The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-23
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Mr. PowaI roagh shat II he woah not le. slavery 70
into Territories he c,uid have no more slave States.
hr fowEI coni2lei, and said that II any thing "a
ne cong 10 save thSCpion must come from the repub-
isan Side lie would discuss The right of secession.
We Were surrounded by facts with which must deal.
and he did rot believe that under the constitution ha
tinted States had any right 10 make any seeding
oy lofce War was dissolution, and he thought that
these resolutions were ias and satisfactory. But ha
w2lia not speak Tor hentaeky She would meet tina
Crisis ana Whatever was her decision he loyal son,
would obey her high behesls.
Mr. WADs said TIM, the senator from virginia ir Ma
SOM had said that the Legislature OF Ohio refused Ia
repeal unconstitutional law. lie did not believe Ohio
had any law which unconstitutional and he Thought
that the Senator was mistaken. The law framed Last
gives further security to free colored people, and k
came up this year before the legislature 10 post
poned. That a mistake of tho Senator's AZ the aw
was exactly opposi, what he (r Mason) supposed
Mr. Mason said that the House OF Representatives or
ohio had refused to repeal Law under which United
states Marshals had been imprisoned.
Mr.. WADE said tie only Law Of Ohio on the subject wA
copied almost entirely from the law Of Virginia, and
saw no reason to compromise With anybody There z
NJ organization in OHIO To interfere with the laws Ha
dd not doubt there escaped slaves ia Ohio, but hd
q med that there was any organized company TO ard
them IN escaping Mn
Mr. Mason sad that the Governor Of Virginia made
demand upon the Governor OF Ohio to surrender fugi
tive who had committed murder and ars s)n in Virginia.
ard The Governor o. OHIO refused deliver hn up Thd
fugitive was one OF John Browns company
Mr WADE said such refusal wa not peculiar to Ohio.
u was veyed question everywhere In references to th
in Kentucky tho Governor OF Ohio took precedent
from the Governor OF Kentucky.
Nr. Powell said ne not there such
IN Kentucky The Governor Of koatucky could not
have refused on The ground of kidnapping that waa
not an offence in kentucky II the Governor did refuse
he did wrong.
Mr. DOUGLAS said that he had traced Some OF these caseA
and found ia. to all the Tho frs! ona
in 191, when the Governor OF Virginia refused t0
deliver up fugitive 10 Penpsy vana Ihe Governor ot
Pennsy vana sen the parties TO General Washington who
was then President, aud he sent them tho senate.
Since then there has been various He did not
think this could form subject of complaint now.
Mr.. Mason said the Case in virgnia occurred before
there any law respecting the delivery Of fagtivea
by Congress but If the Senators think that the
tumely, and injury and insult heaped the saveholdng
States for the last twenty years to be appeased by
Claiming to 60 back TO the first wrong let them have th0
benefit of the argument. will not present bill Of
indictment The history Of the country shows tho
wrongs the slayeholdne States have received, and
they will determine for themselves whether their interest
and safety will permit them 10 remain the Union.
Mr. DOUGLAS said he simply wished to show owing 70
the constitution OF the law referred to- he,e net
clear OF its violation by he Northern States.
Mr.. WADE said that all The complaints against Ohio
came back to one thing They say all the attempts "a
save the Union must come from You who seek "a
overthrow the constitution and who say you ABOUT
to rebel and wage war, should give specifications
wherein We have onended.
MIR. MASON explained that the in Virginia occurred
before there any law OF the United States the
subject and the Attorney General Of Virginia based his
decision the tact that there law authorizing
the arrest.
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