Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-08


Mr. Simmons made proposition To appoint CieiN
IN Tia Committee on Manufactures for the purpose, as
he ayowed to copy circulars, to be forwarded 10 ''e
importers Of the country, to procure Information 10
enable that committee to ADJUST tue tafii, OF ny P
per valuation on duabe articles
This nroposition gave rise 20 debate wllich con
s,med The remainder of the days session, III winch
the questions of the tariff, home valuation the com
promise act, the expenditures re'fencnmeh' e c
form were amply discussed Messrs King, Sewer,
Woodbury. Simmons, Clay, Calhoun, Wright, Hunt
;na,on. Buchanan, Mangum and Linn, participated IN
The proposition WIS agreed to by vote of % ayes
70 - House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. ALLEN asked the unanimous consent OF The
House TO introduce the report and resolutions oil ue It
oislaure OF the State OF Maine, asking that military
road may be made from point in The settled part oil
the State - Font hehi, oi ~ S~ihe Poi' vi 'e ii'e' "
John. -, .,,.,,,,
,;on If Mr. ALLEN who stated that il was subject ol
,rn,, ,nnor,ancc touching the national Defence that the
,J n.aS i,nperioisiy Necessary the military posts in
The section OF the Union as well as TO our
ellowc,zcns, in the Madawaska and Arosook settle
mems The resolutions were ordered 70 he printed and re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Military Affairs
Mr. UNDERWOOD presented n memorial from the
President and Directors Of the Bank Of the Metropolis,
asking for modification of their carier: referred to
the Committee on the District of Columbia.
Mr. ADAMS called the attention of tie House to
THROUGH mistake was not acted ~ when the othefs
were considered, and asked for option at hs tune
The resolution called the 9ep mert OF State Tor
copies Of the correspondence .: Mr. Stevenson, our late
Minister at London, relative TO the SiAs OF The Med-
terranean squadron Inc resoiutifi 'ts accordingly
taken up and adopted.
Mr. LINN asked leave - otter y re1 luton ealing
for the report Of the tpp to 'nTes
sate into the management OF The Jew OK custom
"0 Mr. A. V. BROW p1ccted, and the resolution was
Mr.. WM' w. IRWIN asked leave to present certain
resolutions of The Lesi>lannc Of Pennsylvania
Mr. FESSENDEN objected.
Mr. IRWIN said that ~ nr objection was made by
gentleman from whose Stale reSouonS hal ]iSi beeh
received and referred he wished II 10 he noted on The
journal by whom the Objection vas made
The resolution submitted by Mr. Marshall, 10 cen
sure Mr.. John g. Adams for presenting petition 10
dissolve the Union came up "a the order oil the day
Mr.. Gmer, who entitled TO The floor, said that,
Notwithstanding all tina, had 81 N said and all that had
O Dsin resolutions uons WI" w provided the gentle
man from Massachusetts Mr. Adansl would, on his
part consent 10 withdraw the httion which gave rise
to it.
Mr. Adams replied, that, in the face OF the House,
and of the nation, he yesterday declared with So
lemn appeal to his God, that h. presented the petition
under an mperious nf duty which he could not
dvest himself of Tha, sufficient answer Tor the
gentleman from Virginia.
Mr.. Gilmer rejoined ,hat he not then at liberty
TO withdraw his uon, Which he had submitted 10
the House under solemn and sacred sense oil duty
as that which governed The gentleman from Massachu'
sets.
He had stated esterly tina, his proposition sim
pie intelligent and incapable Of misrepresentation; that
its whole object apparent Oh its face; and that II
might be more distinctly understood by The House, he
would now ask the Cc'k to read it.
The Clerk then read Mr.. G. S resolution, as follows:
RsOrtd, That in presenting 10 The consideration oil ihs House
petition for the dissolution Of The Union, the member from
MIR Adams has justly incurred The censure Of
this House.
