M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-17
JOHN G. rRENoNr's sTArEsMANsnIp.

From he o0ngresioaGl G7o5s--vcl 81, part I'd, lip,
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In SENATE OF u. S.. Sept. ,llth, 1880.
Mr.. Underwood Of Kentucky, called up
the bill for the relief Of the American Colon.
ization Society The slaves that were recap
tured ON the bark Pons were turned over to
the Colonization Society, BY the authority Of
the U. s. sent to Liberia, and there kept
at the expenses Of the Society for one or two
years, Most OF them were children Of twelve
fifteen and sixteen years Ofage. The Society
thinks that the expense Of feeding, clothing
and educating these people which was thus
devolved on them by the action Of the Gov
eminent, ought 10 be repaid them. 1t was
certai My an expense incurred by the Society
through the action Of the government in throw
ing these young negroes upon them for main
tenance, instead OF taking them as the Gov
eminent was bound to be by law, and pro-
viding for them. That is the nature of the
claim. They simple ask that so much shall
be paid them as the Society, from It's own
experience,pays in eierece to its own emisran-
ts.'rhe claim was reported upon favorably Two
years ago. A similar report has again been
made, and as the necessity Of the Society re-
quire that they should have the money, hope
said Mr.. u. the Senate will consent to take
up the bill. The Senate agreed 10 take up
the bill and proceeded to consider it as in
Committe OF the Whole.
MIR. Turney asked for the reading Of the re-
port of the Committee.
The Secretary read the report accordingly.
1t sets forth that liberal construction OF the
act OF Congress, Of March 3D., 1919, would
require that the Government should provide
for the support of these recaptured Africans,
for reasonable time after they had been Ian e
ded in Liberia, and that it is beneath the
dignity of the Government. to devolve this
duty upon the Society. The petition Of the
Executive COMMITTEES of the Society which
| the Committee incorporated in their report,
states that on the 18th of december, 1894,
the United States ship Yorktown, Commo'
dore Bell landed at Mourovia, in Liberia,
from the SLAYER Pons, seven hundred and
fifty reca ptured Africans, in naked Starving
and dying condition, all of them, excepting
tweniy-one. being under the age OF twenty
one. The United States made no provision
for the support after they were landed.
n
The services Of providing for the destitute
negroes, were not required to beperformed by
the Society under th5ir constitution, but the
alternative was to leave these recaptured
| Africans to starve and die, and the Society
therefore cheerfully took charge Of them rely
ing upon the Government OF the United 5
10 refund the cost to them.
The question was discussed at length as t
whether the United States would pay Ihes
just and legal demands, and on the vote be
ing taken for the engrussment Of the bill to
third reading. Mr.. Fremont's name is founl
recorded in the negative-as follows;
Yeas-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell
Chase, Clayton, Davis, of Mass, Dayton
Dodge, of Wis, Dodge Of f'lowa, Douglas
Ewing Felch Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Jones
Mangum, Pearce, Pratt, Seward, Shield
Smith, Spruance. Sturgeon, Underwood
Wales, Walker, Whitcomb and Winthrop
80.
Nays--Messs. Atclison, Bamwell, Ben
ton, Butler, Dawson, Dickinson, Downs
Fremont. Hunter, King, Mason, Rusk, SebaS
tan, Soule. Turner aud Yulee--l9.
With whom was Fremont found voting
Mark
NJ With Atchison, the leader of tn
"Border Rufians" in Kansas; with Benton
hi father-in.law; with Butler, the kinsman
defender and apologist of Brooks, with Hun
Ter, with Mason, and Soule, and the extTem
Southern, pro-Slavery Senators, such as Bad
ger, Bell, Clayton, Mangum, Pearce, Under
', wood; against Dayton, his colleague on tn
, ticket; against all those with whom he
now associated.
LOOK AGAIN.
On the 18th day Of September, 1850, tn
bill to prevent persons from enticing ava,
o slaves from the district Of Columbia was ud
: der consideration. and John P. Hale "move
that it be committed to the "Committee o
the District Of Columbia, with instruction
to so amend it as to abolish slavery in Il
District of Columbia" On the vote bein
taken Fremont's name was recorded in th
negative.
d [See Cong. Globe, ,3lst Congress, part 2, paG
!. l650.l
n Such is Mr.. Fremont's record. 1t show
G his nomination by the Republicans" to haV
a been hollow muckery-"a dishonest farce
4 -an insult to the intelligence of the Amer
d can People. Albany Statesman.
n From the Philadelphia Ledgerl