Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

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now assumes, or-his ground or aefio,' NAT he
defence of the right Of petition,recsrdla, Is the
characteror object CT petition In M; sss o. the
! lie is undoubtedly wrong, foolish. mad Course
After the usual seuffie between M
and the Speaker, AID between him Hg9als
House, Mr.. Wise moved that The ahu he
/ flom Massachusetts,, be heard IN he 'IIeaof
rom the charges of the Georgia pe,;,;a ueen0e
A memIer asked wLetlIer Mr.. Adl. s.Ulels.
was allowed to speak, would cOutine I l;I' u be
1.-THE subject, or proceed tUattack The uSiliSeh TO
The member proposing this question S ,ean
ed down. Vas en-
| Mr.. SianIy remared that the -
| from. Massachusetts had been c5.sss susseman
attacking the Sonth 10 his remark. ~ with
s. had heard no such remarks--snd ne (Mr.
the-geBteman from Massacbusetis ~ ne a'ke1
was true. Mr.. StanIy and his S ono whether ii
disregarded iE the general confasIo1s 'On was
The yeas and nays were tsken
Wise's motion, and It was decided n ,b VI Mr..
tive-75 to 81. So Mr.. Adams was c ,ne mega
+ 10. yield the floor. compelled
MIR. Wise. then rose, and demanded.
ter Of privilege, that be should be heard nat
to the attack made upon him 1yMr. Adauepy
After some debate, Mr.. Wise was ' %oa:
this privilege. Oenied
Mr.. Adams then RECOMMENDED offef,, Il;
titions, where he left of, some DAYS sao ms Pc
He presented, among Others. a ne;;,;oe
some. 30 or 40 inhabitants fthe town 80 ' ~,
yerhill, Massachusetts,, praying the In. ma
dissolred, and giving reasons thereto '" a. Oe
the Union was no longer agreeable and a., ina maj
tageous to all parties and sections, and H., ~
effect Of our institutions and legislation aa VIC
plumber and dram one part of the country e. y
4 the benefit OF another. vi
MIR, Adams moved to refer the peti,ioD ).
the Committee on Manufactures, " itb inst,n ~
ions 70 report against the prayer of the ne,,
ton, and to give reasons therefor. t''''
/ A general disorder followed. Bnt At lou.,,
Mr.Gllmer, Of Virginia, offered a resoIn7;a,,
that Mr.. Adams be censuredfor an insult TO tho
House, ~ Offering petition 10 dissolve The
The Speakerdecided that this was NM.
OF high prlyllege-fidng over averyfbing elso.
but before the House proceeded frrtbeS2 .ni
! alter an attempt to procure a call of the mem
bers, the House adjourned.
The privileged qestion must Ofcourse b. a.
ken up to- morrow.
There was some personal bickerin,os and
menaces between individual members day'
and on Saturday last-both in public and mr.
yate. Thcy viii not harm each o,ber--,bp On.
u Dangers that they may and something To
the disgrace ofthe nation.
WASHINGTON Jan. %.
This has been an extraordinary day IN ihf.
House. The dsorder::of the last two or three
days have been succeeded by profound gray.
lty and attention. Mr.. Adams, by his course
had almost provoked the House. to state of
phrenzy. He had succee ded in creating much
confusion and excitement. His petj.fop for
fhe dissolution. of the Union and proposition.
t.r the consideration of The subject by S.
lect Committee, brought the House 10 some
reflection: As Dir Chapman, of Ala. re-
marked, they had come to point at whreb i
was necessary to pause and contemplate their
position.
A meetng of Southern and Western men,.
bers' from slave holding states. look place
last highland This morning, andtbe re>plt was j
seen IN the proceedings OF to-day Mr.. Thomas
1. Marshall OF KY. was deputed by Them 10
offer resolution setting forth the views Of the
f1ots1 as g the character of Mr. Adams pror-
ositlon, pr iouncIng that he ought 9u be ex-
peHed as a member, but. as an act of grace.
his punishment into the seyerest
censure That the House could pass upon him.
"A motion " as made 10 lay the : hole subject
9n.tle taDly, but it failed by a vote of 81 10
=. .
Al : u ~. nrea rrrDI,.
and resolutions, and spoke at some Jen1tb :,
lhelr support, lie expr ssed lis, perSogal re-
spect and kindness FIR Mr. Adams and regret
1t his course; but condemned this act asStrea-
ION TO the pinon. If any one conld be found
'ut oil tbs House who was capable ofsecoBd.
ng he design Some have thought II best 10
'ass oyerGthe outrage IN silence: but he did
lot- = treason must be. noticed and erushed
n rs oud. IT might be said that The irslrue-
ions proposed by MIR. Adams were that the
Committee should report against dissolution.
5ut- II itsho.lld be admitted here. that the
opposition could be made the subject ofeon.
lderdtlon and uebate, 1t vas. also admitted
bat ecoinlnttcccouldr re poctsss thew pleas.
d.. r.>- .
Mr. Adams was heard, at length, in renlv.
lie SAID he should not go fully into The sri
tot TINS extraordinary propositions until 4.
9uEd weihe rthe House was dispo sd IN an
ertain it. lie did not belieterbeys wo,,,'a -.
artaln It. lie ridclted MIR. MarSl,al;,s "a.
nat he had been guilty of treason. h - -.
u the pnny mind Of that gentlen en-. sail ho-
odefine treason The cons tuition az The IT,
!. defines what shall be treason. | nrrsant
us petition and demand ITS consideration nm
er the fundamental law of the land. / viii
'e" you my authority for It, sa d he. m
aied upon The Clerk TO read The first clauses.
the. Declaration ofIndependence. n ,s.sS,e
ghtand dutI. of the people, said Mr.. a.. te.
lange their form of government wherever = :
ay promote theiFsihterests to do so. H;s
sn attachme' 10 the Union and fine ee,,s,5
ton ne had shown in his endeayors to nrc-
I've and deiend The rights guaranteed to the
'ople by The Constitution. The Southern :
iVeholding interest, he would, at a. proper
ne, show, bad sought to abolish all The Ispd.
a. ks OF civiilberty in the free states. The, :
not conhne themselvesto the enjoyment of
err institutions wlthmt heir own limits. Tbe,,
ade war on the right Of petition, on the tr;ai
luryy,sSes More, he would prove be(.re IA,. =
ton that they now sought to snaue6|e ,,s N
war with England for the preser
ioreign and domestic slave trade. For
nseii' though he bad no doubt the petitioners
snea 10 dissolve the Union, and that thol,-
nds had Come 10 thesamc opinion and fbc,,sb
y rlgnt to make the Proposition aceord;so.
the principles OF the Declaration OF lrsieDe,s97
ncesyet be doubted the pfopriesy Of elissnI-
e Il now. The time is not yet come. said h.
winch It IS necessary and nv object. < =,
sw these people that there arestIlI lef, 49,
5e1 and remedies against the grievances
Mr.. Everett of VT. followed and con,o,.iod
a !, the principles assumed by Mr.. MAJ
was lnorafor political tres.,,, =,
soiVe the Union. When the Un;on he
mes Intolerable to one portion Of the neo,,Ie
at were thew IN dot 49,. = ~ PSoPist