Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
kf,Sn.N I'm Il 1910


Nc STANLY sskcd the unanimous consent O
the uouSc 10 offer a northumberland TO.
Mr. w. G. JOHNSON said he Ind numerou
petitions sgein-t the repeal Of the ,nktupI Law
and asked tn bs allowed TO present them, but va
! refused leave.
GENERAL BANKRUPT LAW.
Mr. GUSHING rose 70 a point OF order, and ask
, 90 Tho reading ot the 2sl tu.c--it WAS read, END
provides ,hst after the fist 50 days, Mondays shall
bc petition dlys.
The SPEAKER said tho unfinished business
must frs, bc Despatched, and saii Il was upon Sc
cond'ns the Previous question upon the appeal from
his decsion tthct the bill repeating the Bankrupt
Law could not then I've red, but peiuons must Ice
proceeded withl
Nc EVERETT sad h. had moved to lay the
apPsol on the 'abc--the Journal did not show this,
I but MIR " isc confirmed r.
Mr. l.. WILLIAMS moved a call OF the House,
and cemndsd the yeas and nays-ihey were ayes
! IS, noes 100
MIR LINN Of New York. then moved 10 lay the
appeal on the u6e, and demanded the yeas AMI
nays-therc were ayes lO3. noes ~; 80 the House
refused TO lay the appeal on the table.
The previous question, nni order Tor the main
question wee CURED without Il division but the
man question WAS taken 0y yeas and nays. which
were ayes 90, noes us. So the appeal was sus
| tanned.
Mr. GRANGER then rose and moved to reject
inc on and said he did not intend to speak against
u ne, Nut was not willing that this law should be
repealed by bare m'jouy here. without 50 much
as ono voice being raised against this course.
lie a,ked what evidence existed that the country
demanded is repsa7 la the petitions upon which
we are aciincP They have not been reJd. In the
press throughout the land1 deny IL.
| Mr. @. sali that 10 man regretted mere sincerely
han he, tins unsettled condition OF the legislation OF
thus country.
| he odver,cd to the cry OF vested RIGHTS. raised
against the abolition OF Imprisonment for deh,. and
sad that his wss all that could be urged here TOO
| We cannot follow MIR q. through his heart air
ing appea 10 those who were now hurrvin- against
a decent form, the huril Of the offsprins o. he
House, hu; three months born.
lie could net I'm isine, he sud. n condition more
fallen than that OF the debtor who has p-eparci II
avail himself ard his family Of the benefits Of this
'aw, and nov finds that the very mower of lesisi,
, uon which gave him this b,n-f suddenly wet,
riron HIM, ani that the moment the doors OF / i.
PRISON begin to open, thCy ace aga N closed sudden.
y upon hrn. IL did appear To- han. and he in,cnied
no dsr' spee' 10 tins House, that there was in this
~ OF this Iutrg.
lie remembered 20 have read of Grecian scuip.
tor who Purchased two slaves, as models ior his
studio over whom he held the power OF life and
! death. To one he offered cncouracen,rnt OF free
dom. and watched his ccunienancs that he misht
give 10 statue that expression which lights uD the
lace aud crn OF man, when raised from the Lep'h,
/ % dependency Nv tne buoyoncy of hone The
other he ordered 10 be executed in his presence and
/ a he calmly watched the death struggle Of his VIC
tim, secured 20 himself an impershable name by
Transferring TO the marble nc wrought representa-.
- I, ~, 80 80 VI lc.o" thor'a. tAss
49,, - -. -. i - u.s. mus S'e'u % 'hem
- ~, 80 -. .'.s' - 'a'hs perpetu''
which j., mos 5s,i, ~ sc.-S - ian 'na'
- ..:.t -e-p'J =" &C" IN We broken slil
yyous eoroaer bo1 VI me uni'r,inaisi eui they
mecca - - -" - '' u,'e SNORT upn'h'
fellow cit ems the oo,st INIT ,,'o',u o. uel5
bioor,ir, hone .r,i -. t.-.. ''''eN'''" VI
MIR MARSHALL mex rose ant briefly repIsd
10 the charge o. in1ecent hlsts. by a,"jn, ~ ,be
necessity OF sciing AZ once # ,tsu IT, H,
ano the country must ser Ind Eel tt:s 1850
a for tne petitions. certainly aiI lrc,, ,b.i, s,b
stance: and as Tor The -e.s ~ 80 80 80
! ing press Nigh, sayl was no; he and hose ,r-o
! acted with i.ra tom bis So, -
York pt7rr viii h'va- ben S-i-si d, ~ ~
voice and vote for tais .e-sl7 HID no, h. Iiross,
who had n1t o. red cen. IN his u,-,st hen go.
