The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
SLAVERY DEBATE IN CONGRESS

The following iaeag'r report of the discussion
of the slavery question between Mr. Smith Of
| New York, and Mr. Preston of Ken,ucky, in
| the House OF Representatives, on the 2ctI,
iss'ant, we fad in our New York exchanges
TIE speech Of each 9. ntl"man occnpe ed nearly
| hour in It's d, livery:
Mr. SMITH sad-ln one Of the passapes in
| the letter OF Mr. Marcy to Mr. ilnlsernan, o.
are rh, to -ical beauty, he ventures Ia insinuae
III" d, spotism 1T Austria He would not saw
this was lmpndcnt hyp 'crisy, but ii was in bad
taste, Tor America Is far greater aud pr;iiritr
npprcSsnr Austrian drspo,sm corppar, d with
ours, which dcgradcs men 10 chat,els, is AS the
Il tie higcr t. the ioiEs. Sccrciar:. Macy
mentions N his inst fcation of Captain, InrIa-
ham The Divine law-"Do unto others as we
woEll have them do unto us Was not this
The very acme of presumption FIR an american
Secretary t, quote this while the nation is tramn-
ling under Foot miliipns of its inhabitants. Did
MIR Marcy suppose MIR lisama;ln stone Llind.
1aa that he had lived III Washington So lon. as
sever 10 see the bnvng and selling ut lncu
women and children going on cuntu,laly -
MIR. Marcy suppo ed Mr.. iIulSemann Ignorant
OF Nh TACT that this gnverninen, is the rryat
slaveentcter tr shareholders, Dill h. suppnse
alr. liu'scmann did not know that the ,lars
trade duds III til, American Government its
greatest patron that il comes not only under
general r"guli'ion, but specific regulation OF
Congress Did Sir Marcy suppose Mr. Uul.e
mann was ignorant Of the fact that this Admin
isration surpasses all it's predecess prs in shame
less pledges and devotion TO The slave power -
The Secretary cxas the wisdom of man above
the wisdom OF God when he SAYS Christianity
requires Us to do unto Others we would have
Others DO unit" us, except when acting under
legal restraints. This latter is sheer iner,nIa-
ton OF the Secretary. The Administration is
guilty at this poin, of attempting 10 corrnn.
Christianity in the sacred and authentic record
ihe Bible command is absolute He was aware
that had The Administration put the Justification
OF Capt lngraams conduct Oh simple Bible
truth, it would have opened the dnor for the res
cue OF every American slave, aud justified the
rescue OF Shadrach at Boston and the celebrat.
ed rescue in his (Smih's) neigh5orhood the
jerry rescue al Syracusc-and justified the she'd
ding of blood at Christiana, and justified The
dc'iverance of every slave in this land He
supposed the Administration had sold itself in
advance to the Slave power This Adminisra-
ton had no right to give up Christianity for
slavery. Having further dwell, on this point, he
said Af,er ALL the Administration had done
US good service IN attempting to qualify the
divine command, "Do unto others as You would
have others do unto US" For the sake OF saw
my slavery, 1t impels us TO obey the commands
OF the Bible, 10 let the oppressed 90 free He
was glad the AdmlnlstI ion had identified itself
with Abu'ionism. II should not ha We meddled
with the Bible
Mr.. Preston said-LvIny as he d d in Slave
State, AMI confident OF the propriety of boIdino
that KIND OF property believing firmly in the
rights winch were recognized by the founders |
~ the Government, who laid its basis deep and |
md Ill, I. L. 4
ever--b believing that degree Of patriotism as
great as that OF the gentleman from New York |
their bos1 and their descendants,
and with all the strength OF conviction which
language could express as 10 the Justice IF hold /
ing slaves, ne was not one of those who
could listen with indifference to the gentleman's
remarks he trusted he could show that the
o"uthefn represents iives were not the uphold /
ers OF the most onerous tyranny, bnt men of
sense-not misguided by Wild enthusiasm, such
as wonid shake he f,bric Of our institutions
In the letter of Mr.. Marcy, the doctrine an
was that Koszla was clothed with ma
uonaIity by the declaration of his Intention to
become an American Citizen When he went
TO Smyrna he was beyond the reach of Austrian
capture and the reach of the House nf Hans
ourgb; but he would ask the gentlemen if a
solemn treaty did not exist by which the faith
oi the American government was pledged for
The release of koszta. We have something
more than treaty and compact. With, the con.
sti'nlion OF our country, and Bible in hand, the
gentleman nplore one humid ed and twenty SIX
nenibers here to commit perjury, and acting on
me higher law, speaks about the sure nder
u property contrary to the guarantees Of that
Instrument which binds the States in union
we bold our slaves, he said, because there are
"o races which were planted here before the
present government was founded We hold
heu' because we are not willing to amalgamate,
my more than tn" people Of New York, with
he negroes. We want to keep our Teutonc
'iood pure IN the descendants Of our great race
We VIII keep them Till God shall point The
me when they are entitled to frsedon The .
ordinances OF the Almighty are strange, b yond {
"f comprehension He then eloquenlly traced |
ne progress of slavery, arguing that elnanci
ation must be Of sl,w prngress-no, vio.en,. i
IT US said he, wait and God in his good time c
vi! accomplish the object i