Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-02-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Mise the independence of Texas, was lost,
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, Feb. 6.
Mr.. Adams stated that he held in his hand
a paper purporting to be petition from slaves,
and asked the Speaker if it came within the
order Of the House on the subject OF petitions
and papers relating to slavery. This gave
nse to protracted discussion and most extra
ordinary excitement. Many cried out audi
bly, "expel him." (Mr. Az "expel him. Mr..
Thomson moved resolution to call Mr.. A. to
the bar of the House to be censured by the
Speaker, Mr.. Haynes moved as substitute
resolution simply expressive OF censure, and
Mr.. Lewis moved as substitute, resolution
TO call Mr.. A. to the bar to be censured for
committing ian outrage on the rights and priv
ilepes of large portion of this union" for "a
great contempt on the dignity q The House,
and for directly inviting the slaves to a.
rection by extending TO them : privilege be-
longing only to freemen. Mr.. Adams said
that he did not presentithe petition, he only
asked the Speaker if such paper was inclu-
ded in the former order of the House. The
discussion was continued till the hour OF ad.
iournment.
The petition was beyond doubt hoax. 1t
is supposed to have been prepared by some
Young men in Washington TO rdlcule MIR. A.
for the course taken by him on this subject. 1t
prays far his expulsion from the House.
While the discussion on this subject was
pending, Mr. Patton moved to reconsider a
previous vote of the House tolay on me table
petition presented by Mr.. Adams purportlng
to be from ladies' of Fredericksburg in Virginia,
against the slave trade in the District OF Co.
lunbia, for the purpose of returning it to MIR.
Adams. lie stated that he examined the Pc
tition, and there was no name OF any iady m
Fredericksburg to it, for he knew them ak.
The only person known by him ofthose whose
whose names are on the paper was mulatto
of Infamous character, and he supposed the
others were no better. The motion to re-
consider prevailed, and the disussion was con-
tinued.
Feb. :. The same subject continued, with
out any decision.
Feb. 8. The votes for President and Vice
President were counted, when it appeared that
If. Van Buren, had l67. ID. Webster IL, W..
II. Harrison 81 H IL. White2G e. NJ. p Man
rum IL. For the Vice Presidency K. VI. John.
SON received l44. ]. Tyler AZ, w. Smith %.
Feb. g. The resolutions in relation to Mr..
Adams were taken up, when Mr.. Patton mo-
we'd and Mr.. Thomson accepted the following
substitute.
Resolrel, That any member vino shall here
after present to the House any petition from
the slaves of this Union, ought to be consider
ed as regardless of the feelings Of the House,
the rights of the Southern States, aad; ;unts1end-
yto the Union.
Resolrcd, That the Hon. John Q. Adams
having solemnly disclailned all design of doing
any thing disrespectful TO the House in the IN
ouiry he made Of the Speaker as to the petit
ton purporting to be from slaves, and having
avowed his intention not to offer to present the
petition II the House was Of opinion that 1t
ought not to be presented; therefore all further
proceedings in regard to his conduct do now
cease.
Mr.. Adams Addressed heIIouse n defence.
The dehase s-- ;.icn terminated by the pre-
vious question, and the question on both reso-
lutions decided in the negative. On the first
92 to l05 on the second 81 to l37.
DIR. Wise from the committee on his resolu-
tion of inquiry into the Observation-Disclosures
made report that r. NJ. Whitney had been
summoned to appear before the committee as
a witness and refused.
Feb. 10. On motion of Mr.. Lincoln reso-
luton was adopted 100to 81, requiring the
sergeant at arms to arrest R. NJ. Whitney and
bring him to the bar, to answer for An alleged
contempt in refusing to appear before a com.
1nittee of the House, and that he be allowed
counsel.
Mr.. Lane moved 10 reconsider the vote by
which the first resolution in relation to the
case of Mr.. Adams was rejected yesterday.
Postponed.
PETITIONS FROM SLAVES.
Feb. III. Dir. Taylor o; n. Y. asked the
unanimous consent of the House to offer a
preamble stating that the firstresolution adopt
ed in the case of Mr.. Adams might be con-
strued into an expression Of opinion Ia reia-
ton to the right of slaves to petition Con-
gress, and resolution declaring that they do
not possess this right. Objection being made,
Mr.. Cambreleng moved to suspend the rule
After some desultosy debate, Mr. Taylor NOV
ed to suspend the rule for thepurpose Of taking
up the motion made by Mr.. Lane yesterday.
Carried l59 to 10.
MIR. Taylor moved as substitute tor the
original resolutions formerly adopted, and now
again under consideration, preamble reclt-
ing Mr.. Adams inquiry of the Speaker, with
resolution, declaring that slaves have not the
right of petition. Mr.. lngersol moved sub