The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-21
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From the Baltimore Sun and the Picayune we
condense the proceedings of the 18th and 18th.
Sena,e-In the Senate, bill to comp ansate the
American Colonization Society for COlOnizng and
supporting the recaptured slaves in the bark Pons,
was ordered to a third reading.
The bill to abolish the Slave Trade in the Dis
trict of Columbia oing taken up,
Mr. Winthrop spoke against laws of a stringent
character in relation TO free negroes. In some
States there were laws to take free negroes out of
American vessels and sell them for slaves.
Mr.. Butler replied to Mr.. Winthrop's remarks on
the subject of laws Of Southern Stltes ensaving
free Negro IS. He denied the exisnCe Of such laws,
There was municipal law in some of the South
ern States preventing free negroes from landing
and acting as inCendiares.
Mr.. Winthrop read a letter from Capt R0mletl,
Of Boston, replying to n statement made by Col.
Jefferson Davis in the Senate. Col, Davis stated
that there had been but few cases of free cOOred
| men imprisoned at the South, Capt iomlett SAYS
that there had been 1900 eases in NewOreans, 300
| in Savannah, SO in Charleston, and So in Cuba
| Mr. Berren said the statement was not true as
| to Savannah.
| Mr.. jefferson Davis declared that his own state
| ment YVES made on gooi information; and this
| statement of Can't. ROmletps YVES evidently false,
| and il degraded the Senator who produced it,
| Mr.. Winthrop said that he showed the letter the
| other day to the Senator in kind spirit. The
Senator did not then consider himself degraded by
reading and considering ana commenting ON the
Mr.. Davis did not eyI 2ct that the gentleman
| would produce it as testimony here
Mr.. Butler argued that Capt. Romlet's story was
| untrue on its face, as to Charleston. He could
have released the men.
| Mr.. Winthrop said that Capt RomIett was
| wrecked two days out. His colored mate and
cook fell in with an abandoned Charleston vessel
and carried him in safety TO 1, and for their pains
were taken out of the vessel and thrown into Jail
that he Capt L applied for their release and II
was refused He had lost his own vessel and could
not bring them away.
Mr. Butler would answer for it, that any one il
Charleston woud have taken out the mem and he
had no doubt they did, after their captain haC
abandoned them.
Mr.. Downs declared that the statements as Il
New Orleans were untrre. There were hundreds
| Of free COlOred bCltmen who were never disturbed
and owned their own boat.
| Mr.. Winthrop congratulated the Senator from
| Louisiana NJ IN gavaniziHg himself into fit o
oratory. He (Mr. W. shout not be de IRE from
exposing the abuse, under Southern stat g, b,
violence or insult, 10 which Senators might resOr
when the facts press too hard against them.
The Senate adjourned.
The Houe proceedings on he I'm. - Th
first business was the admission Of the Cali
| fOrna memheIs The yeas and nays were tlken
Yeas l09, nays so. Among the last are La Ser
| and MOrse-HamansOn not voting.
| Mr.. Boyd then Introduced Mr.. g. W. Wright an
Mr.. Edward Gilbert ss the represenatiyeAlters
California, and they were sworn in and took W.
seats. Pn'
The conduct Of M. En- ing, Secretary of AsSIL
iCrior.-Mr Brown Of Mississippi, concIulshf9eesSys
marks against the allowance Of nOmae aoce NO.
the claim Eel up by ths S f.g sggg , ~ v
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