Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-25

lucky, md others, but il tone Of Voice which rem
Iercd impossible for the Reporter to report what he
did say with anv thing like accuracy. AdTerting TO
what had fallen from Mr. Stuart, he remarked mat he
had no objection 10 break lance with that gentleman
either now or in December next on this question. lie
had heard II said that Northern men had declared that
they would not organize this House until Southern
men acknowledged their right to present Abolition
upltions here. Now this was the most fearful issue
that had ever been presented 10 the Congress OF the
u. S. This was the mos. fearful question that had
ever been presented 10 The North and to The South
The effect of the previous question would lead, as ms
colleague before him had sad to the postponement OF
this question for This session He Mr.. w. objected
10 the previous question: especially as 1t would leave
this battle the subject oil Abolition petitions exact
Is where i, was now. He begged TO be permitted to
say that if he hac lost anything by taking strong po-
sion, the South had lost His friend from Ten
nessee assigned as n why the South could not
hold on to the ground it had TAKEN the fact that The
next census would reduce its strength here below
what it was at present Mr.. w. then went on TO ar
que that that very fact the strongest possible rea-
why the South should not yield what, had already
held
After some remarks from Mr.. Weller, in opposition
to the previous question, during which, lie was ire
quenty called to order leave given TO him 10 pro-
ce"d in order.
Whereupon, Mr.. WELLER said that he most re-
spec,fully declined speak here by the permission OF
the House and as, if he went on, he might say
=
man from Georgia, MIR Warrenl who had objected to
his proceeding without PERMISSION he would respect
fully take leave of the Speaker and OF the House Tor
the present. Roars of laughtcr
And here the debate terminated.
MIR. WELLER asked the yeas and nays on the
main question: which were ordered, and being taken,
were follows:
y,a.-M-.srs Allen, landau ". Andrews, 8. J. Andrews
Arnold Aycre:, Babcock Baker, Barnard Barton BrSrye,
Blair Boa,dman Borden notis, Briggs, lockwny Bronso NJ
Irnwn, jeremiah Brown, EurncI Calhoun William y. camp
g. clark salcy " Clarke, coper cowen Cranston travrs'
Cushing Garrett Davis, WIN Fmo DAWSON Tsr T hon"
Foster Gamble Gates, Gentry, Gddngs oggin g; ondr
ssis ,a n '. VIM Within lts as '"
Kennedy nne Lawrence Thomas r MARSHALL Ma Sao" Mason
Ni' o sa q wsiey PsnIeon Pope POWELL ri Ram
sey BENZ Randall Randolph, Rdgway Rodney Russell Sal"'-
IIa ssrsy saa" stuart summers. Taliaio j. b. ion
son, Richard " Thompson rineh,.', ioland Iomlins"n,
Washington, Edward H. White Joseph !. White, Thomas
,sgMs.r. ,'aa., Aiadi hMnsion, .r1rIi%n, Banks,
brown Burkr, sampson H. Rntle William Butler, William o.
Butler ". Caldwell Patrick g. Caldwell, John Campbell
DAVIS John b. Dawson, Dean, Dog, Eastman John g. Edwards
Erlrr,. Ferris, John g. FIod Charles H. FLOYD, Fornnncr
I t,, i Ia ~ = i"hnson Gave Johnson J"hn "
Lowell, \. Mcclellan Il; Mcclellan, Mckay Mallory, Mar
Miller Nrwhari tvcr, Parenter, Partridge Payne, Pckcns
rume Eayntr, Rdnr Renrhes, Klett Rigs Rogers R-r
), Sanford alnicrs Shaw, Snyder, Solrrs, Scenod
ier, sweeney, Tnrny, Van Buren, Ward, Waierson, Weller
Wc.brook, J. " Williams, Wise, W"cd-lGt
So the House resolved that all the rules and orders
Of the las, House If Representatives not superseded by
any rule or resolution adopted at the present session
and now force, be- and the hereby adopted
for the regulation Of the House at the present session.
and that the Select Committee upon the Rules here
tonre raised proceed 10 revise aud amend the rules
hereby adopted and tia, they have leave 10 report all
times