The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-01-19
Washington Correspondence.
WASHING TON, Jan. 9, 1853.

| "AshINb lON, Jan. ~, 1898.
CONGRESS was not in session yesterday,
having adjourned until Monday, in order to
participate in the imposing ceremonies, of the
Inauguration of the Equestrian Statue of
Jackson, the work ard design of Clarke
Mills, an American Artist. TIE Journals of
this city will furnish you with an extended
account of these interesting proceedings, and
therefore forbear.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Cass some
few days since in the Senate, re-affirming the
doctrine promulgated by Mr.. Munroe, in re-
lation to Cuba, and the northern part of our
Continent, is conceived to be- well timed, as
the question on the annexation of Cuba, has
caused n furious debate, in both branches of
the national Legislature. The only set-to
abolition speech we have had on this ques-
ton this session, was delivered in the Honse
a day or two since, by Mr.. Marshall Of Gala
fornia. Why does he agitate this momen-
tous subject when, as he atlirms, il has been
settled by the passage of the Compromise
Mr.. Marshall was not only in favor of the
annexation of Cuba, but also of Hayti-the
whole world, and the rest of mankind Mr..
Marshall is certainly a young man of talents,
but am sorry he does not apply them to
better use than speaking against slavery, a
subject which he knows nothing about In
his speech he said -" Oh, I wish the gen.
tleman from North Carolina, (Mr Venablc }
would go to California, &c" Go to Califor-
MIA for what! To see how low, how degra-
ded and how destitute the unfortunate Afri-
can is, who sets his foot upon the golden
shores of California, and in his infatuation
exclaims-" 10, / am free mani" Yes, he
is free man free rs the miserable drunkard
is from the chain of intemperance. II, as
sir Marshal! and his Northern aINs= believe,
that oil men are born free and equal, why, in
the name Of humanity do they not comfort
and soothe, feed, clothe, adopt and educate
the poor slave"-as they in their kindness
call him-who they have either kidnapped,
or enticed from his master Some few
days ago one of these poor slaves starved to
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monument hose top shall pierce the clouds
be erected over the remains OF this poor slave.
and let the inscription Philanthropy of the
Northern friends Of the African slaves
starred him to death p" be placed in letters
Of gold upon IT, Let the false and peuured
Mrs. Stowe, whose name is n disgrace to her
sex, clap her hands with joy and give glory
to God-(for she preteDds 10 be christian }
that cur poor slave has escaped to that home
where the dogs Of the negro hunter can not
tear and mangs his flesh. And then let her
offer prayer for her friends the abolition
lists, who relieved this poor slave from all
his pains by starring him to death. Presents
have been presented to this most wise this
most excellent lady, for her mastery effort
in exposing the secret of the treatment Of
slaves in the South. If I could prevail up
on any negro mother in the South TO part
with her spCkling infant, would do so, and
send Mrs. Stowe New-years gift Of mig
ger baby, done up in clean rag, add let her