The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-10-12
Abolition Of Slavery in tho District Of
Columbia,


Abolition of Slavery in tho District o
Columbia.
W. have always believed that the aho
ltiion Of slavery IN THIS District was IN
tended only to prepare Tor The abolition
of slavery therein, not only by the profess
ed Aholitioulsts, but by The covert ones
alvo. The correctness OF this opinion Is
so thoroughly confirmed by the position as
spmed by Wv Dayton o' View jersey, IN
the debate ct tuesday IA the SENATE, that
Ne rcpuhlish IT, ~ NE nope "' iis opening
The eyes OF gu not "iiliulIN hiino.-HoWh'
Cra ~.
VIZ. SE~ 'nr. Mr.. President - It N
order now to move to strike out the hIll
and insert anph'cr one
HE PRrsffnNr. tcr'n'uiy' SIR =,
VIZ SrNtne make ~ noha".
propose to strike out all alter the enaehng
clause, hnu insert
sat. !. slavery snail forever cease
within the District OF 'oltnn'ia, ara NJ
persons held IN bondage therein shall he
free. HE Secretary OF the INTERIOR sha'
AUDIT and pay I" all persons holding sia'es
wthin ih' District At the 'f'ie 'hat TINS nc,
takes effect such damagcs as 'hcN shal'
suffer, by the passage thereof ana me
sum OF two hundred Thousand dollars Is
hereby appropriated TO carry this act INTO
execution, nut oi any money ~ the 't'as'
ur' not "'h'rNiSe appr"ria''n'
81. M eleci'o, sh"'i De h''n w
the bisincl oi '"in'n'"' 10 ASeer'h,n
whether 'll% hll - IMPROVE" ~ 'h' lo''pv
thereof hose WHO approve 'h' ae' sh"h
express ther appreciation hy hl"' con
tanning the words inr emancipation III 'n
District ihcse VINO are oppose" s,'"'.
Vote hN hall"' containing 'ne ""tus, "s''"S'
emancipation IN The pis'Ilc'. Nu WILSON'S
,rh'lrd To- vote Tor any mun'''p'l "'ncer ~
the District. and MI citizens ol the n''ed
states residing Wi'hh 'he ,,7'''c' l",'"".
uen'lN, shali h' ueein'u 1'a'H'o w WY -,
such election ouch el'cU"h s''all We heio
within six months from The passage OF ''''s
act and ON luhhr notice OF h"i less u,''',
three months Z" be gwen ny 'he .'"rS''"'
"l the his'fict u m'l"rfy o, 'ii' '"''s
gwen III snrh erection sna'' ne ~ "a W VI
Tins aei. u sn"l 90 mo o"',' ,',''''''"'.H
u hi'J"'nN ." '"' ','s S"''' ~
the SAINT 'hs Ae' si"" '' N''''' anu ~
elect.
Nr. DAYTON. Nr President, the Sea'
ate. | hope viii indulge me IN IA word or
two ia reference 10 this amendment. as It
is 10Y purpose to vote against H. | do not
mcau az III to refer 20 the motives "i the
senator who has brought It forward. do
not pfcteud To doubt that j. was done m
the belief that he WIS iaulN disehatg'ng ms
duty ! desire only 10 say WORT or TWO
n relation to the suhlectmatler OF the
amendment itself n proposes me abof"'on
I NJ d0rfry az hr Ni"r'T ~ fofH"' "a.
am net rrfpdrcd 10 rofe Tor Pr"PoSai""
Of mr. Lind al MS moHem' amt nHd'r ff'
t.'7e 'HcH""6n'f'. ne i'"h''c '''n' va, 'i'''
not been cail'h 10 Ui's lu'S"",. '"D'',
srhtihnhi mas nor i"'h 'ei' ne "'''"
even "i the 'nh"'a'an's ' we ,''S','''' ,,s'
not been pt"hta upon ,l' su'J''' "
senate sthn'ilie h'i', NH"'u' F''"''t,''"E =
tHhes ihc INITIATIVE ~ W." pro-
opening ne" sore AZ VIZ, , "n' ''''>' VI
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unht matter u sh'"'" c"''o ''''".' ~
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acteo upon ~ "'S
consideration ana NOV III '"'H ''''' ""' ""
remroit",'o way '",'up' '"' ~ Wv,
sh' maj 'ne "l"i"'"" VI '''S ~, 80,
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