The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-06

Africans who captured American Christians and made
slaves Of them were capable Of selfgovernmentH
| Mr. STEPHENS. They Of a different race ! al
Jude TO the black, WOOL yheaded negroes. Laughter
| Mr.. GIDDINGS The gentleman knows there are de-
scendants of Jefferson and others here whose blood
unctured with that Of the African. Now, how much
African blood must they have be incapable of segOy
ernment2
Mr. STEPHENS. One-eighth part or degree by our law
Renewed laughter Has the gentleman any further ques
ton Now, sir notwithstanding at the South hold
this incapacity In the negro Of selEgoyernment and
Notwithstanding deny him social and political equality
maintain that he is better off there, better prov-
ded Tor, better taken Of and is prosperous
and happy in his condition amongst u.s. than he is In
any other part of the worldnot excepting the gentle
mans own State This the last census showed The
groes with sir under the restraints of power
them, enjoy not only more comforts of life but
tiona liberty, than they do anywhere else They enjoy
quite as much as they fit for All rational liberty
founded restraints "Bonds make free" To constu-
uonal and legal bonds all indebted for whatever
liberty any of as enjoy Liberty without bonds of
sort is nothing but RIGHTEOUSNESS And those bonds in
VIII n the negro Is placed with only such
eessary for the largest liberty he is capable of enjoying
Dependence and subordinaton his natural and normal
conditions but socially the position of this people better
at the South than 1t is at the North far my observa
ton has extended At the North they excluded and
Stunned eprous caste At the South they look their
masters guardians protection and they are treated
with that respect and kindness due to their condition
But, sir, must return from this DEPRESSION.
have shown you the utter groundessnes of the assumed
which the hfst before
vote the sitting delegate out of his seat is founded have
also shown that the real and true Of this unheard
proceeding not the assigned but that is TO be found
in the purposes of that great sectional abolition party
which is now seeking to govern they please not only
the common Territories but the whole fifteen southern
States of this Union.
1t is for briehy--for have but a few moments
OF time efto alude to the second resolution before u.s.
which is even monstrous than tho first This pro-
poses to ASST seat on this floor TO Andrew H. Reeder
delegate from Kansas not by virtue of his being entitled
Ii, here
willing TO do it, 1t pretended that he has the shadow
of claim of legal right to it, The majority of the Com
mlttee Of Elections who have reported this resolution do
not venture to say that he is sned The reso-
luton is an anomaly of its character 1t simply says
Resolved That Andrew H. Reeder be admitted seat on
this floor delegate from the Territory of Kansas
He presents certificate of election or credentials from
quarter except the report Of the Kansas committee
This committee on page 81 say "That Andrew H. Rec
der received greater number of of resident citizens
than John W. Whitfield for delegate" This is his whole
case ana this statement by them unsustaned by proof
The majority of the Committee of Elections have adopted
it and lnow call upon the chairman Mr. WAsuBuRN of
Maine who will conclude this argument to show the evil
dence upon which it is founded. make the demand of
him in the presence Of the House and the country He
not respond to II for this of the bold assertions of
this investigating committee which there no testimony
to warrant Reeder not candidate at the election
when Whitfield elected. He was not a candidate
at any election held in pursuance of any legal au-
thority. He voted for it is said, the day that
delegates were elected to convention under the To-
peka movement and page So OF the report there APP
pears what is styled abstract of the number of votes
received by him but this is nothing but a statement
by the committee There particle of evidence TO
show where it came from, what credit is to be given
to it and call upon the gentleman from Ohio Mr.
SHERMAN to show the facts upon which this state
ment-this abstract is based. There is not particle of
evidence in this whole volume to sustain it, The only
evidence showing the number of votes Reeder got
is to be found pages GO esq., and 683 On page
go appears that he received the third and seventh
precincts of the third district "a On page 6S2 it
appears that he received at the house of Richard Farqu
in the sixth district II votes and page 6s3 appears
that he received at Columbia precinct in the district
20 votes-maktng SO in ALL and all told If there any
evidence proof that he received another in the
Territory, call upon the gentleman to point it out If
there be any SUCH 1t has escaped me while appears from
copy of the official records to be found pages and
4d that Whitfield received upwards of 2,1OO votes How
then, could the Kansas committee say that Reeder received
larger number of the votes of resident citizens than Whit
field dT And yet this is of the incon roverble facts
which the Committee of Elections say have been established
by the proof
Mt Speaker, can say more upon the subject. If
Withheld TO be ousted because he not elected in pur
suance OF any valid law upon what principle Reeder
be pat In by this House. when in his there neither
law nor votes There Is but principle upon which
can be done and that is "Sie colo sic jubeO'I will II
and SO order it, 1t the principle OF all tyrannies and
the beginning Of all usurpauons but win permit my
self TO believe that this House will commit such outrage
will not believe until see the preparation Of the deed