Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-02

| " no "pol'A'on OF lhe extraordinary coutse
-" was now desired Several Of the States. he
oeiievcd as many four or five. had l,v hi, 7
| s1ss"'urts. sent To their Senator'S insfuc ions .,
this point Would the Sen te IN a. me- IS ~.
action OF SO many sovereign States. refuse IN an.
| 'ertain a proposition in favor of which Ines. +,
| s.racilohs had been adopted II The Senate, ,ron,
| nssss'Ppi y rslsed IN this clu Sc whaeytr
| 'nlSht be The respect and reverence winch hc nra
'esseo Tor State Rights, his practice would be fund
oo"e' eaeoiateo I" bring those rights IN contemnt
nan any oher Course which he could nn,snc A
! ondy OF representatives Of the sovcrei,n,v of ,bc
States refusing 10 entertain n proposition in favor
" which, SO many states have after ful and "a
Tenn deliberations issued their nstrlttions II
'h's resolution be re eccd, without consideration
would not the refusal 10 receive 1t he prcceden,
On winch almost every resolution offered in this
oody might be resisted at the thu shhod MS there
were very few winch dlj not involve cons,iiut,oo
NJ question, on winch some j fer, nee of opinion
existed. Andjusl as well might the gentleman
"hcn resolution of that sort was offered rise and
move that II b. not received. Ii uppea'.d to hun
mat Inc course now ntimatcl would have ten
q ncy 10 suppress every kind of inquiry. Suppose
ne senate were 10 refuse to receive any resolu ion
winch dad MOI quadrae with their notions Of con.
sinu,onal right, would not the effect he TO suppress
an inquiry and every investigation of the truth
ihfreiore, he should he opposed TO the motion of
he Senator from Mississippi
Mr.. Leigh expressed hone tn It The Senator
rom Mississippi would withdraw his objection Il
must occur 10 the Senator nj once that all the oh.
jec IONS which could be urged Against the ,nfrodue-
ton OF the resolution would lie with eqnal force
| gainst IT'S ultimate edo ton; and If he persisted,
INC whoie debate on the merits of the resolution
Aopld rome On well al the question of intfo uc.
ton, IS 1t would II The resolution were taken up
AMI conslrr d.
iers Mr. Pond xter asked n question conc m
'"s a c'.c which he put, bu, which was no, jas.
titctly heard
Mr.. l. p.h resumed. lie was no, co rp,r.ni IN
eve the Senator iion N'ss's,,fp, any Inform ,ilon
"a tho point oi DIR. TINS he knsw, that hc
-noalI h,sr to- ate the 4 ,.sbn fhiy md f.rly.
II woh b, i'm 20. .IhIe To escape such discus ION.
Il himself, wished he frcn Of The rrsolu
I, nave an "ppor'uoity aTarIed them to assign thu,
reasons why II ought 10 b. adopted. And he also
desired hat they who cocurred IN the views of The
>rna or tfo n Ali>ss:ppi, IS he mos heartily Ild
Tor one, that the proposition vas hostile 10 the Con
siiln''on AMI IN "P'n violation OF our liiy, and
mat tendency was 10 the entire destruction OF
the whole frame Of government, Should ike
wise hhv' the Opportunity of Sustaining the,r OPP.
mons. II WAS proao'unl noi merely 10 cxppnse
resolution from the ]ourn Is ,bnt II would expungr
he nh"ray Of this lous".-S Such Was his opinion
pf this q les ION. He would give the Senator who
-, rodlced thu RS oldon an opportunity 10 give all
his reasons in fav"r offs ,dopt,on as he hal
'oub that gen Imam "old be prepared to do,
whenever the resuu ION. should ~ trcpr
course, hr taken up. He hoped tn" Senator fom
VI sslssippi would with ,raw has objection.
MI. Pondtx'cr SAID tha ~ compliance wrh
the r'qmst of the Scaaior hnm Vhc4nla, aud
10 avoid discussion al IhIs time, he would win
elraw his obj cton 10 the recep ION Of the resoll
tina.
The locion hen with 'rawn.
On m'dion # Mr.. Bcatrn, the resolution was or.
dercd 10 DC pfint"d.
House NJ Representatives., te5. l6
Mr'Ph Ii o' of Mass presented fiom snndry in.
habants of Mass, petition for The abolition Of
avery in The Disirti Of Columbia which hc said
he intended 10 move To b referred t., y S / CT c. m
mtiee for investigation into IT'S pr 'prc,y, &c. bur
that he aware OF the md spos itiun Of the House
this subj ell as evinoed - flrm r OCCASION he
therefore, SIMPLY moved thatit sho I'D be lasd on
he i,hlc.
Mr. Denny also presented two memefals,
from he Ladics Of lIeganv aud vicinty,-the 9th
from the inhabitants NJ P,ttsbu'g md vlcl.,ity
relaive TO rhe abolition of Slavery The -
f Columbia and the fcrrtorits under the control
II Congress
Mr. Phi lips said he WIS abou To present a me-
noritd IN favor of The alb rlulon Of slavery Ia the
D,strlt OF Columbia. 1t was s1gncd by 1919 mali
ciifz MS whan all represented 10 he lead vot rs
nd also by 2613 Ldies, of county of Essex, IN
he Sfat. Of Massnchus It's.
Mr. Dickson presented The mem nj or sun1ry
Gil zrns of K chester, IN the state Of New fotk,
p,ny'ng Congress take the proper measures iot
abolshus slavery vii in the District 81 Couholn
which ~ mpv.d be laid on the ialc and printed,
gcther with the auachej 70 the same
The subject &c .tIir memorial, then debated
" i'll considerable cHrnesness. NJ. Wise moved
recons ldcra N the vote In ia Of printing Tho
memorials.
MI J,hnson, nj Louisiana hoped thai the motion
to reconsider woId prevail, mud that the memorial
would be la,l on the table. le repultaed the in
reference Of the Northern win the rig!fs and p1o
perty Of the people OF the Southern States When
ever The North should succeed in procuring legf>la
ton from Congress in regard 10 these rights aud
species of property, that momen, The Uhon would
be dissolved.
Mr. Fillmore said rs i, was understood tina, The
COMMITTEES of the District OF Columbia wonld moi
ac upon this subject at the pfcscn session, II was
certainly due TO tho petitioners that The motion
which ha been made by his colleague (Mr. D'ek-
son should prevail II was not unreasonable 'ha
the memorial shoulIhc printed and preserved a.
i, ,nes, the documents ofhr House. He dIsasow
cd. most IN a,ivocally, now and forever, airy fie.
sire on his pit 10 interfere with the rights or wha
States While he dll ms, he conceived hat as
c,,z NJ OF the STATE of New York, AMI a member OF
his Hons. he was interested in tn claim OF pro-
n not, of tp,l,Ia IL