Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-02-14
W.sursGros, Feb 3, 1912
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE


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/ AT ADAMS proposed, when he took the floor this
morning u move pohemen ol this case IN ord'r 10
enable INN t" get together hls documents aud receive
the replies To the eso buttons which he had offered and
winch the House lind passed
u lore dong this, nc ooh up the ihtc'llgenccr o ms
morning, IN winch there IA note III reference Ia hun
sell !" 'h' ioi""lhg fnlf"fi, wv ,lat IA ne (Mf A.
had complained III haish and UNJUST terms III Tie man
n'r !" Nhch he had been reported, ucncelorwaTd'
ihere "oud oc II" reports 9 MS fenarks' un's snch az
MI Adams himself should prepare MI A. then went
'nio d'Ia Oh inc therapeutics oinis"ns' ana iasca
Which Lad occurred iIon time to iime IN The publication
u nus rcinafk,
Mr. ANi]kf'N rose 10 point ct order, and asked
the thdT II Reporters were allowed to occupy seats
within the rar If the Housed
The SPEAKER responded negatively, but observed
that 80 there Were more Reporters than seats, they
must necessarily be Oh the noor OCCASIONAL but without
the bar.
Mr.. ANDREWS said there Were two Aboonsls
Reporters here, who he would be glad 10 altogether
excluded from the House, but he had requested the
doorhccpcr To keep them At their desks, which he
fused To do; and he Mr.. y should move the House
to elect another dooFkeeper who would perform his
duty
Mr.. ClIITIENDE\, whose scat was the one osc,-
pied by the Reporter re.tred TO- called Mi A. order
and here this liulc by play ended
MI ADAMS then proceeded IN his defence
Mr. seut several pamphlets 10 the C,rk table from
I'd the proceedings Of meeting III South Carolina upon
the subject of excluding from the Pos, Office the
abltlon tracts which W re sent through that channel
The reading of these extracts occupied much time. and
finally after again audin. IN the injustice done HIM he
the drors OF the Inicgenecr, MI A. moved postpone
mcnt Of the further consideration OF the subject at this
time. The yeas and NAYS were ordered, but
Mr.. MARSHALL rose 10 object To the pustponomcnt
and stated what the Two questions before the louise
VIZ did the gentleman from Massachusetts pr,scn, DO
n ..l
censure tr ~
What had all the matter which the gentleman now
sought 10 ln,r"lue. 10 do with this question:
lie (Nlr. Adamsl said that he should prove great
many things; such that there existed an intention on
the part Of the South 10 involve the country in war
with Great Britain Tor the purpose OF upholdlng the
institution OF slavery lie had asserted IN the presence
Ola british n"hloinan, and while that gentleman in
asrat on this floor, that his own country was wrong
ana England was night, IN the controversy about the
right OF search lie was To prove, too, that the
North aborcd under such grievances as to Justify these
petitioners, Ne. &c
NO" admitting maj he did prove all these things,
would II alter the question The question was whether
' presentation "i petition tor the dissolution of this
mon. was moi high contempt Of the dignity Of this
congress!
] Would the House allow the gentleman from Nlassa
ehuset's To Introduce all the nilannabc matter he pro
posed, und" the prc,cnce OF defending himself from
charges never madei
because he preferred the reference OF this matter to
comi''teo, as moycdhy the gentleman from Virginia -
The House and countr, Were tired OF the thing and he
moved tho previous question upon the motion to post
plne
call Of the house was ordered and refused by ayes
50. to noes qS
| Mr.. ADAMS then withdrew the motion ia nos,pone
and proceeded with his ,indication In rcpy To Mr.
Marshall he asked a.ain where did that gentleman get
his tnr? How did he derive tina right OF this House 10
nd 81
by others! Where did he find the law for hunoipc ms
constituents to the bar Of this House for trial and pun
shmcntl The gentleman saws, admitting that | can
prove the existence of all the grievances enumerated
the attempt 10 infringe The rpht of habcas co,vs the
trial By ii;y the freedom of speech and the prrss Sc
&c-sfiU il does not alter the question whether there
has not been a, hab contemn, of,cd ,o b;s U,sn -
the presentation Of Tins nc,i,,on l. tho onn,loa T. ~
Kentucky uod3 ,pncal apan 10 The Dcrl,r,,;on .,
Independence the frerunner of the Cons,;,,,i"n Doo
not tina, Declaration ,yo, tho r;,,b, and 10 I, e a.
SOVEREIGN nconlc IN ,,,er -, oLoJ;b INV Cr,r ""
which has become intolerable7