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*i*» Vte r.at'ktwiiilou, Ki p*v*»e* pnoppc
tv in ®!f.v«i«, and t«* renin, <• tli.it proper
ty tvliiH'c^Titifvcr they mill, the ch>*. k or
Ticiit Upon this power being imposed on-
Tf by toe state sovereignties, the itilmbi-
tSnis of Louisiana cannot be fV'tly in
p'K'rMion of " all the rights, advantages
avl immunities of citizens of the kni-
tv*l States” unless they po*se»g tliis al
*■». The treaty of l&df> is the supreme
tucr of the land, and m«.o be ol»**ved.—
Oh • '.once consists in admitting Missou
ri, which is n part of the turn territory
cf Louisians, as a ►'ate into the I iiimi,
upon the sole condition that she shall
bnneas a republican form of government.
tV-c r.re some, I understand, who
♦hi k Ucrgress ha* the power to impose
ft»i« r >?‘riot ion upon the teriitory of the
I'nited States, although it cannot be
f ire. d upon a state, at the moment of
c m snun, end they lin.l their text in
♦'ii* feiimiinc words nl the constitution :
' Congress shall have power lo{ dispose
et and m *ke all needful rules and regu-
j-itimiM respecting th* territory and o-
(her property belonging to tin* United
flutes
hew far
ui’ncde in Itebjtf tf ih* right*
of Ini man nature ? Fir, humanity, uoh>a
1 am egrcgimij!v deceived, disclaims
th.rse doctrine**, the practical result of
which is to make the Mark man tome
wretched, ami (he w'dte man less sate.—
She turns with shiverin r abhorrence from
the fetters which, while you affect to j
loosen, mo rlasp more firmly around the ,
tniseiahli* African.
Jl’it,let gentlemen beware! Assume,
the Mississippi as the boundary; sav,
that to the smiling Canaan beyond its
water*, no slave shall approach, and you
five a new character to it** inhabitants,
totally distiuct from that which shall be-,
lung to tin* people thronging on the cast
of your limits. You implant diversity
of pursuits, hostility of feelinu, envv,
hatred, and bitter reproaches, which
*• S * all givj.v to cluS* ami u k< «l
** To muriftr ami to dcjitl*.**
If you remain inexorable ; if you per
sist in refusing the humble, tli<* decent,
the reasonable prayer of Missouri, is
there no danger that her resistance will
rise in proportion to your oppression
Tu? fuiltfv.; ag b»I ircoiv.pv.;v
s.’> Without stopping to enquire | Sir, the firebrand, which is cien n >w cast ,„r.r<> tfie raid
ar a provision excluding slavery ■ into your society, will require blood— indict
s with n tho meaning of “ needlul J aye, and the blood of freemen—I nr it. *■ '• ■] •”«
... ^ i ^1 * V I*'. *. ... . II a 1.1.. '» Ml.ifs I
it u e .tirt' ft cvV. TI.M ♦hr T* s ! rit o» *' *
l : niu ! •’.'tit■« h*, tunj it** h»*i> >v i/« ? o.
rc'jUin .1 t«* tal'.R jiriMt < nr»«1 «a '*»i • > • *•*
t**rr»<*»r««*v of K*(«t ar;f| i\V* I'lotid* hm I t'u
np: -ft ! il i ar.H appurtonwi* liiMpp *r. a f i l ii* j
|4 lit r* ,y author ?. r\, f r tiikt pu r < • , to •’ a
p'oy r»oy |. irt of i 1 • itf i.y Mid ..hvv •>t ***** ■ -Jit
♦ d ttt.Vi?, find th' milito of a.iy iiate which lit*
nny d s in n
Si*c. 2. • *//!»/ l>t ii t mined, Tliit, until th#* end
of the next neMi'in«»( Corgrfsi, iinfeni |>f -vision
for fhe tCtnpor.tr) ir »r* mm *iit of the said terri-
t »rii;n l »* n op* r m i It l»y (^nn?rcnii« sill the ini -
li’afy, civil, nnd ju»lu *tl power* rxi n.'.scd by
the otliccr* of tii" existin’ i;o\eminent of the
•amis territories rhah i»e vented in mmh person
and per»onn, and •iiall ho excrc *°d in snch
ni iiiner, a* the i'rciidcnt of the U State* shall
<hr •» I, f*»r maintaining the inhabitant* of t»aid
territorif % in the free enjoyment of their liberty,
property, und ri bbion ; and the law* of the *
State* relative to the rol!“r?ion of the revenue,
and the ini|>ortation of per*o;»» of color, »hn!l In
ext- nde 1 t »the mid territories ; and the Presi
dent of the V. States shall be, and lie is hereby
authorized, w itliin ilie term afo'fsaid, to ret i
tili-ili ■u , ;li districts for the collection of the rf-
vc nue, and during the recess of bonjcre**, to ap
point an* h oflicr.r*, whose roinmiMious shall » \*
piit* al the end >f th<5 n xt sevsi *n ofCon^res?, to
1 laws, as to him shall seem ex-
•»' t. i;,
.tier*: t.iriict';
InuA-, Ho JJ.
Ki .* ••. j.i
fv, *1 A IM.
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,M I /- in n( Kt*d. . nf *
♦I:, N-rlr, Nelson <
• > k* i* f»i* \ s. \ } \
, h-arKin, ISmiI, Ul^
, h • >u , ’'inp 1 ns, H!o
Ii of Al b LI. *'hrd
v. nifh Ihn! t> cV.v.ihHlrc r.uJ
v?A cfi.i.c (•» ar.v (■ cn tj.-t
iml ,.*i t; and, ik»» ka’.in^ <!■ nu >■>, t'i. t
tlio c’mirmrn « f li e cnuuni't* e !i:ul it
i,r*t in !.ii power i*> ?'a'f. :u>t Living
been in-tructed nnih it l***ir <, v. Lit would
be (be nuiure < f t!nir re*Kii - i.—Ij.
