Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-23
J. s s y f. y
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr. CEapin moved ~ consider the motion, which hc
submitted Yesterday ol printing 5000 copies Of the re-
port submitted yesterday by ir. Adams IRON The So
lect Committee, together with the President
correspondence and Will relating 10 the orHuest o. 'ae'
sn.lllson, late Of London, deceased
Objection being made. .r :,
4 debate took u!ace in which Mcss7s Mann, OF n Y,
Howard, Chaplin, DIN y, uad Parker ''ok pat,' a'u
finally the motion print 5,UU0 copies was agreed to-
Abolition OF SLAVERY ~ Tie DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
The House then resumed the consideration of TIE re-
solution hc rtoturr offered.
1le question before the House being the amendment
OF Mr. Wise
Mr. Bouldn concluded his remarks on the subj Get. lie
hoped there no serious Intention 0! pressing ths
SUBJECT upon Congress. lie threw back The charges
brouuht against The character Of the slave holders he
memorials nlSc presented them. The negroes we're not
IL used in the South; and FIR from having had lnJns-
lice dune to them by their removal from Africa: al IN
situation proved that the present coorrd race III Tie
South were better oil shan their brethren We're n lri-
ca than their ancestors ever were The
o insecurity ot residence IN The South ~ was
without !uada!lon There WAS no part OF l!c wulu where
the traveller The resident was oEc secure taah III tie
South, both in lie and III property lhey were aso
msIep:eSrnted in another thing aud thai Was IN the sui
icrnrs OF the slaves. lie would appeal 10 the heart
rendIng picture drawn OF the condition OF 'lle poor III
the CITY of New York, by gentleman from that Slate
last SESSION. MIR Fcrs) account OF tic high price
Of coal where poor creatures during the most nc!ehent
weather. could gather only little saw-dust Tor iucl-
NOTHING
knew ladies' who oen visited their sick slaves, and sal
M with them from midnight TO daybrrak. There was
more security Tor property in The South than III The
North; and AIR b. referred 10 number OF instances III
proof Of this position. lie said there was great mistake
IN regard dishonesty Of the slave population lie
did no! that they would steal but not So GENERALLY
and desperately that vice prevailed III other places RE
relation between master and slave combined many bless
inrs He would defend slavery in the abstract. II
it could be rot rid Of the benefit OF the slaves them
selves to Tie preservation OF The rights oi the OWNERS
and without infringing on the Constitution, he would
rhceriuy accedc to it but ii was impossible. What
could be done with the slaves themselves: MI D gave
way for moment 10
Mr. Wise, who then modified his amendment as to
make it All additional rcsoiuo.i, instead Of substitute
Tor MIR. Jarvis modified resolution.
Mr. pouldn then made few additional remarks
the subject; and concluded by earnest hope that the
abolt!unlSts would pause ere llcy proceeded further III
their attempts u break down The buwark OF The Constl
iulion and bring civil upon The country.
Mr. Pickens asked, If this subject the order of
the day:
The Chair said, the Resolution was in order till orc
O'clock and until then the question Of order could not be-
raised
Mr. Pckcns alluded 10 the attacks that had been lnadu
upon him, IN reference 10 his course few weeks ago OIL
this SUBJECT and rrproJated it, lie then wen: on to
describe the power possessed by the abo!itIonss Of
the North which he maintained 10 he greater than was
generally imagined In New York, where all parties
were almost equally divided, between the Anti Masonic
party the Wing party, anu the Regency party, lis he
termed IT, they arcaGy held the balance Of power, and
this would be their situation in very short time,
throughout the Northern States MIR. +. proceeded lll
omc o cuck, when
MIR. Canrbrclcn. moved the orders Of the day.
Mr.. Pckens raised the question OF ORDER that, under
the 43d rule this the first unfinished business on
the Speakers table, and therefore, III his opinion,
the order of the day.
The Chair said The House must first determine whr
thcr it would proceed 10 The orders Of the day. his
opinion was that the resolution claimed precedence only
during Tie morning hour, and could be laid aside Tor tile
orders Of the day without L majority OF two thirds
Mr.. Hammond called Tor the yeas and nays on tile
motion Tor the orders OF the day Ordered, ayes 81 noes
l20, being ouc-iiith i'll the affirmative.
