Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-01-21

On Saturday last, the following episode
occurred in the House. 1t was in committee
of the whole on the bill to codify the rev.
enue laws.
Mr.. GIDDINGs (Ohio) gave notice of an
amendment TO abolish the traffic in slaves,
to which this country, in the treaty negotia-
ted with Great Britain in 1914, is commit
ted. He asked, will gentlemen counten-
ance the traffic in human flesh, and involve
the nation in the guilt ofperjury
Mr.. SMITH (Va) What do you think of
the cooGe trade and the French traffic in
Africans?
Mr. GIpDINGs-I think it as bad as the
coastwise slave-trade. If it was TO sell the
gentleman and his wife and children, i
should object Laughter.
MIR. SMITH, suggest whether it would
not be as we'll to comment on the interest
inc fact that thirty vessels in Free States
are engaged in the slave-rade and only five
in the Southern, before he undertakes TO
reform the morals OF his neighbors
Mr. GIDpNGs-I would as soon lay my
hand on a Northern as Southern pirate
am not sectional in my views. (Laugh-
ter.) in the course of his remarks he (Mr.
CO said if he should be nominated for Gov
ernor of Ohio he wanted to make a straight
out issue with the Democratic party. He
wished to know from his colleague, Mr..
Cox, whether the latters party was for or
against the slave-trade?
Mr.. Cox (Ohio) rose to pay his respects
to his colleague for few moments, and a
crowd gathered round him. He said Mr.
Giddings knew that the Democratic men,
bers of the former session voted that it was
inexpedient and unjust to restore the Alri-
can slave-trade and that Democrats North
and South were opposed to it.
Mr.. GIDDNGs remarked that he had al
luded to the coastwise slave-trade.
Mr.. Cox resumed, and said that Gid
dings had undertaken to place Democrats
in false position, and inculeaie the idea
that the Democratic party was Pro-Slayery,
when he knew that il was neither Pro nor
Anti-Slavery. but placed itself on the doc.
trine Of leaving the people to regulate the
matter as they may think proper. He
hoped his colleague may be nominated for
the Governorship of Ohio, and when the
election was over, the latter would be left
to ponder over the result, and exclaim,
with Aristides, 81 yield to popular opinion
in everything even when the people drive
me into exile" (Laughter.) His colleague
made negro equality in his speech the other
day, but IN his printed speech modified his
language.
Mr.. GIDDmgs remarked that his colea-
que misunderstood him.
Mr.. Cox-are you in favor of negroes in
Ohio voting?
Mr.. GDDNGE-I expressed no such
opinion. (Laughler)
Mr.. CoX-Would you permit them to
vote?
Mr.. GIDDNGs-I Would whenever ne !
groes excel the Democratic party in intel !
ect and moral virtue. Excessive laughter)
Mr.. Cox-My colleague does not come
up to his doctrine. Is he, or not. in favor
Of African equality and negro suffrage in
Ohio
Mr.. GIDDINGs--I would put them and
the Democrats on the same footing
{ Laughter) but will not interfere in the
quarrel between them.
Mr.. CoX-The difference between my
age and that of my fri ,nd--ifF may so call
hm-will not allow me to put him to The
torture, because he cannot be elected Gov
ernor of Ohio. in rising. all ] wished to
do waste put the Democratic party right
and it is right. The gentleman can come
with his forces, and we will meet him.