The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-03

Thompson" shall receive the support and
countenance Of the whole body of the young
men of this commonwealth. now represented in
this convention" The secretary was instructed
TO forward copy of these resolutions to Mr..
Thompson. William Lloyd Garrison seems to
have taken part with Mr.. George t. Davis, in
this convention. In the next year of this
strange, eventful hstory--for must follow II
step by step---in 1889, October 23d, meeting
was held Of the Franklin county anti.slayery
society; Elijah Alvord was chosen president,
and George +. Davis one of the vice presidents;
and in the afternoon, the president being alb
sent, this George I. Davis presided. Hew also
a member of the business committee, and one OF
the resolutions adopted and reported by that
committee was as follows. II goes rather
strong as gentlemen will observe:
Resolued, That Abolitionists ought to with
draw all Chris ian fellowship with shareholders"
Laughter
That is denunciation of coalitions Still ii
is denunciation co.. fined to matters ecclesias-
tical. The gentleman's practice shows that he
had not then arrived at that sublime height of
wisdom whence one may look down with con-
tempt on political coalitions. for down to yes
terday he was, though jealous, thorough GO
ing, consistent Abolitonist engaged in a very
close and confidential coalition with politicians
who hold in common with him no one of the
sentiments quoted from his various resolutions,
as will by AMI by show, If indeed it is worth
the while to follow the matter 80 far.
IL was also, on motion Of Mr.. Boies,
Res0Iped, That we will vote for no man for
Congress, who is not in favor Of the immediate
abolition OF slavery in the District of Columbia,
Of the internal slave trade, and opposed to the
admission of any new slave State"
In the year IS40 my colleague from the sixth
district was member Of the Senate of Massa-
chusetts, and he was chairman of the special
committee of the Senate of Massachusetts which
reported those famous resolves, circulated over
all the country, and so often quoted as showing
the opinions Of the Wings Of Massachusetts,
upon the subject Of slavery. My colleague, as
chairman Of that committee, made an able report,
introducing the resolutions which were then
adopted.
The resolutions were rs follows:
Whereas domestic slavery exists in the Dis
trict of Columbia, under the express authority
of Congress, &c.
RESOLVED, That Congress ought to exercise
its acknowledged power, in the immediate sup
preston of slavery and the slave trade in the
District of Columbia.
Sand whereas, by the Constitution of the
United States, Congress has power to regulate
commerce with foreign nation and between the
several States of the Union, in the exercise of
which power Congress in the year 1908 abol.
ished the foreign slave trade and whereas, a
domestic slave trade, as unjustifable in principle
as the African slave trade and scarcely less cruel
and inhuman in practice, is now carried on be-
tween the several States: Therefore,
6 Resolped, That the domestic slave trade
ought to be abolished by Congress, without de-
lay.
!" Resolpsd, That no new State ought to be
admitted into the Union, whose constitution
shall tolerate domestic slavery.
"Resolped, That our senators in Congress be
instructed, and our representatives requested, to
use their utmost efforts to give effect 10 the FORE
going resolves"
And the governor was directetf to send the
resolutions to senators, &c.
The report with which the resolutions were
introduced, was signed by Mr.. Davis, and J.
therefore conclude, was written by him, for
take it he is not in the habit of signing reports
which he does not write.
In the same year, 1910, bill was introduced
into the senate of Massachusetts, making a
change in what is sometimes called the black
code, the, Legislation regulating the rights Of
negroes. That change was a repeal of the pre-
existing law, which forbade the intermarriage Of
whites With mulattoes and negroes. And that
reform was brought about by the instrumentalty
of my colleague from the SIKH district, laugh
ter, as he was chairman Of the committee thai
reported the bill providing for the change That
bill became law; and think do no more
than justice 10 the eloquence aud talents of my
learned and able colleague, when say, that in
all human probability the young white men Of
Massachusetts would have been denied the priyi-
leges Of connecting themselves with mulattoes
and blacks, Gn that interesting relation which
the gentleman from the sixth district has opened
10 them) down 10 this day, If il had not been
tor the dsinterested exertions Of my colleague
from the sixth district, [Great laughter.
On the 9th day Of October, 1888, meeting
Of the Antislavery Society Of Fran&n county
was held. and George T.. Davis was reelected
treasurer of that society. IL there was corrup
ton at that time, the fund was in his keeping,
and he may therefore have had better opportu-
mites of understanding this question of corrur-
ton than most OF his colleagues, who have not
had the fortune TO be treasurers Of abolition So
cieties. Mr.. George T. Davis was reelected
treasurer Of the Anti slavery Society of Franklin
county and among the resolutions passed, are
some which contain some rather severe remarks
upon the Honorable Daniel Webster, whose DO.
siton then was not so far from that Of this treas
urer Of the Abolitonists as il has been since !;
as Il is now, when the treasurer thinks proper to
form a coalition with him.
Now, down 10 1910, have traced this histo-
ry. Down to 1850, has no change come over
the spirit Of the dream of INV colleague from the
sixth district! No, sir! Judging from all pub.
Tic manifestations, | was lead TO suppose that
the sentiments Of my colleague from the sixth
district remained down TO yesterday, just the
same as represented in the series Of solutions
have just read. II there be any public address,
in any public meeting In Massachusetts, avow-
ing change Of sentiment, have not seen Il, or
read It, or heard Of it. N there is any commun-
ication in any newspaper, magazine, or else.
where; IL there be any communication 10 the
people OF Massachusetts,, who elected the honor
able member, informing them that he did not en-
terrain, when he was last elected, the same sem
timents entertained previously by him-ffom
1885 down. have never heard rumor Of
them. There may be such this part Of the
State is somewhat distant from my home, and |
do not pretend Ia road N that cou,ea mt In fhc