New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-23

liberty; that il degTsdes and dishopOrs the naor
before the Christian and civilized world that il put
In extreme peril the security, peace, and lbeyties
| Of her colored Inhabitants She feels that II Il
harsh, cruel, inhuman and uDchristian. Sc
believing. she enacted this Personal Liberty law il
was designed TO afford protection to her own iuhab
tants-to be aso in lerfect harmony with the Conft
tuition Of the United States No has arisen
under the act II has not been udically interpreted
its consttntonaty has not been decided upon has
in the slightest degree worked the injury of the PEG
pie Of the Slavebolding States If unconstitutional it
| would, should case occur under It, work them no
harm; If in harmony with the Constitution, it 1osd
afford protection 10 her Oolored inhabitants against
mistakes, hasy or corrupt proceedings; but II could
hardly work injury 10 the claimant Of real fugitive
from service. Massachusetts, sought in common with
several of Ler sister States by constitutional and legal
action, to protect her own people against the abuses
which might grow. mp under the summary pro
of 10 STAKEHOLDER in America has been put in jeopardy
by its enactment; nor do l believe 1t possible
that those rights could be jsopardized should the
act continue TO the emo of time upon her statute book
Noe, Mr.. President, have entered the lists with more
zeal in yindcaion Of this reasonable conspiracy for
the subvenion Of the National Government than the
Senator from Louisiana Mr. Benjamin.. His bearing,
the tone Of HE voice, words all gave evidence thai
the spark of patriotism, If it existed, WAS extinct
in his bosom that bis heart in this foul and wicked
Ilot TO dismember the Union, 70 overthrow the Gov
eminent Of bis adopted country, winch gives equanty
of rights TO that which stoned prophets and
cause of treason to the Union perverted and blind
ed his reason Us to destroy the distinction between
truth and Surely this zeal made him outrun his
discretion be would not have been 30 reckless
as to have attempted here in this presence to torture
the words OF James Madison Daniel Webster and John
Quincy Adams into the support OF this wicked dogma
of secession dogma intellectually" In tie words Of
Rufus Choae, concerning DuihcatiOn " the most con-
teuptible Ii the whole history Of human opinion" To
his gtterDg rhetorical assumptions and perversions,
the Senator from Oregon Mr. Baker, replied, and
know not, Sir when have witnessed such mertiless
exposure Of Old Bailey Attorney assumptions aud per-
versions. Tie Senator from Louisiana was kept in
face Of the Senate for hours IN perpetual state Of ex
aud justification, qualification and retractiOn
Under the pressure Of the searching arguments OF the
Senator from Oregon, the Senator from Louisiana
wiggled aVd reeaied from position 20 petition, made
the fatal admission shat the National Government bad
not iuterierd with the rights Of tie States, and that
States States could not do Under the torture OF
the exposure of Lis sophlstca mpOns, aseetiOns
and peryeniops the Senator from Louisiana lost his
temper, made passionate assault upon Gov Andrew,
the people Of Massachusetts, and her Senators upon
this Aoor. HIS passion acted upon his BRAN, as
bis zeal In The work Of treason bad dope-to
ne invented bis facts 10 sustain bis assertions
The senator declared that body Of armed men en-
tered Virginia, murdered inhabitants, that man was
found in Massachusetts who declared that The invasion
was night thai b. approved Of il; that the people Of
Massachusetts by an enormous majority, the fact Of
that man action placed before The Ieope ground
why he should he elected Governor, elected him Gov
the Of the people OF Virginia al dead Of night
These reckless assertions have not the senblance Of
truth III tleu.-th.y ARE the coinage OF political per-
yersions and malgn y. Gov. Andrew never said the
invasion Of Virginia light, never approved OF \.
Never! Deverl Here in the capital, before the Senate
Investigating Committee, under III the responsibilities
o. IN oath GOV. Andrew said: u lad sympathy with
Liz PECULIAR conduct touching which be was then indic
cd. fet nred by that personally as Republican.
