Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-28
'.emens, and wound the feelings Of the Southern mem,

IN order 20 impugn the motives of any member of the
House.
Mr.. Glascock said his remark was a general one
Mr. Hardin rose to question of order He under
stood the gentleman to present petition from citizens
OF The Stale OF Pennsylvania, and the rule required
the States TO be called in their order he did not think
the gentleman from Massachusetts, was in order. If
this principle were carried out, Mr. H. could hand all
hispapes to member from Maine, aud thus ret pre-
| ference. r.
The Chair said the rule was not limited 10 pet;tions
and mcmorals from the State from which the member
presenting Every member had a RIGHT 10 pre
sentthe petition Of any citizen from another State
Mr. Giascock 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 had
just referred And then took view of the cons,itu
onal question of the right Of petition, and to
show that not TO receive petition no violation of
the Constitution and did not abdge encroach upon
the amended Constitution.
Mr. Miller said he would make one more effort to ares,
this debate at this time He moved to lay the premi-
nary question on the table.
ordered, and were follows
Yeds-Messrs. Chiffon Allan, Michael w Ash vii.
| liam ii. Ashley, Samuel Barton, James NJ H. Beale
Benning NJ. Bean, Abraham Bockee, William K Bond
Matthias J. Bovcc, Lynn Boyd, John w Brown. samuel
Bunch, Jesse A. Bynum, C. G. Cnmbreienp' Rober, B
| Campbe John Carr, Zadok Casey John CLANCY, Rcu.
ben Chapman, Graham H. Chaplin, Nath. II. Claiborne,
Walter Coles, Henry w. Conner, Robert Craig, John
| Cramcr, Joseph H. Crane, Samuel Cushman John W
DAYS., Edmund Deberry, Philemon Dickerson, George
= Dromgoole, Valentine Elmer, John Fairfield Dudley
Farlin, Richard French Jacob Fry jr William X Full.
Ter, John Galbraith James Garland Rice Garland Ran.
SIN H. Gilett, Thomas Gascock, Seaton Granland.
William J Grayson, John X. Griffin, Elisha Haley
Thomas l.. Hamer James H. Hammond, Edward 4
hannegan' Benjamin Hardin, Samuel S. HARRISON Al
bert O. Harrison, Albert G. Halves, Micainh r. flaw
kins, Charles +. Haynes, Hopkins Hoscy, George w
II pkns benjamin e. Howard Edward b. iIublcy, Abel
Ingham !abez Jackson Daniel Jen fer Joseph Johnson
Richard M. Johnson Cave Johnson, Henry Johnson
| Geo l.. Kinnard Amos Lane, Garrit Y. Lansing Jchn
haporte, Joab Lnwler Gideon Lee, Stephen b. Leonard
Henry Logan, Geo Loyal Ewd. Lucas, Francis S Lyon
Abijah Man. jr job Mann, Richard J. Manning, Joshua
IL. marun, John T. Mason, William Mason, Moses Ma.
son, jr, Sampson Mason, Abram p. Maury, William L.
May, Jonathan McCarty, William McComas, james J
Mckay, John McKeon, Isaac McKin,. jeremiah Nc
Lene, Charles F. Mercer, Jesse Miller, John J. Mill.
gan William Montgomery, William S. Morgan George
Patterson Franklin Pierce Ebcnezer Petgrew Lancela,
Phelps, Henry L. Pinckncy, Abraham Rcnchcr, John
Roane, John Robertson, James Rogers, Ferdinand s
Schcnck, William Seymour, William b. Shepard. Au
cuisine II. Shepperd Ebenezer Shields, William N
Shnn' Francis O. Smith, d. Spanger, James S,andr.
Ter Is Storer, b. Sutherland John Taliaferro William
Taylor, John Thompson, Isaac Toucey George w b.
Towns, Joel Turrll, Joseph r. Unde rwood Aaron Van
derpoel, David d. WAGNER, Aaron Ward, Daniel Ward.
