The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-23

tlemen upon his side of the House did not more
generally vote for the resolution introduced by
the gentleman from New York, this day week
and he was much surprised that gentlemen on
tho other side of the House, perhaps unwarily,
gave their votes for its adoption. He did not
think that the course of either party upon the
pending proposition would be- the same as that
pursued last Tuesday He did not believe that
gentlemen on the other side would be willing
to vote for the proposition of the gentleman
from New York, or that the gentleman from
New York himself would be willing to vote for
1t, were it now before the House in the shape
in which it was originally introduced. He
MIR. M J would not vote for the resolution as
it now was, without amendment He believed
its effect would be rather to bolster up than
overcome the protective policy He gave his
views on the present tariff, contendng that the
abolition of duties on raw materials, without q
corresponding reduction on manufactured fab
| rics would be the same as paying a bounty out
OF tho Treasury to manufacturers, to enable
them to sustain themselves against foreign
competition.
Mr. Gddings said that it had been well re-
marked by Wing papers, that the propects of
protection wore growing more aud more dim
The tendency Of tho whole world was opposed
to protective tariff, and il was vain for the
Wings, now gong out of power, TO struggle
against it. TO the Democrats belonged the
responsibility OF graduating tho tariff and Of
maintaining it. and the people Of the country
would hold them responsible for proper dis
charge Of the duty incumbent upon them.
He would say to his Wing friends, land they
would permit him to call them such, that there
was but one kind Of protection where the pro
hibitory principle was carried out, and that
VIVA in the slave trade. The slave grower of
Maryland, Kentucky, and Virginia, enioyod
perfect protection BY their laws, it was made
death to import slaves from abroad, while thor
transportation was authorized from Virginia
and Maryland to the South. The slave grower
in Maryland had all the protection the Gov
crnmcnt could give while the manufacturer Of
tho North had no protection, and he did not
see much disposition to give him protection
He could generally take care Of himself. Iii.
| Wing friends now came forward and said that
they desired to protect the Northern laborer
but while they maintained "A commerce in hu
man flesh, tho people would pronounce them
political hypocrites, They said that they de-
sired to protect the Northern laborer, but while
they made merchandise of flesh, did they think
the people would regard them sincere Would
they not stamp them rs Inconsistent; would
they not regard them AZ uncandidi He this
morning road in a Wing newspaper, having q
large circulation, that female, mother, when
she saw her four children sold by her master
to on unteeling dealer in human flesh, actuated
10y feelings TO which no language could give
uttorancc, murdered her own offspring rather
than see them transferred to brutal man, and
that the laws of the State assigned her to the
gallows. While they steeled their hearts
against humanity, and maintained q traffic
which struck such horror and agony to tho ie
male heart, they could have no feeling for Ia
borers or any other class lie stood here +,
say that men who proiessed 10 sympathze witt
their fellow-men, and yet maintained this com
MERGE in human flesh, did not speak truly wher
they sympathized 10 much with Northern la
borers.
MIR. G. then spoke generally in reference :,
slavery, and remarked that he desired TO sa,
TO tho Committee and to the country, that tn,
Free Democracy held their position that til,
late election had demonstrated that their cans
was onward To justify this, he referred t.
the election of Col Benton and Gcrrit Smith
and predicted that Frederick Douglass woul,
hold scat in some future Congress ~ Rey
resentatve of the American people. lie eulC
gised Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author
ess of Uncle Toms Cabin" and referred I
the fact that her book had been dramatized-
thus Substituting the theatre, that school Of vic
TO tho cause OF truth. In conclusion, he On,
HIS views in reference to tho annexation
Cuba
Mr.. Houston then obtained the floor, bu
yielded to
MIR. Stanly, who said that there was on
subject Of the Presidents message which he dit
not see advcrted to in the resolutions VI refer
ence now pending. The last session of Con
gress made an appropriation for the establish
mont of lunatic asylum in this District, and
it was matter Of somo Importance to Con
grossmen and others Laughter.
Mr.. Houston said that he had not mention
cd that branch of the message in the resolu-
tons there being now ample provision by law
by which lunatics might be provided for here
or conveyed to Baltimore, 10 be provided for
| there.
The Committee then rose, and the House ad-
journcd.
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