Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-05-13
FREE LANDS IN NEW MEXICO.

is somewhat troublesome to those who are disposed
to annex Cuba, and Mexico, and all the rest of the
world to slavery
HoUsE.--The amendment pending was offered
yesterday by Mr. Disney, altering the second sec.
lion Of the bill to read. that grants hall be given
to every white male citizen, or every white male
over twentyone years Of age, who has declared his
intentions to become u citizen.
Mr.. Gcrrit Smith, of n. Y, said he could not
vote for the bill while the word white" remained
in it. We should make the divine standard our
rule Of conduct. What says the apostle Peter
lie wished that the great black man. Frederick
Douglas could come here and speak to this word
white"
Mr.. Howe, (whig) Of Pa. said Il would be unjust
to discriminate against color, whether pure Cas-.
tilian or mixed races provided the people were
citizens Of New Mexico at the time of the treaty oi
Guadalupe lidalgo. .H4
Mr.. Disney, (dem.) Of Ohio, said Il seemed to
him all this discussion was about mere phTascoogy
and that il was small affair. The gentleman ought
to know il was. lie believed with the gentleman
from South Carolina, (Alr. Kci;t) that this is n
government Of white people, and made by white
people for white people.
Mr.. Howe inquired: Will this operate practi.
cnlly to exclude any persons formerly Mexican
subiects2
Mr.. Disney replied il was intended to extend to
every white citizen, as contemplated by the treaty
Mr.. Wade did not suppose this government has
any particular color
Mr.. Disney lin his scat said, yet IL has.
Mr.. Wade, resuming, remarked:
lie supposed this TO be n human government, ex-
tending to and throwing its shield Of protection
around all. He did not know what this government
has to do with the color Of any man, and could not
say that he himself would be pronounced orthodox
if the strict rule Of church discipline should bc
applied to him, (Laughtcr) The constitution
says persons, and If the gentleman could satisfy
him black man is not n person, then he would
give up the nrgumcnt
Mr.. washburn, (whig) of Ill.,, moved to amend
Mr. Disney's amendment by inserting "colored
after the word 'whitc" Coiored men arc citizens
in Of the States, and he did not see how they
could be constitutionaly excluded from the rights
in Territories granted to white citizens. Southern
men claim the right to take their slaves hihcr vet
deny tho right Of coored ctizccs to 20 there Thi,
is their equality Of rights. What SCRABBLE sham
il isl
Mr.. Keitt, (dem) Of s. c.. said-A certain sec
ton Of this country has violated the rights of the
South, and seduccd their slaves under the pretencs
Of freedom and after doing this now ask public
lands for the fIgitives TO settle on Southern mcr
claimed the right to carry their slaves to territories
as property, not as citizens No argument could
be palmer. lie repeated that this is government
Of white mon. lie asked Mr.. Wade whether il
Ohio black men vote and internarry with th'
whites2
Mr.. Wade replied--Just as they please Obou
that
Mr.. Keitt.-The white man who marries blacl
woman must be 50 degraded that even such q con
nection will elevate him.
Mr.. Washburn's amendment wns rejected
Mr. Giddings, free soil) of Ohio, moved to ado
the words or more than half white" lie said
number of democrats of the Union, descendants o
Thomas Jefferson, the great apostle of American
democracy, have not more than half white blood
These should be permitted TO settle on lands in tn,
territory. In Washington to-day there are descend
ants Of the much venorated Martha Washington
with black blood in their veins and who are a
white as he and his colleague, Mr.. Wade. Should
these too be excluded from the benefit of this act
Some of the members Of the convention that framed
the constitution were elected with the votes o
eolorcd men, Docs not the gentleman from Soutl
Carolina held his seat by virtue Of black men?
! Mr.. Kcitt-No.
Mr.. Giddings resumed, saying the gentleman
held his seat more by the aid ot colored men thar
/ by white; and would he exclude the former iron
participation in the benefits Of the territory.
would be unjust to do so.
Mr.. Campbell, (ireo sOil) of Ohio, wished TO asl
a question of the gentleman from South Carolina
If white men do not ntermarry with the blacks o
South Carolina in what way consistently with
correct state Of morals, come so many mulattoe
1 there?
The bill was then laid aside to be reported to tn
House.
! NEBRASKA on THE TAPIs AGAIN.
On the same day, Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois
gave notice that he would next week move a con
sidcration Of the Kansas and Nebraska bills. III
made this statement that gentlemen might b
advised; he did not intend to steala march OIL
them.
i A Voice-At what time?
Mr.. Riohardson-That will depend on creum
stances The friends of the bill intend further
to resort to every fair parliamentary means o
bringing the question to the consideration of tn
House.
Mr.. Cox said he had had no intimaton Of tn
intention to bring this bill to vote at the time in
dcated.
Mr.. Richardson reminded the gentleman that h
did not intend to press it to vote but to bring
up for consideration.
Mr.. Cox agreed to that. lie most hearth
was friend of the measure, and should eS
ipress himself to that effect should he have an OF
portunity.
Fl Mr.. Richardson said his desire was to have til
discussion the bill itself If they should fail II
f that, there were other means by which ut pIope
time they could bring il before the House and &c
! Il vote on it..
Mr.. Washburn, Of Ill.,, desired TO ask his CO.
/ league in what way he would bring it upy
Mr.. Richardson replied, he would advise tn
gentleman when he got ready to do 1t. lie ha
t now said all he desired to say
The CLEVELAND COMMERCIAL, which was tempo
rarily suspended some weeks since, has been ina
ly united with the Ohio Farmer most valuabl
agricultural and family paper
TnR LIBERTY PARTY of New York, have called
Convention to moet at Canestota on the 3lst inst.
,
I The unimproved lands Of Oregon are 80 barre
that surveyor writes: ~ think the United State
, ought TO make Great Britain take IL all back 9
6gbt. Thank God we did not 80 up 70 81 deg. I
, min; 40 deg is bad enough"