Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-15

~ obvious the sighes Inspection that vast mum.
Der were children; many of the made UP
tire families Including all The children NAL aud iemac
and repeatedly all written by the same hand Mr. w
even believed that at least Of these petition
ers were children females but the whole number would
constitute Tut small portion of a republic embracing
now population probably OF fifteen millions. Mr.. w
said he would make further remark on this subject;
he did with regret he had been panied Ia see the names
OF SO many American females these petitions Ii APP
pearcd to HIM exceedingly indelcalc that sensitive f.
males o shrinking uiodesty should present their names
here MS petitioners in relation the oucs lc
OF the South, Of this District Surely they would DO
much better employed i'm attending TO their i,,
ties us mothers, sisters, wives, aud than in in
tererin2 with matter in regard which they were
entirely ignorant MIR W. said, lie belle we'd il the ladies'
aud Sundiy schopl children would let US alone there
would be but few abolition petitions At all events the
ladies' and children could only be subject of ridcue
ana not oi alarm, to the People of the South;
pecaly would the South not be alarmed by few women
and children, when have this day presented 10 MS the
resolutions OF The Legislature of the State of Manr.
unanimously condennng abolitionism in a manner adj.
ntrd TO be satisfactory by the Senator from, South
Carolina, Mr.. Preson) himself
MIR. Brown observed that it with very profound
regret that he rose TO detan the Senate for single mo-
'nent Nothing could have been more uue pectcd to him
when he took s seat this morning, than be engaged
IN discussion OF this nature; and he much regretted tia,
he was now compelled, in sefdeence, u continue that
discussion The gentleman from South Carolina (SIr
Caihoun said he never voted to refer petitions OF this
knd 10 the Committee the District OF Columbia aud
mat no such vote of his be found recorded on the
Journal Mark the words, Mr. President reeoried ON
ne JoHfna But there were numerous petitions this
very subject both at the last and the session be-
lore that were unanimously referred the Committee
on the District, without word being heard from any
quarter IN dsapprobahon Now, he would ask was Il
Pooao'e mat he gentIenan was absent all these dit.
iercnt occasons Would it be pretended for moment
,;,; en me Quesiio" wes proPoonded, Shall ,heso
peuuons be referred to tic Committee the District of
C"iumbia' and no member obrcng-would it be pre-
'ehded Tor moment when such question was pro-
Pouhueu, and The gentleman from South Carolina sane
TONED The reference by his silence, c did not vote
Tor 1t as essentially IT has had been recorded on
Tue Journai Indeed, said MIR. b., the denial of the Sc.
pul1 49,. H.
nal, was a distinction without a difference
Ills colleague (Mr Mangum) had made some remarks
tat ne (hr 81 thought, nj any rate pointed with
no little application TO himself That genlIeunn loo
mad discovered that 1t of the unpardonaLl. sins
VI southern representative agans; Southern rights to
vote Tor The reception and reference of petitions ON M
SUBJECT o abolition; votes, let it be remembered that had
been given from the earliest periods OF our Legislative,
history, by as high minded cvaro,is and patrIotic re-
Puocans oil the Souh-Democra,s ii il suited the gc
ueinan better-as any who claimed TO be the cxclu
sife advocates OF Southern rights lie would venture
70 assert l1at there Southern representative who
co"k MS scat previous To the present session but had
gwen The same vote. They had committed hs nm.
pa,uonaDic sin but The hidden Influences of this nyste
oos session OF 1896 had suddenly dissolved the sleep in
winch they were eawrappcd and they had as suddenly
discovered That was an outrage Southern tights and
Southern honor to receive petitions of the same nature
vain those kcy had vctcd receive aud refer again and
again. $3.50
AIR alangum here interrupted Mr.. Brown by saving
that he never gave such votes.
y. Mr.. Brown continued. lie would ask the gs neman
IL he was not present when abolition petitions wcr, re-
celNeui ana when the question propoundcd Shall
me Petuons be referred TO the Committee on the Dis
Irct OF COlumbiai" and whether he did moi nv m,tin
no objection to the reception and reference give his un
q9aiihcd acquicscencc TO both!
