The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-04-30
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BUSINESS OF'THE HOUSE.


,In. Yesterdays Globe, a briefno,icc vas
taken, vi the abolition scene enacted be-
fore The House by Slalc and Wise. a
part Of it, in our hasty sketch, was ou,it-
ted. The public are appriscd that, with
a view to GET rid of'thc faclious agitation
produced in the House by the nul!;iers
and abolilionis,s. in the game kep,up be-
tween ,hem, every thing touching aboli-
ton was, by an order taken BY the House.
sent 10 Mr.. Pinckaey's committee, with
instructions to gise the whole subjec, y
quietus, by q final report declaring its
t"AG1TATlON CALCULATED TO
DISTURB THE COMPROMISES OF
THE CONSTITUTION. TO ENDAN-
GER THE UNION, AND. IF PERSIS.
TED IN. TO DESTROY ITS PEACE
AND PROSPERITY" To undergo Mis
brand, SHADES petition was sent by the
Speaker under ,kcjudgment Of the House;
bu, Mr. Wise intcrposed. The proceed.
iings were as follows:
The SPEAKER decided that according
to the construction given by the House to
its own resolution, Mr.. Pinckney's rcso-
lu,ion,) passed on the 9Th Of February
last, that the petition wonld 20 to the Sc
iect Commit!ce under the order Of the
House.
Mr.. WISE: I appeal from tina. decision
OF the Chair.
Mr. SLAnE asked for shc reading Of the
petition, which was objected to in all parts
Of the House. The question recurring
upon The appeal from the decision Of the
Chair.
Mr.. WISE said there was nothing in The
resolution. even BY the broaics, cous,ruc-
| lion Of Il, which would sustain the dcci.
sion Of the chair. The resolution which
the House had adopted, be contcndcd, on.
ly related to the District Of Columbia. and
had 10 reference whatever to the Terrific
ries of the United States. There was an
important question involved in this me-
mortal. and that was. whether the Con.
gress Of the United States had the righ,
to impose conditions in relation TO the
subject Of slavery on the new States. when
admitted into the Union. He could no,
sec, for the life Of him, hos It was posi-
bic for any person to spply tho eons,rue-
ton to the resolution which the chair lad
applied in this case.
Slade. in the progress Of the affair. be-
came rcsiivc, aud violated the order Of the
House. He was called TO order by the
chair, bu, the cry was raised from Mr..
wise's quarter. 'igo on, go on." Wise. Il.
viii be perceived, insisted in his speech
that the Speaker had no righ, 30 commit
t~lA hn 1f Lot
committee, which has tho instruction Of
the House to dispose Of them Us inccndiary
and unconstitutional. Wisc's object was to
get up debate and agitation upon his OBJ.
lection whic!, dragged in the constitution.
al righ, uf petition as an ally 10 the aboli-
iion question.
AGcr this vas foi!cd, the following prc,-
~ inicrludc was introduced. and played
OF by Mcssrs. Underwood and Chambers
two Of the most cntenomed Fcdcralis.s
in Kentucky.
Before the decision was announced. Mr.
ICaAxnERs Of Kentucky rose and inform
cd tho House that his colleague. Mr.. I'M
dcrwood.) had not voted; and he moved 10
compel him TO so,c. In lhis. he concur
red with his colleague in tho reasons
which had induced him 10 decline voting.
and he made the motion for tho purpose
Of giving him an opportunity TO present
his reasons for SO doing.
Mr.. UxpaRwoop asked to be cxcu J on
the ground that he could no, conscientious.
~ voic upon this question. unless he knew
the contents Of the paper upon which he
was required 10 vote. Ii the House ihcE
refused to allow tho paper to be read, he
hoped they would no, compel him TO vote
upon il.
The question was then taken on cxcu-
sing Mr.. Underwood, bu. before thc dcei.
sion was announced.
Mr.. CHAMBERS Of Kentucky inquired
Of the Chair if tho question was debalea-
blel
The CnAin replied that from the voice
of tho House. the gentleman was excused
BY large majority.
Mr. CnAasEns said ho had risen be.
fore Tho decision vas announced, and he
again asked 10 the question was debalca.
bic!
The CuA.n referred 10 tho Rule. and
said as i, vas o new question. (ior Lc had
no recollection Of its crer having been