Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-31
NXXHA.--No. n.

ne would not say they did from any improper motives
but could not have escaped the of the House.
that gentlemen desired 10 speak, and talk, and discuss
THIS question of Slavery, harrassing as j. to the
country Those who voted lay similar paper on the
liable The other day those who would vote to lay the
under consideration the table day. were those who
desired discussion For what purpose
tlnuaton OF the discussion desired Every knew
that petitions of this kind had been presented for the last
nus years. but discussion had taken place upon them
he hoped most sincerely, that that House would not IL
Ve or sanction this discussion He would tell gentle
men there fanatics and inccndiaries the South,
as we'll as at the North, who hoped to profit by the ag
ton on the table, for preserving peace and quiet
there and for preserving peace quiet and Order in
~ part of the Union. Let u.s. then, said MIR b. nail it
10 the counter and thus silence debate. He hoped the
motion of the gentleman from Maryland would not pre-
vail but that the motion pending upon that, to lay 1t on
the table would PREVAIL and then they would no fire.
brands in that House.
Mr. Randerpoel said, he WIS surprised at the range
which the debate had taken upon tho question now be-
fore the House. He believed it incompatible with
the interests and true objects Of those who opposed
10 the mischcvous doings of the modern abotionsts
Mr.. v said that he was the last that floor to
dodge or cvade any direct point vote, that should in
dcate his opinion upon tic principe involved in the
petition now upon the Speakers table. He would IS
predatory TO the few remarks he intended to submit,
take occasion TO say, that he had last year.
Der of the District Committee, to which similar peu.
tons then REFERRED opposed and he would always,
and forever while he had seat Ler" oppose any mea,
or counenance the views and objects expressed by such
petitions tle opposed, openly and Internationally
opposed TO the interference of Congress with Slavery in
the District os Columbia and the mischevous and IN
cendary dolngs Of Abol!tionists and Abolition Soce-
tics, in relation TO Slavery in The holding States.
He, MIR. Fanderpocl, had never had any doubts, or
qu1lms scrnplcs, TO what his duty upon this
momcntous subject, as an American citizen and as one
Of the Representatives of Of these c0rcdcratcd
States. But while he made this uneguivocal avowal OF
his sentiments, he could refrain from remarking that
if he had entertained such doubts scrupes, he
had heard speeches to-day from certain quarters very i'll
calculated TO those doubts aud scrupcs. Why
had this debate taken such inmeasurabe range: Was
it consistent with Of the cardinal doctrines of the
friends Of The South that the subject so delicate
in its nature that the less that said about it, the bet
Ter, IL really appeared TO him tina; aiding the
efforts of the Abotonsts, by shooting off upon mere
preliminary question: into dissertations upon the eS's
and denominations wrought by Northern Abolitlon:s's
What the question before the liouse: II WA up
on tie motion Of the honorable gentleman from Mary
land (lr Thomas 10 reconsider the vote taken tlis
morning. the end that that honorable gentleman might
Gas he had Promised to dog the question whether
the asc covd consider the petition lie would vote
first to reconsider and then he would If the question
were propouned vote against considering the petition,
and Tor reasons which he would very briefly state
Mr. V. conceived that this course would save inc
rights of all parties twould the sacred right OF Pc
.on and secure the object of all those who e!t duly So
lcous for the rights and interests OF the save-hodihs
States For said Mr.. v, the motion or question whether
of it, That motion proceeds upon the assumption, that
the petition is already here before u.s. II now surely Is
in point Of fact and negative vote 10 the ProPoslo,
whether rW eopsider tic rGa1io'r nay
our reprobation of the object OF the petitioners Us cou
we'll be conceived 1t would be strong and marked
refusal to let the petition 90 through the ordinary rou-
tine Of lcgsa,ion and would he telling the petitioners
