Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-24

Dromgooe, Edwards, Harrington, Fry James Garland
Rice Garland. Grun,and, Grant, Gray, Haley HameT'
Harper Hawkins, Haynes lnlsey, tioi'' tueiey' !ns
ham Thomas Jackson, JeDii'r, Joseph Johnson WA
Cost Johnson Nalhan'c! Jones, Lew's LOOMS nIahIy'
Marvin. Samson Mason, Martin Maxwell, Mckay, ko'
ber,. Mcclellan, Abraham Mcclellan, Montgomery
Moc,e Morgan, Noble, Parker, fafmenicr, ihrips'
Pickens Pratt John h. Prenss, Sergeant D: fteh"ss,
Richardson, Rivcs, Ramsey, Augustine H. Shepprtu'
Shpplor Snyder, Stuart, Swe"rinsen, Turnry, nHii'
Vorderycer, Webs'er, Weeks Whiillrsey. Lewis va
laras. jared w Williams. and Joseph l.. WiiIiams-e3
Ways Mees,s Adams, Alexander, Herman Allen,
" Allen Bond Borden, W Il Calhoun, }. Calhonn
Carter. Chambers CLANCY, Chapman, Childs Ctat0
Crans,on Crockett, Gushing. Davies, Deberry, Dunn
Evans Everett, Fillmore, Gddings, G"ode, VIM Ora
hnu GrennelI Hail, lsrrisoa, Hastings iawes Henry
Hetod, Howard Jabez Jackson, Henry Johnson kenTe
DIV. Lincoln, hlcKennan, slenefee, Mercer, Mitchell
Matthias Morris. Calvary Norris Naylor Noyes, Ogle
Pearce Peck, Pope, Potts, Putnam, Ra'Iden, Reed htog
way John Robertson Edward Robinson, Russell, Sal
tonsail, Sergeant Shefir, Shields, soulhga!e stone
Stratlon, TalIaerro, 1ilI!nghaSt. Ioland a. D. Mm'G
John White, Shcrrod Williams, y. II. "iiiiah's ""'o
Yell. and Yorke-74.
No, being twc.h:ras the House refused to suspend
the rules. .. ,
Mr. Graham of North Carolina, on leave, submitted
the following resolution:
Rlsoir,d Tina, the Secretary Of War be requested 10
inform The House he cam ha, number oil The
Cherokee tribe Of Indians are now remaining IN inc
State of North Carolina; what means the Government
has provided io their subsistence, and why they were
not removed west of The Mississippi river according 10
The terms Of the treaty. and the provisions Of act OF
Congress- passed al The last session; and, aso now 10
whom and Tor what has the money Appropriated unuet
that act FOR subs and removal oil The ShetoAee
Indians, been expended and applied
The resolution having been read
Mr. HAYNES said lie had just received letter repre-
senting similar state of facts except that e nuH"er
Of suffering Indians was greater than stated by Mr.
Graham. (two or lhrce) Mt II letter conveyed Tue
81 fb,,p IpUin hlI lIpD
Mr. Graham replied that his information was, that
these indians had taken up the line OF march at
all.
Mr. Montgomery aware That great complaints laa
hren made m relation this riaer and also very gfen
com lair,s on the part Of the Volunteers recently called
into the service Of the United Sta'es in that section tie
would therefore, ask his friend TO accept an amendment
calling upon the Secretary Of Wai also TO inform inns
House by these volunteers had n' been PAID Tor er
services
Mr. Graham did not wish 10 have his resolution EN-
barrassed and therefore declined accepting his col
leo CUES amendment. 49,,
MIR. DcGraf moved the previous question; which
prevailed and the resolution was agreed to-
Petitions and memorials were tlen calico LOT IN '!e
order o States -
Messrs Evans, Robinson, Davee, Anderson, OF Maine,
Mr. Davee presented the petition Of Thomas NJ ftc-
bic and eighty one Other citizens OF Lebanon, III Inc
State Of Maine praying Congress not 10 admit any new
State into the Uno whose constitution olerates slavery
and to reject all applications aud propositions for the
annexation Of Texas the United States and requesting
that The petitioners may be heard in person, or by coun
sell before the committee; Which petition was aId on
the table under the order of The l2h Of December, ISIS
Messes Cushman and Alhenon, Of New Hampshire
IMr Cushman presented the petition Of John Haven,
and others, praying Congress 10 recognise the indc.
pcndence Of the Republic of Hayti referred to the
Committee Foreign Affairs
Messrs Fletcher, Grennell, Reed Cushing, Lincoln,
Borden SaltonsaIl Parmenler, and Adams, Of Sassa-
chusells.
