The Madisonian., 1840-01-04

Mr JENIFER then proceeded 10 ooSeise ',',,;an u",
understood the ground OF objection % .ue o,;,;an
~ he mat Il might be used TO force aoolihon Pe'o
mon the House He should not argue ma. VIZ
lion; he was under no fear Of being unuIi ~,
he an aholilionSl by any man VINO kne" n' o,hsr
he would remind gentlemen that tne,e ~ eonal
individuals besides abolitonisls wno "' indeed he
righl with them TO petition this House' nv nv tInss
aonbtrd the conslituticnay Of the RUE o. .ne
which after thiuy days conhned .ne 4, sas he
nettions 10 Mondays alone. he oellesru ,i,ians
right OF every member TO present ne'9 ~ pnas In
nFbis conslitua ants on any day the house va :"
-; An, waving the constitutional question,
- had In nj, possession near one hundred ihemo7
rials and petons to offer; and why mus' NC oe Pie
clndad from presenting them BY any uiean oi aoo,'
i'm memorials from other quarters ne HuN'ea
,h resolution would be adopted, He was not AFRAID
ot .inO held a friend TO abolition but he wouia
s1v on that mailer that they were not Inc most OPP
posed 10 them who made The greatest iuss aDou II
H. protested against acknowledging gentlemen
either from the extreme North or the extreme oonlh
as his guides te had certainly as much interest IN
the question touching abolition memorials as any
other gentleman; yet he held that ne People hau =
right 10 petition, while the House had an equal right
10 refuse their petitions when i1r imp oper OBJECTS
Il was the right Of all members, too 10 Presen. me,
morals with which they were enlrusle but should
this resolution be rejected, and the presentation OF
memorials be confined 10 one day IN the week, lna'
right would practically, be denied to them ne
first thirty DAYS OF the session were expired, ana
nothing had been done. Let The waT-worn soldier,
who had as good right 10 receive his pension as
gentlemen here had TO their per diem, have chance
10 be heard aui let him not be shut OUT OF aooIs,
lest when the door was opened aboitioniSls should
rush in Mr. J. could wish most heartily that no
improper petitions were presented lus' as ne cou'u
wish no improper motions should be made IN 'ha'
House but whenever any movements were mahe
on this mater of petition with political View nc
for one should steadily oppose the u. -
Mr. LEWIS OF Alabama, said he did mol diner
from the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr b
nun) in his opinion OF abolition petilions yel he
could not consent, for fear OF them, TO cut on all
oher petitions of different character. Unless
thirty DAYS were allowed, would be practically I'M
possible 10 get in at all the numerous petitions ana
memorials coming from the new States. II lheir
reception mus, be confined TO Monday, that whole
day would be taken up with hearing from the aboli-
tionIsts. The call commenced with Maine, and
things went on pretty well I'LL they came TO MaSsa-
chusetls, and then all other States were brought 10
dead halt A laugh,l Mr.. l.. had been prevented,
week after week, from Offering single memorial
from his constituents owing to this obstruction from
Massachusetts. [LaughterI He should vote Ior
the resolution Of the gentleman from pennsylvania
He was for shutting out all abolition memorials vti
he would not shut up the avenue Itself through Which
all others were 10 be presented.
Mr. STANI.Y said he felt it due 10 himself and
others that he should ''de6ne his position IN relation
10 this matter gentleman before HIM (Nlr Bynum)
had called upon all who felt for Southern interests TO
vote against this resolution; but Mr. 5 had numerous
petitions for pensions, and others for land claims and
other objects which he desired have time and oppor
tunty to offer When gentleman threw down the
gauntlet and challenged all who desired the protection
OF the South Mr. s. ready to 90 far as HIM who
went fuuhest He not going TO abandon the pro-
lection Of Southern interests and he, 10 his turn, call
ed gentlemen Of the South, but not to vote for set
Of resolutions got up IN caucusor Janus dough laced,
humbug, hypocrca, combination resolutions like those
got up at the last session, literal copy OF which had
to-day been read by gentleman from Virginia, (Mr.
n, Ha hark thp halls Snnhpr
gentlemen, and said 10 them, come in yourselves Take
Northern resolution Southern one, and not an in
sdious hypocrltica, deceptive resolution which, while
1t proesses 10 hefrend the South, really subserves the
North and furnishes mask and shelter for hypocrles
from both For such resolution he had refused to
vote, because he was unwilling TO be made piece Of
machinery TO the position Of pretended friends Of
the South while passing resolutions capable of
depreciation there and another at the North
Mr.. HOFFMAN said the rule Of the House in rela-
ton to petitions allowed that they should be offered
every day for the first thirty days of the session hJt
this period had already elapsed The House had sat Tor
thirty days and the frs, petition had not yet been pre-
sentcd The pendhg resolution proposed to prolong
the time to meet this state Of things When he heard
it read he had expected of course that proposition so
reasonable would meet with no opposition from any
quarter. But, 10 his infinite astonishmenl, member
from North Carolina Mr. Bynum] had sprung np and
called upon gentlemen OF The South to be careful how
they voted for such resolution, lest they let in abo
ton memorials And, really the whole contest in that
House seemed TO be whether measures proposed
acceptable TO portion OF the South to another
Of " the South Just If the North had nothing to do
or say the matter, provided g the South accom-
modated. Was that the only question be consider
ed He would inform the gentleman from North Car
ohna Mr. Bynuml that they Of the North had also
something TO say III this matter.
[Mt SrANLy Of North Carolina, here, supposing
himself 10 be referred TO- commenced to explain !
Mr. II said ne had referred to another and a very
different gentleman from North Carolina As TO his
friend who sat before him Mr. Sanly, when he had
the misfortune 10 differ from HIM he generally suspected
himself to be IN the wrong A augh1 But he again
reminded the gentlemen that the North had something
to say as TO the presentation Of memorials 1t was her
good Or her bad fortune to have had within her bounds
Bunker HILL Concord, Lexington, a Trenton, a
Monmouth and some other similar spots connected with
our Revolutionary history and they had left many be-
hIhd VINO having been there disabled felt the need in
thcr declining wears, Of the protecting and supporting
hand OF the country they had saved aud these veter-
ds "oun SEND up Their petitions here, though they
We're not from the South They came here and knock.
60 az me doors Of the House and asked to have their
peluons heard Mr. Il trusted that this matter of re-
ce'ng the petitions OF the People was not to be made
asecoh thtng, linncd and hemmed in by lines Of Sc
parston between the North and the South or the East
aug tnc west Gentlemen from all quarters of the
county had their petitions present. and he trusted tho
usia PERIOD O. thirty days be allowed for their presen-
tatlun.
Mt " COST JOHNSON, Of MARYLAND, said he
s1oua So'e ana WITH great pleasure for the resolution
:, W gt'ueman IRON Pennsylvania, Mr. Sergeant)
,s" = we 70 convenience and due to the coun-
~ ~. .e Iouid say with the gentleman from Ala
ua"a lN'f Le"ls that he had had petitions lying for
evNs y aus drawer, but could offer them till late
- the session Gentlemen would find that unless this
rue should be adopted, one half Of their petitions could
nh A. ~ oe'ofe 'he committees He had one word
- m w. q southern man. but one who boasted
very htue about IT. and IT was ms be boned ,hat All
1 ol.efn gentlemen would heucelorh speak each for
,.,.bsa' n'u'S'uua'y, and not tor "the South He
~ m,saeu gentlemen would adopt ha, phraseolopy
ha,o "opeu gentlemen would raise their tiny voices