Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-01-09

kouae. that the.eornrnlttee appointed 70
w.it Cd he president ofthe United States
,,;,hth resolution which Mr.: r. brought
Sorward on MONDAY had perforated that
,ervies, and had received for answer,
that the information required should be-
laid before the house as soon - possible
The . bin suthorising the erection ota
iridce over the Potomac, within the dis.
trict Of Columbia, was read third
titne. The question was taken BY ayes
and noes, and tie bin passed-yeas 60
-noes 50. /.
The speaker stated that he had reeei-
we'd "a synonymous letter, addressed to
the eongfess and speaker He gave no
intimasion offs eontents but observed,
thatit washis opinion il ought TO be read
with closed doors. One q the MEM
hers thought that l. was unworthy the
notice of the house, and moved that IL
should be burnt this molten was after
wards withdrawn; andAit was left ON the
table for't per1ssl Of the members.
The hodse took'up the - bill to prohi-
Bic tha importatioh or bringing Of slaves
into lie United States, sftsr the Stat
day Of Deeemher, 1907"
Mr.. Sloan offered an amendment to
Che 4sh section, providing that besides
-shs penalsies attached to the importation
ofeSeh slive, such slave should be set
at liberty. On this amendment eousi.
derable debate arose. It was commended,
that the adoption of this amendmenl
would greatly retard the operation, If
not entirely prevent the execution Of the
Law. In what state Il was asked, would
they be landed, ifany should be impor-
Ted? They would certainly be SNUG
'gled into the southern states, and if they
were set free, what would become Of
them! We're they to be eloathed and
fed at the exPeuce Of the state IN winch
they xerelandedA But tssid the gen.
tlemao who brought forward the biIi) if
landed and set 1t liberty in any Of the
southern states, it would be equal to set.
ting 6rebFands in the heart ofth country.
il wa wen known that wherever these
people were found in considerable num-
bers, m state Of freedom, they were
made the engines Of murder, theft and
eonhagfation: and would the inhabi-
tants of the southern states suffer such
people 20 live amongst them! Certain
y not they would be (.tretehing
out his arm in the attitude Of firing pi-
ssoD -Fhe house Che said) under
STOOD him Il . cargo Of them were LAM
ded, he would venture to say, not one
|nfihem would be left ina year afterwards {:
you'd either get rid Of the white
Or the white people of them.
nendment was adopted, the law
ever be carried into execution,
no person would inform sell
mon, and his love for his family
ehors, would prevent any one
rming. Nor would the reve.
- dare 10 enforce the law-the
enld rise 10 q man and oppose it.
loan declared, that it was Ear
yish % Zee these people set
2 wished them 70 be trans
b nativreeuntry. He was
the amendment represented
frike eolors. Y . = .~~.
hen observed, that On amend.
INT effect was desirable, If j,
elected. Bu. whas ,was 10
hsl legislatures OF the southern
q declaring them % be=yasa-
nedlately on their arrival, and
en- taken up and pur out toser.
.fe. Itiwas wen Known. also.
we're not brought here from
|of philanthropy. but personal
And II those who imported
Iere forced % carry diem avsy.
hey aotbe taken elsewhere and
avess They nigh. indeed Be
led q the expence Of the Uni
= but how could this s. done
WHO did nor iahabi, he -
They might Be taken bel. /,
but they would Be again
dpestion was taken "a Mr.. Sioan,s
1Ie0k. and lost. 80 e