Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-15

hnit up or isieiwist the phraseoogy they pleased
~ was not Tar or decent IN regard them say this
OF that institution in the South is immoral They were
not called ON to plead to this matter. lie merely
To express his Appreciation of these resolutions If this
er was 10 D. stopped, IT was necessary that the
rat intellectual aud Legislative power OF the country
should be nerposed lie entertained hope that the
uing was not 50 lar gone TO be rcmedilcss.
Mr. Morris, in justice 10 the Senator from North Ca
roina (Nlf Brown say that his impressions were
mat ms statements in regard to these petitions
rect lie had suggested tn the Sen fm South Ca
r"hnn, when he gave HIM these petitions thut he was
10 use th'n ON the present OCCASION he had also
informed hun, that the present debate was
over, he would lay them before the Senate when all
c'uu Judge whether the language such they
uesmed proper to b. received, or otherwise.
:, Mr. calhoun was very happy that the Senitor from
North Carolina had last made up his mind To reject
peuuons That were such us lac would deem offensive in
ansSage; and he h"ped that he and all other
southern Senators would in time the proprety of
Jectng all abolition petitions, matter in what Ian
g"age they were couched for from the very nature of
South. S''' ~ '"e
Mr. Brown felt himself bound to ex plain with view
prevent any misrepresentation on this subject lie did
say 'at inc epities, which he had before repeated
We're not as had been represented in any of the o, H.
IONS, which he had examined had heard read often
s,ye us Their language The gentleman from South
carolina has mol been able lac presumed To find the al.
legged ephets in the petition which he had then before
h' anu to which lac had made reference otherwise he
supposed he would have read them To the Senate He
only draws inerences from certain vague and general
expressions having no immediate application the
pie OF the South. 1t not that on which he had mad,
inc ISSUE su was the existence Of the fact whe
thcr the epitets alleged be in the petitions were
TO De found in any of them He had not been met on
INA, issue, Out by constructions and differences put on
vague and general expressions wing no particular
Phcaions, as to the people of the South
ne had made this explanation, he would again repeat,
IN reference To the language of these petitions prevent
mighty coloed pictures OF their offensive language from
gong abroad to add to the excitement already existing
on s SUBJECT and 10 repe the Inference that he and his
trends had voted to receive petition couced i'm terms
such as had been spoken Of
1t Isl SIR said Mr. b., very great SIM in the estimation
thaxp
but they must recoect that they set the exa,noe d..
expressed the confident belief that both of the gente-
men from South Carolina voted, the last session TO
receive petitions of like character He could cite
dozen instances from the journal of the session where
they were received, different days. by the unanimous
consent oil this body and than that were unan.
nousiy referred TO the Committee on the District eff Co.
iumoa and certainly The gentlemen could not have
oeen absent upon every occasion, with their known at
enuve habits to business. To enlist in a warfare with
these petitioners, this floor when their objects Ind
found but few If any, advocates here was but litl cal
cuated TO gam distinction elevation for the South. he
ad therefore, uniformly been in favor of that silent
con'emptdonS course towards tAem by which they al
ways had been consigned a neglect and in ,i1n;6
cahce' TO them The most cutting and moriyng course
oil all others and To the exerons of honorable gentle
men ihey were indebted for that notnrtty which the
them. $500 49, s
The Senator from South Carolina nearest, 10 him fMr
PTeston) in abiding some Of hi, remarks anil ,I,s,
M would not tender his gratitude the Legislature of
Maine, because they adopted these resolutions: that ,bev
were nothing more than what the South as entitled To-
mat he, too, felt that manly independence beconnr n
southern representative; he he too void
never ask more than the South entitled 10 receive
out he also trusted that lie should be insense IN
tose synipathes which bound together the different sec
uohs oil TINS great republic, backward in expressing
the pleasure with which lac saw kindred f.elny cher
ished by his brethren of any portion Of their con,non
country. This was the ground that he took and these
were the feelings which called forth the of
Tie Senator from South Carolina. He well knew the
strength OF the South, and its capalty 20 protect
sas' an attempts on It's internal 4esr; that he flt
re mos, perfect reliance but The resolutions just
from the State OF Maine, he thought ght to he hailed
ny every Southern man of The ndissolub
ties winch bound the North and Soa,h together and of
the strength aud durability of the Union
Mr. Calhoun said the Senator from North Carolina
GRUMPY uiu moi near his remarks The Senator from
ono, lMr' moHis) had put the petitions in his hands,
and suggested TO him not TO lhcu He would now
ieie 10 some OF the expressions found in one Of these
Prttlonsi among them was the phrase, traffic in
from the butchers; holding up To all the world thai
the gentleman and his constituents treated human beings
as ley treated oceycs That was the first The peoa
went OH 10 say, that it dealing in sayes had been
solcnnly declared piracy by the laws OF our own and all
Christian nations; assi'"ia,i~g the Of himself and
ose who ne represented, with The acts of those " no
seize Africans the of Afica md sen tten fT
slaves lfhe could lay his hands other petitions he
could point out the ephels lac had quoted. hui tbos M
had gwen were he thought sufficiently oainsye To- us
~ Southern representative in voting 10 reject Them R
he would read little further cit slavery sinful be-
cause II violated the laws of God md man because il
(sagcry) corrupted the public morals This was soc of
the language oithe petitions c had been ithdaw 10
""y SnakeT pttltOAS which tried
III orutr 10 OBTAIN the sanction OF the Southern repre-
scntaves to that most dangerous OF all prncipes thai
they were bound TO receive petitions no matter i'm what
language they were drawn. The Senator from North
Sar"iIna had mistaken him in supposg he had found
nothing IN these petitions that as offensive as he had
ter,ned them The Senator from Ohio, on putting them
ia his hands, had requested him use Ikea, at thai
time. ~
Sir hlangum would inquire of his colleague whether
ne understood INN correctly in saying that he would
ee IL ms duty To REJECT petitions only that we're oRcn-
siye 10 that body, member of III
Mr. Brown replied that he would vote TO reject pef.
ions that violated the rules OF the Senate bv the s
OF language indccUrous towards individual mclcrs az
the body or TO The body itsefrues which eycly parla
menlary body bad adopted r
mr. Mangum SAID he bad so understood his colleagues
but ii was with undsguscd astonshnent that he heard
such doctrines pronounced by those who set up as the
exclusive representatives Of the Democracy of th Sutb
o saiu ne, VINO gave US the right TO exclude petitions
because offensive 10 ourselves, and exclude them
weh they use offensive terms in reference TO our con
suuents! who are we, said he, that we are moi t he
touchcd put when our feelings outraged aud this rat
constitutional right of petition, about which SO tnucb
mas pteh SAID Is 10 be violated If our honor is chilled in
question: lie secuted such doctrine IT, said M. v,c
nave me right 10 reject The petitions because our persons
are reelected on be scnt when Gle ve,, soyc
reign States reflected terms of the grossee
abuse, and denounced dealers in human flesh and
hkened To pirates! He should like To- see how t,osa
gentlemen who affected To be the exclusive
yves oi the Democracy of the South, shielded them
seIyes ron 'his dilemma Was this part OF the De-
noracy of the day, aud the doctrine OF those who mar
tfeeieHee termed themselves the real Democrats ab6or
Iing every thing ia the shupe of aristocracy'
lie Claimed Tor himself exemption that he did not
claim Tor those he represented and when he could not
cause the rejection OF petitions oura rinv their feelings
been told by his colleague, that these petitions were ~
ensiVe enough lie should like to know from him vI,r