The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-02

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d,vidas and DC 20 called repubnc or liberia viii soon
be numbered among those that have passed away.
Mr. Mlson, Of Virginia, was surprised q the sensitive
ness manifested by some gentlemen who had spoken In
this debate He feared that they entertained vague
undenabe apprehension that with the execution Of this
law is associated some condemnation Of the slave trade
and, therefore Of slavery Gentlemen did mot seem TO
appreciate the strength their own position Tocondemn
the African slave trade was not TO reproacn slavery
Nothing could be unlike nothing more antagonistc.
To uphold the slave trade TO surrender the defence Of
slavery was to abandon all those Arguments by which
the Justification of the system Of slavery now existing 10
the Southern States becomes demonstrated He did not
what the President could have done oner nan no hAd
done. t--A t
Mr. Case Of Ind, ironically admitted that ours ia \,
missionary government and in his judgments the act
Of the President with regard 70 educating these negroes
in Africa was strkngly inconsistent with conduct NJ
home Here, they had none Of this educational mis-
sonary spirit as to negroes Why should they try IL
abroads At home II in many instances criminal for
these home laws right why should they have diff.
ferent policy abroad Moreover this education of free
negroes and teaching them the arts of civilization seems
10 be ut with the sentiment Of the agethat sent
ment sometimes embodied in State constitutions where
they are excluded from the SOIL and from all appeal TO
the courts whereby the free negro Is completely ami
maized and outawed 80 that II the policy were to be
universally adopted, he would find spot this side Of
Heaven which rest his foot-that sentiment which
they told had down from Revolutionary times,
declaring that the negro has no rights that the white
man is bound to support or which was more l9rcioy
told the citizens of Memphis that only as between croco
dies and negroes couldthe latter claim his preference
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Mr. Keitt, of c., did not coincide with the gentleman
from Virginia (Mr. Mlson) in the intnatou that any
one on that Side Of the House influenced by any
apprehension that this appropriation reflects upon tne
institution Of slavery ~ uniting UeG ou ana shs
SIS COO appropriated in tins clause of the bill, because
that amount pledged as bounty by existing law but
they objected the remaining $4,000, because there
was no color of law for it, They protested against this
government full mounted upon the antisavery senti
nent riding against and riding and riding down the
pcofla al aut had
receiving thcegoe captured on board the Echo and send
ing them to African There power given to convert
SONS s to On the coast Of Africa The lack
of power seemed TO be appreciated by the gentleman from
on NJ buany AND cyzaon Humanity y an a
civilization ndssouby intertwined, and their initial
point in slavery, the ordinance Of God, which COM
mands that bread shall be eaten in the of
brow Physical civilization must precede mental, and
the former can only be achieved through labor aud toll
Will these Africans be subjected TO this Indispensable
tranineS No they will merely be encouraged Incidence
and ehargy The President had right TO usurp power
philosophical or sentimental absractons nor has Con-
gess such right but Congress did act such abstrac
TONS sounder and more robust humanity would have
kept them here where they could have been properly
educates and elevates people. They protested
then, against that portion OF this appropriation
which applies to the support, in Liberia, Of the
negroes which were captured on board the Echo
The appropriation was too, to great extent for the
support the Colonization Society This had be-
come much than rickety stipendiary Of the
government 1t sprang up in almost single night under
the hot and sckly vapors of morbid sentmentay and
was now dying out amid the scorn OF some and the nd
government, il mainly supported by old maids,
whose tender bosoms-tender through age-were flooded
annually stimulated by doses of maudn humanity
He would not consent that the restrictions OF law should
be overriden for the benefit Of this humanitarian
corn 1t had been said on the other side that the re-
opening of the African slave trade entered into the ques
0 He ala not 50 That be
agitation because disturbing, and could result
in no practical action In the meantime, he would sweep
from the statute book every interference with savery he
would repeal the law declaring the slave trade piracy he
would withdraw slave squadron from the coast Of
wherever the power of the country stretches The
power ofhe free States keeps the government from In
tervensg in their favor he would dsarm it from inter-
Mr. seward, Of Ca, offered the following proviao, which
however declared out order as not being german
Provided further That all laws heretofore passed. proh
biting the sys be- se s s
With each of the siAes affecting their own local policy
He looked upon the law for the suppression Of the slave
| trade mschevous and wrong. He wanted to have i
repealed and to leave the matter 10 be settled by the States
| as o domestic question.
surprise and with regret He regarded the presentation
this subject of the opening Of the slave trade
fortunate for the section from which he came and as
| every point OF view useless.
Mr. Nichols-I rise TO point . Of order SG ,,,,
Of order This is family fight there, and want
Several Members Con the republican sde) Let him
Mr.. Nichols-Then will not make the point OF order.
And so Mr. Burnett was allowed to 60 on and finish
e % ne
that the law did confer on the President authority TO
exactly what he had done. Add to that those principles
cuve of this great republic and the appropriation asked
ought to be made In regard to the opening Of the
slave trade he considered this discussion premature and
placing the section Of country from which he in
false position before the country, and he entered his
solemn protest against It, - 4ssa
Mr.. Singleton Of Miss could not sec what connection
there between this subject and the opening OF the
slave trade He desired to abide by the law found
the statute book, but not to proceed step beyond
Suppose they affirmed this construction of the law and in
the next election the black republicans elect the President
and Congress should be prepared to register his edcts
for this purposeP you maintain aud educate them
for year, may do so for five, and for I've, then
Tor an unlimited period. me numerical strength OF the
measure at the mercy of abolition majority at the North
Unless therefore, they stood on their constitutional rights
and see that the laws are strictly construed and that
forced construction put upon them wherein did their
safety conss He asked gentlemen 10 look 10 the future
and answer that question.
thus far with a great deal Of interest to this de.
bate, which had not occurred, in fact upon the
merits Of the amendments proposed, nor, in fact,
upon the merits Of anything that was contained in
the bill 1t had taken wide and singular ranges range
OF much greater interest to the people Of this Union,
the floor Of this House, debate which exciting
than nstructye-a debate which could lodge them even
tually in no safe harbor, and at no practicable object
He fully concurred with many gentlemen, that if this
question was to be met here candidy and manfuy, II
should be met upon the issue directly rasedwhether
the slave trade shall be permitted whether it shall be
suppressedand not in debate upon collateral question
raised upon the phrascoogy Of paragraph of this ap
preparation BILL Hc was ready to take his position upon
the question whenever should arise whether the slave
trade shall be suppressed, whether shall be permit
ted and he that all other gentlemen here were
ready to assume that responsibility and meet the question
when il is presented. iu =,
Mr. Groesbeck Of Ohio regretted that this act Of hu-
mainly upon the part the President towards these in
jectons He approved everything that the President had
done in this matter II kind and considerae act
and worthy of Christian land He would have consi.
dered it cruel-this nation would have regarded it as
cruef he had turned these Africans adrft upon the
shores of Africa He did right; be did no more than
make reasonable provision for them for q reasonable
time The law required that there shall be agent on
the shores Of Africa TO receive recapurcd and returned
Afrcans-to receive them kindly and Hospitality, ana not
them adrGt be AGAIN enaiared he