Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-26
misrelianeous.
Correspondent of the Missouri Democrat.
FROM KANSAS.

FROM KANSAS.
Prouision to Make Kansas a Have State
LEcoMPToN, Oct. 81.
The report of the committee on Slavery
was brought up, and most interesting
discussion ensued. The discussion wa:
not upon the report ITSELF but upon ar
amendment offered by Mr.. Boiling, of LIE
compton. In the report there was provi'
sion which is common to some of the slave
States, to this effect: that the trade in
slaves should not be allowed. Mr.. Boiling
offered an amendment, striking out this
provision. He said that, according to the
Dred Scott decision, negro was the same
kind of property as horse, box of dry
goods, or a pile of lumber. He did not
wish, by disallowing the slave trade, to es-
tablish distinction between slave and 9TH
er property.
G. H. NJ. Moore, the chairman of the
committee, rose to vindicate the report
He said that the provision was made to
interfere with the right of property in ne
groes. Georgia and others of the ultra
slave States, had similar provisions was de-
signed to prevent traders from introducing
worthless and superannuated negroes, and
cheating the planters with them. Mr..
Jenkins followed, taking the same ground
as Mr.. Boiling. Judge Elmore said that
it was merely intended to prevent petty
negro trading. Mr.. Lytle took the ground
that the provision was dodge to help the
rich against the poor. He was in Georgia
when this law was passed, and had noticed
lis effect. Before the passage of the law
he had five negroes, for whom he could
not get $1,000 apiece. After the passage
of the law he sold his negroes readily for
$500 apiece. The effect of the law
was to place the slave trade in the
hands of the planters. The planters
would buy fresh stock of slaves yearly,
selling off those they did not like, and
making handsome profits.
Mr.. Henderson was opposed to the in
ternal slave trade. He asked the members
if they would associate with negro traders
with dealers in Human flesh.
John Randolph, of Atchison, followed
Mr.. Henderson.
Gentlemen said he, 1 rise to oppose this
amendment. 1t is not because we have
any Conscientious scruples on this question,
but because we are opposed 10 the intro
duction of the miserable no account ne
groes from other States. If he believed
that negroes were human, did they think
that he would vote for negro traffic p
Did they believe that he would favor a
traffic in human souls? But he did not
believe that negroes were human beings.
They were allied TO the ape kind.
An amendment was offered providing
that a man shall have no power ever to
his slaves. This was voted
down. Boling's amendment passed by
close vote. l give the report on slavery.
Axis.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SLAVERY.
PREAMBLE.-The right Of property is
before and higher than any constitutional
sanction, and the right of the owners of
slave to such slave and its increase is the
the same, and as inviolable as the right of
the owners of any property whatever.
Section l. The Legislature shall have
no power to pass laws for the emancipation
of slaves without the consent of their owners,
or without paying their owners, previous
to their emancipation, full equivalent in
money for the slaves so emancipated.-
They shall have no power to prevent emf
grants to the State from bringing with
them such as are deemed slaves by the
laws of any one of the United States or
Territories, so long as any person of the
same age or description shall be continued
in slavery by the laws of this State; provi-
led that such person or slave be the bona
ide property of such emigrant; and provi-
led also that laws may be passed to pro-
libit the introduction into this State of
slaves who have committed high crimes in
other States or territories. They shall
have power to pass laws TO permit the own
srs Of slaves to emancipate them, saving
the rights ofcreditors, and preventing them
rom becoming a public charge. They
shall have the power to oblige the owners
Of slaves to treat them with humanity, to
provide for them necessary food and cloth
ing, to abstain from all injuries Ito them)
extending to life or limb; and in case of
their neglect or refusal to comply with the
direction of such laws, to have such slave
Or slaves sold for the benefit of the owner
Or owners,
Sec. 2. In the prosecution of slaves for
crimes of a higher grade than petit larceny,
The Legislature shall have no power to de-
prive them Of an impartial trial by petit
Jury.
Sec. 8. Any person who shall mali
,iously dismember or deprive slave OF
life, shall suffer such punishment as would
be inflicted in case the like offense had been
on free white person, and on
The like proof, except in case Of insurrec-
ion of such slave.
The above report was carried by vote
10, to in the negative.
Col. FREMoNr.-The California News-
Letter in noticing the departure of Colonel
Fremont, says
Col. Fremont leaves our State by the |