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

luke away The offensive character OF lie petitlnns py
wrapping them up i'll huneyed words; they could not
knit up or iS'ertwis the phrase"logy as they pleased
It was not fair or decent in regard TO them to say this
o, that institution in the South is immoral They were
not called plead TO this matter. lie rose merely
TO express his appreciation OF these resolutions II THIS
matter to BE- stopped it necessary that the mo-
raj, intellectual and legislative power OF the country
should be n!erposcd. He entertained the hope that the
thing was not far gone 10 be remediless.
Mr. Morris, in justice to the Senator from North Ca
rolna, (Ar Br,wn) must say that his Impressions were,
that his statements in regard to these petitions were cor.
rect He had suggested to the Sen tor FUN South Ca.
rolins when he gave him these petitions, that lie was
10 t-m The present OCCASION; and he had also
inurmed him, that soon the present debate was
over he would lay them before the Senate when all
c1uid judge whether the language was such as they
deemed proper to b. received, or otherwise.
Mr. Calhoun very happy that the Sen't'r from
North Carolina had at last made his mind to REJECT
petitions that were such as he would deem offensive in
th"ir language; and lie hoped that he and all other
Southern Senators would in time sec the proPrlcy oil re-
rcng all abolition priltIuns matter III what ian.
guage they coucied for from the very nature OF
the subject they treated they must be offensive TO the
South.
Mr. Brown felt himself bound to explain, with view
to prevent any msapprchenslon on TINS Suhect lie uD
say tia, the rpilIirls which he had before repeated
were nut As had been represented, IN any OF The petit
tons which r had examined or had heard read, often
sivr their language was. The gentleman from Souti
Carolina has been able, he presumed, To IND the nj
l,r.t rptlrls i'm the prl,Om which he had then before
him and TO which he had made reference otherwise he
supposed hr would have read them TO the Senae tie
only draws inirrences from certain vague ana general
expressions having immediate application To The peo-
ole of the South Ii not that on Which he had made
ih ssua but il was upon the existence Of the fact whe
Their the cplcts alleged 10 be used IN the petitions were
to be found in any Of them. lie had not been met on
tina, ISSUE bu. by constructions and differences put on
vague and general expressions having no particular up
al tn the u.UDl
He had made this explanation, he would again repeal
in reference the language Uf these Petitions TO prevent
highly colored pictures of their offensive language IRON
rouT Abroad to add the excitement already existing
On this subject and to rcpc the inference that he and his
friends had voted to receive petition c0uccd III terms
such us had been spoken Of
1t is sir said Mr. b. very great sin, in the estimation
Of Suulc gentlemen, vote IL receive these pruQons-
but they must rccuecl that they set the example. lie
expressed the confident belief, that both of the gentle.
men from South Carolina voted, at the last session, IL
receive petitions of 4 like character. lie could Gle
dozen from the Journal of the last session. where
they received different days, by the unanimous
vi this body; and than that, were unanl.
uusy referred TO The Committee on the District al Co
lumha and certainly the gentlemen could not have
been absent upon every OCCASION with Their known at
entlvc habits to business TO enlist in warfare with
these petitioners this floor when their objects had
found but few, if any, advocates here, but little cal.
culaed 10 gain distinction elevation Tor the South. he
had therefore, uniformly been III favor Of that silent aud
ways had been consigned to a neglect aud insIsnii-
cancc them the most cutting and Notifying course
Of all others and to the eXerons Of honorable gentle
they indebted for that notnrirty wlrh the
present session Of Congress had more than ever given
them.
The Senator from South Carolina nearest TO him, (Alr
PreSton) in aluGng 10 Of his remarks, said, tia.
he would not tender his gratitude the Leg stature 0!
Name because they adopted these resuuul.; that they
were nothing than what the South was entitled TO-
md hat adj a jtrht nd a
that h. to" Eel. that manly independence brc,uiing
Southern representative; he trusted that he, too would
ask than the South entitled 10 receive
but he also trusted that he should be insr,sblc
those sympathcs which bound together the different
lions OF this great republic backward IN expressing
the pleasure with Which lir kindred feeling cher
shed by his brethren Of any portion Of lhrr COMMON
country. This was the ground that he took and these
the feelings which cl.led forth the animad Of
tie Senator from South Carolina. tie we'll knew the
strength of the South and its capabty to protect Itself
against all attempts It's internal peace ,'a he rlt
the most perfect reliance but the resolutions lust read
from the State Of Name he thought ought t" be hailed
BY every Southern man us earliest vi the nd'ssoluhr
ties winch bound the North and South tpgellcr and Of
the strength! and durability Of the Union.
MIR. Calhoun said, the Senator from North Carolina
certainly did not hear his remarks. The Senator from
Ohio, (Ar Morrsl had put the petitions i'll his hands
and suggested tn him not 10 use them He would now
refer lu OF the expressions found in Of these
petitions; among them was the phrase, traffic IN
from tl. butchers; holding up to all the world, that
the gentleman and his constituents treated human beings
as tIeY treated bcrves That the first. The petition
went Oh say, that il dealing in slarcs.) had been
somuy declared piracy by the laws OF our own, and all
Christian nations; assiInaling tho acts Of himself and
those whom he represented with the acts Of those who
seize Africans the coast Of Atlca and sell them Tor
slaves 1.-The could lay his hands the other petitions lu
could point The epets he had quoted but those he
had given, he thought suiicenlly offensive to lusli
iya Southern representative IN voting To reject them But
he would read little further. "t (slavcry) sinful be-
violated the laws ul God and man; because, l.,
(slavcry) corrupted the public morals This of
the suagc the petitions which had been withdrawn to
make way for the Quaker petitions which FIRST tried
in order TO obtain the sanction of the Southern repre-
srntatves to that most dangerous OF all principles that
they bound to receive petitions matter in what
LANGUAGE they were drawn. The Senator from North
Carolina had mistaken him in surprising he had found
nothing in these petitions that offensive he had
termed them. The Senator from Ohio, putting them
in his hands, had requested him not 10 use them at that
time.
MIR. Mangum would inquire Of his colleague whether
he Understood him correctly in saying, that he would
feel II his duty to reject petitions only that often.
sirc to that body, or some member Of 1t?
Mr.. Brown replied that he would to reject peti.
tons that violated the rules Of the Senate by The
OF language INDIGENOUS towards individual nirubrs OF
the body The body itselt-rules which every pa.a.
menLary body had adopted.
MIR. Mangum said he had understood his colleague;
but with undisguised astonsmcnt that he heard
such doctrines pronounced by those who sci up the
exclusive representatives Of the Democracy Of the SutI.
SIR sad he, who gave US the rII to exclude petitions
because Offensive ourselves aud TO exclude them.
when they offensive Terms in reference 10
suents: Who we, said he, that not To be
touched but when feelings outraged and this great
constitutional right of petition about which much
has been said is 10 be violated if honor is called in
question:; He secuted such doctrine Ii, said he,
have the right to reject the petitions because persons
reflected on, 10 be silent when eleven
reign States reflected in terms Of the grussest
abuse, and denounced dealers in human flesh, and
likened to pirates; lie should like 10 see how those
gentlemen who affected to be the exclusive representa-
,ivrs Of the Democracy OF the South, shielded them.
selves from this dilemma. Was this part OF the De.
noracy Of the day, and the doctrine u those TO- par
eTceieneG termed themselves The real Democrats abhur