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that purpose ~, "a. certainly refuse per-
@ = =. n,, gentleman TO submit q ihot,o'i NJ - :.
yvona operate for the convenience o 'ne Ito The
be the general understanding 'li' ne '"
floor afterwards. ,,:,oa lie motion 10 adopt |
tho ,rocndad rules until otherwise ordered ne |
Mr. HAND offered an amendment, r. IF those au-
.do,:on &c the rules, with the exception Oh 'io'@
tborzinG the previous question .,5od tho floor
Mr. HOFFMAN said he had not yeiueu ~
"a n,oycd the preyious question on his M
Mr. HAND We have no rules, ana ~. W i n cut
nrevous question can be moved. my op the bns-
off that question, which so often enioat''s
ness of the House ,;o, was known
The CHAIR said the previous 4uesl
to the parliamentary law; and .,o notion for the
Aner some further conversation ''5 nn,Jed and
previous question was enterlah'" any
the main question ordered to De put 10, % on,nna
TIE na,;on IN the adoption Of the rules as ais"o
al ,,,s then mt and decided IN tiie am, ~, ,i
Mr. ROTTS said, By the courtesy v ~ SO .rnj,
from North Carolina, he rose 10 map nowsnancr
nation. without comment, IN les"'0
report
SieS OF V rcr,nttcd to proceed He said 1t was
custom in that House, one "nich nv aa,,.ioroon 10
undertake TO discuss the propfely ot' ,ot =; the
| notice tbe numerous statements WHICH upPe ia bo
'tee ~ IL r;nts which misrepresent them; anu ne
,Ja ali the attention of the Speaker ana 'L1
House 70 letter which was placed IN ms ili"I, 49,,
which appeared 10 have been "fltIi y ~. know
\ rof he L
=. writer was but he would read the iet'er
M q ,h, read the letter published IN our ias'J
| Mr. RYNuM proceeded IN his remarks. IL liz from
rod to tho extraordinary remarks OF the ,hos
Massachusetts, MIR adams rev that they
| 80 Ahol;t;onists; and endeavoring 10 r,o
aud the Wing party of the odlnm OF peiis an,;.
Nth the Abolition party The latter geh.e,n" If
cularly, had asserted that some OF :e with the
the Denoeta.s AZ. That gentleman had alluded to the
nominated by Of the Democratic party al Aoany
the United Sa!es . ssnae MI D. Pfoceeasu vo 10
moi nomination by the Democratic party put was an
no sdni movement more in buresque than in scr
: o' Mr BYNUM then examined the arguments IN sup
mort Of the right of petition by the gentlemen VINO ia.
preceded him, to which he d'ssentea ne 'hen Va :;
over the whole field of constitutions! rights mFoVea
This question and presented many new VIEWS ana lheF
adyerted to that portion of the speech OF the genleai
from Massachusetts,, (Nlr. Adams,) in which ne nat
spoken of the Tremendous influence the Lhss ieia
lure was exerting the question OF slavery through
ont the civilized world; and adve.tcd TO the remarks
, Mr. Hunt as to the denunciatons winch were peiis
heaped upon America by foreign periodicals Tor permit
ting the institution of slavery 10 exist lie denounced
in The warmes terms, the course OF argument tus p'i
sued and the reference the opinion. Of British sers
bv those gentlemen for the purpose OF operating on ou
own liberal institutions.
MIR. B. then referred to the report of Mr. PncSney
;, in 1885 and the effort made by the Wing party ane
Abolitionsts 10 st1e that report by reference 70 W
with the Aboli,ionsts and voted with them against TN
resolutions accompanying that report These rrsoin
tons declared that Congress possessed no consttu
tona authority to Interfere with slavery IN te e'e
mr. District of Columbia, and proposed to receive ant
Law all petons on that subject the table, without
heinz read or debated These resolutions had even heel
denounced in the South Northern resolutions, be
cause they admitted the reception OF Abolition petitions
Il thp hnI finn
presses of the North interfering with the sacred rg
of petition.
