Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-01-01
EssEINpA-a'ss'Es CDNGgESS.
FIRST SESSION
DEBATE IN SENATE.

IT'S reference to the Comnce Tor tho District oil
! Columbia.
| Mr.. KING called ior the question on its rscep-
| ton,
! Mr.. GRifNDN moved to lay that question the
| table, but withdrew the motion at the request of
MIR. CLAY, OF Kentucky who SAID II mann
fest that tins subject WAS extending itself In the pub
lie mind, and exciting aud more attention.
His opinion rs to The expedency of any c9is-
laton the object prayed iur well known. He
thought Congress ought not to do what asked
by the petitioners. But hts main object III fslug MS
To ask the Senator from New Jersey, Senators
from other quarters where thls subject agta ed,
whether it was confined to the object of ahoshius
slavery in the District, exclusively @eNteut ell
10 other objects; whether, in short, large numbers
who had signed petitions ot the abolition al slavery
here, had not been induced 10 do SO 10y the uotlon
thai the reht of petition had been assllled and with
view to What they believed 10 be their consti
tutlonai right Mr. {. though became the Senate
to CONSIDER we'll whether the course heretofore pur
snesi ~ MOI receiving The petho0s "as the best ono
and whether, on the contrary. the course formerly
proposed By an ex-senator from VI. MI INIef,)
would NOT be best 10 sati.iN and calm thu public
mind winch course was to refer the petitions 10
Ithe Committee for The District to some Other
committee, and Obtain lrna them report dclbe=
latcy aud fully discussing the whole subject, which
meh be sent torih II satisfy the public mind, aud
prevent any future interference o. tlt subject II
Wa well uotthy Of consideration, even Al this late
day. whether I'll, course not best Calculated 10
caIl,Ith public mind.
Mr.. " Nil respondedto his appeal. and, in sub
stance, airnaiieeiy. Abolition petitions were on the
Increase IN New ersev ,-and that increase WIS owing
merely, lac did not hesitate To say To the manner III
which The peoples petitions lad been received &Snn-
mary treated by Congress. lie would lave those
pettons respectfully received aui properly referred,
and ihrn. he aitested, that many, very many, who
signed lh,n them, would be content, aud the mFet
tunity Of Congress upon thu point by these peti-
lioaerS would. t'r from increasing. rapidly eea>c
Nr.CAL1lOCN sud that lac hid narrowly watch
ed tls sumo abonunisn; aud tla he had already
lad his views upon It's or2tn and character, hcole
thai bodv. l. hes drepn thr principle q FmHI=
rista, aud fana,icism Is not to be argued with Tn
ol, mode Of tcatIne lhr qpcsjloa to meet It n
ij,1ae al lie door ii tie Chambers attack AID q.
ycrsaow it. 1t the iIoi,jcr>. GIVE hrm tie prclmI-
nay sep. ana give them all aud hc was IN IA.
vor. rather dian ,ird tothcm TO makei breach
OF tic Rules o Oi1e IA thai hudE lot any Senator IL
ucsenl sucha memorial there; excepting. lie al
del, such memorial s!id oomr ui ROM tie people
fife dlsff4ct itself Mr. {. trsed At ~ the one
ofly question win cll uud eve, work dissolution vi
Tins Union.
hcssrs. SWI l|I oi Vermont. PRIN1lSS, III
colleague. and NILES, Of Conncclicut added tirlr
tcsllnouy to that 81 Nr Wall As 10 the increase el
lori,ion lnen1orlallsts AT tic NuIth aud IN the md
H.. = ties and attributed ihs. sanr moving eau,r Tor
spfh T. crease gentlemen from Nrlnlont show
ed that the legislature of that State had taken up
the hing. and was the consideration thai the Right
of p clifton had bcen rc.cied on, By the mode nl
ir,. tillu D lilions oai the people on tins subec
which lial ,nost alarned tllt body. Nj Mics
vent more NJ length into the subject which tie treat
ed with an billy, and common srnse, and sinewH-
ness rarely exhibited in Ls addresses the Sen
ate.
Mr. STR ANGE. OF y. {. said he was sorry 10
hrar that tins rxcitrrGi WIS spreading as had bren
IIegrtl, hu. lac did not Il gree tint this fact
rood lsoll FOR tie II ccpon OF lhr etltions.li e
discussed lie haraclcI o1 fanuie5ln. a#d cuulen-
dea that man may be ilnalc, and Set apparently
very sincere honest and Consistent person. H.
viewed all who signed these memorials IN thai light;
and urged the uuc5nst. luionaluy tr.e petlt.o
upan The ground iai action on lie prayer q them
was pn where NJ, srfihcd BIZ the cosii,tian tn
duty of Congress. He received thr notion 10 IL
the question Of reception on the ta1le.
Mr. DAVIS Of Missa= hIsctt, begged lun Ia
withdraw that motion for moment 70 cuabe INN Ii
make a sinalc statement
Mr. STRANGE remarked that he believed be
could not Withdraw II.
Mr. CLAY OF hv., observed that he lad called
tot iaoi nation and II was but common courtesy 10
permit such replies IS Senators were WING 10
make.
Mr.. Strange said lie would withdraw II, rs II
seemed The pleasure oil the caate.
MI DANl Is observed that lie had certainly no
very strong desire 10 advise The Senate On tins Sub
jet. lie had been called Oh by Senator to answer
certain queries, and he had iIsen tor that purpose
lie thanked The gentetnan tom North Caroiiha iot
his courtesy IN giving HIM an opportumiy-a cJut-
esy he thought he had the right To anticipate at his
hands considering that he himself ldd Just Deeh ma
king long speech upon the subject beiofcih Sc
ndtc.