Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-26
Hon. John Letcher and the Fugitive Slave

Hon. John Letcher and the Fugitive Slave
Law.
The Banner republishes statement, which orig
mated with the Washington Republic, an abolition
organ, charging that the Hon. John Letcher, Demos
cratic candidate for Governor of Virginia, had
asserted in Congress that he would not have voted
for the Fugitive Slave Law. The Congressional
Globe was accessible to our cotemporary and he
might easily have satisfied himself of the incorrect
ness of this statement. By emitting to do so the
Banner has produced an erroneous impression on
the minds Of its readers, and dene great injustice
to Mr.. LETCHER. The Law against which Mr..
LETcHER said he would have voted was an amends
ment offered by Mr.. DUNN, Black Republican from
Indiana, Te,euacting the Missouri Compromise, and
thus arnuling that portion of the Kansas Nebraska
Bill which allowed slavery to be carried into those
territories.
The dunn amendment" reads as follows:
Section "a And be it further enacted That much Of the
fourteenth section and also much Of the thirty second section
commonly the KansasNehrasks act reads as fol
lows, ow"Except the eighth section of the act preparatory
the admission Of Missouri into the Gnon approved March
sixth, eighteen hundred and twenty, which, being inconsistent
the and Territories, recognized by the legislation Of
eighteen hundred and fifty, commonly called the Compromise
measures hereby declared imperative and void being the
any uIrfe5ry eaIe,
the people thereof perfectly free TO form and regulate their do
nestle Institutions in their way subject only to the Consti-
tuition Of he United States Provided, That nothing herein
contained shall be construed 10 revive OF Pu ~ oe any law or
regulation may have e prior to the act Of sixth
fishing prohibiting or aboshng slaveryhe and the
hereby repealed and the said eighth section OF said act Of sixth
March, eighteen hundred snd twenr is hereby revived and de-
and effect within the said territories Of
Kansas Nebraska Provided however, That any law
charged snch service by Of such repeal and revival
Of said eighth section if such person shall be permanently
January, eighteen hundred and ffyeght; and child or
children born in either OF said territories OF any female lawfully
service like removed without said terrific
before the expiration Of that date, shall not be- by Of
anything emancipael from any might have
had this passed. And provided further That
any person lawfully held service in other State terri
tory Of the United States and escaping into either the territory
Of Kansas or Neoraska may reclaimed the
person where such service is due under law Of the
United States which shall be in force upon the subject
The amendment of NJ. Dunn was carried by yeas
SO, nays Il, as follows
Those who voted in the affirmative ara
Messrs Albright Allison, Ball. Barbour, Benson, Bishop
Bliss Bradshaw Brenton, Burlington, J. H. Campbell, L. D.
Campbell Chaee, Clawssn CoaX, COmiDs COyode Cumback
Daplrel, DEAN Dick Dodd Dunn, Durfee, Ede EDWARDS
Emre Flager, Gddng Gilbert Granger, Crow Hail. llaran
HARRISON, HAVEN, Holloway, T. Il. Horton, B. Horton
KuaEsl, Aatteso6, McCary, Miller MOORE Morgan, Morrill,
Nichols Norton, Oliver, Parker PeltOn, Perry, Petit, Pike
Prngie Puryiance, Rche sabn Sage, SapP Sherman Sim
MONS Spinner Stanton, Sanahan, Ta2Pan Thurston, Todd
TrafOn, Wade, Wakemann WabTidge, Wadr9n, C. C. Wash
Wells, Jr., Wood, Woodruff, Woodwork.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs aiken, Byz8dre, Bell, Bennett, Bo1rie, Broom
Buy3ef CAMPBELL, CARLILR, Cdr1herS, CHSke H. L5L, w.
f. w. C0bJ, Cox, Cfdige, CrdttO1t, CULLEN, DNCidSOz
FosrEa, FULLER, G0ode GreenC00d ). NJ. hARRIs s. w.
H1T{s, I. L. Harris, HOFFMAN, Houston Je,C6H, Jones'
KENNETT. hiilreV, LAKE, Letter LUHjR II. MARSHALL s. s.
Marshall, IhtrCeH Miller KaO1r PdckeF, Peek, Phelps
Po1re, PcRYEAR, QuitzGa, READ READY, RcAUD, RIVERS
Rt1R Stydge SA0Tfer, 5. 4 smith, w. Smith, SNEsD,
fLeas Iegsarf SwoPE, Taylor, TRIPPE Underwood, NALK
Walker WdyRsT Watkins, WHITNEY, HjaSOT, u, B. Wright
!. ]. Wright, ZOIIIcoFFER.
Democrats in italics Fillmore Americans in SMALL
GAPS, Republicans in roman.
1t will be seen that every Democrat in the House
except one voted against this odious proposition.
Every Tennesseean in Congress voted against it
except ErHERnaE Gen. ZoLLICoFFER, Col READY,
and Mr. RIVERS voted against it The whole body
of the Southern members voted against it, while the
Banners Black Republican friends supported the
amendment Mr.. LETCHEn says he would have
voted against it, and the Banner holds him up to
public censure as an opponent of the Fugitive Slave
Law. We have no doubt the Banner and other OPP
position organs would have liked Mr.. LETCHER bet
ter if he had voted with the Black Republicans TO
repeal the Kansas Nebraska Bill. The Richmond
Wing is also offended with Mr.. LETCHER on account
of his declaration that he would not have voted for
the "Dunn Amendment" Mr.. LETCHER must Lot
expect to satisfy the RspuJhc the Wing and the
Banner, until he can consent to vote and act with
the a5oitiOnists