Litchfield enquirer., 1859-01-20
WASHINGTON. Jan. Is, 1859.

Ip the House, Mir. Giddings, of Ohio, gave notice of an amendment to abolish the traffic in slaves, to which this country, in the treaty negotiated with Great Britain in 1874, is committed. He asked, will gentlemen coun- tenance the traffic ill human hesh and involve the nation in the guilt of perjury
 Mr. Smith (Va.)-What do you think of the coolie trade and the French traffic in Af ricans
 Mir. Giddings-I think it as bad as the coastwise save-trade. Ii it was to Sell the gentleman and his wife and children should object. Laughter.]
 MT. Smith, suggest whether it would not be as well to comment on the interesting fact that thirty-fve vessels in Free States are en- gagged in the slave-trade aud only five in the Southern, before he undertakes to reform the morals of his neighbors.
 Mr. Giddings-I would as soon lay my hand on Northern as Southern pirate l am not sectional in my views. Laughter l In the course of his remarks, he (Alr. C said if he should be nominated for Governor Of Ohio he wanted to make out straight-ont is- sue with the Democratic party. He wished &o know from bis colleague Mr. Cox, whether the atters party was for or against the slave trade?
 MT. Cox (Ohio) rose to pay his respects to his colleague for few moments, and a crowd gathered round him. He said Mir. Giddiugs knew that tie Democratic members of the for mer session voted that it was in, xpedient and unjust to restore the African slave.trade, and that Democrats North aud South were orpo- scd to it.
 Mir. Giddings remarked that he had alluded to the coastwise save-trade.
 Mir. Cox resumed, and said thnt Giddings had undertaken to place Democrats in false position, and inculcate the idea that the De- anocratc party was Pro-Slavery when he knew that It Was neither Pro nor Anti-S!ave- ry, but placed itself on the doctrine of leav tug the people to regulate the matter as they may think proper. He hoped his colleague may be nominated for the Governorshp of Ohio, and when the election was over, the lat ter would be left to ponder over the result, and cxclaim with Aristides, T yield to popular opinion in every thing, even when the people drive me into exile" Laughter His col- Hague advocated negro equality inhis speech the other day, but in his printed speech modified his language.
 MT. Gddings remarked that his colleague misunderstood him.
 Mir. Cox-Are you in favor of negroes in Ohio voting
 MT. Giddings-I expressed TO such opinion. Laughter.
 Mir. Cox-Would you permit them to vote
 MT. Giddings--I would whenever negroes excel the Democratic party in intellect and moral virtue. Excessive laughter
 MT. Cox-My colleague docs not come up to his doctrine. Is he, or not, iu favor of Af- rican equality and negro suffrage in Ohio
 MT. Gddings.-I would put them and the Democrats on the same footing [laughter7-- but l will not interfere in the quarrel between them.
 Mir. Cox-The difference between my age and that of my friend-if may so call him will not allow me to put him to the torture, because he cannot be elected Governor of Ohio. In rising, all wished to do was to put the Democratic party right--and it is right. The gentleman can come with his forces, and We will meet him.