the nation and the world, tina: the notions OF the pet
TONERS hcre,cal, and Their dohgs were 50 ms
chicyous and ncendary that coiustan!i h7t such pet"
tons were read would ccnsign them TO grave from
which there should he resurrection WAS not cieas-
" So viewing this subject through the medium OF COM
mon sense, ard testing il by the rules OF parliamentary
logic; Yec, sir. The refusal to consider the petition
be telling such petitioners, in language that coud
not and would not be to cease their abor
vc and ncendayy efforts 10 disturb the rights OF proper
tv recognised and guaranteed by those men OF oiden
times who were so much and better than the
formers and fanatics OF modern days: why Then, were
VIC dispu,ng about forms; Why not march directly to
the point upon which all the true enemies OF aootohss
would aoree Refuse TO consider the petition, and you
d. what should be DONE and that in the most prompt man
Mr. " said he could moi but repeat his surprise. that
any gentleman could conceive that the interests OIL the
south could be advanced by the protEactlon OF TINS de-
bate He had flattcrcd himself that the vote that was
gwen few days ago, upon the memorial PresGneu o
the honorable gentleman from Name tMr: ra"e.u)
had riyen this exciting subject its Gctus tor the ses
SION He imputed sinister motives to any gentleman,
and he trusted that he cherished none himself he Dee'
ed that gentlemen here meant what they not only aVowea
their votes tina, they meant He had supposed that COM
mon CHARITY not to mention parliamentary courtesy re-
ourcd this species Of faith from every gentleman upo"
this floor. Ho, therefore, bad believed 'hat "hen gem
ilsmen had refused Monday the courtesy OF even
prin,inr the petition presented by the gentleman rom
Maine in addition their vote to lay IL on the laoe "
should serve most ample guarantee, thal al WHO
voted against printing were decidcd'y oPPoscu ~ I
,ravcr o the petitioners and this not SIR accord
mo 10 AL the known and legitimate deductions from par
inme1tary proceedings, Had gentlemen, before 10,
dav ever imagined proposed moro summary anu
uncquivocal mode OF relGetns .ne Prayer r;ut :, and
an almost unanimous vote to lay 1t on the taDie
T, would be- probably, recoccted what course me- W.T.;
Vanderpoe had taken in regard to the Peutioh OF
t,e honorable gentleman from Maine The mover OF
the pcti,ion himself moved to lay the table, and many
gentlemen no doubt voted to lay it on the table, because
Of this circumstance An honorable colleague OF MS own
(Mr Granger) had preceded his vote with inc inquiry,
whether the gentleman who introduced the petition moved
to Law it on the table, and upon receiving an athr-
native response from the Chair, he replied, Ihtn Tose
in lie affirmative! :" Mr.. ", for the purpose OF more
eiiectualy ascerainng the sense OF the hoose, anu
10 arrest an Improbable debate upon this exciuns sup
i.ct then moved also to lay tho motion 10 PRINT
The pctition On the table, and the triumphant atir"a
tive vote upon that question should have sausieo anu
was sufficient to satisfy the nation that such Pc
tlons would never receive the least counenance from
This House. Strong as that vote was, 1t was evidently
not near so strong vote would be upon direct pro-
position to reject the prayer Of the petition Many
tlcnen doubtless voted III laYoI Of pruning 'o"
ratops of courtesy the petitioners who woud vole
against the object Of the petition. After all that mao 'a
ken place OIL Monday he had supposed that the o.
this House against the exciting and dlaboca seneies
of the aboItonists had been expressed 10 Tue NV
To the world in manner clear ano so einPha1'1, w
,hr wavaline man, though fool could not err as to
what were the sentiments Of vast majority 0, ,ls
but from the proceedings of today would see" that
gentlemen Supposed be to sae the grounds
&c hs ,~o former votes on this subject and those upon
%, bicb he should then He voted against the mo-
,on ' to lay the petition from Maine and the motion 70
Pn =; -; common with the abolitionists but because he
,%aush the of the House oug, to be fairly decl-
syey clearly and uncqurocay expressed on This sub
ect so as to prevent is being troubled with hereafter