Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-20

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Therefore the Secretary Of the Colonization
Society does not care how many are recap,
turtdfrom new till do0mbdsg IEI
Mr.. Maynard said the slave trade was
not carried on between this country and the
coast Of Africa He was not aware that
single cargo Of slaves, except by the yacht
WandereT, vas ever landed in the United
States. at 1F ti9t
The trade was carried on between Africa
and perhaps two or three Provinces in the
Deminioh Of Spain. England, By her tFesty
with Spain, can, II she chooses, close those
ports %, morrow, or as early as her inclIna-
ton prompts. England also has treaties
extending all along the African coast
closing that part Of the world to the slave
trade bnt by her connivanco, not 70 say
participation, this trafho Is permitted 70
be carried on, while The United States Gov
ernment BY Treaty is made from time to
time 10 play the part Of police on the seas
to capture Hlayers at an expense OF nearly
3 million dollars per year. This is On Rtu
tuie In which the Government ought not to
be placed in and Il IL one that Congress
ought to take steps to obviGte.
Mr., Pryor would refuse 10 pay any more
/ appropria tons until there was 8 reform in
this system providing for the maintenance
| Of re-oaptured Africans. The Republic Of
/ Liberia is In the extremity Of being swamp
/ ed BY these shirtless eannibals He was
for giving Liberia an opportunity Of Illus
4 trahng her capacity for sef-goyernment- =
He approved Of the plan Of Great Britain,
Via tAkiug re e-oaptured Africans into quasi
/ apprenticeship. $500
Mr., Sherman explained that the apprO-
pristion asked for is 70 carry out On exist
ing Law and contract. Il Wes not compul-
sory ia Liberia to take care Of re.oaptured
/ Africans il she does not wish to be 50 bur
dened. She can refuse 70 receive such
i Africans, and the President can make a
! contract with any other party. Il
Mr. Burnett said that the law passed at the last
session was not only nhuIhan, but cruel. II re-
quired re-oaptured Africans 70 be carried imme
diately back TO AFRICA, and their mortality on
4 ship Board was about 90 per cent he wa viii
ling 70 vote money we actually owe and were
pledged to pay. The only course our govern
ment can pursue b 70 apprentice such z Aticansi
as Great Britain does. The character OF the ne
Rroes would thus be elevated anu an opportunity
given to ehristans and hilanthropists to civi'ize
NJ. Crawford said there was not word in the
act Of 1913, which could be tortured into con-
struction for the support and maintainance o.
re-oapturedl Afrioans for 9 year thereafter u
4 NuCN were AAuuNQ On NlI eAAuLGe AuGlG nAAAAA "
l.. some DrOpriety in sending them back. he did
not believe that there were 100 men in Georgia in
favor Of re opening the African slave trade, He
would never vote dollar for the support Of AZ
rieans abroad, but would i9F their support and
return TO their own country. s..s..s-
a,AIF Cobb inquired whether an amendment
moved would be- In order. providing that when
ever SLAYER Is captured the negroes be taken on
the ship scuttled, the officers and crew be allowed
70 20 down with her He was satisfied that South
ern men would never be engaged in the saF'
trade. He desired also 70 know whether h'
would be permitted 10 introduce an amendment
to prevent our Northern friends from buildml
ships and sending them out in their hellish traf-
he,
Mr. Bocoek, who occupied the Chair, replied
Il would be in order to move for a sinking funC
to buy of the cupidity of Northern slavers, bu
not 70 sink crews. lLaughter.l stt...f
Mr.. Reagan was opposed to taxing the people
TO pay for ciYilizing and ehristianizing negroes
They were brought to Flerida through Yankee
Mr. Clemens desired to settle the question a.
once The President has already become respOn
sible, under the construction of an existing law
for the support Of the negroes in Africa to th'
extent Of $500 Oo0, and II was for Us to say
, / whether we should continue this act thus con
strued, He denied thai the law authorized th'
President 70 maintain the negroes thus returned
for one year. by which expenditure TINS larg'
Z sum has been incurred y -. ll,1-
Jno. Cochrane thought that Africans sent Il
Liberia under the law, should not be receives
there ard LETT TO perish. The law never oOntefn
plated such an outrage upon humanity.
Mr. Clemens commended that the law woulf
bear no such construction as the President WouA
give It. - zrr ..r-y- -a.-
1Ir COehrane resuming, maintained that th
law Of humanity required such & constructed
and that Congress at the last session thus cen
, strued the law of 1919, when it authorized tn
President to feed and clothe them 10 i1iberia. ii
opposed the introduction of the British eppren
tioe system as more Outrageous and objectionable
than any other disposition that could be made o
them .Nething shoeld be done 70 increase tn
muuDGE 4AlllIAll1 rl1lr a-aa
prentice or slave. Let Us do nothing to increasl
/ this species of population, calculated 70 brinl
ces which has already given rs SO much troubl
he would willingly vote for the appropriation re
, | ouired and for more if found necessary BY tn
7 principles of humanity. II,
e Mr.. Reagan did not think 1t was right to put tn
: support Of these negroes on our government The
should be delivered up 70 Tie agent Of tie govern
be compelled to maintain them. ~ o.
Mr. Bingham opposed the amendment Of Mr.. Rea
gan hich to limit the APPROPRIATION to the ne
sfoes taken from vessels bound 70 the United State
: Mf. REAGAN thoushtthat the vuvsrnnsnt to uhicl
the vessels are bound should maintein the negroes
Mr. Kuukle maintained that Il was manifest tina
ne present laws are asectiye; Ine{ naTe not Pro
passed last session the burden on the government
III. Reagahis amendment was rejected and tn
Wigfall one appropfieting 500, 900 was adopted
l. The Committee thsn rose.
Z Mr.. Burnett moved to reduce the amount t
B / $3.50 600. Rejected .s.
\ Mr Sherman reported from the Committee o
Ways and Means bill making appropriation
for certain civil expenses as
Mr. Florence introduced resolution, the Ser
/ ate eencurring, that when the House adjourn
be TO the 7th Of January.
! | Mr. Hughes thought It was better to adiouE
over 50 as 10 give gentlemen an opportunity to g
home and consult their constituents in this crisis
The resolution was rejected-s2 against o..
Adjourned. e-..s dsi.,s