New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-26

! l/ey as W INC rtls VI SNf''is
menf. Az er 0 long struggle the Southern men VI.
o"nbel and tie Cali'al vas haed on he banks o.
,bc Potomac. IN 1901 Congress enacted fhat The
! ,barols inhumau, indecent, aud vulgar toloDidt
slave laws of Maryland aud Virginia should become
The lava of the American Republic Tor the govern
ment of the Capital, and Tor Two generations .he
| Government recognized the wicked dogma that
color is an evidence of Slavery. In 1877 a law was
enacted in the District that colored persons at large
without an owner, should be considered as slaves
and committed to Jail. Such legblation brought its
own fruit OF injustice, dishonor and shame 10 colored
men and women, who were taken TO Jeil, and many
sold into perpetual seryitude because, though free,
they could not pay the jail fees. Thus human bengs
were sold into bondage in the Capital Of the feest
country in ,he world Justice 20 the wronged end
oppressed demanded that this corrupt and corruping
doctrine should be repudiaed and condemned 6y The
Government of the United S.ates The black men
fought side by side with the white 10 the battles
of he Revolution, and men of this age ought to
hasten 10 atone for the great wroogs perpetraed on
the black race, and make manhood presuinptive
evidence of freedom. IN 1901, Congress continued
in force the black code Of Maryland, among the pro-
visions Of which was that any slave who struck a
white person must have his ears cropped. In 1886.
the Corporation oil Washington enacted that every
free colored person must exhibit 10 the Mayor satis
factory evidence OF his title 10 freed IN, and give
bonds for HIS good behavior. That Corporation
also pavsed another act that no mee'ing Of
colored persons should be held after 10 o'clock
aud made it the duty Of the police TO dsperse
such meetings. BY another ordinance, they legal
lied traffic in slaves for the sum OF sloo
This was an inhuman traffic in the Capital. II y
slave broke street lamp no was TO be WHIPPED Oh
the bare back. II he injured trees or houses he
was TO be whipped-man and woman Were ever
such degrading, inhuman lava on the statute boote
OF any nation Slavery was The prolific mother OF
these laws. Drive Slavery from the District, ana
tney would di'appear; yea, no:withhiangiog' me-
h. had ile DIE
trict from 1909 10 l.,OOO, and have properly,
churches, and schools They have twelve churches,
costing 1000 and eight schools, beside helping !"
10 support schools Tor white chiiren. hhy persona
have the curiosity TO looh they Will nd III the record
a mortgage dated 1853, in favor Of Alfred zee,
coored raau OF this city, for sl2ooO, by TWO cntca
States Senators, 90 secure loan ipr fi-,VvV
One OF these Senatose u now in tnc senate
and the other sleeps in Lis grave ~ hlcDi8an III
hill deals Justly with the master. Congress should
ss.ike The bonds Of the slave in the Dsnct without
any compensation, in slight repair OF tho wrongf aud
DECIDE of cruelty perpetis cd IA The talial, ~ w0ulu
stand justified in the forum OF nGiions. bnl me
Senator from Kentucky raiser his warning Voict
against the measure, and says, u the negroes are
liberated they will bccOns criminals, ami hinder
apee 10 socieiy. Ihe Senator had ri ,ht 70 speak
for the people OF the District. The facts here proved
are lust contrary. The Senator iroa kentucky also
talks about the resistance OF the south 10 any
measure Of emancipation, aud Kentucky would be-
come Ia rcRdgc in defensc Of her rights. lie wo1h
tell that senator that tie dy Tor hrcais end nencea
from the champions Of Slavery Lad pagscd by III the
Senate and ilonse Of R-pres,utatlvcs. ffecmen
were not cowardly enough 10 shrink from tue per
Torrance OF DUTY beioIo dOgmatlc sNoWaie Nhhl
Southern men and women would do.
! Mr. KENNEDY I'm, Md sgid he wished TO en-
ter a most solemn protect, IN the rGmc OF Maryhnd,
against the measure proposed by tins biiI. lie
knew that Nary was 700 ANAL, and hal too j."
white population to attempt any successiGl resist
combined either
ful .eclion end il might he that she Wa not. by
protest or other wise obtain her rghs AZ an cquai
under the Constitution. lie coDtendcd Ia, the iaih
OF the Government was pledged 20 Mary land ana
Virginia not 10 interfere witt slavery IN the Dis-
tricj. The citizens Of the District DO no, de-
sire, and have made no aspiration for any
emancipation, and Congress has 10 more nght
to interfere With their rights than when
they were citizens OF Maryland aud Nirgnia.
lie quoted at considerable length from the report Of
the Committee Of the Houso OF Representatives IL
1886 against the interference with Slavery m the
District. IL was bis Judgment that Slavery Wa q
doomed institution in the State OF Maryland, and II
did not need any smslni g. accelerate tue decrease,
and any such attempt would be attended by the most
ldisastrous consequences. Maryland has to-day
49, IS free colored people. In 1850 II had l65,OoJ
The total colored population in lso0 was no. DO
decrease IN slaves IN ten years Sis; increase OF
free negroes, S,9d. New-York and Ne.-LDglAnd
with iii go square miles, have - go colored popu
lstion and Mary land, with on 1870 square ules
~ 7lJ colored population. Inc war had already cot
of all tho resources 81 Maryland and the 10 rage 81
this moasure would utterly dsorssnize the agricultural
condition, the emigration of tie best population,
and tend 10 the ruin OF the State That little state
had expended upward Of $50 900 600 the a- thirty
years, and what good war going to result to the
North from a scheme which would result IN the rum
OF Il lister State In the Of emancipation, We
mae. have colonizai on else OF blood sud
carnage would follow; for the two cannot live
together. lie feared, from the charscer Of The legs.
lalioD proposed, bic last hope for restoration Of the
Union would b. destroyed. The people Of Mary land
have been loyal 10 tie Union, and trusted 10 the
good faith and pledges Of the President aud Congress
To preserve the nights of all the States bni be- feared
relentless sectional policy woad destroy all faith
ppd trust.
>, MIR. SALISBURY Dem, Dell sad he had an
amendment to offer 10 relieve the District Of what
he considered the greatest that could slict .
people, which was the free colofed population. The
amendment IL that the persons liberated by the Act
shall within thirty days be removed at the expense
Of tho Federal Government 10 the Sts.tes Of Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont. Massachusetts, Connecti-
cat, Rhode I.land, Aew-Yoik, New-Jersey, Penn
BY lvana. Ohio indiana Illinois, Michigan, Iowa
Wisconsin. Minnesota, Kansas, Oregon, and Cab.
fornis and DO distributed among the States pro rata
according 20 population.
Mr.. POWELL Dem, XVI said be thought II the
men Of the Free Ststes liberated the u, grDes uiey
ought 10 take care Of them, but be thought tie
apendgent unconstitutional. 90 he mus. vote against
it.
Mr.. SAULSBURY-If the gentlemen would
adopt this amendment they would show a noble
philanthropy by taking home these negrocs 70 them
selves He had read IN the newspapers that certain
gentlemen who went to Port Royal were 30 glad to
zee the negroes that they embraced them aud called
them mo,her and tisterO
Mr.. HARLAN rep. Iowa. said he dslised these
alusons about embracing negroes. IL only seryed
10 increase 20 prejudice against the race already
tranpled under foot. II the matter were nyesti-
gated il would bring the blush 20 Of these gen
~. from h.. e..