Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-10

ragel in Thai way ths fsrther you get from justice
aed right
Aud now, another thing Why. aiutil admitted
oy every iaFyer thit the government has herctc-
Tore allowed the slaveio 60 and even contract with
his master for his frscd0mand pufchaaeg Dcesanr
gen'lemaa want authority lor lbasg Here Is slave
IN one iastqnce, hat paid bis master Sl0G0 Tor Bis
ffsedom-ihe master slcwed lhe purchase ana he
gosernmens gave iis consent There is slave
himself payiDg fer bis freedom and The government
giving iis consent aid assent 10 1t Dies any gem
tleman-doss any ltsyer deny thar, upon ibis dlorl
4hg, SIR ] can turn o he law books-as The HSl
E. T. Ewing says he law books are flgi Of saeh
instances Il is foolish to lsik about tks hing.
Way, sir. III one ease l. came from ihe county of
Giles # I recolleci, in = case where a uerro had
purchased lis freedom from bis master, but he mas
ter vas not fully naid-tas negro had contracted
for doing piece Of work. and becausa he Ess
slave he vas resisted in the pdJmelt for il. The
Supreme Court decided DE slave bad qualified rights
and ibEi the slsVe oouli bring sri 10 bis own oame
and Whea 'hs .ster bad nol given his eo-seai
Nc WI LiiM5. Of Iiskuan. Use the language
Of The couu: Tia. TIE slave has . vested right 70
freedom.
Sir BENNETT Yes. sill; that Was he decision
and it rsmains unein,roserted 10 isis day. You
canuot conrovest it-you cannot DO il 81 Ben
NETr occupied TIE hloT for about an hour His
speech VIII be written cut BY he RepIte for pub
LEGATION hereafter
Mr.. Speaker NHlfIh0RNE fMr. FarreIg IN
the chair moved fhss when the H5use adiourued TO
day, If adjourn at y o'clock 10 give members an
opportunity Of repairing 10 the residence Of MRS.
President Polk and pay.0g thsir re PEGS 10 that
lady a that hour.
Mr.. EWING toek great pie lsHrs in secnuding The
motion, aud thought it was al appro1ria,s day TO
adjourn Ossr because it to be cesbritd a the
anniversary OF the battle IS New Orlesans lie
/ wished it was 50 that he House could visit the
grave Of the Hero Of The hermitage IS Etll as the
late residence and TIE relic Of James & Polk
Mr Speake WHlTTHGRNE modified bis mot on
30 az that when he Houss adjourn &C - it ad-
/ journ to meet agaiu at 2 O'Clock
/ The motion was agreed to.
/ Mr.. EWING real speech in oppo ion 10 The bill
IN Ter consideration. taking e0nsutu'iorai grounds
and regarding be dill as ia direcs yiolaian # that in
strumen he DID not cent nd tha the slave was cit
iEen OF hat We could make him a citizen but he did
/ contend that the slave Rad rights inalienrble
and HnateTsbe By this legislature or bg any other
poWtr
NJ HURT, made irefec uil Motion 10 refer
! The oil and amendment TO TIE Com'nittee on Free
| Negroes and Slave Population
/ Aud thea
o. tor the Hou took srecess till p o'clock.
/ And thersupon, the Senate having been advised
Of the action Of theHouss bah bodies proceeded
/ TO the residence Of Mrs. JAMES Knox Polk and
we're seversly Introduced by thelrrespettve presid-
ing officers TO that lady. ID an adjoining room was
an abund nee Of vine aud otke t. which the hon
Orable gentlemen helped themselves with az unspar-
Jog hand.