Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-12

MIR. Grundy expressed a wish to address the Senate
hour late the Senate into the consde ration Of
Executive business; after which
Adjourned.
7aesiay -Mcreh 8. 1896
IN SENATE.
The Chair communicated report from the Treasury
department, transmitting in compliance with the
luton OF the Senate, prepared by the Trea
surer, OF the balances in the Deposite Banks:
Also, report from the Department, transmitting
statements OF the affairs of the Deposie Banks up
first of February last.
MIR. Clay presented memorial from a committee of
managers of the Marine Hospital Louisville, Ky
praying for aid from Congress Tor that and other instiiu
tons OF similar character the western waters: and
alter few remarks from Messs. Clay, Davis, Benton
and Porter, the memorial referred to the Committee
on Commerce, and ordered to BE- printed.
Le,gn presented The petition Of the heirs of Ge-
neral Imam Campbell which referred the Com
m,t,ee on Revolutionary Claims.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the me-
mortal of the Society of Friends of Lancaster coun,v
pennsylvania, the subject of the abolition of
in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Grundy spoke at length on the subject: bis re-
marks will be given hcreafier.1
MIR. Hubbard said that the paper from which he OBJ
tanned the information alluded to- the hands the
senator rom South Carolina to him. He would
however, refer to the Senator from Ohio (Mr Morris
and he requested that gentleman to state for the infor
nation OF the Senate what he knew in relation to the
resolutions of the Ohio Presbyery.
Mr. Morris said he had n distinct recollection of See
ing some proceedings OF the Ohio Synod and also
recollection OF the tenor of their resolutions They
came TO him during the session of that BODY and tbey
attracted bis attention because of his friends were
q In
very moral evil, be tolerated in christian
world declared that they would permit their meet
holders, and that they would not hermit anv ,n,b 81
the church, who held slaves, hold communion with
,hem he had not these proceedings with him the m;
put II they were necessary for the information of the
Senate before taking the question: he would bring them
to the Chamber, and put then the hands of some
senator, IN order that they might be made known II
feft this to be of as frequent dcar,
tons had been made IN the of the debate that
dissolution of the Union would be the res Of
Of the
ry AS he deemed the subject of some importance IN
tne section OF the country he represented well as TO
the Union he would take occasion 10 express his vic
on IT before taking the question
Mr., Kent had no doubt that the prayer of these Pc
TONERS would not be granted. lie maintained that the
guarantee of the right petition piled the riaht that
II should be received otherwise the guarnntse of ,h
rgnt 10 petition would be but mockery At the first
session OF Congress, they had been session sir
weeks, before they petitioncd upon this sbiec,
Congress then thought proper receive the petitions
nut decided That they had no power the subject
lie relied upon the intelligence and patriotism of The
good people of this Unon by the exercise of 10
put stop to the of this excitement A0er n,ch
rehechon he had come to the conclusion that Con
gress had no power to grant the prayer this petition:
and at some length, the deeds of cesson
ana the Constitution, support that position civ
ing Congress legislative Jurisdiction meant that !,
should not be inerered wih by the States of yirgin
ana maryland, and was intended unrestricted DOW
er In other respects In support of which he cited The
opinion OF Mr. Madison, and ndry decisions of cors
lie thought, If they adopted the motion of the gentle
man from Pennsylvania (Mr BuchananA which, was
strong measure, with degree of unanimitv !,
would go lar towards quieng these people, and
Them from sending any further memorials TO CONGRESS
lie alluded to the apprehensons entertained of the in
crease OF abotonsmhe open declarations of the abo
onIsts that their object was direct their efforts So
as TO reach the lave-hoding States and th. na;nt,J
events of last year He adverted TO the fact tboi IN
some OF tne states North of the Potomac, there were
number OF slaves, to show the great difficulty in a,
ting rid OF the few they had had those States e
county IN the State of Maryland where he lived and
which aoJoned the District of Columbia there were
about 100 slaves 100 whites and 100 free negroes
nheir property IN slaves of great value and he
.nooght At unreasonable that they should be asked
TO yield up to crafty the peculiar notions of the abo
tonists. III yielded up, it would be pacnr the
whites at The disposal of the blacks If the SIX thousand
slaves In this District who valuable To their owners
and whose condition now as good and con,,rtahe
rs 1t could be, were liberated, they would be placed in
worse condition. tlere was no cultiyation here mr.
means OF employment by which they could live He al
iuded TO paper sigred b Arthur Tappau md Others
IN opposition 10 The message of the President They
ihormeu tein that they had three hundred and ffiy
soc'eues, press, and the of circulating their
publications and pictorial representations PLACING them
IN me most odous point of view, in defiance of
ue Iost-oihce regulations. He thought Congress
should not hesitate to some decision to check
tnese people IN their mad career In doing he thou gh
the better way would be- follow the iootseps of lbe
patriots that had gone before them say to them thai
Congress had no interfere in the matter Far
De al from me, said Mr.. K, implicae our Northern
feiiow-czens ia improper course He gave full ere
dence to the declarations of honsrable Senators here
and intelligent gentlemen elsewhere that thew ,vonH
not interfere on lEs subject 1t for the enactmens
OF each State to provide for the ameoraon of the con-
ditlon OF slaves withn its limits if there was anv need
marks, and by citing the cases of McCowen and of
l.oughborough, in relation the extent of the inrsdc
uon OF Congress as the local Legislature of the District
of Columbia w ~
MT Ewing, of Ohio, satisfied that the opinions of
majority oil the people of Ohio the subject of nbo.
hton, were such would be considered sonnd in th
estmatlon OF the Senators from the South IL was well
understood that the opinions of Ohio were against sa
very IN The abstract but the opinion was almost tnoni
nous iheTe that Congress had the power To interfere
win te subject OF slavery in the slave HOLDING States
n lew oil the people of that State believed that
possessed the power to abolish slavery in the Disirct
but these constituted but very small noritv lie did
not believe that one-ffeth part of the po1uIation f
emo were IN favor of either of the two projects In
snort the sentiment against abolition was SO DrevoIut
among Them that he regretted say some outrages had
been committed against the aboltonists This Rad han
Peneo, uough, ia only one two instances
with respect TO the two propositions before the Sc
nate as to the manner Of dsposing of the memorial no
ouu not concur with the of the Senator from South
Narohhe because NJ was not in accordance with the on
MONS OF the people of his State, and involved eonsttu
tional objections The right Of petition was secured h
the Constitution, and the rejection of the one LeGIe
shem would be violation Of that right; at all evenfa
even II the question doubtful the refusal To receve
Would present new issue, and lead 10 mischief fie
therefore could not vote ot H. lie was equally opposed
10 the motion OF the SeRstor from 10 re-
lec the petition without assigning tie reasons for SO do
.nBJ because such course, taken with reasoning and
tnklng people, such as these memoriaIists were would
not pe ueaung them with proper respect He thought
uereiores that, with the rejection of the u,eno,.I 49,,
ought TO be the for distinctly giver "a sd
upon the Journal in order that the nienoriass nght
see olsIacty the unreasoaabeness of their nd
Nhe Inischief that would result from granting H.
Mr.. Ewing, after speaking Of tho nec,l;as .,..,. e