01
r.f Vj*. S.ni li »i N C Stevens,
. r, S "evriuj; r 'ii, i * rr, ll, 1 limMtj,
. C. Tyler, Walkerr.f
Miu,-*ucr,\ iu;
ft j-Our columns of t.u-d:iy contain
news of much interest.'—W e refer to 'lie
Report of the Committee of Foreign Re
lations, recommending ilie occupancy of time of ifs ajipeaiiir.ee is not so ‘it n
t.ules and regulations;” how far, under quenching. Your Cnion Mi ill tremble,
at thoritv t'i make rules ami regul it ions .l- r e l.i
reflecting the terrilorv of the Cnited
*-.'a .e.'.. Congress can nuke laws ntlecting
t l ic r'gbts of prope* ty ; how far llu* citi-
u r,f pm south, who has an equal claim,
with his brother ot the north, to the
I'undson the west of the Mississippi, oan
b,* deprived of the constitutional privi-
V go of enjoying hi* property in that
country; it is enough lor me, that the
treaty of I8(l3 interposes, to firevent the
enactment of any condition Interfering
v ith the liberty, religion or property ol
the inhabitants of Louisiana. Ihe ar
ticle l have just quoted, after providn g
f ir the iucot jur,a.inn ol t!ie coded terri-
t' ry into .lie Uuiun, runs liius: “ An
iu the meantime they Ctne Inhabit mts)
«'i ,1! he mtinlained and protected in tlie
(•<je enjovmcmt of tlieir (ilierty, projier-
i i the rcl'ifien they profess.” Now,
jImv^s were properly at the time ot
a* nntlcr the force of an <*r.. t!iqtn,ke!—
While you incautiously pull down a i o.i-
stitutiunal burner, you mnk*.* w;," for the
dark, and tunihltuous, ard overwiielm-
ing waters of dcsolotion ! If you "sow
tb * winds, must you not reap the whiil-
wiml ?”
77mr l , .1/. trch 9.
r FLA : h;vs \vi ; n spuv.
M r. l.owvni's Iron* tin* t omuiittee on
Fore.ig * Rfl.ii.ionK, delivered in tlie fol
low mg It | oi i :
i’li** 1 'mil niuee (o whom has b<*en re-
hr it rnnctr l. That tlie *um of
is tirr *!*y appropriated, f-,r the
i u-p.ise of carrying this act into effect, to oe
(a I nut iil'uny Moni y in tlie Treasury, not oth
er «e apurnpri.iied, and to he (qiplied under
the direction of the President of the United
Smll-.
77 ii r.-u/uy, ,Vfl rch 4.
.Missouri Hill.— l message wns re-
reived from the Semite n mnuncing that
\ i. A. tir.iyh
St .it?, S'm'l
l n«X*r r.t \
It. IVm-KjM, W iUu ui cl \ a. \Vii,i ins oi
N. C.—'M.
.hf.a'iU e-nnrri-’.z-—Mnwr*. Adann, APen or
JB'i :. Allen <.t >. V lt d **r, tl»Urr.su, Uvaih**r,
»l, lien. Hrn-h,ltii!V ,.u, Under of N. II. C»'up-
h.-ll, (Jbjtf 't‘, (;t'irk,Cook,(h#ti»,(Juvh nan.lhir-
|, .;:„n # l»i imi!ioii, llevitt, Dinkinno, IViwn, Kd-
w , <N .,1 Hr nil. !' v , Kotgi r, Ford, K n'est, K'll*
lu,', liro « ol S. Y I jeoss ot l*tun. t!"tl(-
I." ’ Hal! of N. V. Ii ,i,id, llc.iajdiill, Jlendr cks,
IIcri'i k, Hit,.hull'll, Hlever, tl »lc*U«r, K*;m1 ill,
Kimlry, 1.nhmp 1 -incoln, I isii, l.ivcrmori*, I< r *
man, M-n:li.v, Msllarv, Murctumd, .M e.cli, It. . ,
Mo-arc,S. Monro, Vion’cll, Morton, M.i;i*'y, Mur- part. It VVOtllll Beem that the Western
r«v # sNrhon il Win**. I*nr!c«-r of Mnns. I'atlrrsou^
I'Mpt, lMiilion, Pilr-hcr, I’imucr, Kich, Kuban's, .
Uichmond, llof;*•••», U •§«, lii»*»,Sain|iaon,Strj»t*«nl t ]
Siltbcc, Sitin', S .ulhnn’
StPO'ijr ot’ Y. l'arr.
