New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-20
Freedom or slavery in Congress.


WARRINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. Is.
The vote in the House yesterday on the afro
cous csse Of Slave Piracy broggh. % its notice by
Mr.. GrpDIses, will doubtless have been snaiyzed
in The Tribune bef1re this letter is received yet
am impelled - offer some farther calculation.
The outrage could not have been more abo1in
able If the Slave Coast of Africa had been IFS
theater and the most a,rocious savages It's sG-
thors. The victim had made himself respected
By all who knew him by his quiet industry and
diligence in his vocation. lie had fairly bar
gained sor his freedom, aud had paid foarhfths Of
the stipulated purchsfe-mo1ey, as appears by re-
ceipts from his miscreantowner on the books Of
bis trustee but bis wife states tha, be had actually
paid the whole price except Sll, having made
payments when bis trustee was away and no
credit could be recorded and had 60 OF this little
balance in MS pocket when the pirates jumped
upon, shackled and kidnapped him. Two weeks
more and be would have been out Of the house OF
boadage; now he is torn from all he holds dear and
is on his way in chains 70 wear out the wretched
remnant Of his life ia the cane fields Of Louisiana
Now the reason why Congress ought 70 have
acted on this case is thstkis irhOle drama Of pi-
rocv and Dglaiay has Jeen enacted ~ strict accord
aucs rlh and under the express protection Of he
lars tie Cniied States The woman who sold
her Slave 70 himself pocketed almost the last dol
lar Of her price for him, and then sold him over
again to the owners Of the slave.pen which carried
the fag ol Polk, Dallas Texas at its masthead
during the last Presidential contest, has done no
thing which the laws OF this model Republic
do not sanction and uphold she has merely
avsilcd herself Of the temptations to piracy and
scoundreism in general which those laws
create Sir. Giddings therefore, proposed
simple and very natural inquiry into the charac-
ter Of these laws, and the proper remedy for
the outrages they authorize. And this inquiry
a House Of Representatives three-iifths Of whom
represent Freemen only, have voted to stiHe and
put down and among those Representatives. OF
Free States who voted thus nhumany are one
Wing George N. Eckert Of Penna. the Native
Leria, two Members from New.York City-MaelGy
aud Ntc0H one more from our 5tate-BHds0H OF
Broome, who represents ID. S. Dickinson and Gen.
Cas-; three from Mane-F. Clark Hammons, and
Williams; two more Locos from Pennsylvania
Broadhead and c. j. Ingersoli four from Ohio
Cumrnins Kennon, Miller aud Richey and three
all Serenteen Representatives Of Freemen only
turned their backs upon Freedom, and voted that
Rascaity and Piracy are not deserving of rebuke
nor even investigation.
Ofcourse, the Representatives OF Shareholders,
with the single exception Of noble Delsware's
Houston, voted against any inquiry-it would have
been political destruction 10 any of them 10 do
otherwise. They can hardly be blamed as the
world goes But how came it, an honest reader
will inquire, that there were ct least THIRTY ab-
sentees from Free States and only tweiUe from
Slave States when this important vote was taken
answer by the most despicabe lodging. Men
who dared not vote against Freedom yet feared its
triumph in the Yeas and Nays, took care to be out
Of their seats when the vote was taken. Here are
the names ofthose who failed to answer at the call
FREE STATES.
Fro. MAfSE-Becaer Smart, Wiley-3
MAssAcUsETTs-Ashm winthrop, Speaker, has
vote)
RusDE IsLAxD-Thurston-l.
NEW. YoRK-Jackson, (a5sent contes) Ntis0R, Rey-
nolfs Slingeaad Holity (sick in floTida) AnDSty6.
NYw.JEEsEY-ldn Dykc-l
PEYssYLvASIA-Ch. Brown, Hornboct, (sick At hone)
rong wlmot. (sick at home) Nes' Brady SieH0rf-'
Omo-7oy'or Duncan VHton--3
IsDIANA-Pobmson, Il. ". T0mpsoa, Wick, fstiii, Qeg
broken) Rockhi-S
ILIfSors--R Smith McClernand--2.
IovA-Ltfier. Total from rec States-3O.
SLAVE STATES
MARYLAxD-A. Erans GEoRcIA--Ivefsou
yIRGIsrA-Doceck, F0urnoy. Mcdowell, Pendhtoh-4
souTH observation-disclosures Woodward
AIABAMA-Hffiard MissIssUT--A. g. Brown.
LorIsIANA--MCrse. TESNEssEr-HdssiA
(whgs 10 La!tcs
OF course am aware that many oithe above are
absent from the City, and could not have lodged
the vote but some Of them were in the House
that morning, and must have avoided the vote pur-
posely. will not now name those know to be
in this dsreputable category; but their respective
constituents, who know whether their member Is
or is not absent or seriously i'll, will distinguish
and remember them. II. G.
What il 10 be done with Gen. scouf
II "a nos;tivelv affirmed that Gen Scot. has been