Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-02-13
ANOTHER FACT FOR JUDGE TANEY.
From the New York Post.

The following article from correspondent Of
London paper, dated Paris, November 17tb, 1870,
is both curious and instructive. 1t shows, at
least, that the democracy of Lafayette, and of the
politicians of that day with whom he sympathized
and assoc lated, was Of very different quality from
that of our times. 1t SHOWS, too, contrary to the
declaration of Chief Justice Tanev, that negroes
did bave rights which white men then felt bound
to respect. The Paris correspondent thus pro-
ceed
In the Island of St. Domingo are thirty. thous-
and free people, viz: six thousand whites and
twenty-four thousand people Of color, most of
whom are negroes. The former, in the beginning
OF the new constitution, called meeting in the
Island, ard thinking it but just that they should
be represented, sent their deputies to Paris, who
were admitted into the Assembly here. In pro-
cess of time the latter, G., the free black people,
called a meeting alec, in the same island. They
stated that they were the subjects of France;
that they paid their taxes in the same proportion
as the former; that they could see no difference
between the blacks and the whites; and that, for
these and other reasons, they ought to be repre-
sented also. They therefore determined upon
sending deputies, and actually nominated three,
who arrived in Paris about fortnight ago.
Upon their arrival they demanded an audience
of the Assembly, into which they were admitted.
On stating their claims, Mr. Fietau the president,
most jealous friend to the cause of liberty assured
them that they need not be disprited for that the
Assembly knew no distinction between blacks and
whites, but considered all men as having equal
ights. The circumstances, however, of the nation
were such that their claims could not be mme edi,
ntely discussed and here permit TO observe that
these circumstances are the very same which de-
fered ha consideration Of the Slave trade aso( but
that they shall have provisional seats in theNation-
al Assembly. This provisional seat may be thus
explained. Three members Of Parliament in Eng
land, put up at election, and two are return
ed; the third complains to the House of an undue
election; the House resolves to consider the case
were returned keep their seats So it is in the
present case. the three black representatives are
allowed seat till the is determined; and you
may therefore see them every day in the National
Assembly, and so far as ! can find. they stood in
no danger of losing their seats at future time. -
This circumstance lave been acquainted with for
some days but was additionally informed last night
by Mons. de Lafayette, that it was one of the
articles of the deputation to appoint him Comman-
der-in. Chief of the twenty.f four thousand people
of color, which command he has accepted"
So it seems, the Democratic National Assem-
bly of France, including Gen. Lafa yette, with
and Monroe earnestly sympathzed, were really
nothing better than BLACK Republicans !' and
it appears even, that Lafayett was tie comman-
dernchief of the "a 600 literally black republi-
cans of st. Domingo And yet, just such per.
sons are these three black delegates, and these
$4,000 Of their constituents, thus recognized by
the Democracy of France, in accordance with
the well known sentiments Of the great men
above named, as "having equal rights" with
themselves-just such persons are pronounced
by Chief Justice Tanoy to have been al THAI
time universally regarded as having no righss
which white men are bound 20 respect!