Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-08

alue, y ooop ENOUGH TO vorE ~ EVERY REJECTION
md we ao asked to believe that these are "SourR.
.Ks principles" l.
Let Us try him on the subjec, Of negro testimony a
,aimt white men.
On the 27lhnof May. 1899. a Naval General Court
Martial assembled on board the United States Ship
lying ut Pensacola. to try Lieutenant
'eorge mason Hooe. Of Virgins. on certain charges
On tho information Of Commander Uriah 2.
Levy. In the course of the trial. two nesrcs were
Us witnsSse. against him; one the cook, and
the other the body ssrvsnt of his aceuser. He objec-
led 10 their examinations; the Court overruled his oh
lection, and allowed them to be eramined. lieo,cn !
a"' hcoe declined To cross-eIamine them. The pro
0eeoinss oil the Court were approved by the Secretary
OF the Navy. Lieutenant, Hooe addressed n memorial
to the President. in which he complained Of the out
rage. The President endorsed his decision on the pa.
pers IN the following words
"TnE President FINDS NOTHING IN rIEPRocuE-
pi>cs IN THE CASE OF LIEUTENANT HOOK wmcu RE.
oursEs HIS ISrERfEREScE. M. v. r."
There was also a similar case that occurred in juno
1889. Lieut.. Murrh in the revenue service Was
tried before The collector Of the District OF New Castle
County. Delaware. The testimony Of S negroe, nal.
miued. all Of whom ~ ere in the service urder Can,
Nows. Tho sccuser. He vas dismissed from the ser.
vice and an application bsing made to the president
ne refused TO consider IL. even although the AFFIDAVIT
OF cne'of thc'negoes wnS taken declaring that he had
been compelled by Nows to testify us he did. MIR Van
Buren, and his party attempt to justify themselves by
asserting that there is nothing IN tho law prohibiting
the taking OF negro testimony agarns; white men,
Neither i' there %snyihing prohibiting Mi. Van Buren,
trOm aDuDintiDg nc0n, tn,J.h,xr.n
ryof the Navy. yet'it would be considered nx no very
strong evidence that he was n Northern man with
Southern principles.
Now let us cIamtne Mr. Van Buren,, course On the
Missouri question.
Rufus King W. elected a member Of the Senate Of
tn" United States for sir years from March 4. 1919.
by The votes OF the old Federal party in New York
During the last year ofhIs Term. q hill was sen, TO IN.
Senate. from the House Of Representatives. entitled
An aci To authorize the people Of the Missouri Terri.
tory to form a Constitution and State Government.
and for the ndmiss ion Of such State into the Union. on
an equal footing uih he original States" A proposi.
ton was introduced into the Senate TO amend by a
clause prohibiting slavery. which proposition VA. su.-
tanned throughout by Rufus King. The substance"
Ut two elaborate speeches from him. in favor of il. NAV
BE- found in Nies's Register. vol. II, PIP. 2I5-22I.
In the winter Of 1890. Mr.. Van Buren,. then a
member Of the Legislature of New York, published n
pamphlet in support of Mr.. Kings reelection. entitled
consideration in favor Of the appointment Of Rufus
h'ng to tho Senate Of the United States" lie also
addressed n letter to a friend. in which he -,yS
81 should 'oreiy regret 10 find any Tagging on me
'"yee'g WI MING. We are committed 10 his sup-
port ms both Mise and honest and ire un,t bor, no
HHnering m our oourse. Mr.. Kings view. toward. ~,
arc honorable and correct. The Missouri Ques,ion
oohceals' so Jar as he a. concerned. no plot. and ce
snail give It a true direction You know what IA,
'eei'hgs and views OF our friends were when I saw
,.u'""N w" Ano" what we then concluded 10 do
MY ooHNderatons, &c. and the aspect Of the ALBANY
Argus VIII show you thai we have eu,erel ON ~.
"ork IN earnest. We cannot therefore, look hack
LSfu' not msn' hare any hating. IpiH put my head
on IT'S Propriefy"
Rufus King was nee ,rdingly reelected TO the Sen.
ate. The following preamble and resolution were a.
doPted By both Houses Of The Legislature of New.
York:
"Wherens The %Inhihiting of the further extension of
slavery IN these United States 10 a subject of deem co,.
corn to the people Of this State; and whereas we con.
sider slavery hs an evil mu Ia to be deplored. and tina,
every Constitutional barrier should be in,erposed 10
prevent It's further extensions; and That the Constitution
Of the United States clearly giving Congress the rioh,
original boundarie. of the Tn;,o9 S'.,s. ,hs ","h;ti,
ing ofrlavery as , condition of their sdmi.si,o INTO n.
un'6n' her fore.
IT,, NV ', ~. "onorap.s senate ooncnr therein)
taves in ConSres. be reou,s,sd a. -. noP,esen.n'
ion. as a State. into fhe Union. of nny Teru,orv no,
comprised as aforesaid. making the pr Inhibition OF
m;.,;on ''" ~" 'no"pen''"'e condition Of ID
""' " inc 'ena'e and voted Tor tins
- 81 "' same on the FLORIDA
n.~- 80" o' " :" reported
-. T..- :" i, "e establish
CT 90 ,saa " r'0'oa' onihs
;,n. a.. S.a..-H-" proceed
WI. o.~-Na Io"''"'ee OF the
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