Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-22

soad ca him clever fellow and that there no law
there to punish him. II was libel upon the institutions Of
State He had examined the laws OF Oho and he found
that man did lawful and another killed him when
gagged n IL they called him murderer The constitution OF
the United States provided for the recamng fugitive slaves
and The Supreme Court Of the United States bad decided that
that the constitution 50 far executed itself as that the
his agent had the right 10 pursue his slave and re-
take him. IT, then, the slave killed him, ho killed him doing
lawful act.
When he heard such declarations made this floor by the
gentleman from Ohio, (Mr GiDDsGs) when their slaves
invited to and were told il you kill your mas
in attempting to retake you, you clever fellows when
the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. PALRREY declared
that there thousands of slaves ia New Bedford who had
paid for themselves by their heels and when, in the face Of
these declarations ship from Northern State came TO this
District and took off ship load Of slaves to pay for them
selves by their heels ALSO time to meet this matter as
became representative om the South He loved the Union
il had cost him and bis much there was not battle held
from Saratoga Camden, but had drank the lebood of
some Of his family aud relatives but love it as he did he
hailed dissolution with pleasure and y they were contnu-
ally 20 be tauned by fanatics and hypoces it their wives
and little ones were be assasnated and destroyed by in
termedding men with hearts black hell This the
feeling of his heart he could say nothing less The South
asked yors and gentlemen supposed that because they
had said nothing until driven to it BY their unhaowed nachi
nations and ngues that they were afraid to investigate the
question, they had mistaken the South altogether.
He felt and he would here express most profound obi
cations to his Northern and Western Democratic friends, who
had stood by them in defence Of the rights OF the South ahe
been aken while the other side not Northern or Vest
ern had stood by Southern rights He classified the
Abolionss Of the North in divisions set OF fana-
tics who though possessing genuine social feelings were
honest men, and the other men who made of them
in Congress and power and elevation for them
selves, who stirred up the strife; vile hypocrites who went
around the factories and sunday schools getting children
and women to sign petitions matters with which they had
no concern TO bring them Congress Such miserable sub
terges such vile and wicked resorts, dsgraced humanity
He denied that slavery either moral, social or poli
cal evil they had nothing odowh it twas matter which
belonged to the South He asked gentlemenf the agonzng
heartrendng cry Of the slave the middle passage, kidnapped
from Africa had arisen from ships from North Carolina
No. Massachusetts, and Rhode Island could tell about il it
had ung their vessels and that nhuman traffic had hoen
of their wealth almost every thing in the town Of
Newport Rhode Island had been made out of it. and Rhode
Island had represented in the other end of the Capitol by
one these slave Dealers for had been charged upon that
floor The North had brought this institution upon them
the descendants of those who landed Plymouth, and of
Roger Williams had sold them their slaves and pocketed the
money And they enlisted IN crusade against their
property and they had recently undertaken TO kdnap and
decoy away seventyVe in vessel from this Districts and
gentlemen came and with long complained that the
people of this city bad risen to defend their rights de had
heard of member Of Congress who had yesterday to the
Jail for the purpose OF giving counsel TO these eons VINO were
caught GagraRe deicto! He had heard that member Of
this House had volunteered his sevceshad gone to the Jail
for the purpose of throwing the weight his character and in
uence and talents in defence Of who had pundered the
in the District of their slaves and caught with
the negroes in their possession
M GIDDINGS asked to be permitted to explain and, the
floor being yede said, the gentleman alluded TO him he
would say unhesiatngy-t due to the gentleman from
North Carolina that he should say to bin, and the House.
and the country, distinctly, that he did visit the prison
yesterday He did in the character of well
member of this House he said to the keeper Of the prison.
who far he knew behaved entirely gentemany that he
there say those who ncarcerated under
this charge that they should have counsel provided for them
The keeper of the prison heard every word he ueredha
he had brought with him gentleman who would
their counse that he did for the purpose protecting their
legal rights that upon the trial they might have the laws
of the land dealt them they other people
that he persuaded illegal violence would he used For
that purpose and from his prompIDgs of humanity he
had visited them 10 give them this information. Now let
gentlemen say what they pleased.
Mr. GAYLE Was the gentleman object reward these
and approve their Or was IL benevoence
to defend men who could not defend themselves
Mr.. GIDDlNGS glad the gentleman from Alabama
had put to him that question He had gone there to
those that mob violence should take their lives that
his influence and the aid Of counsel and the law should
them from barbarous mob He had gone there from the
pomptngs Of humanity be had never or heard OF them
or known any thing Of them, before.
Mr. GAYLE. Did not the gentleman 70 there for the pnr-
pose Of encouraging these people,
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, rose simultaneously with
Mr. GAYLE, and desired to ask the gentleman from Ohio
question
Mr.. GIDDINGS expressed a Willingness to ques,
tons which might be propounded.
Mr.. VENABLE, however, resumed the Aoor as his time
Was 30 running he would ASK the BtnIcindu
from Ohio why necessary 60 10 these in jail
and assure them they should be safe from the mob Did not
know that they in danger when safely
lodged there Il work Of supererogation The gem
eman careful TO visit those who had been caught in
stealing and carrying away slaves bad he gone TO The
poor burglar, the felon who confined in Jail Tor other
crimes No The sympathies Of his heart were drawn
out TO nothing there but these sevenye negroes and the
men who had stolen them
Mr.. GIDDINGS. Does the gentleman want me to answer
that question
Mr.. VENABLE declined TO give way, and after further
remarks moved amendment 10 the resolution make the
committee Of nine members instead Of ve and that
they be elected by ballot instead Of being appointed by the
Speaker.
Mr.. HASKELL (he floor being yieded) desired TO ask
the gentleman from Ohio questions and that the gentle
would give him, far he should find il convenient,
categorical the first was whether he justified those
slaves who bad lately made attempt escape from their
owners in the District Of Columbia in that attempt
Mr. GIDDINGS, (addressing the Speaker.) Have the
floor TO reply
The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman from North Caro-.
lima yield the floor to the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr.. VENABLE assented.
Mr.. GlDDlNGS said to the question which had been put
him, whether he justified the slaves who had le their
tiers in the District Of Columbia in pursuit Of their liberty he
could have hesitation IN answering before assembled
universe. He held did fathers in 1916, that oil
are born equal and that 10 protect their rights to life liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness Governments framed among
men. Now, believing that mankind they came from God
equal he had been aughtby his here he
would say 10 the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr VES
ABLE) that he (Mr. G) boased that his fathers fought
for liberty. Why did the gentleman himself fight for II