The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-13

Chair deprves the members Of the House Of Represcn
tatyes'of their rights under the 3Oh rule OF order
Here Is debate. Debate consists OF 4 conflict OF
reasons here is conflict am stating my reasons;
am not debating am stating reasons that belong to
me, and claim my right contend that there shall be
no in this House the free unetterel move
ments OF the human mind. You might well attempt
to iet,er fame with bands Of fax as to feter the free
immortal mind.
Mr. PETRIKIN again rose to order
The SPEAKER said he extremely desirous OF
avoiding any unnecessary question OF order IN this mat
ter The gentlemen himself be conscious that he
was violating the spirit and meaning of the rules OF the
House.
Mr. WISE, With great respect for the Chair and
for the House, will endeayor to gope my way,
have been speaking fast as for my life can will
endeavor to get out as many OF my reasons as can.
aud the rest will write yes, will write ard will
endeayor to unravel the whole plot; will expose this
fine scheme Of Northern President with Southern
principles.
The CHAIR reminded Mr. Wise he had no RICH.
to assign his reasons why he would vote for the
resolutions, but only why he should BIO excused from
voting.
Mr. WISE spoke now yet more vehemen,ly than
ever so much rs to be utterly unintellgble to the
| reporter
The CHAIR again called him to order
Mr.. WISE. II my remark is out Of order, then let
| it 90 for nothing have other reasons The Stale
of Massachusetts has declared the doctrine that If
Southern slave goes into slayeholdng Stale, no
ipso fdci0 free
The CHAIR, Tho gentlemen from Virginia must
take his seat.
Mr. WISE appeal from the decision Of the Chair.
| The CHAIR now stated the question Of order. and
about to put it for decision to the House, when
Mr.. WISE withdrew his appeal will not further
trouble the House know il is arbitrary IN It's deci-
sions. and will ask for nothing. -
The CHAIR. Then the gentleman from Virginia
does ask to be excused from voting! ....
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| Mr. JENlF'ER, of Maryland, said he would
briefly state the reasons why he desired not 10 vote
upon the resolutions now under consideration. In
doing which, he would endeavor not TO respass upon
the rules, which he knew were limited The reso-
uons intended 10 affect the rights Of the slave
holding States, and the Representatives from the
South have had no opportunity TO examine them
| They have been proposed by member from the
extreme north of the non-slavholding States and the
previous question has been called and sustained prin
cipay from that quarter proposition to print has
been refused and an opportunity to examine denied.
From what can be inferred from the speech OF the
mover Mr.. ATHERToN OF New Hampshire,) who
called for the previous question Immediately after,
the South have reason to believe that some sinister
object is intended The resolutions affect the rights
of the slaveholding States; and series OF resolu-
tons are offered by member frop. the extreme
North who refuses any opportunity of examination.
| We OF the South ask no favors from that quarter,
but we insist upon our rights and as our institutions
TO be invaded claim the right to reply to and
repel any thing affecting those rights. TINS Is now
denied We OF the South cannot be heard in de-
fence of our rights Therefore, (sad MIR. do not
intend to vote upon question sprung upon US with
out notice, coming from source which we should
dstrus denied the right to examine, the privilege
Of seeing in print, matter which may negatively or
armativey affect our most important interests, and
we cannot be heard. decline to vote, for another
reason, which is, that these resolutions are now
forced upon us, not for the purpose of allaying the
excitement upon this most important question as re-
CARDS southern interests, bnt for political purposes
The South are prepared to protect their interests.
| We desire not Northern advice how they shall be
managed, We know our rights and we will protect
| them.
do not ask 10 be excused from voting, but shall
| not vote upon question when believe the North
have no right to interfere, and is exclusively south
| ern matter. .l.s ."-
| The question was now at length taken on the fol-
lowing resolution, being the first in the series moved
by Mr.. Atherton
Resoiped, That this Government is a Government Of
limited powers and that by the Constitution OF the
United States, Congress has no jurisdiction whatever
the institution Of slavery the several States Of
1 the Confederacy. ~e,
And the question on agreeing to this resolution
was decided by yeas and nays as follows:
Alien Gas
Banks, Beatty, Beers, Beirne, Bell Bicknell, Bid
die, Birdsall, Bond, Borden Rondin, Briggs, Rrod-
VIM John
ham, Childs Clark, Clowney, Coffin, Coles, Con-
nor Corwin, Crabb, Craig, Crary, Cranston, Crock
EFT, Curtis, Gushing, Cushman, Dawson Davee, Da-
ves Deberry DeGraf, Dennis, Dromgoole, Dun
can, Dunn, Edwards Emore, Harrington, Fairfield,
Isaac Fletcher Fillmore, Foster Fry, James Gar
land, Rice Garland, Giddings, Glascock, Goode,
James Graham, VIM. Graham, Grantland, Grant,
Graves, Gray, Grennell, Griffin, Haley, Hall,
Hammond Hamer, Harlan, Harrison, Harper,
! Halves, Hawkins, Haynes, Herod, Holt, Hopkins,
Howard, Hubley VIM Fl Hunter, RI bert M. T.,
! Hunter, Ingham, T. B. Jackson, Jabez Jackson, Fl.
Johnson, J. Johnson, VIM. Cost Johnson, Nathaniel
Jones, John w. Jones, Kem, Kemble, Kennedy,
Klingensmith, Legare Leadbetter, Lewis, Lincoln,
Logan, LOOMS, Lyon, Mallory, Marvin, James M.
Mason, S Mason, Martin, Maury, May, Maxwell,
NJ Kay, R. Mcclellan, A. Mcclellan, Mcclure,
McKennan, Menefee Mercer, Mligan, Mitchell,
Montgomery, Moore Morgan, s. w. Morris, c.
Morris, Murray, Naylor, Noble Palmer, Parker,
! Parmenter Paris Paynler, Petrkn, Phelps, Pick
ems Plumer, Pope, Pratt, Putnam, Randolph Reilly,
Rencher, Rhett, Ridgway, Rives, Robertson, Robin
son, Rumsey, Sallonsla Sawyer, Shelter, A. H.
Shepperd, G. Shepard Shields, Sheplor Sibley,
Smith, Snyder, Southgae, Spencer, Stuart, Stone,
Stratton, Swearingen, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas,
Thompson, Titus, Toand, Toucey, Towns, Tur-
nev, Vail, Wagner, Webster A. S. White, John
White Whttlesey, S. Williams, J. w. Williams,
Joseph L. Williams, C. FL. Williams, Word, Yell,
Yorke-l98
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Evans, Everett Potts,
RUSSELL Slade--6.
So the first resolution adopted as above
| The House, at near O'Clock, then adjourned.