The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-01-17


price, the public debt whenever, their opinion such pur
ehases be made benecaly for the interests of the Uni
ted States, and consistently with existing engagements
After few words from Mr. Benton, by way of reioinder
On motion OF MIR Branch, the resolutions ordered TO
lie on the table.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Cdmbreleng, from the Committee on Commerce. to
which was referred the amendment of the Senate the bill
allowing additional drawback sugar refined in the Uni
ted States and exported thererom, reported the same
= Inc amendment was then read and concurred in by the
So this bill has finally PASSED both Houses.
Mr. Miner moved the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas the Constitution has given Congress- within the
District Ct Columbia, the power of Sc exclusive legislation in
all cases whatsoever
find Whereas the laws respect slavery the District
OF Columbia have been wholly neglected
From which neglect, for nearly thirty years. have grown
numerous and gross corruptions.
Shareholders gaining confidence from mpuniy have made
the Seat OF the Federal Government their head quarters
carrying on the domestic slave trade.
The pupe prisons have been extensively used (peryerted
from the purposes for which they eecte for carrying
on the domestic slave trade.
Officers of the Federal Government have been employed
and derived emolumen from carrying the domestic slave
trade.
Private and prisons exist the District for carrying
on this traffic in human beings.
The trade confined those who are slaves for life
but persons having limited time seve are bought by the
slave-deaers, and sent where redress is hopeless
Others are kidnapped and carried away before they
rescued
Instances of DEATH from anguish and despair exhibited in
the District, mark the cruelty of this traffic.
Instances of manning and suicide, executed attempted
have been exhibited growing of this traffic within the
District.
Free persons of color coming into the District are liable
to arrest Imprisonment, and sale into slavery for life for a
fees if unable from ignorance, misfortune or fraud to prove
their freedom.
Advertisements beginning We will give cash for one hun
bred likely young of both sexes, from eight TWEEN
tyve years DID, contained in the public prints of the city
under the notice of Congress- indicate the opennes and e
tent of the traffic
Scenes of human beings exposed public vendne are ex
hbed here, permitted by the laws of the General Govern
ment; having been advertised to be sold at Lloyds
Tavern the Central Market House, during the month
of December.
Grand Jury of the District has presented the save-trade
grievance.
TO those who have spectacle of the kind lex
hbed by the slave rade description give an ADEQUATE
idea of its horrors.''
To such extent had this been carried in 1876 that mem
her of Congress from Virginia introduced resolution in the
House That Committee be appointed TO examine into the
existence of inun,an and illegal traffic in slaves carried
in and through the District of Columbia and report whe-
ther and what necessary for the putting
stop to the same.''
The House of Representatives of Pennsylvania at their
last session. by almost VOTE expressed the opn
on that slavery within the District of Columbia ought to be
abolished
Numerous petitions, from various parts of the Union have
been presented TO Congress, praying for the revision the
laws respect slavery and the gradual abolition of slave
ry within the District of Columbia.
petition presented the last session of Congress-
signed BY than thousand inhabitants of the District
praying for the gradual abolition OF slavery therein.
find Whereas the ten miles square, confded the excl-
legislation of Congress- ought, for the honor of Repub-
lcan government and The interest of the District to exhibit