Uplmn, Vnn ltcii*:clcnr, \\ illact-, W.cudovc
Whitman, \N ood —87,
The question was then slated on the
v; t> .T’.-iei *./(•’.'.? C/*- _J| '
Could the followiig’ tcT.u*ks eg,.,
keen published as it w:*.* if-*ei.n!ii| ti,.- v
riiotild !.-, soon nf'er 1 *-ir i'ufe,,(ey
ccrtaitdy would have been (letter tivve.'
and, of course, more Psiis!'iic;*‘.-y (o
ers, as well as tonyoelf. i'ut ,, concur,
rettce of ciiruinstatn c-, purely m .
t.;i, and which 1 cojl.f neiitier f.n*s*»
or prevent, nas, much to iny regret, de
layed, until tiow, this explanation of i .
nets it ml motives ol .\'r. (iiogp.
following exposition is due, iy onmniou
justice to h'tn, anti to the ireiings <d hia
numermts fiicnds ; and ;.i• !uh:?>Ii i| ; m
the I’loridas. We have yet to learn
whether the bill will pass. We fear,
however, it wi!! not. We are informed,
that there is a strong opposition to it, in
which Mr. Clay will take a conspicuous
appropriate as when it was writt. i, .
deem it bettor to publish it now, than to
let such aspersions go final! .* ur.ansvvu.
cd. 'U. IJ. I*.
I ieople liave a strong predilection lor the
’n '
TfTj.'^0 t r i 1SJM
The d ocumeuts respecting tlie A! .-
re umter ap- can speculation, are no doubt. gciicra||.v
rovince of Texas, and
,rd, SuV. i, Huoug of Vt!! prehensions, that by taking possession of rea d, as they were nitblisheil— with ku
Tajloi*.'l’cmtinio'i,Tracv, i the Horidas, at tlie present moment, we ■ exclusive reference to (tenorr.l Mitclicl’,
‘ relinquish our claim to the other ft | s tiierefore to he presumed that r. u
1 will
Province. And on (he b'her liaud, the R-ss interest is felt in t!ie tip; licatit
people of tlie north, from their situation
second amendment ot the ..enate: when | an ,i their habits of life, feel too little in- j ally a3 that person i- not in a public sta-
\.r, I.iylor moved to amend the ** | terest in the acquisition of Florida, to j r 0!1 . Rut Jiowcir* letter of t! e Tth of
mcndmeiit by striking out the w,,r, l£ : expose their commerce to the risk cf a j March, 131K, besides tlie ojinrobrin' s
th"tr-six degrees thirty in inn tea nonh ; war wich Spain. We, however, sincere- i & contemntuoug epithets whit n r.re k,v-
latitude, and inserting a line which j | y | 10 _ P( t * ne b ,]j ma y„ 0 t be rejected. We - u hed on Mr. Groce, is mother and mm®
votihl exclude slavery from all tlie tci- i | iave b)n<v enougii expected justice at the
ritory vest of the Mississippi, except | iant l 8 0 f rfpatn. We have indulged
Louisiana, Missouri and Arkansas. ~ ■
important respects, highly unjust ai d
a j injurious to that gentleman. . And as i
ufficier.t degree of patience, under the : | luV e i* in my power, I fe d it my duty to
manded, and again sustained by a ma
jority of the House. Tlie effect of the
they had p.T sed tin Missouri bill with | previous question being to exclude tlie
mi amendment, which amendment va*, J , iU ,*,tj,i n „n the amendment, and to
. . . « . *.- a,. | v*.. V, - ■ - j tun* J m |I|« Inin ll | I I V. . J II. Ill j \ If)
I lie previous question was again dc- ( , vron g S that have been heaped upon «s. place that subject, as respects him, in a
niflpt mi iinuin uikHmon tv in.1- I s»i- . • i. .. i. . it l.r* a.1 • i* . ° ^
Tis time to take the sword of justice in
to our own hand?, and see that we are in
demnified.
ubstance, to strike out the .Slavery
Restriction, and in lieu thereof the
clause (Mr. Thomas’ &, Mr. htorr.,’ cri-
ginal proposition) to exclude slavery
ferred sia much of the I’re.ident'a Mes-| from till the territory of the LnitedSfates
5()'
the
• a^e at' oe commencement of the session,
us re I a tea to Foreign Atl’airs, respectful
ly *• *port—
I ii their attention wns directed,im
mediately upon their appointment, to tlie
j state ol the relations of the l 1 . States
! with Spain, and that their delay in mak-
vvest of the Mississippi,north of 36‘
I north latitude, except within tlie ; ro-
posed state of Missouri,
j On motion of Mr. Holmes, this mes-
1 sage was laid on the table long enough
j to give him an oppoi tunity to tnok" a re-
i poet from the committee of cnnferenie.
bri ig it back (•> the main question—
I ae main question was taken, on con
curring with the Senate in inserting in
the bill, in lieu of the State Restriction,
the clause inhibiting slavery in the ter-
ritn-y nnrib of eC° 30' north latitude,
and was decided in the affirmative,
by yeas ami nays as follows:
/ or in n'liiig 11j substitute.—Muasrt. Allrn ol*
N T Y. A ll* to t)i i t':*n. Aii(K‘i*aon f ^kiir or <1 M<1.
K ).«!l^avlv, ll fflrr, lilooni
*•••!(!, Botli i , lirevunl, II"own, l<r i*'i, vrn, But-
!rrof N. II. Camp! ell, Cannon, Ca^, Claretl,
the treaty, ami therctWe I a report Ujinri them, inust be> fttlribu- | The report of thU committee was, Cl vrlt, Cock«, Cook, Crafts, Cmwion), Crow
w ii! in its neaniug. tbvmg to the words ted to their wi-li “ to afiord an opporu- three resolution*, recommending in su!
