Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-08

made complexion and he desired ask the gentleman
where he would draw the dividing shade Was hall white
quarter white, twohirds white If they went 70 The plan
taons Of ome gentlemen in the South various shades of
color wouH be found. Here grave question which
home to his understanding and he wouI like TO know
where 10 liz the ne and how much white blood should flow in
the veins OF man II be measured by their COM
pexon, hewoud repudate the the from
Tennessee more strongly than that gentleman could his Was
then, complexion the rule bright In Gods name in what
do we lvef Did It come to this that in American Con-
gress ageeman could come forth and declare that
was the rule OF liberty Why the French people dark
or than either the gentleman from Tennessee or himself
But again, his colleague (Mr CUMMIss) had taken occa
sion 10 say that he was not popagandist He Mr
popagandlst lie thought his colleague did not
the He (Mr G. would extend liberty wherever hui
mainly could DC foundwheever there man. created in
the image OF his Maker to whom God gave power all
other to man IN the dignity Of his nature would
he give liberty He had, therefore, greatly reoced when he
read that France had thrown open her slave prisons But
how could this House join in thanks the French nation for
that Look from that window and there they would
slavepen whose gloomy walls in mute but eloquent terms,
proclaim the hypocrisy Of the deed There were husbands
and wives and children confined in that whose
human flesh article of commerce. That sIave-trade
was maintained by the laws of Congress- by whose sanction
they had seen their servants taken from their very by
inhuman saveeaers, and gagged and manacled
slavery The law by which il done their own law,
law passed by Congress, and upheld for years. and which
they continued to sustain and yet they comp
menng the French because they had stricken the shackles
from their own slaves Now, would il recoil them
selves Would not the French back upon them with
indignation Would they not look with disgust such de-
ception and hypocrisy when they nation of deal
ers rendering their sympathy to free people Congress
refusing TO stop the traffic in here rendering its sympa
thy the Atlantic because he has got his freedom else
where Was not gross hypocrisy, and would not be
viewed by that people
He had already detained the House longer than be intended
when he He had risen simply express the feelings
which animated his breast when he received the of
which he had Spoken and his deep and heartfelt sympathy
with people that had shown itself determined to be free
and, having done so, he should resume his seat 81
Mr.. BAYLY said his principal purpose in rising to
exhibit in all its deformy the character of the amendment
which had been offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts,
(Mr AsHaus y but before be did he desired submit
the House few remarks in vindicaon of the motion which
he had the honor submit On all occasions of this Sort
when they attempting to institute national action
when they instiung proceeding which would attract
the attention Of other nations of the civilized world, thought
their proceedings ought to be marked by elaboration He
thought the world should that their had
the result Of momentar impulse but Of calm and deliberate
consideration and therefore it that be thought that in
Of this sort it should be the instance
OF single member not holding official position here not
standing at the head of committee, of member
connected with the committee having in charge foreign
relations II seemed him that should come before the
House in still more imposing form-om select committee,
be composed of member from every State in the Unon
which the form Of committee usually adopted when new
questions presented involving tremendous considerations
He thought therefore, that there marked popey in
committing these resolutions such committee that they
should blush to have them submitted the scrutiny Of the
of the world In the political body which he had
bis earliest lessons the invaable practice when sub
ec presented not connected with its ordinary egsa
tion raise a select committee for IFS consideration
But he had another object He wished an effort
which made to seize this OCCASION which ought
Of national rejoicing and turn into of domestic dscord
He not surprised at the movement however he expected
it, Having been attentive observer of the proceedings of
whI ch In
have been Of harmony and unanmy which be had
heard the dscordant voice Of evil of the gentleman
from Ohio. Having uniformly before made such exhibitions
OF course he looked for now from the gentleman from Ohio
What the character of the pending resolutions and Of their
proceedings Why, they there freemen rejoicing
they ought to rejoice, without reference to party local feel
ings, at the commencement of revolutionary movement
whose tendency to lbeate France and establish free
government OF her people.
On occasion such that the gentleman from Ohio step
ped forward in bygone years. and sought change
casion Of national rejoicing into national pickering and this,
which ought to be day of unanmiy, TO day Of dscord
But that the When they here rejoicing
that the palace OF the despo had crumbd into dust the gen.
eman here and tiles to make the .emple Of ber
ties otter to its ruin When they rejoicing at
which their bright example had originated the gen.
uemsn forward end makes motion the tendency Of
which is destroy that Government whose eminent
has encouraged the spread OF liberty throughout the world
He does he here and introduces a resolution
which il libel on institution Of half the States Of this
Union, and he declares principle which stamps hypocsy
every patriot and statesman Of the Revolution He comes TO
this hall and denounces negro slavery inconsistent with
the cardinal principle Of republican liberty; and he does that
in this hail. while sitting under constitution formed by States
every OF which, with one exception, at the time Of its
formation slavehoding State. He here and tells
that Patrick Henry, whose eloquence be compimened, who
did than any other the American people
the Revolutionary struggle and prepare them for its
ing glories-ha who proclaimed the sentiment, Give
liberty, or give death !he has offered proposition
which says that man. during that period and afterwards
until he his grave, lived in the violation Of republican
principles He has proposed resolution which libel
the character Of that whose victorious sword and whose
great moderation justice, and prudence did much esab
ish own glorious free institutions. And what occasion
does he select do all this should have by unmoved
ordinary this apple Of discord thrown in
amongst u.s. but on an occasion like this that ought be
dedicated 10 better purposes have been able t by
and this unpatrotc without giving utterance
to my feelings as my language will express them.
He did intend say word the subject OF the abo
lon In France but he agreed with the gentleman from Ten
that il was question for France and for France Alone
10 decide He freely admitted that subject with which
have nothing do He believed that any ntemeddlng
bis part with that question would be quite improper
here But though he bad desire to ntermedde with
the abolition Of the slaves Of the French colonies he did
rejoice the hasy and precPaie decree which the Provi
sonal Government bad issued.
Mr.. O. j. INGERS0LL begged leave to state that II he
mistaken, the suggestion came from M Arsgo, but
subsequently Withdrawn, its pencous influence
France having been soon discovered The decree had been
withdrawn
Mr. BAYLY was very glad hear the explanation OF the
gentleman from Pennsylvania but he confessed he bad not
understood as that gentleman did He, however, deferred