Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

proceedings OF Congress.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER IL.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Resolutions and petitions were then re-,
ceived from The several States. When New
Hampshire Was called Mr. Atherton ask ed
leave To present the follow in resolutions:
Resoiced, That this Government is OF
limited powers, and that by the Constitution
/ OF tte United States, Congress has no juris>
d,ction Whatever over the institution of
Slavery in The several States IF the Con,ed
, eracy.
Resolrad. That Petitions for the addition
81 Slavery in the District of Columbia and
The Territories OF the United States, ard j..
gainst the removal of slaves from one Sale
10 another, are part of plan of operations
SET on ioo! to affect the nstilut ion Of Slave
ry III the Severa! States, and thus Indirectly
to destroy that institution within their sew.
erai limits.
HesoiOed, That Congress has no RIG il TO
u" Thai indirectly which il Cannot do direct .
", ana that The agitation of the sutie,i of
Slavery In the District of Columbia. or in
The teriItorIeS, as "A means or with the view
OF disturbing ur overihrowiog that instiiu.
Ton in The several States, is against the true
spirit and meaning Of the Constitution. an
infringement OF the rights of the States ats
'ec.ea' ana breach Of the public faith on
which they entered into this Confederacy.
Hes0ioeq, That The Constitution rests on
'ps nIod" Pr,"esries OF equality among the
members of this con fed4racy an., ,I,,t f,on-
s'osS, ~ tic exercise of lis acknow led. ed
powers, has no rigI! 10 discriminate betv zen
The institutions Of one portion of The States mr.
another, with view 81 abo!ishing the one
or promoting the other.
ReSoired, therefore, That all atternpts on
'ne part OF Congress 10 abolish Slavery in
Tue bisiricl oil Columbia, or the Territories
or 70 prohibit ths removal Of Slaves from
State 10 Slate, or discriminate belwee, Iha
constitution oil one portion OF the Cunfeder
cy and another, with the views aforesaid
are IN violation Of The Constitutional nr;n,
cipieS on which the Union Of these States
resis ana beyond thejnrisdicliun of Congress:
a.o 'hdl every petition, memorial, resoIu
,io"' proposition or paper, Touching or re>
'"'i"S, III any way or 10 any extent whales
/ yer, 10 slavery as aforesaid, or the abolition
ihereoi, without any further action thereof
DE iald on the table without printing. read
ing, debate or reference
MR.. Gushing objected 10 the introduction
Of lhe resolutions. ''''
Hir. iherion moved TO suspend the rules
which were ordered the vote stood A.,
i3!, Noes IS, aud so the rules were susren.
dcd, and lie Resolutions before the House
Several members here made an efE,,r, >,
get the Huor ="
hr A'herion had The floor, and common.
ecu speech IN favor of the Resolutions
ue'ennihg each Resolution upon Cons,i;u
''onai and other grounds. He sroke for 2O
o' "a minutes, and concluded with motion
Tor the Previous Question.
ne motion was unexpected and created
Soou zeal OF excitement in the IIouse q
henoer seldom or never preceding such a
noiion with speecii.
ar. Wi'e said he hoped the men,ber
, w""ii Withdraw the Previous Question
=. nc ises"iulions were not Southern Resolu.
tons, ard air. Wise said as one Sn,Ib.rn
man he ieputIiaIeh ,i,em.
The Speaker called Mr.. Wise to ord.r
MI Wise begged permission ofrhe H,us.
10 olier Southern Resululion-oue ib,, re
presented Southern interests. The Resolu.
,,ohs offered by The gentleman from New
fiar',Panfe ZIG moi rePteSent ibc South.
he Speaker again called MIR Wise 10
order, and The House joaed in the call
mr.. Gushing asked Mir. A,ierton In
withdraw The Previous Question.
MIR. Iiiiia hast asked lie same from Mir
h'her'on. lie said that it was not manly
or customary Tor q man TO make a long
speech, emb0dying an argument UPON any
nGjec', and then move The Previous Ones.
ton.
The Speaker and several friend, Of tbe
hGln'n'slTa'I'n called Mr.. THlnghast 10
of"er. lie WAS compelled 10 take his seat.
when The House seconded The Previous Cues.
Dir Stanley, Of Y. G.. said he wanted The
q, meinhers TO toe The mark" and should
therefore move call OF the House. Tho
call was ordered by o large vote and The
names read accordingly.
W hen the name OF Mr. WISE wss called I
ne shld ~ MIR s'peaker, as a representative
Of the South ] am not here upnn the snt.
Jet Of Abolition" The Speaker told the |!
clerk TO proceed with the call Two han |
dfed and ten me:ibefs answereJ 60 their
names.
The names ot The ahsenfees gerc called
now numbering IL membcrs--k.3 ;neu,bs.s
had answered 10 their names.