Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1836-04-21

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hSon:iaSasfesx yearSw oNtl2h nave 5iAf iipIisS
tc3iohAyth Gonstitltion, ald Miiggh we'll
hayes ahSsr aRs6utfSn callea toiESdaayansst
Hut tiiesgh Their objects Mefeg 3 sameS
hcssnaslne iii Witch tsesFetticns we're
ia1tWis very dissirsilars iInsfead0 sbsMgE
i,2rna;ftcsEf nxbe fsesiycd ssilenfty, like Tie
former, This 0ctition was met ut the. thresls
old. sTfaqiesti6n of receiving was nude
Bson fie present occasion aadit rejoStan
sustained ySa strongsSsouthoru vote sasafhet
Journals Yfi show. The SecfetaryASilEl
rand tiIe Journal 80
Nj. LogananEesented aEpetitioh signed,t
s dThsansass. MorfHN clerk, on behalf Of The
Meeting of The frepresentsu .esS OF the peorJd
snisS SCALED Qunkers, in Renfsylynnias New
dafsey, 5&e..sr statiDg that the pettioners,
from a sense of religious duty Had 3agaifJ
.come.forward to plead the s,cadse of their
degradedfelloMfmcn of the
Aificanrace. Onthe question: Shall this
petition be received! 2 itpasscd on theaf-|
drmadye-yeast9 , nays 81
Among thoset 70 receive thepetitionl there
were Init 4 from the sslayeeholding States,
mud Chs onsae single petition prayhg for
egisslatignso on a subject, over which, Con,
sgfnsssM SO short q tiId8 would hafe full
AUTHORITY. Hhat an exjinplc tosus ienthe
present qGcssion Caa any man aaoHbt,
from fbs xois, JIG the SeVhern Sen kgfscps
fasion had been. haced IN 6fes-
SayaanS.Ilats hadts been 1lfei aor.a 8
iss sdsSs, 10 meet that, hsrept Of. Petitions
which is now poured au sCengrcss, not
from feaceabie 0uakersssa7but ferocious in
-ccndiafies,5 not to suppress the African
slare!trade, but to abolish slavery, they
would, with united voice, have rejected the
petition with scorn and Indignation -
Can any one who knew him doubt that
one ofstlle Senators from the South; (the
gallant Sumtcr) who on that occasion voted
for receiving the petition, would havebcen
among the first to vindicato the interests
of those whom he represented, had the
question. at that day been what it is on the
present occasion? We are next told that,
instead of looking to the Constitution, in
order to ascertain what are limits. to the
right of petition, we must push that instru-
ment aside, aud gobackt to the Magna Clarta
and the declaration of rights for its origin
and limitation. We live in strange times.
1t seems there are Christians now more
orthodox than the Bible, and politicians
whose standard is higher thar the Consti-
tuition hut | object not to tracing the rieht
to these ancient and veneratcd sources 4
hold i'll high estimation the institutions of
our ancestors. They grew up gradually
through many generations, by the incessant
and untiring efforts of all intelligent and
brave People struggling forcenturics against
the power of the Grown. 10 them we are.
Ipdehfafl CIV onorI, oil f1,f H., Ioo, ~.:..I
for liberty in modern times, excepting what
we have added. But may Inow ask how
IT has happened that our opponents, in going
back to these sacred instruments, have not
thought proper to cite theh. provisions, or to
show in what manner our refusal to receive
petitions can violate the right of petition
as secured by theml Ifcel under no o.li-
CATION to supply the omission-to cite what
they have omitted TO cite, or to prove from
the. Instruments themselves, that to he no
violation of them which they have not prov
ed To be Il violation. 1t is unnecessarp.
no prafrice. of Parliament is sufficient for
my purpose. 1t proves conclusively tiatit
- no violation ofNshn right, as secured by
those instruments, I'd refuse to receive pclfs
tons. 10 establish what this practice is,
L ask tho Secretary to read from Hatscl,
a work of the highest authority, the several
paragraphs which are marked with a pencil,
commencing at page 700, nndcr the head of
Petitions OF, Matter of supply. 4
"On the 9th of April, 1904, a petition
was rendered to the House, relating to the
bill for granting to their Maiesties several
duties upon the tonnage of ships; and the
question being put, that the petition he re-
.ceived, it passed in the negative.
"On the, 26th of April, 1868, a petition
was offered TO the House against the bill
for laying duty upon inland pit coal; and
the question being put, that the petition be
received, it passed in the negasive. See.
also, the 10Th and Both of June, 1868, peti-
tons relating to the duties upon Scotch lin
ems. and upon whale fins imp0rted-Vid.
goth April, 1909.
ION the 9th of January 1908, a petition
of the masters of Nottingham being offer
ed against the bill for continuing the duties
on malt and the question being put, that |
the petition be brought up, it passed in the
negative.
"On the 2lst of December, 17O6, Resol-
ped, Thatthis House will receive notpeti
ton for any sum of money relating TO public
service, but what is recommended from the
Crown. Upon the 18th of June, 1913, this
IS declared to be a standing order of the
House.
On the 25th of March, 1907, Resolrcd,
That the House will not proceed on anv
petition, motion, or bill for granting any
moneys, or for releasing or c%ompoundins
any money owing to tho Crown, but in q
committee Of the whole House; and this is
declared to be a standing order. See, also,
the 29th Nov. 17IO,
-, On. the ,e3d OF April, f7I3, Resolved, !
That tho House will ~receivs no. petitions
for compromising debts to the Crown.
upon n branch of the Revenue, without
d eertiiicate from the proper. officer, an
nexed, stating the debt, what prosecutions
have been made forthe recovery thereof, and
what the Detitioner and his secnrifu arn ALL