Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-26

III. gentleman referred 10 tho votes nf Il. rii-s
thn House u1o.i IL ac-!ar !"s" G;1'i introduced by
gentleman from Georgia, G"caru. the CONFRONT
measures %! 1876 20 br t.iI.y upon the slave;
DIGESTION. u-lnenher "t :!.t II ,Use, and yn,.
'.,.asE that resolutions nnd now desire say wh.
eald to members Of tile House them could uot 81
il publicly, previous question having been call,
upon t-that vas opposed 10 soIn- y: Tho c1mpr
mise measure, OF 1879. was opposed IA the ius
i've slave law ia IFS details. wac opposed Ia givir
Texas ten millions Of dollars tor lands 20 which s!
had jus. ne much right she had 10 many squa
miles vt inoonshn-. | believed that fhc.. mes-!ir
were i'll advised out had com, 10 the coEc.us! ,
before The adoption Of those resolutions, that won
| be idle 10 attempt to modify or repeal them. ] b
levsd that any such attempt would resul. III rohnl
and had therefore determined 30 far ~ | was cor
cerned, TO present no resolution aud make no spe"c
tor rupenlng the slavery agitation before the cou!
| Try; but when wEs asked 10 vote for resolr:!o:
!:!ch required me To q i've security tia. would II:
speak upon the subject, regarded it Gs an su!.,
declined. | never contemplated agitation, becaus
regarded it useless. IL were caleb upon nv.
10 np0n thu repeal OF the fugitive slave law,
should vote for its repeal, but shall present
luton rpOn the sub ject shall mnke no motion II
regard 10 IT, Bni these resolutions were offered whe
ther- no agitation. No Resolutions had been i'll
t:od.cci; 10 petitions were offered. They were
nero idle insult tu those who opposed 70 thos
compromise measures. AMI | therefore voted ag.ius
them.
Mr.. LETCHER. recolisot very well that the
gentleman from Ohio was member OF thi- Hous. al
That time, aad voted against those resolutions aud
| Gm not mistaken, the gentleman was n-mbec o
wha; he thea called the conservative Wig party.
Mr. STANTON. ] always have been.
Mr.. l.EIChER. To what party does the gentle
man belong 1nw!
Mr.. STANTON. To the great Republican party
Mr.. LETCHER. Then the gentleman does no,
profess now TO belong to the Wing purity, aud does
moi profess now 10 he conservative man. Hu hes
gone 90 with party which las renewed Agitation,
ami s.r!e az ths very commencement OF b. session
upon tbs slavery Question, which, with view 10 this
end. ha. dSre ,GrGcd the certificate nj Governor D:
Territory showing That Tn,irI.Lu dniy v!ect.
ca Delegate - tbs Horse an! ma undertaken 70
prevent him from taking his seat, without even Civ
ing him an opportunity or being heard. Then. sir
conservatism 10 longer prominent feature in tho
rank: OF the party 10 which the gentleman now be
longs. They have gone out from their oil coanec-
iiOns. end have gone into new organ zaon. The
gentleman cannot-wi.! not say, tina: the Republican
party il conservative.
Mr.. SHERMAN. would ike to have the gentle
MAI give definition OF what be means b. c,nserva
ism, aud then | Will answer for the Republican par
~:
fcE,6n mean5 in the use he has msde OF the term
Let him deiGe the conservatism T'i;ch h. ine;
Der OF the old Wing party, maintained: mean pre-
ciseIy that sort OF conservatism
Aud noNY, the gentleman is in for a,king ales.
iloas. aud answering none. want 10 Try or two
more ~ whether remnant OF his Conservatism
y-, remrins VIII M he kind enough 10 py whether
fhe were assured that bill 10 abolish s!svery in the
District %: Co!unDs could pass the presea. Congress
AL become ii lass, b. would vote FOR it,
Mr. SHERMAN. When hat question presented
! will vote upon II as | think Is right.
Mr. LErCHER. 1t is little remarkable that the
constituents OF sundry gentlemen from the North
should have sent go many here who have no opin.
ions.
Mr.. SHERMAN. As the gentleman la, asked ma
a question | will now ask him one.
Mr LErCllER. Yes, but you have not answered
Mr. SHERMAN. have answered one question by
decl!n.ins TO answer; and desire 10 See whether
;hc gentleman will follow my example by declining TO
answer on. will ask him.
Dir. LEICHER. do not mean to be crcum-
sc?bed III that way. | an perfectly willing 10 recp
roca;c; but after have answered half dOz OF the
gentleman . questions, and he refuses TO every
ni., it is rather much arouni aud intsrro-
gate 1t is hardly worth while 10 him another
question: but believe will. was about 10 ask the
gentleman whether he would vote 10 abolish slavery
in The Saes and Territories il he were certain tina.
such bi.! could be- passed through Congress and
receive the executive 5auciioni But oppose, az in
the other cases he would have no opiuon upon the
subject until the question shall come W,
My friend from Ohio, III his speech the other day,
called attention TO an article in the Ptsbar Post aud
he read from it the following paragraph:
But in very short time Nebraska Kansas New
Mexico, Utah, and Oregon will be ready Tor admission
a. free States, giving the North prepondsrance il
viii ever retain. Nebraska will be divided uty three
or four States"
While | could not see the application of tina; ex.
tract, The gentleman accompanied II with tbs remark
that tho Pittsburg Post leading Democratic pr,
per in Pennsylvania that had supported t cic to;!
