The daily union., 1856-04-10


the President Of the United States Transmitting In cOmp-
with resolution Of the House report from the Sec
Tetay OF State the subject of the correspondence be-
tween this and that Of Great Britain touching
the Clayton and Buwer convention which laid on the
table and ordered 10 be printed.
Also, communication from the Secretary OF the Treas
ury Ia reply TO resolution OF the House relative TO the
adequacy Of the Cleveland cusohouse recommending an
addition 70 the building authorized and an appropriation
theefor which referred TO the Uommlttee on Com
merce and ordered to be printed
Also, communication from the Secretary OF the lnte
ror Transmitting of the balances of appropria-
tons the books Of the Second Comptroller of the Treas
uryj which laid ON the table and ordered to be
printed .aM uA s..a
Mr. OLIVER OF New York from the Committee on In
valid Pensions, reported without amendment House bill
making provisions TO compensate agents for paying
sions and prescribing the time and Of settling their
accounts which was read twice and committed.
DEFICIENCY BILL
The House then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole the state Of the Union tMr STANTON OF Ohio
in the chair and resumed the consideration of the de-
cency bill the question being the Senate amendments
thereto.
Mr. SHORTER of Alabama addressed the House on the
question of slavery, confning his remarks principally to
the personal---very. bill passed by the legislature Of Mas
sachusett nuliyng the fugitiveslave law The ques-
ton here involved important one to the slavehod
ing States and growing and every day
The great State of Ohio beginning system of legis
laon in imitation OF that adopted by the State Of Mas
sachusetts and these States had the right TO nuy
the constitution of the country every other northern State
had the right and the clause in the constitution
which guaranteed to the South the right to reclaim fugitive
slaves escaping into free States of avail 1t
clear thai the South had the hold their slaves They
did SO by htls derived from power higher than that of
the constitution and which existed above and beyond
IT, and that by virtue of State authority The in
Bttuton in existence before the adoption of the
constitution, and when that instrument adopted
1t recognised it existing institution, and threw
around it the protecting Of the government The
question whether that protection TO be
Afforded and the South sustained in their constitutional
rights. The fugtyesave law had been adopted by the
unanimous voice OF the convention which framed the con-
stuon and that instrument soemnly guaranteed to the
Sonth the right to capture fugitive slaves The Union
would have been formed had not this clause been
inserted, and il could not be maintained the
clause TO lie stricken out In obedience the constitution
was the duty OF the various States to egsate in such
manner TO facilitate and aid the citizens of the South
their right OF securing their runaway slaves and
pass laws limiting restraining the exercise Of that right
such laws being contrary to the letter and spirit of the
stituhon. He believed that Massachusetts by her course
IN regard TO this matter had herself outside of the
onion ana ought not 10 DC 10 Congress, nor
ought dollar to be appropriated for her benefit There
other remedy for he dehed gentlemen to point 10
that clause Of the constitution which authorized the
cion OF sovereign State If Congress refused to puash
the States which thus rebeled the South had but ous rem
edyand as last resort they would adopt the eropr
ETY. of doing having already been discussed in The es
atures of several of the southern Sateand that was Inv
The law of retaliation. ..a. e
The continued agitation of this question between the
TWO secons OF the Union threatened the most re-
suits but be believed the next presidential election would
conservative party of the countytriumphed the Union
would be safe but success crowned the flag of the black
republicans the history OF the contederacy written
He loved the Union; he loved it because under il we
have propered and grown from the feeble colonies of
Britain TO the proud position which to-day occupy be-
fore the nations OF the earth He wished to see il stand
and stand forever But there only one way in which
could be preserved and that by the true
tive men Of the North, represented by the sound ma
tlonai democracy whose duty it wage unending
warfare upon those fanatics who would tear down the
lars Of the republic He stood by them to
arm In the coming hght and hoped to minaa ns voice
with theirs in shout Of victory the the
hut they were defeated and overrun soDsra men must
take care OF themselves home and defend their own
fresides. . ..- -
lie called upon them to pus down this aggressive war
Iafe upon the Of the Souh TO administer the gov
ehneht seeording to the principles of the constitution
let the blessings u government fail like the dews of
heaven, equs aEd ALIKE upon all sections of the country
ana bey would ind the citizens OF all parts Of the cou
try clpgs 70 the constitution the palladium Of thsr
rights aad The Union Of the States the ark OF their po-
lIieal safety ~ -
The hour Of one o'clock having arrived TO which gene
raj deate was limited by resolution of the House CON-
mee resumed the discussion of the mont nppro
priahng $4,000 much thereof ms may be necessary
provide for engraving the map, and draw as accomps
pyng the reports of explorations and SURVEYS 10 determine
Paoihc-rairoad route.
The question was finally taken, sna the amendment
was non-concurred 10.
Several other amendments wvse then briefly discussed
ana disposed Of when the sonittee finding itself with
out quorum, the roll called, and the Chairman re-
ported the names q .he absentees the House which
were entered upon the journal Only ll5 having answered
70 'her hamea at O'Clock the House adjourned,