Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-01-30
c''reSp0nde"ee Of Tie (M o. Commercial Buu,,,n
WASHINGTON; Jan. I'd.
THE SLAVE QUESTION I'M CONC ppCe,


as the session progresses or =,
IF Tor some time to cone, and Is therefore ,SdrtS
Il OF special consideration at this time The 1ro.
ID positions brought forward in ne Honsa. -.
r. various and important, and only tho rroso Ia
}. ton OF an Abolition memorial in tSe $500 a,HSs
q branch of Congress will be necessarv ~ S' .sl
'actlon Of that body. In the absence ofso ",'o
members as the House have had for the Iast
seeN' u Is impossible to say what will he the
4 nnal disposition ofthe matter. The votes mon
'ne various propositions brought forward. Give
no uecl Si, token Of the success ofeither.
Mr. Wlse's resolution, which resolves. utbst
upon the presentation of any memorial br nat;.
tion praying for the abolition of slavery or Tho
4slaVe trade IN the District of Columbia. or anv
terrllory or state of the Union, and upon tbe
presentation OF any resolution or other naner
'ouchlng that subject, the reception Of s,Icb
"ieinorlai, petition, resolution or paper. shall he
considered as objected to, and the question ~
reception shall be laid upon the table without
lueoa'e or without further action thereofn
ms resolution meets the question bodIv, but1
iear not successfully. 1t was the mode ofac,ion
N the senate, but failed there to check debate,
as you viii remember, if you call TO mind NJ
furious abolition speeches made at the last ses.
SION OF Congress by MrMorris, of Ohio. Re.
SUES ths summary procedure has the effect
10 inuitPy more than four-fold the men,orials
presented, and thus to consummate DAVIS Of tlie
Important time of the session. Southern noo,,
'ie ui'lued, too, upon the question, while the;
'ou'ii, as one man, should vote in any measure
Ioachlng Inc institutions of the south.
ml uafiand's resolutions are in the followind
words: '"0 'o''o"ins
'heSo'ced, That the freedom Of speech. Of the
'ress ana OF the people, peaceably to assemble h
ma 10 Petltlon.the Government fora redress &c
are rights secured TO eyerv ct;zerl
y The constitution ofthe United States. b,yt. n
ne exercise ofthese rights and privileoeg M,
Itlzen or body of people in one State of tbig
han. i nus Tue fight SO to use them, or any of
no'h as 70 deprive the citizens or people in
eosler o'ate OF their rights and privileges, or
,ne property secured to them by the constitus
on and laws.
!, ne Z! That the powers given by The Con-
is ssou " congress to exercise exclusive leg
a1'oh ~ all cases whatsoever over such dis
1cl' mot exceeding ten miles sqriareY a. NAV
qession OF particular States and the accent.
ioo VI congress, become the seat of Govern
ont o. lne United States, gives no right or
'.'ori'y 70 lake the private property of any
llzeh IN such district for public use without
. compensation, and much less does il co,,1ar
power 10 take such property for no use at
w.'hout the consent of those immediateiv
q for it. so'i'p0hsa-
aeso|cod, That the Interference bv tlia c;,;.
= OF any Of the States, with the view q The,
,n',on OF slavery in the District of Columbia.
~, the rights and security Of the !.
PIE o. the District, and that any act or meas.
ol congress designed to abolish slavery II,
district would be violation of the fa;th.a
'ened III the cessions made by the States oc'
gina and Maryland Of said Territory. inst
g OF alarm to the people ofthe slave.hodinp; y.
~, ana have direct and inevitable tenden.
: disturb and endanger this Union
eSoSOea, That this House will not consider
proposition, petition, remonstrance, or nes
ial' resolution, motion, or paper, asxinu. ar.
ring, or 10 any manner relating to- the ab.
~ OF slavery IN the District of Columbia or.
lefri'ores; nor wiIllhis House consider
petition, remonstrance. memn.
resolution, motion, or paper, asking or res N
y, or 10 any manner relating to the aboli.
d the slave trade in the District or C,oI,,,,,.
among the several States this TJn;otr.
g vote upon tho motion to s,,snand IL.
ltwo-thlrds being necessarily was lo7
Q . o. noes. They met with the approba.
! great many members, but such astbev IVA
llu as uno6ectionabe as they NAV be
ered 70 The South, the Southern me nbers
lVlded upon their merits. There IL III
q, q that they will be adopted Mr.. Ck;nn,~
H. ~ - = 'ne next proposition, /6nd one
reads as lollows:--
so1oed, That all memoria1s. petitions,
llons ana addresses Of eyeyky description
as tnc abolition Of slavery orthe slave
IN me District Of Colombia. Of NJ ~.
Or Territories, or in any manner relatinu
existence slavery or ahe slave trada;SS
ited States, be referred without dcha,S
Get committee.
effect the adoption hftbis rcsoj,,;ou.
Z ~ !" lessen the numbe(r OBJECTIONS pre
to Congress. A report would III MAJ.
70 the prayer Of the ihaemoriaIistss anti
,Iect would be forgotten. OsConneiI,S \.
g the aboitionists Of The United Statay.
ne agitate--ag itatet and never cessa,
- has been the secreA;of their successes
on multiplies their humber. NJ ths
- times blows both lpestIence from
lon q country 10 another. think the
'ouid gam something and lose nothing
doPtion Of Mr.. Chinn, 3 resolution.
you, ~ my letter Of Tuesday stiIl ~, sa
'roPosltlon--one brought forward bv
2, 81 Virginia, and almost iii The IAN.
the resolution adopted hv the Hanses