Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-29

with humility and deep abasement that he acknowledged ha
these declarations principally from members OF the poll
teal party which he himself belonged He also felt com
PEELED acknowledge that while this going on here ih
President Of the United States, to whose party he M G.
did belong, said have been making efforts pu
down the mob. 1t due the President that he shou
state this fact. The people should know it, No man Their
would him Of being friend TO the President but h
honoed him neverthe for his efforts suppress these riot
proceedings and for his exertons stop those disgrace
u ouages which about disgrace the whole Union
He took pleasure in indicating the President for that
When the pending resolution brought forward il
Immediately seized upon by gentlemen from the South and
made the subject of exciting discussion twas gentlemen
from the Southern States who did this and those gen
emen who insisted upon going back into inquiry respect
ing all the facts and circumstances which had given rise the
mob. And what the facts Why, that from seventy
to eighty men, women and chdren-persons who had
good natural right TO liberty any gentleman here, who
entitled to the rights which their Creator had given
ihemeeing the Calling chains Of slavery chatting and sier
ing their esh themselves bowed down in bondage and
shut from the social and intellectual enoyments Of life,
sought the blessings of liberty and il said that they
assisted by three or four white men from the free States. But
the attempt escape from the custody Of those who held
them bondage they arrested, and placed in prison
erected with the money Of this nation and this done
der the authority Of the laws Of this District enacted by Con-
gres and sustained by members this floor In that prison
they kept two three days. and Friday last this
Slater, Of Baltimore, who had headed the mob at the
prison Tuesday, purchased forty fifty Of those ia
he brothers, and sons mothers daughters and sisters and
marched them to the depot where their friends had collected
to take their nal leave they proceeded the South to
drag miserable existence in the fields and cotton
plantations Of that region There which
ne thought not STAKEHOLDER could have looked upon
without sympathy for those victims of savehodng
py Signs and groas and tears and unutterable anguish
characterized transaction which would have dsgraeed the
save-narket of Constantinope 1t was which could
not have failed excite every sympathy of for su
feing humanity. And by whose authority they thus
sold, and doomed hopeless suffering the hands of
than Mahomedan masters Here if he could he would make
appeal to this House he would appeal the gene
who had just addressed the House. and he would ask
that gentleman if he could lay his hand his heart and in
the of his God declare that he had dealt out to those
people who his fellow justice which he had
expected at the hands of his fellowman Had he shown
them that mercy which he hoped receive from his God
He would ask that gentleman he could thus conscentousy
lend his voice and his official influence the dealers in hue
flesh Would he lend his encourage these huck
steIers in common humanity 1t humiaing
ccon caused these and women and children
and tender babes to be thus sold and TO the ceaseess
toll and cruel torures OF Stae there
wear life of wretchedness and misery.
If the gentleman who had Just addressed the House could
approve and sanction such cruelty and TORTURE and babaous
murder, he (Mr G) could not do it. He would not do it
was unbecoming Christian nation It was disgrace to
the age in which live. What spectacle do present
to the civilized world Yesterday the members Of this House
gathered together with the citizens Of this District rejoice
and shout and sing in honor Of France for freeing herself
from her bonds of OPPRESSION and driving her King from her
shores thereby relieving herself from oppression and giving
liberty 10 her slaves While thus before the world
pressing sympathy with France here this Dis
uct maintaining slave market shocking the feelings
Of humanity than any be found within the jurisdiction Of
the Grand Sultan.
II had been urged by gentlemen this floor that he and
others who acted with him, had engaged in this House in dis
cusscns of the subject Of slavery within the States With
one exception that accusation not true Some four
ago. he admitted he had been induced 60 that subject
by the remarks Of distinguished Southern gentleman,
member Of the Executive Cabinet (Mr CALHOuS who IN
bis official correspondence, had argued that slavery was
Christian and humane institution On that and on no other
OCCASION had he permitted himself TO be drawn discus
Of the effects of slavery in the States He thought he
would again be dragged into it but he would discuss the
subject of slavery in the District of Columbia and in the Ter
rtores Of these United States, all times when Southern
men forced it upon him.
He would direct his attention the remarks OF
gentlemen who had preceded him. and would briefly notice
Of the doctrines which bad been advanced the
OF this discussion The gentleman TO whom he wished first
to direct his attention not being his seat be would
the gentleman from Tennessee, (Mr HAsKELI to an ex-
tract om whose speech he would call the attention Of the
House That gentleman, in the course Of his remarks
wednesday last reported 10 have said
Now, strange Of things presented here. Mem
bers OF this body he believed and felt ready charge had
engaged BY the of conduct they pursued this
floor and out OF this hail. in the deliberate attempt scatter
the seeds Of nsurrecton and INSTRUMENTATION n rebellion
among the slaves in this District Men this hoor under
n garo o. philanthropy and love Of human liberty had been
swing as high Hsman He spoke the plain truth lie
willing to have his words measured and he held himself
sponsble for the language be used An attempt had been
made this floor abolish slavery the District OF Coum
ba IN the form OF Law, they could and in violation Of the
constitution and bsied aud oled in that these mockphi
lAnhropists now he believed before God attempting
to abolish slavery in this District by melting the negroes
leave their ma sters
he SPEAKER here nterposed and reminded the gentle
man that the question before the House upon the appeal
Mr. HAsKELL (connuing) charged that the conduct Of
these their language this floor and OF this House.
had been such produce this Of things disposition
TO nsurreeon and rebellion among the slaves in this Dis
move, and which he should move, by way OF amendment
when this House entertained the resolution Of the gentleman
from Masachusetts, having for its object inquiry the
conduct OF these MEMBERS and II they found guilty,
their expulsion from this body, unworthy to hold
this floor. I"
Mr. said before he proceeded this he
would correct into which gentleman opposite Mr.
SrASToS) had fallen. That gentleman said that he mr. G
denied all conneTion with the transaction in reference these
slaves The remarks which he had made that he
nor bad heard nothing Of the persons engaged carrying
slaves away. He had denied having entced away the
slaves himself He had said nothing that subject When
such charge should from respectable he would
consider the PrPey Of answering it. He did not feel called
Ga At this time 10 admit or deny t.
he would to the gentleman whose remarks had
announced his intention TO expel him (Mr O. from this
House and he would say that gentleman that II rather
TOO late to attempt TO seal bis lips and the lips of Northern
members prevent the discussion Of constitutional questions
In this House. He gave notice that gentleman aud TO all
others that he had the right to do il he should say wha,
he thought He intended call things by their right names
and far able, would make himself understood by this
House and, when this hall again ceased to be place OF free
dscusson his constituents would be represented by some
other gentleman they would TO represented here.
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