Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-03-02
From The BaAimore American.
TwENTY-EIGHrH CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WAsHiNeToN, Feb. %, 1914

TeU' <S, 1874
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House proceeded at once to the considera.
ton of the orders of the day, Mr. Dellet of Ala.
being entitled to the floor. Mr.. D. spoke with
much earnestness and ability, and his speech
commanded great attention. He reviewed the
proceedings of the House upon the subject of
Abolition Petitions at the present session of Con.
gress for the purpose of showing how much time
had been devoted to this subject and how ultra
had been the opinions expressed upon it. The
petitioners had resorted to every means which
ingenuity could devise to evadc the Rule of the
House. Mr.. Dellct in reviewing the proceed
lngs ofthe Honse alluded TO the Resolutions in.
troduced by Mr.. Hale Of ~ H. for cutting down
the Home Squadron, and upon which an sboli.
ton speech had been hung of great bitterness.
Mr. Vale with much earncstness) Does the
gentleman say made an abolition speech"
Mr.. Dellrt-"Oh no! but know not how soon
You may said you introduced Resolutions up-
on which the gentleman from Ohio made an Abo-
lition speech That gentleman (NIr Giddings)
desired that the Home Squadron should be cut
down for fear it should aid the South and pre-
NtIIl slaves from tuTnlng away.
Mr.. Giddings-''Shal set the gentleman
from Alabama right"
Mr.. Dellet-"The gentleman from Ohio can.
not set Inc right upon this subject" Mr. D.
then proceeded 10 point out with minutcncss and
great cloqu"nce the services of Southern men and
/ slave holders to the whole country. Those who
could not see this were governed by hatred to
the South.
Mr.. d. then turned his attention TO Mr. Beard
sley of New York, whom hc answered in a good
spirit He denied that Congress could abolish
slavery in the District of Columbia. and said
that Mr.. BIS arguments was the first defence he
had heard from lawyer that because Congress
had exclusive legislative power here, it could
! abolish slavery
Mr. Brardsley desired TO explain, but for want
of time the floor was not yielded
Mr. Hudson of Mass was next answered and
particularly in reference To the authority of Mr.
Madison as TO the power of Congress bearing up
on the subject under debate. Returning TO Mr..
Giddings, Mr. u. remarked (in answer to the ar
gumcnt of Mr.. G. that The yankees would occupy
the slave lands when slavery was abolishcd) that
| already when the yankees went South they be-
came the hardest task-mastrrs of the slaves, and
the scvcrest ovcrsecrs. They fed lighter, clothed
lighter worked harder and were tougher than
any body else Mr.. Adams, quoting from him
some remarks in favor ofthc abolition of slavery,
concluding with a prayer, that "in Gods good
time it would come, and let it come"
Mr Dellet asked Mr. Adams if he understood
him.
Mr. A nodded assent, and said with great earn.
estncss, lei II come
Mr. Dellet-Yes, let it come. No matter what
the consequences, let it come, said the gentle
man Let it come, though women and children
should be slain--though blood should flow like
water--though the Union should be destroyed
though The Government be broken up-no
matter though five millions Of the people of the
South perish.
(Ir Adams. in his seat)-''Five bundled mill
lions Yes, Ictit come"
The remark of Mr.. A. here excited consdcra.
bic sensation in the House, and Mr. Dellet pro-
cncded. lam said he one Of the few who in
1924 believed that it was better to have a Civil
ian elected to the highest Office IN the gut OF the
People than military Chcilan II was then
voted for the gentleman from Massachusetts,,
cannot ask my country TO forgive me for this
offence but | do ask pardon OF my God for il,
Mr.. d, closed with some comments upon New
and Old England They took in the Slave trade
prior to lSOs, and blamed Old England for having
oppressed more people than this and all other
countries together,