New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-20

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Secretary Of tie Interior has rressrgly asked for t
ilLropnailon.
Mr.. SIBERIAN cmlsed letter to be read from the
seGeiry ct tie AneriHn Clloniz ton Society
italino that tie Government Of Liberia already has in
charge nearly SEQ rccaptured Africans ard has only
received $1,000. Unlers aspeedy prONiOn be made m
tire name Of Liberia he would be compelled to protest
asai G any more reeaytuIed Africans being landed on
tb, l., 'elan coast. IA. Sherman aeid whatever NAV
lie Ne oe1ec Of ibis L,w hi appropriation is required
| 10 meet COZ tracts
Mir. JONES Dem, Ga remarked that paving
Liberia liIelallg for Tic care OF eeaptured Africans
las the effect o. Increasing tie nugber Of the re-
,aItured; for the captured The money that
| Government gets. Therefore the Secretary of the
Colonization Sociey dosF not care how MANY are re-
| captured from now till doonlsday.
| Mr.. MAYNARD Is. Am, Tenn said the save-trade
not carried OIL between this country and the c0ass
Of Africa. lie not aware that single cargo of
lavcs, except by tie yacht anderer, landed
| i'll the United States. Tie trade carried on be-
tween Africa and perhaps two three provinces in
tie dominion of Spain. England By her treaty with
SFGIn can if she choose. eose thOse ports tomorrow,
| early her inclination prompts. England also
has treaties extending 81 along the African coast
corg tina, part Of he world TO the sIaverade. But
by her conIiyance, not to say participation this traffic
is permitted to be carried on, while the United States
Government, by treaty, Is made from time to time to
play the part Of police on the seas TO capture savers
o. expense II nearly million # dollars a year.
This il attitude III which the Government ought not
10 be placed, and it is one that Congress should take
| STEPS 10 OBJ late.
| Mr.. PRYOR Dem. Va would refuse 10 rly any
more appropriations until there a reform in thi
system Of providing for the maintenance Of recap
| turtd Africans. The Republic Of Liberia is the
extremity OF being swamped with these shrtless ean
| balls He Tor giving Liberia an opportunity of
illustrating her capacity for sefgovernment. lie APP
proved Of the plan of Great Brit ain, namely taking
Jeeaptured Africans into quasi apprenticeship.
| Mr.. SHERMAN explained that the appropriation
asked Tor was to carry ont AN existing Inv aud contract
| ON Ia q Of
tured Africans II she does not wish to be thus bur-
dened she refuse 10 receive such NrcanS and the
| President can make contract with any other party.
| Mr.. BURNETT Dem, Ky.) said that the law
passed at tie last session not only inhuman, but
,ruel 1t required recaptured Africans to be carried
| Immediately back to Africa, and their mortality on
10 vote money We actually owe, and pledged to
ray. Tie only couite our Government can pursue IL
| 10 apprentice such Africans IL Great Britain does.
Tie character of the negroes would thus be elevated
| and opportunity given TO Christians and philan-
| thTOrists to ciy2e them.
Mr.. CRAWFORD Dem, Ca said that there was
not word i'll the act Of 1919 which could be tortured
into a construction for the support and maintenance
of recaVtmed Africans for year thereafter. II they
were lal ded our shores there might be come pro-
pety in sending item back lie did not believe there
were hundred men in Georgia in favor Of Te0pening
the African slaverade He would never vote dollar
for the support of Africans abroad but would for their
support and return to their own country.
| Mr.. COBB Dem Ala. inquired wheheran amend
ment would be in order, providing that wherever a
shaver il caTtured the negroes be taken Off the ship
Fcuttod and tie officers and crew allowed TO 90 down
| with her. He satislt that Southern men would
never be engaged in the slaye,rade. He desired also
&c iIO whether he would he permitted 10 introduce
| an amendment TO prevent Northern friends from
building slips and sending them out in their bellsh
| tr,fic.
Nj. BOCOCK Dem, Va who occupied the chair
replied il would be in order for sinking fund
70 buy off the cupi1iiy Of Northern slave traders bat
| not 10 sirk crews. Laughter.
| Nj. REAGAN Dem, Texas was opposed to tax
ing the Poop TO pay for ci,izing and Chrstianlnng
negroes They were brought to Florida through Yam
| kee CuIidity.
Mr. CLEMENS Dem, Va desired TO settle the
question at The President has already become
pousibe, under the construction Of existing law,
for tie Support OF these negroes IN Africa, 10 the en-
tent Of s9t0OC0 and it for us 70 say whether we
should continue this act thus construed. He denied
that the law authorizeth President to maintain the
negroes thus returned for one year, by which eXpendi-
| tuIe tbs large cum has been incurred.
| JOHN COCHRANE Dem, n. y thought that
the Africans sent Liberia under the law, should not
be received there and left 10 perish Tie law never
| contemplated such an Outrage upon humanity.
| Nv CLEMENS conteuded that the law would bear
| 10 such construction the Preiident has given 4.
| Mr. COCHRANE, reeuuing, maintained that the
law Of humanity required snch construction, and tha
CONGRESS III the last s. lion thus construed the law
1919 when il authorized the President TO feed and
clothe them in Liberia. lie opposed the Introduction
| q the British apprentice system as more Outrageous
and OtjecOnsb he than any other disposition thar could
he MADE OF them. Nothing should he done to increase
the number Of Africans III this country. We do not
| want item free apprentice, on slave. Let lie DO
ICthing to increse this species OF opa'lon Gale uatcG
10 bring about that rreprcsslble conflict bewe Ell
the races which has already given much trouble.
lie would Willingly vote for the appropriation required,
and for more if found necessary by the principles OF
| humanity.
| Mr. REAGAN did not think it was right 10 put the
support Of these negroes on our Government. They
should De delivered up TO the agents Of the Govern
uen from which the vessel sailed, and they should be
| cCmVetd 10 Uaintain them.
| Mr. BINGHAM oppOsed the amendment OF Mr. Rea-
gan, which was to limit the appropriation to negroes
aiken from vessels bound TO the United States only.
| Mr. REAGAN thought that the Cove nment to
which the vessels are bound should maintain the ne
| Mr. KI-NKEL maintained that il was manifest the
present laws are defective. They have not produced
The Suppression o the slaye-trade. by the law passed
last session tie burden on the Government has been
| increased.
MIR. Reaqans amendment was rejected and the
original ore approprating S9OOOOI, adopted
TIE Committee then rose.
| Mr.. BURNETT moved 10 reduce the amount "a
$3.50 600. Rejected, g. against 100, and the bill
M. SHERMAN reported, from the Committee Of
WAYS and Means, bill making appropriations Tor GER
tain civil expenses.
| Mr.. FLORENCE introduced resolution that, the
Senate ccrcurirg, when the House adjourn II be TO
tie 9Th of Jsnuary.
MIR. HUGHES thought it was better to adjourn
over 50 ~ 10 give gentlemen an opportunity to 20 nome
and consult their constituents IN this crisis.
The resolution rejected, - against w. Ad
jourued
Separate Secession Voted Down I'm
The Georgia Legislature.
MmLEDGrynLE, Wednes day, Dee 49, 1867
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