Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-03-22

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cling them on an equal footing with the other
territories Of the Union:
Slarcry in tho District Of Columbia.
The petition of the Society OF Friends, in
Philadelphia, praying for the abolition OF
slavery in the District Of Columbia, coming
up, ~,
Nlcssrs. Cuthbert, Brown, Swift, and Hub.
bard addressed the Senate, but nothing new
came out in argument.
Mr.. Grundy obtained the floor and the
Senate adjourned.
March s.
!. dboltioa Of Slarey.
The Senate proceeded to consider Inc
subject of the. Abolition of Slavery IN the
District of Columbia, the question being on
the petition of the Society Of Friends, as.
scmbled at Philadelphia.
Mr.. Grundy made some observations, IN
the course of which he stated that, If an
Abolitionist found his way into Tennessee,
they would know how to deal with him.
Mr.. Morris professed great horror ut
hearing in the Senate Chamber, any thing
Ike excuse or palliation Of Lynch Law.
Mr.. Grundy repeated what nc had said,
somewhat more at length.
Mr.. Morris replied that the explanation
had not made tho sentiment more tolerabe.
Mr.. Kent and NJ Ewing then spoke very
briefly OH the subject, after which,
On motion of Mr.. Calhoun, the Senate
adjourned.
Mr.. Calhoun, therefore, has the floor to.
morrow to close the debate.
March 0.
Thc first. hour was given to the usual un.
important business.
Mr.. Prcston's Resolution in relation to his
Rctrocession of the District, was taken up
and made the special order for the first Mon-
day in April.
The Slavery question then coming up,
Mr.. Calhoun spoke at some length in behalf
Of the refusal to receive the Petition before
the Senate.
Mr.. Clay followed on the other side.
The question was then taken on receiving
the Petition by yeas and nays, and decided
in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas,-Nlcssrs. Benton, Brown, Bucha-
nan, Clay, Clayton, Crittenden, DAVIS, Ew-
ing Of ILL.,, Ewing Of o., Goldsborough,
Grundy, Hendricks, Hill, Hubbard, Kent,
King Of Ala, King of Geo., Knight, Linn,
Mexican, Morris, Naudain, Niles, Prentiss,
Robbins, Robinson, Ruggles, Shcpley,
Southard, Swift, Tallmadgc, Upton, Tom
linson, Wall, Webster, Wright-36.
Navs,-Messrs. Black, Calhoun, Cuth.
bert, Leigh, Moore, Nicholas, Preston, Por-
ter, Walker, White--lO.
So the Petition was received.
Mr.. Clay said, there are some questions
of such high Importance, that they ought to
be taken entirely oct Of the reach ofparty
agitations. Among these are the Tariff
(alrcady so rescued, the Public Lands, the
suLiieut of Slo~ory, and the subject of the
Union. Mr.. C.. proceeded at considerable
length to condemn the interference Of North
ern men with Southern slavery, as traught
with no good, r.: immense mischle''
Mr.. CIuy moved TO amend the motIon OF
Mfr. Buchanan. that the prayer Of the petl-
tion be rejected, by ON addition, showing
some of the principal reasons for such re-
lection. On this the Yeas and Nays were
ordered.
Mr. Clay's addition is rs follows:
For tho Senate, without denying or aflirm-
inc the constitutional power Of Congress to
grant the prayer Of the petition, believes,
even supposins the power uncontested,
which it is not, that the exercise of would
be inexpedient,
/. Because, thc people Of the District of
Columbia have not themselves pettioned for
the Abolition Of Slavery within the District.
2. Because the States Of Virginia and
Maryland would be injuriously affected by
such q measure, while the institution of
slavery continues to subsist within their
respective jurisdictions land neither Of those
States would probably have coded to the
United States the Territory now forming the
District, if it had anticipated the adoption Of
any such measure, without clearl Y and cx.
prcssly guarding against it.
8. Because the injury which would be
inflicted by exciting alarm and apprehen-
sions in the States tolerating Slavery, and by
disturbing the harmony between them and
the other members Of the Conlederacy,
would far exceed any practical benefit which
could possibly flow from the Abolition of
Slavery within the District.
Mr.. Northumberland his motion against
the objections made against it.
Mr.. Preston objected to the insufficiency
| OF the reasons assigned in Mr.. Ctay's
amendment, and expressed his prefer.
encc, if reasons ought to be assigned,
of having them more fully assigned by the
Report of a Committee.
MIR. Clay briefly urged the fitness Of the