American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-01-31

.,;on or amendment Of it.. The House tou
., The question and express ts sense upon It nov
,,.ll as at any other time. The gentleman iron
;lmiogton had explained the object OF the bill n
ended 10 introduce the House understood wha
MAS, and 1t might decide the question at once, nj
using or agreeing to receive the DILL as u shoul'
I'M fit. Had the gentleman not avowed me IN
B,ion of his motion, the question might then aris
~ far il would be courteous or according 10 INT
cticc of the House, to refuse him the request NJ
Fl, made. But this was not the case we AL know
a, is intended, and he was perfectly prepared
y M doubt were, to decide. He could not per
We any thing in the situation OF the steam boa
L., owners which ought TO enlite them, NOR,
an others, 10 an exception from the penalties
u act. The steam boat owners were generally
E.nbv men. perfectly able to pay the fine, IT the.
4nnld be so unfortunate as to incur it he believed
that the only effec, Of the law would be Il
43uce some additional vigilance on 'heir parts, a
the characters OF the passengers whom lhej
ould, from time TO time, convey away WIN
#o,rr vigilance there would be no danger, ant
*,hout il no sympathy would be due to those WHIT
red against the salutary law which had been pas
ia.
Mr. BATES said he hoped the gentleman woult
5,ain leave 10 bring in his bill He said, that iol
= he was not satisfied with The ptecipilancy will
Mich the bill referred to, had pass through =.
rlous readings aod become a law. He did no
xsi,n TO shelter himself from iull share OF tn,
lame attached to that haste; on the contrary, hi
Mn(essed that full share belonged TO him but hs
s mt 40 lasidious stickler Tor consistency as {
Muse to do right to day because he had done wrong
$serday. Nor did he care II the eyes OF all the
S.rld were upon him, when he abandoned iast
3inctple or recan,ed wrong action. lie only re
&red TO be convinced, and he would act according
a that conviction Gentleme" oppose the miro
= ,c,ion Of this bill because il proposed to modify
IL provisions OF an Act passed only the day before
Ns,erday the operation Of which had not been trl
and against which no complaint had been made
Min him, (Mr. Bates,) this was the principal rea
N for desiring that it might be introduced. II ht
M done wrong he was DESTROYS not only oil rectity
ID that wrong as speedily possible, but OF doing
Voluntarily. If it were not done until public dis
3,i.Gacton had been manifcsted there would be nc
! an, OF plausibty in supposing thai desire ol
8bpularity, rather than sense OF duty. had dlca
la the measure. AT any rate, no evil could 'esOi
rom reviewing at leisure, what had been done viii
u much haste. No member OK the House had seer
liz bill relating to lugiises, twenty iour hours be
hre is 6nai passage; and ne beiieved no memoe'
Understood its provisions perfectly when i dld pass
IL confessed 49,
Il oneration il very different light from hat whlcr
.hurk him al the time-and he was confident tn 4
Nneyer would have passed in il, present shape, I
3rnbe,s had been aware OF the iul: extent OF it,
Mactments. lie apoioglaed tor this preciPitancy
1Ehere seemed 10 exist sort oil necessity Tor acting
61omn,lv The Legislature OF sister stale had
M % us most respectable delegation, requiring
II us The ful6tment Of All obligation which II was
Md AID perhaps Justly so, we had taken upon our
u YES by becoming pa ty to the contederacy OF the
I&,es The gentlemen Composing THIS Delegation
n re charged with the same mission 10 other states
aal time pressed There was there ore, he repeat
"a sort of necessity for acting promptly, aho Il
NJ, under the influence Of the best ct motives thu
in, bill found It's way through third reading he
Dr. gentlemen had an opportunity OF bee ming
&uuainted with the extent vt its provisions. lie
III not mean to say that no necessity for lesislana
IL this subject had existed. Far otherwise was hi
ubnion. He would say now, what he had said upot
lie passage Of the bill, that regulations to secure The
ners Of fugitive slaves against interruption IN tnei'
Nkempts TO reclaim them, were not only due 10 the
ctlzens OF the sister states, out necessary, IN MS
binon. for the promotion OF the best interest OF the
slaves themselves. But he would say that such al
1iect was one 81 the most difficult TO accomplish
Nei haps no subject presented greater emoarrass
I'D by his prejudices Oh the one hand, nor his feel
&gs on the other, than that which proposes to d.
isIice TO the slave holder (whe the law recognize
aayery,) whnu, infringing the rights OF others. A
n individual, he may shun the difficulty by reius
us to have any thing to do with the evil and leav
he man who imposes and the man who wears thu
slans, TO shape their own course here and to rem
Aer their own account b. reaIter: but on this floor
Shateyer may be his private feelings, his condnc
Nusl be governed by steady eye to the paramount
hws Of the Union, which. Tor The present, declar
Mat the holders Of slaves shall be protected. II
Pas in favour OF law carrying July into effect tn
Jews Of the Constitution and Of Congress in ella
Non to slaves so far as this could be done consistent
N with the rights OF ireemtn bu. no further, Th
4ll complained oil, was not consisted with thes
Fights. 1t imposed burdens which could not b
eorne, not only upon the Tree blacks but upon We
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