, 1841-07-03

House, commenced long debate upon the
propriety of putting the previous question
Mr.. Brown Of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Afford Of
Georgia, Mr.. Pickens Of South Carolina, Mr..
Habersham Of Georgia, and Mr.. Holmes Of
S. Carolina, followed against the motion.
while Mr.. Gentry Of Tennessee, Mr.. Gam.
bic of Georgia, Mr.. Profit Of Indiana, and
Mr.. Williams Of Tennessee, spoke in favor
of it. The gentlemen found themselves con-
stantly out Of order, and the Abolitionists
constantly sprang to their feet 10 call them
back TO the question. The question, as Mr..
Afford and Mr.. Pickens justly remarked, was
the question of the abolition Of slavery, and
then intimated that the present question
would, if carried, be a decision in favor Of
the fanatics.
Mr.. Gilmer, Of Virginia, took the position
that Southern men had, on very many occa-
sions, the power to settle the Abolition ques.
ton, but that they had let the opportunities
pass. He wished TO see the question settled
to-day. He objected 10 Mr.. Stuart's reso-
luton because it postponed the question to
the lst December next. He thought it was
eventful, that while the Senate was engaged
in settling a question Of foreign war. the
House was engaged upon a question Of ser.
vile war. He should vote against the previ-
Gus question, and then vote for settling the
question of Abolition finally.
Mr.. Wise now obtained the floor. He
should go agains, the previous question, TO
settle the question now. He said a speech
of Rufus King on this floor had caused an in
surrection in Charleston, South Carolina
He believed delay in settling the question
would cause alarming effects. He said the
new census would reduce the House TO a still
smaller portion Of Congress, and that if it
was now delayed, the Southern representa-
tives would be overwhelmed by the new
quota from the free States. He considered
the debate upon this question as a debate up
on 4 subject of vast importance to the South.
He considered public time as valuable at one
time rs at another, as valuable at the regu-
lar as at the the extra session. lie was for
settling it row, so that the House could pro-
coed to business. He charged the delay in
the organization Of the House to the North
ern Wing members who, by their votes, had
said that this House should not be organized
until the 21st rule was rescinded.
Mr.lNlarshall, of Kentucky, sprang 10 his
feet with Mr.. Fillmore Of New York. Mr..
Marshall was recognised by the Speaker;
(but, out Of our courtesy, permitted Mr.. Fill
more to ask Il question) he said that Mr..
Adams and Nj. Wise were both against the
resolution. aud yet they opposed each 9TH
er. He thought that Mr.. Adams and MI.
Wise could agree upon no one thing but to
oppose each other with all their might. He
considered that by laying all petitions upon
the table, excepting those in favor of a gen.
eral bankrupt law, the House had denied the
right Of petition to everv body else. He
complimented Messrs Wise and Adams, and
said that if they had been left out of the
House he had no doubt but that the House
would have organized long ago. He said
Mr.. Tyler never was made President by his
vote or the votesof his people. They voted
for Tip but cared not for TY. He was made
President by an act Of God. He limited
that Mr.. 1'yler's friends on the floor had in
terlered 10 prevent an organization OF the
House, so as to make the extra session obi
Gus 10 the people, and thus carry out the
prophecy of Mr.. Wise, that it would end in
disgrace. He said he would forgive Mr.. Ad-
ans for his attack upon the Institutions of
TIE DOul1. u he WOuiu OniN come along With
him now, and vote to organize the House.
lie said that Harrison was elected as an anti
Aholitionsit. He had denied being an Abo-
~lttionist under his own hand, and had said
that the discussion of the subject among the
people was unconstitutional.
Mr.. Wise now replied TO Mr.. Marshall.
He said that if Kentucky and New England
wished to unite as they had done once be-
fore, he for one was ready to fall back upon
his firsts principles.
Mr.. Kennedy Of Indiana said that his par
ty did not prevent the organization of the
House. He said the Wing party caused the
disorder, and that if fifty of the Wings would
retire from the Hall. he wonld Pledge him
self to have the House organised in half a
day by the Democratic party.
Mr.. Gushing of Massachusetts acknowl-
edged the fact, that the Wings caused the
d~isorganization of the House. He recogni-
zed no Administration party on this floor,
but the party Of John Tyler. He thought
the House should organize, and cease this
eternal war Of words, words, words!-or the
people would send another Cromwell to drive
them ont.