•'in the mean time’’ the construction
they would f»m to demand, it must lyl-
J nr, that, until th? inhabitants are " in-
c ti'porated in the Union, according to the
pi-iociples of the federal constitution,”
p,af," right (o pos.-cts this species ol pro-
v is jpiar mtced by the treaty. It
j.'Vata to the *i»ltiVL>lioUler /vho
»aiu inhabitant of Louisiana,“you
itt. vo^r slaves behind you.'—
' y and emciusive reply is in the
yi'htch I hiiv.'“e«d. lie bids you
ie that good fuuli r-tii' h the law,
«:tv of which is settled by the
mi lion, inculcate*, lie i.^isrs that,
tho ini’ant he becomes an ’nn.ibi-
f Louisian; - ., his right to his si« v «»
.Ii recognized and sanctioned, lie
civ does not insist in vain, fur all civ-
rt.iti guvertiniiUits respect, or all'ect to
fvawert, the solemnity of the treaties.—
t^an you lefasc obedience to this, aticr
t';e htgh language wiiicli yon hive used
tmvaiils ihe .Spanish Court r it you do,
even the gravity of the adored I’erdi
Hard will relax into a smile, I dare not
s of contempt, but certainly ol dis
ci- j»t.
i beg leave to offer a few w ords upon
Pit expedience of this amendment, and
f ft-*;! vr^ctny ,elf at a loss t i divine tlie
ftiutiva which so ardent I v presses its en
act - ;e.*lt; 1'is ea*d thui 1 '.niiu*i ■ - n
nitv for such friendly coinmunications,
during the present session of Congress,”
ns the government of Spain had author
ized us t*> expect. They thought it. l>.*t-
t - r that Congress should postpone its de
termination, until events might enable it
to malfe that, determination definitive,
than that it should pass a contingent .it t
for authorizing measures which it wa;
not proposed immediately to execute ;
that it should found its determination
upon relations ascertained to exist, then
upon a calculation ol events winch might
be expected to occur during its s.itiiue.
Hut inure than a year has passed since
the signature of the n*.atv, by «..’
stance—1.1 to the .Senate to recede frn.u |
its amendments to the Maine bill; 2ml! v i
to th - ; two Houses to strike out. of the
Missouri nill tlie restriction upon the
state; and 5<i!y,to insert a restriction
on all the teriitory north of S;.® 3£f.
A motion was made and carried to kj
the report on the table.
r.-l. - . liocclicr thmi moved to prl it l'iir
report.
This motion wns opposed br
Lowndcp, on the ground that it vvouiJ
imply a delerininat .m in the. llou .e to
(Itday a decision of the subject to dev,
whiclt lie had Imped the Hou^e was fully
was proposed to termiuiHc the long cJ!*-
ifir**ucC? between the United .Sia.es ami
Spain. More than six months since,the
appointment of a new Miniatei Irori
Spain, wlm ivtis “ forth'*ith” to make
known to the United States uu* intention*
of his government,and we have advanc
ed so far in the session as to make i,.no
ces*ary to priipesg, without further be.
ii | prepared for.
Some conversation passed on (Ids mo-1 ; ' r -
tier. tifcJv'een Mr. l'avloi S - . Mr Lown: 1 •••., ' (
on the prop, ..f tv i*f proceeding o uci in
tliis House on »Lrecommendation d
t'. .* committee, before'- ‘he Senate had ri
ven the pledge i. quire.! cJ them ol first
adopting the report bv rr*i-».’liiijr Ir' iti
the amend rents to th® Muma -i'dl, in
which Mr. l'aylor opposed ihe piif' e..
lay,any measure on vatotli ilia expci ted j ing, and eir. Lowndes v\i.« in favor nl
that Congress shuil act before its ad
joiirnmciit.
I’he comiaittec will not s'tempt to add
any tiling ;«» Hie exposition ol lire right?,
of iha United States,and the obligations
. | oi .Spain, which is contained in tlie eor-
respondence between tlie two govern
ments. We can hardly expect, from
dt - r com em for me udl.ue, * H t
via ye an 1 )ii» ina-ter, is «Ht moving p. ■-
cude. And here l-eftnnot refrain from
r neatin; 'be woid-* of a periodical wri-
iei, us reun'r’* i de for hi? good tas'e, a?
t ,- .c ju*t - i«*>s of his sentiments: “ I !,e
in ale (s:iys he) of tm.kiug a bad
itivasure palatable to a virtuous and well
disposed community, :s that of holding
it up n? cooiluving to so,no salutary end,
t». w!iich the whole people are eventual*
iv to be greatly benefited. It is thus
t ut every tui'chievmi* public measure ii | -i Spanish territory the place of remlcz
' tlteied beliiud some pretext ef public ; vous and cncnmpuiyit of an enemy, aud
inasmuch a?, it would be vvroi g to pul in
j jeopardy ?. satisfactory xetilenient of this
i question from an ndherauce to a mere
j point of etiquette and order; that, the
House could not fear that the Smatc
j would adopt the recommendation to re-
; cede from theiramendmer.l?, ss the com
mittee of conference was unanimous in
I.Tuilhrelh, Cul|x.*pper, Cushman, Cuthhert,
l>.irbiiirton, IJiviuson, lJemii»oii, Jinviu, Dick-
iin'in, ll'ovsc, Karl*', K;tdy, iklwards of I’cnn.
| I y, I'Hlicr, h'l yd, rout, i‘ I'd, Korri rt, l ul-
I r, Fulli-rtson., ttr-'s of Penn. Ouyou, Itack-
1- y. Hall of ,\. Y. Hardin, Hazard, Ht-mphil!,
i!?ndricl:«, Herrick, tii'ohni m, Uicster, f I ill,
11..fines, *• stall* r, Kendall, Kent, Kinsley, Kiu-
fiev, ).«tlin.,n, I.iitle, l.incol:’, l.inn, Livermore,
i.ov. nd,«. Lymr.n, laclay, iM’tir**aiy, i*t , l..,n ,
of Del. M’l,*»n of Ken. Mallvy, Maichand,
"'ason, Mcig», ASeirer, It, Moore, S .Moore,
Monell, Morten, vlo-rlv, Murra*., Nelson of
"ass X'djon ol Vrt. I'arKer of Mn«». Patterirn,
I’hiltoa,Pi'cher, l’lune r.R'nrJes, P.anliiii,!!is.t,,
lticliaids, llii'hiriend, Kinvcilil, Uel.ertsnn, Ro-
l'o>j, it,.3=, Satnpion, Sergeant, r?. tr
Sh.vw, Sibhee, Sloan, Sinilh c f N. J. Boutli of
Mil. Smilli of fl C. bmjdiard, Sioveo?, Slcrrs,
Sired, Strong of Vi. Str ing of .N. Y. stro'lier.