! o. having received sI0B. 1lJ Tor his vor.,
Mr. NJ. moved -l, t,l- ,-..,s ,-..ss,i,,
Mr. ROOSEVELT. OF y Y. r,,e IN !, ,,,;,, ,r., .
der and rr5-ccdcs 20 s.,.e u Int - 49,.
10 order. aod a scene OF confusion ens,ei ,,5, 49,
.-ars all ie.crirti.r. 40
/ The SPEAKER CscaleI tb,. Mr. r W.. o,,, ~,
order.
MIR CALHOUN. OF Mas. s.,s; r,,-, ,L .3,
/ cis5oo ' '
/ Tho yr.s and r-,.s L.i,., ,t.-,.. o., t, ...f, go
/ the appes.. W
| MrADANS roso and de4,,n3,3o nj tb. S,,.,l,,.
that he ,,in. NJ oder nd ,b. - IN. - -
/ The SPEAKER said that the ee,fle7,,, b,5 nj,
| a riehi tn demand any such thing.
! MrADANS said he would Then 6e.lina ~ an.
/ swer as he did M; understand % =. ,,e.,,, - h.
said Il was partial and tvrannicsl act on tho a =,
| of the Sneaker -
/ The SPEAKER The sentle,,an f,,,, NJ,
| chu.etts will lake his seat
MrADAMS. The gentleman fro, N.,,,.h,,-
set,, qstken his seat
More confusion Ans,,sI When the IIo.,.o 800.
IN i,sclf the ,n.ooi L,s b..,, 60: 49,, -.
orisr - W Po''''s o'
the ,,s,s and -. - - - az 80 I
navs 90 :, ttc r,,io -, III =, ~ D. : -
] r,;s - ,,,,s lt..,, LII ' ' "'1 D''' "-
Mir FII.LLi0rr. Sill ,t. ,,,,...4 ...... -,.-,
were ordered. - "''-"
] NrSOfTgpS i,,,.,;.,l e. g.
order IN rt, ~ H. a. ~ lnIs .lI's IN
TIM upon the question nov bsf,e ,. H.
[ Tcc SPEAKER rrs,,e,i,,s, h., IL . .; -.
Mr. SOLIEEs proree,eiio H.,
session. be had voted Tor the B,nt,-, p; 80 G
opinions in record 10 the poliev Of Nil l.., Ia
undergone no chsnsc. 1t lie time Of the me-
olf,i, bill he had ,.tirctf,, 100 -, , -
r,tion was rostooned for the ,rrr.s ,r ~
mittip- b, 10 be amended Al ,i,ts .css,,, ri -
the STIMULATION and he said j. e1,id m, b,yo -
the House without ibis stiouIs,iso TTc boIicy.j ~
! th,t time that ,lc -ig was ip,erC.r, and ~,
others orrecd with hio, IN that onioi,r pe 49,,
ell IL ,e,s tr,uer..-f b.cs,se ~ ,is ' , IA ~ .
asovent oftbe St,tes. and g,v7o, c1,,,, -.
Jicfion over the sutiect - fLe Esacr,f CO.. :.
would ,ffsc,1ailv ,buf the door of -,
I larse class Of our ci.izens who ouyir, ~ a. = -
see incident To- no,.v,og In the FederS c,,,s ,It
/ be 1fecIlisd lro1 Inc 'bsneft Of ,L. I,v -
hoped that the law world. AT this sssei, how. -
50 amended as that. while il extended r.iet n, ,t,,
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