Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-17
PETITIONS TO CoNGREss.-so numerous

greatest importance as those Of The most ludic,ou
that much OF the time OF its members are oecupied
offering and squablng about the mode of receiv
ing them. To give our readers some idea of III,
character Of these Petitions and the prospect O
their leadieg TO any important result we have selec
ted one two specimens
Mr.. WISE rose aud said Mr.. Speaker | am :,
bout to present petition of unique character, l.
has been presented to me, and is addressed 10 tls
House Of Represenla,ives. Iii from one man and
zone woman. do not know whether they have been
joined together. il bears the names of Jamos s
Wt.ue and Louisa Grosyencr, of Calaias in the
S.a 1 Maine The petition has very significant
sef@ Stamped upon the wax is shcai of wheat as
ii wore, sitting on an end in The harvest field an up
on it's the motto, " GA deserve a thrashing." |
do not know whether this meant for me, or wheth-
or it is meant for this Honse. 1t seems rather meant
Tor the House, as there many heads of wheat
here and not one alone. The petition prays that
this honorable body will rescin the resolution pass
ed by minority Of this House, the 18th ulrmo
10 relation TO the disposition OF certain petitions NV
motion is. that the petition be referred the Com
mtee Of the Whole on the state of the Union with
instructions 10 report the following resolution, 10
wit:
Resotrcd That the resolution heretofore offered
by Mr.. ATHERroN lof New Hampshre,) and adop
Ted by this House December II, 1898 especially
that part ofthe same which recognises the reception
Wv having the table, ofabolilion petitions be- and
the same hereby, reseinded and that all peli-
tons in relation o the subject otslavory the slave
trade in the United States, now received and laid on
the table, be returned to those who presented them
and that they and all OF the like character hereafter
presented. be not received by this House.
Some conversation to he disposition of the pc
ton ensucd, when, Mr.. WISE having minated his
wish TO say u lev words. The petition (esing rise
deba'e) was ordered to lie one day
Mr.. Adams, who will sometimes occupy the at
,enon OF The House most Of the day. with his infinite
variety oil Abolition petitions, and II the right Of pc
ton had ever any thing sacred in it, has done more
than any Ewing man to bling it into contempt, among
his other petitions, olleied few day ago is the fol-
lowing for the appointment Of committee on
color
This memorial showeth: That whereas sundry
evil minded and ignora..t persons have pelloned
Congress fora recognition oil The independence of
7lay stherwise called ST Domingoa black republics;
and, whereas, should such recognition take place
black negro ambassador musl necessarily take up
his residence at the seat OF Gopernm, nf to the
great scand. OF the Shareholders, aud The eternal dis
grace Of the Ang Saxon blood and whereas a Pre-
sldent ia" Northern man with Southern principles, y
could not nlatnlaIn anICable relations with such
funconary, and, wherds unless the President inter
posed his authority, such funclionaiy would not be
he permitted TO mix ia good society, receive the
usual oivles PAID to other public characters and
whereas such treatment would necessarily give
offence TO the Government Il Which he is The accred
ed ,epresen,aye therebv leodinp Il, his ,ec,ll and
an all nrobubilltv tn war between The ,o cnunt,ies.
for these and yarious other reasons unrecess,.
10 mention your memorialis,s humbIy p,,y tha,
your honorable body would enact a Ll.v prohibuny
any foreign nation from sending TO our own onv man
who j, moi full blooded Anglo. Saxon man and can
trace his lineage back TO Japhet without any faint
mixture stain or Flemish lrpm tie accursrd race
Of Ham. from whom the inbnbi,an,s of Aflca are de-.
scended And rhey turther nr,y 1h,t an act NAV no
proIlUfDn on hnltltru any " lot
uiIIi,,,v ofT;cn ~ ,lo ~ { aha Ln ina ,I
least mi xture Of African klood in Lts wins And
10 carry this law into more ro,ple4 effect your me-
mor;alists nr,y thot tl,rrc ,,y he = si,ndI,r cam,
nIiee of The House appoi,Icd called :, The Cam
,,;U>. ~, CIo,e - -, :! Tb. VIVA l,; r, w
mntec," whose duty it shall he to examine INTO the
pedigree of every member Of CONGRESS and every
man Amounted 10 ui,blic Office esneci,Ilv IN rho
slavehold,ng States and whenever IN any case A.
be1 shall Instantly be expelled from office, and his
place filed with a pure Anolo.Saxon American, And
your memoralIsts further pray thar lht VIGOROUSLY
false assertion contained in the Dec laailon Of ln-
dependence, VIZ. that 3" al men are cre1teh free and
equal, be erased from that document, and burnt by
'TS;rea Inv I61
Mr.. ADAMS having read it, and being about to
move It's reference,
~ ~ ~, ;"',en 'ne qu'S,'o'' u ,e'ep
spoctfnl ,o he Unu~e
Mr.. ADAMS couended that it was in no wise
u's'especu TO the House, bot, on the contrary that