no, produced the ctiec! TO allay the excitement IL ha'
not given quiet to the Abotioniss but on inc contra
ry had only increased their strength Mr. - Then al
Ided TO the report Of Mr. Calhoun on incendary pub
lications and the bill which had accompanied that re
port for their suppression, which he SAID passed INA
body by the casting vote of Mr. Van Buren,, then ice
President No one, he said, could doubt the talent
Mr. Calhoun the author of that report Yet the power
ful arguments contained in it did not satisfy the Abo
ionists They Of the North want argument, said the
gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr.. Adams. They
want to reason, to talk with US, &c MI d Woui'
INQUIRE of them if the speech OF Mr. Clay, IN the sc
nate Of the United States, was not one ira'lsht VIII
The most powerful arguments against the prayers OF tit
Aboltionsts That speech, powerful as It was d'd no
satisfy or quiet em but, the contrary, only cXcic'
them TO renewed cxcrtlons lie bcrycd INC very n,h
arguments of that speech sealed the fate OF Mr.. Cha!
with the Abolitionss, and deprived HIM OF The nomi
IS ton Of the ADo,it.uisa-3 hern 50 lone aspiring
Harrison for the Presidency and at inc dcfcat OF MI
CLAW in justification of the above opinion.
"a Mr. believed when gentlemen from the North rs
serted ON that floor that all the Aboonsts wanted
satisfy them was argument, that they knew It was win
out foundation. They do not want argumcnt-the
5 want their PRAYERS granted-they know the leengs
that House towards them; yet they Hood us with the
petitions and it is all stuff to attempt TO satisfy then
II the House should determine 10 receive and discus
r these petitions every year, would be impossible
4 ually to do any of the public business OF the country
,f Mr. then examined into the history OF the proceet
nps of The House at previous sessions on proposition
connected with this subject, for the purpose OF proVn
that all those who aided and abeted the AboitIons
L. on that floor, with very few exceptions, were wing
Of He went into history of the proceedings OF tins ye'
8 TO the same end, proving that all the speeches mad
10 in any manner aiding the cause of the Aboll,ionst
\, were by Northern Wings. He then ad'erted to til
of yeas and nays in further proof Those the decslo
to Of the Speaker that the presentation OF petitions, az
o. cordinq TO parliamentary law, comprehcndcd the M
70 ton Of reception Wing (Ar. Barnard of n. lorl
took an appeal from that decision lie believed IL
r. whole South and Democratic party voted 10 susta
Of the appeal and fifty voted against 1t, OF winch lori
~ eight were Wings and Abolitioniss. The gentleme
ne he said were attempting TO clear their skirts OF II
he shame of supporting the Aboltonists but from the
he votes on this propositions they might tell hun Il
mt doomsday they not Aboiitionsts: he would n
ed believe them because their votes show That they nav
be indirectly aided their cause. -
~ On the motion 10 Law the question Of reception oftf
If. Abolition petition presented by Mr. Lincoln on the
e ble 6S Wings and Abotonists voted against 1t, on
adj 6 of whom were Democrats. The Wings came up
r the rescue of the Aboltionsts like men, yet this, the
d, say, means nothing.
The resolution of Mr. Coles, of Virginia, proposing
of receive those petitions and lay them the table wit
lie out debate or further action before the House, ar
N, the gentleman from South Carolina Mr. Thompson
IN moved to lay on the table 02 voted for that motto
lis and % AGAINST it, There were only Democrats wi
he were in favor of laying it on the table
s. The resolution OF Mr.. Coles was identical with tn
as offered by Mr. Patton few years ago, and which WI
the effect ola meeting of the Southern gentlemen, al
K, which met their entire appreciation !,
them Yes eg unpleasant mite 10 E ssntsal
b VINO voted against laying Mr. Coless resolution on
de- table, while every Northern Democrat voted for Il
know that some Of my Southern brethren have sro
&c pFeJndces, and are unwilling to vote in favor Of \,
he coming from the Democratic party Thu
may oei'eVe The measure is rgh; of itself but oppose
Of IN consequence of the party il comes from
mr. bl having given way at the reques, of NJ
Mr. HAREpcu,