Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-14
Proceedings of Congress.
uogsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
"Wednesday, January z.

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message was received from the pre-.
;a,a, He had approved and signed the
iii making appropriation for the naval
establishments for the year eighteen hum
dr,d and seven.
The bill 10 prohibis the importation OF
.l.yes was .akea up Several amendments
ere made ). e1 he question for striking
on, the word g Cargo" the retention OF
which subjects the persons imported lobe
forfrrsd 10 tbs United Sla.es) the Ayes
and Nsgssere called for and were
For striking out SO
Against Il ~
MIR. BID I'll observed that several gen.
3,lemea i'd the course ofa former debate,
had declared their willingness TO have
the Slaves forfeited TO the United States,
! bu, not sold; he therefore moved to
add these words" Provided no per.
SON shall be sold as slave by virtue o.lhis
se.."
Mr.. Early cneuired of the speaker
q whether this was NOT the question JUST W
decided, The word cargo" the slaves)
lis retained and the slaves must bs
sold. u
i Mr.. Bidwell. IL does no. necessarily
follow because forfeited they must be
sold.
The speaker decided the amendmsn.in
order.
Mr.. Frndley spoke in favor OF the a.
mendmsns; add called for the Yeas aud
Nays. ~
Mr. Quincy agreed 10 the amendment
50 far as it want. but il did rot provide
) what should be done with them He
WISHED them sold only tor term Of years
He considered the allowance of their
! aeing sold fertile as sanction OF slaversby
\ this bill Yet be would NOT have them
! sold ID states permitting slavery Goa.
E,rary to the LAWS AID policy of those
Fs.ates.
Mr.Varnum. It win be time enough 10
settle the details after agreeing 10 the
|prinsiple. The grea, argument held at
Bihe time OF the adoption of the coossi.
stuuoa, was on the one side wish 20 au
Rthorizs congress TO abslish slavery. on the
Io,her TO withhold from congress the power
sof iutermeddling on the subjects az Length
Ia compromise took place and it was al.
Elowed TO stop this business after the year
}sighteen hundred ard seven. This con-
|s,hotioa would not have been adopted,
had MOI, this power been given by 1t TO con.
Fgress.
Mr. Clay. This is mot . sanction ofcon-
grsss of the slave trade; it is only the
mos, efficient way TO stop it. Gentlemen
may speak here very feelinely on ,h,. sub
Ejee. very PRETTY iedsed. ard acquire
much popularity among them CONSTITUENTS
my object is TO adops the susest way 10
fsiep this trade.
Mr.. SRiiie. Popularity IS not my Oh
|jse,; bat wha, is just and reasonable must
DC pursued whether popularity be he con.
sequence or not. Let as decide the prin-
|eiple, and there will be time enough be-
tween now and 1908, to provide tor these
|persons.
MIR. Consrd was 10 favor Of the afiend-
msnt and MIR. Chaadler.
Mr., Aston. We hass no RICH, 10 To-
tertere with the laws of the states. /
should nos object 20 the ame ndmen,, # il,
were amended thus; add "in any state
whose laws prohibit slavery"
Mr.. Bidweii. This modification does
no, nee, my Appreciation. would not
nave the u S. sch this human flesh ia any
of the states.
Mr. Early. Gen,lemen aitempi il vain
10 sgree upon any system other than for
lectures, and being sold as slaves IN those
states where slavery is allowed.
The gentleman from Massachusetts
Mr.. Bidwell] would have his opinions &
those OF gen,lemehfrom the northern states
duly respected they have. also their fesl-
nSs. With how bad grace does this
come from him, when he, seconded the
notion Of the gen.leman from New Jersey,
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