The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-28

10 saw no Oiu uOl huOW ho NHCJ uuu Utti lll-
iured by thom. These laws were not in.
tended to excite the South, or to put them
in any position of degradation, as the Soma
tor supposes. These laws against kiduap-
ping are as old as tho common law itsolf
believe tho State of Virginia has ono
to-day as stringent in its provisions as Gny
of those of which you complain. And here
lot inc say, because the subject occurs TO
mo, that tho Senator from Virginia secms
not so much to point out any specific acts
that the Northern people have done that
aro Injurious TO your property, us some
thing ho takes to Se dshonor aud dcgra-
dntion. I think feel as sensitive on that
suhjcct as any othor man, il know myself.
| would be tho last man who would advocate
any law. or any act, that would humila;e
or dehonOr any section of this country, or
any individual in it; but, on tho other hand,
let me tell those gentlemen | I'm exceed.
ingly sensitive on that same point, wbateyor
they may think, and had rather sustain nm
injury than an insult or dishonor. and
would be rs unwilling TO iuhict it upon
others as would bo to submit TO it myself
neyor do either tho ono or tho other, il
know it. But l havo already said these
gentlemen, who mako these complaints,
have for q long series of years had this gov
ernmcnt in their own hands, | may say
that these gentlemen who bayo raised pnon
this floor their bill Of ofindctmont against mo,
hayo been the leaders of the dominant party
for years; therefore, If there is Anything in
tho legislation Of the Federal Government
that is not right, you, and not wo, are re-
snonsiblo for Wo novnr vot b,yo bcnp
invostod with nowor to co,,roI tbn ioo;si,.
lion of m, conn,rv for nm honr c,ov
tho CHARGES bavo bcen mado md RING in
our cnrs that wo have beon rnf,;thfn1 %
vonr Fno;,ivo slave hul Tho I,n IL
ceedinolv odious m ,ry fro, roorIo ond 10.
n,iyes ma Of all Tho old onar.n,ias of I;b.r,,
lint tho Anolo. Saynn rsco haro oon.idora3
n,oro socro5 th.n opr,b;nc ,lso
Mr.. GREEN said nerbens tho ,,,;on m
this law had not in;irrd nnvboI, bnt bc
co,nnlained of tho nnbIic sontinort H.,
know il wns imnossibIo IN recloi,n n siovo IN
ninc casos On, of Tan ,nd ,hov r;ol,,d Ill,
lives If ,hov made tho,,tnr,nt No ,ho,,"h,
tho Inv no n,oyo obnoxiope than ,nv in no :,
of .coundre,s who roh and s,onI rSnnIs',so
in tho galleries !
The CHAIR said the paIIorios roust bo
clenrod if tho nnnlause again was board
Mr. WADE-Nsyer mind lot tbop, ,hoo,
tho Fupitivo Slave law if tbev nIo,so
MIR MASON said h, shonId ino;ot m
orJcr If tho ind;gnit;os of tho snna1n d;I
moi censs '''''0 ~ ""'' o'N
MIR WADE-Tb;s would bo ;, noo- ro,,.
edy for a. freo man in hnmhlo ciro@pus,anono @
to he takcn nndcr tho nroy;,inn of ,h;s Iii,
10 bc carricJ yberep Whern bo ca,,,, iro,,,
Then ho MIGHT he carri.d into tho marto q,
p,nca anvwhero in a slayo E,ate and WIN,
chance has he ; This man NAV bo tiJn,nnod
and carried into ovcrl,st;ng SIavorv and
does any man who has n regard for tho sov.
oreipn riphts of tho statrs al, hare and
comolain tbu, n S,n,e could no, ,noLo n
law 10 protec, bor own ncor,o ao,;nat j.,
vasiop and sci,uro, I hrIiovo of oil MOI,
those who hayo mado tho most of ,bos,
complaints. are the los, who would rise hsrc
and deny tho nowor of f., sovoroion St.,,
to nrotect her own citi,ons nr,inst INV
Federal Ieoi,lation wbotever Thon iibor,y =
bills haye boon mado no. with n v;ow W dc'
Grade the South bnt with an bonrst viov >,
Guard the riphta of their own citiznns fro,,
unlawful se9rcbes and ssizurcs wa nv
ceed.ugly glad to hcpr SENATOR'S IN III,
other s;ds saw Tim. tho rcncol of thasa biIl,
will no. reIieye tho c,sn from tho din;cm,
tios-aud bsyo heard IL eyerywbcro tha,
| the peopls az the Froo S,otos aro nufo;,bfu
in Oxoou,ins tho Fugitiyu slave law. Ii hal
been said, under such circumstances here
that, although I was sure as to nv owr
| State, vet | could not rise 10 saw |. did no
believe word of what they were saving.
mover did and never could. until our emo
mics hero riso in their places, and with &
magnanimity | commend, have said this wa
not sc NY colleague, (Mr. Pupb) with ,
maenanimIy for which I give him m,
thanks, has stood forth to testify that. il
the State in part raprorent, Rcpub,ical
Judges, Courts and Jurics have fulnlle,
this repuleive duty with perfect fatbfulness
and 80 said tho Senator from Illinois, (Mr
Douelns. y and 60 | understood tho Senate
from Indiana, (Mr. Fnch,) to have said
Therefore, the calumny is removed from u,
80 far as tho statements OF our politics
/ enemies can 60 it. know our Courts fe,
themselves bound TO administer tho law
/ just as they find thon. Let mo s,v I
gentlemen Of the Senate on the othor side
4 wherc YOU have lost ono slave BY tho un
faithfulness of legislative tribunals, wo hay
had ten mon murdered by your mobs apaips
law. | cannot take up Southern paper bu
| read of men who travel for business. bu
you wait upon them by some Commute
and tell thom TO roturn. And what is tn
cause: Whv. Sir. you come fran Obir
aud they don't irouiro what marty vo
belong 10. MANY of those a,is have hoe
done under circumstances that wouId di;
grace savage. Wo have no socuritv i
travelling in nearly ono hoIf of this CnHfo,
eracv. csneciaIlv Tho Gnlf Stn,oo don
N'Ne' Wv"