Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-04-21

people IN slave pens, anu unOtI our own Ju-
risdiction; aud when we passed these reso-
Iuticns, we should condemn ourselves. lie
would give his heartfelt sympathy to the
French people in their struggle for Freedom /;
but he said it would rec0il upon US with great
force.
MIR. Bailey addressed the House in vindi-
cation Of the propriety Of the motion he had
submitted. lie thought the action OF the
House now ought to bear the marks OF dellb-
Grafton that this movement should not seem
to emanate from a single member, nor yet
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, but
rather from a special committee composed OF
4 member from each of the States. His OBJ
ject was also to cast out the attempt by The
gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. Giddings, 10 min
gle with this matter Of national rejoicing, In
which the voice of the country should be
unanimous, one of the most embroiling ques-
lions of civil discord which ever disgraced
the legislation of this country. 1t was out
Of character utterly to introduce a libel upon
our institutions and ogr principles in the
midst Of this r ioiring. Was it to ne declar-
ed that the slave institution was inconsistent
with civil liberty, when these very colonies,
at the frat, were two.thirds Of them slave
holding colonies The proposition was equi-
valent to a declaration that Washington was
a hypocrite, and the fathers OF the republic
were insinccre. He accorded with the SEN
timent Of the gentleman from Tennessee, Mr..
Haskell, that we hid no concern about the
slavery Of the French Colonies, or lis aboil-
ton by The provisional government.
Mr.. G. J. lngersoll, interrupting, and Mr.
B. giving way, said if he was not mistaken,
the original suggestion for the abolition Of
slavery in the French colonies, which came
from Nj. Ara 20, was afterwards Withdrawn
and abandoned.
Mr.. Bailey deferred to the more accurate
information of the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania and upon this subject he would I'M
derlake 10 Say that there was no instance up
on record in which the attempt TO abolish
slavery in such a violent manner was not at
tended with devastation and bloodshcd.
Mr.. Glddings desired TO ask how much
preparation it required to effect the abolition
Of slavery in Massachusetts
Mr.. Bailey. There never was any slavery
Of consequence in Massachusetts. Al least,
at the time Of its abolition by the bill oil
rights, there was no great amount OF slavery
in that State. (Several voices 1t was abol-
ished by the Constitution.)
Mr.. Giddings would like to know how
gradual was the step towards the abolition Of
slavery by the provisions Of the ordinance Of
1871
MIR. Bayly. The ordinance was never en-.
Joined as an act OF emancipation. The French
settlers in the northw eslern territory ~contiuu.
ed 10 hold their slaves, and treated the ordi
nance as a nulliiy in this respect.
Mr.. GiddIDgs. The gentleman is mista.
ken.
Mr.. Dayly insisted that he had not made
his statement without the most reliable inlor-
nation. Mr.. b. then continued, and showed
that there was one instance with the memory
of many gentlemen here, wherein abolition
was effected by the dash of a pen. He.refer-
red 10 the movement which revolutionized
St. Domingo, whose leaders. not being able
TO glut their vengeance on the whites, turned
their destruction upon the mulaltoes. And
what was Hayti now! Ii was distracted
with continual massacres, and the negro was
there fast going back TO his %primeval barbar-
ism.
Mr.. Duer regretted the introduction of the
subject Of slavery here, at this time, although
his voice and vote, he said, would always be
given against the extension Of thatinstitu-
ton. The introduction Of the subject was
unnecessary al this time. 1t had nc connec-
ton whatever with the matter Of civil l!ber-
ty in France, upon which we ought 10 speak
with a unanimous and harmonious voice.
W it'll reference to the resolutions under
consideration, he said we should speak as one
man the voice Of sympathy with France
And he was referring to the introduction OF
the subject Of abolitionism into these proceed
ings, and to the gentleman from Ohio, MIR.
Giddiugs,] when
Mr.. Tuck, inlerTupting, indicated the in.
PRODUCTION Of the subject, and explained the
manner of ii.
Mr.. Ashmun took the responsibility Of in
Producing the subject wholly upon himself.
Mr.. Bayly. Whatever he said then, will
reference to The Introduction Of this subject
he hoped he would be understood as salt
with reference TO the gentleman from Massa
chUsetts.
Mr.. Ashmun, (humorously.) so under
stood the remarks Of the gentleman through
out, and shall take the earliest opportunity Il
respond.
Mr.. Duer said he never attacked the gen
tleman from Ohio, but stepped out Of hi,
way rather to express his sympathy and re
spect for him.
Mr.. Tuck (interrupting) said he had Ger
tainly heard the movement Of this subject at
tributed 10 the gentleman from Ohio and h
so understood the gentleman from New York
He then asked that gentleman whether thu
subject was not necessarily embraced in thes,
resolutions, and his question had not yet beef
answered.
Mr.. Giddings said he was perfectly willing
that the gentleman from Virginia mr.. Bay
ly,] should heap On him the entire agency o
bringing this matter forward. He was will
ing, also, that that gentleman, (f he chos,
to do so,) should exonerate himself from al
the feelings of humanity. He was Willing
that gentleman should express all the con
tempt and dislike which his vocabular,
could furnish for any man who would stanr
up here and advocate the rights Of his fellow
man. He was willing to hear him pronounc
the Declaration of Independence a libel. II
(Mr. g. was perfectly willing to be ranEe,
by that gentleman with the authors Of tina
instrument Of writing; and he promised I
take no offence at any Of these things.