Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-09

eIerna uinger ana du not reed the aid of the South
err states This IL the lasssge whih Mr. London quo
ted in his resent address Ie'ore you They did
standing this selh boasng, aud do still need the oid
oi the Southern ates for the sake Of that very com
much alive
August 29th, 1857, Mr. Pinekney moved .that no ac,
Tor the purpose Of regulting commerce with foreign
powers, among the states shall be passed ,,;,L
the dsIeHt Of fcothirds Of the ta,trJer, sf ,acL I
aud remarked that the power Of regulating copmcrcc
wss pure concession DE part Of the Southern S,,s
ney dd not Leed the Profction of the Northern States
at present His colleague however coneilated by the
understanding on the two subjects of payiyatjo, ard
slavery which had taken place Nortb
south, held very diftere,t language. Cen Pinckney
sald IT was the true Interest OF tue South TO have M
regulation of commerce. Int considering the loss
on the commerce Of the Eastern States bv the rvol,ie
their liberal conduct towas the views OF South Carolina
and the interest the weak Southern States had In Lan
united with the strong Eastern States he tbouyb II ne
per that no fetters should be imposed on the mover s
making commercial regulations aud tha, his Constituents
p5eludeed against the Eastern States, would be
reconeiled TO this hberaliy lie had himself prcudcc
against the Eastern States before be came here Int
would acknowledge he hac found tn m as liberal and A.
candid as any men whateverr
Mr.. Butler considered the intarests of ,b. So,,h.
States and the Eastern he az different as tlose NJ
Russia and Turkey. Being notwithstanding dcs,-or.
OF coneia'ing the affections Of the Eistern Sat.s he
should vote against requiring two-thirJs instead or
louy. NJ. Rutledge eoucurrcd with Nr Ru.I.r I, 81
North were to ask OF South Carolina where RON ara Lc
Pinckneys. Ruledges and Buer's and she were ~ rc
- fOh har .,tl
be gainsaid? >O-'- "e' AZ"
nr Williamson was in favor Of two thirds: "Asto ,bo
weaAhTss oi the Southern States he not alarmed AT
that lie acknowledge, however that he did no, rbjnI
Wohirds necessary; because if amaiority of the Norb
ern States should push their regulations too f,r N,
SoheT', ''o'd bniid ships for eJelres but he knew
tue southern people apprehensiye on the suIi,,
and would be pleased with the precautior Ijis'oI'
ieauge, Mr. Splight against 'Tuy Sorr
H. 'S NiLs Gould AT AIf TINE SAVE THEMSELVES FEox
OPPRESSION ny BUILDING SHIPS FOR TmgIE OWN -sy -
nr, hauison opposed two-thiris but Mr. R,ndoInl,
anu Cot Mason did not concur with him when tho
vote was taken, Virginia Maryland, North Carolina and
lo'eg Tor l" o-ttsrds seven States dagains,
'"o-iMEts. lhs was tbs victory gained by the North
ABOVE spoken Of ltwas Immediately after This "a, N.
same day. that NJ. Buffers motion for the s,,rr,,5. Of
lusiuIe slaves was carried UNANIMOUSLY The day he
iore this, August 2Sb, 1887, the Article for tie
DER OF iugitiycs from Justice had been t,lcn M "a
Mr. P.nckney and Mr.. Butler moved to reouire r,gi
'e slaves and servants to be delivered up like Grim.
lhal, MI Wilson of Pennsyl an;a objected that Ills
"oud ooge the Executive Of the State to do /; M
pnnhc expense. MT. Sherman, of Conn saw no ror.
popriey ~ the public seizure and surrendering s,ye
or servant than horse Mr.. Butler withdrew his pro-
posi'on IN order that some particular provision mgh,
be made apart from this article The next d,v 9G,L
me same on which the North gained their wishes on the
sreIt commercial question, Mr.. Butler moved TO insert
IN lhe constitution, any person, bound to seryc. or
labor, In any of the United States shall .sc,ro 49,,
another State he she shall not Toe dscharcrd from,
sueh service or labor in consequence Of any regulations
but all
be delivered up to the person justly claiming their SER
vice, or labor which was agreed TO Hsrq con Af-nr
wards l2h sept, Doct johnson made the report fror
the committee on Style" in which was this nrovi.ion
: no person legally held TO service or labor in ono
state escaping into another, shall in consequence of
regulations subsis'ing therein be discharged from ub
service or abobut shall be delivered % on claim ~ tho
party to whom such labor service NAV be DUE San
TO- ihc terra legally above was struck out in cor,rE
ahce WIN the wish of some vino thought the term cG
% o1 anu IH'or'ng the idea that slavery legal in a
moral view and the words under the laws thereof"
were inserted after the word "siate and as thus amend
tu tae paragraph stands in the Constitution Such tb,
Is the connexion between the cOmmerci, and the slv
interests under the Federal Constitution; and the S,b
ern States have just much right 10 pass laws against
the execution within their limits OF every act of C,n
rGs IN relation to commerce, land indeedn relation to
anV other niatf@r -h-s---- iir1SuTes Tor The
purpose OF Impeding the execution OF the fugitive slave
law.
| have once before presented these facts through
another channel but yet believe that they will be new
and interesting to many and offer them to vou TO
confirm you ia your noble purpose OF applying the rene
dy pointed out by Nr. Williamson and Mr. SHaisht and
such others your wisdom aud public spirit NAV lead
you TO adopt Surely il is high time for the South TO be
building her ships. IL might do good for one of
your body to investigate and ampy in public address
the topics herein imperfectly summed up.
RICHMOND, Dee. 5th 1859. RoxIy.