Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-03

England for the purpose Of protecting tie African sav
trade. One 81 my purposes To show To the peopl
that il is time for them 10 tale alarm, they will b
Struggled into war; for, for that purpose the mos
false principles nave been advanced as The law oil ia
iions by yonr minister at England, Mr.. Stevenson
under the pretext OF resisting the right oil search
which have never been admitted into the Law ot nations
Now, IT IS matter, 10 be sure OF some importance
me, what the decision ofthe House may be, but 1t i
infinitely OF more Importance the section oi country
from which coIne-to the lreemen of this Jnon-tt
force the spirit OF slavery them This is the stat,
If things that exists, and it is provided for in the De
caration of Independence; and if there is no othe
remedy for il, il is the right and duty Of the people
that portion ofthe Union 10 take that remedy. IL thu
right Of abeas corpus and the right Of trial by jury
10 be ,akcn away by this coalition Of Southern slave
holders aud the Northern Democracy, IS tine for h'
Northern people to II they can't shake it oil, and
is time tn present petitions such THIS. say that /
nal net t,ae 10 10 this, tI other have beer
tried say that ii the petition IS referred and answered
il w satisfy the petitioners, | say iage number o
the people will be proptaiei They vi! thu
there are other to be pursued; and first OF all
j. 10 restore the right Of petition, for which We have
been struggling for ycars-thc same principle wheel
the gentleman makes high treason and the violation
which first began when petitions were excluded pray
ng for the abolition Of slavery in the District OF Co
rmlb.a which Congress has the undonblcd right 10 do
IS well a. the suppression vi the infamous slave trade
for lie protection of which 10 90 to witi
England.
After some further remarks, Mr. A. said: hold that
they uhe peoners) have right 10 petition for dis
solution Of the Union and that this House has power
suppress that right II the doclrnc of the gentleman
from Kentucky is sanctioned, shall next have de-
claration that it is g treason to ask for the abolish
az f.n 0i M
high treason L. ask or the prohibition u the infamous
slave trade and ii. peal Of the bankrupt law, liur-
r;ed through without the ordinary forms of cgslIion
is objected 10, why, make high treason. II the gen
teman declared all those 10 DC high treason, he would
not do worse than he Las done.
Mr. A. in conclusion, eHp!alned that uron the recrp.
ton If Ibis petition he procured his colleague from
whose district it came, Mr. SIlsonsall 10 write home
aad ascertain whether Il WAS genuine petition, coming
from people of rcspcctaby and the answer having
satisfied him thot vas Il" eit 70 BE- his duty to pre-
sent i, 10 the House. The petitioners (Nlr \ sl.G)
were Of respectable class If society, perhaps
Of Ia, pure arstocra:ic blood, Of which the gentle
man from Kentucky once boosted that Iic came from
bu good, honest respectable citizens, whose opinions
wee entitled t. 4 respectful consideration.
slr. A. apologized 10 the House iar having said -
much and SAID that he should ask for lie printing u
the resolution and TO be heard in his defence when il
should come NJ !ar consideration.
MIR. COOPER sad, before the gentleman from Mas
sachuse,ts concluded he wished 10 corrcc, nsaPpTe
,a,l, ~ ,; ,en,,n,n ho III, a. indeed IN, In
.,osod rr,her ,,n,e w,uld H. r,vcn linn FIR Ms d.
c ~ Ia understood iho resolution, a,;rh. IN.
adopton of II was to be Tie end Of the matter and
any defence which the gentleman might propose 10
make n,us, be previous 10 the adoption.
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this kind were started OF sudden, ana to'hy uheE
pcctrd, 10 time was 10 ne allowed 'or US "r''hce ~
the ordinary course % business ~ ''S ii'''se-'!e
printing u TIE FcSosn'ioh' aiH hSh9 ''ie 'i'' ~ ~
conSia"ration-"as - " cone away wiz" 'n,' ~
House 70 " ''",' "'t"'sn w" ~" W. -
Of ihe House.
The SPEAKER sad that II the gentleman from
Massachusetts lr. Adams desired further time, he
himself, or Trend Tor num- could Of right sanmii 4
motion postpone tic further consideration Of the sub
Ject.
Mr. EVERETT wonit merely STATE That The rcs'-
luton OF the gentleman from hehthcky presented, pro-
bl5ly, one Of the most Important Guesuons tHat MAO
ever heca scented 10 Tue consideration 81 me House
lie would say, tho u Tue doctrine OF we fesnueo" was
carried out, il would produce revolution by force N
Ills cerniry-"peaceabiy # they can iorc'hiy they
must not that The intention Of d'ssolT'ns tbs Union
prevailed ~ the Eastern states III any sfea.er drsree
than IN other portions 81 me onoh. tut u no peace
able mode could asa of Tue Isaress o. ,a.
should uecome 'nioie'aoie ''e" y must " o''' =
'"rec' ~ ,.o.;.;ors
l'n w. ss".'.a" = ''ae os M cann,ry
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sAoh'u o. ',ias - m,oduc;n.
coi'pl's' 'S ~ ny ""' ~ "'o1 - r,,;.a
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and blood nat was me doctrine % 's ics'.,.".'
The Constitution c"h,'li,aeu any c"ans' ny a..
ion rom We .a n, o, ~ In nrovIed G,r The
Lan,,er ~, cv,ls os IL present
pr - ,hc d,rcn, sections Of the Union. should be
hn,,n, lie hoped we should have ~ orcib re.
i; ,,.rc cysr sbould he cause for a dsso.
ia,;on Of Inc MON. the remedy would be found in
he provision Of The Constitutions and would be peace.
al
/, would be perfectly competent 10 The States 10
adam, an amendment 10 the Constitution, which would
chap,e il N every feature The people omnpo-