Mir Adams then said he had large number CT petit
tons present the subject OF Abolition, and asked
leave of The House explan the position he occupied,
and to state The Of his adopting the course he
had done in presenting petitions %: this character. lie
further asked this courtesy the il1use, because lie had
received Of letters threatening him with assa:si.
nation for this His real position, he was con-
WINGED, was no, understood in the comfy.
Objection being made to Mr. IS. making his state
ment
Mr.. Grennel moved suspension Of the rules.
Mr. Bond called for the yeas and nays; which, being
ordered, were-yeas III, nays 50, as follows:
Icas-Messrs. Alexander, lleman Alien, John w.
Allen, Andrews, AycrIgg, Beatty, Bickntll, Bldce,
Bond, Borden, BoulGn, Buchanan, VIM d. Calhoun,
John CaIhoon, Garter, Casey, Chambers, Cheathan,
Chis Coffin, Crans,on, Crockett, Cushing Darling
ton, Davee, DAVE. DcGroG, Dunn, Edvafds, Evans,
Everett, Ewing Richard Fletcher, Fillmore, Fry Rice
Garland, Giddings, Goode, VIM. Graham, Grantland,
Graves, Gray Grennc, Haley Hail. Harper, Hastings,
Henry, Heod, Howard, Jeniicr, Henry Johnson, WIN.
Cos, Juhnsnn, Nathaniel Jones. Kemble, Kennedy,
klngcnsrnl,h, Lewis Lincoln, Marvin, Samson Mason,
MauTy, May, Maxwell, Robert Mcclellan, McKennan,
Mcneire. hillgan, Mitchell, Moore Calvary Morris,
Naylor Nnyes Parker Parmen;er Penrce, Peck Phelps.
Plumer Pope Potts, Pratt, John II. Penliss Sergeant
s. Prentiss, Putnam, Rarden Reed Rencher, Ridgwav,
Edward Robinson Rumsey, Russell, Snllunsall, Ser.
gegnt, Shelter. Shields, Sbey Sladc Snyder, South
gate, Stuart, Sira,ton, 1allaierro, Tnghas, Toland
White, Whr,,lcsey, Lewis Williams, Jared w: Will
lums, Joseph l.. Williams, Christopher H. Williams,
and Yorkc-ll7.
.Yays- hcssrs Anderson, Banks, Beers, Brdsall,
Boon, Bronson, Chaney, Chapman, Coles, Common,
Crabb, Debeuy, Dromgoole Duncan, harrington, Jas.
Graham, Grant, Griffin lamer, Harrison, Hawkins,
Haynes, Ilosry, Holt, Hublry Robert NJ. r. Hunter,
lngham Joseph Johnson, Logan. Lyon, Mallory James
NJ Mason, Mckay, Abraham, Mcclellan, Mercer, Mil
ler Montgomery, Morgan, Samuel w. Norris Murray,
Noble, Paris, Perkn, Richardson, Rives Sawyer, Au-
CUISINE H. ShePpcrd, ShcPlur, Spencer, Sanly, Stone,
Swcarngen, Taylor Turney Sherrod Williams, Word,
and Ie-5o
So the rule susps nded.
Mr.. Adams then made his statement in the course OF
which he distinctly avered, that though he had so ear
nesy advocated the right Of persons 10 petition for the
abolition Of slavery in The District Of Columbia yet he
not himself prepared 10 grant their prayer On The
contrary, 1t the question were presented at once ne
should vote against it, He knew what change might
be wrought upon his mind by full and lair discussion;
bat yet lie had reason 10 change his opinion
though he lad read all that had been written and pub.
shed this subject by the Abollonlsis themselves
MIR. A then length into his reasons for offering
the resolutions Of inquiry The controversy between
Messrs Stevenson and y COnne.
Mr.. A. having concluded his explanatory remarks at
three o'clock proceeded TO present 10 The House his nu
petitions praying for the abolition Of slavery, for
the repeal Oft, resolutions passed by the House the
l2h December upon thai subject and also that the mover
of the receive vote Of for introducing
then into the House. Also petitions praying for the
recognition Of the Independence Of Hny and against
the admission into the Union of any State tolerat.
ing slavery. Also, petitions praying for The establishing
congress Of nations.
MIR. A having got through at four O'Clock, petitions
and memorials further presented by
Alessrs Cranston and TInghasl Of Rhode Island.
Mr. Phelps of Connecticut.
Mcssrs Hall, Allen, and Everett of Vermont
Mr. Hcmen Allen, presented the petition Of Hector
dams and 1919 Others for the erection of bridge from
Milton 10 South Hero upon a sand bar in Lake Cham