Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-28
o., IN ,r,s now passed By yeas and mass, as .oi-

p'AS'N1
o%s ,,,ssrs Allen, Benton, Brown, Buchanan
In, CLAY OF Alabama, Cuthbcrt niion, VII
Inh5ard. Kin. Linn, Lumpkin, Aiouton' No'ss..'
',crce. Rpane Sewer, Sm't!i OF connSc'eu''
ranpan. Walker Williams. NrIght-=t ,r:,..o
" Yrs, liessrs Belts Clay Of Kentucky, say,on'
-r,,snd.n. Davis Dixon, Henderson, ..!i's''t' 80
lex Nicholas, Phelps PremlIs.' r Ia,,nmI
;n,alcs smith Of Indiana, White, ieuhS-i-' +
Tie Senate then ADJOURNED
HOUSE OF REPREsENTAI,lN Is. Alan
III. question before the House was the Psopos''o''
j; Mr., Thompson of South Ca''!'i'a' .,hs,;,p.e
and the nronosition of Mr.. Adams, as 4 soS''u''
Tor the above. - a.. which hay
na been awarded to him by The speaker, a.. s,.r.
"s I'll ;isRERSuAM. who rose nearly al the S'','s
limo cI.;,n,J that he had priority ne '!''us". Wv
s,h il was the rule of the House tiat !" ".I lad
- ,osc ,orcthcr the one who rose rom ~" 80
u'i' t7cc l., the floor over hiin VINO rose III '''
. NJ NV. he was under the IMPRESSION tiiat 'iie -
,lemsn from North Carolina rose rom 'e r'., -,
la MIR n ! had been two months mere "'h'u. - 80
-. ~. L =, ,l the fo5r once, he hoped II wou'u ~"
be awarded To HIM ,,,, from, Georgia
ms ,,,;S,,Lcr The gentleman from Aos'h ."io'.'.'
MIR. Bynum rose from his sea'' @''u ~: ,n,;ttnd
ira, hoard be the Char lie was, therefore, ''i'''''
10 the floor. !, I :, como len r,h
w.. ,.Inoucni speech IN winch ne lad open .''y
js,,,,s of M. Abo.tionists, and those ".o s"PPt
,hc,1 IN that House. he had been 9pPoseo' ~
IN. character of this debate from The coii.he
and in is incipieu; steps he made an siloFt =
what had since taken place; o''' INA. eI'o's -
,cnoncet and censurrd from quarter 'sal IL "t,'
c,cd |, apnenrcd that there party III inc il'"9s
I.rm;u,d To- enter into this discussion ana ~ ca
i on Notwithstanding the cohsequSI! "''':
pubc business and the injury 1t would cccas'o' az
o far as his humble opinion went, II had peen e"i''
,,t OF
rv and entirely to the prejudice ot the party py non
~ was encouraged NJ man Who was MOI "i'.4o |" ~
scenes that were passing around A!hl o". ''" 49,
was the very uuestion-the very rock on which Ou
glorious vessel OF State i'll danger of pcrShing-
No gentleman who possessed OF the most ordInar,
comprehension with respect To what passing here
and what was gong on abroad but had seen that con
sequences must result irom the continued citation
this subject, winch would shake the very foundations
of our Government. Mr. Il. continued, drawing VI.
yd picture OF the dangers to be apprchr nGr ro the
designs ol the AbolitlonIsts and showing how tlos
Northern gentlemen who claimed 10 be friendly L.
the South, and vino protested oppose any mtcrir
ence with Is internal concerns, gave their support and
coumtcnance that !oo!. mdrr color Of supporting
tie sacred right Of petition, they oragcd the INTRO.
Cuct;on INTO the House Oi mcCnAl!r pcrS, calculated
10 operate with peculiar mischief certain quarter:
even their very speeches. proics>eGy attended only 10
adv ocac that implied privilege, calculated pro.
Guce the results
Mr. Is after showing that this right C. petition. with.
