The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-17
THIRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

WAsIrNGr,S, April 10, 1850
TIE SUPPRESSION or rus AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE
Mr. wuscS, trep,) OF Mass introduced bill for the
more enecaA suppression Of the slave trade. 1t Is bill
Of nire sections provides for the construction OF Te
steam Shops oswsr aaaped TO the African coast
increases The bounty fsOn twenty Ave to hundred
collars ecsrs reward q hundred dollars for de-
livery ~ tie re1 Sasss Marshal any slave landed
ne csurGry, wakes lie fitting oct or ownership
VI vessels snsaseS N tie slave trade piracy,
x,& rnrE&ss wSh Imprisonment for life, in.
stead * essiAs makes u criminal for ship nos
registered 81 display the American dag bssge of ns-
uonaay MAKES II The DUTY OF tine officers Of ship before
going 20 the African Coast 70 report the United States
orDeys fer exarnacr, and provides that American
sels sold abroad shall rssarn 70 The United States for
new register before gong TO tie Coast of Africa
THE CASES or JoRN BROWN, JR AND FRANK n. sAyBoRN
Mr. MASON dem OF Va presented the return OF United
John Brown r in ONO the rcturn states that i. Is i'm
possible to arrest Brown Unless armed force Is used for
the, purpose.
Xr Mason also presented the return ON the wsrrar. tor
The arrest OF r. B. SanborE which recaptcatss the
stated heretofore, and adds be ede
owing to The judicial proceedings OF the state Of Massa
Both the warrants and returns were referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary with instructions inquire
and report any further proceedings necessary to
vndcae the authority o. the Senate and to effect the
rest Of witnesses.
rial or Nr. sanborn 70 the came committee.
Mr.. MASON moved that be rejected.
Mr.. SUMNER said he felt IL to be his duty to otcst
against such sugges;ion. IL reesed OF one OF the
judges OF he'll u he panshed first after wards
Tie Senator from Virgins bad taken proceed
Mr. MASON said that the Senator had used language in
making opposition to motion, which, far his inter
course win gentlemen went, he had never heard used
offensive. The Senate was the best Judge OF what was
due its de ,orum.
Mr. SuxsEs said the Senator from Virginia in his self,
confidence had undertaken 70 lecture him manners.
In reply he would say that when any outrage comes be-
fore the Senate would SPEAK as It deserved and
any precedent from bad place should apply he should
Mr.. MASON briefly replied, but his remarks were In.
AUDIBLE.
without disposing OF the matter the special order came
up, being
Mr. LATHAM, (dem) OF Cal said 1t Is eighty four
years this country admitted into the family of
nations, during which time she lad been favored with
70 that ana cSsd q
vanced IN political ethics TO the that we had ia
our material progress: The bank tariff and last
and not least the al absorbing and mischiveous
question Of slavery had all become secular. In the Latter
the widest scope had been gven and the most selfish
there irrepressble conflict between labor and
capital There was capital State without s being Ia
Dor State Mr. Latham proceeded to show the superiority
OF the Caucasan race TO the negro race, saying that the
world not indebted to the latter for anything i'm
portant, either IN science, literature Art. II the
South should accept the theories Of the Eensor from
New York (dr. Seward) it would puzzle him TO point
out practical method py which his theories could be car
rled out There Is univeraal Law o. nature existing
where exists without the requisite conditions for It's sup
port. The negro viii 60 wherever there the cond
b and wherever under the protection of master he
will be from that competition which will be his death ana
ne and he viii 60 nowhere else The
lied, ard slavery viii always work out It's
own destiny. The irrepresHbls conflict with which
that the Judiciary and Executive failed afford ample
protection TO property In the Territories the duty
OF Congress afford such protection but he was utterly
had fri in
the people ard il section OF the Union desired re
dress he trusted that they would find within the oonst
we're purchased by The common boos1ior v snsir
slavery has existed IN this country from the formation Of
the FEEDER al compact down to the present PERIOD aud
have f,s aeurshsa WITH IT, the Northern .sss hsvc g.
have done little or nothing towards improving the cond
ton OF the negroes in their midst Take the negro q acsss
liberty has neither improved hs condition nor his heart
The South has too large negro population 10 be wngo
emancpat them and thus abandon them to idencss and
vice. TIE South does possess the facility tho
North to replace black labor with white labor, and as
regards the cotton plantations, IL cannot be done At
all The South has no desire I, force slavery into The
North any more than the manufacturer desires to
force his fabrics upon q bad market All the South
asks Is her constitutional rights and 70 refuse 70 I'd.
which We are bound togener The idea that there IL an
Erepressble conflict between free labor and slave labor
means by which tho republican party rode into mower
and denied that the negro had advanced 10 intel
gence Tor centuries. The irrepre8sibe conflict
Northern abstraction, used az lever by sectional
for scattering fanatcsm and riding into political
power. was due tho South that the North should let
slavery alone He cid believe in the sincerity OF the
republicans who declared they had no intention 10
fere with slavery in the states II was incompatible
with 2 sectional party. II The Union IS 10 bs pre-
served the irrepressibe conflict muet be abandoned
The people coveted no conficttbey wanted They
went On In the tenor Of their way knowing full xe
that they possessed power to put down oil politicians
Cafornians wanted no slave CODE She desired to main
tain her vested rights, to have the constitution
Is, and TO remain loyal 70 the Union California wanted
TO be neither The alay Of Northern confederacy or
OF Southern confederacy, and he surprised
when his colleague stated reported in the press
OF nis own State that she would 60 with the South in
Mr.. GwN (dem.l Of CAL, said he had never said 40.
ME- LATHAM was glad to hear il, and pleased to have
given him an opportunity to deny IT, his colleague knew
that Caornias interests were In the Union, that she
and treasure Of ell. He agreed with the speech OF M
Douglas made in the House l845 on repotnr the hills
for the admisson of Florida and Iowa. He wanted no
Interpolation no new interpretations hair splitting
Union the affection for which too deeply seated in
the hearts OF the people to be eradicated.
Mr.. Brown, (dem) Of Niss said he wanted vote now
on these resolutions
Mr. hcIrR moved 70 postp~e the resolutions and take
Mr. hale, Of n H. sAid he hopsdthe resolutions would
not be postponed There should be vote on them be-
fore the Charleston Convention. The friends Of the party
now IN the city, were waiting for gentlemen to show
their hands.
The resolutions were postponed; yeas q; nays Is.
The bill amending the Patent Laws was taken up and
amended, but without vote On its passage.
The Senate adjourned
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April 10. 1850.