The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-13


doubted the capacity Of this French people to avoid the
horrors Of general warhe di.trusted the future
Europe was black with anarchy ond red with blood
The old world may spring. at Q moment, to arms At
such time IL duty pesce at homs-to
stand fast to husband to prepare for the
snock to remain wstchfui, and hxed and unmoved,
the main land when the ground swell rolls In upon It.
Such Is q meagre outline of the noble and IN ,sterly
argument of sr Dayton in reply to the late speech Of
Mr.. MASON secured the aoor when. on motion Of his
colleague, Mr.. Hunter, the Senate adjourned.
House OF Repre- ssntatives
WAsHISeroN, April IL. lSlS
THE RESOLUTIONS ExPREssivx SYMPATHY
rSEaosArivEs OF "coLoRsD rEorIE"-"A CHARMING
Me-. PALraEr, of Massachusetts, i move reconside-
ration OF tn vote by which the Honse yesterday passed
the resolutions from the Senate graduating the
French government onihaving consolidated tbs princi
pies OF rspu olicanism"
The srxAkER Did tho gentleman vote In the af
frmstivs?
MIR FAlraEr--I did. move the reconsideration Of
the resolution for the purpose Of Offering an amend
ment The government overthrow said to have
been throne surrounded by the popular institutions Of
arepublic. There were two hundred Thousand voting
vernment, and affected thirty Ave millions of men.
they welded 81 like other oserchiss and monarohsss
brsry poH.r and shr.sss and n.midssou:s e buS nv
object in rising IL to make remark two, called forth
BY the obs.rvs atoms of the gentleman from Virginia,
(Mr. Bayly) did not hear him distinctly, yester-
day, though sat by him. and as his speech does rot
appear in she morning papers, do not design to follow
O.
laws Of Mssachusstt an far from ssyiog tn It Mas
sscnusets approaches to perfect common wealth. AN
hey ~ssr
by day, thank God Virgins is too old to wiser
The gentleman adverted The marriage law Of Msssa
chusetts Well she thought that there were no le-
gal obstacles, ooore1 people should be honestly born
uaughte and accordingly, che provided for this state
here il no d,qusl s.on Of color en- jaris. ooor.d
man is stable as a white man 10 serve
Mr. BAYLY-Therc instances where universal So
pfn fao liz In uru NJ n fata
Mr.. BKowN, of Missssippi-ls the resolution In the
House?
which gives the privilege 10 member to move recon-
sheraton is superseded by bill having been sent
cut Of tbs House. This point has been decided very
frequently.
MIR PALrnEY-This reminds me, Mr.. Speaker. Of the
time " hen you and were at school. We had to hold
up our hands and say to the teacher May speak ?"
The gentleman from Virginia says that this is case
where public sentiment overrides the law. never sat
upon jury The selectnen Of the towns in MAssachu
sets place ia box tbs names Of citssns who NAV and
they draw the from the box Therefore whether
coored men may serve on jury suppose depends upon
the selectuen Of thu three drod and ten towns.
air BAyLY-It would SEEM then, that In public on ;es
they may be deprived OF their rights
The SPEAKER there being much confrson) requested
gentlemen to preserve erder.
Mr. PALFaEY-The gentleman asked, yesterday,
| a Justices Court know This much. In my capacity
Secretary, SENT with the broad zeal Of tho
1onweslth, commission as lawyer TO respectable
colored man. nearly a. black - my coat IL the gentle
goes to Massachusetts, which hope he WILL and II
he gets into troube-which hope he will not-he would
be likely to get justice meted out him by this
lored gentleman ss by any other lawyer airing the CON-
mission Of the old Bay State The gentleman said some
thing about the Legislature. Twas there in ls42 and
lS43 In of those years, 1t said in the House,
and suppose II true Il mover the election GER
tifca,el tnat coored man was chosen Tor the L,gss
ture suppose the statement to be accurate (Whers
he from?"l From Townsend, my friend informs
Mr. BAYLY-Dd he take his sest7l He did not; but II
ne had, he would have bsen treated with respect and
Ct the Latimer whose sbors resulted in the
passage Of law foi bidding any from assisting In
the arrest Of fugitive negroes ldare he felt modest
(Laughter) Would not the gentlemen feel modest in
taking his seat where all the rest Of different
color complexion? TIA ha, ha) One other particu-
lar the eocsl relation Of the The coored peo
pie Of sets associate with our children at the
public schools which make the great glory OF tbs com
monwea.th and give her the high a1diag for morals
which she has. After The remarks which made
former occasion published received letter from
whom am not acqusntsd but, making inquiry of my
friend from that district he told that he wealthy
phanthropist and mau OF education The gentleman
gives MANY facts which may 10 Of interest to the gentle
man from Virginia, and TO Others "Th.re srs in New
Bedford" he says about twelve or thirteen hundred
coored persons and Of that number three four hun
dred are emanoipxtsd slaves They are beginning to
improve themselves in education. Last the highest
scholar in the high school was q colorsd girl whose
| Of Harvard. Two colofed boys, as black possible
stand at the head Of the class Of Mathematics One
coiored girl two years since, who lived In my family
and attended my children has since established ia
FAINT school Tor cclored children One ooorei here
|
und England and talks french is good Latin scholar
IS sonswha OF poet and is Of goVd moral character
There are others WHO are worth from two TO ten thou
ssod dollsrs.D There was n charming boyI shrink
from making tbs sv0wsl who had in extraordinary
degree intellectual ana moral worth be charming
bog rhose teacher says that be the bes! sc0ola
| he il his life He youth Of amistlc
| naLneIs, huch Of a gentleman, correct in his de-
! uortn..at and respected emoug his white asso.
ciet.s He fl Tor the oidett university in tie
| country But God took him away. II he had lived
until this time, he would compare fayorabiy with
had not treated him with every demonstration of re-
rpect and good WILL would not feel for him the solicit
refusal CT the Senate of Virginia to pass resolutions o.
respeot TO Mr. Adams, and expressed the opinion thai
she will grow up to better state OF opinion, and fully
appreciate the character Of the ilustrous deceased
| QUESTION PUT AND ANswgREp
Mr. JOHNSON, OF Tcnneesss-I want TO ask question
Louder') want to ask this question (esvating his
voice) Would the gentlemen be willing that the -
orsd man" thould marry his daughter as he wa,
willing that he should be the companion OF his son!
which .nn INV nonduot IN The ssy. ~ so
ciai life. The sentiems, cstifnste them as do
ssd, In the commencement Of my remarks, that the pro-
fessons OF community did not come up 20 It's theory
and reply to the g,ntsman that would not Introduce
| any one into my iamiy who would be dsagreeatle Ia
vss Ss 70 s sas sns gong 70 say
considered for the purpose Of adopting the amendment
The gentleman from Georgia Oar. steph,ns offered yea
! terdsy
| FUGITIVE rrGRoEs-rBE LAW on THE .uBIror
Mr. KAUFMAN moved tol@y the resolution reconsider
on tDs tu ne motion ct the oil
Mr. BhYLy, OF Vrgiua, wDo saio among other tor a.
ba II due to h. mseb tDst he should make rem
tao. The gentlemen, he observed, undertook to tell
be H0ueo that bso fslen into with regard 10
ssssch ID my remarks Of yesterday In relation
free negroes excepted MassschUsets and the rea.
was obvious: knew but little Of ths legislation in
that State and had 1t not distinctly In my mind =
Hence, could not speak with any degree OF certainty
The sentemsHs explanation has poin,ed out one dis
tnct, important In the assertions made. The
gentleman says that the legislature passed making
penal for any to assist In the fugitive
4 recokfert Lam Nd