IN the meaning Of the Constitution had no relation
Abolition petitions; aud l: on that floor had
ever attempted 10 II :.crc with It's exercise. Observed
That there was something ab!0rTcnt IN the Whole pTo-
cccdmgs III relation To Tins subject. II, SAID he these
gentlemen we're not ibu!onists tley wcrc drumming
W recruits Tor ilcn-fth"y did not fight ta"t
taitics, they cnisin@ soldiers FIR them. ii ynu
look Al the night otpctton. SAID he as guaranteed IN the
Constitution, II refers exclusively TO redress o.: grew
anccs. and SHAT g:.c had Ab,l.i.u.sls to
dress: " as slavery III the Southern States grievance
OF thcrs; But il %&s said Their ,c;.drr consccAccs
we're aggricrcG and they felt themselves under
Tenn sense Of religious duty bound 10 interfere. II ii
was religious Obligation, well mgh their tender
consccnces be- aggrcvcd because the State he came
from, the sect oi Mc,hcdsts numerous than
that Of the frcsbytcricts. These gentlemen alkcd
much about liberty and universal emancipation. H.,
would ask them !! they mad yet considered what
was the species Of liberty enjoyed b.. THIS countr,.
Was It not constitutional liberty: There was no
"tIcr liberty he sad, the country. Bat these gen.
tlcncn SAID that thos,. WHO Represented the States
most Interested were unnecessarily alarmed: that they
suffered themselves to b. too much excited the
SUBJECT. Why not, say the, let these petitions DC
referred and reported on; why Ept come CO. lily and DIS
cuss tins question: This was ne language ncld out by
Northern gentlemen OF certain party III that House
These gentlemen could, no doubt, speak suchiauuuagc
with great freedom What had hty al stake IN this
momentous question: Were thci. wives, their chill.
drcn, their !rcsdes danger Had they at stake
every thing that was dear to man And vet they would
tell Southern gentlemen, who had not ONLY all these,
but their persona! security at stake, "lou ought not
to feel excitement this subject; wall take of
you. But, sad the gentleman tom Peuusy ivania
do not mean TO do you any injury. You gentlemen 81
The South do not understand your interests rs well
we do. just let take them and manage thea for
you You are an ignorant set of men, and do know
what is for your good. We do not intend TO abo.
fish slavery the District OF Columbia, least until we
prepared 20 do 50; bat all for Won TO re-
cere our petitions, and acknowledge that have the
right TO regulate your affairs. This was not the exact
language oil the gentleman ii true but il very
much like what II amounted to. While cndeavorng 10
coax up Southern men i'll this way they put forth Ian
guagc which sufficient every slave in the
nation to murder and assassination. Gentlemen pro-
csscd the utmost horror of being suspected OF any
such designs; but when they put the argument in the
mouth Of the ignoran; slave to Justify murder and as.
who most 10 hlame the assassin the
Instigator Mr.. B., after continuing for some time
gave way to
hr. TtRNEY, who moved an adjournment.
Mr.. BLACK asked the courtesy Of the gentleman
10 allow him offer resolution to authorize the Clerk
to employ printer. The public business (Mr. B. said
was suffering tor the wait oi printing that ought 10
be done; and in offering this resolution, he would Oh
serve that was precisely the that ntrod accd
by his colleague, [Mr Dawson
Mr. LEWIS WILLIAMS and others objected
Mr BLACK said, he had the permission OF the gen.
tcman, who was entitled to the flo r, to offer tins re.
solution, and he would submit ii TO tie Chair whether
II was in order for him 10 do 50. As certain Of tie
delegation from Georgia had been denounced in cd-
vance, III paper IN that State for supposed intcI-
ton TO vote Tor Blair and Ryes Printers he had en-
deavorcd 10 bring himself up the position occupied
by ms friend and colleague, Mr.. Dawson,) who he
was very cautious man, and always in the line of safe
preccIens, must III this Instance cas, be supposed
TO be good authority The resolution, Mr.. B. sad, was
precisely in the words Of that offered IN the early part
Of the session By his colleague.
Dir. HOFFMAN asked to be permitted to offer a
solution to continue in existence for ten days longer
the rules Of the House-hc time for which they had
been adopted, having expired to-day
MIR. BLACK said, lfany resolution in order, his
must have priority, and it necessary for the |
despatch OF the public business, lie hoped the House
would receive it.
MIR. Is resolution was then read for the information
Of the House. as follows
ResOirtd, That the Clerk be instructed and authorised
TO employ some suitable person or persons 10 execute
The necessary printing OF this House, in the manner
prescribed BY the joint resolution Of 1919, until the fur
her order of tins Io,Is.