Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-21

r,,,;.in. Pope, P.a!., Rencher, Rhetl, Riress,
r,1''s, 't,'Snm Rnmscy. Augustine H. Shepherd,
J m Sh,rard. Sairds, Soulhgate, s'anty, swst,'
n''fs ,,',',,rIrn Titus, Towns, Wagner, Lewis WI
~ 'cr.-,,d Williams. Christopher H. iiiams' WIS.,
ms W,-,h; rton. and Neti-el.
w Vc,sf3 Adams, Alexander, JOHN w Aleu-
Ny, andfcws. E,ckuelI, Biddic. Bond B"rdsn,
A'-' D.,nson. Buchanan, Wm. Il. Calhoun, casey,
- rf;n. Corwin, Cfansium, Gushing, Cnsh'nan,
I.' .,nn nt,ce. Davies DcGFaii,, Dromgnole, Dun
H., F4,yards Evans. Everett. Richard Fletcher.
.,.r. Fillmore, Foster. fcy. G'dd!ngs: Goode,
'I. c,L,,, Grant, Gray. Grcnnell, Haley, Harlan,
WV ii,s,,ncs. t;.nry irrod, Hopkins, Howard,
,h,mas 3 Jackson, 'rniler, Kemblc, kcnue.
5,,cr,rs.:h Icadnct.er, Lincoln. Ln"mis, Marvin,
'.",n7 Mason, McKrnnan, Miiligan, Morgan: Mur-
80. \,yIa-. Noble, Noyes, Os!e, Parmenter, Peck,
49,. piuIner. Potts. rGinam, RaIiden, Randolph,
80 n,5rwav Edward Robinson, Rus sell, Sattonstail,
~r. S.bsy S!Ade, Snyder, Spencer, Strat,on, lay.
Tbc,,as. ri!iiaghas', Toand, Foucey, Turney, Un'
,I Vail, Webster, Weeks. Albert s. White, Jno.
- Whi,tIescy. Jared ". Williams, Joseph L. VIII
49,. and York; loo.
. The Honse refused TO lay the petition OF the table;
=. MAS then referred to The Committee on Foreign
w. Wise said, being in minority Of 81, he gave up
:.g, and Withdrew his motion made yesterday 10
,r,itgr the reference OF q similar petition pre-
,.a h Mr.. Grennell.
o. f.;.,au, and memorials, chiefly on the subject Of
t5,,,n. &c. were presented BY Messrs. Lincoln,
r..as Calhoun, Hastings aud Saltons,ai, Of hlasSa
NJ saonstall. presenting petition eu,ilsr TO the
..rs IN re;aioa 10 Hayu,
' M srp objected 10 its reception, and went TO
49, ont The distraction between tone Ede petition ask.
COMMERCIAL question: for the interchange OF re-
i"s, between ,wo countries and those from Adolf
. ,n, no for the purpose of subscribing the ends
J 4os;rns ,iev had in view. Mr L.. then argued that
s Co,s,!,icn did not prohibit the House from refus
| =, Tgcel,e petition, any more than by giving full
Of snecch it authorized RIGHTEOUSNESS OF speech
h,h,n,y and cited various cases in support OF this
o.,t IN the Blush Parliament, from Haiselis Ere
A. C,sSr!an then said that at the rate they were
oy on no business wGnG be done dusiRg tie session.
and 10 aG in progressing It, he demanded the previous
casson, hut II was not sustained by the House-ayes
o. noes 19
nr Pe,rikin then moved that the House adjourn ::
ISIS to 80
n, Sai,oas,a then proceeded 10 reply to Mr Legare,
and lrnied the ilnnpired connection which that gentle
man had con;ended Tor He also denied the power CT
The House to refuse to receive any and all petitions
whose LANGUAGE was respectful teruls and cited the
nsrdnen Of the Constitution on this subject 10 SHOW
i The ,ir of petition had been secured 10 the people
on the troades possible ground. In the present case,
no insisted the petitioners asked only FOR a Legitimate
phi-c, an object within the power OF Congress, and
which Congress had repeatedly acted heretofore in
similar cases lie again denied that this subject was
connected with the; OF Abolition, though he was pre-
,rrd to meet the latter, ind expressed hope that the
nc vas not far distant when that question would be
ne, ann deliberately and calmly discussed both by the
Na,,h and the South.
Mr. Harrison then renewed the motoa 10 adjourn:
wach Preral''ng.
The House adjourned.