Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-02-15
Correspondence of the Tribune.
Slave Trade in the District""MaSSa"
ChuSeltS and South CarOIina"~
Spirit RatiOnS in the Navy, &c.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan. 81.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan. 81.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Mr.. Bnrt having called for the order of bust
ness the Committee were called for reports.
Mr. Edwards of o. from the Committee on the
District of Columbia, reported bill to provide
for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the dis
trlct Of Columbia, making it a misdemeauor pun
lshable by fine of $500 for the Introduction of
any slave into the District for the purposes of
sale or hire, and requiring any person bringing
slave into the District Tor personal use to 90
before the Circuit Court within 48 hours, and
make oath to that effect. He moved that the
bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole
and printed.
Mr.. Wentworth of III. expressed his hope
that the motion to refer to the Committee of the
Whole would be voted down and the bill ordered
to be engrossed for third reading. Expert.
ence had proved that the Committee of the
Whole was the grave of such measures. He
therefore trusted they would at once act upon
this bill, which he believed was as good one
as they could pass at this session.
Mr.. Chapman of Md. the Chairman of the
Committee on the District of Columbia, express
ed himself opposed to this bill which he believed
10 contain unconstitutional provisions, but a ma.
iorily of the Committee had directed it to be re.
ported, and he hoped it would be referred to the
Committee of the Whole, printed and thorough
ly discussed. He reserved an expression of the
views which he entertained until the subject
should come up for discussion in Committee of
the Whole.
Mr.. HARRISON of Ga said it was apparent that
this bill was offered only as step to other mea
sures and he therefore moved that it be laid on
the table.
Mr.. R. Smith of Ill. and others wished the
motion to lay on the table to be withdrawn.
Mr. HARRISON persisted and the Ayes and
Noes were ordered.
The vote resulted; Ayes II Noes 1O6.
YEAs-Messrs. Atkinson, Barringer, Barrow,
Bayly, Beale, Bedinger, Bocock, Botts. Bow
den, Bowlin, w. G. Brown, C. Brown, A. G.
Brown, Burt, Cabell, Chapman, Clapp, f. Clark,
B. L. Clark, Clngman, W. R. w. COBB, Cooke,
Crozier, Donnell, A. Evans, Featherston, Flour
ney, French, Fulton, Gayle, Gogg;in, Green, w.
P. Hall, HARRISON, HamansoD, Harris, Hill, I.
.. Holmes, G. s. Houston, lnge, A. Johnson, G.
W. Jones, Kaufman, Il. B. King, LaSere, Lyon,
Lumpkin, McDavell, Mckay, McLanc, Morse,
Outlaw, Pendleton, Peyton, Phelps, Pillsbury,
Preston, Rhett, Roman, Shepherd, Simpson,
Stanton, Thibodeaux, Jacob Thompson, 4. A.
Thompson, Tomkins, Toombs, Venable, Wal
lace, Wiley, Williams, Woodward.
NAYs-Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Ashmun, Bel
cher, Bingham, Blackmer, Brady, Brodhead,
Butler, Candy Cathcart, Collamer, Ceilings, Con-
ger, Cranston, Crowell, Darling, Dckey, Dick
inson, Duer, Dunn, Eckart, Edsall, Edwards,
Embree, N. Evans, Faran, Farrelly, Ficklin,
Fisher, Freddy, Gaines, Giddings, Gott, Gree.
ley, Gregory, Grinne, Hale, N. X. Hall, Ham
mons, j. G. Hampton, Henley, Henry, f. B.
Holmes, Hubbard, Hudson, Hunt, ]. R. Inger.
soil, jenkins, J. II. Johnson, Kennon, d. P. King,
Lahm, W. 7. Lawrence, S. Lawrence, LETTER,
Lincoln, Lord, Lynde, Muclay, McClellaud, Nc
llvaine, J. Mann, Horace Mann, Marvin, Miller.
Morris, Mullen, Murphy, Nelson, Newell, Pal
frey, Peaslee, Peck, Petrie, Petit, Pollock, Put.
nam, Reynolds, Richardson, Richey, Robinson.
Rockhill, J. Rockwell, J. A. Rockwell, Root,
Rumsey, St. John, Sawyer, Schenck, Sheriff.,
Sylvester, Slingerland, Smart, R. Smith, Truman
Smith, Starkweather Stewart Stuart, Strohm,
Strong, TOllInadge, Taylor, James Thompson,
Rac W 1 ThaaGF'va Van W Dyke. vinton, Warren,
Wentworth, White, Wick, Winot, Wilson.
Mr.. Robert Smith then obtained the floor, and
spoke in condemnation of the course which had
been pursued of forcing gentlemen 10 vote on
these questions without any chance to explain
their position, or offer amendments. He refer
red to Mr. Browns speech Of yesterday, which
charged all who voted against laying on the ia
BILE the bill introduced by Mr.. Giddings in refer
ence to abolishing Slavery in the District, with
being Abolitionists. BY the same reasoning, he
insisted on charging the 81 Southern gentlemen
,bn ,-otod ioro fbo IN
Colts resolution, with being in favor of it. lie
said this question must be met, and he appealed
to the South, with whom he had always acted
until they had insisted upon extending Slavery
to Free Territory, to refer this bill to the Com
mittee of the Whole, and have i! discussed I'M
derstandingly.
Mr.. Brown explained. He was opposed tc
any agitation of this question. The House was
not in the temper, and had not time to devote tc
it this session.
Mr.. Venable defended the action of the South
in forcing on the vote on Mr.. Cots resolution
without giy-aS opportunity for amendment or ex,
PLANTATION, IS justified by the encroachments o
the North.
Mr.. Hudson of Mass. repealed the charge o.
encroachments by the North, and maintained
that all the encr0achments had been on the par
of the South. He instanced the action of va
rious States in reference to the citizens of othe
States and particularly the action of South Car
DINA by whose laws citizens of Mass. were ia
ken from vessels and lodged in Jail and the cap
tain of vessels required to pay the fees. HI
went on to argue that the North had always sub
mitted to the decisions of the Supreme Cour
when adverse to it, but the South not only di,
not submit to Its decisions, but would not ever
allow their acts to be brought before that tribu
nal for adjudication.
} Mr.. Rhett said he was led to correct misap
prehension of Mr.. II. The laws to which h
referred were not direcred solely against tn
North as he seemed to think but were applicabl
T to the citizens of all countries--Great Brta
and other countries too. He asked the gentle
man from Mass. if he was not aware that thos
laws arose out Of an instruction IN the city c
: Charleston fomented by citizens of the North.
Mr.. Hudson resumed, and said he knew tina
, the laws were directed against other nations, bu
S. G.. knew too well the power she was deain
, with to attempt to enforce it against subjects
r Great Britain. He knew that it had been al
tempted, but redress had been demanded, an
the question having been submitted to Judg
] of the Supreme Court who was native of s
: Carolina, he had decided the law to be uncor
: stitntional.
Mr.. Rhett said that the gentleman was entire
ly mistaken, the law was at this time enforce
, against all countries, Great Britain included, an
the only complaint urged by the British Consu
I at Charleston, was that their subjects were ne
d put in such good company as they desired, BIT
n were associated with felons. The State of 5
a Carolina was not afraid of the British Lion.
d Mr.. Hudson said he was well acquainted wit
the valorous nature of South Carolina, and thi
it would not bow to the British Lion or any otht
authority. He knew that it did not respect tn
e authority of the United States, for police off
+ Ger had gone on board an armed vessel of tn
= United States, and taken from it one of its ere