The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-02-17

rzaR0a % DelicAr AasAs Y hAAs -
g. srprelse BIS indurncr over nv
- I-..d ,lss influence . greasin every
80. whieh nv dsly does MI inter-
barrier against - exefcise-and
49,. ,dsire would have been that |
- aos present The pesillan. did
ssosse b place myself 10 lhs posi-
:. adhered % The righI Of petition;
~, ne say here. lea me petition Be-.
- sga,leBsn frnm Virginia has slat~
= fr.'n Tree negroes-Prosliiules. a. he
..,ooses, Tor he says there = one such
~ psper. and hr iniers thai ihe rest
n de same desenpli0n-fsaf had not
.,,.r,d nv opinian alall. Where Is your
- vhieh SAYS that the mean. and the
- ,ad .l,e degraded. shall be deprived
= he rieht ol petition. il their moral
S,,,e,sr Is not good! Where. in The
Id lreemcn. was The right Of petition
-, ulseed on the exclusive basis Of
.,r,lry and virtue! Petition i supplica-
s,,--,i Is enIreaiy-il is prayed aud
: ERE is the degree II vice or immortality
v,ieh shall deprive The citizen Of the
,.hs 10 supplieaIe for q boon. or To
.',v C,r mercyi WhsFe is such Law
= be found! II does not hrlong 10 The
-,., ahiecl despolism. There is no
,s.l,u,e monarch on earth. who is not
cancelled by the Constitution of his
r,unlry 10 receive the petition Of his
prayle, whosoever they may be. The
s,l.sn Of conslanlinople cannot walk The
.,rer,s aud refuse 10 receive petitions IRON
,bs meanesi and The vIless IN the land.
Tn. Il the lzw even Of despoIism. And
ma. does your law say! DOES IL saw
ihal. hefme presenting = peIitlon. you
,baI loak InID u. aud see whether il
cams from the VIriuaus. and The great.
.ni the mighty! No. SIR. IL SAYS no such
h n: the night of pelIlian belnngs 10 al.
And. - far from refusing TO present a
pruliaa bscausr IL might come from those
os ~ the estimation Of the world. IL
would be an adiIuonsl incentive. Il snrh
iacriuse were wanting. THIS | say To
nv friend iron Virginia. [ Mr. Patton.
But | must admit that shen color
ennrs into the question, there nsy be
Ol7rr considerations. II 10 possible that
bis House. which seems % consider % go
graf crime N allemp, 10 offer a peIi-
pOn from slaves, may, for sughl know.
ny that ireemen. IL no, &c the carnalion.
shall ne deprived u The right Of petition.
in he sense u the House. II is possi-
be. sir. that had | known The peiIlion
from Fredericksburg 10 have been from
sOlored people. might have taken into
~ CONSIDERATION the question. not whe
ihsr ought n present The petition 10 the
House. bus whether. in the temper Of this
House. ii would BE- prudent Tor me 10
present IT, SIR. | did not know that
hess were cnlared women. The petition
sa' sent without any indication Of the
sOlOr or condition Of those shn sent IT,
Al I'll events. 70 did 10, purpori 10 come
hon slaves; and when the paper which !
h'I held in my hand came 10 me a. a
psnnOn from persons declaring then
selTe. IN be slaves. ! dill not prrsen, IL.
but asked the Speaker II n came with
in me general order ri thu House. am
snll SaInng for tina, jeclsion. and if IL
should be- the decision 0f the Speaker
that The petition cannu, he received.
because il comes from slaves. I shah
submit To the Determination nf the House.
u The House think proper To receive The
PenIi"n. shall present IT,"
The debate occupied the attention Of
The house until Thursday. when it vas
Drought 10 close by virtue Of the pre-
tl"ns question. During the progress of
ne Affair the resolutions underwent va.
nous notifications When finally acted
upon they had assumed the following
form--
!. Resolved, That any member who
snail hereafter present any petition from
ne slaves Of this Union nueh, to b. con-
sae'rd as regardless Of the feelings Of the
",''e, me rights vi the southern States.
and unlriendly TO the Union.
ihe question on agreeing 10 this reso
luton n vi" decided IN the negative--yeas
". nays los.
= Resolved, Tia, the Hon. John q
Adams having soIemnly dlsclaimed all
aesIen oil doing any thing disresprc,ful to
.ae House in the inquiry he made Of the
speaker as 10 the petition purporting to
oe from slaves. and having ayowed his
,alea'lon M, N Offer to preseu, The pc
u"on 1t the House was Of opiuim that il
"neh' M, to be presented; therefore. all
iar'her proceedings in regard 10 his con i.
GncL do INV cease.
! ne Question on this was also decided
~ "e negluve--yeas 81. nays 1877. Aud
acre The matter ended.