The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-09-25

% leave any Pars of this bin. 10
accomplish The great object Of paliing an
end 10 The o5ious and sbh0Ereni traffic which
has 80 long broagh, reprosch upon The
American capital. in case his own scheme
should be voted down by The people.
Bot. SIR. 10 there noa something more
IN This proposition. which 10 contrary 10
all the views which have ever bern en-
ierisined in regard ia such measure. ifif
should 81 sny time be passed and carried
ihroDghl This amendment provides Tor
The immediate emancipation Of all The
slaves IN this District. Fathers. mothers.
ehildren OF tender age. The infrm. The help
less, The desiilnie. are all 70 be Instantly
thrown upon their own resources. on lie
declaration Of a vote 10 thai effect by The
people Of The Disiriri. And has The ho-
norahle Senator made me slightest provis-
ion for their eondnion after they are emsn-
cipairdl What rs tn heroine Of themf
They are 10 be taken away from their
masters. The masters are 10 some extent
20 be paid for them. Provision is 10 be
made by The Secretary Of The Interior for
compromising The proprieiors Tor any dam
ages which may result 10 them from taxi
ing away their slaves. TO The aggregate
amount Of two hundred Thousand dollars.
But what is to- become OF these poor peo-
pie themselves. Emancipaied instantly.
without. any apprentice system like thai
adopted by the British Parliament when
slavery was abolished in The West Indies.
without any appropriation or provision of
any sort for their suppofi or relief, what
is 10 be their immediate condition! ls
there MOI great danger, too, Mr.. President.
that. owing 10 the iaadeqna, snm whiehis
proposed for the compensation Of the mas
ters, and the uiieI absence Of any provis-
ion by which the damages may be ascer-
tanned. The great mass OF these slaves.
should this proposition be adop'ed, would
be sold of for Southern markets before
The day Of emancipation would arrive,
and that this great measure Of humanity
would thus result IN nothing but increased
wretehedness aud prolonged captivity TO
all concerned!
Sir, cannot bur regard this as very
crude and hasiy proposition, IN The first
place. And ! cannot bat regard Il, 10 the
next place, as a most unreasonable and
nnianeiy proposition. deeply regret
that il has been brought forward in con.
neciion with this hill-mder The present
circumstances OF the couniry-al mos
menl when the public mind is so greatly
sgiiaied on qaeslinns Of this sort, and al
ipoment, moreover. when we are enieae
voring 10 accomplish another object which
is perhaps in our reach. aEl which has
been so earnestly desired by an who have
the interests Of humanity al heart. When
the abolition OF these accnrsed depois for
carrying on the slave trade in HE District
Of Columbia seem just within our grasp.
! nrusl repeat. sir. that ! do most deeply
deplore that The honorable Senator from
New York should embarrass and perhaps
defeat our action, by proposition so in
discreet, so i'll digesied, and SO implaclica-
BILE every way as that which lie has of
fercd.
Mr.. BADGER. Mr.. President, desire to
say very few words on this subject, and
principally in reference 10 the remarks
made by the honorable Senator from Mas
sacfuse,ts who has Just salsen his seat.
The honorable Senator nrust allow me
to say that he is the luckiest man have
ever known 10 have seat in this bndy.
He comes here to day without the least
expectation Of the Senator from New
York proposing for The consideration Of
the Senate The amendment which we have
now before u, and Nv the most singular
aud lucky chance in The world lie just
happens to have in his desk paper OF
authorities bearing very much the ap
pearance Of having been selected and ar
ranged for production upon precisely such
an OF casion as this.
Mr.. WINTHROP. The honorable Sena-
tor. | am sure. does not mean TO call my
word in question in regard to what ! said
as TO being entirely ignorant Of The inten~
lion of the Senator from New York to
offer this amendment.
MIR. BGpuEa, (in his seal. Not at all
by no means wla,eser--ihe furlhcsl
thing from my thoughts.
Mr.. WINTHROP. lie viii, moreover.
certainly admit that the bill TO which this
amendment is offered il bill which in
wolves the whole question. had in my
drawer some days ago when this bill is
under consideration many papers relating
to il, and SD happens that the paper
which contained the authorities which l
cited was prepared when ! was member
of the Hausc Of Representatives as hong
ago as 1871.
Mr.. BADGER. The observation made
by the Senator from Mass;r hlseils al.
fords confirmation strong as proofs from
holy writ. il such confirmation were ue-
cessary, Of what I said. The Senator
from Massachusetts is the lnckIest man in
the world. certainly the lurkiest | ever
heard of. for il turns OIL that he had not
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