New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-16
Little Mere Pacheco
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WASHINGTON, Sunday Jan Is.
10, word. Messrs. outsiders, about the
,h,s.d.bareness Of this topic what are your suf
teripgs to ours Perhaps four or five times you
have let your eye run over dispatch or report
concerning Pscheco and bis negro while you were
Ieisurely taking your coffee, and, on the strength
OF that you talk Of this case as g nuisance. What
do YOU think, then, Of those who have had Pacheco
and nothing else through four mortal days land
some pieces Of legal, historical and constitutional
discussion VINO have any quantity more such
IN store for them Here the subject has become
e nuissnce-there is no doubt Of H-and II II
were not FOR the eight dollars per day see
not how mortal men would longer endure
IT, We have had the question Of slave Pro-
pery under the Constitution, the law Of Bail
ments, responsibility Of the Government for its
officers acts, the rights OF War and the right
Of Indians to those rights the Seminole War
and its conclusion with 2 large lot Of sundries
discussed 10 safety 50 that even those who like
nothing else than Negro discussions, are ready 10
cry Take away this colored American and bring
on another l. certainly have no wish, and
never had, % say one word about it in the House
bat used up as II has been, no man has yet pre-
scented it exactly in the light it to my eyes.
This is not remarkable. If two hundred Members
were 10 speak on the question, probably the other
two dozen and odd would yet see some aspects Of
the case which had not been held up conspicuous
~ 10 view Still, as am among the hundreds If
not thousands unable 10 crowd into the wedged-up
mass which fills the Representatives Hall this
morning in eager expectation Of Rev. DR.. Bias
CONS Discourse, will come under the five mi
mute rule applied to bills in the last stage OF Com
mittee, and in anticipation Of Mr.. ToOnBs (who
has the floor to answer Mr.. n. X. HALL when the
question comes round again. and ] apprehend will
find or pick some holes in Mr.. Halls logic) will
make through The Tribune only:
Ny Speech on Pqcleeo and his Negro.
Mr.. Speaker-ltis common to say of bad
that it hasn't leg 70 stand upon. This isn't one
Of that sort. This has two legs but not pair,
One 10 a mate, the other an odd one Ii llmps
badly on one, and comes to dead halt on the
other. 1t is clear case for ampntaton. which
should be effected just under the Let me
proceed 10 take of
Lg /. Uncle Sam, through Gen Jesup, hired
the negro slave, Lewis, Of Antonio Pacheco. The
slave was TO act as guide OF our Army against
the SemiDoes encamped or lurking in the forests
and evergiades OF Florida Uncle Sam 10 pay
s25 per month Ito PschecoJ for his services, and
was OF course To exercise due care and diligence
for the safety Of the prop-ahem the person OF
Lewis. Well the expedition was surprised and
defeated by the Indians very probably led into
IN ambush by Lewis, who is strongly suspected
OF being confederate and spy Of the savages all
the time and nearly every man was destroyed
except Lewis, who came up missing. Such Is
the first part of the case.
Certainly there 10 ground here which %
set up claim for indemnity, unless 1t be by Uncle
Sam against Pacheco. for the misbehavior OF his
rascaly negro. The Slave is lost or has run away
through no fault OF ours-on the contrary, through
the shrew edness of his own woody head, or else
through the Overwhelming power OF our enemies
forming one Of the natural risks Of the service
We never guaranteed MS safe return, and no law
holds obliged to effect IT, Uucle Sam, the ballee
- discharged OF all responsibility 10 A. Pacheco
ballor, OF this piece of locomotive merchandise
30 much for Leg Aud now for.
Leg 2. Here opens al entirely new case, which
ought not 10 be dovetaed into the other. IL has
no right there. That case is disposed Of. Peche-
may recover his negro If he knows how aud
where to do It lawfully, but Uncle Sam is not un-
der the least obligation to do II. Don't forget this
Well, the War draws at last 10 a close-years
after Dades massacre and Lewiss evanishng at
the Withlacoochee. The SemnOles begin to come
IN by squads or bands, 10 surrender their aud
submit to a removal beyond the Mississippi FL
nslly struggles Ia the band OF the chief Jumper,
and among them this negro Lewis whom Jumper
claims as has slave. fairly captured IN Wharf.-The
legal origin of all Slavery. Being captured
Jumper says he has right to him under the terms
preferred by our Govcrnment-that Lewis is not a
raaGroy slave, such as taken from the Semi
noles and restored 10 their old masters, but a cap
fgred slave, fair 'spoils OF victory, and part of
the private property which he Jumperl is emit
tied, by the terms offered TO take with him to the
West Pacheco puts in his counter CLAIM the
conquest or stealing under which Re claims being
older than Jumpers-but IT is not the Oldest but
the newest capture that holds. Gen. Jesup de-
cldes that Lewis must 60 with Jumper-that, even
II he don't belong there he is too knowing negro
TO be left in Forids-and with Jumper he went.
Whereupon Pacheco sends in his little bill to Con-
eress for one negro lost or distracted damages
$1,000.
Mr. Speaker, MAINTAIN that II as part OF the
busine IS of this Government 90 be catching Pachc-
cos runaway negroes. | know that IN point OF
fact we did wage war ON purpose 10 give the Flor
ida Shareholders indemnity for the past and Sc
curity for the future in this matter of slave runa
ways, and that we caught them a lot al an expense
OF about 100000 per head. The fact that We
have done so large a business in this line does not
commit us To do more, but the reverse. call
halt The negro Lewis ceased to be Paohecos
property when he became Jumpers captive or
ally cur recapturc, even II unconditional, right
fully enurei to or benefit, not Pacheco's Cen
Jesup decided that this Lewis ought to 10 West
with the Indians, and presume he was right
Al all events, Lewis was now oar captive and
Pacheoo had no more night 10 him. at least So
long as we had another important use for him. ]
cant vote 20 pay Antonio the hrst red cent. Mr..
Speaker, move the Previous Question