Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1836-04-21

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tEsestys tlie letiiitioas Hsceil6abyIgH
4s9st psSH ecrptat but tic And
&9As nyqtihun f0sreceiSe md u. 9S1s
Ma50riusysO OF the body - And Il Ssssss.
Rec9gsitnEiy tells us that rsgtiIaff vss 9cES
tatsagns 1atIst besniades and seconded.
f{sssa question then tiesfishto IF the sHenat52s
fgS9tns aud tssTigbt IS as pegfectsandsfdTF fds
receiys Of rs5eef, ass * ~ ann $500
bany oliser 4asstio1 d All sI7 eass5sf go
Observation-Disclosures Yis7 adj: thai sI;s;
I've q as :loPtedsh ms far AS the 1911,
out alteration, in all The s~ubssunen cLsnaass
ami notifications Of the rules, we have tic
strongest evidence of the deliberate seuso
OF this body in reference to the uoiut ,njer
consideration.
iiccl that | might here terminate the dis
c,sSion. have shown conclusiycly thar
INC riGht OF petition cannot possibly he cx-
.enocd bcyond presentation. AT that point
IL is met by the rights of the Senate and
IL io'iows as a necessary consequence. that
SO lar from being bound to receive the,
petitions, so far would Il rejection he from
violating the right Of petition, were it left
perfectly Tree to reject or receive mt plea
sure; 10 dcPriyc us Of which would violate
NC rislfs OF this body, secured by the Con-
stiiution. y
hut on a question of such magnitude.
1 ee' IL 10 nc n duty to rc!nOv every diff
Guilty !; and, that not Il shadow of douL,
may remain, | shall ncxi proceed 70 rcnIv
to the objections our opponents have mundo
70 the grounds ! have taken. AT tho head
OF these, 1t has been urged, again and
again. mat petitioners have n right to no
hc'rd' anu that not to receive petitions is
10 refuse Il hearing. 1t is To lie regretted
mat, throughout this discussion. those on-
posed to Us have dealt in such vague gene
%railties, and vcniurcd assertions with en-
iit'ic attention to facts. Why have thew
nor informed us, i'll the present instance.
"hat Is meant by the right to be heard,
ana now that right is violated Ly Il refusal
10 receive Had they thought proper to
give us Tins information, it would at least
nave greatly facilitated my reply; but ms it
r. ! am constrained to inquire into tho diff
ferrnt senses in which the assertion may In
taken, and then to show tina. in nnt ono NJ
them is the right Of petition in the SLIGHT
cSi degree, inlrinse,l "a refusal 10 receive.
What then is meant by the assertion
ti'"' -t.~-- r"t';uners hwy" " r;aI, =, ~
heard! Is II meant that they have Il rirh,
IL. appear III The Senate Chambcrin person
~ .hfesentN their petition, and to TIC hcnrd
~ ITS defence /! Ii this he the meaning.
'he "n'esl Apprehension must see that tho
question on receiving, has not the slipb,cst
hearing on such right. IF thew have tbn
right to he heard personally mt our bar. tis
not the gath rule of our proceedings. hnt
the 10Th, which violates that RIGHT THAT
rule expressly provides that a motion TO
admit any person whatever within the doors
Oh tHc senate to present Il petition. shall
be out OF order, .and Of course excludes tho
petitioners from being heard in pcrsnn.-
Bat it may be meant that petitioners havo
a right to have their petitions presented to
the Senate, and read in their hearing. Il
this he the meaning, tlac right has bccn CIT
Joycd III the present instance to the iuiIc.,
extent. The petition was presented wv the
Senator from Pennsylvania Mr.. Buchanan!
III the usual mode, by giving Il statement c.
its contents, and on my call was read nv ,I,,,
Secretary at his table.
But one more sense can I've attached 10
the assertion. IT may he meant that the
petitioners have a right 10 have their pc,i-
lions discussed by the Senate. If this DO
intended, | will venture to say that there
never was IN assertion more directly i'm tho
teeth OF Iivis than that which has been so
frequently made in the course of this dis
Cussion-that to refuse to receive the rcti-
} non Is to reiu"c a hearing to The petitioners.
Has not this question been before us for
months /! Has not the petition hecm discus
scd day after day. fully and freely, in all
lis bearings! And how, with these facts
before Us, will, the debates still ringing i'm
onr cars, any Senator can rise in his place
| aud sravely pronounce that to rcfiis to
} receive this petition is to refuse n hearing
TO The pciitioncrs-'o refuse discussion. in
the broadcast sense, IS past my comprchcn-
| sion. Our opponents. rs if in their eager
ness TO circumscri,e the rights of the Sen
ate, and to enlarge those Of the aboli,ionist
(lor such must be the effect Of their course)
| nave closed their senses against facts pass
! ing before their eyes; and have entirely
] overlooked the nature of the question now
before the Senate. and which they have been
50 long discussing.
) The question on receiving the petition,
3 not only admits the discussion. but admits
. u III the most ample manne. more so, in
$ TACT, than any other except the final uucs-
7 ton on the rejection Of the praycrof the pc
, 'iti"n, or some tantamoUnt question. What
ever may go to show that the petition is q,
Is not deserving the action of this BODY,
. may bc freely urged for or against it., a.
4 has been done on the present occasion.-
In this respect there is n striking difference
between it and many of the suEscqucn
: questions which may he raised after rccc,.
c ion, aud particularly the one made hv-t'.
Senator from Tennessee, C.Air. Grundv
who now is so strenuous AN advocate
a favor OF the right of the petitioners TO j.
heard. bespoke with great apparent cor.
d placcncy OF his course. as it respects ano,!,
II Cf oil these DrtlfIHnS. And whnt xyn, a.,
course! lie who is now so eager FIR dis