I'ayl.ir, Tomlinaon, Tonipkius, Trn* v,
e, Tueker ef s C. Uplmm, V an Iti n—
n !. ■ r, Wallnc**, VYaifielil, Wti.diiver, Vv iiiiujan
ef.N.C Wood—131.
it.— M(S«r? ‘.Mint, Adam?, Alexan-
<ic r, v.feu of Mas, - w i ol V a. Harfionr, lluf-
n in, Henen Pure I - , >: ,. r of l,ou. Cold , Kd-
wnrd« ' . ' ■ ru... Kofeer, Caiuctfe tiro--,
a v. 0. 1 took.*, Johns n, done*
f V n. Jones sf Term. Vi W, Mf-lcalt, Neale,
wli.n, Overrtroet, Parker of \ i Pinckiv y,
Vu !;dl. Itnui d|'h, Re*d, Rlie.o, ? n:; km,, Sio-
ruaih, Smyth of Va. A. Smyth ol Va Rein-
rircen, T'hxJI, Tucker of V i. Tyler, Walker
of N. C. Willihn,?, of Va.—42.
Fntlie House (••incurred in the amend-
nirnts i f tlie Sen»t«. to tin* bill; and a-
bout half past T o'cLlU Ufa House ad
journed.
Jrr7* Tlie communication of Mr.Prince
to the editors of tlie Chronicle, in rela
tion to the agency which Mr. Groce had
in tlie African business, was some time
ago, offered to us fur jiublication. Re-
cause we bad oilier matters on hand that
imperiously demanded immediate atten
tion ; and, because we conceived that,
inasmuch as it related to tlie transactions
of a private individual, the public gene
rally could not take much interest in it,
we declined publishing it. The first
reason docs not nomexist; and with re
gard to the second, circumstanced have
come to our knowledge which liave
changed our opinion. \Ve therefore
cheerfully copy Use communication from
the Chronicle, and are happy that we
have it in our power to add a.) other doc
ument to those published by Mr. Prince.
Cxtitict of a letter to ont*. c»l t Ac Kditor* oflhc Jour-
rut!, dated
Calm!ii. Jj'"ccmber 1 ct } 1810.
Hf.ar^iti—In some o! the late Geor
gia Journals, I have tend several publi
cations concerning same African Ne
groes that were lately at the Creek A-
genry, abounding with abuse, and throw
ing censure en some persons who are
perfectly ignorant of improper conduct.
In a lctt'T, purporting to be tinder the
signature of W i'.liam
proper point of view—wishing it to
expressly understood, that my vie 's;.ie
relative to him only, without anv inter
ference ia the matter as it may iV I Ate to
any other person. 1 have, indeed heaul
that Mr. "owcn has disavowed the !r -
ter of the 7th of March, before r. fern-d
to ; but as I cannot know v.hefiicr t,.,y
public does or not sti'l consider it («
have been written by him ; or whether,
(axis more probable,) opinions may not
ill Her on (bat subject, I Snail tar tlie
present, treat it n though it were genu
ine.
Rower, in that letler, does no' ind-cfl
expressly stttte—but liooi w!:at he says,
it would naturally be inferred lliatGn’cs
was conrerned in bringing these skua s
into the state.
This, however, ir r.<>l the fa~t. The.
truth is, that lie had no knowledge of ti.c
transaction until an indistinct run or
reached him at Port Haw kin*, on his re
turn from the Alabama, that tim firm of
A. Erwin, Groce tic Co. v. ere inteiestcd
in these slaves. He immediately went
to Augusta,to enquire of Colond Erwin,
his partner, into the truth ot the report ;
declaring at the fame time that if the
partnership fundsliad been embarked ia.
that unauthorized and illegal
tion, lie would withdraw l.is name from
the firm. Colonel Eiwin solemnly as
sured li'm, that so far fiom his having
any participation in if, the affair had ne-
> "iitimipcl negot iation, (lit redress which I tlieir report, with the exception r.i one
in ., been claimed for twenty year?, and member from this House (Mr. 'I;»v I«>r)
promised lor eighteen—wh.uh lias been j and be< nme us further r,s the dis;
a second time promised, and a se
cond time withheld. In such a negoti-i-
:ioD, the sitennture of a treaty seems to
be a mare incident, and not its term.
