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

nator from Maine far cite the example of
the Legislature of Maine worthy be followed by
certain Senators ON that floor; meaning, he supposed
himself Tor one lie thanked the Senator for his advice
and was, perhaps, weak minded require III but he
VINO offered this advice, ought To have huns If followed
the example recommended 10y him to Others He would
tell the Senator that long his sent here
Recommendations against the people he represented term
ing them pirates, nurJerers, and villains he should take
the liberty u treat such denunciatons with the scorn
they deserved. He held il be- solemn troth that as
long they compelled 10 discuss the subject of
aOohtion on petitions received there the
had gained all they wanted; and long they were
permitted To come there lac would take the liberty To
speak nt them In the terms they deserved
Mr. Brown and said that lc did not know in what
spirit the resolutions which had presented by the
sena,rrom Maine, passed unanimously by both branch
rs oi the Legislature of that State nigh bc received
ny some gentlemcn but in his capacity, of the
representatives from Southern State, he hailed them
WIN ieeiings OF graica,inn and looked them
most favorable among many others of that peace
ana good viii among our brehrrn of the North SO i'm
poi tant TO the continuance of the confederacy
he did not know To what anti very societies
existed among the people of Name but when that par.
y nau oeen unable To return single member the LIE.
gsature oil that State the resolu as appear.
ed on The fice of hen been passed without dissenting
voice. strongly condcnsnatOry of the of the ADOLF
s, ,s nc th1"ght ~ would require high degree of
eieuuity TO believe tina, they possessed weight of
character or strength of numbers To expect State To
eradicate every FOLLY natuation from the minds of all
us citizens, was, and would he found very inprac,i.
cable undertaking. MIR. ID. said, in this as i'm MANY
others of the Legislatures of the Northern States tIe
uhahmity oil sentiment ON this subject almost un-
Ieccuented In some, lie confidently assured the
was not an aboiitionst in none could that marty make
any exhibition o strength.
~ had been said by gentlemen everal occ asons
thai they could here patiently aud hear the peo
pic OF the South branded iraies robbers nd IN uer-
vdy gone forth, speeches delivered here ,e ii;.ct
oi was, 10 excite the feelings sensbilities of the
people oi Tie South lie would say, that he
nad never heard either of the epilhes Just repeat
ed, used IN any, the offensive OF the nett
u"ns' Their language was bad enough but none of
then had used the language which had been reoeated
1t tey had hc too would have voted against their recon
on ON The ground that they had violated
hat rule OF the Senate which required decorun to this
body applying precisely the rule in eyard TO nrli
tons on this subject that he would those on any other
subject IN regard TO their reception-tlc constitutional
principle IN regard 10 the right petition being the same
S'r d. would again ask, If II was prudent that such
expressions should 60 forth from this Hall when SO we'll
calculated to inamc public feeling, when they were
not 10 ue found IN even the worst of tie petitions them
serves None fe NOSE sensibly this subject than
hinseli but il the part of wisdom as well of genc
rosity, Tor us to cultivate harmonious eings with ibose
who were acting in concert with To the Norll 10 put
the Abotonists down aud he had heard with regret
expressions IN reply TO the Senator from Maine which
c thought should have been rather those of
than OF different character.
MIR Calhoun asked the Senator from Ohio (AIr Nor
rs TO LEI him have the petitions that lac had Withdrawn
Mr. Morris gave Mr.. Calhoun some petitions. and
sad he could not consent for them be used ut that
MIR Calhoun said lac utterly astonished at the re
marks oi the gentleman from North Carolina 'Tbese
charges were made when the Ohio petitions were mr.
sented aud read and in the gentleman presence NJ
mory rail, but he could hardly be mistaken ne O., ~,
offensive ephets used in the Ohio ,nenlor,I. o."
