Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-30
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Of America, Is now no more 1he eie-
grsph brought the melancholy intelli-
Ssn.s that this srea. pbilauthropis, .e1
dead in a fl O. apoDiexy IA the streets Of |
MontresL where GO vas filing the otboe 1
Of United ststea Consul General
Mr. Giddines was born st Athens, Brad
ford County, Pennsylvsnis, octOber 8, |
l79s His parents we're people in mode |
"a. .;roumstspoes and in 1906, they eni- |
sr.,ed to jefferson, Ashtabula County, |
there they lived sRd died, and where Mr.
eiddipgs obtained al the education he
had, such as was furnished By the district
common schools Of those days. When the
war Of 1872 was declared, ne entered the
sruv ana servei against the Indians on
the Peninsula near ssudusky. After his
return from the army he supported him
self by teaching school Subsequently he
commenced the study Ct law in the
Office Of Hon Elisha Whittlesey, in War
rem, and in 1920 was admit ed to the bar
eHis practice was principally cOnhHed to
the bar Of Ashtasuls County, but ct times
he tried importsnt cases in the courts CT
the surrounding counties. In the year
1888 he was elected to succeed Mr.. Whit
tlesey in Congress, g here he held his seat
uninterruptedy for twenty ears, and be
came known as the 'Father Of tbs House,
Mr.. Giddings Was elected as Wing,
and his district was known ss the banner
district" from the feet that it gave him
the largest majority that was given any
Wkig member of Congress. Subsequently,
when the Wing party was merged in to
the Republican party, this district kept Up
lis heavy anti Democratic msjority-par-
ticularly Ashtsbu a-Mr. Giddings' own
county-whioh had in 1874 won the han
ner offered by the ladies Of Lexington,
Kentucky, 10 the county giving the largest
Voie for Henry Clay IN PHPortien 60 tae
whole vote cast for bim. Altho1gh Ash
tabula Was famous for the number OF its
schools and academies, he geuerslintelii
sence of It's inhsbitsnts, sai for having an
empty Jail, yet go disgusted we're the De-
mOcrscy with this county, that they gave
ii the tile o; "benighted Ashtsbuls" in
connection with glorious Hamilton
democratic county, known as having
greater number Of representatives IN the
Columbus penitenlisry in proportion 10
it's population than any other county il
the State.
g. Mr.. Giddings became prominently known
for the first time in connection with bis
ia famous "Creole Resolutions" offered by
him in the House March 2lst, 1912. The
.a history Of that osse is as follows:
-ss -T6s brig Creole. bound from Riohmcnd
Va 20 New Orleans, was freighted, among
other things. with 8 large lot Of negr-es
vbo mutibied in storm, killed the cap
tain. several Of the crew and passengers
and compelled some Of the officers OF the
vessel TO tske her into Nassau n. r. one
~ the British MesE-Izd4s- -AsHsHcsI Whefe
ne NEGROES were taken care Of and set
F-es nv The authorities Of the island. This
ease was the subject Of Congressional &c
tion in both Houses Of Congress- and OF
,- negotiation with Great Britain the most
intense feeling was manifested al over
the Union, ana particularly in the South
- DuriuE- -the- -Fszdannz Of the excitement,
- Mr. GiddiBgs offered set OF resolnGoDs
iustifyipg The negroes IN theii mutiny and
murder, and approving Of their course,
denying that the said negroes hs yiolsted
a1vlsT Of the United Sfstea; stating that
tbev had incurred no legal penalty, AMI
are Justly liable to nc punishneDti and
that all attempts 70 regain possession Of |
or TO re enslsTe ssil persons, are unauth- |
orized bY the Constitution, snd prejudioisl
70 the national honor
We annex them, omittipg the hrsE three /
q HResolved, That slavery, being an a. |
ridgment Of the natural rights Of man, osn |
exist only by force Of positive municipal |
law. and is necessarily confined 70 the ter 1
ritorial Jurisdiction Of the power creating |
It
srFhst when ship belonging to the Gil
iEsns Of any state Of this Union leaves BE /
waters and territory Of such state, and eDt /
ers non the high seas, the persons (slsves) |
on board cease 70 be suhject 10 the laws Of
sueh state, and thenceforth are governed /
in their relations to each other BY, and are
amenable to, the laws Of the United States
g. Tbat when the brig yreole, on her
late passage 10 New Orleans, left the ter
ritorial jurisdiction OF Virginia, the slsve
laws Of that state ceased 10 have jurieoic
ton over the persons (slaves) on hoaTd /
said brig and such persons becsms amen
able only to the laws Of he United States
"7 That the persons (slsVesj on board /
said brig in resumiDg their natural rights
OF personsl liberty, violated no law Of the
UGited States, incurred no legal penalty,
and are Justly liable to no punish nent
u8 That alI attempts to regain posses
sion Of OF 10 re.enslave said persons arc
unauthorized by the Constitution and laws
Of the United States and are Incompatible
with our national honor.
s9 That all attempts to exert our ns-
tional influence in favor Of the coastWise
slave trade or to place this nation in the
attitude Of maintaining cOameres in hu-
man beings, are subvsrsive of the rights
and injurious to the feelings and the in
tsrests Of the free states, are Unauthorized !
By the Constitution, and pTejudicial to our /
national cbarscter"
A motion was made that the resolutions |
do lie on the t. be-yeas 81, nays l25.- /
This could not be considered test vote;
many members who we're opposed to tha /
resolutions voted sgsinst the motion, in 1
order to kill them by a direct vote.
Mr.. John Minor Bolts, on the same daY, /
offered the following preamble and resol u
tom
aWhereas, the Hon. Joshua r. Giddin -s |
has tuis day presented to this House
series Of resolutions touching the HI 1t
important interests connected with lsI.e
portion of the Union, now subject Of 4
gotiation between the United Sts:es ! 4
Great Britain, OF the mosL delicate nstu e, 4
the result Of which may eventually invo !e
fhoee nations in VAT: and whereas q I