The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-11

ties by the individual. the owner may not vote in
Mr. BAYLY admitted the fact: but denied that the
right of suffrage in Virginia made TO depend on
ershp of soil for he affirmed that hall the in
the State did not possess foot of land He admitted
that the right OF suffrage In his State not as free as
he would have II; but 1t was nearly universal as il
could be where there was any restriction at all He
asked the gentleman what State OF the Union
that every who has the form of man possesses also
the right of citizenship Does he know III what State
the free negro has the right of suffrage the ghtto serve
Mr. ASHNlUN was understood 10 refer the gentleman
to the States OF New York and New Hampshire.
Mr. BAYLY, Do negroes vote there No, sir ;
neither in New York nor New Hampshire There are
Determinations against them; and if determinations
against the negroes exist there to this extent -
Mr.. TUCK | beg leave TO say that free negroes do
vote IN New Hampshre and some OF them are very re-
spectacle and very intelligent mem llaughter;l and the
laws there impose no more restrictions upon Tree negroes
than upon white men.
Mr.. BAYLY. Can they serve on your uries Are
they admitted to the bar as lawyers Do they serve IN
your Legislature or on the benches OF your courts OF
justice No, sir undertake TO say they called 10
service OF this Sort they nermarry with the
whites And yet gentlemen come here and tell us their
privileges equal with those OF the whites MIR. b.
then referred TO the States OF Connecticut and New
York, where the people had but lately decided BY a very
full vote against extending the right OF suffrage to the
blacks and said to gentlemen, go home and emancpae
your own free negroes before you talk to about
cpatng slaves take the beam out OF your eyes
before you come here proposing TO remove the mote from
ours.
With reference to the comparative prosperity of States,
he SAID, In all that was permanent, and settled In prosper
y, in wealth, and population, Virginia not behind
any of the older States If go to the States, he
asked for of them that had better advanced than the
State OF Missouri. But he continued, if we have de-
formed limb, it should pass without notice If we have
such limb, could have done make il appear
so than has been done by the State OF Massachusetts
He knew well the gentleman from Massachusetts
that the manumisson of the blacks in ST. Domingo was
brought about by the French government and he de-
MED the statement attributed 10 him by that gentleman
MIR sa he understood he autIe nan i'm
precisely tire words OF his Speech reported IN the Ma
tona nellgencer-readin the paragraph referred to-.
Mr.. BAfL{ continued: asserting that, even If he
used the words that this emancipation had proceeded
g" from the dash OF pen," the context which he read
would show plainly that that event. and the horrible
and suerings which succeeded it, brought about by
such fanatics and associations those which favor
ed by the views OF the gentleman from Massachusetts,
Mr. B. went again into review of the revolution in St
Domingo, showing that violent abolition movements
could take place where the blacks predominant with
the absolute destruction oil the whites and further
support of the principle that the two races could not sub
sis together upon terms of equality in the same
nifty, he glanced rapidly the history Of British emancipa-
ton in the West ndles and concluded his argument
Mr. STEPHENS called for the reading OF the resolu-
tons lie offered to the first resolution amendment,
as follows, and asked the previous question:
Strike all after the word that" and insert, the eff
forts of France establish civil liberty upon the basis of a
republican government, demand the admiration and
ceve the warmest sympathes OF the American people"
The previous question ordered and the question
being taken on the adoption OF the amendment 1t was
decided in the negatve--o5 to So.
The question recurring upon ordering the resolutions to
a third reading, it was decided in the affirmative
The joint resolutions were then read third time; when
the question recurring upon the passage the yeas and
nays were demanded and ordered and being TAKEN
| sulted-yeas 1914, nays O.
| So the resolutions were passed.
NAVY.
| Mr. r. SMITH moved a suspension Of the rules, for
the purpose of taking up the (Senae joint resolution in
relation the purchase of waterroted hemp for the
| of the navy; which motion was negauyed
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
| Mr. MURPHY moved suspension of the rules, for
the purpose of enabling him TO introduce JOINT resolution
providing for the adjournment of Congress, sine die,
the 18th of June next; which motion was negatived.
| The House then adjourned