Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-05

90 ~ tho &C., ,;., With a request that would
nrescnt it to the luu$c. Sill, III" P''tG ,,;o nf
it was referred to the Same Commute "" ho hcard
Colnubia and believe nothing I"tr mas w. I
&c - ,;,re From the cN pcr;cncc OF t!is SeSSo'',
perfectly satisfied, that the tue ana ""'! t,t
kee,;nr this subject out al discussion. was " M
course refer all petitions OF tls N'''u !" Wy of
on the District Of Columbia: or some ether ooi"'
,na Housc to receive their Report anu 10 acce W.
nmousy This does equal justice TO all PaIt: : :"
connry it avoids the discussion OF TINS aga',s I,
ton, and, on the other II pays d quo ~ 'P
of the constituent 20 petition mann ,,,escnt.
Two wears afterwards, similar Peuiiohs "e. . rcccss
ed and al that time effort was mace, iIv in one
TO do ,la, which has been done ,;,ious on
Instance An effort was made 10 Lay iese p;';nny,
49, 49,. ,Lo Uouse did not uccedc TO HE p!"l',I,
tbcy had been before referred, AMI WIN Wv rcirred TO
For from the moment that these ia they go to
the COMMITTEES on the District OF c"n.'" i w., iii ne
the family vault " al all Inc NaE"'
YER hear of them Afterwards rrr,cs , gentleman |
A, The first session of the last oo"sIt s,hn rs
from the State ofNcw York, distih ,v
,Is nnusc NOV no longer here winch resFe' 80 -,
tns il"" A. not doubt that his place 10 well sup
id Trosented one more pcul'oas 10 .h'S S.''..,
"a dsI;rcred long and eloquent speech u Two "'I
in support of them And wna' ""s ;n' t,, ,h v,,e
-. nm, answered: not word was sad, out Inc f'.s
f,L. Uorse was taken; the petitions were rcieETu ~
ih, Committee the District, ana VIC nav
nn,h;nr more of them since AT the same srss r
probably at the last session, distngu.S.e" ...nrd
Ills House fro,a the Stale Of CONNECTICUT pest vs.
onc or more petitions 10 the same e7eet' au W.
cared in his place that he himself conculreu IN ~. h
oninions EXPRESSED Did this declaration 'ght up LIZ
flame of dscord in this House s!r nc was ,a.r,ncc Of
patience end conlplacency. He moved the I-
The netitiou; to the Committee on The Ds'iic' % ~
lunbia and there they went to sleep inc ssrp ~ I,, r.
Mr. Adams, speaking from rccoilec'loil' W"s th rc
,or,er j. rcruescd by him to state mistaken VIII. ~
rncc 10 the reference Of the petitions presented q" s
IGst session of Congress TO the comntee hty "'i.
then for The first time laid on the taoe, as was ~.
ton 10 prin, one of them. At The preceding a,;
the last Congress- as al all former s. ;n,sI wien
tons had been referred to committees ana pr'"'e'
desired. mann, 1I.re &c n ,eti-
Why not adopt the same course now: hefe
ton which has been already referred 10 tie ,lJ n.y.
IN the District of Columbia Leave 1t lheic' aA" w.
word for it. sir YOU will have Just such tesu4t " ',"
taken Mace time after time before your '.,,on
on the District certainly is not an Abolition cor ,hcm
You will have fit, proper and ap!e iepT'' ,n @ hcar
,ba Housr syJ sicnio will adopt At, ana you " III ~
M moro obouti IT, But if you are to recosu' 'o =,
ud ~ law these petitions the table; II you oo. s
the resolution that this House Will not i'cIi' t,n n
petitions what will be the member WIN votes
Tn nf ,his country every individual "ie',' ,: .J
with CON- will be left at home ut the next @ a
n On. will be sent who is not prepared " 'y ''eS'
petitions on the tapie. .o3 S,:r rnu will
What will be the next consequence: 9I' you Mtn
, discussion: aud TO my regret say it GiscusS'oi
he bepn called for and challenged upon lhs ioot. 49,
has been chaltcmged And what wi" inc ri s,'.
amount to: discussion upon inc .aS. 10 Rem
aaan,,tiva from the north Of Nasoa ana DIXON an.
in this House, will be IN lncendiafy pa'P'l..
r;ll YOU do with them? The speeches OF my
probably ofmysef, Will be ncci'aa'y' ;nI, make a
lion il thrust upon us, doubt not might AaNe d
sneecb as inccndiary any pamphlet upon winch
torrents of deuunciation have been Pouteu "p;; i
e we're capable Of the craven ana rccIea"' spi' W
i,r;,Luu from expressing, not pro5ac!y SO sh"e"
S,;r,.nts ns those Of my constitu' mtg, Shout"
On home to their scorn and they would Sehu mere '''
who would represent them more iaItt"I!y .,,,r.
Wall sir what becomes OF these llice'u"iy Fe.IF
I,isI ,,ttsp If :
WI, iii he done yvh them by tie public press INC
newsnamrs report these speeches; every Sf'e' % va
cua,ed through your whole country a''u ~" I"'
ARES! il, Will you introduce 1eso'ul1' e. - IL.
rs M House shall not speak word III derogauh u ti'e
rI;mo merits OF slavery: You must have fes''',o
Of This kind 10 follow the one laid upon your laoG ts
n,orn;nu-a resolution that no member OF t'S iiouse
.h,ll dare TO utter an incendary sentiment AN" VIII
!" that inccndiary sentiment Why is, IN substance
80 "nr,,ts Of these pamphlets Well, SIR, you otgil
with supmessing the right OF pett"n you mus ns
suppress the right Of speech IN inns rlouSe tot ~.
must offer resolution that every teiiorF WIZ"
60 sxnrcss sentiment Of this kind shall be eSpei'Gu
or that the speeches sinai! not go ior 10 te puple
49, ahnll not be circulated. What VIII be tie CONSEQUENT
then? You suppress Inc IIsnt oi peou s,I,
press the freedom Of speech; the freedom OF
the s a q, hono .e men jaaaiscs you please
y,ii them this is religious question, IN winch they
t under what they believe TO be sense OF duty TO their
;od and however erroneous may DC tei! Go"ctuS'''
! is not for nae, for his House to Judge t'em-
Shrcere sir in Difference what has been heretofore
he usage of this House. indifference 70 The respect we
due to the right orpcton and the respect %c uue
the right ofireedom o! speech, freedom OF the press,
nd freedom Of religion, hope that this petition Will be
If, where it has been placed by the House. IN INC pos
esslon of the Committee the Dstric. Of Columbia
nd that we shall hear more about IT, !
(DcGatc 10 be coEt&nae") |
Thursday, Dtec'ahtT 81, leJo. =
IN SENATE. !
Petitions and memorials presented by Aessrs-
Hendricks, Talmadge, pr.ntiss Webster, sou'AaF"' f.