Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-26

oD,r1s,ne 4 Pos.rros In the House OF kePresen'
ts,iyes on Monday, MIR. Adams SAID ne nao oeio,e u'
orrnt number of memorials relating TO slavery Jul oe
G,9s he nesented them he would ask leave 10 make
statement TO the House for the purpose Oh CORRECTING
and Of showing his True P'son WIN
reference to the important subject OF the aoo''o" VI
slavery. One great reason Tor ms askne ;h;n ,h
make statement was, the fact OF his having "'. 'e
k fortnight received numerous letters from Inc ooulh
threatening him with murder and assassiha"o, " 9a''
he perssled in his present course
Objection being made,
Mr. Grennri moved Suspension Of the rules on
which motion the yeas and nays being DEMANDED were
ordered and werc yeas H. nays 90 81 he iuirs were
suspended r.,
MIR Adams Then adyerted to the character oil The let
,e5s he had referred 10 lie SAID that while some 81
,he,n contained dec, threats of assassination others
were c"ucicd in friendly language, be- :'ng him !'r
Gods sake drsis IRON his course, or liz would DC as
sursdy murdered
Some of them ven, sn fat challenge hun 10 fight
4 dreI on the subject One in particular, named The
rifle as n weapon and assigned time and place, giving
the only alternative of being murdered IN lhe streets
lie wished it understood, however, that IN noticing
them. he had no view of asking The action ol Inc HOUSE
| upon them. as a question of privilege.
MIR A. went on to say that from The time the hrs pc
t,ion had b. en- presented the House for the abolition
OF slavery in tie District of Columbia he had never
voted in favor Of the otfct. And mat question were
To be decided this day. lie would not vote ut IL, as II"
his opinon il was not expedleut. He would mol say
that his opinion nigh, not be changed alter uH and
far discussion of the subject but his present opinion was
decidedly adverse 10 such proposition.
| He said he had read with much care the arguments
aduced in avur ,he abolition OF slavery IN the Dis
rcl but they had failed to convince INN OF me propfe
~ Of it, 1t evident, however, that he had hecn
msunder stood the subject IN the South anu hence
the origin of The letters he had received lie could not
believe that There for apPrehPnsion
however as il was much easier to tat about mLrd"rng
a man than to no it; although the subject OF abolition
may be of sufficiently exciting nature TO arouse te
passions of some yen to the performance oi sns' a.
MIR A. then alluded TO the number OF rttllGhs he
was constantly receiving, accompanied with pressing
letters desiring him 10 do justice TO them Under snch
circumstances he felt it his duty I" present them sngy
and individually to the House as he thought The p't-
TONERS had RIGHT have their petitions considered IN
a respectful manner. He made that explanation IN
order that the House might know the nature and elf
cumsance under which he acted, and with view 10
remove the odlum which had been cast upon INN
lie then adverlrd TO the resolutions offered hy HIM on
a iorme! day relative 10 the conduct OF Mr. Stevenson
Minister 10 England, aud maintained that IN 80 o"
ing, he had been ac'uaed by no personal feeling, but
because he consds red it the duty 0 the House to take
tn. matter under consideration Mr. y concluded by
| showing that even anung The Aboiitonis's "t lht
North he not considered an advocate 10 the ihii
extent of their principles, but that the petitions were
entrusted To him the ground OF his unconrf0nlsng
adherence 10 the right Of petition, which right ne would
| at all risks, ever maintain
"Tur SCENES" in the House OF Representatives OIL
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them may he obtained from the meagre sketches taken
! Mr.. Bynum addressed the House at considerable
! length as well as with considerable warmth.
I'm the conrsr Of his speech, MIR Bynum spoke OF the
certainly tina, The Secretary would be blackcned in re-
I pu,aun by the committee
! Mr. Wise demanded explanation; and whether he
meant TO say, that the committee would Intentionally
m'-rrpresent what true, say what was not true:
! and v helher Mr.. " Of the members, had ever
! done. would do So:
! Mr. Bynum said were he not disposed, Of his own ac-
cord 10 do all that fair, he should dsdaIn 10 answer
the inquiry; but he determined 10 look at the cnun.
try and to look his party He had nothing 10 do With
! the gentleman from Virginia an individual. lie
should to any question which required him
To select that gentleman, any other from the rest OF
the committee There were some gentlemen on the com
nitipe foe whom he had the highest respect but d.
ma nd nC the kind which had been made would Of itself
prevent his expressing any opinion Of Individuals
! GMr Wise still insisted. The gentleman had made
some exceptions Did he mean to designate him:
! Mr. b said if the gentleman wished to put questions
10 him. he had better wait till he had concluded The
pcnipmans scorpion rod had terrors for him Would
he force gentlemen to say they did not believe his de-
clara,ions' The gentleman might have believed them;
! might have made them in gond faith. He had no ex
. plantations 10 make 10 the gentleman.
! Mr. Bynum continued his speech, in the course Of
! which he made some severe anlmadyersons upon the
! Wing side Of the House, &c
! Mr.. S,anly replied with equal severity; and some
! remarks passed between him and Mr. Bynum OF per.
! s,nalv hostile character,