Mr. Mangum sad that he did not know wh,tber be
was present such occasions
MT bo"n resumed But there one petition that
hau oeen presented as late the of the
present session, when the honorable gentleman from
tennessee (hlr Grnndy) moved lay it ON the table
lie believed THAI his colleague his seat when thai
motion was made and he did not remember tl,, Inc nod
any objections 10 ii. His colleague had thouyh nrone
10 nuuge IN soae sratuOus advice to him. as TO what
ought To characterize the conduct of Southern repre
sentative when petitions rejecting ON his constituents
were presented He not in the habit of rranitous
~ giving his advice any one much less 10 his col
eague Ou IL nc was, ne might say To him. that le who
was 80 ready to give gratutous lectures TO Others, ough
70 lear hrs to obey them and that very wholesome ad
HontOn had been given him from highly respecled
source, which he would do well ina:urey 60 consider
!, was said both by the Senator from south carolina
ana by ms colleague, that he ought resisted the
eoePupn OF 'hese petitions, because they offensive
ana ndeeorous in their language those whom he re.
presented What, sir, said Mr. petitions from wo.
me" aha from large parcel of chdIen!-for it had
ocef proved that large number of these petitioners
were women and children. What sir, said Mr. B.. INV
h.minded and intelligent Is of ndcd nj HE
npotent acts OF ignorant aud deluded minors and f.
males SIR said ne my constituents are possessed of
degree OF intelligence, gaantry and hgi.mnde dness
mat would give different answcrto these ignorant and
Misguided petitioners than that proposed by ms colleaoue
1t would be that of silent contempt
without going any further this part of the subject
nc would express II MS his solemn belief before God and
the whole world that all this agitation and excmena
on TIE subject oil abolition, had been produced by the
miserable fanatics, OF whom much had been said a
session; but it had resulted in part from The DESIGNS c
more sagacous political party for the purpose Of one
raung on The South at important isis The time Al
whch IL had commenced the manner in which il had |
oeen carried on, the avidty with which had been sz
ed upon and rumpeied forth by the presses of Ger
tam party at the SOuh-ali these had urnduceJ in
ms MIND conviction that it would require world Of
proof TO shake. The time when these incendarv pub
lcalons were first thrown abroad ia such masses was
when the elections in Norll Carolina, Alabama and
tennessee and shortly afterwards in Georgia, were
apoat To commence; 1T was on the of the import |
ant elections IN thUse States that these publications
were preciPated upon the South; and vet il had been
said That these inccndafies the friends of the mr.
" now IN power. What, sir! The friends of ceriain
politicsi party TO denge the South with publications on
sue oil such delicacy and we'll calculated To be used
by thclr opponents TO their DISADVANTAGE! Coud anv
thing be more absurd than such supposition! No sir
II was another party and far sagacous and cacu
ug in their designs Than the deluded zeaots who were
used to subserve their political purposes; and at most
powerfully corroborated this opinion the fact that
e presses OF this party Immediately seized upon these
welded them with great force aud INGENUITY ar,inst
heir opponents. He repeated that tie whole was moi
anatcal inovement, but that it had a political party in
alliance win IT. and shown plainly be go by snsc.
3uent events as hardly to need confirmation. How
en could he as Southern man, give his vote 10 deny
e night OF petition, and sanction designs which from
lie beginning 10 the end, lie u.t-rly condemned, How
;ou'd he, as Southern man, give his to uphold
leep-iaiu party scheme, he believed that had been
ioating for time the tempesuous waves nj nolt;
a excitement but that destined Inevitably t sinh
HGe INTO iis original insIgnhcance with the occasion
~ hch produced it,
Sir said MIR b., the course took was dictated by the
highest considerations OF public duty, and flowed from
ediou5 regard OF the rights and honor the South as
vel as sincere aud ardent attachment TO the Union
fio aft 4,