Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-25
SCENES IN THE HoUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THE ABOLITION QUESrlON-JuSE To-
Mr. STUART OF Virginia offered the following reso

Mr. STUART Of Virginia offered the following reso-
luton:
superseded by rule resolution adopted a.
present session aud now III foicr be- anu tle same e
hal The Scec, Committee upon thr Rules erroire ESc pro.
and amend the rules hereby aG'leu' anu ' nv
have leave Ia report all timss. !.
Mr.. /. WILLIAMS moved the previous question ,
but Withdrew il the pledge Of Mr. Stuart as the he'
portcr understood) to renew 1t.
Mr.. STUART then proceeded to say that his great
object in offering il TO acceptance OF the House had
bcen IN endeayor il possible, 10 effect compromise oil
this great difficulty, which had agated It Tor the last
two wccks The resolution did decide the question
in DISPUTE either way or the oter-t lett the qhes
ton on the right of petition just where now STOOD
Tho effect of the resolution would be only To postpone
The further agitation of the subject during the present
called session 1t provided, substantially that all te
rules of order adopted at previous Congress, whch
were not superseded by the action OF the present Rouse
should continue during the extra session; mus ueierrs
MI further debate the matter until the regular session
in December next. 1t would have the benehcal eject
of aavinc excitement, arrcstng discussion, ana ena-
blnn the House proceed to the performance OF those
huh md duties prescribed to ~ me
sion of public opinion. Some days ago, the ouse au
,do,,cd proposition reported BY the Cornmittee on
Tho Rues which Mr. S. would ask leave TO read ne
tben ouo,ed the repoft Thus IT would be perceived
mai ali Abolition memorials and all petitions rela'ne
10 any other subjects than those which Pertaheu 70 m
snecaI objects of this extra session were 10 W Po'
mad IN
now appca to the patriotism OF that House aia sA
gentlemen on both sides to rally as brethren uhaer s
1ue , lie asked them if It was not exponent u"u
their solemn duty, to postpone these questions ~
matters of paramount Importance lney iau w.
for the consideration of the miserable cond
,;on or Tie country, growing out of the state OF the
currency embarrassed it was by the acton OF li'e
ll.et Administration. The eyes OF the whaie hat'o"
were now fixed upon Congress with the most INTENSE
anxiety; the People calling impatlen'y tor s1ana
Mt ay
were demanding .,
Here Mr. FLOYD of n. York called Mr. stuart 20
order on the ground that these remarks were not fe
want TO the subject in hand :, ,,
MIR. STUART said he had no idea OF making sPee'"
upon these topics. :, u,s
!, order TO discuss The subject of the currency on
resolution respecting rules for the government u LIZ
business of the House? 40
Mr. STUART said he should give GENT Lee :"
rouble on questions of order. tie was Wiling ~ e,o
~; romorks here trusting the fate Of bs resolution ~
-, intrinsic merits He could not admit however ;
that he had been out of order; on the con.'a'y, ~
gentleman who had interrupted HIM was MS fe'"i
yere strictly relevant TO the adoption OF Tue ie
ION he had offered but he would not emparrass .'e
,' 10 had not come here to enter into disqusl-
ions upon the primary principles oil Government. W
d come TO do business lie would therefore iofoeat al
further remark, and close by moving the previous
question. A. c.,,r, "a With
MIR. NlSDEl Vi H.. ~
draw that motion: which he did. on condition mat MI
So the call for the previous question was withdrawn
Mr. Nisbet then referred TO the peculiar position IN
which he stood rendering it peculiarly des'raoe'
Nd indeed INDISPENSABLE that he should say something
- arnl,nation of the course he should pursue he
would be- as brefas possible Mr. n said he was one
Of those who had come into this House (as the gen,
,lsman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Adams) had mos.
beautifully expressed ip "to deal not IN eo''h''Ae