Nor do believe OF any other gentleman with whom
agree or act that the transactions OF Capt Brown at
HarIers Ferry, would be deemed jusuiabe, nor
would any such attempt made or contemplated, re-
ceive our sympathy" The Republican National Con-
veution ri Chicago unanimously declared that eve
denouuce the awess Invasion by armed force # the
soil of any State Territory, no matter under what
pTelext, tie grayeet VI crimes. AIR Andrew, was
a member OF The Convention supported this res0lu-
ticn il indorsed unanimously By the Republican
Conventions and sssemblges, and by the prss Ia Mae
Of sympathy with John Brown or VI bis approval Of
bis raid upon Virginia, Were scattered broadcast over
se Ss he and C cs. n ssssss5y Son Of
10 the ueople Sir here and nos pronounce II libel
upon Gov. Andrew. upon the Republicans, upon the !
fair fame u Massachusetts, TO charge han or them orher
with indoIsing The inVha!'hoi NTsh oy Joh DIoNh.
The Senator from LouissauA nso the charge against
the peoIle OF Massachusetts IN their collective ealcy
that they had cent Senators upon Tim hoor hoe only
business has been Tor yrars TO insult the people oil tbe
South 10 call them thieves aud murdefers, and be-
caus. the Senators dd this that Massachusetts, rent
them ba, here 10 repeat the wrong Sir there s not
the sembance OF truth III thu Nenomous aud malignant
accusation. During the pat Il years, IN the Pabho
journals before the people, in Legislative halb have
dsc ed the mighty Issues growing out OF the Slavery
question bat heyer have Sir charged the people OF
the South, In their collective capacity, with beaug
thieves ~ murderer, Never; no. rover. Inc /
spoecbee Of NV colleague have been read in our osn
and ia ,tber lands some Of them reprinted In tie @d
World: read where the OF the bellAtor from /
Loui,iana was never heard, unless be haa me GOO
fortune 70 be noticed by my colleague; and challenge
any man 10 tnd In tho-e speeches mo aocusiu tnAi
the people Of the South are F." murdeers ana
thieves" This foul fcalumny against the people oil /
a,saebusets against Der Governor ana her senators
in this Chamber IL what the meet aaTmt, IiAuloe
and skilful Of all tue leaders IN the WORK OF oecesn
has 10 rive To the Senate, the country, and tbe I
world for leaving this Han aud raising the treasonaoie
benner of revolt against bis country. lie not this
niiiable popion IL the remark OF L0ru
Chatham that " that condition was indeed piua-
BILE wherein Il was necessary 70 be contemplate.
In other DAYS. when Adams Webster, Dayis, Ey- |
ereit Gushing Ghoate, Winthrop, Manu. ksItoui, |
and their associates graced these chiinbers masSs
cbuse,ts was them che j. now the object OF snmad-
version and assault. i have sometimes thonght, mr.
peden, that ,bese continual assaults upon tie Com
mopweslth of Massachusetts, were prompted, not ny
her faults but BY her virtues rather not by the sense
of Justice but by the spirit Of envy and Jealousy and
uDcbsritableness. UDswed, however, by cemure or
meuace abe continues 70 move night On, upward ana
opward 70 the coompIshment Of her high des,inies
She ia but n speek "A mere patch On the surface Oh
America bardly more thsn one four hunJedth part VI
the territory Of Tue Republic, with rngged SOL ana
still more ruQR cd cline. But ON tiai hile spo u tne
globe il Commonwealth where common cohseht
Il recognized as the only just basis OF fuDaane'ia
la and personal freedom Is secured al is completes,
individuality. In that Commonwealth are one ana
q quarter Of millions OF Heenien, wan skihe9
hand and cultivated brain, with nine hundred
millions of taxable wealth, and IN annual productive
industry Of thee hundred and fifty mkons--wih me,
chanic arts and manufactures on every streamie ana