Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-02-14

and slavery are, by the rules oi uio i9cso, coHl-
mtted. The gentleman refused TO Miorm us
but referred to his past acts anu raes' from
which we were to Judge OF his future COURSE
These were not satisfactory, hoWeVei ana we
refused to vote for him. My colIeagVe now in
ouires if | did not know that that same gentleman
was in favor of the provlso! ahsW,i' do not
know any such thing-how could gaow it,
He refused to declare his sentimentst Why did
he withhold them from the public! VERY man
is aware that he did so in order to oAaln votes
Crorn ,oeniers. who would not sasippgifn &c hio
oninions were known. While f}t 10 disposi-
ron tn defraud others. | had no deslreto be made
dupe myself therefore could nt vote for |
him. His public acts do not SHOW hin to be in
favor of the proviso. The Comnitte on Terri
tories selected by him. refused to npdt bill ex-
cludng slavery from California untl Premptorily
ordered by the House.
Mr.. Rockwell asked if the geltleman in
tended to say that the Committee onrerritorles
refused to report such bill
Mr.. GIDDINGS. will say theynsgt ciet to
report such bill. Probably that tom is more
appropriate than to say they ref'sedb report it.
The Committee on the District d Columbia,
during the late Congress, appeared have been
arranged in such a manner as studlsly to pro-
tect that infamous commerce in huna tesh now
carried on in this city. That comhtee had be-
fore them thousands of petitions ffoF the North,
praying the abolition of the slave tide. They
had witness ID the heartrending senes which
transpired on our principal avanue l4May, lS4S,
when the slave dealer, Hope ii. Slater, with his
mournful procession of iorty-tvo 5athars and
mothers and children marchel throu4 that court
street of oar city, on their way TO gives in the
far South. cannot say that the tin Speaker
= and the committees which he hadarmged. were
personally present and witnessed thu worse than
barbara IN specticle. But if they VIE not eye
witnesses Of That revolving scane,E ,Etky knew all
the facts and understood its true chaacter. Yet
; not all these considerations aldedbg The voice OF
northern philanthropy, enforced by hOusands Of
1 petitions could eXtor from these emmlttees a
report against the slave trade, or even reproo
10 of that traffic. In
- =, But it may be urged that the Speaker was ig
u norant of the views of the gentlemh whom h'
had placed on these committees lln he mistake
at the character of those whom he PLACED on com
of mittees which eXerted political in9uence No
re at all. The char cter of every anaslayery ma
le in this body was as well known as was that G
V, Who's or of Democrats No excuRof this kin
lis could possibly apply to him at he ssond session
e. when he again arranged those comhtteess. Ii
ig then knew the character of every member =
II Their sentiments were on record, 2d he couI
IT not have mistaken the views of any sne. Nea
e. " all of the same members were 4, second lin
nd placed on these committees and 4aslaye trat
en- was again upheld and protected hy'Ndm. ii
ITS petitions of the whole North y%sAlgan sl
e r; messed daSI, and slls1s ihsEe tRosa h conn
en Thosn STho nrmes were protected sdd those wi
,se perpetrated them were encourages Gy co'llln
i've tees placed there by Speaker elecpJ by par
aid with whom once felt proud to act
aid Now. sir. the same gentleman Nss at tins s.
lis sion again presented as candldaR, and r.
ity Sellers were asked to vote for hin-tO sanctl
the ARRANGEMENT of those COMMITTEES, and TO
her nrove the slave trade, with its lleaen-daring
iou,ies. We were called upon choose
t in tween him and the gentleman whcnow occup
nan the chair. God forbid thai shoud choose
Use, tween them. speak with prorl respect
no both those gentlemen they LOG upon IN
lon things in different light spea Of the CT
iect acter in which the slave trade meents Itself
the nv view. do not believe that member
pro- this floor, or a person in the whol country,
AVE for a moment believed that | cOuI be made
ded. vote for either of those gentIeme-that l &C
r of he constrained by any circumstanc 10 lend
i'm sanction Of my vote to any one Mo extends
nv official influence to maintain this Necrable C
sroN merce in human flesh. Yet onetng is cert
I Mr. the present Speaker can do no worse than
dis last he may do better.