Ainiy SAID he, all remembered tlat we were CHARGED
WIN dealing IN human iiesh allegation as s,r.nJ no
any he had quoted The Senator from North CaruIino
could not re"ice more strongly than himself TO see this
spirit OF abolition arrested but he feared thai il was To-
strong to be easily subdued
he feelings as indicated in these resolutions of t,, e
gisature oil niane, were certainly to be highly com.
ehded, and he had taken occasion express the satis
lacton with which he had received them U. had
thought It, however, right for the people of the South
To know that there an abolition society in M,in
Qpyf puStva pnhl,o
MT Linn would merely remark that The petitions To
whch the gentleman from South Carolina alluded had
been Withdrawn by the gentleman who presented them,
before taking any question Them
Mr Morris observed, that he had put the petitions
wch he had wildrawn, into the possession OF the Sc
hat"r rom south Carolina, but not with view that he
should use them publicly the OCCASION IL was true
mat he dad present petitions couched language deem
cd by other gentlemen To be exccptonable but which he
then and now Thought perfectly unexce ptiooabe. |
aud that he had afterwards wthdrawn them ut The solic
taton OF his friends To- make way for Bunker uet,ion
as it that entitled a precedence over tbos. from
ONO Al proper time he should present them To the
senate and 1t the Senator from ). Carolina objected To
their reception and should be sustained by the
from N Carolina and other Senators, petitions might
be rejected The SENATE would then in what langusge
the peuons were drawn up, and might Judge for Itself
whether II was as offensive it had been represented
BE- Remarks had been made that floor i'm reiaion IN
nese Peuloners winch he deemed very erroneous. IL
natered not what class OF citizens presented Themselves
Is petitioners they entitled respectful hearing
they had been termed miserable fanacs vile incrndis
res, and charged with intention dissolve the Uniun
All those Interested IN putting down this spirit which ev
so much deprecated, had used these violent terms in ~,
erence t. persons peiitionmg for what they deemed Con
5ress had right 10 grant. lie had always THOUGHT that
hese people had an undoubed right heard and Inc
was OF opinion, that the receiving their petitions and
hen rejecting them immediately as moved by the S.uo
Tor from Pennsylvania tantanount 10 REFUSING to
cceIye them; IT was Keeping the word of promise Il,
'ar and breaking il to the hope.
lie would here take occasion TO correct m error tst
appeared IN one of the morning papers His napc was
here given in the list Of those who voted To u ieci th
syer oi INC petitioner lis name ought not 10 have
'een on that list he gave such consstentlv
YIN MS views, could not vote 10 reject petition without
siving the suJ"ci of fair examination Could he have
lone Tins, lie would have hesitation VOTING " it, t
senator from South Carolina To receive The ne
lllon at all lie would here make anoh ack nOwledg
mont with respect declaration he made 10 h fr;eSi
rom Georgia Whfh he inst took his here rs a Sc
iator OF The United States he belle we'd tat Copgres
lad right to egislae the subject of sayerv in Tho
'sHIct oil columbia; aud he also OF opininn that
ouid policy required that something should be dom,
win regard 10 II; lie convinced from, mfr
nation since acquired, that ii expedenl for (,nn
ress TO touch the subject and hs would gladly rid them
Il all further solicitation Ia legIslate on it, by going
Win the Senator from South Carolina for rctrocs
u Inc District u the states 10 whom Oripuallv
pngcd Tie believed thaL as long Congress had ex
usiyr JuTsdlcti0H over the Ten miles square petitions
or HbOllsilng slavery would be continually murine
u The feelings winch induced these petitions were tl,
eepes roo!rd Ut any IN the hunIan beasi they were
ited by high sense Of religious duty and no bnman
over could ever induce them to abandon what they be-
eyed themselves bus bound u perform retroccssion
the District therefore, would bc the best mode of re-
ewing Congress from continued petitions ON this sub.
ct aud OF avoiding that agitation and excitement which
9h'emen sad threatened dissolution Of the Union
1f vi here took an extended view of the subject Of dis
DIuton ana secession irOm the Union. deuviup that
fe was any power IN any State either dissolve or Sc