Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-27
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WrprEspAy. JANUARY L., $40,
Mn COLES, OF Virginia, having moved thai tho
following be added To the Standing Rules aud Orr
ds,s of The House:
IAN peiltions, memorials and parers touching
the Ambition al slavery, or the bu,ing, selling, -
transferring ri slavcsio any State, Disiret, or Ter
,uory 81 lhr Uuu,d State. shall, upon their pro
be lsd on tr table without being debated.
ever sha he bad thereon"
Mr.. ADAMS said he had substitute Which he
could of Ior the nolion OF the gentlemen from Vr-
eIna winch substitute is as follows:
"Eycly peiltlou pa se,led by the Speaker, or by
any men Der. bflei verbal statement osls Cen.
tent shah he received unless oil lection be made 10 lie
rece ptIon iof special reason; aud whenever ehJcc-
non slal he made 10 tie reception of petition.
the uainc oi the member oh e,iing and the reason Of
the objection, shall be efo'cd upon the journal
The question IN every such case shall be, Shall The
petition be rejected aud petition shall be rejected
"ht by naJnny oi tie members present.
NJ sch robfnslon instantly arose, chiefly, as the
po,r understood Us To wAsIlitr the resolution MAS
IN oider.
The CHAIR having decided ii to be Ia order
Mr.. COLES proceeded To address the Honse in
its suppeit. lie had observed that this resolution
was no stranger 10 the House, having long since re-
ccvrd the favor II Torn er sessions OF Congress =
lur IL literal copy offered AT former Congress
by gentleman Of Virginia, and commonly known
under the name Of "Patioh's Resolution" They
differed but IN f,w "otds, which did not vaiy or
affect tie opinon OF the measure Mr.. G.. womif
here stop, AID add mol word ui further remark
but as he had, some weeks since, offered another
resolution, very similar and the same subject
with this, II mlgi be proper for him now. in a lew
words, tli,ny To explain. The House were aware
thar Tie preservation OF abolition petitions and ns-
mnriss had been the occasion OF much disturbance
IN the House and ia the country. N'vtr. Ists-
lrved he might Wiihifuth say. never had there been
IA dozen individuals in the House who would have
voted to grant the prayer OF those petitions yet had
/ thcir presentation AID lis consequences occupied
days weeks. yes months # tie public tiioc in NM
cine, debate, either on The SUBJECT OF the metno-
lials on fhe proper II ode Ut dlsposng OF them.
! The Ihols Of tlrse petitions had done tier ut
most To spread the same state Of commotion hfugh-
Gul The entire comnt0uIiy. Could not tins House
~, III by past experience! 1t was true they couId
not prevent such memorials from coming into tho
I House, bul certainly mode might be adoptod Oh
peItipr rid Of them There had existed much d.
vrfsIty Of opinion as the best mode of dsposing
of thcm Same gentlemen held that they must be
received as fght; uhers denied this. and conien'
dcd they should not be received at all. Some
though they ought To be received and Immediately
ltld on the table; while other gentlemen pre- erred
lhat instead OF being laid on tie table, they should.
witlIour debale, be referred to a committees; while
vel a different class Insisted tha, the petitioners ought
To be heard at the bar OF the House. But while.
for four succeeding sessions, the members thus dif
terrng IN sentiment had been unable To agree on any
Other measures, they bad come together on the rrs-
ulutiUn he had ist offered; and beng aware oil this
an ac,uaed soIey by desire to put an end 10 the
difficulty he thought /; the wises, course to onsr
he resolution IN IT'S present form. Ii was manifest
that such measure Was necessary to the peace
OF t1e House. MI. &. was mol disposed 10 sacr-
fee the rights OF the South aud 10 man resiuinS
IN hi, district could ever be made 10 believe that no
had taken tins step from any personal nouves.-
Neither IL, he disposed to violate The tleh's OF oth
er purtions oi tie county HIS Constituents ssseu
Tor no a.gresson upon others; all they desired was
TO be let alone. Mr.. &. dsavowed all intention OIL
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