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


crosby magnanimity and the desire maintain order
which CHARACTERIZED the three days, aordng we'll
grounded hope that the work SO auspcously begun will
result in the permanent establishment of republican
government the basis OF well regulated sense OF
liberty.
In these resolutions, he had desired 10 avoid any com
mitment of this country with reference the indjscre-
lions which might follow. He spoke of the promptude
with which the French people became allies in the
revolution which made this country free He much
in The progress of the late three days in France
courage his hope of suspicious result Frightening
into the full enjoyment OF the blessings of consu-
tona Liberty. In these events he saw much demand
ing the national sympathy He was sorry that the
subject OF slavery had been sought TO be connected
with this question: and especially did he regret that
the matter was first preached from his side of the
House. What did the south Tor the abolition of
slavery in the French coones' He proiessed, south
ern man and Shareholder himself, that he would not OBJ
ect word TO the abolition OF the slave institution any
State OF this Unoneven in the State to his own
if 1t should be the pleasure OF the people OF that State to
do such thing No practical purpose Tor good could be
effected by the Introduction of the subject of slavery
this question He spoke OF the spread OF the desire for
constitutional liberty spreading itself In Europe fur
ther 10 depecate the idea OF attempting to thrust
into this question fire brand which could only result in
the disgrace of legislation amongst us, whose fortune it
was TO be regarded as leaders In the career OF civil lib
erty.
OF his which was nearly expressed by the resou
ton read by the gentleman from Tennessee, Mr.. Has
KELL There had been indicated in these events respect
tor religion holding out the hope that the reign of terror
would not again succeed the reign OF Liberty in France
He trusted that morality and religion would never be for
gotten, long order and law continued to be the lead
ing objects of the governed The provisional government
had banshed the idea OF the reign OF terror and of the
gulone by the adjustment and forever of the
principle and the practice of capital punishment for po-
MIR. CUNINIINS said that ii had been inmated that
there something these resolutions which breathed
s Of h or Ul & hs had ns
anything into this House OF an lnammatory nature, by
reading the resolutions The first resolution, which he
read could not be disputed If any one took exception
to it, let him point out what he objects TO.
The second resolution proclaimed to France the prn
cpe that we held sacred and rght-that the Legitimate
source of all power the people, and its object their
good. The doctrine had been, that all power from
the king That the doctrine of monarchical pow
ers Could any one take exception to that We hold
that not delegated by the people are reserved to
the people But it had been held in France that these
powers reserved to the king.
The resolution rendered sympathy to France and Italy
in their struggle for reform He held sympathy in
the destruction OF all that was good 1t was constr
tutional freedom which he congratulated them. He
held that republic could be maintained, except by
confederation OF local soverelgnties France must d
vide her empire into separate States before she at
tain the object in view. If you make France central
Whole of France. Mr.. c. commented on each of his
resolutions and maintained them If France establish
ed local governments and legislatures, she would
succeed. France asked no sympathy from us. But
the fact was known to the world that war OF sys-
tens was going on. When prince was born all the
crowned heads reoiced and when republic into
with sagacious monarch and with powerful alliances
had overhrown monarchy in a day, and with little blood
shed He trusted that France would have cool heads
and steady hands to direct her revolution
He made an eloquent reference 10 the progress OF free
principles in every part of Europe What he wished to
say in these resolutions that reoiced in this
MIR GIDDINGS gave his hearty concurrence to the
resolutions offered by his colleague He disclaimed any
party e, ne on he &c was question hat
bowed down and oppressed: But these condemnatory
resoIutons-these burning denunciaons-can never be
got through this House He reoiced that these resou
tons from the other political party; for the
scarce article was, the greater was lis value We
dared not here so far to that all men were born
free and equal He was mortified that his colleague did
aude, his resolutions to the fact that the French
revolution had by blow struck off the manaces from
four hundred thousand slaves.
there were any French colonies in which slavery existed
That decree against slavery he supposed put in by
Arago, who was more of a philosopher than states
Mr. GIDDINGS Go 10 any abolitonist north of Ma
and Dlxon's line, and he will tell you all about it.
There are three or four hundred thousand slaves in the
French colonies.
He was reoiced to hear from the gentleman from Ten
nessee Mr. HASKELL that he would not object to the
abolition of slavery by other States He congratulated
himself the sentiments which he had heard here this
day, and he viewed them the harbinger OF universal
emancipation.
repeat, that if Kentucky any State should abolish
slavery, he would not complain of it, Tennessee would
not complain OF 1t. Tennessee would interfere with
slavery in other State, and other State had right
to interfere with slavery in it, He not anti
slavery God, in his wisdom, as he believed had
made The bafk race dependent upon the whites
where shall draw the shade? If we look at the gen.
tleman's plantatonor to any other part of the slave
country for hope would find none of it there-we
may various shades of cOlOrs He wanted to know
where they were to fix the line.
If complexion is the rule of liberty, where are its
bounds? The French are darker than we, and yet the
gentleman rejoces at the emancipation of Frenchmen.
He had idea of raising laugh by reference to this
matter He would give freedom and liberty to every
individual Nothing had occurred that sent such
thrill of delight 10 his heart this French news He
had wished that this body would learn lesson from it,
established laws for combining people in slave pens and
under jurisdiction; and when passed these
resolutions, should condemn ourselves. tie would
give his heartfelt sympathy to the French people in their
struggle for freedom; but, he said, it would reco upon
with great force.
Mr. BAYLY addressed the House in vindication of the
propriety of the motion he had submitted He thought
the action of the House ought to bear the marks OF
deliberations that this movement should not seem to ema
nate from single member yet from the Committee
Foreign Affairs, but rather from special committee
ec also to cast out the attempt by the gentleman
from Ohio MIR. GIDDINGsl to minge with this matter OF
national rejoicing in which the voice of the country
should be unanimous, of the most embroing ques-
tons OF civil discord which dlsgraced the egs-
laton of this country. 1t out of character utterly
to introduce libel upon our institutions and prin
ciples in the midst of this rejoicing Was it to be
declared that the slave institution Inconsistent with
civil liberty, when these very colonies at the first,
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