WELL George g. Washington, TAYLOR Webster Josen,
Weeks, John White, Lewis Williams, Sherrod " IL
n N"ys-messrs Adams, II. Allen, Banks Borden
briggs, w. r. Calhoun, G. Chambers, J. Chambers
EEn nnns lark GoIwin Gushing Darlington, Denny
nell, r IL Hall Hard, Harper, Hazeltne Heister Hoa,
h ;n"eI, Jackson James kilgore Lawrence, Lay,
Lincoln NC hennon, Norris Parker, ID. Pearce Pew.
.09 'n'S' Need' RUSSELL spfague and whit'lesey
So the preliminary question was laid on the table
Mr. Adams presented the petition of four hundred citi
zens of Indiana and Westmorcland counties Stat or
fennsyivana praying the abolition of slavery and the
slave trade IN the District of Columbia The pe,on
ers were unknown TO him, and the motives which had
induced them to request him present their p.tons
knew moi lie had from time 10 time stated that he was
opposed TO the prayer OF similar petitions lie was also
unacquainted with any of the persons whose names n
peared upon the petition which he this day presented
from his own district. lie had no agency in nrocnrin,
either OF the petitions to be him. IL was per,ans
done In consequence OF his declaration that he youId
present any petition sent to him for thai pnrnose fJn
clzens OF The United States couched Ian
guage This he should continue 10 d, and he sLould
not scan very closely the particular language used by
petitioners. y
| If objection TO the reception of these pet;,ons wa.
placed upon the ground that the Language was disre
sPeclui as was intmaed by the gentle man from (eo
gia, (Mr. Gascock that objection should he entered On
the journal II the people should be apprised thai This
was he oJecton there would be petitions enough sent
here, where objection of this sort could he uroed
Indeed, 1T would be difficult TO language on this subj
jet which would be deemed respectful by
Congress had declared the slave trade when carried o
out of the United States piracy He was onno.sd -,
that act because he did not think it proper Thai This
traihc without our boundaries should be called piracy
whiie there was no constitutional right TO inerdict il
within our borders IL only not considered nj;
racy, but IT was carried in sight of the windows of
the Capitol Mr. A. referred in strong terms TO the evils
OF me domestic slave trade and concluded by assuring
the House that whatever might be the character of ,
resolutions which might be passcd-f should be de-
caed that Congress did not the power under the
Constitution TO abolish slavery and the slave trade no
should still feel il TO be his duty to present evotv e,
ton on The subject which might 10 his hands mon
Inc fundamental principle, that the House had no rb,
10 take away or abridge the constitutional right of petit
ton. . - fN'
Mr. Mann, Of New York said he should make mo s,ch
promises as were made by the gentleman from Massa
chusetts, to trouble the House fe w md mall.
speech OF half an hour. He wished TO make single
remark or Two; however they might be spun out The
gentleman said he saw in the made by him mir
mann the other day, 10 postpone the consideration of
the question oi ORDER cat IN meal tub and he saw
great many things besides Mr. NJ said SO far ne he
himself was concerned he could assure the gentleman
That on his Mr. NJ 81 part, and far MS he knew the
opinions OF hs colleagues there was no indispos;ton
Whatever on their part TO that question distinctly
ana iafy as wei as every other appertanne I, this sub
Jec ana TO give their votes and opinions not only TO
mat fouse, but To The country He we'll RENE
that at the commencement OF the session. the gentleman
from massachusetts most distinctly aud with great em
Phass declared that every speech made in that House
Wouo De, 10 all nents and purposes abolition pampb
let TO be sent into the Southern States The gentleman
hau also progressed 10 be opposed to that portion of his
constituents who desired to ogtae this subject and vel
the gentleman himself had taken OCCASION mon ovsr.
pettIon he brought there this subject 10 append An
abolition speech to it, Mr. NJ lcft IL TO the oe neman
himself TO that House. and to his constituents 10 decide
now lar the remarks OF the gentleman that early day
OF the Sessions were consistent with the gentlemans sub
sequeht course why tins matter might be carried on to
an nachnite extent The gentleman had seen the dis
position manifested every OCCASION ho had seen be
votes IN regard 10 laying the motion receive ON the Ia
bicj he had seen the action Of the HousC not only ,v
ayes and noes, but by all its various forms Mr. M
would therefore, add his simple, his humble request
to the gentleman that he would be quite so zealou
10 perform the duties he felt so consttutonollv ;ncu,
bent upon him every Monday norn;no not;I e;,b.,