For the sjx.diatioiis which have been
committed upon the property of our rit-
i/ens, fin tli** invasion of our soil, for the
weakness or partiality which has made
g ;ad.” Bui it is a
serves coiiMderatiot
ry be confined to ifs present limb,, the
Situation ol thu master or the slave, or
botii, will be made better? \\ ill not the
i,* :rcas«.d n.imberof slaves, within a gi
ven spt-i j, diminish the mean* ofsub*
C,-'encer Will not the number of mas
ters diminish as the nuniber ol slaves in
creases r And what arc the cmisequen
t aestimi wiiirh de- j which Ins stiH more lately permitted
whether, if slave- the Indian inhabitants of that territory,
(whom Spain was bound by treatv to res-
j train,) to engagein savsgi* hustiljties a-
itainatu*; for all these acts of war, a
| people leas attached to peace, would
seek redress onlv by war. To rapture
i and confiscate the ships and property of
J tlie wrong-doer, woulil be ad mi tied to he
i a policy of mildness and forbearance.—
of the Senate to admit Maine could not
lie doubted, they would have no motive
to adhere to their amendments if ihi»
House should adopt the report, hr.
A long debate took place on the q ips-
tbin of printing, or rather on t' e ques
tion whether this Hon?e s'l-.iubl r< t on
the P.d and 5d propositions of tlie com -
mittee of eoufenutce before the henate
had acted on the Is*. Those against
acting immediate!?,and in favor of die
forgery,) I observed die name of Mr.
Groce noticed, and mentioned ir. a man
ner calculated to leav e a very unfavora
ble impression on tin* puulic. mind. A* i
have had the pleasure to have an early
I acquaintance wkn you, I thought it
| might not be ^mirs to give you correct
i information concerning my Iriet d, Mr.
j GroceV agency iu the African business,
; that has made ? o much noise among the
1 leading men of your Hate. To my eer-
! tain knowledge, Mr. Groce had no agen-
I ■ y in tli introduction of those African?
| info tuc United States. I know it was
The bill authorizing th* pc?p!e of, ••’’V af er they had been in the Creek
Missouri territory to Ibrin a constitution | Nation 'before he kne.v any tiling of
ard state government, am
— owcn, (but which j vcr come to Ids knowledge, until
I understand, has been stated to lie a heard that James Erwin, his son, had ad-
printing, were Messrs,
more and Whitman.
for (lie ad
mission of the same into the Union on
on equal footing with the original stnf-',
(uit.hout tin* proposed restriction) hav
ing received 'he signature of the Presi
dent of tho United States, has become
a law.
The people of the Missouri territory
are thus relieved from a s'at** of bus
p nse. in which the people of *'i» United
Stales generally have largely par'iciput-
ed. It would Le unjust not to *ay, that,
Taylor, Liver-{throughout ti e v.
hose vv 1:0 on-1 present se-ximi a? well a*
i.-iness, at the
the la: t. tlieir
isplayed a zeal
uni discretion which cr.ti'le him n* th
casr Extreme wretohedness,penury and f Rut, by such reprisals, tlie government
vent,to tire slave: Carr, anxiety, Imbe- | tliat does the wrong buffers le*? than tlie
cliiy and .civile war tu the master!—
Then, indued, vv.ll be produced vviist t!it*
a .'lvuc»tes of this amendment so much
d*-[,; L*C(i^:—tyranny, in a 11 in wanton-
nd ;
posed ih ‘printingwere 1 -Messrs.Lownrtc*., 1 Delegate, Mr. Ncntt, has *
Ilolmc?,Kinsey,8!oi rs,lla(u!olp|i,Li - <)wn, I
tjtro'her,.Campbell aud Parker of Vn, |
Ti\e debate had continued about three j
hour*, when Mr. Rcecher withdrew his I
motion.
them—and ohrn lie was on the eve of
re moving to ti,? Alabama Territory. I
was present when to® implication was
ma>|<>. to Mr. i>*i"c\ to remove ti.osC Af
rican' Iron, t r t ri ck Nation, for (lie
purpose of ..ecuiing u debt due from Mr.
Rowe , to a fiierid of Mr. Groce. Upon
that ai.plic tion, Mr. Gmce. to my cer
tain Riio - . - 1 dgc, refused hiving any
thing to do iti that business—and it was
after longatol repeated solicitations, he
r*-luct.«n'ly consented to take on those
Afiicrns v. ith his own negroes, which
were then removing to 'he Al ibema Ri-
v* r—ami expressly ..bscrvcil at tlie time,
he would do so, provided it was not in-
v auced to Rowen a large sum, (l think
25,000 dollars,) which Rowen li.id ii,-
vested in African negroes, and tii«v
these negroes vire at tee Agency,»n:4
in clanger (.fbeitigsv I zed and .*<dd iv U.t
governmotit. He then requested Groca
to use l.is endeavor* to mve the deb",
either by* getting security for i', or br
taking the negroes out of the Uni ed
Mates, ami thereby prevent so heavy a
loss to the firm of Eiwin, &C<>, •<( t-’u-
vaun.'h. Groce at fust: h.-olutely refus
ed to interfere, even in this stage of ii e
affair, and for so justifiable a purpose;
alledging not only the inconvenient e of
conducting the removal of so many i -
groes through tlie nation, v,hen he ! :,<4
t*is own negroes ami ottier pri perty o.i
the road—but moreover, In* itditiunco
to having the smallest connev tion with
the business tu any manner, nr for any
purpose ; ami it was not until aliei -
tl;e nfost anxious and persevering M.lh i-
tations by Colonel Erwin, James Li\. in,,
and afictwards by Mr. Cretahov.
(Groce’s sep.na!? jiarlner,) that he
at ljut consented to use bis exertions
to save the debt, if possible. Amm-
dingiy, on his arrival ,u the Agency , he
endeavored to collect the «.obt t:or.
