The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-18
THE UNION.

in the second line of section g stands in Little
& Browns edition of the laws were stricken in the
House of Representatives. And IN the sd section
The 4ih section, it now stands is Identical with the
original bill, with these exceptions In the original BILL
the word cargo" occurred between the words {" her.
and tackle" in the 18th line of the section as i, now
stands in Little & Browns edition That word was1
stricken out and the words in the next line, wih all
the goods and effects which shall be found board the
same" added And the section, from and" after
the word SEIZED" TO color al the end of the section
added. But, originally proposed by the commit
tee of the Senate il read in the first part of it "And
neither the importer claimant or persons purchasing
from under either of them" This changed so as to
make il read it now does, viz: =" And neither the i'm
porter, nor any person or persons claiming from or under
him." And il contained the word unfortunately" be-
tween the words may be" and imported !" and ii did
not contain the word territories" between the words
which the Legislature OF the several States and the
words at any time hereafter The first expression was
stricken out in the House, and the last there IN
serted amendment.
The 5th section, it now stands, differs from the
original BILL and as passed the Senate, only in this
that the offence changed by the House of Repesen
atives from felony to high msdemeanor, and the
punishment from death TO Imprisonment
The 9th section, originally reported, contained be-
tween the words selects" and crowded" the words,
"And such purchaser shall, moreover, gain right,
title, claim to the service labor OF such negro mu
alto, or person of COLOR by any such purchase what
ever" These words were stricken out by the Senate.
And the proviso, which, as originally reported, read,
provided that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued affect the disposition any of the Legislatures of
the several States may make of any negro, mulato,
person of color, who unfortunately may be imported
brought in violation of this law, within these States
respectively" changed to the form in which il
stands.
The 18th section, OF it, which relates to the employ
of the navy of the United States and the whole of IT.
beginning WIN me woras anu e pl9Jeeus IN ,9e Ss.n
line, 10 ne emu OF tue secuoh was auaeu ny tue Oehae
to the bill originally reported This latter part pro-
vdes for delivering the negroes to the State author
The sth section originally reported, and il passed
the Senate did contain the proviso to that section
IL now s'ahus' ou' was a'deu W 'e i'ooee VI hepe
The 9th section, with the exception OF a lew verbal
amendments and ina. ihe sue OF he vessei referred 10
was reduced from MY 10 Iory tons IS the same as
the Senate
The 10th secon-the same reduction in the size of
tho vassa was made and the hill as originally renorted
- ~ Ss..,s ,onto;noa ths nrov;,o. o'' ~f
- n n sene, TN, ,n,s;, n ",ooa j.
hb anv can,ain master Or commando from emnIovEno
as seamen or mariners negroes muattoes or persons Of
color or any travelling by sea or by land from taking
with him his necessary mental exceeding ="
To show to the country at one view precisely what
through Congress- will hand to the reporter copy of
that section with the words which were stricken out by
the Senate in italics those added by the Senate in brack
cts those added by the House in small capitals and those
stricken out by the House marked with inverted commas
"sro 4 And be il further enacted If anv citizen or c
zens Of the United States or any person resident within
the jurisdiction of the same, SHALL from after the LIST
day of January, 1905 take board receive transport
from of the coasts or Kingdoms of Africa, or from
QUIET oiosh h"iHco", Paoe, vi couy, "ny neSio, Wu'
ntt or person Oh cG' IN any snip OF vessel Tor .e pur
io % .s tfaj S,a,.sr -, eli, ~ ~, h hai Juiis
Vice or labor or shall be in any wavs aiding or abet;n
therein such citizen or citizens or person. shall seve
rally forfeit and pay 5000; moiety thereof to the
OF any person, or persons, who shall for and
prosecute the same to effect; and every such ship
vessel IN whch such negro uaito or person OF Color
sht nave peen .ken on 1oaru ecJiveo or uuhsPorleu
he noJs and eects which bn he fonnd IN hn, 81 ,h
same shall be forfeited to the United States and shall be
liable to be seized prosecuted and condemned in any Of
the circuit district in the district where
such ship may be found or seized land neither the i'm
porter nor any person or persons claiming rom or under
num- sha noo amy itn' VI e Whevel 70
OIL who may be uniortnnatey" imported or brought with
"a ne uau p.es OF aJri.oes nereoi Ia VIOLATION OF
tons no, contra The nrovsns of hi ,, ubiE ,h
legislatures of the several states or TrRKrrorrs at nnv
time NAV make for dispong Of anv snch negro
mulatto, person of color.l"
From these proceedings it will be seen that the bill as
originally reported to the Senate and the bill i'm the
House was precisely similar and provided that the negroes
as well as the vessel &c. should be forfeited and sold
for the benefit of the United States But as Congress
did not wish itself to become secondarily engaged in the
slave trade as the British government has done in her
act for suppressng it, and make profits out of the sale of
the negroes the word 'scargo" was stricken out Ii
nothing more had been DONE there wosld have been no
legal regulation whatever as to the negroes imported
Therefore, was necessary that something more should
be done Well, what is it Congress would have been
most anxious to do and doubtless would have done,
had thought that had full power the subject Beyond
all question: to have emancpated the negroes They snow
ed this disposition years BEFORE the law to which
the gentleman from Maine referred But after great de-
liberation, Congress decided that had jurisdiction over
persons the States or Territories and that the negroes
as soon as they were landed within the limits of either
became subject exclusively to their Legislation Con.