Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-16
TWcnty.fOurih Congress,
SECOND SESSION.
c,respondcl,ce qftIe eau.mote rdr'4ot


WAaulNoroN, fch 8, 1897
Abolition! Aboluun' Abolition IN the House,
Abolition IN the Srnaiel A petition fro II slaves
asaln@t the abolition OF slavery \ re .olnton t.
bung John Qunry Adams 10 the bar Vi the House,
and eensute hlml
There has heen great deal Of excitement NJ
both ends Of The Capitol, during the whole oil to
day, but especially IN The house. After The read
M of the Journal, the report va, received from
the JOINT committee appointed 10 ascertain and
report mode OF determining aud settling The e.
lection ol President aud Wee President. This
report /, III substance the same that made by
Mr.. Gfundy 10 the Senate on saturday. Wed
nesday /. fixed for the day oil counting the vulcs.
The report was adopted, and rs II sample
ought 10 be afforded Of what the South Ia, IL cx
peel from the coming administration, there m
medialely arose such S enc ot excitement rs
has not been e,sed IN Congress lor many
day.
Mr.. Adams presented number of petitions on
the subject OF the abolition Of slavery from var.
Gus States anl among lhcm onc frum fr-dc
uck hug, IN NmIlnl These wrrc all lad o.
the table rs The order oi the lloust du, ted 80
Gn all went oil quietly enough. Gh" Pir>r-
dent sldl Eeepna he H. eal1 hr had ia hI,
po4. =. ION a pruuuu Ion tl,re. nj cblGtrtrr
different rom the pclltlan- he had just offered,
and he asked tbe Swaker. whether It was sub
lcot To the ordfr Of the II ,u,e adopted under Mi
Hawe,' resolution & nu I've Land on rhe table
The speak,r declined To give a deei non, "a the
que 4ilon Nas new. Mr., Patton then rose and
after making some remark on the character Of
the petlilon from Frederick burg, that II was
signed .y people OF color, abandoned women, &c.
moved that 1t be retutnei t the man Ier rom
NJ astntiuseu<.
Jul at TIN, point Mr. Thompson Of S. C,rolI
ma fo.e. an! offered re SOLUTION, that MI Adam
IN presenting petition from sllpes praying lor
the abolition al slavery. bal committed groa
contempt upon the House & tudhcr moved that
h" he brought II The bar and receive The censure
OF the House.
by Mr. Lewis of Alablmr; hu, ,hc substance
was mol altered debate Of great animation q
interest rnsue1 Mr. Granger made a lew iorcl'
bic and impressive remarks, IN whrh he entreat-
ed the lIoa e to act with caution and dclberaiIon
Ia - serious matter rs ls-int reso.uiioh OF
cen>ure on member; but anlnaGterei IN strong
terms on the reprrheu>ble ron lu't oil Mr. Inns,
IN presenting >neh petitions the one rc'etfei to
bv Mr.. Patton & the one pnrporIlns 10 come ifom
slave. Mr. WISE spoke with III, acoustic ned |
spirli & energy against the rcso luton OF ccneute. |
He considered that the House was mpre to /
blame for the course they had pursued Oh In, /
question than the gentleman from Md,sachu- !
sens. and h. thought II petitions were 10 be ne
celye1 af ALL that slave, had Is much n1ht 10 /
present ittn Is OtDtI7 ib ''I'A u '''''N ~ w
MIR. WISE was exceedingly eloquent IN some .
parl> of IN, speech. Several Other members adj ,
Dire ,sea the Iousc; aud among them Mr.. Patton, /
who called upon The member, 10 TAX" care lest .
" m,eht do IN act OF injustice Ia the gentle |
man rom ssachuarits. 1t might, he 'ad, turn
out that his pet,hoH raS not toi ne dboi'hoh
Of sEfcrrH MI Patt0n's remark, excited I'M /
menee euro lily IN every part OF the House, and
when Mr.. Adam rose, the members poured down /
into TIM al ,e aud pa ,sa4", and seats near HIM,
il such crowd, that the pcakor WAS obliged to
aud order them back 10 their proper |
place.
MI A. said that as gentlemen bad undertaken .
TO olIar re .olulion VI cen on hun he had de /
terrniaed to remain silent because he knew that II
he should be brought 10 the ban, as the Previous /
Question would not be applicable 10 him, he /
would be allowed 10 Sp ak Tor hlmscli,& he could |
nut down the re soluton ol Cen,ure by II single /
word. He denied altogether what the resolution
charged He had not attempted to present the PetI-
tion. lie had only informed the speaker he had
such paper n his PROCESSION, " t'Rta Wh"l
would be the order OF The House upon It, lie mad |
not made a sinsle step farther than thatie now
told the gentlemen who proposed the resolution
Of cen ,nfe that they were mistaken IN one nm |
portant MONT. The petitions were not lof the an |
clifton OF slavery but The rererSe! They would !
therefore be obliged to amend the cen>urlns re-
solution. Instead OF praying the abolition OF
slavery, these petitioners pay loI the very th'h9
which the resolution /. designed 10 accomplish
And tbcse slaves are the auxiliarles OF the mo- |
yers of the resolution, not their oPpo ent>
Mr.. Adams then defended him I, present |
ing the petitions for the abolition of slavery, !
on the ground Of the right Of petition; but he
svowed he wa, and always had been aotorlously |
adverse TO the prayer Of ,uch petitions :.
Alter few remarks from Nh. Mann, Mr.
Thompson, of South Carolina, offered a resolu-
ZION similar to tina, he had introduced at hfst'
but emitting the statement that the object oil the
petitioners was the abolition oil slavery. H.
commended tina, the IRE en'aiion Of any memona
from siaces wa, insulting to the House and IL
the southern people Mr.. pickens ook the sam,
round. Mr.. Giscock and Mr.. Pinckney also
,uppored the resolution of censure. Mr.. Cam
hreling ioima,ed thai the petition was aoax
attended 10 insult Mr.. A lans, and got up TO-
or the purpose Of agitation. He said he believed
IN, ,ners were southern gentlemen present Hao