Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-11

2#I Executive discretion.
ZEN expressing desire for further time,
AH'.s 70, an adjournment, when
rs !, Urn .,,ncs,ly demonstrated, and pressed tor
III ~ sad. rather than cause protracted
- =. would, By general consent OF tue se'
as his amendment aho ne was onoe'-
AlI',w,nc il accordingly.
E snnIrI st,ll wishing for further time, moved
&l :A'n which motion prevailing,
E ,,,s adjourned.
,,sr OF REPRESENTATIVES..
& HV' ~. CHAPMAN, OF Alabama, appeared
M ..i and took his seat
IA BEESON, Representative elect from
~ rsnnsylvania, vice Hon. En"s HOOK, re-
..,d was qualified, and TOOK ms seat.
& A. Gs inquired what was Tue 0usneSS oe'0'e
I e ,.rp hare rose and said that the Chair
,.,iially to submit to the House lhe o'ineni'
n Z sa''' was placed; and if the House were
saSn ,t.ell. without debate, from its EN-
r. !" m ~. Char would submit proposition
~a'n' would accomplish that object. The
'I ., - ,gest tina, the House should say, if i,
CIV S;,hout debate, whether it should be
r. gov" -. niles of the last Congress, or by The
~" I,w until rules should be regularly
& l't:ary a~'
4 ,uss,;d something (Which the Reporter did
II NJ .,'" - 10 an exception of the 2lst rule.
- ,s st"v ,ac.red Of the Chair what was the or
+ N''E WAS il the resolution submitted by
"sl,,,,n 10 the rules. or WAS II the last ous''
-, Tho House on the last day:
<. ,or,rFR decided that the resolution on the
N. rules was the first question IN oraeF.
% u,,so resumed the consideration OF the re-
,',,,,lore offered by Mr.. Wise, ana wh'ch ID
'"" TIA, committee Of nine be appointed 10
/ End. and report rules for the government o.
/ - and that, until such committee MAKE ~
! t,,e same be finally acted upon, the ru,es suu
80, last House Of Representatives sha'i NC
the rules and orders OF the House.
is''s ~, Mr. Adams has eretofove moved TO
- ;, :an,ws !,
Hs - words House of Representatives, m
A .'. excepting the 2lst rule, which is here.
',tss This rule excludes the reception OF
70 P sp'l Mr.. Slade had heretofore moved
~ -, ,bercfrcm the words s,caieh IS hereby re-
w,p al. fe wished to read from the journals
4 :, - authority which he thought would settle
,.of The members of this House, and stop the
us would call the particular attention OF gen.
..,,sssn,inq the non.slavehodng States to the
-: The fathers of the Constitution on this very
- =. would read from the Journals OF the
II =. IN Congresses, from 1877 to loUl.
= ,ns "a Of January, 1900, Mr.. Wall, of Penn,
,s, ,s,,tiou from Absalom Jones and others,
I !. AZ color and freemen, within the city ana
:. 4 Philade iphia, complaining that the slave
:, no coast of Guinea is carried on in ciandes-
.,r.sr from, The IT, S. that ffeemen of color are
f.,,e-ed and sold as slaves, in various parts oil
4 .,sory; ,ha, the law not long since enacted by
80. called the fugitive bill, is, in ITS execution,
:.,d with circumstances peculiarly hard and DIS
,.o., and stating further, that, although they do
:, for the immediate emancipation Of all who are
|, ;, unconditional bondage in these States, they
i, t-sre that Congress may exert every mean IN
oower 10 undo the heavy burdens, NC
H. sad Mr.. W J the humility Of this petition
Jar less objectionable than the abolition petitions
.e present day "They humbiy desire mat 1oh,
/. m,y exert every mean IN their power TO unoo
,.asy bor,hens, and prepare the way for the OPP
I'D 10 20 free that every yoke may be broken:
:, ,,sn,ion Continued MIR. w J to the proceedings
d, petition: ~
na.,on was made and seconded that the House
me 10 the following resolution, to wit: Resotrea
I, a much of the petition as relates to the laws :"
+ res,ectng the slave trade from the U. ;
u, foreign place or country, and the laws respect
:,l,y-s from Justice and persons escaping from the
Er- az their master be referred to the committee ~
.-d, on the l2h day of sDecember last, to inquire
hsr any, and if any, what, alterations ought TO De
\. m The law entitled 'An act to prohibit The carry
Inc slave trade from the U S to any foreign place
'9cu,ry. And debate arising thereupon, an ADJOURN
u: WIS called for.
