The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-03-09

8 Mr.. Speaker, ! have N my comments
Ieame to near the end Of. thesl eltor hope
hnve mt wearied the House, though. inn
IPelled BY my feelings, aud excited BY fire.
lqnent Interruptions, may have occupied
more time than lam aware Of Belore {
Turn away from this subject, let me read
! from tho beginning Of the letter the aliswefs
to tho first and second queries:
1Question LIST. DO you believe that Con-
lgress should .nuntaill, unabridged, the right
of the People to petition for the abolition Of
slavery and the slave trade in the District Of
CoIumtiag r.
[Here Mr.. Duncan, who was stnading in
front Of Mr. Sianly, answered 81 do.'
There, sir, lie comes cut like man, and
answers that question here ON this floor.
Well, sir, alter speaking in favor OF the
fright Of petition, he says:
$50 long as have seat in Congress, |
Twill receive and present abolition and all
other kinds 81 petitions, proper 70 DO pres
senfed. will also move their references TO
the appropriate committees, and do whatever
else may be proper to be done, to bring the
subjcct-matter before the body in which
may have seat, for its regular action. This
far would consider It my unavoidable duty;
but as lam not in:errogated as to the balance
Of my duty, It is not expected that should
! answer"
| A little Of non-committal 10 his an ding
to answer when notinterrogated. Butthen
comes the second ques ion; and lswant my
dcmocr tic colleagues TO hear this answer,
and | call after ton to The coincidence of
opinion between the gentleman from Ohio
and abolitionisis on this point:
"Question ID. Are you opposed to the
admission of any new State into tn Federal
Union whose CONSTITUTED. kOlerates slavery 2
mir. ST. My read this question, and Mr..
Duncan was standing near him, and answer
ed 81 AMI
There, sir, said Mr.. Stanly, the gentle
man has nsSered the question himself,
here ON this floor; there is no Van Burenism
in that answer; this is the first symptom of
what he calls whigery that have seen ia
him, though do not believe that he has a
whig spot even on the heel; he gives plain,
direct answer, 81 am"
MIR. Speaker, here we have from demo-
crat, supporter, friend, and champion Of
this administration, the confession that he
is opposed to the admission Of Florida inlo
this Union. Here, sir, we have the author
ship Of this letter admitted, and the queries
responded to in our presence. Let none of
my colleagues hereafter say this letter is
forgery; let them see, now, in his true char
acter, their democratic friend Of Southern
institutions, who voted so well with them on
the r solutions Of the 18th December!
MIR. Speaker, if any one OF my colleagues
should feel alarmed, either individually or
/ for his constituents, on account Of abolition;
if he thinks he cannot act with the Wings,
because some Of them are abolitionists, iAt
me ask him if he will join that party in
which this letter writer Is great warriors
If, sir, he flies from the, cold, icy embrace
Of the gentleman from Vermont, Mr.. Slade)
let me beseech him toavoid the arms of the
democratic representative from Hanilan
f.~-~Ass, n,.iint ss5, = confd ms 5Tudsssz11l
consequences Of such an embrace. He
would be most horribly ssabsorbed.n For
my own part, had ra:her
| ellie in cold obstruction and to rot:
/ This sensible warm emotion to become
| A kneaded clod; and the delighted spirit
/ Tobathe in fiery floods, or to reside
In thrilling regions Of thick ribb'd ice;
| TO be imprisoned in the yiewless winds,
| And blow with restless violence round about
| The pendent world,''
Yes, sir, all this, rather than be the victim Of
such absorption!
1t may be a matter of taste, and it may
be bad taste, but | had rather pass night in
Falstaff's bu; basket, rammed in with socks,
foul stockings, and greasy napkins, "affiict
ed by the rankest compound of villainous
swell that ever offended nostriI," than to un-
| dergo such locofocdUmbracc!
Mr.. Speaker, have finished with the let
ter; lquit, turn away from lis disgusting
details, with pleasure.
There MIR. Duncan said, read the whole of
| the letter.
MIR. Stanly said there is too much Gift, 1
can't stand it.
Let me read it, said Mr.. Duncan.
Mr.. S. Mr.. Speaker, wish he had an
opportunity Of reading the letter to the House !;
should like to see the Southern democrats
listening to him! If it is in order, would
make motion that he be allowed to go to
the Speakers chair, and read, expound and
explain-l should like to see the exhibition!
Sir, have not the physical strength s0read
and comment on the whole of that letter at
this time; ! have not strength Of lungs suffi-
clent to answer all the remarks of that good
democrat. Sir, great part of his speech
was about matters do not understand; he
had much about "yelping and how, bowl,
howling.n II | should enter into cohpeti-
ton with him in believing and howling, /
should be forcedto bring buffalo bull or a