Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-11

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yidual, and that was of 4 free negro or mulalto woman,
of VIGOROUSLY infamous character and reputation. Mr..
7. accordingly moved Il suspension OF the rule, Tor the
purpose Of enabling him 10 make a further motion to
take that petition from the table, and return IL To tie
gentleman who presented 1t.
Mr.. Robertson asked for the yeas and nays on that
motion; which were ordered, and ~wcre-yeas l3l, nays
80, as follows:
Bean, Bell, Black, Bockee, Bond, Boon, Bovee, Boyd,
Bunch, Bynum, John Calhoon, Cambreleng, Carter,
John Chambers, Chapman, Chaplin, Chetwood, Nathan
iei II. Claiborne, John F. II. Claiborne, Coles, Connor,
Corwin, Cramer, Gushing, Cusliman, Deberry, Double
day, Dromgoolc, Elmer, Evans, Farlin, Forester, French,
Fry, Galbraith, Gholson, Graham, Granger, Grantland,
Graves, Grayson, Griffin, flanagan, Hardin, Harlan,
Harper, A. g.. Harrison, Hawkins, Haynes, Hoar, Hol-
liuntsman, J. Johnson, r.. NJ. Johnson, Cave Johnson,
Henry johnson, John W.. Jones, KlingensmilI, Lane,
| Lansing, Lawler, Lay, Gideon Lee, Thomas Lee, Luke
Lea, Leonard, Lewis, Logan, Loyal, Lucas, Lyon, Will
liam Mason, Moses Mason. Sampson Mason, Maury,
McCarty, Mckay, McKeon, McLene, Mercer, Miller,
Milligan, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Owens, Page,
Patterson, Patton, Pickcns, %Pinckney, Renchcr, Joseph
Reynolds, Richardson, Ripley, Robertson, Rogers, Sey-
mour, Augustine H. Shepherd, Shields, shinn, S'ckles,
Smith, Spangler, Steele, Slorcr, Sutherland, TaIiaferro,
Taylor, Thomas, John Thomson, W0ddy Thompson,
Turner, Underwood. Fanderpoel, Wagner, Ward, Web.
ster, White, Lewis Williams, Sherrod Williams, and
Yell-13l.
.Aays-Messrs. Adams, Heman Allen, Ash, Bailey,
Beaumont, BouIdin, Briggs, Brown, Buchanan, Burns,
William B. Calhoun, Carr, Casey, George Chambers,
Crane, Crazy, Darlington, Denny, Elmorc, Grennell,
Haley, Hiland Hall, Hard, Samuel S. Harrison, Hazel.
tine, Henderson, Herod, HUXLEY, VIM. Jackson, James,
Jarvis, Kilgore, Lawrence, J1b Mann, May, McKennoa,
Morris, Parker, Pearson, Phelps, Phillips, Potts, John
Reynolds, Russell. Slade, Sloane, Sprague, Vinton, Eli.
sha Whitlcsey, and Young-50.
So the rule was suspended.
Mr.. Patton then submitted the motion indicated above,
and reiterated his former statement in reference 10 the
character Of the signers Of the memorial.
MIR. Thompson of South Carolina then moved the fol.
lowing resolution, in the form Of an amendment 10 MIR.
Paltons motion:
ResoLred, That the Hon J. g. Adams, by The attempt
just made by him TO introduce a petition, purporling on
lis face lie be from slaves, has been guilty of a gross dis.
respect to this House, and that he be instantly brought
10 the bar, to receive the severe censure of the Speaker.
Mr.. T. made some remarks in support of his motion.
Mr.. Haynes moved The following substitute:
That Juhn @ Adams, a representative from the State
OF Massachusetts. has rendered himself Justly liable 10
the sevcrest censure of this House; and is censured ac-
cordingIy, for having attempted to present to this House
the petition Of slaves.
GC1ies Of "No!" "No!' Let him be brought to the
bari MIR Il. deemed his amendment preferable to the
original resolution, as it was conformable to precedent.
After gone remarks at considerable length, from Mr.
Granger,