Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-12-31

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stood Tor twelve years, and defined in the rcsoluio
! OF the National Convention. They adopted III
uocttino that the Coniedcrncy is formed of ind
pendent states; that Slavery is Il local and munic
pal institution, with which Congress has nothing
b. do. But his colleague had sand this Government
guiticr opprcssor than Austria. IL 1t were M
jf the gentlemnns intelligence, as known, not Onl
in New York, but throughout the country--if /
were not an enlightened philnnthropist and schola
he Mr. Dean should he inclined to imputc to hii
ignorance. If he had known the systcm whic
prevails IN Austria he never would have said an,
thing Of that kind There the will Of one man
law. The Emperor destroyed the Constitutio
which the people compelled him to give them fou
years ago. No four men can there stand togethc
without being arrested and thrown into prison
His colleague could not but know that women q
rank anu education were now pining in the dur
gcons OF Austria, merely for political offences
/ Nlr. Dean read from a proclamation Of IInynau's
/ VINO ordered ,hc execution of every Hungarian VIII
dared to set up Republican Government withou
distinction OF age or sex. This proclamation pre-
cecdcd from tie Austrian Government We hav
only to look to Austria to-day to SEQ more Of he
tynnny. While tho war between Russia ant
Turkey is progressing the latter striving for exist
encc, Austria refuses 10 let tic telegraph Jo used
to communicate intelligence Of Turkeys victories
No publication can be made there except in favor
Of the Government lie now wished to call atten.
ton TO the reasons which influenced him in sub.
mittlng the Ingraham resolution. Il vas not for
the purpose Of gorifying Can't Ingiaham, or he.
st9"!ag praise or blame On the Administration, but
simply to do an act Of Justice to a man. Who
thousands Of miles from home, boldly proclaimed
Ih9 pTinclrlc that man may oXpatriatc himself
and live where he plcascs on the caith. Ii is Ia
snow that the rights of Americans arc worth hay.
ing ana Americans travelling Wherever enterprise
leads them, shall be defended by our own flag.
Congress voted a sword to Scott TAYLOR and Others
and he knew Of no moro appropriate testimonial to
insraham than that now proposed If any argu.
mcnt IN FAVOR OF this were needed he would refer
to tho wOrid-rcnOwhcd correspondence between
Secretary Marcy and Mr.. lIuseman. God made n
man before he made him n citizen, aud one onlN
has TO appeal TO the law to Justify CAPTAIN Irrra
ham. lie hoped when the resolution comes before
the House It will be passed unanimously, that il
may go forth TO the world, an American Congress
sustalns an American officer and Il man in defense
OF American rights and American citizens.
MIR. GlDDlNGS. Aud now Mr. Chairman /
have but ono word in reply to the member who has
Just taken his scat before proceed to some other
remarks, which had intended for a future occasion
when the gontIcmla here represents that this Con-
leicracy was COnicdcracy Of States and that this
body pOsscsse. no jurisdiction which has not been
specifically delegated to it, he and ! agree. 1t is
'hc State-kight doctrine, in behalf of which, for
seventeen years, have contcndcd; and when he
says that this body has no right TO interfere with
slavery he and ! stand together, where We both
stood IN Iso. Laughter. Now desire, in this
pace, before tie country To meet the imputation
when he has thrown out here, that his colleague,
M SMITH, anl those who associate with his
colleague, have called upon this Government to
Interfere with slavery. Our position is directly
and unquali:cdy the opposite Of that doctrine
@ have beoa claiming that this Government should
wash ITS hints of slavery; that it should purify
ltsei from It's contaminatiOns, and leave it with the
states where the Constitution left it. We demand
that 1t shall cease to interfere with it.
=, And now in justice to that gentleman Mr..
DEAN and IN order that he may set himself right
call upon him to stand up here and tell this com
mittec OF an instance in which any man here--I
m9ln OF the Free DcmOcracy-has called upcn this
Government to interfere with slavery lie has rep
resented us as doing that, and call upon him now
to back his imputation, to meet Il like man. before
th's body, and before the nation; or else shrink
from his position aud dodge il. And now, sir,
await the chivalry Of that gentleman.
Cries Of go on ~ Go on"
Mr.. GlDDlNGS, (rcsuming) No, sir; say to
that gentleman, and to this House. that the day has
arrived when We have the public ear, and the people
ot this nation are no longer to be deceived aud mis-
lei. a hundred and fifty presses will bear to the
whole North this exposure oths misr-prc scntatiou
that we are trying to interfere with slavery in the
states, or where it constitutionally exists When
lhat gentleman, upon this floor deliberately votes
to silence all agitation of this subject, and main
tain5 commerce in the bodies Of women in this
District, refuses to repeal our own laws by which
when he uphOlds the commerce by which the bodies
ol women are sold here to supply the hells" Of
New Orleans; when that gentleman, with such
quit and crime resting upon him, SAYS that Con.
grcss has nothing to do with slavery; that the
Government which authorizes this eXecrahlc COM
merce, and is now sustaining it with every energy
1t can put fOrth-hc either Over-estimatcs his own
influence a hn
slave trade here and The high seas is sustained
by unconstitutional laws Of Congress, which we
say shall be repealed aud which he and his friends
say shall be maintained. This is the issue between
rs. They are for continuing this Interference; VIC
say it shall cease.
We never had such right. We have intcricrod,
however, and have established this accursed slave
radc; this commerce in the bodies of women and
hat gentleman says, by his conduct, by his vote,
by his political influence, that il shall continue; aud
he stands before this House aud the country MS the
advocate and protector of it. Now, | understand
my friend from New York, Mr. SMITH, who spoke
yesterday, to have laid down distinctly that this
Federal Government had established this commerce
IN human flesh here, that they sold men, women,
and children, and that if only repealed our wn
laws the Infamous traffic must cease; and | can
jnly say TO the gentleman over the way Mr.. DEAN
that he exhibited That chiyulry in eyadinr these
I H"oSNoUNh
discretion was the better part Of yalor." The
gentleman sllrinks from such discussion and now
let me say, in all kindness to him, as well as other
gentlemen here that you cannot deceive this coun-
Try longer. You must meet these questions as they
IRE, and II ycu restrain the slave trade here Of
Congressional enactment, and oppose the repeal by
such laws, and the people If the whole North will
'epudiate that traffic. and let me go little farther
md say, they will reDudiate those who sustain it,
Talk to US of the severity of the Austrian Govern
nent IN the Imprisonment Of intelligent women
Sir in yondcr slaye-pen intelligent women are not
My imprisoned, but they are sold like swine in
narket aud this is done by force of Congressional
nactment. Such barbariiy-such heathensm-
vas never practisod by Austrian despotism In
rider that ! ma be perfectly understood, will
epeat; we, the friends Of freedom, are striving to
purify this Government from such crimes. We
lesire to leave the question Of slavery and the slave
rade with t.ie States themselves. | assume that
his Government has not the constitutional right
nor the legitimate power to involve me and the
people represent in the disgrace of this traffic in
slaves; and that we have a right under the Federal