Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-20
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trespassrd tn" patience "l thu Il"u-t should he
have ASKED the present InulrGcr, had the assault been
coniinr,. To the columns of paper. But II had brrn
read in the Senate of the United States MI +. would
however, take that iU that Tar the ST.
ldtUr who brought that paper forward WAS C"IcrhfH
that gentleman (Ar. CalIuun) had made 10 Mr.. T. all
the apology r deemed necessary; aod II" now asked per
mission urr"ly ~ reply to tile attack made upon ham
hlr Mercer III his place and "hcct'd
| Mr. Pierce upvrL Suspension 81 the rules.
| Mr. Unrrw"'I asked for the yeas .rd nays NJ. thr
House refused To order lcm, and The rules suspend
I'd without
Mr. Pierce then proceeded, and returned his thanks
10 tI.r iuIsr for the kindness manifested towards Lnn
| personality that "ccaSi''n There were avarlrly ct
that should deter him i'n long trrspassng up
tr pate OF The tlu>; WAS, that The slate ut
lis nral! That morning such that he was utterly
unable speak nr any considerable length 81 uli"
lie considered the taken Mnndn" last upon lhc
rrsouurs al the honorable me rbrr from SVu!n Caro-.
iIl (Alr Pnckncv drcaralury ot t"r lndSp"sItinn
rt tia: House entertain debate upon lie unfortunate
and deeply exclng question: oi The abolition OF slavery
This the why III mad taken the present c"usr,
Instead Il" waiInL Tor more favorable opportunity 10
express what lie huug ut due To himself rs nrnI"r I'll
the House and due 10 his constituents Us Their Trpfescn
tativr.
Tue article to which Mr.. ?. REFEREED contained in
abolition paper, printed at the capital nt the State he
had huIlor IN part to REPRESENT The paper, said
Nh r. was Insignificant, ana too oi"us III ibc eyes
TT his constituents, claim the slightest attention from
rm, tor any statement which M !nt nrpr"r IN lis 90"
but Tor the circumstances that u iid been read IN
another branch at Congress- al the inslai:cr vi an no
n"raGle :tnihrr ul the United States Sridlc ," Tar
is hat gentleman cun:trrG liz would again lake
uccas!"m It, sly, that the rxiandn's Iadc by lii holm
promptly IN hts place. and |" MIR. Fierce subsequently,.
were perfectly satisfactorily. Tine gentleman lIau no de-
SIgn ul attacking MIR. p but III FISHING Ia the Parcu.
lar uircl he had swept hIm along VAN It. Fi'"n the
"0rs, Mr. T. had taken upon I question, I"i "F i'll
that House. but every where risr Ill ali tI'S, ana on
alt nccasrl,$ ne Gould but antcInalr til" G"nuncla-
A. \,rti IuuI
10 rxurct THAT least Southern gentlemen would
have: III any way become instrumental III furnishing al
incrTdiary article, Which was equally UNJUST. houl 10
Mr. Z. aud 10 lis constituents. Whether, has been
SAID, there be incidentally cor junction. between two
parties of this Uuun to shake 1t 10 lis CENTRE ii not
tor him t" but he wouG express ms belief that There
sui!rrn patriotism and moral Irmi!rss III tls sun
ny chime, ana patriotism and Im"ral hrn'nrss enough
among the capt hills Of h' Morrill, I" pat Go': gl-
tatuES, ey ex sed IN bn sections .! IN" country ana
to transmit unb-okrn Unun L. p,:lrry, with all the
rights amd privileges secured by the Constitution, and
now hapi,y enjoyed under 1t. That hr might be per-
itciy understood, he would send t. The Clerk la"ic the
paper winch hal been read IN Ii" Senate.
| The article then .ead by tic Ler., as inI:o"s:
! Hon FranklIn Pcrcc.-'' An honorable member from
New Hampshire, (Ar. Picrcc has SAID That not one III
tive hundred of lS constituents favor u The
J.ct Of hcs. petitions (;"r lie "E"itlon t" slavery III
| the District OF Columbia )--.Ur. StnacS Spceth.
