The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-12

leve that gentlemen DESTROYS OF maintaining that comfy
among the different States which essential TO the
very existence Of that Unionwoud object to the adop
ton OF such measures here were required IN their own
States wise aad proper, and the adoption at which
would remove that groual OF Complaint now urged
throughout The country.
Mr.. MEADE nterposed, aud asked Mr.. S. to allow
him TO say word in explanation.
MIR. SMITH having yielded the floor
Mr.. MEADE said there slave State in the
Union which prevented the sale OF slaves 10 persons who
Intended TO take them out OF the Stale, 10 remain with
them Many OF the southern States had passed laws TO
prevent their introduction from other States. Virginia
had once such law.
MIR. MANN of Massachusetts rose to ask question
OF the gentleman from Virginia, Mr.. MEADE.l
MIR. SMITH having again yielded the floor
Mr., MANN said that he wished to ask the gentleman
bere was IN The State Of ne ~t a o a
which prohibited any owner of slave from selling that
slave without the State There such law, he
could inform the gentleman.
Mr.. MEADE replied that he had not had Delaware in
his mind when he made his remarks He ranked Della
ware among the slaveholding States
Mr.. SMITH said that the proposition OF the gentleman
from Virginia Mr.. MEADEl the gentleman from Mas
sachusets Mr. MAsN] altogether different from
what he (Mr. 81 was discussing He understood the
law of Maryland to prohibit the introduction OF any slave
into that State for the purpose OF being sod the carry
ing him out for that purpose
Mr. CRlSFIELD nterposed and said that he had the
law OF Maryland before him, which he would be glad to
have read
The law was sent to the Clerks table, and the fourth
section was read as follows:
"SEc. a. 4md be it enacted, That it shall be lawful
from aud after the first day of June next import bring
into this STATE by land water, any negro molaro,
or other slave, for sale reside within this State
Provided, TIA. nothing herein contained shall be
srued alter annul OF the in rea
ton to the rights OF nonresdens TO remove TO or FROM
employ their slaves upon their islands the Poomac river
and any offending shall forfeit for every
such offence any nego, muatta, or other slave, brought
into this State contrary 10 this act and III maat
TO- or other slave, shall be entitled to freedom cond
ton that he consent 10 be sent Liberia to leave the
State forthwith otherwise such negro, muatto other
shall be seized and taken and confined in jail by the
sheriff of the county, where the offence is committed
which sheriff shall receive dollars for every negro.
Aforesaid and taken by him. recovered
in action OF debt in his own name, before justice
of the small debts recovered from the
or persons SO oferdng moreover said sheriff shall
ccva five dollars for such negro, muao, other slave
fees now allowed by law and any person or persons SO
offending under this act shall be punished by ndic
fence shall be committed and upon conyciioa thereof
the said court shall by its order, direct said shenf sell
him under this the Colonization Society," for said live
dollars, and the prison fees of any negro mnato other
Society will not receive sucn negroes ulattoes. other
slaves for said five dollars each and tho prison fees Of
public notice, given by public Advertisements, sell
such negro muatto other slave, person per
other slave, shall be removed aud taken forthwith beyond
the limits of this State settle and reside and said sheriff
court OF the county in which he resides and after deduct
ns five dollars and prison fees for each aud every
settled by an account current TO be settled in said court
said sheriff shall pay over the balance of said sales 10 The
That this shall not be construed any
residing in this any adjoining State
and who hold in their right right OF any other
persons, lands in both States wiinn miles of each other
rom removing their slaves TO and from said and. solely
pded aiso The names, ages and SEX Of slaves SO re-
county OF such county in this State into which the
said shall be removed within thirty days alter
their removal
b,,, boo .
Mr. CRlSFlELD (under the courtesy OF Mr.. SMTH)
said that by the act OF 1872 Chapter 2i Laws of Mary
and9 persons who entered the State with bona de nien
to become citizens were at liberty to bring in their
slaves and hold them such in Mary land. 1t the
policy of Maryland to exclude the black entirely
from her borders She had made provision to limit the
Introduction of slaves She prohibited their being brought
into the State to be sold, and also prohibited the intro
duc,on OF free negroes with the view OF ecuiing
the entire race. That had been the policy which had
characterized her legislation. and which was now en-
braced within her laws.
Mr. C. sen, the Clerks table the act of 1912, which
was read as follows:
Be it enacted By the Gsnsrai A,mby of Mlryand That
any persoa coming into this State for the purpose of resi-
ding or remaining either permanently empo,ar,y, may
territory OF the United States, and may carry said slaves
OF this State again. aud with them again: PrGvded
the provisions Of the act Of Assembly, passed a, peesmber
session, the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine chars
slaves and paying for tho benefit of the Coon
Society and provided said slaves a.e not brought this
| Mr. SMITH resumed the floor
Mr.. DlCkEY asked hum to yield for moment
Mr.. SMITH said he did not desire that the whole day
should be consumed in this OF cross examination.
He had merely desired an opportunity briefly to express
his views. He desired practical leg sla-
ton which shoald remedy the evil and if the vote on
the resolution should be reconsered, he believed that
proposition might be adopted which would be found sat
isiactory to maj ony OF this House. and which would
accomplish the object But ne did not wish to see any
proposition introduced here which would defeat the very
object which gentlemen professed desire to attain
Whilst he was on the floor, there was other point
to which he wished very briefly refer. day two
since, kind friend had sent him paper-a free soil
paper published in Cincinnatthe organ OF that party
there which bestowed liberal share OF abuse upon him
(Mr 81 upon the charge that, member Of the Com
the right of suffrage to negroes in California He did
not know by what process the committees OF this House
furnished with reporters to take notes of their pro-
ceedings, at whose expense these proceedings
furnished. There had been discussion in the House
upon proposition to employ reporters TO report its pro-
ceedings But he did not know that there report
ers to take down the proceedings of the committees.
been reported member OF the Committee on Terri.
tories and that he had been held up public odum for
vote which he had given there 1t true that he
not in favor of extending the right OF suffrage to negroes
in California. He had been ardent and consistent
an advocate of free soil in that territory any gentle
man. He desired to the principle carried into that
territory; and when, practical man. he was called
TO load it down with these ultra and extreme notions
which would elevate the black to the social
platform with the white! What hope could any
man entertain OF the passage of such bill? What
hope could any have entertained OF the pas
sage of that bill which received the sanction of this
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