Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

tnis oohoAious law because Congress had repeat
ed previous and long standing compromise.
The repeal of the Missouri Compromise, he beg
geo 10 assure the gentleman, had created adepth
OF feeling In the free States entirely unprece-
dented, and which would continue Tor years to-
come. 1t was true that in Boston, under this
law, recently an arrest was made-that an afray
or riot took place, and homicide was commit
ted; but it should be remembered that the con-
stitutiona authoritics Of Massac husetts and Bos-
ton took that matter in hand and disposed oi it.
Sudden tumults and ARRAYS and violence had
occurred in other places than in Boston. This
petition way not got up for purpose of provoking
bloodshed, riots Or treason. 1t WIS not got up
recently Had its signers such objects in view,
they would not have left their petition open to !
the public gaze at the Merchants Exchange, ex-
posed to examination by the friends and the OPP
ponents of its prayer. The feeling now exist
| ing ut the North was such rs Rayer had been
Witnessed before. 1t was widespread and uni
versal 1t pervadcd all professions and occup-
tions of lie. The action of Congress at this
session had produced the feeling. Whole classes
OF men had been openly denounced in Congress
for pctitioning against the repeal of the Missou-
ri Compromise. lie would say to Senators with
all Respect that in denouncing the clergy for
petitioning against that act they had gone too
lar, for the clergy of New Eng land spoke the
sentiments of the whole peoplethey lived among.
Public sentiment was against this law, and the
cry was Tor its repeal.
Mr. JONES asked the Senator 10 say how many
of these sgncrs, who were said to be the bone
and sinew OF Boston, had aided in executing the
law lately in Boston, Was not large number
Of them with treason in their hearts and knives
in hand, engaged i'll the recent mob to resist the
Constitution and the laws!
MIR. KocKwELL--I do not know that one was
so eng 'sod.
e MIR. JONES asked if Wendell PHILLIPS and The
odore Parker, vino had melted an ignorant and
an infatuated people to resist the law and the
, Constitution, which they had not courage or
manliness enough to do in person. Had they
o nothing to do with these riots and thcs. cries
d for repeal AS 10 the clergy OF New England
e he had nothing to SAY. lie never quarrcled with
. women OF clcigymcn, lie transferred the fight
n with them 10 the S,aaer of Illinois. But he
Il asked the Senator il he believed the Union could
last one day after tho repeal Of the Fugitive
II Slave Law.
Mr.. SUMNER said that he weuld begin by an
swcring the question whether the Union can ex-
list after the repeal of of the Fugitive Slave Law
If the Union co Id not exist with an act--law
pies Of ham mi y and rigit, us did th1 Fugitive
T. Slave Law, then tho Union ought not to exist.
he would not attempt ta follow the Senator from
tennessee for like ii hero Of antiquity it coald
be said Of that Senator, 'thric, had he slain his
foes, and thrice he slew the SIAM" Icsinccre-
ly hoped thu people Of the North wcr. not t. be
; inundated or caloled into an abandonment of
y those great princi pl Of freedom which they had
! ! so long zen devoted to. lie hoped there would
be back zone preserved to the North. lie en-
, tircy agreed with his colleague as to the char
acter of the nlcmorialsts Among them were
thus who had acquicsccd i'll the Compromise
measures Of l350-tlcrr were also those engaged
in great mercantile interests. 1t was that great
; interest which, in the history Of England, twice
checked the humane efforts of Wilberlorce to
break up the African slave trade. 1t was the
u simp gro1t interest which, from sorlid motives,
; had in tlp Constitution of the United States
kept for twenty years the same heaven offending
: traffic from the Judgment Of the American peo-
Pile. He had spoken against the Fugitiyc Slave
. Law her. AMI elsewhere lie WIS free to avow
=. it. In doing 50 he wolld not throw hims III on
i the Judgment of Senate frtsA from the passage
: of the Nebraska act, but weuld throw himself
= upon the judgment of his ccu'try and his Cod
He then read nam ,rous extracts from the former
: speeches on this law, and avowed again the SEN
tinent therein expressed H. referred to the
sentim nts express ID in Fdneuil Hall by Otis,
Adams and others, preceding the revolution, in
a which they held that resistance to slavery was
u o. di:ncc to God. \ short distance from that
u sacred cdfca, said he, and between it and the
u Court-lloasc, where the disgusting rites of sac.
rifcing human being to slavery were lately
: performed, was the spet which was first moist
u cnrd by America laeod IN resisting slavery, and
i among the first victims WIS colorcd person.
: Near Boston are Concord and Lexington, where
u that rsls lance WAS repeated, and it received its
!, browning glory on Bunker Hill. lie then run
4 parallel oetween the resistance to the Stamp
: Act in los aad the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
lie further contcnded that the former was
harmless measure when compared with the lat
/ ter.
c Mr.. BUTLER said if the issue was to come as
wis indicated, and the contest was to be be-
tween the NVSth ard South, let it come and be
: divided at once. Let it be considered, argued
: and disposed Of calmly, and without exciting
u appeals, dressd in rhetorical display, such as
: wIs made by the Scnater to-day. lie would
like to ask the Senator if Congress repealed the
Fugitive Slave Law, would Masslchus tits exc
: cute the constituent requirements and send the
Mr.. SrMvER-lhe you ask if would send
{ back Il slave!
Mr.. BrTLEE-W hy. YES.
0 Mr.. SrMNEg--.' Is thy servant dog that he
: should do this thing -
t lloUsE.--Alr. IlousToN moved that the House
go into Committee o. the Whole on the bill ap-
II propriating $4,000, 900 for carrying the recent
treaty with Mexico into effect
: MIR. pECKUAN wished No ofAr n rneolrt;,n
2; which vas merely read FOX information, calling
S on the President, if not inconsistent with tho
: public interests, to communicate copies of all
e correspondence touching or concerning the trea-
ty concluded between this Government and Mex
!. ico on the 30th Of December last. and all sub
G Ject matter thereon.
+ Mr.. BENTON have question to make which
think, will take precedence of both motions.
= | propose now to make the motion of which |
gave notice some days ago, OF the privileges of
8 this House. 1t is one which apprchend takes
: precedence of all other motions, and especially
4 does 1t take precedence Of that now made to 20
c into Committee Of the Whole for the purpose
= OF taking up this bill. If am right in my
apprehension OF the dignity and of the obliga-
items which attach to the privilege shall plead,
: will go on and state my motion.
: The SrEAKER-The Chair will hear the gen.
1 tleman motion before he decides as to the ques-
II ton Of privilege.
; Mr.. BENroN-I have reduced to writing the
II points of privilege which make to the House,
in order to avsid any miscopoepten or miap-
g prehensien.
J, Rcsctrcd, That the House will not consider
d the question of appropriating Sl0,000,O0O to
carry INTO effect the Mexican Treaty of Decem-
ner ~, 1898, Tor the acquisition of foreign ter
= rltory, until it first shall have considered wheth
+ or there was breach of the privileges of this
House IN neegotiying and concluding said Trea-
= w. nor until aitcf the House shall have obtain
; I'd tull information on the negotiation and con-