HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.

The Slave Trade.
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Mr.. Mercer ofVirginia, introduced the
resolution which follows by few remarks:


Resolued, That the Secretary ofthe Ma
Wy be directed 10 report TO This House
copy of suchinstructions, if any, as mav
have been issued BY bis Department, in pur-
.suonce Of the ACT Of Congress of 1907. pro-
nibillng The importation Of slaves, 10 he
commanders Of the armed vessels Of lie
United States, FOR the purpose Of intercrp.
ing, on the coast OF Africa, or elsewhere.
such vessels as have been engaged in the
slave trade.


! ne motion was agreed TO-.


Mr Mercer then said, nc had another
resolution 70 offer in relation to another
branch q the same subject. We have I'LL
been informed, IL said, il the course oftbe
last lew months, that individuals brought
into The Uniivd States, in violation OF The
law before referred 10, had, in execution oe
The provisions oftbat law, been condemned
y hereditary slavery; and, on examining
the acts Of Congress, he found that the su-
iborily under which this iniquiIy (he would
50 call I'D had been practiced, was derived
trom one Of those acts, To ob:ain such in-
formation as might assis,lL= House in ar
rl'ing a proper remedy ior sl,is !aul,, h2
moiee the following resolution -
Resotvfd, That The Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to report TO this
House the number snd nanles og he slave
! ships, il any, which have been seizt d ana
condemned wlthn the United States tor Vi.
olalion of The laws thereof against the i'm
PoFtalion OF slaves, and il any negroes mu-
lattoes, or persons of color, have been found
oa oosfd-sucf fSssels; their naebsc, END