Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-01-22


A SOMEWHAT srIcY CoIdoourM DISCUSSION
sprung ap in the House Of Representatives 90
Saturday last, between Mr. Lecompion Cox
and the Representative Of this district while
the House we're in committee Of the whole, on |
the codhcation of the revenue laws
Mr.. Gddings gave notice of an amend
ment to abolish the traffic in slavery to
which this country in the treaty negotiated
with Great Britain in 1914 is committed.
He said, will gentlemen continue the 'rallic
| in human Aesh and involve the nation in the
guilt of perjury
Mr.. Smith, Of va.-What do you think
of the cooie trade aud of the French trathc
in Africa
Mr.. Giddings--I think it is as bad as
the coast wise shave trade. II it was TO
sell the gentleman and his wife and children,
| should object. (Lnughter)
Mr.. Smith suggest whether 1t would
not be AS will to comment.ou the Interest
inp fact that 35 vessels in the free States
e are enrared in the Slave trade, and only
1--WE in the Southern before he undertakes
q TO reform the morals of his neighhorS.
D Mr. Giddines Il would rs soon lay my
hand on a Northern as a Southern pirate
Lam not sectional in my views. Laugh
ter.) In the course of his remarks ne S"''a
:. If he shonld be nominated for Governor OF
is of Ohio he wanted TO make stralght OUT
e and out Ssue with the democratic party
l. He wished to know from his colleague, Mr.
70 Cox. whether the laite party was for OF
"a against the slave trade
:, Mr.. Cox rose to pay his respects to hi,
;" colleague for few moments, and CROWD
u gathered round him He said Mr.. Gid
I'd dinrS knew that the Democratic members
rs of The former session voted that it was IN
i'll expedient aud unjust to restore the African
III slave trade, and that Democrats north ant
il south are opposed to It,
Mr.. Giddings remarked that he had al
- luded to the coast-wiSe slave trade.
Mr.. Cox resumed and sud that Mr., Gid
W dinrs had undertaken to place the demo
uo Gratis in a false position and inculcate tn
as idea that the democratic party was pre-
na slavery, when he knew it was neither pr
MS nor anti-slavery, but placed itself on tn
let doctrine of leaving the people to regulat
en- the matter as they deem proper. lie hope
,n- that his colleague may be nominated 10
III. the governorship of Ohio, and when I'll
" election was over he would be left to POI
der over the result and exclaim with Ari
&c. tides ~ Weld to popular opinion in every
Tho thing even when the people drive me mt
Wv exile,n (Laughter) His colleague at
, vocated negro equality in speech the olhe
day, but in his printed speech modified h'
VI =" language.
'n. Mr.. Giddings remarked that his colleagr
NV misunderstood him.
lot Mr.. Cox-Are you in favor CT negro
iuS in Ohio voting?
nm MIR. Gildiags-I expressed no such OPT
up, ion (Laughter.)
OF Mr.. Cox-Will you permit them to Vot'
eSl- Mr. Gddings-I would whenever l
los- croes excel the Democratic party IN lnu
atlc Iect and moral virtue Excessive Laug
ani w. ter.)
and Mr.. Cox-My colleague does not COZ
de- nm to his doctrine. Is he or not in faV
ow- I Of negro equality in Ohio
hat Mr., CT would put them and the DE
'nt- ocrats on the same footing. (Langhte
But | will not interfere in the quarrel
avs tween them.
H. Mr. Cox-The difference between
. u.s. aCe and that of my friend, if may so
e''' him will not allow me TO put him to
'reat tortnre because he cannot be elected G'
com ernor of Ohio. In rising, all | wished
Of do was to put the Democratic party rig
y be and it is right The gentleman can co
ON with his force and we will meet him.
Mr., Mr.. Stanton of Ohio, wanted to ask
nper, Cox a question.
,, "so,' Mr.. Houston, of Ala, objected.
"''''' " House had had enough of this.
'ous- There was much confusion during
as 1t proceedings; everybody being evidently
eelize larasted in the dialogue.
the Mr.. John Cochrane, in closing the
who eral debate on the bill, said he did not
could ticipate they would embark on the SCI
abolition and slavery discussion, simply
a question of commerce and codiheato
brings commercial laws. He proceeded to
mship swer the objections to and advocated
10th passage of the bill.
aking. The Committee rose and the House
board journed. -