Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-31
TRIAL or MIR. ADAMS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

i1t>bAfi Jan. 25th, 1912.
Mr.. MARSHALL said he had a resolution rbici,
he desired to Offer and hoped the gentleman r.oo,
Virginia tMr. Gimer,) would accept nasa sub.
stiu'e for the reso.u luton lie had submitted WIN
the permission OF the House ard with a view that
the gentleman might hear IL, ond accent /, or ro,
as substitute for ms proposition, ne would ask
leave 10 read his resolution, and would then make
the enq.i'y OF the Chair whether It was il order f.,
nm to accompany it with few remarks U.,b.r
read the following resolutions:
Where's, the Federal Constitution il ,.,...
nont form Of Government, and of psrne,Y,l obi;
CATION until altered or mod.f % In the mode n,i,.i
out IN tina. instrument; and the mcmbsr. Of ,.,.
House, deriving Their poll ic1. char.cter and r,,.
e's ifOm The SANE, are sworn TO srp.o,f H.. 81 H.
dissolution Of the Union uece.s.tiIv ,,, i, ~
uesflo'' o. mat instrument, the overthrow oTtbe
american hepuuHc, and the extn.iian OF ,tr n,-
tl'nal eXi'lencei proposition, th.relore totbc p
preseotuyes Of tho Pc0p'a, % d.-st.v. 49,. o.
laws framed by their constituents, and 10 ,u-nc,,
winch they are commanded toy those const,,usn,. -,
" s~OI" osip'e they can enter upon the execution
w We P'lNo', powers created hy IL and enIuscd
20 mem u high breach OF privilege, a conteo,n,
OIL rel 10 this House. a direct pfop,s,,, IT,
Legislature, and each memner Of H. Ia co,,,,,, -,
jury ana involving necessarily in a., .Yer,,,o "a
~ consequences the destruction Of our coun,,, J
The crime n high treason: '''
Rssoired, Therefore. Tn,ttte tIor T.h.o.,
mcmbef ifJm Mass ichusetts. in tr,.en,,, 49, az
Sonsot iuon OF the House Of Regre.en,,uves of the
,nited S'oies petition Praying Tor the et..,,,,o,
OF we Union, has offered the deepest ind.onitv in
VIC Ilou'o OF w"ich he Is member ON Insult To- the
people q" We Jhttd States OF which th,t ti,,., A.
IN" legislative organ, and viii. tbis o,,,,s,c H.
'nIVeo 10 pnss unfebuksi and unpuni.bsd L,ve
u'E'"''u me- county urJ1ch their R.pfss.nt,-
tVcsi in the eyes Of The whole ,yo,II
4 H..
A9'ns' Tor goo, insult, the fret Of the kind eve, -
tered 10 the Government, and Tor the ,g,i -.
"' ms Pefmlltei t1 uo aimed, thfoush ls ,rg,,,,.
mtntaHy 90 tho Constitution and .r's,.,.., ~ ~.
''J' ,".. p''.'i iNc security, and liberty of tho
people ~ Thee Sttfes, mfrbt w.. t,e t,.i -, -
exclusion from che IN ,an' e..,,,,.I ., ~ ,''Ht
oee'n % an act OF grace old mercy who tt,,, -
Hn''. upon MN thttf scvctcst c,uguee s,, r,,d5,
~ 'ue'y unworthy olhis past relations 10 the State.
"'1 nN present. position. This they hereby do Ia,
lo' ine rest, they turn him oscr Too h. oWn
! enc we lnd'en'tor Of ai. true .4nJicra c,uzerq
re lhen inquired o. the Char vhcther Il yy,s IL,
ofnrr i' accompany tho resolution with a vc,,, -.
'''''A' D" explanation Of his purpose in oferioeog
| The SPEAK Err replied in tie sf7,n,,iy.
Nlf MhtStlALL said Boz was ,e,v ,,cl. 49,.
'h' ha1 ''i'fc De- offered tig resolution o,ofu,ciy
| .'''. "' "WW'Iy n9 tn tune would hermit e,o
-'e'e en- wei "ii De should expose hrfrseif IN Ly
/ - ~ ,F''''i5 dh1i % Doe was uf nlI nc
| l''lh',' WIN h9 own temper. or the nov,peo,s If
~. own m'nd nnd hear, be had been induced ,o
- l.I.lYn OF 'hI' sort by 90 peos0niI feeling.
""er1' thc GENTLE ag1tnsl whom he ,,v.ksd,t,
-esufe 'i Ws House, and sfill less ~ snv tsso,,
',s w. "s'nsi That portion of Tho Uni,,d St,,,.
"hlon we gentleman represented On this door. A..
"'s OF W, i'si Importance to the cor,eetoe.soft b,
| y. ""',, pc was no" pursUing-a course vtrb
ne h"e" l"I WcII involved heavy fcsroos,t,f.,, -,
'' paH 20 pubic opluion-tbat he should b.. e...,
70 al su'h motives. For ulc short tune that bsb,I
''en paced On lbs floor h. thought II could ny, b
lus.y enafged against him that be had msnile,,ed
In"Y hD'uIy 70 the northern porons oil tlis IIn.nn