Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-02
for TIE E...2EIRFR.
To tie To'srs Of the Couatirs 81 Henrieo, YIN he@f

for TIE E.r2EIRFR.
tn HE Totsrs of the Conaties cf Hcnrco .Nt0 kcnt,
Chgrirs Gin, Hanorer, md the CHy ~ Rtchmon9
Fellow .Cll,z.ns find upon looking over The papers,
that. ON MONDAY the slh instant, John q Adams
offa red resolution rescn The 2ls rule OF the last
House oil Representatives. which was enacted ana de'
signed prevent the reception Of the p"u'nns oi inc
fire. brand Afol;,;onsis If the North In looking over
the ayes and nors, find l. Representatives from Viz
ginia-tcn Democrats VIZ Messrs Gary, Coles
Goodr Harris, Hayes, Hunter, Jones, Hopkins,
Sircprod, and Ilubhard-and eight Wings Barton
Gilmcr Gngg n, Mallory, Summers, ia''aierr', WIS.,
and Powell voting amongst the ayes Amongst IN" noes
find the names Of John NJ. Bolts, and Mr. Stuart, two
true Whirs voting receive these petitions of the Abe
li,onis,s of tho North My views Of this matter arc
plain: Either those eight high minded wings, ana
The ten Democratic representatives, OF The State OF
yrrna are right in voting against resembling lhe -'S'
rnl, OF the House Of Rnprescntatives-or 9css.s.
Rats and Stuart in voting for rsscnd'ng the rule ar"
wrons. One thing s certain, If Stuart ana bo''s
,re rinlt the other eighteen Representatives were
wrong NV own opinion i, that both aiessFs bous ana
Stuart are wrong FIRST, because If y" allow those
ueons 10 br received, you must have 'nrm feierreu
md secondly they must he caled..up and discussed,
nrccisev the very thing which Adams and the Fanatics
nj the North desire. cannot agree with MIR Bolts,
wherein he says that if the Ahn!:lions.s are lett 10
themselves, they are lrrevocabiy dead-ahohtohlsm
mt down BY such means Fana.icism cxtinguishea
bv the oil which is thrown upon its flames what,
has not the experiment be, tried and over, and
has il not failed Were not these petitions once re-
ceiyed Were they not debated Were they not re-
ported And was not the most powerful! argument re-
praed against the application Dad not F'nkney re.
mort: Did not Patton: Did not A'herion: And
what effect did they have Ncnc-EAcePt BY ofcn-
ing the door to petitions, 10 encourage their ln!rcdnc-
ton.
MIR 81 Bolts does no; state the Constitutional qnes
ton correctly The right Of petition Is nj unbounded
is Mr. Rayncr stated, Mr.. Bolts iorgeis 70 notice nc
qualification in the Constitution We have right
TO petition FOR redress Of grievances. What grievances
do these ALoli:onis's labor under The right OF Pc
tton has clearly lis limits. Why Suppose CERTAIN
set oe citizens should petition Congress 10 hang lis
Speaker the Honorable Mr.. White, would they re-
crive such petitions Certainly mol! suppose Ger
tain citizens should petition Congress to dissolve ms
thew should still further petition Congress 10 violate
the Constitution, as they have already DONE BY asking
them 10 abolish, Slavery in The District would they re-
cere said petitions Certainly not. Bot st'ii, my
suffering counirymcn, Mr. Bolts votes TO rcsclnd .he
alst rule of the House Of Representatives. Farther
comment from me is Unnecessary. air Bots Is your
Representative, and you his constituents. You
can Judge the tree By lis fruit. Below, Is Mr. John
Minor Bolts Address to his Constituents for said vote
Weigh we'll this subject, my countrymen because 1t