%: Mr.. Buchanan. now call attention 20 tle n:t;c-
from wnch that extract wa. read. Tor ;At pu~p5s-
# showing what the position of the Democratic puly
Journal is upon ths question Of The acquisition vi
.jaba. This paper is '!g,-d the p "a ul Soy elnbeG
lG, sid quite UenTy tie entire article &c shO" ~
".in'raH pi tie e'.!tV: on this question:
'ive kavo nai !hns .,e nyg .isi ion Of Cuba, woI'd
reduce Tho prc. ri sugat. We repeat II. Let TX tee
10 nha: extent ti= would operate. The largest
GJnuun; Of sugar ever produced IN Louisiana Ia one
rc.. w6s three hundred nDd fifty thousand hns.h.1-
Allowing one thousand nu, Euniret pounds ID ihe
10 sc;. the Whose number Of pounds would b., say
three hundred and eighty in.!!!cus. The amount IA
ma Is consumed q tn. cDu.ry is e.n.'ed by good
TritcT6 IN ,.e subec, a. seven nI,nIc .n 20 pounds
Ns vOuii bay, then, ;nr6c hundred aud iHon:y n':.-
..n pound, from c.-r countries, mainly from CIs.
81: hs yeH- it il snppc-ed :' ;a2 h3i:7 profile; III.
hardly TT ,ecr. one hgGra4 ;housaa! Js.aont', .:
yne han'!cei a.d ;en !..1n pouEis. Ii The con.
,"ni.nn continues the same, wo shall bay TITS Joa:
ru nhh nnS'y n,illon pounds. Bat w
80 Elk hundred million pounds, aud we bay Gvu tur.
..r.d milton. of it abroad. Averaging the pr!"n II
all qualities, and taxing preseat selling rates. wo may
q, we've GEMS Theirs ID duty Of thirty per cent on
,Hgar This adds three end hall cents 10 the p,.cc
III each pound n the assumed rate. Ih:a would
amount on all the foreign sugar bought, as above es;i'
mated S, 5g0,"JJ Tor III year 1871 But il add. The
same the prca Of :hs HON. product al.D. and thus
ink-s SCI 1890 the increased cDst Of the article
10 ali Ia. sctua. consumers. Whs:h"r ou dSIrss are
precisely correct q. no., iaey equa!y vel illustrate
the pr.ac.Pe.
"%ow, CUBA. Louisiana and Teaa, can prcduc" al.
4 .ra will III Cuba g.
part OF tho United States, than ths home product
ly"ui supply lie entire md, ana tacte w1ad he
60 u'7 III duty fnr protection at all Iae duty would
l- taken oif. aml down would com, III priae at
the -xt-nt above shown ;ha- saving ~ CONSUMES,
10 a., from Gitc-iI twenty million dollars per yonr.
II We would pay Spain $500 900 900 then, f,r Cuba.
tie i.lcui would pay iof Itaat 10 les, !aa itteen
ytars, in The single ;:r:!cle Of sugar alone
Vow, Mr. Reporter, since you cannot rs'u:e tbs
above view o! the case, your only recourse Is 10 ca.
:. ganmon, pro slavery, &c, nad try aaf tad -o,Ia
bod, lilly enough 10 believe you. Thu; /, youc only
chrnc,.
Now for the slavery branch Of ;h- suhjac The Re.
yr.r admits that ought 70 own Cubr,aud thr'
" III haze it come day. b.; i says thai mas. vast
:tll SpaIa abof.es slavery IN the island. When the
cJpad change HE tpots ) rnin will do that. Gut m"'
till then Now, purchase Cuba. and MAKE Il q Sta.c
nf the Union; ard then would follow O. once al eu;r+
suppression of the slave trade to the island The IN
frrnni traffic never exist under American law ;
w fana'ir ounces In the South 10 the CONTRARY not
w!;hs;an,!ing. To make Cuba State of this Union
could mitigate the evils Of slavery III the island. 10
Cuba, cs is slavery Is far mors cruel institution
than is allowed in any American State l. It o! DO
account 20 neighbor 20 modify m''rafe an evil.
If Il cnrno: he Immediately eradicAcd as 10 The
people of the island who not slaves. they are Up
pressed ard p!uni4red By tyrnnnical Government
TO buy thu Island, and make STAT OF the uri"n.
ygJuii be but 20 take those people from The grasp
y tyran; and gre ht~m TO Mcmsrirc, Start the prIn
ro!e Of s-Il.government there; l.t our rnerPrsing
people !nirg,e with ID n lnd ;-vciop t's vast -
sources OF ths isi.rd, nud thu, found a grsnt au4
prosperous sIoni state
Wien the gentleman brouCh: th, paper here, md
read Tho pira graph qCHei b. H., WA. crreus g
s.c whG, in u; .ud wa agrecNhy snrpr'ed TO
find sach AZ article defending the acquisition o!
Cloa oy tho United States nni 10 lind HI positions
well sustained by argument AMI ii,"-irhlioG. l.
there any thing in the article un~nuEd-sny;hug
:, y cnn.,nt and. .rseL