Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-02-04
From the Charleston Mercury.
WAsHIHeroN,. Jan. 81.

cHlilnS lor pelilloEs ny o'a'e~'
Mr.. Adams presented and moved the
reference of a petition, asking The abolitlon
of slavery in This District, and in the fer=
ritories also, that no new Territory, 'ole.
raling slavery. may be admitted lnlu the
Uniou.
Mr.. Connor moved TO lay that portion
ofIhe petition which came under the stand
ins rule ON the table.
Mr.. Adams asked how that was to be
done, for The petition must then neces'ar-
ily he chi in Two.
Mr.. Warren observed that. If the petit
TONERS thought proper to alach Objection
aJle matter, not receivable by The House,
TO their petition, they oughI not to com
plain if the whole was rejected. tie was
therefore in favor of the rejection OF The
whole.
THAI portion Of the petition coming un-
der the rule, having been LAID on the table
sub s,leniio.
Mr.. Black moved 10 reconsider the vote.
for the purpose, in case it should he recon-
sidered, ,ofmoving the rejection OF The wh'le,
as he cnntendeh that no part OF il ought TO
have hren received.
On The motion. Mr.. Adams demanded
The yeas and uays, whcl, we're ordered.
Mr.. Wise rose 10 a ruini of order. He
desired to know whether amy petition
could be received under the rule. The
latter portion, relalng tolhe admission of
new Territories into the Gniun which tole.
rated slavery, was, in his opiui"n, as much
within the spirit Of the rule as The fnrner
portion of the peltinn; and he, tMr. wy
had his attention been called To il at the
time. would have combatrd the decisl"u
ofthe Speaker, hy which the latter portion
was received. His point ol order was, that
AS the whole of The petition came under
the rule, motion To lay on the table
part of it ronIi not be entertained.
After some debate of conversational
charncrer, the rule RELAXING 10 the rejection
of abolition papers was read, rs fulluws:.
"N0 perition. memorial. resolution. or
olherpaper, praying The ah"lilinn OF slave
nv in the District of Columbia, or any
Stale or Territory, or The slave trade he
tween The Ststesor Territories OF the Uni.
ted States in Which it now exists, shall be
received by This House, or entertained III
any way whatever"
Mr.. Wise again urged his point Of order,
AMI contendrd thai The " hole of The peI-
tion evidently came within The spirit of The
rule. He conceived II,at the object of the
rule was 10 dispose Of all papers tainted
with this ahoulinable heresy.
The question then heing taken on the
motion of Mr.. Black 10 reconsider the vote
hv which portion nl'the prtiIlnn had been
larl ON lle table, it was decided by yeas
aud nays. as follows: Yeas, lu3; Nays,
81. ..
Sn the vnle wns reconsidered.
Mr.. Black here rnse and was ahnnt 10
snhmr his motion for rejecting the whole
of The memnlinl. when
Mr.. Adams wished to make al observa-
tiun.
Mr.. Mise l. cluiuiI Lie elunr.--s-,-rsrr7rr-
Ell on NY motiun, am entitled 10 The floor.
MIR. Adams. No, sir. | claim The floor
The Speaker WAS untlersIonh in say
that The gentleman from Virginia had The
Q,ur.
Mr.. Admins. But have the Door on
point of order wllicI, desire To make:
The Speaker Then derided that as the
gentleman from Massachusetts rose TO a
point of order, he of course was cntitled To
the floor.
Mr.. Adams was understood to say thai,
as The vnte to lay on the table had been
recunsirIsreti, his motion ui reference of the
wIrnlc subject would necessarily come up
again for reconsideration.
Mr.. Wise, again rose 10 claim The floor.
Mr.. ldans persisted in his claim to it.
and was proceeding. when
Mr.. Wise. in very loud tone, saitl he
cared MOI what The gentleman from Mas
sachusetts claimed. for lie MIR. W. claim
ell the -four, aud wished 10 inquire nl The
Chair what il WAS that had been laid on
the table, the voIe on " hich has Just been
reconsidered.
The Speaker nfrrmcd him thai ii WIS
that portion of the prtlIion coming within
the rules; and the question then pending
was ON this moliun previously made 10 lay
il u, the table.
After some further debate Of Il conversa
tinnal character, aud WHICH, owing to the
confusion which prevailed, could NOT br
,.i>iinclly heard.
Mr.. Connor explained, that when the
petition was presented by the gentleman
irun Massachusetts, he (Mr. C.j was just
taking his seat. and moved To lay nu The
table that porlioi, which came within The
rule; hut lie was afterwards convinced that
the whole of The pr,iIi:n rame within the
rule, and he therefore nnS Withdrew his
morinn to Iaya part on the liable.
Mr.. Black having succeeded n getting
the floor. asked whether il would nGt now
he in order for him to move the rejection
of The whole of the petition.
MIR. Wise. M, tor it is already reject.
ed under the rule.
Mr.. Black said il was a mistake for The
motion ofIhe gentleman from MaSsachu-
sets to refer was still pending. and mo-
ton had Ieen made by s"me "ne to lay "A
portion of the pei,ion on the table, he car
ed nni by whom, but
Mr.. Wise. Blu. the mnlinn cannot be
made. fnr il is already laid On the table,
under the rule.
Mr.. Black wished tnexplain, when
Mr.. Wise persisted in urging his poin,