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

Mr.. Lr"is submitted the following substitute fer,
origiDni resolution:
Resoircd. That ]. @ Adams, Il member Gon Il
Stale Of massachusetts, by his oncHpt i" ~in'ToGucr ~. "'
this flousr a petition Of Sa yrs Tor the abolition ot s," ="
~ in the District of Culumbia, committed an or,r,,u'
the rights and irrlings Of q large portion "E IT," D-c,,
Of this Union, Il fragrant con!r apt on tic dignity off,
fInIse; and by extending to Slaves a privilege oaiy t..
| longing 10 frecncn, directly intiics the slave poari.,,,
TO instruction; and that The SAID member be f,rbw,t'
called To ihe bar Of the House: and ccnsurcd b. w.
Speaker.
This substitute was accepted BY Mr.. Thomson:
The Eiscrssion was furthe. continued By I!csr.
Wise and Hardin, when
Nj. Adams ob'ainrd the floor, and stated that liz can.
sir!rrcd il II be his duty 70 remain silent while tbs :.
| s,lu,iuns charging him with high crimes were peaGir.
but gentlemen had rome on consuming th2 time u! LIE
House in such manner that he icit h" was under the Oil.
ration to rise a.d ask them 10 modify tier RESTITUTION.
because it ;,.ighl be that if he ~as brought 20 the bar
the House, he would put an end 10 this resolution faa
the fact Of its erroneous statements. The rcso!at..
CHARGED hiln with attempting 20 present 4 petition :,m
slaves for The abolition Of slavery. Mr.. Adams saq
he had not attempted 10 present i petition Ct this &C..
c~ripiIon at all. lie had risen IN iis place. ana statd
10 Tie Speaker that he had in bis possession 4 plm:
! from persons representing themselves 10 be siayr,
! bat hr had not stated what. The Object OF It was. or WIG,
lis PRAYER was; and he had asked the Speaker VII, tA"r. 4.
b. presented this paper. it woIld be included uaGr: IT,
general order OF the House, and be lad upon III" tall
lccO1IlnniV, uiu IS u W ~ ~ NS'H'' VI LF
House before he proceeded one step further. lie i.:
stated 10 the Speaker, that he would not send the pap,
10 the Chair until the question WAS s@llIsG "hti!.5 J.
would come under this general rule. As I" the lac
in relation 10 the PRAYER OF Tie petition, lie wouq
simply state to the gentleman from Alabama. VI:
! Lrwis.D who had assumed, and sent 10 The Clerk : taJ-
4 resolution importing that the petition was for Tie
abolition Of Slavery, that the gentleman was ;ais'a
ken. because it was the very reverse OF this; and II tie
gentlemen wus going 10 have INN brought before Tie
bar of the House, he must amend his resolution. II H.
gentleman was about to press his motion, and the fiuLs.
was abuu! to adopt it, they would BE- under the nec"ssts
of seeing v hat the paper was, and to that he w"u'd "".
inJIv submit. He would be willing the petition sioui!
be- received and considered, and be would be wi!!!ny t,
olmo,, any thing cxcpp: TO grant the prayer Of tnS pei.
lion. because The gentleman from Alabama might hM!
tha, It's prayer WAS precisely what hr had been $" s,EeiC.
ousIy cnnlrndirE for. Mr.. A. then went on 10 IrpI? 10
some remarks which had fallen from The gentleman i'og
New York. (Alr. Grangcr) ALTER which, he mace a &c.
fence of his conduct, IN presenting the petition OF Ger
min pcrsous from fredericksburg. Hc commended tia.
the character Of the petitioners should not he lnndr te
grounds for rejecting petitions, il they were couctirG II
respectful language. All petitions, h" conlented. .!leu.t
be received, whether they come from the highest "'
w~caIthirs, individuals in the land, or whether they cone
from the poorest or lowest III character. lie S"Itan q
4 drspo,ic Government was bound TO receive the petit
lions of the riIcst Of his subjects, and he h"prd that 10
distinction would be made IN petitions III n tree Govern
ineut, So long as they were IN respectful language.
The debate WAS further continued ny Nr. .'i'hH ~
New York, and Mr.. Thompson of south Carolina, wh'"
the latter gentleman submitted the following monIl!ca.
ton:
R.solrcd, That the Hon John Quincy Adams, by an
effort to present u petition from slaves, has Committed 4
gross contempt o! This House.
Rcsoircd, Tina: the member from Massachusetts, above
named, by creating the impression, and leaving Tie
House under such lmpressiun: that SAID petition was io!
the abolition OF slavery when he knew 1t was not, has
tritl"d with the House.
RcsOicni, That the Hon. John Quincy Adams receive
the crnsure of the House Tor his conduct referred to II
the preceding resolutions. ~,
The debate was further continued ty Mrssrs rick
ems, Cambreleng, Lewis, Glascvck, P~inckney, Law!''
Wise. and Jcniirr; and on motion Of the last gentleman
The House adjourned.