Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-01-03
BATH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 1899

Elections made a report in the case OF the
contested election in Wisconsin Territory,
concluding with the following resolutions
Resulted, That William Duane Doty is
entitled 10 a seat in the House, as Dele.
gate from WISCONSIN Territory, and that
George W. Jones, is not so entitled.
This report WAS made the special or o
the day for Thursday next
Saturday, Dec. 22-TAe SENATE had
but short session this day. a few petitions
aud resolutions were presented aud then
hey adjourned TO meet on Wednesday.
In the HOUSE, the first bushes in order
was motion Of NIrAd ans 10 refer petition
for the establishment Of International relaii-
ons with Iiaytito the Committee Of Foreign
Affairs, with instructions TO report thereon
A / exciting debate followed upon this sub
iect. but we have room for only the follow
ing sketch.
The first part Of the motion prevailed
aud the petition was referred.
The question being neat upon the mo-
ton to Instruct the Committee to inquire
and report on the subject,
Mr. Adams said the petition for the rccog-
milton y! Hayti was reasonable enc, aud
was in conformity with the uniform practice
of the Government. We acknowledge the
tight of every people to change their gov
crument even by the process OF lnsnrrection
We always recognized the government de
fact He could not conceive for what p'ir-
pose the committee Of this House was APP
pointed, unlPss II was to consider such
questions as these, and the House wonld
violate their faith 10 the ualion. unless thay
attended to such irnpnrta II subjects. Upon
the subject of IL recognition ot Iexas tl!ere
was an enquiry aud detailed report. Ii
Thu; subject cannot be investigated, where
will the suppression oi' the light of petition
end: YOU receive petitions, you will not
refer them, and if you refer Them, you wall
40, deliberate upon them. There was no
end to the devices and ingenuity OF the ser
vice part of this liou+e, for the purpose OF
suppressng The right of petition. Ceres OF
order, order do not, Sir, by the servi!e
par, ofthis House, mean the sIaveho'dihg
pH,t orl,! Here were cries OF order, min
rlcd with much laugItcr.
The greatest and best Of the Southern,
statesmen had been aboii,ni'ists! Why
then, we're ahuliiionisis aud their principles
tobe feared? George Washington, whom
we all profess to admire, as the father oi his
cuntry, was an HboIti0nI5t.
Elr Wise deny it.
MIR Adams. | assert it, and will prove 1t.
George Washington, Oh his death bed
eaancipaied all his saves lie was an alb
oitonl-t in the most extensive sense OF the
word, (ol,ler, order The Speaker inter-
posed aud refanded 1ir 4. that he had
wandered from The question. MIR Adams,
going on - i'll the gentleman deny that
h)ma, Jefferson was an aboltlonist' ire
newed cries Of ordcr) state these facts to
show that the principle Of Ambition has high
AUTHORITY, and here assert that every man
hasa rirlt to be an abolnionist. tCries OF
ORDER The CO nmilee Of foreign affairs and
the House cannot object 10 the consldera-
ton of subject, npon the alleged reason
that it is connected "th abolition, because
the petitioners have night TO DC abolition
isl if the, choose to be. The House cannot
by imputng to them this supposed motive
exclude tier petitions
Mr. Eouldm of Virginia, rose he said to
give some reasons why he should vote Tor
the motion of the gentleman from. kiassa-
chus,tts lie thought the reference and
consideration of the subject would give
more peace and quiet 10 tae country than
refusal to consider it. he refusal To give
an answer to petitions had not diminished
the agitation here or in the country, and
peace aud harmony here would he produced
only by referring and answering these pc
i;irns He had thought differently here
tufnre but experience had shown MIN thai
the House had pursued wrong course. =
| The policy Of the House had put 1t III the
power of the friends of abolition to make
an excitement, on the subject of the sup
bression of the right Of petition and the
right OF speech here.
Mr. Byuum followed. The South, said
he, has borne and foreborne They had
instructed the House not to bring up this
discussion here. He unprecedented that the
observation-disclosures of the South, were de-
ceiving the South and suffering this dis
cusson to GO ou--The South had been
deceived aud betrayed by some of her own
sons and by her pretended allies OF the
| North.
In answer to Mr.. Adams Suggestions
tina, the,abolitonists ought not 10 be feared,
he said, in his most excited manner, "no,
Sir, when we can meet them face to face,
not here but where we can reach them, we
will show them whether we fear them or
not. terrible ~ Every terrible p said
Mr. Adams. in derision = Lang h,er.
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