Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-18

,ba unanswerabe ureccdent cited the other day by
gentleman from Virginia. (alr WseD that II was not
directly in point because the expression IN that leso'
luton went to encourage, and mat lhele was "i'.i
ence mark you) hetw cen receiving petition and The
encouraging of millions that he did not contend LOT
enconra gng, and that far as tins argument was con-
ccrned he might be found with the names Inc nus
trious names, which The gentleman from '',s'a 'a
read as appended To that resolution. But the gentle
man from Massachusetts still for receiving petitions
upon abstract right lie (Alr Nd iet disposed 70 ash
the Trenteman, and would have done SO, Dut lhat u
might have appeared presumptuous IN SO obscure an IN
dvidual IN; bon0--what good IS 10 come why pursue
questions mon abstract right when no practical result
- 10 follow But he had listened to the gentleman
argument throughout and he found that Yankee Ike
looked To results They people OF results; they
did not deal in distractions. When they made pro-
position il meant something. IL was mol mere lheofy
TO speculate upon not sylogisn got up 10 amse
our schoolnen and Missionaries with On no. Hhat
did the gentleman say?
Mr. NJ here referred 10 that portion OF the argument
of Mr. Adams which treated of the exercise OF The rgh
Of petition in England, and how had been kept up
until il resulted in the abolition OF the slave trade, The
emancipation of the Catholics, nc. What did the
gentleman mean lie spoke without mean
ing He was the son Of the second President oi the
United States; he would descend to the grave WIN
halo Of glory about his name second only 10 ina,
of Washington something he must mean. Ana
what did he mean Why, that these petitions for
the abolition of slavery were 10 be urged, ana urged,
until public sentiment should be impressed by them,
until at last these abolition flashes would come 10 be
recognised as the true philosophy-jnst like Catho-
lie emancipation and the abolition OF the slave trade
under the efforts of Mr. Wilberforce had been. The
gentleman either meant that or nothing Mr. burke,
1who in the humble Judgment OF Mr. M, was the
greatest man, Intellectually merely on the
score of his power of thought, was the most God-ke
production that The Almighty had ever launched upon
human society," had said, ",ell man the same story
every day in the year. and you will be his master i
And it might be that the gentleman from Massachu-
setts thought by talking of this thing day after day,
month after month, and year after year. public senti
ment nigh, yield under the ntlexble patience Of Abo-
lition and that rather than quarrel longer upon IT. we
would grant the prayer of the petitioners That was
the ground and that the argument and for augh,
he knew, it might be to the North Not so as
to the South. Gentlemen from the North might tell
their story from this year at which we now date to the
final conaagraton of the world, and they never could
teach The South 10 believe that other people had right
TO interfere with their domestic institutions 1t had
been decided immutabiy by Southern men, that that
was a question for their consideration alone.
The question now assumed another aspect. CIhere
being little confusion in the Hall, Mr.. Nj. said,
"fIear me for my cause and be silent that We may
hear" Roars of laughter) The motion now made
WIS 10 reconsider the vote lie intended TO vote
against the reconsideration In other words he should
vote for the admission Of all the petitions which the
gentle man from Massachusetts, (Mr Adams,) might