Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-10

that the House by overwhelming niaIoilles supported
the Speaker upon i'll the po'nS %h'c" nc WIS ~"
70 decide Aid - understand, from spectators az well
\. ,pembe-, ;al the manner OF thc Speaker through
ont was temperate concatory aha not chr si,S"eS
derree imperative After the adjournment Of The House
the Speaker left The hall Tor The Puposr al Oha", ,D
his apartment Us usual TO give dirrctionS loouI making
nm ,h, Journal of the day, with his book ana papers IN
his hands when between the two doors, he was accos
ed by Mr. Wise in violent and insulting manner IN
these words
rant pcrsonally-p pocket the insult 1t you CHOOSE
Thr Speaker IN ssrd on without noticing Mr. Wise,
further than by making briet pause, al the moment
the abusive language caught his ear-proceedng on his
wav before Nh Wise finished The Speaker consider
n wanlon attempt to insult the Dooy over when he
urestIed for refusal the part OF the House TO per-
mi, its order to be violated by MIR. Wise, would not en-
ter into all alteration with him. believing sush course
hrucath The divinity of the station which he held.
II would seem impossible to account tor the course
of Mr. sc towards the Speaker, unless IL DC imputed
10 some party feeling party connection. MI FOLK
conduct 10 Mr. Wise has been marked with extrcnle
frI,cnr,nrc and decorum He never had any personal
discussion with him, and there is nothing IN their pr
yatc relations which could have provoked the repeated
attacks made upon him Mr.. Polk by his firm republic
"a, stand in Tennessee. for the which identi
fed with the President and for the party OF which the
President is the head has contributed much to PROSTATE
the hopes Of the opposition in that State and with them
the hopes Of Judge White, in whom Mr. Wise seems to
have found most intimate associate. Mr.. Polk, by his
election as Speaker has also marrcd the prospects of
Mr. Bell another of MIR. Wises lntnlates; and unless
they have imbued their friend with the lodged hate
which seems animate them against the present Speak
or we must Confess oursef at fault to find motives for
the manner III WHICH lie HIS peeH ass''ieu Pe'SoHay
and officially.
We had written the preceding account of the Monday
abotion disorder in the House. when understood that
Mr. Wise had renewed the scene tor Tuesday. AS 1t
was generally believed, that the object OF the Auhers
and Abolilioss TO get up excitement, and embar
rass the business of the House, and that this would be
promoted by its taking cognlzance OF the contempt Of
tered it. i'm the insult the Speaker his way 10 his
roo ia the discharge of his duty, there seems to have
been tac understanding among the members that no
notice sod be taken of the affair by the body 1t
contemplated that some very important measures, rs-
senl;a TO the interests Of the country would be brought
up for immediate action. Among them law tiprovlde
for the care OF the millions of the Government
in the Bank OF the United States, which will be- left
the 4h Of March in the hands of MIR. Bdde, without
director agent on the part OF the Government and
without legal authority i'll any one, to make the proper
ARRANGEMENTS 10 secure the Governments interests
the dissolution of the Bank. 1t was hoped that the States
would be promptly called through and all bona Gdc pc
ltons and memorials received Tor reference to appropr
ale committees and for this purpose,
"Mr Briggs moved to suspend the rules for the pur
Dose of calling for petitions from the States called
Yesterday; which was agreed to-
Among the very first however, Mr.. Wise introduced
a petition bring up the question Of abolition: The
following is the account Of the motion given by the
reporters:
MIR. Wise presented memorial from individual
named John A. Smith, who represented himself 10 be
resident of the District of Columbia, protesting ,ans
the course Of the Northern aloli!ionss, in legal and
constitutional argument OF length, and insisting
that all abolition petitions should be forthwith rccrd
Mr. Wise moved That this paper be Referred I" the Sc
lccl Committee raised the subject, with instructions
to report the following resolution:
{: ReSoircd, That Congress has no constitutional pow
CT to abolish slavery in the District oil Columbia in
the Territories of the United States.
Tho
the House t., lis own order, the motion of the gentleman
from Virginia in reference TO the instructions not in
ordrr lie considered the question involved the same
principles before acted upon by the House.
MIR. Wise took an appeal from the decision of the
Chair on the ground that the resolution Of Mr. pinckney
embraced "evcry paper and Mr. WIS motion being
written embraced in that order. 1t was much "a
paper the resolutions and acts OF the Virginia
Lrrislaturp and he contended that every thing within
the vortex of abolition must 60 TO the select committee
on that subject lie called upon the House to act
sslen aad not 10 send one set opapcrs TO that commit
tee aud refuse to send another. If the House did
refuse 10 send these instructions, 1t would act
sistrnty.
Mr. w. assured the House that the memorial a
bona fdc oae and that he had been requested in letter
from the mcnOrIast, whom he knew not, TO present It,
MIR. ". then read the letter:
Mr.. Lane said, that something like six weeks had
been expended the presentation and consideration OF
memorials and resolutions on the subject OF abolition from
the Morrill, to the entire exclusion OF all petitions and
memorials from the Western States and Territories
Having, after this prolraced PERIOD passed Mason and
Dixons llne il fondy hoped flu lher delay would
have occurred from this acxctng subject In this It
seems are mistaken. The irc.brands Of abolition
seems thckcn around from the South and threaten
equal il not delay 10 avert this Storm and to
enable the people OF the West to be heard in the House
he would move the previous question, which was
srcondcd.-1clcrs being appointed-Ayes IS, Noes GO.
The main question then ordered to be put with
out count, aud Oh Mr.. Wiscs motion, the memorial
solution &c read at length from the clerk table
MIR. Chaplin then asked for the yeas and nays the
main question, which were ordered.
The main question, 'sha the decision Of the Chair
stand the jud 5menL of the House,: about TO be
propounded, when
MIR. Ashley asked if the !otion to lay the memorial
and the motion of the gentleman from Virginia tho
table, would BIZ in order!
The Chair, after few words from Messrs. Craig,
Wise and Adams, decided that under the order of the
House. the adoption Of MIR. Pnckney resolution,
the motion would not be in order.
The main question was then taken, and the vote was
tollows-ycas lG3, nays 80.
The yeas and nays given in paper Of yester-
day 1t is remarkable, however, that among the Thirty
EIGHT against the decision Of the Chair and supporting
Mr.. Wise, are be found the of every Tenhes.
sec member considered be Jealous partizan of Judge
White, then in the House, viz: Messrs. Bell Bunch,
Carter, Luke Leu, hlaury, Peyton, and Standeer.
But this signal rebkc of the House did not deter Mr.
Wise from immediately interposlng obstacle TO
the public business The joint resolutions of the Vir-
ginia Legislature which had been but the day before
presented, and had occupied the whole day, before
the decision that they should be referred to the select
committee had, were again produced by MIR. Wise
from his pocket, when the following occurred, as
given by the reporters:
Mr. Wise then to present certain joint resolutions
of the Legislature of Virginia the subject OF the abo.
on OF slavery and proceeding to read them when
Mr.. Brown 10 question Of order. He desired
TO know whether the rules of the House had not been
suspended merely for the purpose of presenting
rails and petitions, and whether those resolutions came
under that character?
The Chair replied that il had always been usual to
present joint resolutions Of State Legislatures when the
States were called for petitions and memorials and I'm.
der that rule these resolutions in order. -
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