Uutvcn: failing in that, l.e rcqii'P.d se
curity : failing also in that, aid l*
thanks .v,d ronfitlence of his constitu- j consistent with the lavv B of the United j iufounrd that tlie negroes would be giv-
ciits.-~.Maf. li t. 7th i'V'.t. I .States. Mr. Groi e, in my presence, was cn up on a suificent bumf L<-in;> giv en to
—... I advised iii.it there could iie nothing ilie- take them out of the United Stales—he
I unoffending subject. It seems a more
just reprisal to occupy the province
which lias been made an instrumcn
injury, which has been designated by
nt'r*, on one hand ; lesj -- .i and revenge , Spain herself a* tlie fund (ir our indent-; ol the compromise rci
o?, tie oilier. At this im'iiicnt, the situ-! nity, and whose occupation by the Unit- committee of conf ret
a'io.iof tfi# sout l '.orn 6iave j», in iqjiniy j cd States, will stop the accumulation ol great e.wnestne
mr rcstric- j those claims for compensation and re-
dr* s* which the misgovernment *>f that
neglected colony coniitiuslly produces, j every consideration ot
Tne committee submit to tiie huu?e a bill, deration,of wisdom, r
to authorize tlie i’resideut of the United :
The House then resumed the console-1 by the \louse of Re;>rrsentativ rs in the
' consideration of the Navy Appropiiatien
Rill. Tuc debate, though de?o!iurv, was
interesting,ns relieving t!ie house and
the galleries from the monotony of the
Missouii Question, and operating on
them something like a shower ;.tur a
drought, refreshing Ihe s* ns s, and re
The whole of ypiverdav wss occupied i aal or improper in L-* iakhig charge of
r *s;.(•*.'», enviaiite. A iojit
T and 1 ik fate will not be b -ttec ti.an
t;.,at .It which howls all day
Ipour 1'rr.ai the kcniiel, where liis chains
9 ruiuliae him. But, let the dappled tide
of pcpuLlioii roll o’lV’anls to the west;
nvisr no mound to interrupt its course,
and the evil, of wiiirh we cn all sides so
bilVriv complain, will have lost half its
puwei to harm, by dispersion. Slaves,
divided s'nooy many masters, will elijoy
gre.'er priviu* es and comforts than
t - .:*s*. *vK*>,o -oped wi Inna iwrrow *jhere
c - .*i under Lw owner*, will lie dunn ed
tod »i/a l.nig,heavy at:d ciankiiigchain,
throagb t te »;»ace oi tncir existence.—
t) iiij ■ mini insutruction will diminish.
Cvi .udoict will glow b'tween he mas-
fec and Id* • '. i he u wi!! n<>
I* * -d a* u .
v a-l o Kilo. : and rn'.„. 1 | J n. 1 !;(m.
n p.'opoi'lii.n as lav.- % .res are lejs-ess-
«d by ihe same iu lividual, will Ir: look
With less i»a) - ii’an.e to the prospect of
t .eir uit :nutc hbeiation. Emancipa-
t.ons wiil t>evoiue common, cud woo
k:oi.*s bai that tne Great Being, t;i whose
Biftrcies all men iia»c i;i: equal cl.o’ii,
■ Jim' , i. - . . i«f» lwv*» *»I !i»» t* i.u. *v v w
ration of the amendments uf tlie Senate
to the Missouri bid.
The quesd in w a? divided so as fir?!
to be taken on striking out the Rcstric
f| tion.
Mr. Lowndes spoke brief!r in support
commended by tiie
retire,uud urged with | vising the drooping facniti*
the propriclv of a df
cision which won’.d restore tranquility to I House of i
the country—-wiiirh was deiiiauded b; j arc protrac
iscrelion, nl in*,-' *
d of virtu
Mr. Holmes liillo - .' - ' - i i
negro*??, provided iie could obtain
Ihe passport of the Agent for tlie ( reek
Indians, with whon.,i. vas believed,that
now *r was invented. NL. Groce did ob
tain a passport from the Agent to re
move those :i< • \ ocs out of the United
State?*., and v. •> rrested and very much
i he sessions of Congress, and of the
t **>ieseiitativc3 particularly, | have seen Mr. t -roco s do-, uineiits on this
tctl to such length as to piv- business, and l will venture to affirm,
\ * nt the practicability of presenting any I that he c.*n satisfy any honest man on
thing like an intelligible report of their i e.n tli, that he li.nl no agency whatever
became surely ill a bond to that
on which forty-seven of the nr- r. »
were given up t him by the Agent i.f
Indian Affairs, together with a pa r,
to enable him to proceed with tlu m. ile
immediately set off with them to fulfill
the condition u! his bond, and had pro
.... . needed some distance bevond loil.
tl* i; • **"■.!, (ns l have been correctly in- ! M’l* hell, when he was arrested and
formed,) by'it ciiaracter slating fiiat he
acted under Unite*i States’atitlinity. I
brought back. It was his intention, as I
have understood, alter he had got them
into Flr.rida, tu have purchased a part oi
them, and to have worked them there
until (hut Province should be ceded tu
tins government. This circumstance,
States to take possession of E*gt and nearly to the e.oue effect.
West Florida, ami establish a temporary«|
government therein.
