The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-01-03
LANCASTER, OHIO, THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1861.


Discussion in the senate on the Execution
II ihe Fugitive Slave Law.
In the Senate on Tuesday, Mr. IversOn
sad:
We know well tlat no slave has ever
been reclaimed under il from the Nor.h.
ern States, except under circumstances of
the greatest difficulty and danger 10 the
owner, ard sometimes even attended with
the loss Of life.
Nor, sir, do l charge the failure Of the
execution Of this law u,on the personal
liberty bills, Of which so much complaint
has been male. No. sir, they have never
opera'ed 10 prevent the execution Of The
fugitive slave law. As ! said The other
Jay. it has been mob law, and mob law
Will always exist, and will aIwavs produce
Ihese results. es long as the Union and
slavery last together. r.
! Then. sir. is it proposed by congress
siohal legislation to appeas- the southern
States by the ad ,piion of the doctrine of
congressional protection To slavery in the
territories Of the United States? Is that
the object ofthe remedy which this resoIu-
ton is intended to find out and a!op?-
Sir, want to know who expects at such
a remedy as that will ever be accor led by
this Congress or any olher2 We know
that the Republican party. SO Ear as they
are concerned, are unit against any such
provision. 1t was the great shbbDle III on
which they fought the recent battle and
won it. 1t is the great principle which
stands at the very basis of their political
Organization, that slavery shall never ad-
vance one inch Feyond is present boun
ldaries. and shall never plant footprint in
any Territory Of the United States. Will
they yield TO Congressional protectios?--
No, sir. Put it as you please. either in
The iorm Of law Or an amendment TO the
Constitution, 1t must necessarialy meet
The objection Of every Republican-every
one Of the one million eglt hundred and
fifty thousand who havs recently cast their
votes. on this very principle, for Lin-oln
and Hamlin. And how many of the norlh-
ern Democracy will be brought to iis sup
Ipor2 We know well thar, so far as !
portion Of the northern Democracy ar.
concerned, they are as hostile so this prin
cipIe as the Republicans themselves. In
this Chamber. the northern Douglas non
inter erance squatter-sovereignty party is
represented by the distinguished Senator
|, from Illinois himself and his friend and
ally from Ohio, (Mr. Pugh.) Would
they vote for il? Wo have ali heard, on
a previous occasion, the distinguished
Senator from Ohio say that he would Yet
his tight arm drop from its socket before
he would give Congressional protection to
slavery in the Territories. Now, sir what
are we to expect, so far as that is concern
ed. from Congressional legislation. How
! futile would be the attempt to get Con-
} gresslonal protection to slave property by
law! Gentlemen need no,
mistake the popular senlimentof the south.
ern States. do not speak for tie border
! slave States speak for the cotton tatps.
They need not mistake the sentimsn,
which we entertain. 1t is. IN favor oI
Congressional protection, and no Con.
gressloual Legislation or amendment oil
The Constitution that fails short Of it will
e ever be, or ought ever to be, cepted BY
the South. Now, what prospect have ",
, of getting thai? None here. am sails
6ed-none anywhere. AL
not willing, for one and 1 believe ny
constituents are not wiliing--to accept any
compromise of this question, no matter
. how plausible it ma, be upon paper, be
cause we know We that it wi be nothing
more than a paper guarantee that is no
worth the snap of mans finger.