Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-20
szsEs NH. XXXIE.--NO. 9:i.

". Mason. : Muson, May, McKeou, NJ Kim, aIcL enr,
NJ I:r Ai"nt."t, ~, Murrbcrs Page, Parker Parks,
IAt,rrs"n, d J. Prarcr Phelps, john Hcyn"lds, Joseph
REYNOLDS. SHhrnck, Seymour. Shnn, Sicars. Spragur,
oH!:lrramd, Taylor. Tnucry, Tmrril, Wagencr Ward
we'll. Weeks. and Whth.s,y--.2
)" The louise decided that Mr.. WISE should b. per-
united To proceed in remarks.
! NJ. " Is' r"sr To address the House: but
Mr.. Wilton Iia!r question O.? order lie commended
that under The resolution Of NJ. Pnchnry it was IN
c"m"nt for the g"ntirnan from Virginia to raise the
QUESTION :" til" reception o: this petition. resolution
iaT;n. DECLARED that all petitions which should hereatttr
be plc>cnlfd, should ba referred the Select Committee
appninttd Oh tie subject.
The : makrr explained the grounds Of his Ircison-
En,'c the resolution adnpl,d by The House. the Chat.
lIrrrd that all r petitions which had heretofore
been received offered and their conrn,s stated were
referred 10 lie select Tie present petition had
hren prop 'srd to be- offered for the first time aud the
Char proceeded 10 assign the reasorS which, under the
peculiar slate OF the CASE, had induced the drcsun. tia:
1t COMPETENT To make the question, which had been
raised By the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr WiSeJ the
:rnalIun ." this memorial.
The dtc:>lun at the Char sustained by McsSrs
Wise, Je''r, aud Prytun, and "pps'd by Messrs. By
mum, Ci!am5"rs, OF Pennsylvania. Briggs French, and
llawcs.
In the discussion of the poirt Of order, Mr. Pncknev
called upon by Mr. Bymuun to state the Objects
which hr had III view III uGrrmg his resolution and
rrply Mr. i stated that he meant to embrace all the
petitions winch had bee Offered AMI which should here
after be presented proposed "a he offered with the
rcia Object OF putting stop To discussion which lie
trrmrd exceedingly dangerous to the interests OF the
S"uh and to the pr,@lutyo The Union He intendedbv
MS resolution 10 rrlrJ every petition this subject to
select c"nnrc III order that report should be made,
which would b' satisfactory 10 the South, and acceptable
t. tir Norm. He hoped the o!se wYd act consistently,
and send all sl. petitions which might lc offered to the
committee. II The decision q! the Chair should be
tanned. ms object in offering the resolution would be
frustrated, the Hpnsc would he thrown into conu-
SION and III" discussion which he contemplated TO arrest
would be continued. Had he supposed that this inter
prlatpn would have barn put upon his resolution, lie
should never have suG:,itlrd
Hl,ic the ilop., Mr. /. hoped, he said, that he
w"ud he permitted 10 reply 10 an ua?royukcd wan,on,
and uuStliAbIc assault. made upon INN by member
..'n Virginia. (Nlr. Wlse)
The tnlir SAID the question prpdlng point of
"rt'r appeal from decision Of the Speaker. The
grnl.curnn from South Carolina [Mr. Pinckrcy) could
ml BE- permitted at tins time, To reply " remarks nado
anO.nrr SUBJECT.
NJ: rryton suggested that The gentleman sto,n South
Carolina should he permitted by ,hc House proceed i'll
tS contemplated irisSrhs.
Objection being mSlGr,
MIR. rlnchnry SAID This matter personal to him
Sell Ills srll.rrsInct w"aC induce him to refrain
from rtp;u the extreme and violent personalities
OF the gentleman from Vs.. itia unlcss agreeable tie
H,isr.
Further n"jc,on being made, Mr. Pincknry resumed
, his seat.
Before any question was taken or Inc appeal from the
decision U. The Chair,
llr Gi (who id obtained tle hnor) remarked, that
H. di des, did his constituents DESIRE that the
question ct abolition should De discussed in Congress.
ii" did not lIrrrture rise To maze s'cch: hut the
question" ~ order growing "m "t The presentation of
:nr:Ion petition had "Hcupc'I c lusc until the usual
hour ui ADJOURNMENT. he nUyrI that the House adjourn,
winch was .gprd To, aud
lc House adjourned.