The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-15

especially cook and slewardane black man olher
mulao beon ling 10 and native Of Boston, by the
OF Dunlap. On my arrival both cook and steward wer
taken Immediately 10 prison, and were kept there while
was there, and how mnch longer do not knowj nor DO
know whether they We're sold Tor their expenses or not
went 10 the prison. and there many other cooks an
stewards Of ships then in port apd tried to get mine re
ships would all in in distress il 1t allowed 10
these ogo lo'e on the ground Of their being brought in
81 presume lis, nearly long the longest abolition pc
titon could be made out oinam Of tree coloed whs
have been taken out Of shps In Chaeston. Mobile
New Orleans Tor only being black and greatly the detr
ment OF he officers and OF those ships. The
world
why can they not make law make them stay OF
board when in portl We would suffer slaves com,
on board TO work We get plenty OF white nov
az all times, and they allowed 10 do twice the work ta
slaves VII, aud u Is much more profitable To the ship
then should not be forced take many Tor
eigoers IN our cabins stewards and also cooks only be
twill hnishuow have answered Mr. Davis; and hope
~ "cHAkLEs A RaNTLE!Tr,
| an. . > :, "a shp.maser OF Boston,
think there is enough sir, in this one letter. if it be
accurate TO justify the word abuse, which used in
gard to the execution of these arbitrary laws in the
southern porls But have somewhere memorandum
MhcN MAS sent me some years ago, when made re-
port on this subject in The other House, from which
would seem that abuses were even serious than
this letter would represent them be II is memoran.
DUN Tor the correctness Of which will not vouch, and
which hope is as exravagant certainly to be
on its face But from this would seem that the nun Der
Of colored seamen imprisoned in New Orleans during
single year was twelve hundred, in Charleston five hun.
dred, IN Savannah three hundred and in Alabama five
hundred.
/ This estimate made by person who then kept
the coored sailors home in the city Of New York, and
who seemed TO have more information in regard to this
question OF colored seanen than anybody else the
time think that if such an estimate has any approach
to accuracy, the senator from South Carolina will not call
me 10 task for having used the word abuse in connexon
Mr.. BERRlEN If the senator will allow me am
glad 70 hear that the senator did not youch for the
truth OF the statement ~ regard TO Savannah and in my
place here affirm it to be untrue.
Mr. WINTHROP. | am very glad to hear il. The
statement may be ever so greatly exaggerated; but, if
there one person in the country who believes 1t to be
true, furnishes an ample reason for desiring that the
facts OF the should be properly investigated But
as the senator from North Carolina, GMr BADGER, ]
cate, eloquenty said yesterday another subject
not question OF numbers, but OF principle Our obec
tons TO these laws do not depend the numbers i'm
prisoned enslaved under them, but the principle
rather on the violation Of all principle which they involve
Sir there be but one man seized on board ship where
ne Is rghtfuy employed, and cast into prison. and
dered liable 10 he sold slave the law justly OBJ
noMous to the feelings OF every freeman in the country
as if there five hundred or five thousand.
will notice single other point in the remarks OF the
senator from South Carolina before leave the subject
He seems 10 think that there part OF the country
where tree negroes have been recognised citizens
Now, sir, whether this be or not is no part of The
and the question s, IN what part OF the constitution OF
the United States do you find any discrimination between
different classes OF freemen The question, as have
said before, often asked here where there any power
in the constitution TO discriminate between different
classes oil property and ask the question in returu
where The power in the constitution 10 discriminate be-
tween different classes OF free persons Why, sir this
very question has, at least been argued before
southern tribunal And will refer the senator from
The very principle at issue. II is the OF the State
Us. Manuel, in Deyeeaux and Battles North Carolina
Reports IL was decided by one OF the most eminent
men OF North Carolina, well known, while he lived,
10 many OF the senators present. and whose memory is
still esteemed and honored in all parts OF the country.
mean the late Judge Castor Here is his opinion on
this subject and, as II - southern opinion, shall
quire no apology for citing il at some length. He says
1t was insisted however, in argumen, by the Attorney
General that II was unnecessary enter into the exanna
on OF these constitutional prohibitions, for that the defend
ant set right and claim benefit from then he
cause hs Is citizen Of North Carolina The posi- ions
Of the Atsey General first, that these provisions
being contained In the fundamental law by wht the peo
pie OF North Carolina heretofore colony and dependency
Of Great britain rising IN revolt against the expressions OF
sovereign and independent State all the securities provided
ali he nhibitons wrong were designed exc.ivey
for the benefit OF those who constituent members OF
corporation political body should thereafter become
members thereof and secondly, that persons OF color
whether born free eInancpaied from slavery, moi
originally memb,rs OF that political body. and since
ha been Incorporated mtot We do not yield
either Of these positions in the extent which they have
been asserted"
"I is necessary examine very particularly the
gument upon the second position, which in IT. cJufs.
sumed on both sides very much the chaacie OF political
discussion. According laws Of this Saie all human
beings within h VITO not slaves sll within oi two
ella SIS Whatever distinctions may have existed IA the
Roman law between citizens and free inhabitants they
unknown TO our institutions. Before revolution all
persons born within the doniDions Of the King OF
Great Britain, whatever their color complexion,
native born British sabects IA e born out oi his aeg
aliens Sav, ~ did exis. in England, but IL
did exist In ,e Brth slaves were not ia legal
parlsBcc, persons but properly The moment he inca.
pscity disqualification o slavery moved they be-
persons, and then either British subjects
BRITISH subjects, accordingly as they were were
born within the allegiance o the British King Upon the
revolution ohef Change took place in the law OF North
Carolina than consequent upon the transition from
Jlony dependent European King TO fee and
reign State slaves remaiued slaves British subjects in
North Carolina became North Carolina freencn Foreign
unli made members OF the State continued aliens
slaves here became Gecmen, and tne frt, IL
born within Moth Carolina cizsns OF North Carolna
and all irce persons born within the State arc born citizens
Of the State.
"a lew only OF the prn ,ipn objections which have been
urged s view Of What consider The legal doc
trnc viii be- noticed. IL has been said that by
tuition OF the United Sascs the power naturalization has
conferred exclusively upon Congress- ana therefore
be competent FOR any State by It's municipal Tcgu
atious make citizen. Bot what is naturalization IL
the removal Of the tmcapdeiry Of siapug The latter
depends wholly upon the internal regulations OF the State
the oflnet belongs To the OF the United Sta
| u wonh bo a dangerous mistake TO conlon1d them.
has been taid that beo revolution free persons
OF color did not exercise The night OF voting for members o
the colonial e salue. How this have been would
be dicuIt this IL is certain, how
eve that very lew aSy, could have csined the right oi
sage, for reason oi very different character from he
onu supposed The principle Of feehcld sufse seems