American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-13
Nineteenth Congress, Second Session
Wednesday, FEBRUARY Z.
IN SENATE.


sen,atyes TO appoint Committee 10 report on sueh
subjects as arc necessary 20 be acted upon' vas
ken up, read second time, concurreu ii' anu .ns
Committee ordered to consist OF five members
! On motion OF Mr.. Smith Of Md. the RUE es
tabishng the election Of Committees was oisPe"sou
with, and the President was authorized 70 aPpoi"'
the Committee.
Mr.. Chambers presented the Memorial OF the
Colonization Society, stating the object OF the ooci
ety. and its progress, ant praying that Congress
should extend TO then such assistance as Il may, ~
its wisdom think proper. Mr.. &. moved us refer
ence TO q special Committee. The memoflai was
read
Mr.. Hayne opposed The consideration, az 'ne
present time o! this memorial. tic considered .he
object OF the Society Wild and chmeIicai; aho lhe
pl ednss Of it's agent on tbs Coast OF Africa, a.
entirely III proper and unauthorized. lie iookeo
upon his memorial as having for its object, to Oh
tain the assistance OF The United States to defend
the society from the Consequences OF the impruueh
conduct OF Mi. Asnmun, IN attacking and desti oy-
ing slave depot or factory on the coast OF Aiiea
He then read extracts from the correspondence o
Mr. AshmuD with the Seer etary OF The Navy, giving
nor alton Of the several Expeditions undertaken oy
him animadvertlng with severity upon The conduct
OF Mr.. Ashmun He alluded 10 the proceedings OF the
late annual meeting Of the society. ct which he OBJ
served, notwithstanding the disapproysl OF the Pre-
sidtn OF the United States, expressed in his letter
to the Secretary OF the Navy, resolution had pas
scd entirely approving the conduct OF Mr.. Ash
mum. He concluded, by declaring that he could
see in all the society had done, nothing that could
enlille it 10 demand, that the United States should
assume the responsibility OF its actions. he hoped
therefore, the consideration OF the memorial would
be postponed for the present. and if hereafter, no
other member should make tho motion, he would
propose some me hod, by which the subjec. should
be got rid Of
Mr.. Chandler inquired by whom the memorial
was signed: and, on examination, it was ound that
no signature was attached to II.
Mr. hing said, he believed il was rule OF the
Senate, that member must present memorial o.
petition as his own, il must BE signed by The PC
ltltioner .morialist. Therefore, il the gentle
man from Maryland did not assume IL he did not
see how the Senate could ac, upon il, i, was moi,
possible 10 determine whence il came, NOT being
signed
Mr.. Chambers was mol disposed to assume the
m mctal as his o"n; sui he considered that as ii
was entitled The Memorial Of the Colonization sin
c'ely and that being we'll known, he thought
il sufficiently p> v hence the dot umen cane In
answer 10 sbe ..uileman flom Alabsms Mr.. {.
could give that his actually was tho me
motla oi the slorizs,ion Society.
Mr.. Berrt said the objections extended lii.
lie further. I was The petition OF body OF per
sons who had ready no legal existence II it had
been the petition Il an individual and the member
presenting II coCid verify his hand wrling; or ii
the Individuals forming thai society had placed their
ranes 10 this memorial the Senate might &C, upon
II. b. the pflltlon o no body, without legal ex
lstence, could be sustained before the Senate.
MIR. Chnmt,rS answered the objections OF the
| gentle an iron Geoe eia fIe thought thai no rule
Of the Senate ought to exclude any citizen, or body
Q! citizens, from presenting their wishes to the
Senate, unless thar rule wa, exerted Tor useful
purpose. Th. rule was made to preserve the Sen
ale from dece eption, and TO guard against entertain
ing petitions from he ttous apple ants But il was
sufficient II the petition was vouthed Tor aud The
style IN which il was uorded was unexceptonabIe
Mr.. Smith oil South Carolina, in commenting
on the memorial, observed, that it was before the
Senate without any solid form it was mere name
and no person was designated by il 10 whom an sp
propration might be given, should Congress see fit
10 make 1t. II was the duty OF Congress to know
who 10 refer TO, and who was responsible: Blu, as
j in this matter, no one was known, and as privilege.
j or donations could not be granted 10 mere name,
he thought the Senate could not act on the memo
rial. 10 continuance, he gave slight glance the
history u the origin, and the progress Of The Soc
ety. and alluded 20 the proceedings at the late meet
ing in The Representatives. Hail. at which he re
marked, It had been stated that the object Of the
Society was 10 transport, annually 10 Africa,
six thousand free blacks, which, il was said would
cost 04o o0O dollars ard this was to be given.
although but a few days since they could hai div
afford to reduce a lew hundred thousand dollars on
the Salt TAX Bat he saw another oble tion in all
this which must connected with the Co onizatiop
OF the Tree backs and which he did not wish TO
touch upon The free blacks, he thought, would
be better whtre they were than 10 send them 10
Aitics, and he was opposed to the SO heme There
was more de.gn by hrs application than appeared
on the face Of i. It was an erte.ng wedge which
ne should oppose. II hereiole, moved that The
memo la be laid on The sb,e
The Chair then observed that il would refer The