Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-03

/ est 1t lisa false principle 70 say nc has :, !,
can have such right nor can the gnlseu
/ States 10 justice or rsason have any spsu
hight.
s If we leave them 10 the laws and re guia.
/ tons of the state, making no provision our, :,
| selves tor them, we shall make ths sV''
no worse than 1t now is bur, u after e 4.
! perience we 6nd the importation IS nor
stopt BY the provisions already made. We
can ia subsequent act make provision LOT
| them.
Mr.. Quincy. have no doubt butthat
we are equally sincere ia our wishes to stop
the further introduction of slaves into THIS
country. Those who favor the forfeiture,
favor il because they think it the most Ger.
tain mode of stopping this trade I; add those
who wish their immediate freedom on their -
arrival here, have the same object 10 view,
the prevention of this evil.
/ Forfeiture implies no title, True. 49,
Leave i, to the decision OF Ave hundred Ju-
ries in New England each would say there
could be no tile, no right in the importer.
Blu, let us examine this subject more at.
sentiyely. In Africa prisoners OF war are
liable to be slaves for life by their laws
they bee ONE he property oflhe victorious
prince = They are possessed as property
the owner has a tide 10 them; their title nc
conveys to the importer he has title
and in those s,a;es where slavery IS per-
misted, they are still property. Such isshe
practical state of rhngs in those states, 4
saw then forfeit; because il is 10 my OPP
MON, the only practical mode OF prevent
ing their further Importation. It the evil
cannot be stopped in this way, take them
into your own hands, GO as you please
with them. Il does not follow because
they are forfeited they must be sold. The
'impor,ef is Invested Of any title he may
have. but tha, does not make them slaves
TO you My honorable colleague would
particularly declare in this bill, that the J.
importer has no title 40 we can have no.
title to them, and of course cannot sell
them. Leave them TO the states says my
colleague what becomes Of hem there !?
They are slaves b. she laws Of many Of
the states. This is taking about giving
them freedom, and at the same time per-
uniting, or ordaining tha, that they shall
be slaves feas i, VIII turn out with him
as with another celebrated asserlsr and
strenuous defender of hunan rights, ]
mean the renowned Don Qaixoste &c Ia
Nancha who while he was descamsing on
the oppression Of mankind, and the mi
SCRABBLE enslaved state of the unfortunate
African princess Mlcomicora. and pro.
missing her every relisf, left her III abso..
Tote slavery ;'ye, securing his heIlnes aad
mounting Rasinsnie, Sprapced over the
field, vauntlng himself the mirror of PHI.
Ian.hrophic chisaty the very crsam Of
the milk of human Kindness
We can bind then out for term Of
years, though free. They are sabjccs to
our laws as paupers or peryons who cannot
take care Of themselves, ill ,hsy shall be.
come quainted with our language, laws,
customs, &c. and are able TO take care OF
themselves,
MFR, Barker and Mr.. Fisk spoke la
favor of a forfeiture, that the United
States should afterwards provide for
them.
Mr.. Macon. This subject can be con.
sidered by Us only in commercial point
of view in no other way ought we discuss
it. II is one of the powers derived from
the constitution.
These people are properly they
are so considered BY the constituiiou.
IF gentleaen viii show us what is to be
done with these people aud { approve
their plan, viii vote for striking cut -
but am not wiling TO quit this I'LL do
see il. The gentleman from Massschu
sets, (hIr. BidwelJ would consider them
as Irish or Germans thas are brought TO
this country, if SO, in the name of God