Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-07-05
22D CONGRESS-.
lSSENATF.

tatINtS o. the United Stacs OF America, IN Congress
| assembled That lolnl committee ct both Houses
wait ON the President otthc L states, and request
| lhot ~ recommend day 10 bc desIsnaedby him,
OF public humiliation, prayer, and fasting, To hc ob.
! Scrvelby the people oftHo United Stlts. with re.
! lgioas solemrlty, anl with tcryent supp cations
10 Almighty God that Ii win he efaelousDy plcas-
ed To continue His blessings upon our country,
| and that lie Will avert Iomrt the Asauc scourse
which has reached our borirrsorI IT, IN the dlspcn-
Stations OF Ills Providence we are not To be exempt
| ed from the calamity, that, through lis bontlul
mercy Its severity may be mru ,al5d and Is dula-
ton shortened.
! Mr. lAHWELL asked for the ayes aud noes
on the resolution, "hlsh wcr, ordered.
Atel Mr. L had called for the Vas and Nays,
and had remarked thai h would not say one word.
Mr CLAY rose and ob,cycd thai he had only
one word 10 express. Tn resolution lad not been
submitted without consultation with members Of
the Senole. whose opinion was entitled To more re
spre than hs own. II was indeed FIST suggested
to hun by "rcycrend member oltho Clergy, and, al.
ter deliberate consideration, Mi G thoJah I'LL
occasion fl torthc recommendation oflhe religious
ceremony which the resolution contemplated. 1t
was the practice ofa Christian nations, IN Seasons
/ of General and great calamity, to lmPlorc Divine
! Mercy. OF all the presidential scour@es which had
afflicted our race, the As,uc Cholera IN some oflts
characteristics, was the most remarkable. Its range
OF operation had been moro extensive than perhaps
any Other known OF recorded. the small poA cNccp
lcd. lthad brokenout III ASIA onl, after dcsoIol-
I'M some GIFTS iurcat portions, penetatedthc Nor
thorn part of Europe and. awcepns over II Great
pant OF that continent reached the British channel
1t passed over the British Isles, where ragged, but
with mtlahcd severity. We had hopcl-vmny
II srens hopcd-that the wide cNpanse OF the At
iunut ocean, would have been u protecting bar,rr
AGAINST ltsr,'ages IN or far distant land But 1t
has heen introduced into America, aud II It has not
actually entered our territory 1t now hangs On uuI
borders IN It's most righliul form
Tho progress Of the extraordinary scourge i
: sonetmes marked by apparent caprice. il Will
approach city Or district Of country rccounoIler-
uz II ,ts il were, with military oYp5 suddenly fly
oil to ad4sauac, ieastas the mhrbltuuts rcolelns
in then escape, and II will then unexpectedly re
turn and pursue It's work Of death 1t attacks, too
It's victim, in various ways, dc,patching solne III
a few hours, whist, IN regard to others, then ex-
ctuclatn2 torture arc prolonged much greater
length of time Hitherto the skill ofmedcul ser
cnce liberal aud enlightened 1t now Is has been
altogether incompetent 10 provide sure aud Glcl-
tive remedy
Should the resolution be adopted 5ald Mr. {. the
act of the President, IN conformity to It's request
viii b. merely roeomntndatOry Voluntary rs To
all, 1t would be obligatory upon none There
seems to be a peculiar proprety, On the gound OF
uniformity, IN the proposed measure Already, IN
different parts Of the Bnon, the Clergy Of several
denominations have, Il Is believed, had them atten-
ton turned To- the subject Different days of pray
er and humiliation will be probably recommended
1t IS desirable that the whole nation, On the seme
day, shall present rs united prayers and suppIica
lions to the Throne Of Mercy And thorc can be
but lutte doubt that although there will he nothing