Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-25
Washington Correspondence Of the BOs.
ton Wing.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, May 10, 1913.

WASHINGTON, Saturday, May Is, 1913
The CHAMPIONS OF SLAVERY RoUTED-MR
GDDINGs' BEST ErFoRT-FREE PRINCIPLES
BEGIN TO TRIUMPH-THE LATE HoNoRABLE
TRUMAN SMTTH.-A debate of unusual interest
occurred in the House to-day, which the slavery
champions upon that floor will remember for a
long time, if not during their entire sojourn
among letters, chains, and signing bondmen If
poor victim is brought to the whipping post
aud receives the lash most numerically, in pres
ence OF a large multitude of people, he will be
apt to remember it during life So with the
savehoding members of the House to day
They received castigation, richly merited, too,
from Ohios noblest champion of human rights
Mr.. Giddings, which time will not eface from
their memories. These southern fellows have
all along supposed that they could manage things
in Congress their own way, and that northern
members were obliged to fold their hands and
sit still while they played their villainous parts
upon the legislative stage Strange to say, a
large majority of northern freemen-no will
not say freemen- miserable tools, doughfaces,
have complied with the wishes of these arrogant
dictators and have permitted them to haze things
to their own liking. A game of this kind was
attempted to-day.
A bill was brought in by Mr.. Rhett of South
Carolina a member of the committee on foreign
relations, of which Truman Smith, prospec-
tive United States Senator from Connecticut,
| q blush to say it) is chairman, to compensate
one Hodges of Maryland, for slave that he had
lost, By the Treaty of Client, the British gov
eminent agreed to withdraw from all our arse
mails, leave the posts that they held on our from
tier, pay for property &c. that they had destroy
ed. Some difficulty arising at a subsequent
period as to the terms of the treaty, the matter
was referred to the Emperor Alexander, who
decided that the British government should pay
for all property, slaves, &c, seized. According
ly, Commissioners were appointed by both gov
ernments and requsltion was made upon all
who had lost property in this way to forward their
names and claims. They did so, and list was
made out, and published by the commissioners
The sum Of all the claims was twelve hundred
thousand four hundred dollars, in round num-
bers. In accordance with the stipuIations OF
the treaty, no person was entitled to farthng
! of this money whose name was not included III
the published list. The money was paid over
and was all drawn out with the exception of some
two or three Thousand dollars, and what is some
what remarkable, eleven hundred thousand five
hundred dollars went to pay for slaves. The
amount now in the treasury not being called fol
by the heirs of the claimants, this Hodges pre-.
sents his claim, but most unfortunate for him, he
has not particle of reliable proof to show that
he lost a slave, and his name, too, is not found
on the list, yet Mr.. Rhett is instructed by the
Committee, of which Truman Smiths chairman
to report bill to pay him for his slave out Of
! this fund.
will not say that Mr., Smith was ignorant O.
the character Of this claim. lie is an old mem
bcr and was presumed to understand his bust
ness when Mr.. Winthrop placed him upon thai
Committee Other new members of the Com
mittce might be excusabIe. Perhaps the worth,
Chairman was looking after Senatorial office
and knew nothing about the bills being presen
ted. But am more persuaded to think that his
doughface principles triumphed over everything
else, and he had not the courage to say nay to a
proposition the most base and insulting of any
heretofore presented to the consideration o
Northern lreemen. Show me Northern mar
who, like Smith, sings hosannas day and nigh
for General Taylor, and will show you Judas
who for less than thirty pieces of silver, will sci
| himself and his State to the shareholders of thu
South for office. Such man represents Con
necticut in the United States Senate! "Tell i
not in Gath" Vote supplies of men and MONEY
for the sake of office, then when that renders hin
unpopular, make another tack and disgrace tht
immortal fourteen" by voting with them.
Taylor man when the Vice Presidency looms W
before his astonished vision, and in fact all thing
to all men if thereby he can attain his purposes
" Blow hot and blow cold'-a demagoguc il
principle, but in talent child anything anc
nothing for the sake of office. Heaven delive
the country from his like An open enemy il
far preferable to a trucking, time-serving, gro
yelling Office seeker But to the case.
Mr. Tuck of New Hampshire, one of nature
nobemen, opened the debate in the morning
g. ably and eloquenty discussed the merits of the
bill regret that cannot give you full re
port of his effort. He denied the right of the
govcrnmet to make up losses occasioned by the
escape of slaves. 1t could be supported on nc
other principles than that man could hold proper
ty in man, which was not only contrary to every
principle of Justice snd humanity, but had beer
explicitly denied by decision which he quoted
of the Supreme Court, made by Judge Nc Lean
BY this decision, it was clearly established, that
negroes could not be recognised as property
| tie denounced IN manly and indignant terms
this attempt to bring the North to the support oil
an institution abhorrent to the North, and to all
good men, and from the support and sin of which
the free States wish to be entirely exempt
Southern men declare that Congress had nc
right to egislate upon slavery in the States and
yet here was a case requiring legislation upon
slavery in Maryland. He wished the South tc
keep her slavery at home, and enjoy by herself
all the blessings, and take all the curses arising
fiom it. The North would do none of this. Why
he asked, was this question constantly dragged
before them! Why did the South appear SC
grasping upon this pointl The first speech
made this session, was one in which all that elo
quence and learning and extensive reading coulc
do was done, to recommend slavery to the favor.
able consideration Of this Union. To that speecl
no opportunity was given fer reply, and on the
occasion of the late riots seventeen out of twenty
speeches that were made in Congress, were b,
gent emen from the South, in defence Of slavery
These speeches had been filled with reproache.
and threats against Northern gentlemen; and ye
Southern members talked of the agitation of thi
subject by the North and by the fanatics of thu
House
Mr. 'Huck L