Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-28
ccmens, and wound tho feelings of the Southern mcm'

NJ Hardin rose 10 n question OF order. He under
stond the gentleman to present Petton rom cuEen
of the State of Pennsylvania and as the rule required
the States 10 be called in their orde he did not think
the gentleman from Massachusetts was IN order; II
this principle carried out, Mr. H. could manu- al
his papers to member from Maine, and thus get pre-
ference. -.
The Chair said the rule was not limited to petitions
and memorials from the State from which the member
presenting Every member had right TO pre-
sent the petition of any citizen from another State
Mr. Glascock again appealed to gentlemen charged
with these petitions to withhold them at least for the
present. and to wait the result of the resolutions he ad
lust referred to- And then took view of the constItu'
ona question of the right Of petition, and TO
show that receive petition violation Of
the Constitution and did not abridge cncroach upon
the right of petition conlended by gentlemen under
the amended Constitution.
Mr. Miller said he would make etfortto arrest
this debate this time. He moved to lay the premi-
nary question on the table:
Mr. Granger asked for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, and were as follows:
Ycas-Nessrs Chiffon Allan, Michael w. Ash, VIII
liam II. Ashley, Samuel Barton, James NJ. II: 8rale,
Benning NJ. Bean Abraham Bockee, William K. Bond:
Matthias ]. Boyce, Lynn Boyd: John W. Brown: San"Sl
Bunch, Jesse A. Bynum, {. 6. Cam'relrng, Robert s.
Campbell John Carr. Zadok Casey, John Chimney Rcu-
ben Chapman, Graham H. Chaplin, Nath. II. Claiborne,
John f. H. Claiborne Jesse F. Cleveland, John Coffee,
Walter Coles, Henry W. Conner, Robert Craig, john
Cramcr. Joseph H. Crane, Samuel Cushlnan. john w.
Davis Edmund Deberry, Philemon Dickerson, George
c. Dromgooe, Valentine Elmer john Fairfield, Dudley
Farln, Richard French, Jacob Fry, jr. William K. Full.
er John Galbraith james Garland, Rice Garland RAN
| II. Gilett, Thomas Glascock, Sraon iranand
William j. Grayson, John K. Griffin: Elisha Haley,
| Thomas l.. Hamcr, James II. Hammond, Edward A.
fIannegan Benjamin Hardin, Samuel $. Ilarrison AL
bert G. Harrison, Albert &. llawes, hlicajah T. law
kins, Charles f. Haynes, Hopkins H"Sry, George W.
Ii pkins, Benjamin &. Howard Edward B. Hubley, Abel
Huntington, Adam Huntstnan, Joseph lngersoI Samuel
nghan, Jabez Jackson, Daniel Jen fer Joseph Johnson
Richard NJ. Johnson, Cave Johnson, Henry Johnson,
John w. Jones, Benjamin Jones, Andrew T. Judson,
Geo. l.. Knnard Amos Lane, Garrt Y. Lansing, John
Lapore, Joab Lawcr, Gideon lcr, Stephen B. LEONARD,
Henry Logan, Geo Loyal Ewd Lucas, FrancisS Lyon.
Abjah Man. r job Mann, Richard j. Manning, Joshua
l.. Martin, John Y: Mason William Mason Moses Ma
son, r Sampson Mason, Abram =. Naury, William l..
| May Jonathan McCarry, William AlcCnnas, James J.
Mckay john McKeon Isaac McKim, Jeremiah Nc
Lenr, Charles F. Mercer, Jesse Miller, John j. Milf
gan, William Montgomery, William 5. Morgan, George
W. Owens, Sherman Page. G"rham Parks, William
Patterson Franklin Pierce Ebcnczc rctgrew I.ancclo
Phelps Henry l.. pinckncy, Abraham Rrnchrr, john
Reynolds, Joseph Reynolds, Elrazer W. Ripley, John
Schcnck, William Seymour, William b. Shepard An
gust;nc II. Slcppcrd, Ebcnczcr Shields, William y.
Sinn Francis .. J. Smith, y. Spangcr, james Stande
cr b. Sofcr J. b. Sutherland, John raaicrro, William
| Taylor John Thompson, Isaac Touccy, George w. B.
Towns, Joel Turrl, Joseph Il. Gnd rwnod, Aaron YAM
Gcrpocl, David d. Wagner, Aaron Ward, Daniel Ward
well, George G.. Washington, Taylor Webster, Joseph
Weeks, john White, Lewis Williams, S!!crrod v H.
| liams-ll3.
