Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-29

sing als snec To wash his hands, and those OF the peo
pie Of the North, from the Of supporting this institution
in this District Did the gentleman suppose that, because b.
would not interfere with the slavery OF the South he was
stand here with his lips Theoretically sealed from expressing
his sentiments upon the outrages and wrongs perpetraed
upholdng this institution in this District Mo- he wou
unsea them he would give expression his deep abhoence
Would gentlemen say that he not 10 speak upon slavery
here because they had slaves the South Take
your own slaves, (sad he j will look to those under ou
protection.
He remarkng that he stood here as legislator uude
the constitution. His duties plain plain that hs
wayiarng man. though fool could not mistake them They
TO lei the slavery Of the Southern States alone hac
been the duty OF the National Legislature TO let II be
and when they established in this District they violated he
duty to God and TO their fellow-men they had violated the
duties which they owed themselves, their constituents
and the human Now repeal those laws which in
voved them in the turpude of maintaining this institution
and then they would have done with it and he, for
would mention il here elsewhere member OF this
body This result they intended to bring about and he took
occasion to say to gentlemen You shall not bring TO share
with you IN the guilt and the urpude OF this traffic IN human
flesh now carried here under protection. II the
voice Of the people OF the free States that they would
main thus contaminated with the guilt of that institution and
he said to gentlemen that they would have this they would
not vote for their Presidents any other officers who under
took to hold them partakers in that guilt and niquity The
separation Of this Government from all interference iota
arey the motto which they had placed their banner.
II was freedom; the rights OF man uncontaninated with
this foul blot on the American escutcheon.
upon HIM few days since, when this under
sideration He had to do with important matters than
defending himself These personal reflections unbe
coming the solemn occasion which they discus
sing the rights of humanity He had taken occasion for the
hundred,h time define his position and when gentlemen
imputed to him sentiments which they knew he DID
tan he told them to beware lest their misrepresentation
should be exposed Gentlemen of the South had introduced
the discussion of this subject here. II question which
discussed in all legislative bodies throughout the Uni
ted States which discussed in political conventions
by our newspaper press and by literary periodicals.
school districts and township meetings in prayers and the
sacred pulpit by the esde and by the wayside and he
said to gentlemen it too late in the day attempt
suppress the discussion OF this question Ii would be discus
sed Yet he say he had been desous nor in
way instrumental in Introducing this subject into discussion
at this time. He deemed ii inappropriate. The resolution
OF his friend from Massachusetts, did not aude to the nslu
ton of slavery in any way, either directly indirectly This
resolution proposed investigation TO ascertain simple
matter OF fact In its preamble it reced that reports had
reached the of members of this body that awess mob
had existed IN this city for two nights previous TO the intro
duclon OF the resolution setting at defiance the constituted
authorities and the laws Of the United States and the popo
siton was to inquire whether such the fact. 1t also
stated that certain members Of this body had been menace
TINS awiess mob and proposed inquiry into this fact
As gentlemen had imputed him Mr. g. that he the
individual menaced it proper for him say that he had
had no hand in introducing the resolution the gentleman
had done II on the motion OF his will and not his
(Mr. G.s) Gentlemen had represented him only
Producing this resolution but insisting the protection Of
this body They had represented the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts asking the protection of this House. There
nothing IN this resolution regarding protection II only pro-
posed 10 ascertain the fact whether members of Congress had
been menaced by lawess mob in the city of Washington
1t TO LET the people of the States throughout this Union
know whether their Representatives, here for the dis
charge OF their public duties while connng themselves to
this District had bten menaced by lawess violence Did
any man suppose that he (Mr. G. asked the protection of
this body he had occasion under heaven to ask
lection from any human being il from this body, not Of
IT, II he had ever lawess mob it on Tuesday
last at the Jail and in this House He had heard members
here while the galleries filed, and while many compo
sing the mob said to be in them declare themselves
ready TO justify the mob to the fullest extent He had no
disposition look for protection to body from which he had
received many ndgnes he had from members Of Cn-
gress. Was he this late day. here ask for
protection No. II was part Of his object. No. said
he let the House protect its honor protect their
dignity end be would take Of the protection Of his per-
son in his way.
He therefore said that this inquiry plain and simple in
ITSELF Its object carry information the people Of
this Union To inform them Of the feeling that existed in
this sayehodng community Toexpose the spirit of violence
and anarchy which exhibited here against those who
dared speak the sentiments which they entertained in favor
Of liberty and the rights Of humanity.
He wanted his constituents the people Of his State and the
free States understand what violence and awess mohs
from the slavehodng and savedeang influence in this Dis
trct This what he wished them TO understand. He
cared not whether the House passed this resolution
well known the members Of this House that for forty
eight hours prior the introduction of this resolution law
less mob did control this city that men, il report
and there doubt it, in Office clerks in the
poyment Of the United States attended and led that mob
that official stations there stimulating that mob
violence that the mob consisted the first night Of hundreds
and the night OF thousands and during this tme here
where the arms munitions and the whole power Of protection
was committed TO the Executive officers of the Government,
not movement made TO suppress it far they
concerned. The object Of this mob unqueonably
PROSTATE Of the presses Of this city There doub,
about that And only this but who those who led
on Not the respectable citizens Of the city OF Washing
ton far be knew their department they be
eePed from any charge OF participating in the disgrace They
were ssvedealersom Baltimore Alexandria Richmond,
snd the surrounding country the ssvedeaers aud
breeders the who mankind for Market whose v-
ing and support by raising and selling their feIow-men
II that class Of characters who into this threat
en- its Government and community disturb is peace and
throw the press which be bad alluded These men, asso.
cng together in this way, the leaders and excers q
this mob
Now another thing known every here and which
had been referred this morning, that the mob when
assembled the first night did theintenon Of prosrai.
ing that press and that Office and with this publicly sv0wed
purpose adjourned until the Dexng for the purpose Of bring
Of ihese despcsbe characters from abroad 10
be them effect their object This all known by eper
aud proposed to be inquired into.
50 far report charged that member members Of Iii.
House bad been menaced also TO be inquired into He
cared nothing about it. He would sse his had been
connected with it, that Tuesday Of last week. being
Der Of this body and feeling little interest 10 the way
their laws the District be carried into execution,
he had visited of the public institutions OF our county,
prison in this city, erected by this Government and where II
his person protected in this building, il there much
as Il wac in the Treasury Department. OF any other Of the De-