Worcester daily spy., 1858-12-07

prise into this fruitful field To reap the rich harvest
first have railroad convey and circulate its products
throughout every portion Of the Union. Besides such
be mpeded by the frOsts winter nor by the
opl meats OF summer, would attract TO itself Of
Europe and Asia. ~
On the 2lst of August last Lieut. J. n Aait Of the
formerly the Putnam, Of New Orleans near Kav Verde
negroes on board The prjze under the cnni I'm If
Lieutenant Bradford, Of the United States Navy arrived
lFee hundred and six in number delivered into tho
custody OF the United States Marshal for the district OF
ney and Afterwards in Fort sumter for safe keeping and
We're detained there until the 18th of September the
survivors, two hundred and sevcnty-one in nuutcr er
delivered on board the United States steamer NIAGARA to
De transported to the of Africa the charge of
e AGENT o the nted States pursuant to the provisions
Oh S act OF the 81 of March, 1919 u addition the acts
promoting the slave trade" Under the second seconof
ms act the President authorized to make such reg-
lallohs ana arrangements he may deem expcdent Or
INC safe keeping support and removal beyond the limits
oi le United States, Of all such negroes mulatocs or
persons OF color captured by vessels of the United
int" which they brought; "and to appoint a proper
person or persons Presiding upon the coast Africa as
agent or agents for receiving the negroes muatoc or
persons of color delivered from board vessels seized in
United States armed vessels'
A doubt Immediately as TO the true construction
OF TINS act 1t is quite clear from its terms that the
resident was authorized TO provide for the safe keep
ing support and removal of these negroes up till the
time Of their delivery to the agent the coast Ar
th & p no express provision was ade ior their protec
uon aud support after they had reached the place of
receive them in Africa aud could not have been sun
posed that Congress intended he should desert them at
that nhosptable coast to perish for food or TO
become again the victims Of the slave trade Had this
been the intention of Congress- the employment of au
agent to receive them, who is required to reside on the
coast was unnecessar ana they might have been landed
the sutierinss and the fate which would certainly await
Mr. Monroe, in his special message of 18th December
1873 at the first session after the passed. announced to
Congress what in his opinion was its true constrctiop
He believed il to he his under
tornnates into Africa and make provision for them there
until they should be able to provide for themselves In
communicating this Interpretation Of the to Congress
he stated that doubt had been entertained as 10 its
to them that they might, shoud it be deemed alyis
able amend the same before further proceedings are had
under Nothing was done by Congress to explain the
act and Mr. Monroe proceeded to carry into execution
according to his own Interpretation This then became
me pIaGtS!u cOhstruct9i When the Africans from
board the Echo delivered to the Marshal at Charles
ton II became my dnty to consider what disposition
ouEht 10 ne made OF them under the law For mauy
sons it was eXpedien to them from that locality
as speedily possible Although the conduct Of the a
thoes and citizens of Charleston in giving cOuntenance
to the execution of the law just what might have
been expected from their high character vet prolonged
cOnnuance OF three hundred Africans in the immediate
vicinity OF that city could not have failed to become
Where to send them, the question. There was no
portion of the coast of Africa to which they could be re-
Under the circumstances agreement entered into
with the Colonization Society the 7th of September
which the Society engaged for the consideration of forty
4ye thousand dollars, to receive these Africans in
and to furnish them during the period of one
year thereafter with comfortable shelter clothing pro-
visions and medical attendance causing the children TO
receiving schoong and ALL whether children or adults
to be instructed in the arts of civilized life suitable 10
to their condition This aggregate of fortvve tbonson
dollars was based upon an allowance of hundred and
ny dollars for each individual and there had been con-
siderable mortality among h9m and may ba more before
the reach Africa the society have agreed in an equitable
spirit to make such deduction from the amount rs mn
der the circumstances may appear lust and reasonale
This cannot he fixed until shall ascertain the actual
number which may become a charge to the society
1t was also distinctly agreed that under no crcum
stances shall this government be called upon for any ad
ditonal expenses.
The agents of the society manifested laudabe desire
70 CONFORM 70 the WISHES OF the government throughout
the transaction Ihev assured me that after careful
calculation they would be require expend the sum Of
one hundred and fifty dollars on each individual
pIHig Win tie agreement and they would have nothing
left 10 remunerate them for their care trouble and re-
sponslbly At all events, could make no better ar
IIlseueiI anu tIere was no other alternative During
the period when the government ITSELF through its own
agents. undertook the task of providing captured ne
groes in Africa the cost per head very much greater
ihere having been no outstanding appropriation aDp
cDle 10 TINS purpose could not advance any money on
the agreement. therefore recommend that an anpro-
alon may be made of the amount necessary to carry
it into effect. '
Other captures of a similar character mav and proba
bly VIII be made by our naval forces; and earnestly
Of the act of March 1873 as to free its construction
visions. ~ F''
to your favorable regaId tbe local infer
eSts OF the District of Columbia. As the residence Of
Congress and the executive department the govern
ment we cannot fail to feel deep i'm its welfare
This heightened by the high character and the peaceful
and orderly conduct of its resident inhabitants
l cannot conclude without performing the agreeable
duty of expressing qualification that Congress kindly
responded to the recommendation of my last annual mes
sage by atiorng me sufficient time before the close of
their late session. for the examination of all bills present
ed to me for approval This change in the practice of
congress has proved to be wholesome REFORM 1t cxort-
ed beneficial influence the transactions of legislative
business, and elected the general appreciation of the
country, IT. enabled Congress to adjourn with that dig
nlt and debcratQn becoming the representatives
OF TINS great republic without having crowded into cen
eral appropriation bills provisions foreign to their nature
ana OF doubtful eonsttutonaity and expediency Let
me warmly and strongly commend this precedent esah-
lhG the present session, JAMES BUCHANAN.