Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-08

Woneea of Congress aQtoNEt.A otst ~
w-~S~,,. On Wednesday, me remain.
-, -fwr AthertOn's resolutions were
c.5 ,Irongh the House. The second
IN the following iorin 81. e..s.h
.,..;-, ~ slavery 10 the District q Lo.
S...s;. md The Territories Of the United
49, md against the removal Of slaves
60 - STATE % another. are q paIi g,
,I,r "a operations set on loot 70 e,isct tne
1iioS 81 Slavery IN the several aless
80 thne Indirectly to destroy that lnssitu-
-. ;rl,;n tlisir several limits.
Ib;s vas passed 1886 10 05. Thethird
rssoIuiIon vas then read.
Resclpsd, That Congress has no right |
40 that indirectly which 4 cannot GO
directly, .3g aB
so 'rbe novelty Of this proposition, ksays
,bs baltimore American, standing alone.
crciIed some interest 10 the House and
tsn MI. Adams negative answer was
uttered in loud clear voice, i excited
some signs Of merriment.
THE proposition was carried l73 70 so.
The balance Of the third resolution was
chem carried after some objections from
Thompson Of South Carolina, 90 IS TO
read as follows; a Z.
3. ResolUsd, That Congress has no
rioht 10 do that indirectly which It cannot
as directly; and that the agitation Of the
subject of slavery in the District Of Go,
Iunbio, or the Territories, as . means, and
with a view Of disturbing or oyerthroW-
inc that institution in the several States,
4. S4binss the true spirit and meaning Of
ne Constitution, an infringement on the
rights ofthe States affected, and breach
81 thS public faith in which they entered
into this confederacy,
The fourth and last resolution was then
divided and adopted separately, by very
large maiorities. They read as follows
" 4. ReSoEped, Thatthe Constitution rests
+. on the broad principle of equality among
tbe uiembers Of This Confederdcy, and that
sf,on6rsgs. h the exercise Of its acknowl-
edcsd powers, has no right to Disseminate
between the institutions Of one portion Of
he States and another, with view Of
abolishing the one and promoting the
other.
s. ResoIUed, therefore, That all at
tenpts. on the part Of Congress, to abol.
Ish slavery in the District Of Columbia,
or the Territories, or to prohibit the re.
moVal Of slaves from State TO State, or to
discriminate between the Institutions Of
one portion Of the confederacy and anoth-
err with the views aforesaid, are in viola
ton Of the Constitution, destructive Of the
fundamental principles on which the union
OF these States rests, and beyond the ju.
risdiction of Congress, and that every Pc
( tilion, memorial, resolution, proposition,
Or paper, touching or relating, in any way,
or 10 any extent whatsoever, to slavery as
aforesaid, or the abolition thereof, shall, on
the presentation thereof, without any fur
Their action thereon, be laid upon the table
without being debated, printed or refer
ted.
The foregoing resolutions, with the one
published on Friday, are supposed to have
been the result of caucus between the
Northern Loco ocos and the Nullifyers
and on Friday the 14th, Thursday and
Friday both having been consumed by the
subject,) Mr.. Wise made the charge, d.
rectly, in debate in the House, as to the
construction Of the last resolution. Mr..
w. having objected to the reception Of an
abolition petition from Massachusetts, the
Speaker said the question Of reception
could not be raisad rri~- ~ -
0t tho House directing that all the memo
rails, petitions, &c. relating to slavery,
should, on presentation, be laid on the Ia
bic. Me-. Wise then proceeded to com
ment, with great severity, upon the course
Of certain Southern gentlemen on this
question; and appealed from the decision
Of the Chair, in order to test their sinceri.
~; 10 ascertain where they were to Be
found, since the adoption Of the precoa-
eeFtCd resolutions. Quits a animated
discussion followed, With some hultering
among the wounded pigeons from the
South. Mr.. Pickens Of 8. G. rather dis.
claimed the caucus movement while an
obscure Loco-foco from Virginia, a Mr..
EiVes-not he Mr.. Rives-spoke SO We
hsmently as to incur the reproof Of the
Chair. After much disorder and cross
firng, the question was taken on Wise's
appeal, and the Chair sustained les to 8.
Mr.. w. declared, before the question was
taken, that he thought the Chair right,
but was anxious to See who was who. :
ID the course Of the debate, Mr., Thomp.
son took occasion to annoy the Oal ian
little Speaker BY Offering to assist him II
keeping order, provided be could be tolC
how hs should % Il Rap, rap, went the
-Sboakeris hammer. @'Fhe gentleman
from South Carolina is out Of order" crieS
mr.. Polk, sharply, Thompson lookec
quizical, and the House enjoyed the sport
The following are the yeas and nayl
on Mr.. Clay's amendment 10 the fourtI
inslalment bill. The ambndmbnt pro
posed 70 iasert Jan. 1S4O."
The YEAS were, Messrs. Calhoun, Ola,
Of Kentucky, Clayton, Criltendep, Davis
Poster, Knight, Merrick, Prentiss, Rives
Robhrss Ruggles, Smita, Of Indiana
Spence, Swift Tallmadge and Tiptoi
Niss-Messrs Allen, Benton, Brown
fBuchanan Clay, Of Alabama, Fulton
Hubbard, King. Lumpkin, Lyon, Nor
,fia Nicholas Niles, Noryell, Pearce
vtr'slnn, R0ane, Robinson, Smith Of Con
Strange WalIer Wall Williams, 3
Ne, Williams Of Miss.-26. SIS
The bin as reported BY Mr.. Wriqh
was then ordered 70 Be- engrossed.
ri "a fne Senate on the 18th, a bin il re-
gard g pensions excited some debate. Il
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