The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-02-21
REBATE IN rue SENATE.

- r.,L ST BJEcT 40 ABOIIIlON Pc
y" TIuOAS

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-, eel.l,aa. and said: ! have received.
u, Pc.,dra,. . petition % The Senale
al II..u.e al Representatives of The Uni-
:, S,,,r., MhIeh I uish 90 present Ia
=. Srnsls. Il s'gnrd by several hun.
!. 4 ,uhahuan,s 81 Ihs Dislrirl e Cnlum-
4. mi eli. a. IL the r'iy ii Washing
q. amans lhrsn recognise lie name
~ ,.,r h,si.ll r.lrrnird Mayor al Ihe city.
- .ahrf rssgeei.hlr names, some III
49,, .fe ref.snally aud aell knnan To-
a. rarv rkyrc.s ;her regret IlIaI the
.,.ai # ii trr ~ l,sI"u ii slavery suhn
ne u..,,set II T.luH,h,s G, niiuurs IL he
,sr..ra np,n thr consideration ii Goa.
as. ay ,nrn,s drT.ir aud .guIdsi 80,
-, A. 1. al nsh-r pats ii the unilrd
>.s.. Thry .l,i- that Ihry de- naI de-
..sr the .h,I,uuu II sl,yrTy SHlIia tie
l..tnel. eren a Congress P''s.ess the
,sry qes.,i.n.',ls posrr 81 ah''l,shing u.
.,.,.,u, ,hs raa.rui oi tie people whose
,s,~re.l. s"uld br ImmrdIaIcly aud d..
t,rsl, aTerGrd by lhe inessurt; thai q IL
. aas.ltan snlriy brIsrrn the people ni
t,r ni.lr.rI aud ilIrT I1n constitutional
LEGISLATURE. purify muhIcIp.l. aud one
N sh,ch M rxirrnr mllarncr ~ InIrTssI
e.a Justly IaifrlrIr; that. n ~ any future
,.st,'.d lhr prn;,ls ii The nIsIrrl should
,..sre tue .ha'Ili"n II slavery ~it.,tn u.
,ssg will doahllrss make their ai.hes
kaasa. whFa a ail be tine enough 10
r.ke ,hr mater int, consider .ian; that
ll,.y 10 nai. na IhI. "crasinn. present
Themselves &, Congress because they are
.ase.haII"fs-inany 81 them ATE n"I--
.rmr o. them are esnscIenunu.ly n2pas
81 10 slasrry--huI they appear beeause
ih,y la,liy respect the rights 81 'hu.c
Via nsn IhtI ,lrsrriplIou 81 property. aud
bsrau.e Ihry entertain deep eonSIcIIna
that the continued ag'tallon "f the qnes.
upa b. lhase wha have M right o. InIet-
irrc 9Th II. has an Injuriou, Induencs "n
tie pear, and tranquility Of the comnu-
nty. aul upon the wrll beng aud haPpl-
hs,. ii Ihhse xho are held IN subjecItnn;
they 6a,lly pr,'Irs, a. well against The
uaauthnrizrd intervention Of which they
rsaplain. 40 against any legislation m
the part ii Congress in compliance there
with. Hut. as I wi.h these respectable
pst.lonet. H. be themselves heard, re-
quest that their peIiI,on NAV be read. II
va. read accordingly. aud Mr. Clay pro-
essted. am informed by the commit
tee winch requested me 10 offer this Pc
nIian, saa Srliese. that il expresses the
'lna', unanimous sentiments Of the PEG.
pie II the District Of Columbia.
The performance of this service az
fdri. ne. said Mr. e lrs,iim ,.e oppor
tiniiy. nl which. with the permission of
The Senate. | mean nov to avail myself,
10 say something. no, only ON the par.
"eulI affects of The peli'ion. but upon
the great aud interesting subject with
wheh il is Intimately associsird.
1t is well known 10 the Senate. said
Mr.. Clay. that | have ,houghi that The
masi lu,lIriuus course with abolition PC.
u,lons has M, been Ol late pursued nv
Congress. l have believed that il would
h.V. been wIs-sI 10 have received aud
retired them. without opposisIon. and 10
have repurled against their object in a
calm and dlspassInnale aud srgumrn,a-
tive appeal 10 the good sense Of the whole
Community. u has been supposed. how
ever. by a majar,ty Of Congress. that II
sas nus, expedirnt either not To receive
the Pe,l,ions a, I'll. OF Il formally recrIv-
Ell. not to act drlinaisely upon them.
There is n substantial difference be.
tween HE "pPo.rle nplnIous, since both
'"'k 10 an absolute rejection Of the prayer
nj the prllunnsrs. But there is great
d,lierenre in the form of proceeding; AMI,
Mf. Prrs,dent, some experience IA the
conduct VI human adairs has laugh. me
" believe hu a neglect III observe es-
''biIshed Turns 10 ulien attended with
more m'schIevous consequences Than The
'"il'eI"n nf a p"sIliye injury. We all
en'~ thu, even 10 private life. viola.
w" nj Tie exlslIng ussges aud ceTemo-
"'e' ri s"cIsiy cannot take place sIlhoul
''f'"us prejudice. fear. sir, that the
'o''''I"nlsls have acquired u cunsIdersble
a'paFeh I'Tcr by blending with tie OBJ
J'st witch they have ~ view q Collateral
'"d totally different question arising out
:" an alleged vi"lauun al the right al pc
"""h. kanw full we'll. aud take great
Pe''nte IN tesuiyIng, that n"'hipg was
'rmatrr irotn the lnleuIlun Of the malnrl'
y "' 'hr Senate, from which differed,
"'an I" violate the right Of petition IN any
'a'e !" winch. according To is judgment.
''"' tight could b. cnnsutulioualiy ex-
'''srd, ar where the object of the pc
",'"n roald be safely nr properly grant
w. Sill. u must he owned that the alb.
"'''"msis have seized hid uf The fact al
''r healnrn, wh:h their peulions have
'Fee'vcd IN Congress. aud made injuri-
" Is IMPRESSIONS upon the minds III a
II re portion nf the cunmuuIly. This,
Junk. might have hcen avoided bv the
: '"'s" Witch should have been glad to