The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-12-30

Mr.. James, of Vermont, called for the
reading of the petition,which having been
read,
MIR. Mason said, that the right to pot.
ton was undoubtedly a constitutional
right. No vote WAS ever taken ON the
presentation of petition, and the, first
question to be settled was, whether the
House would now consider the petition,
or not.
Mr.. Beardsley, ofNcw.York, said the
House was bound to receive these petit
,ions for the right 10 petition was sa-
cred. Ii was the right offthe peovicet 10
present them, but the House might post
pcno the consideration indciintcly,la Jay the
petition on the table, or refuse to consider
them at all.
Mr.. Bouldin, Of Virginia, desired that
the people of the Uuion, and ofthe whole
world, should be satisfied this day, what
were the feelings Of the people q the
Sou'h, in relation 10 this agitating topic.
Mr.. Ripley, of Louisiana, saidshe was
sent here 10 oppose every effort oa' Ger
tam caste Of the peopld in the csppuuily
in relation to the discussion OF ,laa ques-
ton, so far as il affected the District Of
Columbia. But he was 'apprchcnsivo
iha, u vote might go forth 10 thq world,
which, instead OF allayipg, would tend
more and more TO raise the storm which
had been gathering.
The people of the South felt infinitely
more excitement ou this qucstion'than the
people of the North and i should be
the province of the members of the
House 70 allay those irritating feelings,
and to break down the double wall of
discomfort and disunion, which was now
building up between tho Northep pnd
Southern interests. IL they cane to the
question with such views,thcn they would
at oncevote TO reject the petition. lie
hoped the member who moved 10 lay the
petition on the table, would withdraw The
notion. When il was found that these
petitions were rejected by grca, majori-
ty of the House, it would have good CT
feet upon the feelings ofthe lanatics,who,
withou, understanding the feelings OF the
people of the South, pre,opd to be the
Judges Of them.
Mr.. Wise, of Virginia, objected TO the
reception of the petition ut ull--forit was
dsrespectlul in its language, insoInuch as
dcSigfiutcd INC isfascIi brfsfsS tsiv fs~>.-.l
as land pirates. He had hoped, after the
report which he had read of the proceed
ings Of the membcr from New-York,
(Mr. BeardsNcyl in Utica, during tho last
ssnmcr, that the latter gentleman would
have given his vote not to receive any
petition of this nature.
Mr.. Vanderpool avowcd his intention
to vote against the object of every pcti-
ton which should be presented of simi.
lar character to that on the table. He
had hoped that the subject had received
its guietaS by the vote of the other MORN
ing. .-- He still thought, that the subject
would have been put to rest but for The
determination manifested 10 enter into
unnecessary discussion. lie had no de-
sign 10 impugn the motives of any one,
but il could not be disguised that there
were persons, both in the North and the
South, who were dcsrous of agiiating
this question.
Mr.. Wise lin intorrupion) said, he was
wilingfo TO explain what his motive was.
IL was TO show. that there were persons
on both sides who were dcsirous to in
flame the minds of the people in the
North and the South il was to show
that IT there were fanatics on one side,
there were false prete lders on the other
and it was his design to expose them.
After some further remarks from Mr..
Vanderpool,
Mr.. Harper, Of Penn. hoped the subject
would be sent 10 a Committee, Which,
would make "A report calculated to save
the trouble of all future legislation on this
subject.
Mr.. Pickcns, Of South. Carolina, in a
speech Of some length, vindcated the |
South from the aspersioDs which had been |
cast upon her in relation to slavery and
said that the expression made use of by |
the member from New Y ork. (Mr. Van
derpool) )as to desire Oh the parl Of the
South TO agitatc this question, was foul
and infamous caumny, and that the gen.
Ilcman who made use of it, knew It TO
be so.
The question having bcen put upon the
motion to lay the petition upan the table,
I was decided in the negative, by Yeas
%, Nays I2l.
SO the House refused to lay the peti.
ion upon the table.
The question then recurrcd on The mo-
ion Of Mr.. Hammond, that the said pc
ition be rejected"
The debate was confined by Messrs.
Iuat OF Newly ork, Glascock and Suth.
,rland.
Then, at quarter pasi o'clock, and
without further action, the House, on
notion Of Mr.. Everett, adjourned.