The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-27

Of which threatened tha respectfully Of .the Union,
has been adopted by Congress. The House.
yesterday, promptly passed the bill abolshing
the slave trade in the District Of Columbia, by
the decisive vote Of ia to AZ. We view this
decided expression of opinion on the part OF
the House, as n new and most convincing cyi-
dence OF the improved tone--the good feeling
which now prevails, and which affords marked
contrast to the ihctious contention that marked
the action Of Congress less than month since
We rejoice in the passage Of the Stare trade bill,
belieriny II 10 be q most important step toUards
REFORM We hal il as an suspicious omen Of
The entire separation If the General Government
from all connection acth the institution Of slavery.
+. And yet in the very teeth Of this gross out
rage--of this deliberate exercise of a power, the
very assertion Of which has hitherto regarded
rs an insult 10 Southern men--we are told tri-
umphantly that this is the only way to heal the
bleeding wounds Of this distracted country
The only parallel treatment to the plan adopted
towards the South, was that Of Seneca-whcn
stretched in his warm bath, he opened every
vein while peacefully, and without " agitation
strength and life cbbed almost iinpcrceptibly
away
To those who solemnly have declared that
though opposedto the agitation" they too would
counsel resistance when the abolition of slavery
in this District was effectcd--we point out the
record, and claim their co-operation--.tor the
thing has been dos.e-there is the evidence on the
statute book, that Congress will smancipate the
slaves brought hther for purposes of sale.
What was the real purpose of that bill Was
it only to abolish the slave pens as grave
Senators chose to designate them! aud to save
the eyes of Northern strangers from such spec
tacles as offended their fastidious eyesght ?
Why that pretext is too shallow to humbug any
one here, since the pictures drawn were merely
imaginary, not one visitor out of five hundred
ever seeing either the "pens" or their occupants
unless he desired to purchase slaves, and
sought them
During a sojourn here of nine months, the
writer of this never has seen anything OF, nor
heard anything connected with these marts, ex-
cept in that Abolition Convertible, the Congress
of the United States. No, that was but the
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jurisdiction over the subject by Congress-here-
after to be exercised ON wider theatre than the
few miles square embraced in this District--and
the willing majority, composed Of Northern
wings Dcinoci"ss' anu Aoo'islohists--tne greal
Coalition--eagerly bolted the bait rendered by
the hands of HENRY CLAY.
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