New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29

tho thief and while lie would seal slave he would
not receive one stolen or scduccd away fron bis master
Mr. IUTIER sid that If any person expected o; han
excsbe iaI guage In reply To the >na:o-, he would De
greatly mist hon. The sentor had ey al OF ns g !
fCrts hecn hIniing old musfy records end SCRAPS u
Lt'ry fer the purpose of asrsllnE S0rA Carolha ne
would lot be- expected e. tbs N 'neni !" go mo INA HA'
toor be IregaIed to re'ort upon Aes:ieha.si', a.
M BADGER-Wi- Ike seua;0r give way iOr az a.
jourrmeuti lie CaD 20 on tomorrow.
Mr. Butt ER-No S.r. VII not dive in:o bowels o.
h.,ory TO assa Massachusetts Iwl be the VAN
rife He tien defended South irolina. The Senator
had fty denied y at the independence Of the cu.ir
was achieved ~ Havehoding State. An the sts;e' Of
the Conderacy the time If the Declaration OF l0de-
pendence t!ayeh0d.ng States. MASSACHUSETTS, wt
slaveLoding. II her people did not buy slaves they sold
them, they carried the traffic in Slavery Os Hand
Cos k, sIdthe Adsmse the Representatives ofslave-
holding Massachusetts. Was no, Massachusetts, slave
holding State
Mr.. SUMNER-Not in any Just sense
Mr. BUTLER sad the Senator always assumed facts to
the issues presented and viii he argued 1t was
umed that Massachusetts,, 81 that time was not
Save State just because suited the argument
Of tie Senator but history proved the contrary Connect
cut slave State. New.Jersey, Pennsylvania Della
ware were slave States. Was not Newiork slave state
Mr.. SUMNER-The Senator from New DIX can
Mr.. BUTLER-The Senator from New-York would
doubtless trythat would not s1it the Senator
Mr. sEWARD-I.is due 10 candor state that at the
time Of the yoution every twelfth in New ork was
BIZ. BITLER resumed-In saying that the independence
gained by SHAREHOLDERS he Did not mean the ironas
alone Ineodiion 10 those he had named were Maryland
and Virginia. Thee all were savehoding States and
could h, Senator look him in the face and deny ~
MI SUMNER said that in speaking ofsavehofng states
tey did include those where Slavery existed more by
a,dt than rs mar; If the settled of ciyza ion
Of the State II Understood TO only States where
Slavtry was essentially Institution OF the state.
Mr.. BUTLER said this another OF those assump-
or Of fact to meet the issue preenied by the senator
himself and hc he sest out 70 the country his rhe-
toric and eloquent defamation he fact however that
tie States at the time Of the Revolution were s!ayeAod-
irp communities pcpabe hat Useless TO ayae
il further The statement the Senator rhetorcay
false. He denied having any time assa u ston or VI a.
sac huset He always RETAINED from making any CON,
IA son between different States and sections. Boston ana
have indicated themselves sud executed the
Constitution in spite flheir representing stvoca O. lie
ret lied 10 Mr. Summers remarks about Mr.. Hcar case,
ard referred 10 pathetic appeal made ny boston cap
tain because two negro semen were imprisoned IN
Charleston This captain abandoned his comrades re-
Turned t. Boston, and wrote NEST effect ng essay upon
the sue gs OF Lila companions. AID yot upon the pay
uent of two dollars he could have had them released but
he would sympahize with them far ~ paying that
amount. The question as to what Mr.. Sumner dd
saw on Monday his recognition OF the au-
thirty of the Constitution then commented upon.
Messrs FLSSLNDEN, RuSK, CLAY and GILLETr
oil gave their recol, OF what took place The reports
in The GoJe and the NewYork papers were read over and
again.
Mr. SUMNER said he understood the question put
HIN whether he would personally assist IN the arrest or
return slave and to that had answered that he reco
nzed such obligation imposed OH hun by the Constr
futon.
Mr BUTLER resumed and for some time warmly and
eoquertlv defended his State.
Mr. PETIT again addressed the Senate upon the sub
ioct Of what Mr.. Sumner actually said on Monday.
Mr.. TOUCEY said he would be unwill NJ at any time
10 hold any man responsible for hssty wOr bat he de-
sired the Senator from Massachusetts would now state
whether be recognized any obligation imposed by the
Constitution 10 return fugitive slave
Mr. SUMNER-To which question answer emphat-
icaliy-No.
Mr.. CLAY hope there will be no doubt now, to
what the Senator says.
The motion to refer was agreed to, and at nearly
O'Clock the Senate adjourned