Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-01-18
VOLUME VI. NO. 3.
SPEECH OF MR.. GIDDINGS,

CI IGOll VI mIt' uADDANu0!
Nv ruv R,rr ro n,vroe S,,vr REPORTED
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bi THE MILITARY NoAhil TEE Vi iHA
HOUSE, JAN. q, lS49.
Mr. Giddinos resumed N, Aoor
NJ Poct,ye If Connocticpt rose and an
noaIed n the gentleman from Ohio 10 consentto
poS+nona bis fMr Ga 1,olion to reconsider.
p ~ law - roorne in COMMITTEES of the
WIZ -" VIZ M s,oto of,ho i-;rn tbe cors;dera.
80 af tlo I'm IN ostoLi;,b hoard for the set.
tIo on an If nrvote coims on which bin tile
House had inst agreed TO terminate debate on
Mond,v
NiJ Wr G;d1ircs rcrI;od that he could no LONGER
,,;, ~ ,,oy Th;s snbioct was restino on his
s CIV Io wanted ~ d;snnso If if he had piyen
,a1, ,;,b n,easro n the gentleman Yesterday
L %o! sh nrTi occnnv Int an hour
To tben nrrcecled to address the House.
Mr. C;dd;nrs AHA. tfst when ON formerday
be Welded the Aoor lof an adjournment, lie was
savinp that g,cat and important principles
Iloy at the foundation Of Our Government. Those
who formed it declared the object and Interior
DESIGN Of this and of all civilized governments.
That dcsign was, 60 iastrc al men lresiding
under our jurisdiction the enjoyment ofic, hber-
IN, and the pursuit Of h1pp'ness.' Are wetoday
(sad hey carrying out these objects? Here, sir,
are two hundred and Thirty American statesmen
egslating for the benefit OF S!dCey. There IS
no evading this plain and obvious TACT, Nosu0"
teringe can hide 1t from the people Inc pow
ers of government were Instituted ny our patnot
fathers for the express purpose OF secuTinS 'ou1
for whom we leglslate the blessings OF lioer'y'
We are now sitting he.e TO compensate Tue oP'
pressor ct his fellow maO lof Ms lnaoliuy toCoh-
tinue his power over ,he yic'lm OF MS patDulou9
cupldty. The members VINO vote i0r tDlS Oili
will rive uumstakablc evidence or their appro-
baton Of slavery, and their willingness to sus-
tain it.
Before proceed further, Will give synop~
sis of the facts involved in tine case. The claim
ant. in 1885, residing in Florlda, pro!essed 10
own a negro man named Lewis. This man IS
E said to have been very intelligent speaking fouT
lanruig es, which he read and wrote with ilciIl-
ty. Tie master hired hul to an officer OF the
United States to act as guide to the troops I'M
der the commaad Of Major Ddde, for which he
was to receive twenty five dollars per month
, Tho duties were dangerous, and the pdce was
proportoncd to the dlngcr At the time these
troops were mastered, ts save deseElcu !" l'i3
enemy. or was captured by them. He remained
with the Indians, acting with thom in Their dep
relations against the white people, untI 1851,
when General Jesnp says he was captured ~
) detachment Of troops under his command. an
; Indian chief, named Jumper, surrendereo WIN
= Lewis, whom he claimed as slave, naVlng' as
, he said, captured him at the time OF Daue0 ue,
, feat. General Jesup declares That ne reHaruc1
him as dangerous man that he was SnPP'Seu
> to have kept up correspondence WIN '1e enc
my from the time he lolHed MAJOR baue uhi4
the defeat of that officer that to insure 'ne pqo-
lie safety, he ordered MN sent west WIN ''l' ~
6,,li ti,ut if lplt the country, n5
e would be employed against our troops. ne was
# sent wo7t; and the claimant now asks ahat , we
s SO ,hie 49, p'E 'i boJy
n The Cn,nwitteS ou Military Affairs were nm
NJ obIo - ,,,,ta in - ronort unon tha casa Five
T. j,oLJJcro ronrosantin,r a., vc nronertv nm tbis
" a.. o,J oons,mtin1 ,na;oritv of H. commit.
t. too born ranortoJ = Fin INV The n1vmen If this
L anoount to the claimant F0ur northern mem
h Snr, ronrosont;na r,oa,,on nnlv bavn moJa
:. n,;ror;ty rannrt 9qa;n.t III, bilI This renort
g nc tb;nl Is sustained bv irrc(ut,ble ARGUMENTS
Tbo ,,a;nr,tv oftbn committee assume the no.
s,on tbrf Slaves orc rrrarded hy the Federal
D." Cons,;+rt;on 40 nro,,,i,, and that this Govern,
u mont AMI thc neonia If thc free States are bound
y 70 re ror1 them a. nronortv oud TO nav for them
= -, ~ ,,lJ ,,,,Ir. ~ oynn t,kon into the NH
, liz s,r,i,o Tbn minority n.;,, Mi; doctrine
h ;r,,. ,l+ ,L FoJ.ral Constitution treats
Il ,bnn5 ~ ,,,ns ov ana th,l This Government
" cannot cnnstmtionav involve the peoDle of the
; Sroo STATE IN tSe rn,t Of sustaining slavery
l. tbot ~o E.vn No constitutional nowers TO eois.
;, a.o nno to reaon Of ar slave There
a re' sey g ober noins on which the commute
/. a. sn,, Of ~bicb intend tn notice bnt
l. Drnnnso frs, 70 examine for few moments that
;, tPo cnsti,n,ionnl mover If is due to mvsplf
and 70 The country That sbouId call public ot.
tention distinctly to tbo fact That these questions
: are forced mon Us by southern gentlemen
d against the wishes and remonstrance of every
II member Of the committee from the free States.