Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-25
xxxyI,h CoNeREss-FIRsT SESSION.
WASHINGTON. Nav "a

TO provide for the negroes now at kcy-West.
II authorizes the President TO enter into
contract with any persons or corporations to
receive froA the United States authorities
the Africans seized on the vessels engaged in
the slave trade, and support them for six
from the date of their landingon the
coast of Africa provided the cost of the same
shall not exceed 800 for each person. The
President is also authorized to use the vessels |
of war to transport them to Africa. ,5,p J.. 4
Two hundred thousand dollars is appropri-
ated for the purposes OF the bill.
Mr.. Pugh offered an amendment to ex-
tend the period during which the negroes |
are 10 be supported, to not less than one |
year, instead OF six months. Adopted-yeas |
20, nays II.
Mr.. Davis opposed the policy of makingthe |
appropriation. IL did not fall within the OBJ |
legations of the government to provide for |
their support.
Mr.. Fessenden responded, contending that
il was inhuman to turn them adrift without
providing forbtheir support.
Mr.. Davis replied, sustaining his previous
position. He offered, as an amendment, TO
strike out all of the bill except so much as
related simply to sending the negroes back.
Mr.. BENJAMIN advocated the bill and con-
tended that by our treaty stlpulauons lts
passage was demanded
Mr.. Davis caused the treaty to he read to
show that no such obligation existed.
Mr.. Brown contendcd that the negroes were
slaves at home, and that If 1t was lnhuman
TO return them home il was not inhuman to
bring them away.
! The bill from the Judiciary Committee,
providing for the deportation of the captured
Africans at Key West, passed in the shape re-
ported; Al to IA.
Mr. Davis's resolution coming up, MIR
Bingham read long speech in opposition,
and Mr.. Bigler defined his position on the
other side. He said he had at one time ex-
pressed an opinion adverse to the views con-
tanned in the resolution, but regarded the
Dred Scott decision as settling the question,
and should vote for the resolution.
Mr. Iverson said that he had intended to
offer amendments to the resolution of Mr..
Davis, but now declined doing so. He, how
ever read n series of resolutions, which ne
had intended to offer, as an expression OF his
individual views. They claim extreme
Southern ground, claiming that it is the duty
of Congress in organizing the Territories to
provide for the protection of slave property.
He should, however vote for the resolutions
as the best that could be got.
Mr. Clay said he had intended to speak in
| favor of the resolution, and was sorry ne was
physically unable to do so, and especially was
| he sorry that he was unable to reply to the
assaults and aspersons on his State by the
| Senator from Illinois, whose whole argument
was to misrepresent the Democracy OF Ala
bama The Senator from illinois had garbled
resolutions to show that Alabama was in
favor of non-intervention. Such never was
the case lie defended Mr.. Yancey and de-
clared himself ready to indorse what was
called the Scarlet Letter. % H
Mr.. Green contended that the resolutions
were not intended as platform for the party,
| if it had always been the habit of delibera-
| tive bodies to declare their opinions by reso-
| lutions. He defended Missouri against what
had been said by the Senator from Ohio,
| (Pugh) that that State is in favor of the plat
| form of the majority of the Committee at
| Charleston.
| Mr.. Powell said that he had always been
ready to vote for the resolutions. He simply
| wished to reply to the Senator from Ohio
| (Pugh) that Kentucky was reliable Demo-
cratic State, and he (PowelD then referred to
past elections in that State to sustain his
| position. . a-,
A discussion here ensued between Messrs
Pugh Powell and Clay, in regard to the
votes in Charleston and the States.
Mr.. Doolittle appealed for Il vote. he
thought the funeral ceremonies had lasted
long enough. -...
Mr.. Hale said he wanted a.vote, but if the
thing was to 90 on, and Democratic members
from the South are to vindicate their States
and as New England had no Democratic rep
resentatives here, he should feel called upon
to speak for New Hampshire. [Laughterl
Mr.. Davis said that as the Senator from
Wisconsin (Doolittle) had left the Democratic
party, he could not be reckoned among them
Mr.. Doolittle said he had followed the Dem
ocratic flag for twenty years, and till Cal
hounism had taken the place of the principles
of the party. s....r. H ..
Mr.. Mallory defended the action of the del
egates from Florida in Charleston. 9is
Mr.. Fessenden said he should vote agains
all the resolutions, because he thought thu
Senate not the place to make party PLATFORM
or discuss abstract principles.
Mr.. Colamer had very much the same OBJ
jections. Possibly he might not vote agains
some of the resolutions standing alone, bu
he must take them in the connection in whicl
they stand. ..l
MIR. Kennedy was happy to find the part
on the other side of the chamber were il
favor of the Union. He thought the doctrin
OF popular, or squatter-sovereignty led di
rectly to disunion. He thought, also, tina
the doctrine of the Republicans had led t
disuniOn. He had offered an amendment
the resolution, looking to the preservation {
. the Union. ~.
J After further colloquya vote was taken o
the first resolution, which was carried by tn
following ayes and nays:
! Ayes-Messrs. Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg
, Bright, Brown, Chestnut, Clay, Clingmal
b. Crittenden, Davis, Fitzpatrick Green, GwiI
: Hammond, Hemphill, Hunter, Iyerson, JOIN
e son, Of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee
: Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mallory, Masol
4 Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Ric
: Sebastian, Slidell, Thompson, Toombs, VIII
: fall and Yulee-36
n Nays-Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Coll
: mer, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden Foot
r Foster Grimes, Hale, Hamlin, Harlin, Kin
IS Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyek, Wade al
IS Wilson-l0. t cIg'
y Mr.. Trumbull did not vote. li
i The question was then taken on the amen
ment Of the Senator from Iowa (Harlan1, th
free discussion on the morality of slavery,
free speech or freedom of the press shall nev
be interfered with, and it was decided rs Il
| lows: ayes, 36 nays, 20. 1l- Ii.l
i The vote was the same rs on the resolutio
n with the addition Of Mr.. Trumbulps name
i the nays.
% The question was then taken on the seco
4 resolution, and resulted in ayes, 36; nays,
the same vote as the previous one.
N The third resolution was then taken NJ
v Mr.. Crittenden said he had all his life he
= to the doctrine that Congress had the pow
is to exclude slavery from the Territories.
the Supreme Court had decided otherwise
could not yet concur with them, but on
grounds Of that decision he would vote
is this and the ensuing resolution.
ut The vote stood ayes 3G, nays l8, Mess
al King and COllamer not voting. ft
Nv The fourth resolution then came up.
IN Mr.. Pugh explained inasmuch as the re