The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-02-09

denounce him as traitor and couspirst@s
The Great rejected was running a =
this Tabid ssrnin, when Prentiss rove 10
point # order. Moore, too excited to think
Of what he was saying, got more furioas at
this Interruption. and said 10 Prentiss, "will
the gentleman please to take his seaif"-
Prentiss said, his point Of order was, that
MDro was attempting to intimidasc the ad-
minstfation by menaces and dennnciations.
Moore, with mare fury, sharply cried out
..ihat's my affair."" "Oh then" said Prem
tss, 81 withdraw my point If order. if the
gentleman insists rpon abusing his own
friends"
Moore however, adled bat few words
10 whit he had said, it appearing as If The
had totally severed :he current
Of his thoughts. He is very excited when
speaking, and every one expected tn SEQ
him go off in one Of his !i,ntng is. II in
deed deserves The title oil "roscIBLK FEE.
BLE!'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Jan. 81.
Mr.. Haynes, Of Ga. this morning asked
the House 10 suspend the rules for the pur-
pose of going into the con-id ;raion of The
Presidents Message. Questions being
| made, the yeas and nays were ordeed upon
The no'ion To suspend, and tie House re-
fused by vote of "a ayes To "a NOES.
MIR Graham, Of n. c., then offered a rss-
olution calling upon the Secretary of War
for information. The resolution was adopt.
cd. The information sought for is TO ask Of
the Secretary, why il is that 600 Cherokee
Indians are now in N. Carolina ut The point
of starvation. This is a fact | believe, and
the cause Of il is presumed 10 be misap.
plication Of the public money.
PETITIONS
| Were then received from the several sta,s.N
beginning with Maine. Petitions were pr)oo
scented from all the New England States,
asking for the abolition Of slavery in the
Distric of C.-for the abolition IF slavery in
Florida-for the abolition Of the slave trade
against the admission of any new slave
state into the Union-for the repeal OF the
resolutions OF Dec. laying abolition memo
rails II on the table-agaInst the aDnexa-
ton of Texas to the U. S.; and for vario.s
other objects connected with the abolition
movements.
When Mr. Adams rose, he said he had
|
relating TO the abolition Of slavery. Some
of them would be laid upon the table, un Ter
the rules of the House, and others nigh, be
referred. Before presenting these petitions,
Mr.. a. said 1t would lie gratifying 10 him
If the House would allow him 10 state his
position. He wished to he understand by
the House and the country. for he was not
now understood He had b.f,re him he
said, multitude of letters, a II of Them from
the Southern secii n "f the County, and all
of them shrea.ning him with assassination
Whether these letters were Intended to
threaten or in;imidlte him, or To pm, The
threats INTO execution, or were intended I'D
quiz him. was a matter of no importance
But 1t was right that he should be understood
and he therefore asked leave to make a
Statement.
Objections being made, Mr. Grcnnel mo.
we'd TO suspend the rules. The ayes and
noes were ordered, and The motion was sus.
tanned. Aayes III, mes 53.
! MIR Adams expressed himself grateful to
the House for the indulgence rran-ed In
reterrlngt' the letters received by him, he
said that they bore different post marks, and
came from different parts OF the country
) Some OF them came professediv from friends
; and seine OF them threatened him with as
sassnaiion, and one # them chali ngins
hun Ia ii :ht Il duel, nam.g time, place, wea
pons &c. Mr. A. said he hal nu crs, the
challenge was a forgery, ai;l,aagh IT bore
the name oi one known Ia him. Mr. A. far
Their saIt 'hai, as quesin of privilege, no
had rishi tn cali the attention of the H,ase
to this sahJecI. BIT h. chose m "a do so,
because such course would hive consumed
great deal of the time oi the Hr.se. MIR.
A. then said that i. was wei known, car
shon'd be well known. that he was M i.,r
granting The prayer Of the petitions. am
) SAID he, againssthe prayer, and ii The ones
lion shoad come before the iioussihi> di,v.
| siionli vote agains: the a.ol.,i IN 90 Save
ry in the Dis;ric, OF Columbia. have
made ihis declaraiinn repeatedly
1t II could he done, Continued Mr.. A i
would 'o-mprrow Vote Il re cede the Ds-
trIcf"f Colnmhia to the S.ltes If Maryiand
and Virginia. would have The Capitol Of
the Conntry in some section where slavery
does not exist. do not think the Con ,i,u.
ton OF the U. States would allow This, aud
therefore | shlII 70, prnpuse i, or vote for il
when proposed by others.
wish, said Mr.. A, that nv views should
he understood upoI this point. | wish tho