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I RssslrsJ, That the Hon. .. q Adams, by
the attempt just made BY him 10 INTRODUCES .
pshiion. purporting on IT. face To be from
slaves, has been guilty Of . gross disresyeet
10 thIs House, and tina, he be Instantly brought
10 the bar, TO receive u.s severe eeEs-rs u tie
Speaker.
MIR. T. made some remark; IN sup
port Of bi. motion.
MIR. Haynes moved the following
substitute:
hat John q. Adams. a Representa-
nve from the State OF MasSachuSetts,
has rendered himself Justly liable -
the severest censure Of this House; aal
- censured accordingly, for having at
tempted TO present 10 ,his House the
petition Of slaves
lCries of NO :" mo- Let him
be brought to the bar %
Mr.. III. deemed has amendment pre-
fersble 10 the original resolution. as IL
was conform able TO precedent.
After some remarks. al considerable
length. from Mr.. Granger.
MIR. Lewis submitted the following
substitute Tor the original resolution:
shas . - n
tie State u Massachusetts,, BY his afisni;,t to
Introduce iu,0 this House petition " slaves
for the abolition of slavery in the District of
COLUMBIA. committed 81 outrage On the rights
and feeling Of large Portion OF The people
of nis Union. fragrant contempt 90 ,Ls H.
bIty u this IIoGse, aud 10y extending to slave.
privilege only belonging TO fIesmsn, direct
ly iocItes the slave population to insurrecti.n.
and that The ssid member be forthwith called
to tie bar " tie HcCse and csnsCssd b The
Speaker.
The substitute vas accepted ty Mr..
Thompson.
The discussion ~as further contin-
ued by Messrs. Wise and Hardin. - hen
Mr.. Adams obtained the floor. and
stated that he considered 1t 10 be has
duty to remain silent while these reso-
iuiions charging him with high Chimes
were pending. but gentlemen had gone
on Consuming the time OF the House in
such manner that he felt he was under
the obligation 10 rise and ask then. TO
modify their resolutions, because ID
might be That If he Was brought u the
bar al the House, he would put an cnd
to this resolution from the fact Of ia
erroneous statements. The resolution
charged him with attempting To present
a petition from slaves for the abolition
of slavery. Mr.. A. said he had not
attempted 10 present petition Of this
description al all. He had risen in has
place, and stated TO the Speaker that
he had in has possession paper from
persons representing themselves 20 be
slaves. but he had not stated What lbs
object Of II was, or what its PRAYER vGs.
and be had asked the Spe aker v heiher.
If he presented this paper. 1t would DO
included under the general order % the
House. and be laid uron the table se-
cordingly, and he meant to have tho
decision Of the House before proceed
ing one step further He had stated
TO the Speaker that he would not send
the paper to the Char until The CUES
tion was settled Whether il would come
under this general rule. IS 20 the fact
IA relation 10 the prayer Of the petition.
he would simply state to the gentle
man from Alabama. (Mr. Lewis Who
had assumed. and sent 10 the Clerk's
'sb'. resolution importing that tie
petition was 70: the abolition Of slavery.
that the gentleman was mistaken, be-
cause u was the very reverse Of lhis,
and Il the gentleman " As goIu. 10 have
him brought before the bar Of tho
House, he must amend his resolution.
II the gentleman Was sbou: 20 press
his motion. and the House vas about
to adopt u, they would be under tho
necessity Of seeing What the paper
was, and 70 that he would Willingly
submit lie would be willing The pe,i-
ton should be received and considered.
and be would Dc willing ior almost any
thing except 10 grant The prayer Of
this petition, because the gentleman
from Alabama might fad that as pray.
eT "a, precisely wis, lac bad teea 20
sirenuousIy coniendiag !ot Nr. A
then went on 20 r,lly 10 soa.o remarks
which had fallen from The geR'l. nan
from New York. (Mr Granger. after
which he mae defence Of his con
duct. ia presenting the petition Q. Ger.
tain persons from Ffedei,ckshsrg-
lie cOniendsd tha; ,As character at
tbe petitioners should not te made the
groVsts fo' rejecting petitions. e they
Wsfs couehed "a fesptciai i1rzlsge
Al petitions lac oonicndcd should -
received whether they rome from Tho
highest or Weslthiest indisiJaais 10 to
land. or whether hey rome from The
poorest or lovest 90 character Thr
sultan - = despoifc Government Vas
bound to receive ihe peteiofs q the
West subjects. and be L"ped TIA, 10
tifiIuciion wsuld be r.ade "a Petition,
BOZ a free Government. 50 loas - fA-y
ere ~ fe.rsetfuI isreuaee
The debate vrs further csntinusG IS
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