for | regret sir, that my coleagueet 1t his
have to nress me into this explanation which |
d in desirous of avoiding, | now spek to the C
voted try The people of my district Understand
mir. matter. These things we're all ressed ag
as a me pending my last election. 40 appeal
wing then made to my constituents; was cha
party with refusing my support 10 tlls g'''ethail
# any Massachusetts. left the distra early in
ID on canvass and did not return unit ler the eleC
ed to The Hunker-Whigs and Embellishments
n if a ted for the purpose of defeating me- Blu
were constituents approved my course they sen
diGe- hack with majority of some thousands Wit
" ad- eypectaton that would main@nmy posit
iIep - Td them and to the country Stood pledg,
with yo,c for no man to the Office hi Speaker
,,e - lends his influence to support the slave trad
Iod to mir WINTHROP, Mr.. RodEwELL and
4 were ScugycK followed Mr.. GlDDIJGn opposit
Given the views he had expressed.l
d pub MIR Gll)DlNHo haIils 'sI' oo'It'o
their floor, sad that no geh'i8ll'an t'Eeueu ti'0
there ent discussion more than himself and the
o unite would bear nm witness !l,"t y "au p'e"
for o. into it. came here, said he, Intending
ton OF charge my autles Ill quio'i
,r;os - ncr but when ! saw myself asaed throu
on nv leading Taylor papers at the North lei
of the duty to say ie" woIu9 ~ ,lI.'',0n ~ -
oI,ton canse dared TO vote for such aman to th'
bounded OF Speaker as my Juu9"io". ~ NY oon' Gas
r. Aeu. dictated. In short, it has coqFlo this, tn
- -AS'- I'LL ,nba Ia ~ I'm
,,,o,ld vote for, and who shall vote NgaHSt. \
,hatever was sent mere 10 a'' I'oo .',o ,
,,o~atod alton or intention to look to- any man,
made by number Oh NEIL 'Vi aa.t W
an from date Tor Wlo'l s"Voiu e vs. n ~ w
resolu was previously or wv S','.u '0,'l, m
}, Rep from Massachusetts, lnl,, Nln"or.l
'' or h,0 order to avoid conflict with that gentle
" ~ But he, in reply, has seen q to refer
,.,;,,,tod the commencement OF the laS Congress,
-" haJ nm alude to further objections Which made
,otaJ and as a candidate for Speaker a that time
+ nearly gentleman having referred tony publlshe
,. ,J "I ,nas cation, with some warmth q feeling pro-
"uu ,rh;oh statement which then madeo be td'st
~ y nraas language is rather unusual iohis HALL
n.s pin mn used under very evident eXcilenent b
'i' nv duty ro reply to it dispasSOnately
c,,D,voo inc the Presidential campaignof 1884, Il
veen The Wing party denounced and eIecrated the
" I'en .ho .ho can war. None did this withnoro zeal
u " '''' sincerity than myself. Thegaeman fir
90 when sachusetts also denounced y suppo
lsylvana and olnet . Snt when ,he %Sson ,U G
,.,,o did fore us in 1916, that gontlsnna changed
'aguo ..s'o, tha T,o sition and voted for the war
,'TT'" ,odT VIZ MIR. WIN rHROP. DSehe gentle
'eu ,a,,,,o ,re that voted for the war
cIi,ers~e 1ot ;n Mr.. GIDDINGS. intendO say that
'au NO. h' ~ tleman did vote for the WARRIOR the bill
10 tle "i noa inc war 1t was this chaugeOf position
er I"' !, momentous question which Constituted @
haor' . ,ba, objections to him as Speakern ls47.
"try, .rsc bon. n. MIR. WINTHROP deny that ey
,be Whip ged my position.
'no 'o,o " |;s for Mr. GIDDINGS, This Constituted