Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-08-23

save the intelligent aud cautious gentle
m an from OLio now before me, Mr.
Letter. In the bill OF Mr.. Dunn for
Kansas of the Territory Of the reorganl.
cation and in the Oath section of that
bill it is, amongst other kthings declared
That any person Lawfully held to sur
vice in either of the said Territories shall
not be discharged from such service by
reason of such repeal if such person shall
be permanently removed from such Ter
riioyy or Territories prior to the first day
OF January. eighteen hundred and fifty
eight and any child or children born, IN
either of said Territories. OF any female law.
fully held to service, il in like manner re-
novel without said feiritori Is before the
expiration of that date, shall not be, BY
re ason OF anything in this act, emancipa-
ted from any service it might have owed
had this act never been passed: And pro-
vlded further. That any person lawfully
owing service in any other State or Teri
ritory Of the United States and escaping
into either the Territory OF Kansas or
Nebraska, may be reclaimed aud removed
to the person or place where such service
is due, under auy law Of the United States
which shall be in force upon the subject"
Now. sir, the gentleman has been hor-
ror-suicken for years over the fugitive
slave law OF 1850; and yet no longer ago
then last Tuesday, the scales fell from his
ey es, and he and his friends marched up
in solid column, with one eacephon, aud
recorded their endorsement OF the consti-
nationality and policy Of the fugiive-slave
law Of 1850 Ever since its passage he
and his allies have denounced it as uncon-
stitu,onal and void, and have addressed
the most lnfamatory appeals to the people
of the northern States to resist its execu-
|tion.
Mr.. WADE. That was bitter pill,
and tasted it distinctly when | took II:
but being driven into eorner by the sham
democracy, in their efforts to engraft
slavery upon Kansas, thought It better to
let them have the fugitive-slave law in
Kansas, Until could get fairer lick at it
and knork it in THE heads szs
Mr.. LETCHER. It"was bitter pill"
and he was "driven into corner" before
he would consent to swallow i'll But when
rdriren into a corner" he did swallow it,
and voted TO re.enact law which, in tine
presence of the House Of Representatives,
before the faces of his constituents. and in
his conversations, he has been in the con-
slant habit Of GepouuciDg in the most in.
flammatory language as a palpable vlola-
ton Of the laws Of God and Of the constI-
tuition Of hls country, which he has sworn
10 support.
Mr.. GIDDINGS. l wish 10 ask the
gentleman a question. Did not he vote
AGAINST the law?
Mr.. LETCHER. was not here.
Laugh,er.) frened TO be on tb at
day addressing my constituents and warn
ing them of the revolutionary conduct be.
ing pursued by these moderate and temper.
ale gentlemen or your side Of the House,
and who constitute your party.
MIR. GlDDlNGS. would like to
know whether the gentleman would not
have voted for it if he had been here?
Mr.. LETCHER would not; bnt not
because considered the fugitive. slave law
either mex pedent or unconstitutional. 1t
is sufficient for me to know that it is NOW
the law Of the land, in full force and effect.
But you, gentlemen, not content with its
enactment. in 1870, gravely re'enact it, and
specially apply 1t to Kansas, and as you
have all now given it yoat approval, |
trust we shall hear nothing more OF IFS IN
consltutionalty, or Of its barbarous features,
When you return to yodr Constituents
expect to learn tina, you have admitted
y our -rror-that by the same process of
reasoning which has satisfied your own
minds you will satisfy them of lis consii.u-
ltionaitv, aud its accordance with the laws
lof God. and urge upon them the propIiety
and duty OF rigid enforcement of all its
provisions. This is their duty as ldg ali
ding men. Their representatives here
have moderated their views, and as they
have marched up to it quietly and deliber'
ately, aud east their votes for the fugitive
slave law, heretofore so much denounced,
imagine they are ready to 60 a little
further (and that their constituents will
sustain their eFortsl to save the Union,
which the gentleman from Ohio Processes
TO love so well.
Now. there is one other point in the
geDtemens speech which desire TO no.
|tiee. The gentleman says that every man
in this country ha, the right TO bear arms;
that it is a constitutional right, ard that
the government has 20 right to interfere
with him in the enjoyment oil this prlvi-
ege. | admit this 10 be tue, constitutions
al ground; and yet that gentenIan, AID his
friends upon that side Of the House voted
for MIR. BARsotR 6 amendment to the ar.
my bill, which gave the Presiden: the
power to disarm all the people of Kansas.
What power to clothe an Executive with
whom they tshounce as tyrancal. Napo'
leon III has no more.
desire to know whether the gen,lemar
lis honoring the institutions. principles, and
sentiments Of the northern people, Of hi
ancestors, in all his acts, opinions. ant
principles In 17S6, BY the fifth section
Of an act pissed by the Massachusetts, leg.
islalure. every white person was pronlb
tied from lntermarrying with negro
and every negroe from ,n,ermar,ying will
a white person, and the same prohibition
extended TO Indians also, and all such mar
riages were declared void. That provis-
ION remained upon the sta!ute-book unit
1S43. when II was repealed and since
that time white persons and negroes, un
der its law oi 1S43, may be united In mat
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