Figures will not lIr, tIIp'I. the representatives, OF
the I,rlr sometimes do. Facts stubborn nngs,
even npposed by The ua!Steral ipSc dtSH {" law
yrrs and legislators Tie truth q" These apo.hegniS,
the holcrabIr member from New Hampshire has UNI
Gnubl-Iy Irarned before now. The present, however,
is AZ. OCCASION then lie may De langh another iess"n-
lie asserts THAT in five hundred OF his c"Iail-
ucns are favor of pctiton!ng C"ngIeSS L. abolish
slavery in the District Of Columbia. We wondr where
his constituents reside. Not, crItany, in New l!ainp-
shire. It account ri lllem Correct sucn an as
srron is libel on the views and i,ri!nS OF tnr people
| OF this State. facts and figures will prove 1t 80.
The number o inhabitants in New Hampshire, in l6:Nn,
70 years OF age, was 1851" Vow W" have Ling
before from towns only petitions to winch hir
aiixrd by their sign manual, Tie nuucH "i more
than 700 individuals. Besides these there have been pro-
cured single in Stanford county the sssn lures
Of than ,J legal voters Another town III t!' aa'le
county will furnish nearly O0O, another about 3O: and
others upwards of 200 each hrsc signatures have been
obtained with comparatively but little rxcrtIon. But
these are all Mr.. Pierce will find before th. present
session Of Congress c"seS. Large petitions iiavcaeady
been sent OH, and others are still IN crculatlun From
these facts may safely calculate that more than four
thousand persons will send in their petitions 'oihowevcF,
by dough lace like Mr. Pierce for the abdul IN otsaVcIy
in the District of Columbia. Let us, thcn test the cor
rpctIeSs of the hon gentleman assertion by the oi"w-
nr calculations The present population over ~ years ot
are being I33 3l3 tlrn'l33:3l3 4UtU=33 thus show
r that nslcad of only III five hundred being IN iavor
vi such petitions in thIrtytlrec has already SsneH
,en brsides others vino are ready To co thu
same If Mr. Pierce grossly ignorant of HE general
interests of his constituents he Is TT their feelings and
views in regard to slavery, we advise MN To resign Ills
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BY spending the ensuing year IN travelling among them,
and making inquiry into their condition anG Opinions 1t
he should do ths and it he should faithfully portray, III
the course vi his tour the various scents he mas Witness
I'd at the capital III this Republic, and under the very
ban ncr of Freedom the prlsunhUusc III winch human
beings are ncarcerated for the crime OF coior-the auc-
ton scene, where men, women, and children, are said
like brutes 10 the highest bdder-t!e violent and
ruthless breaking up OF families, and al. lir Soca! rca'
tons Of e-tIie separation Of husband and WIFE, parent
and chd-the gloomy cotte-llc hrarl-beak1ng pro.
cesslon of victims bending their way IN chains to the Tar
Sou,-te boudy lash aud savage voice oi the foul drl.
v,,-,he lear the groan and the cankng nanace;-it
he will portray all this and then P'rora"n, recount
his own conduct in regard TO aboIi>hlnG the accused
system of which the above incidents constitute only
part VIC assure him. from our knowledge o human ma
lure That his constituents will never trouble HIM 10
represent them again, but will permit him to retire tn
| Sotium cum dignttae, tn private HE
MIR. 7. then proceeded. The text OF this article PuT'
ported Ia have been taken from the speech "i an hunora
BILE member of that House, (Ar. Shade OF VIZ IL $"
happened that MIR. + not present at the time That
dccIaratin made, and hi was rSt made acquainted
with it by honorable member from South tar"ia,
but il then too late to DO what lie would nave d"r
on the occa.on had lie been present. II the gentleman
who made that remark had any evidence in his posses
sion upon which the convlCtlun OF Ar. I. error WIS
made should be glad to have that evidence" II not
until that gentleman had associated as freely with r
Ps constituents he had DONE and consequently haI
the same opportunity Of Knowing their opinions and SEN
mcnls ad ne must he permitted to take his o"n
| Judgment in preference 10 the genllcnans
| Mr. p said ne mistaken. II was difficult in
any case prove negative; II would be Impossible III
| this But while the yromanry of New Hampshire re-
fuse 10 entertain refuse to hear ncendaTy lectures
and while they refuse to send in petitions for the abe
,on of slavery i'll this District "r elsewhere, what Is
III. inference: Arc they 10 he charged with diSpo-
si,ion to invade your nights and To- wrest from you
vour proprrtv, Sir, said Mr. r. it would DC strange
deduction, and yet it is the only logic by which his
constituents could be made to entertain inccndnry de-
SIGNS or their representative be charged with lr stale
| ment 30 agc or country had cve been free from
fanatics; no age or country had ever been without en-