Ii was for presenting TO tie House, and asking lis
considerable Of the PRAYER OF that petition that he
mfr G \ maintained ila thu. gentleman from MasSa-
chlsetts had Justly incurred the cens're OF The House
and Of the nation As hc sa.cd Yesterday, no punish
ment was proposed 10 lie inflicted on the gentleman,
other than that of public indignation He maintained
thar hv the conduct Of The gentleman The House was
placed in position in which il MIS- compelled 10 cX-
press lis disapprobaon or be regarded as indirectly ap
proving sanctioing The presentation OF petition 10
dissolve the Union.
Mr. G. advcrel 10 the repeated complaints that had
been made by Mr. A. OF the henouSneSS of the charges
that had been brought against him. and the denial OF Jus,
lice in not giving him TRIAL IN due form OF law ahd
observed that the Newgate calendar, Ii seemed haunted
The dreams of the gentleman. hy the pcrlnacy with
which he insisted being regarded as under piosecu
ton for capital crimes lie assured The House that nc
warrant was 10 found for this i'll the simple resolution
he had submitted any thing he had sand support
Of it, The gentleman continually insisting on hl'
right 10 defend himself Had lie not dctcnncd hlnsel
frequently and ably How often had he addressed tht
House the subject? Again and gam ne had defended
himself ably and eloqucntly and " II all the ingenuity
and powers with which he was dist sniShed
Mr. G. regretted the necessity ofS.ierring TO the gen
tlemans previous course; but order 10 see the stua
ton in which the gentleman bad paced the House II
rernrd 10 this resolution of censura, he (alr G wa
compelled to look back TO his previous declarations
AT one period Of the debate the gentleman dehed TIT
House and its ccnsures, and had again and again de
clared sentiments that floor that he lr regarde'
az fatal 10 the union ofthese States. The gentleman hat
told the House. the course OF the dscusslon mat I'M
time for action ION tesubect embraced in the petition
had not vet come intma,ing distinctly that 1t wou
come and that he one would be prepared to act II
accordance with the prayer OF tie petition AT tn
last session the gentleman from Massachusetts referee
10 the treay-making power and sail that i'll the event
scryiJc instruction and servilc wtr, II could Dc use
by this Government for the man'imisSion oil all IN
slaves in the Union. Tha, declaration had been repeal
ed BY The gentleman al the present session HAD nc
been ayowed BY other gentlemen that grievances exlSe
IN reerence m This subject ,-cTf. Torciby if W
nee hn;- tyr I'D moi refer these particulars for the pu'
nv of connecting with them criminal charge again
the gentleman hui did u 10 show that IN deciding tn
question which the gentleman himself had brought nelor
the House they must necessarily be regarded ndicat
ing the feelings by which he was governed.
The gentleman from Massachusetts contendcd that
only The right Of petition ina, he deemed SO sl
cred that mpelled him 10 present this petition which
as well rs Other disapproycd Of He did not Mr. G
said regard this question rs involving merely the RICH, o
petition. ihai were all, he would this occasion
he had done many Others have remained in his seat
but this Union was dear The South only il was a
dear 10 the North, the East, and the West, as il was Il
the South.
He had not Mr. G. said, regarded this as a scctiona
question Daring the Of the debate reference hac
been made ~ several gentlemen the course of Sou;l
Carolina on certain occasion and the opinions Of an
honorable gentleman that oor as well as the OPT
Mons Of others that loor had been cited as fur
niSing example in justification Of that gentleman
course. Why were such references made7 Did the,
not imply the part of those making them that the sub!
cc Of the union OF these States was too sace, 10 be
tempered with occasions III this nature Did they
not imply as consequence that there or less
OF guilt in entertaining proposition 10 destroy or i'm
pair the integrity Of The UniGu Was it possible that
the argument here made that lhr gentleman from
Massachusetts should he excused fer offering The first
direct proposition ever submitted 10 lhc American Con-
grcss todssove The Union because or>ooth other per-
sons in other times h;el cherished motives hostile 10 it,
could find favor in thai House Ii WIS noineccssary Tor