-su, far continued MIR. wy on the I'd Of January
No Then they adjourned. On the next day "the
,s4 resumed the consideration of the motion, de
ltn Yesterday for the reference of certain parts o.
oe,:on of Absalom Jones and others: Whereupon
notion was made Thy gentleman OF the North, al
ugh that does not appear ON the Journals, yet
gs history OF the whole matter to amend the same
adding, sAnd that the parts of the SAID pett'or
ch invite Congress to legslate upon subjects iro'i
lch the General Government is precluded oy th'
institution, have tendency to create dlsqu'et ant
ousy, and ought therefore to receive no encourage
nj or countenance from this House
The yeas and nays were called, when - member
ed n the Affirmative and in the negative. lh'
mes oi those IN the affirmative are as follows:
A.,5a B.er Bailey Bartlett, Bayard Bird, Bishop Brace
Brow n Rub~. Brown, Champn, Christie, Clay, Claiborne
at. Bina. John Davenport Franklin Davenport. Davis
yson Dennis Dent Edmond, Eggleston, Emendorf, Evans
4 Foster Dwight Foster, Fowler, Freeman Gallan, Glenn
a. Chluncey :oodrch Eznr Goodrich, Gordon, Gray
q. (t,gold Grove Hama, Harper Holster, Henderson
STA, Le, Macon Marshall Norris New, Nicholas, Michel
Mt. M. pl.e, Parker, Pla Powell Randolph Reed
'e Sewa SHEPARD, Stanford, Stone, SUMTER ial,a'er'o
N ,arw rhunas Richard Thomas, Thompson Irisg, .ar
-ali;, Wa!sw"r,h, VAIN, Robert Williams, Leu'ue' J" i"
u, and Woods.
ID iar negative: George Thatcher"
iaa concluded Mr.. W. | hope there will be found
sna name in this House con,radicting this reso
ion Of our fathers. Let the example be now as II
IT, ADAMS. And the mountain is delivered of it
use
Nr Adams rose and addressed the House in speech
laol, two hours and half, in which he went very
INTO the merits cf the question before the House
,sag 10 observations made in previous debate oJ
WISE and others, and stating and defending ~:
position in respect TO it. This speech was one
i, would be difficult to abbrevIate or condense
POSSIBLE to report at large for insertion here: ~
served for future publication therefore; and VIII ot
J, she'd as early it can he prepared for the press
toaai Iateihgenrer
u, A. concluded by adopting the amendment pro
= BY Mr.. Slade, as an amendment othis own pro
son.
" KING of Georgia followed in an argument o
= length, directed, first, TO an examination Of the
,i,utonal power Of Congress on the subject o
,e,y: and, secondly, to reply 10 Of the posi-
= ,skeR by Mr.. Adams. The Reporter had taker
notes az would enable him to give general sketcl
i5ls argument, but owing TO the late hour of ad
.1tnent and to the very brief space Oft allowed
writing out, he was compelled, looking to thu
e, of matter which followed, TO postpone IT for tn
sent
VI FILLMORE said that we had now been eigh
" attempting to organize this House: and the eight
!; Va: almos, brought to close.
isould be recoected that this was special session.
t,ngress convened for certain specific objects; an
~, lie admitted that the question which had Incl
anily been brought under discussion here was on