Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-02-21


AAss souss ren.srs. ffsra M. Bosid,n.
~. Thout*oH, Il \. G.. moved 10 smeRd the
-,>oisa.o. 90 q. 10 read az Gie-.-Resolsea.
That the fiOa. JS.s u. ADAM. b. Introducing
pssss,ea from free ssSroes. md By an ai.enF, To
is;retocss psustes from sLsNEs. 6.s been gvil-
" ess gsoss Ss,respSi to tho Hoase ard ,hs, be
BE- issss1isisiy kfosg 10 ibe Bar II tie iiosse.
10 receive iks severe reesao VI the srsskgk-
NJ. Thnrrtsoa ss.d be posposs ~As to conhns
The Fesaluiien the s,iespP' 10 Pfesshi PeiHioa
fen sSaso. lie Therefore. modified the rcsels-
uon o. ..io snke out The ~etds relative TO The
tsiiiioa from n,sllsuoes.
Mr.. Tbosupson .s.s he Ind f-i RENE cell re.
prcsoh Of the ccolus.s AID fosb.afsoce Nih which
he bsd fsf tofss toe is.ulis ah5 ovtrg.s COIN.
raiiied In ibis Hou,s upon tie people whom hc
Represented. lie ~,s sensible. too. thsi The IN
osasis'y auemp, of,hs gentleman from Nsssaeha-
sciis. t9 excite Tie slaves TO murder aud uFinc
"a, natter pan,sh,sle BY the las. u lie D,sif.-i.
Bsi he could aot loagcr asa representative from
. .ls,o holding STATE, safcr tbose outfsges to 60
Uaesuked. lie bed hoee'er, no fears Tor the
Unlon Were he less devoted thau be wss TO the
In.iitaiions ri this country and TO the Union he
would thank the gentleman from Massachusetts
for his oostse here. II ~a With extreme psin
that he iatfodseed this resolution but he feitu
10 bs doe TO himself ard to the House, whose
rules had been violated aud to the members
shose feelings had been Outraged, by the course
Of the gentleman from Massachusett. TO offer II.
Mr.. HAYNES ssid, With view to arrive al the
object. With greater facility, he moved to amend
the rtsolution 80 10 declare that the Hon. John
Quincy Adams had rendered himself justly liable
To the eensure Of this House, for having attempted
to introduce petition from slaves and that sceor-
DINGHY he 10 eensured.
Many voices eried out, mo- no,"--"no ..
pendInepi,"
Mr.. Granger expressed his regret tina, the Hon.
gentleman from Massachusetts,. whom he had
stood BIZ 10 the whole Of question Of the rights
Of petition. regarding as he did that right as one
II the most sacred character. had undertaken TO
Ck<apoa il by bringing petitions OF such cbaTae'
seisr before the House. lie opposed the resolu-
lion on the ground that the gentleman from Mas.
ssebuse,ts had not yet offered the petition but
had only made inquiry respecting it. lie entire
y condemned tho course Of the geo,lemsp from
Massachusetts. The right Of petition he had adj
voesied 90 the right of lfeemen, no, Of slayes.
Mr.. Lewis offered, as Substitute for The feso.
Luton, one which declared that John q. Adams,
having, by an si,empt 10 present petition from
slavss. committed III outrage on the people Of this
Union and on the dignity OF ,h,s House. and excl
ted the slaves to insotrcc,ion. be called to The
Bar Of The House and there receive the censure Of
ihs Speaker.
lie hoped that southern men would not condo
seend to debate this question but that they would
ct once ascertain whether the House had the pow
or and the will TO pass this act Of censufe. II
not. they should 60 home and prepare meet the
question, in the result Of hlch their liberties and
.sfety were involved.
M Wise sad he had Just been called from the black hole
Whist ss,d he, the matter here Wha, tues Is creI
why the House has permitted all sorts Of papers to be
sad here Every thing has been permitted 10 be present
ed ssrs .na snds, ,as o. ID, Hone ne h,a '1a me
ved deserpi ofreYtIe. and 'emn TO our bosom
Nov the House had hrown t,e nio fever and for WHAT
WIN merely because Of the abolition petitions present
3D. hsppens 10 BE- black one lie would as sf oe oh'en
By black mole White one lie feared the whites and
not blacks The slaves had moie night and more reason
10 petition for aboon than the white people Of the north
ho interest ia the subject lie rd'eulsd the house
fot their ,ekly ssasivsness this black petition When
A.. peos. came from the white slaves the north-ihea
that he felt alarmed and eici,ed lie would not JOIN
Ia the eismor against e member from Mass for present
,ss p~itons from blacks lie held the House responsible
far The whole lie had almost sad though would
be fo.ns fs that he did blame the gentleman from
Mas for ~, But he could him unless
., the same time he could those members OF the
Tos.e who bad pot in his power TO take this eosre
Patio" ;eoAs some s h 70 Spp ., ss
whether the Pe,,oa from slaves was 90 quiz imposed up
os The geatlensn.
Mr. Aaans ask hos this question had changed t'
character, and assumed It's present form
The Speaker said the motios Of The gentleman from South
Carolina Of high privileges, and Was any time in
order. -,
M Adams boyd he sad that before he was brought 10
the the OF the House the pfesiou
essst,oa world deprive him OF Opportunity 10
S~l ,s k.s defence lie wosd gentleman TO chang
the pAr.sso, Of the resolution. that when lie came
ths bsr Of the he shoad not Ia sbe By single won
70 ps, 81 end ne sedpg fvry member had ehag
cd HIN With sttemps 10 pteseat ps,iou from dawes
He spy.aed TO the Speaker 10 whether lie had attempt
Cd 70 present the ps,oa. lie had made such attempt
We stated he'd paper pspoieg to be from slaves
ID b, tssaiy names 81 them with crosse,
sh., ia very ha nd rng lie had bot stated the oh
,e Of the pspet Before he took step further he he
s,ss1 for tbs Of House upon the Question ~etA
ar c.se wka the ofde 81 The House cFocung AL PsPc'
relative 10 SLAYER, 10 be lad the table Gentlemen
siso istaksa s the ohec, o. tie pe,on u bad bee
t.lsa m granted that II Tot the patton Of slave
s,cA -,s noa the fact Cenllenen we're misi.kea.
sIaiiar the paper reader necessary Io' the HOUSE
stss the rrsolsiisn u mssi be that Tic Pe,iaa NAs
w.less the lsoion % slavery lie thea proceeded 90 rep
% tbs remarks q NJ Paos ~hon he hoped he eOele q;
cali n. hsesd merchandising What bad h.PPsHed.
liz alA ~h~a he presented that pesioa thai
wss from frye bl,ess bot he 90 aware that TIE ng
<pon ooalssd 10 prsons q good moral etsfse,e
lie k,1 tie prsii4oa 10 TIA gsr1lsnah om
fAr Psaasa tsa.e he Aces that he uoed oppose ia
s<ntaaoa lie hs4 s~srs from the ume rhea ae hsi To-
he here bSIh Psse AID 10 pr'ais DECLARED Ais'
10 b. sdres< shs sh,8a 81 sis'ey he ds,rl Of
ts.es be tssof q a4atsa.u. The ugh3 peito
asA h.A issfsoss Pse~sniss even paper the sst9st