Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-12-27
TFTE IMPUDRNCE OF THE
TAXICR. PRESS.


ing the train Of the Taylor press, attempts to
justify Mt, Winthrop, az Speaker, and vindcate
him !ro!h the charge of forming the Committees,
10 that the Moth could not be heard upon the
great qnestic:l of domestic Slavery; publishes
the names of the committees "on the Judiciary"
" o., Territories" and on the District Of CO.
lumbia;' and says that on the latter were fue
Northern, and four Southern men; and then asks
q Will the Editor of the Spy, or any other per-
son, who thinks that Mr.. Winthrop, during the
last session, ieanedin favor Of Slavery inform lis
or inform himself how he could have been bet
ter suited"
We can inform the Courier why zoe think Mr.
Winthrop's Committee leaned in favor of Sla-
very" and how zoe could have been better suited
1t will be recolected that on Thursday the
Dist Dec. Is4s, Mr. Colt of New York intro
dnced INTO the House of Representatives the
following resolution:
"Whereas, the traffic now prosecuted in this
metropolis of the Republic, in human beings
as chattels, is contrary to national Justice and
the fundamental principles Of our political sys.
TEN. aud Is notorionsly reproach to our coun-
try throughout Chrlsendom, and n serious hin.
drance to The progress OF Republican liberty
among the nations of the Earth; therefore
| ReSOiUed, That the Committee on the District
Of Columbia he instructed to report bill, as
soon as practicable, prohibiting the SLAVE trade
in said District"
On he passage of this resolution, four Of the
Committee voted for lis passage, and fUs against
1t, and subsequently,, on u motion to reconsider,
Tallmadge of N. Y. changed his vote, and the
vote then stood three for the resolution, and six
against 1t. Six FOR CONTINUING THE SLAVE
TRADE IN the DrsTRICT OF COLUMBIA; and
three but one thrd) in opposition 10 it. Here
are their nanles,-Those who voted in favor of
the resolution were, Henry of Vermont, Edwards
of Ohio, and Thu ston of II. |. Those whov ot-
ed against it were, Chapman, TalDmadge, Nc
Dowell, Barrow, FIcklin and Simms.
Win it is remembered that as early as 1903,
Congress, by law, declared the slave trade upon
the high-seas to be piracy, and denounced the
highest penalty the forfeiture of ife-upon the
perpetrator of that nefalous crime when it
is remembered that as late as 1923, the venera-
BILE Judge Crnnch, and J. P. Van Ness former
Mayor Of the City, with over a 1000 others, me-
moriaIized Congress against the longer continu,
ancc Of the Slave trade within the District; and
and denounced the traffic in human fesh-daiIy
committed under the very flag of the Capitol
as burning national crime, which demanded
the PROMPT inlerposition Of Congress, to the end
that the national honor might be indicated, and
tina; dark and ignoble stain upon the charac.
; ter of Christian Republic might be botted
out :-Whentwo thirds Of Mr.. Wnthrops Com
mttee voted to continue this Inhallowed traffic
against the protest Of the people Of the District
against the mandate OF the free North-agains
= the convictions of enlightened christian mmali,
ty, and against the great and grand sentiment o.
= the age toe can tell the Courier that we think
Mr.. Winthrop and his Committee leaned in ia
Dor Of SdUey;" and zoe " should have been bette
satisfied" had MIR. Winthrop constituted tina
Committee, with a majority of FREE and Iai
men, whe -,hagssi sglss nsllon-ssnsi 10 IN
: world, against most hellish traffic, daily com
mitted under the very dome of tho Capitol =
It and zoe think the noble stand taken by Messrs
. Allen, Tuck, Peck, Giddings, Root, King an
others, in declining to vote for any man for Speak
err, who will pack the Committees, so as to stiff
u, the enlightened sentiment of the free North, i
- entitled to all praise, aud that they will be sis
u tanned by their constituents, honored and loved
. That the anxious eyes of millions of free ant
generous SOULS are now In:enty fixed upo
~ them, with but one high aud throbbng puIsa
d" ton, that they may not prove recreant to thei
', high trust, but will fight On, vindcatng them
~ selves, their constituents, and their country
- against the arrogant and insolent claims of tn
u slave power. The pensioned Atlas and 'Coul
st ier mly growl, and as,ail, and deceive, but tn
!" brave hearts of The people ,ciA sustain them.