The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-12

Ter That motion was OUT o. ofuoi % uooarou 70 70
by the Speaker, and that being the case fought not
to appear ON the Journal because motion to recon
slider preceded IL.
Alter conversation on the subject, by seyersl
The SPEAKER stated his decision Of yesterday,
thai the resolution was received and ought TO appear
ON the journal although the motion of Mr. lN0ERsoLL
to reconsider, took precedence.
Mr. BRIGGS asked leave TO offer resolution, pro-
yiding that the House would hereafter this day inclu-
ded during the present session, take from two
10 four O'Clock; and that the daily hour Of meeting,
until otherwise ordered, should be ten O'Clock.
Mi. MALLORY, and a number Of other members,
0' Mr. TILLINGHAsT, on leave, introduced res
oution providing for the appointment Of committee of
three on the part Of this House. on the Library OF
Congress, &C.. which was adopted
MI. FILLMORE asked leave 20 offer resolution
providing that the report the Secretary of the Trea
sury made to this House at the present session. be
mitted TO the Committee of w avs and Means except
such parts thereof related to the object already sub
mitted to a select committee
Mr. WELLER objected to the introduction of the
Mr. FILLMORE hoped the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. WELLER) would withdraw his objection. The
Committee of Ways and Means had no business be-
fore them.
This Mr. WELLER declining to do, Mr.. FILLMORE
moved suspension of the rules for its reception.
Mr.. PlCKENS suggested that there was some BUSH
ness requiring the action of the Committee of Ways
and Means; he alluded TO the appropriations neces-
sary to pay themselves. Laughter.l He presumed
there would be no objection now.
The SPEAKER here stated to the House that the
applications for money had been very numerous and
pressing; and that heavy responsibilities this sub
ject had already been taken by the Speaker. No APP
Preparations had been made; and the Chair was now
checking upon bank his own responsibility. It
was for the House to say how long this state Of things
should continue.
The question was then taken on the motion Of Mr.
FILLMoRE, and the rules suspended after which,
the resolution was adopted. 4sat
A message was received from the Senate in relation
TO the appointment of Committee Enrolled Bills.
Concurred in, on motion of Mr.. BRIGGS.
Mr.. HOLMES, of South Carolina, on leave, pre-
scented resolution passed by citizens of Charleston,
South Carolina, recommending appropriation TO
the amount of one years salary for Gen. Harrison's
family U ~
On motion of Mr.. H., the resolution was referred to
the Committee of the Whole the state of the Union,
and ordered to be printed. f4s .kg
The SPEAKER laid before the House the follow
lst The testimony in the case Of contested election
of the gentleman from Virginia, Mr.. Banks.)
Referred to the Committee OF Elections.
I'd. "A communication from the Treasurer Of the
United States transmitting an account OF the receipts
and expenditures for the service of the Post Office De-
partment for the year terminating the first OF july
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Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
7 MI OINDEh WOOD, Dy UNANIMOUS COnSent, pre-
sented memorials frpm the Patriotic Bank and the
Bank of Alexandra, Of the District Of Columbia,
which were referred 10 the Committee for the District
of Columbia. ~ ~ se @ 84f. H
Mr. McKEON, by unanimous consent, presented
the memorial of the Chamber Of Commerce Of the city
Of New York, in favor Of National Bank which
on motion Of Mr. Nick. was referred to the select
committee on the currency. t %t
Mr. C. Fl. WILLIAMS asked leave to introduce a
resolution providing for the appointment Of select
I,sr -
possible, bill for the apportionmcnt Of Representa-
tives within the several States according to the Cen
sus. This was not received, being objected to-
"A joint resolution was received from the Senate in
relation TO the appointment Of Joint Committee on
the Library, &c. Concurred in. $3.50 Nh. der ~.
.as5tt ABOLITION PETITIONS. .g.o
The House then resumed the consi Iteration Of the
motion heretofore submitted by Mr. INGERsoLL, to
consider the vote by which they had decided to omit
the 2lst rule Of last Congress. 1..
Mr. INGERSOLL resumed his remarks from yes
terday in investigation of the general subject of slave
ry, petition, &c. He adveited to the doctrine Of the
gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.. Adams) that the
treaty-making power Of our Constitution Is compe-
tent certain CASE remove ten States from this
Usion. This was the doctrine they had from ho-
norable and most experienced member, whose sent
ment matter of public history that the same trea
ty-making power incompetent TO purchase and in
corporate within the u s. the province Of Louisiana
This discussion entirely transcribed oil the poltca
distractions he had heard of; and as to South
Carolina notification let il hide its diminished head
for Northern notification left it far behind He wa,
sorry to say, that in the North they had habit o
discoursing on an nsurrecton of the slaves of the
South, as 1T il was not an event involving the mos
hoTrid and dreadful consequences. We spoke of an
event Of this character with greatest composure as
not to be dreaded and adverted to without horror
He must say that he had listened TO the honorable
gentleman from Massachusetts, on this point not with
out feelings Of the utmost horror and With his blood
running cold. What, he asked, was servile war
Nobody knew better than the gentleman from Massa-
chusets who would recollect the fatal and disastrous
consequences Of the servile wars that waged
in the Roman Empire. notwithstanding all that had
fallen from the gentleman in reference TO the event OF
scrvie war in the Southern portion of this Union,
and whatever might be his constitutional ideas and
scruples in relation to il, he (Mr Ingerso) would
venture say that he would lay them all aside when
the time came, and be ready to march with North
ern army to the aid and assistance of his Southern
brethren. And suffer him (Mr lngersol to say that
he would be glad to tender his services upon such
expedition even as corporal or private. Laugh
ter.) Here Mr.. read an extract from Saust in re-
ference to the servile of Rome This but a
feeble description of the serye wars where the slaves
were Of the color their masters. Mr.. went
to notice some rema ks of Mr.. Adams in allusion
to Mr. Van Buren, as the Northern man with Southern
principles and also TO speak OF the question fslavery
in connexion with the annexation of Texas, when
The SPEAKER reminded the gentleman that he
was taking very wide range and wandering from the
immediate subject before the House
Mr.. lNGERSOLL said that, with all due Difference
to the opinion of the Chair he regarded the Of
argument he was pursuing as necessary to show the
effect interfering with the question of the abolition
of slavery. aas ss..
Mr.. ADAMS hoped the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania might not be arrested in any observations he
might make. al .~ssga sa.ees lSn5
Mr. PROFIT asked if the Chair had not decided
The SPEAKER again said, that the gentleman
from Pa, was not 10 order sa# ~tt
Mr., IHGERSOLL acquiesced, and leaving this
point, proceeded to the subject of Abolition. What
able ascertain. He understood the gentleman from
Massachusetts disclam the title altogether and to
say that even in the District Of Columbia, the time
had not yet for the abolition of slavery What,
then, was an Abotonist2 The moment question
was put them, one answered one thing, and another
answered differently. He would say what he thought