Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-02-19
Grlerteo ArtifIrs.
Washington Correspondence of the Mahoning
Free Democrat.
Amistad Slaves.
wAsnIvoroN, January %. 1853.

WASHINGTON, January &C. 1859
Ma. HowARD:-Y You have noticed tho
Presidents Message in relation to the Amis-
tad Slaves. There is strong effort milking
10 tnke the money from the pockets of tie
Inboring people of the Nation, to pay tho
owners, or professed owners, of these me-
groes, some fifty thousand dollars for their
piracy.
The story will be recolcctcd by most
readers. The negroes were imported from
Africa into Cuba IN 1910, in violation of the
Spanish treaty and Spanish laws. Mureton
end Rives were acquainted with that fact,
and with such knowledge purchased the ne
groes, and shipped them on the Amistad to
take thon1 to Principe at tho south end OF the
Island. After being two days ont from la.
rano, The negroes rose and killed The Captain
and Mate, nnd ordered Morcton and Rives TO
guide tho ship TO AlIicn. They finally
brought up at the cast end of Long Island.
Claims to the negroes were set up aud ndu.
dicnied upon. The Supreme Court decided
the negroes to he free, and in substance that
Moreton mud Rvcs wero pirates.
In 1874, the Committee on foreign nffnirs
reported bill to pay $4,000 from the Trea
To these Spanish pirates. The bill was nc
companied by an elaborate report, drawn up
hy the Chairman, Mr. lngorsUll, of Penn'n
lie moved To print ten thousand copies OF
this report, to bc distributed among the pco-
pie Mr. Adams and Mr.. Gddings on con-
sultaiion agreed to oppose the motion, as il
was evidently intended to operate upon the
public mind. Mr.. Giddings was 10 heud ofl
nnd Mr. Adams agreed TO follow Mr.. Inrcr-
SOIL Mr.. q. occupied his hour the next
morning. The discussion being confined to
Ihe morning hour, Mr. IngcrSoll obtnincd the
moor ana was expected to speak upon it the
next day, but gave way to n motion to Inv the
subject on the table aud the motion was
sustained. This cut of Mr.. Adams sugrrl.
hut after the close OF the session hu publish !
oil the remarks he intended 10 make.
IL was then supposed that this slaveholling |
scheme would he given up. Bu tho slave |
power is iinyielding. In 1913 the Senate |
placed on amendment upon the civil aud |
diplomatic bill giving those Spanish pirates
fifty thousand dollars. This amendment
came TO the House. Mr.. Giddngs again as
sailed. Mr.. Adams had suffered the paraIytic
shock which hc believed disqualified him
from any effort. But VIXEN this question
came mp, his feelings were aroused, aud once
more, for the last time he rose to address the
Mouse upon this question. His voice was so
weak, that ut the commencement of his re.
marks he could not he understood hy those
who were even fifteen feet from Him. The
scene was one OF great interest. Members
from all parts of the hall rushed near him,
10 catch the last words of the old n,nn elo-
quent," for al appeared conscious that this
was the last speech he would make. The |
reporters also left their sen,s, aud without |
seremony rushed into the seuis Of members
in order to report him. lie spoke some ten
minutes. The House rejected the amend |
ment. This was the last of their claim until |
The President put in his message ycrtertluy. |
think 1t not unlikely it will now succeed. |