The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-01-22
XXXIst CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. IS.

would adopt some steps TO remove all those
free colorcd people in the United States who
are willing TO go to Afiica, and that provision
be made for their support for one year after
their a rival there Also,a petition from Rhode
Island, signed By every member of the State
Senate, most Of the members Of the House,
cx-Govcrnors, cN.Senaors, ex members of
Legislature, by many of the litcrati of the
state, by many heads of colleges, and by IA
great body of the citizens, in private life.
They represent that the only ellectual rem.
edy for suppression of the African slave
trade, Is, the encouragement Of establishing
colonies all along The Coast Of Africa. The
colonies now thcia, within their limits, have
wholly suppressed the trade, aud they occu.
by one.third of the Coast. The petitioners
ask that line of steamers or Of packet YES
sells, be established, 10 rly betwcen the Uni
ted States and Coas, Of Africa
Mr. Clay said the petitions had suggested
to him the importance of the subject. He
ate by the State Department, in which il APP
pears that the importation Of slaves into Bra
I'll, Cuba, and other Southern countries has
increas cd immensely. This trade is mainly
Carried on by American vessels ninety three
American vessels cleared within one year
from por's in Brazil for the coast OF Africa.
1t had been recommended, as a means Of
breaking up this proceeding that the United
States shall refuse to grant sea letters or 9TH
or documents allowing vessels to sail from
any of these ports TO the Copst of Africa, for
there is no trade to carry them there except
IL .,,e 'rele. All agree that the squad
.,..,..o., t.o Coast of Africa has been a fail.
.,,,. -, Tar :. s,opping the slave trade. At
all events. /, is asce1tained that GOOD results
are not equivalent to the great cost. and sac
ri6co of health and life, in keeping up
squadron. The Uniled States keep up "A
sdnadron on the Coast of Africa, under the
Sth article of the treaty of Washington, a.
mounting to force of eighty Guns, and also
n snua1rou on the Coast of Brazil This
suua1rou costs Lalf.a-r,ilion annually. be-
sides preat sacrifice of life and health. lie
tAouuht that if these suualrons as they did
not ureycat thi, trade. were Withdrawn
there would not h, such a sacrifice of Af,i.
can lives. Tie thought that there wa, no eff
tcctual remedy to SUPPRESS the slave trade
but by the occunation of The whole coast by
Colonies and Tins stou the trade Mt home
and on its threshold by the treaty of Wash
inqton.
The United States were only OBLIGED to
keen sunalron on the Coast Of Brazil ior
five wears, Those five wear, have long since
expired. 1t was question of financial e.
economy whether this squadron should be kent
mn at snrh exnense ami the Ives Of gallant
seamen be eopardzed and sacrificed. when
no GOOD fruits could follow. There wa, no
nroicct Of The aye ,oual to that Of TRANSPORT.
.
Aiiica IN, neon,e of color What WINS 10
become of then, here in this city. under the
eve ot CONGRESS- Thar number la, been
doubled during the last ten wears. MANY
states Of the Union have already alonte1
LEGISLATION for their exclusion. and nroiib;.
lions against them have been adopted in sew
eral state constitutions.
What in the name of humanity is TO Le.
come of them here? Nothing can be done
for ,bei- relief. excspt to TRANSPORT them to
the Nome OF their ancestors IL will benefit
the whites at tie North. the saves at the
South. snd great, improve he condition of
tie tocr creature. themselves, for if they
remain here. ,bey mus, continue 10 bs n de-.
Graded race No ope-ro section or state
Of country eau be injured by their COLOMBIA.
non on the Coast Of A.ti.a.
Vel, II VIC could Gully rive up the preiu.
di, es and tie uulsr,, causes Of agitation,
VII CHI have so long disturbed us-if the peo
PIE Of the North would ouiv permit the peo-
n. Of tt. sou,n to consult and manage heir
own afai> TO- tLeu..ch.s-1 t..y would
o,k ron,iL,r ,hst il slavery [, an evil il il
cor ened ou!, 70 lie pccl.le of the South-if
they would ion ~r6 L, u TIE grand plan,
a, d sid u, IN th.- oui, reertual means to
benefit tie flee nesroes.-haw much peace
aud Laimonv wou.d re.ut therefrom! lie
moved. and the memorial was referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Hale said that he had petition. sign
ed by over three hundred citizens of Mont
gomery county, Pennsylvania. 1t was not
signed by any e1 Governors, or ex-members
OF Congress. None of the litera,i was a,
monc them. IIo was told. however, by a
Senator from Pennsylvania, that one Of the
sieners was brother Of man who was once
candidate for Governor. daughter The
petitioners pray for the immediate repeal of
the act Of Sept. IS. 1850. for the recapture
Of fugitive slaves lie would have presented
the petition, and let it take that sleep which
all such petitions are doomed to take. with
ont remark, had not Senator from Penn
sylvania, few days ago, set the example,
by stating his opinion of a petition. | be-
lieve rsaid Mr. Hale that Congress ought
10 modify that law most essentially be-
lieve that law is n reproach on the civiliza>
ton of the age, and perfect parody on the
Constitution.
Mr. Foote. call the Senator to order
1t is not in order thus 10 characterize the
LEGISLATION of the couutry.
Mr.. Rusk said he had another point Of or
der, and that was tina, it was not in order to
discuss petitions, and thus consume all the
morning hour.
The Chair said that Mr.. Hale hal right