Mr. Adams, of Miss, spoke at some
length in fav or of the Restriction, and
There appeals too much reason to be-' against a comprum
liove, f rom the mistake of the Spanish no- j Mr. K iinev of N. J. and Mr. Stevens,
go. iator.a* to the dates of ihe SpitiuHi of Uonn. i *.»jm i lively, , vpluine*l ut l.srg*
giant*, width it was intended to annul, the reasons which would induce im tu (**
uliurtspeech Uailv proceedings, on the following day. I in the introduction of tinwc Africans in- wificii is unimpoitant in itself, 1 men
To obviate miscoticeplion, therefore,! to the United Ma’es. ! have seen in his tion only to shew that any iuterest which
, riming lie might then after e-rpeef tv have, was
Bowen, 1 perfectly consistent with hi* de*.
if the i*rojectod treaty had been ratified,
that the Crown lands in Florida may be
i..su 1. i -ut to provide the expected in-1
demnity forom 1 **e«. Rut these may.
be anpf.rd, as far as they will go, to the
coinpensatiuii of our citi sens, and for the
execs* of our claim, ."'pain, I.y whose act
*• d 'main of Morida hag been t endered
i .ait .* ". ni':st expert us lo look v eit-
ward. 1* . iaps, *vfien our aliention is!
tha* forced to a direcumi more m'en ?•
ting to Spain, ii - r r-iv 'rument may at
hut iilu.it ifitit it is a* mm !i her interest
us oaf-, (1.at tiie jiist* l iim* i't the l nil-
i*J litates s ! ion I 1 It: |> ovided I by
l.it.ol y mr.*?, ion. ami we may hope
l *t the m xt i •••’.iv •'•.• * < n the ;*vo ra
ti- . > a: n A a s x* * ...
misconception,
it may be proper to state, in anticipation
of a report ot the debate, tliat, though
there was an evident anxiety, from the
state of the finances, to curtail every ex
pense r"' absolutely ii ** e.-.-ary, there
'was no hostility manifested to a ptoper
provision for tlie support of tiie Navy—
The point on vvliich the debate cliicfiy
vote against the State ii- sti ic'.ion ano in
favor ut the Territorial lie.- tiiciion.
Mr. Mercer followed on tlie same aid
xvi'h great earnestness; and had spoke
about halt an hour, when he wag com -{an seas; to the continuance of which
pclleil by i.idi'position to resume hia seat, | there appeared to b.* a strong *q*;visit:oii. |
I he p evi us querlion was then call- Iti*, however,generally understood,tl
ide I turneJ, via* tlie employment cf a rta- vvorldtoshewth.it he I'R'l tmv i*g
i'kc I lionai v naval force in the Modi errar.c- whatever in the intrnductioo of sai
to the continuance
vvliich i? one, signed M dli.nn Rowen, ’ perfectly conaistent vvith hi* de*.lur*-.tl
which no most positively and unequi- intention of actually conveying these
negrees beyond the limits of mia guVecn
meut, and out stopping wiibin iu As »
the legality >•£ such purchase, (if he in
tended to make ii . netkiug nee** he said.
For no person wil, question the luwlull-
; uess of buying negroes in He i*l.% ?...<*
: Keeping them lucre' Some ol the t»>«v-
'• roiiig facts 1 have learucu ia couver!
vocally slat** tlut Mr. Groce had no
kmv. ledge or agency whatever in tiie in
troduction of th" - *** Africa’* negroes.—
A'»d so complete i- my knowledge of Bin
innocence, tlint I vvi!l rhailcn-e tlie
re i icy
d ne-
ates.
e*l; ami the House havinggustained the
call by luS v*i
li ct force i? hereafter tube le:
lias been heretofore, and to b-
The main question was put i n cm- quenriy relieved.
ti.an it
l. :0!V Iro-
groes into the United
The w orbl can have now all the infer- tion w ith disinterested jja-joi'.s; but li e
(nation on the African negroos in the most important of tiieui 1 have from tee
possession of Mr. Groce, i know pi - e>> subjoined i*a;>eis, vvliuh wcie lefr i>{
furring with tne .Senate in sinking out
i*l the bill the M.ivcry Restriction cm li.u
state ol Mis-u'.iii, i.ml decide*! in tl ■ at
lirmative, hy y ea? atid nays, a* follow*:
r re a: liny - '1 i.u. VJ, tl. A'* • .
AU*-u ,i. lr.:n. V'. 1 , , \n’u.' ' Mil. A . .
ol V *. tl.**:..*. i. .11, . * .. 11,. I .1: . . ..
vv.;. n.’A'u, !• ’O*... , . I
i— Can- ". e * .* *.
In tlie iuuish of the debate, rich a
view to the amount of naval force ne-
ccs-.arv to be ! rnv ideii tor, enquiry vr.,
made, wir'd.ur t.:
relations had vie
port in regard to
wi h . < .r n.
. a! tint .
co-mi, it*:
,‘iuiined
iur exi
* i foreign
any ro-
!a'i u s
-.!i t - .v ou!d bo ih.
: *
ly the extent of that infurmttion : lie
knows nothing about their importation.
Mr. Grace i.-> not ambitious about tiie
opinion the world may entertain of his
understanding—but all who are acquain
ted with !un . know that lie pissesses a
miuii strong ami comprclien-ive.—lie
r.nd In? fiii'inls a - e ten acinus of I'.is cha-
nctei—’iiis t 'ey a r andiitiou* t*i r.re-
„.rv\ W-Alii HR v>i;U.'- :»]L* V*’.
Mr. Groce in my possession, tube us' -
if any occasion like tt;s pre*tt*t sin-uK
render it nete*aajy. From these hut-,
it appeals that Mr.Groce sou jut to :uvr
a large suut of money to the In to in 7-
vantiah, (•* firm tu wltich he did not! i o
self belong, but in which the s- - ut oi ! '
partner w*» uiterestod,) by cunvey it;.
•>itt. of tlie. United States tuna* n**gi*,
v I** !*•.* # I li-.d !».•.» ili. g.