The vote follows: yeas lUJ, nays I'D.
i;cas-Mrs5rs. }. G. Adams, H. Alien, Ash, Banks,
Barton Bean, Bochee, Bond, Boon, Borden: Boyd,
Briggs, Brown. Canbrccng, Casey, u. Chambers, Cha
ney, ChapIn. ChliLs. CLARK, Coles, Camtr Cusanan,
lcr Fry, +. Z. Fuller, W. X. Fuller. Gaoran. Gillct
Granger, Granlland; Graves Grayson, Haley, J. Hail.
uan.lrgan Hard, S. 5. Harrison, Hawes laze!t!ne
Hopkins, Howard, Howell, Hubby, Huntington, In
kenuun, kigore, Km"ard Lane Lansing, Laporte
Lawrence e. Lee, J. Lee, Leonard Logan, Loyal, A.
MANN, j. Mann, W. Mason, NJ Mason, McKeon
Mck, Miller hIl!igan, Moore, Page, Parker, Parks
john cynoiLs, Joseph Reynolds, Russell. Schcnck,
Seymour: Slinn, SniLn; Spangier, Sutherland, Taylor.
J. Thompson. I'oucry, IandrIpocI, Vnton, Wagner,
Ward, Nardwc, Webster. Whltllesry-l0j.
.Iays-Alc$srs. &. Allan, Anthony, Ashley, BcaIe,
Bell, Bouldn. Bunch, Byaunl, Calhoun, W. Is. Cal
houn, Campbrll, J. Chambers, Chapman, n. H. CIai.
borne, J. F. II. Claiborne, Cleveland Coffee Conner,
Craig, Crane, Cushing Darlington, Dcberry Dickson,
Dromgoolc Evans Everett, Forester: French, J. Car
Land H. Gurland GIaScock, Grcnnrl Griffin RI. Hail.
Haner: Hammond, Hardin Harlan, Harper. y. &. Har
rson, Hawkins, Haynes. Hester. ll"a ilc5ty, Hunt
Hunsman Inghan, W. Jackson, j. Jacksun jarvis. II.
Johnson, j. W. jones, LAWYER. Lay, l.. Lea, Lincoln,
Lucus Lyon, Manning, Martini J. y. Mason 3 Mason
Naury, May, hcCurty, McColnas, Mckay, Mckenuan,
McLcnc Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan Morris, Ovens
Patton f. Pierce j. \. Pcarcc, Pe,tigre Prytoa Pick
ems Pnckney Rrncher, oane, Robertson, Rogers, w.
b. S!iepaEd i. II. Shepperd, Sade, Sloane, Standccr
Steele, Storer, Tallacrro, Thomas, W. IhomPsnn,
Towns Turner, Under wood, Weeks. White, l.. viii
l!ans S. Williams Wisc-l03.
The Chair then voted in the affirmative, making yeas
106 nays lO5 So the House proceeded the orders CT
the day.
The bill making appropriations in part tor the support
of the Government for the year lS commonly called
the House Contingent Bill, taken up Tor It's third
reading.
Mr.. Cainbrelrns moved lis poslponemen till tonor-
row.
Mr. Adams begged 10 inquire Of the Chairman Of the
Committee OF Ways and Means, when it intended
to report the general appropriation bill:
Mr. Ca.nbrcens said it would have been reported be-
fore now but for the ndspostion Of of the chief
clerks III oftie departments. 1t would be reported
on Tuesday lirSt at all events.
The House then postponed the above bill till tonor-
row-aYcs "a, noes not counted
MIR. Cambreleng then moved to postpone the various
bills on tie Speakers table, upon their third reading,
till tomorrow, except the bill for the relief Of the sui
ferers by the late fire in New York Which notion ai:
tel few words from Alessrs Cambrcleng. Hardin, Wise,
Whitllcscy, and Lee, Of New York, was agreed o.
Ayes l2G, Noes not counted.
On motion of MIR. Cambreleng, the House then
solved itself into Committee Of the Whole the
State of the Union MIR. Conner in the Chair and
sumed the consideration of the bill for the relief of the
sufferers by the late fire at New York
MIR. Everett after few remarks, proposed sundry
amendments to the BILL chiefly of verbal claracter-
The principal was that the bonds should bear interest to
the time of their payment.