Great debates in American history : from the debates in the British Parliament on the Colonial Stamp Act (1764-1765) to the debates in Congress at the close of the Taft administration (1912-1913) . e, being elected. On January 22, 1851, Alexander H. Stephens, a Rep-resentative from Georgia, drew up a manifesto on theslavery question which was signed by 44 Senators andRepresentatives, Senator Henry Clay [Ky.] at the inveighed against the renewal at any time of thesectional quarrel, declaring that the subscribers wouldnot support any candidate for a Federal office who didnot condemn furt
Great debates in American history : from the debates in the British Parliament on the Colonial Stamp Act (1764-1765) to the debates in Congress at the close of the Taft administration (1912-1913) . e, being elected. On January 22, 1851, Alexander H. Stephens, a Rep-resentative from Georgia, drew up a manifesto on theslavery question which was signed by 44 Senators andRepresentatives, Senator Henry Clay [Ky.] at the inveighed against the renewal at any time of thesectional quarrel, declaring that the subscribers wouldnot support any candidate for a Federal office who didnot condemn further agitation of the slavery question. On February 15, 1851, at Boston a fugitive slave byname Shadrach, while the question of his extraditionunder the Fugitive Slave law was under discussion be- 238 GREAT AMERICAN DEBATES fore a commissioner, was forcibly taken from custodyby a crowd of negroes, set at liberty, and smuggled safelyinto Canada. Two days later Henry Clay [Ky.] intro-duced a resolution in the Senate asking the Presidentfor information as to what measures he had taken toenforce the act, and whether, in his opinion, additionallegislation on the subject was necessary. On February. PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION OP THE FUGITI\^ SLAVE LAWFrom the collection of the New York Historical Society 18 President Fillmore, by the advice of Daniel Webster,Secretary of State, issued a proclamation commandingall military and civil officers, and entreating all citizens,to aid in executing the law. This was followed (Feb-ruary 21) by a special message to Congress in which hepledged himself to use all his constitutional powers tothis end. An extended discussion of the message fol-lowed in the Senate, participated in by the followingsupporters of the President: Henry Clay [Ky.],Stephen A. Douglas (111.], and John M. Berrien [Ga.];leading speakers in opposition were John P. Hale[N. H.], Salmon P. Chase [0.], R. Barnwell Rhett THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAV^ 239 [S. C], and Jefferson Davis [Miss.]. As
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