.Nnys-Alcssrs Adams, IL. Allen, Banks, Borden,
Briggs, W. b. Calhoun G.. Chambers, J. Chambers
| ChIds, Clark. Corwin, Gushing, Darlington, Denny,
| Evans Everett Fowler +. c. Fuller GrTngc7, Grcn.
NELL jr. H. Hall Hard, Harper, Eiazcne Hester, lloar
| Howell, w. Jackson, James, kilgorr, Lawrence, Lay,
Lincoln, AcKcnn"n, Morris, Parker d. J. Pcurce, Pey.
ton, Phillips, Reed, Russell, Spraguc, and Whttcsey
III
| So the preliminary question was laid on the table.
Mr. Adams presented the petition Of four hundred citi
Of Indiana and Wcsmorcland counties, State Of
Pennsylvania praying.the abolition Of slavery and the
slave trade in the District Of Columbia. The petition
crs were unknown 10 him, and the motives which had
induced them To request him 10 present their petitions
he knew lie had from time To time stated that he
opposed 10 the prayer Of similar petitions lie was also
unacquanlrd with any of the persons whose names aP-
peurcd upon the petition which he this day presented
from his district. lie had no agency in procuring
either of the petitions To be sent IN hun 1t perhaps
done in consequence of his declaration that he would
prcsrn. any petition him for that purpose from
citizens Of III" United States, couchrd in respectful Ian
guagc. This hc should continue to do, aud he should
M" sean very closely the particular language used by
petitioners.
If objection the reception Of these petitions
placed upon the ground that The language was dsre.
spectful ntinatcd Ivy the gentleman from Geor-
gia, Mr Glascock,) that objection should be entered
the purnal. II the people should be appraised that this
tie objection, there would be petitions enough sent
here, where objection Of this could be urged
Indeed it would be difficult 10 language this sub
jcct which would be deemed respectful by Slave holders
Congress had declared the slave trade when carried on
out Of the United States, piracy. He opposed 10
that act: because he did not think proper that this
traffic without boundaries should be called piracy,
while there constitutional right to nterdct it
within our borders. ii not only not considered p-
racy. but it carried in sight of the windows Of
the Capitol. Mr.. 4. referred in strong the evils
OF the domestic slave trade and concluded by assuring
the House that whatever might be the character of the
resolutions which mig ht be pa.cd-if it should be de-
carcd that Congress did not posses the power under the
Constitution TO abolish slavery and the slave trade, he
should still feel it TO be his duty TO present every peli
ton the subject which might to his hands, upon
the fundamental principle that the House had ght
10 take away abdge the constitutional right of petit
ton.
Mr. Mann, Of New York, said he should make such
promises made by the gentleman from Nlassa
chusctts, trcnbe The House few moments and make
speech of haitian hour He wished to make single |
remark or two however they might be spun out The
gentleman said he saw in the motion made by him (Alr
Mann) the other day. 10 postpone the consideration of
the question of crdcr cut meal tut, and he
great many things besides Mr. Nj. said, far he
himself concerned he could assure the gentleman
that his (Ar NJ 81 part, and so far as he knew the
opinions Of lis colleagues there was no lndIspnston
whatever their part to meet that question distinctly
and fairly well every other appcrtaning to this SUBJ
ject, and TO give their votes and Opinions not only TO
that lcuse, but 10 the country lie well remembered,
that al the OF the session. the gentleman
from Massachusetts most distinctly, and with great EN-
pasis, declared that every speech made IN that House
would be, all nents and purposes abolition panph-
let to be into the Southern States. The gentleman
had also proessed TO he opposed to that portion Of his
constituents who desired 10 agate this subject and yet
the gentleman himself had taken occasion, upon every
petition he brought there this subject TO append
abolition speech TO it, Mr.. NJ left it TO the gentleman
himself that House. and to his constituents to decide
how far the remarks of the gentleman, at that early day
of the session, consistent with the gentleman SUBJ
sequent Why this matter might be carried on to
indefinite extent The gentleman had seen the DIS
position manifested every occasion; he had seen the
votes in regard laying the motion to receive the Ia
biz; he had seen The action Of the House, not only by
ayes and noes, but by all its various forms. MIR. NJ
would, therefore, add his simple, his most humble request
10 the gentleman that he would not be quite Jealous