present say how he would vote upon it finally.
The Senator had sworn openly 10 support the
Constitution in all its parts. lie made no reser-
walton. He conld mol take his >eat if he had,
and he ought not to hold his seat after making it,
HI again referred Ia that part of the Deelafa-
ton of Independence which says. all men are
created equal, and held, that if those words were
used in the sense placed upon them by the Abo
htionists they were a self eY dent lie. He dis
cussed this matter for half an hour lie denied
that men were created equal either physically,
morally, politically, or mentally. lie denied that
the Senator who had sworn 10 support the consii-
tuition, aud who to day spat upon that oath. was
equal to his revolutionary ancestors.
Mr.. Sumner Never, sir, never.
Mr.. Pcttt--lou denied that the constitution
had placed any obligation upon you which you
we're bound by. Was such Senator equal 10
Webster The one hnd earned the title Of the
cxpounder of the Constitution, the other deserved
that of the contemner and despiser of that instru
ment. If the Alm thty intended 10 have created
the Senator equal to Webster, then that great
power bad committed great blnnderand failure
He did not think the seareher after an equality
in morals could find any one more degraded than
the senator, who. after having called God to wit
ness his declaration To support the Constitution
had, with that fact fresh in the minds of his fell
low senators, openly ayowed that he recognized
no obligation imposed by TINT sacred oath
A correspondent of the Morning Null, writing
from the Univcrsity,says:
/ learn that tho Board of Visitors have nnde
Mr.. llolconbe fall Professor. He has been,
heretofore, adjunct lroicssorol Inv. The Law
department of the University will be, in future,
presided over by Professors Minor and ilol-
combc.
There are seven Masters of Arts-viz:
John NJ. Boiling Petersburg;
William Dnwiddie, Campbell
Geo. Tucker Harrison, University;
John :. Moore, Meeklenburg;
John b. shearer, Appomnitoz;
Edward Il. Smith, loudon;
John Baker Thompson, Staunton;
The Graduates in the Bachelors degree are
Philip b Amber, Orange
VIM. j. Martin, Richmond CITY
Leonidas Points, Stnunton;
H. II. Redwood, Mobile, Ala;
Three Bachelors of lnw--viz
Henry +. Coulter King William
w. Gwynu, ir. North Carolina,
Edward I. Jones, kappahnnnoek.
There are sixteen graduates IN the School OF
Medicine.
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