Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-06-21
NJ pw;r offered a. a eubefifu1e. -

Mr.. Gwin offered as Q subsfjtuio. t4nt
the President be authorized to ask The
British Government TO enter into eon~
vention to make provisions for the return
OF, each captured African, as long rs the
9Th article of the Ashburton treaty remains
in force; and If the British Government
refuses to enter, into such eonvsntian,
then the President shall signify the wish
of this Government to have that treaty
abrogated. He said the British Govern
ment aid not send back the Africans, bpt
kept them and made them useful. =
Mr. Wilson said-the. -slaxe- trade-.xas
increasing. 1t was fact that vosselslwero
fitted ont at New York. and left that port
with the knowledge of the United States
officers. who received money for the same.
He thonght il his duty offy and put o
stop to it. f-f-a.. a. D. is-t-4 s-r'so
Mr. Green thought the Government had
no right to put police force, on the coast
of Africa. It hal no right to interiors
with the trade between Africa and Brazil
or Cuba, but only to prevent the importa-
ton to our own States. We might as
well call ON the British Government to
end a treaty compelling any spel action.
Mr.. Hemphill opposed the an.endmenr
of the Senator from California. Hs
Ithought there was no information here
that the British Government made slaves
of the captured Africans.
Mr.. Fessendcn said il gentlemen wished
to abrogatc this treaty with Great Britain
let them say so. and not try to dodge the
iqueStion in any way. H.
Mr.. Mason said the question of the At
rican Slave Tra'le was presenting itself in
a new light. He could rot account for
the increasing activity in the slave trade.
Legislation might possibly act to increase
the trade. and he thought we should be
very careful He trnsted that at the prop
er time the American Government wonM
ahrogate that article Of the treaty. but he
was opposed to both Of these propositions.
lie could not conceive of greater cruelty
than sen'ling the Africans back to AZ
RIGA "
Mr.. Russel novel 70 reconsider the vote
by which the tariff bill was postponed 10
December
Mr.. OWNS amendment was disagreed
to. tfff1E r+.f ls sfffffI frEflI
aYEs.-Mcssrs Bragg Brown. Firz-
, patrick. Green. Gwin, Hammond. liver
son. Johnson Of Tennessee. Lane, Lath-
am. Mallory. Polk. Powell. rugh. Sauls-
bnry. Sebastian, Slidell. Toombs. Wig
fall-19
NpEs-M essrs BisIer, Cameron. Chand-
Ter. Clark. Criiten,ien. Dixon. Dooliitlc.
Durkce. Fesscnden. Foot. Foster. Grimes,
Hale, Hamln, Harlan, lIemphill. King.
Mason. Pearce, Simmons. Simmer. Ten
,, Eyck. Thompson, Trumbull, Wade. Viii
: son--o6
On motion Of Mr. Green. the Senate adj
journed till Monday at IL o'clock
HovsE-Mr Sherman reported hack
the Senate resolution to adjourn Monday
week. with an amendment substituting
Wednesday next. The confusion was ex-
cosSive. I'.f.ntL -r 80
NJ. Farnsworth sail il the members os
The Baltimore Convention were Ia control
here. he woui.i move that the doorkceper
let them al in.
Mr. Barksale sail these gentlemen
Were not creating the disturbance. The
Imcmhcrs Of both sides of the House were
doing it.
The amendment was disagreed TOO
against 9i. An Intellectual attempt was
Ema lie to table the subject. The Senate
resolution was adopted--1l3 against So.
The Covolc COMMITTEES reported.