New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-13

WIZ HvA sSS ..<v0 SnA1s u0osI 49,
he sovereign s..a,s Of Massachusetts,, Of vernon,
Michigan, sad psshsPs others for the exercise OF tner
State ..vereisnty. Bat the President has some cs1ss
ss,ai Massachusetts,. i Savs $40 n and nov
s.apds sret in her Republicanpm Tie also appears
indignant at that State whose Republican stsr never
sets Ia fact. The Pssiden' may ZEE som, des re on
ir drnation resulting from the recent elections IN those
S.ate. and s determined 70 reprove the n TOR their
Rtpubleanirm, while he yet occupies the chair OF
rtsie.
lecture the PEI pe-the people who have given MN
mover ard place and who have now sent him TO po-
tirsj crave AZ he s about retiring from the Presi
DENTAL chair instesd of praying for the welfare OF
vhish he has betrsyed-whie he is looking forward to
hat pe6tjcal grave from which there viii he no resur
recfor-ueiead of invoking blessings upon the heads
Of ,bcee who have placed bm In the hgh ofnciai po-
ston which be occupies he assails them with ca
Inn ME us repoaches and bic constitutional prv'
leoe of seLding message here to Willy and Islander
the PEOPLE and their Legislatures de Lectures them
for not turning out 70 catch the fugitive slaves wno
nass through these Siates Sir in what age do we
i've ULder what circumstances are we placed, thai
the President of the United States undertakes to sssa
and scold tbs people, whose servant he Vs. fof mol a.
,.tpg to the utmost of their ability TO prevent men
fellow. men from escaping from an oppression WINCH
from their inmoet souls they detesti
never saw a painting fugitive flying from bondage
that did pray Gcd most earnestly to speed MN Ia
HE fight and to enable him to make good h's escape;
in his behalf always feel anxious that he may es-
cane from the crushing power under which he has oeen
borne down. And yet the President assumes % ie'ale
me be cause chooie TO obey God rather tlan nun.
Wbv Sir gentle men may listen while tell them thas
have seen at one time nine fugiuves dining 10 nay
own house fathers, moth. rs, husbands, wives aud
children fleeing for their liberty, and IN spite OF toe
Presidents censure, obeyed the divine mandate to
feed the hungry and clofbe the naked l fed them
clothed them. gave them money for their 10 rne{.
and cent item on their way. Was that treason II
go. make the most Of it.
Mr. BrysrTr of Mississippi. l want to know II the
gentleman would not have gone one step furi.er
Mr. (iIppIyGs. Yes Sir, would have gone one step
furtf err Iwoud have driven the slave catche; VINO
dared pursue them from my premises. l w9u'i nave
kicked hin from my door yard if he hsd made his sp-
Mr. BrSxrTr of Mississippi Would not the gentle
man have juetiied the taking OF them by force or
ste slth in tie fret instancel $780,
Mr. CLIPPINGS / would smite down the Infamous
if be we're to enter my door IN his nfa
nous attempts to arre.t and enslsye orother man l
hope the President will feel no unhsppiness at what
am ssyipe. Mr. Speaker / make these statements
in orcer that the people Of my native state OF Penn
sylvaris the people of our Northern States may eA'
pes. III !, manhood and not be held in silence BY ex-
ecutive insoelce it is the duty OF every msh, rs
,eptu ns in col demnaton of those infamous crimes
| But want to speak little further. co not mean
to speak OF Slavery as mere crime Inc saV ehoider
OILS the slave by the lash. He scourges MN ato
submission to his own will. But further than this no
person is allowed to teach slave b. read the Bioe
under penalty Of mprisoL msnt. Ignorance Is en-
| comsged by legislative enactment NOW oir, Iur.
tber than this he never master attempts to correct
elave and the slave ressts, the master Is at hbery
10 shoot down such slave. Thus, the MISTER holds
the power of life and death his slave tyranny
| which get. at defiance all European desp Itlsms.
| Mr. RysSIIr of Mississippi. l want the member
from Ohio TO draw the distinction between the slave
holder bringing his slave into SUGGESTION by the lash
and the MOI them bringing their poor people into
| subjectien by starvation.
the wife of slave held by the master is liable to his
pcuiions and dare not resist her master approached
| Tie cells her chDdren-ay, bis own ofrpriog, born OF
bis tlavefor paltry pelf. There no sucn TING In
our Northern code.
| Mir. BryxlrT, of Mississippi would ask the gen.
tleman from Ohio il he is not aware that in certain
case Of the separation of child from its mother, by
articles of separation, Northern man was The pur-
| chaser Of the child, and not Southern mani
| Mr.. GIDDISGs-I know not Of the particular case
ref neo to by the gentleman, but here in the City of
Warrington ss told you by that old man eloquent Mr.
j. O. Adams twenty years a. o. slave dealer, reekne
in Liquty, purchased mother and child up IN Mont
g,mtiy County, Nd, and separated them from the
husband and ia her and the other Children imprisoned
them in that il fernal he'll which once existed at the
corner ofSeventh street and Mary land avenue There
the mother with eye but that Of her God upon her
eonten plating the past, and looking forward 70 Tue
borrid future saw the doom to which she and her
children were condemned, and when her soul was
wrong ht up with frenzy, when reason was detroned
she took the life Of Der offspring and then severed the
thread of her OWL existence, and rushtd unbdden to
the presence of her G d. and there made her appeal
agapst those who uphold and apologize for Slavery.
In Coyinptop. Kentucky, father and mother, shut
nm in .laye-dupgeon and doomed to a Southern slave
market, when there was no eye 70 ply anu 10 sfm 70
save by mutual agreement, cent the souls OF their
children TO Heaven rather than have them descend 10
the hell of Slavery, and then committed suicide, and
ru.hed into the presence Of God and made their ap'
neal sgsinst those who sustain crimes which rise
In and call upon guilty lana.
Mr. BESsLTr of Mississippi. l desi:e to call tho
gent eman's attention to another fact understand
the gentleman 10 IKE the position that there Is no au-
thory in the Constitution for surendering up those
who are held to service who fee from State into
another.
Mr. GlppIsGs l do. And whenever a slave sets
him az free as the air which he breathes.
Mr.. Bennett. Of Mississippi would ask the gen
tsman if he is prepared to violate an express provision
Mr.. GIDDIYGs Ne, Sir. understand the Consti-
tuition of the United States and know that those who
framed The Constitution never intended to degrade me
or my fellow Republicans by making us the blood.
hounds TO chase the painting fugitive. Sir, repudiate
and defeat such doctrine. IL never was the doctrine of
the Constitution and never will be-.
Mr.. BENNETT, of Mississippi Another question. l
ak the gentleman TO draw distinction between the
provision the Constitution which requires the
diitn Of elsves and that provision Of the Constu-
ton which in the electoral vote, gives three-tffhs
representation to savee The words used are ideni-
caly the same. in tie instance it provides for
the rendition of those who are bound to servce and
in the otLer in fixing the ratio of representation, it
uses the words, those bound to service" And al
though the same words used the gentleman says,
one means slaves and the other apprentices.
Mr.. GIDDNGs. If the gentleman viii PROFOUND
questions to me pertinent he subject under consider
alton will listen to them until my hour expires; but
an unwilling that be should occupy my time with such
nterrogatOrlee that proposed. 1t has no rela-
ton to he remarks / was making.
Mr. Bennett, q Mississippi. desire to PROFOUND