Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-10
Saturday, Februar. 5.

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Saturday, Februar. s.
The Senate did not sit 10 day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| The Journal having been read,
| The House resumed The consideration Of the resolu-
ton Of censure against Mr. John z Adams, for present.
| ing petition to dissolve the Union.
| Mr. ADAMS rose and in continuation Of his Defence
stated that in the position in which he placed
consequence Of the refusal of one o. the city papers
report the proceedings his cage, lie should after
few remarks ask of the House postpone the fur
Their consideration of the subject until he received an
TO the calls which had been made the Execu-
tive Departments for information necessary his de-
fence and 10 enable him 10 make ample prepare
| tons to get his defence before the pubic
| Mr. ANDREWS of Kentucky rose to a point Of or
der Before the gentleman from Massachusetts, pro-
ceeded further with his remarks he would ask of the
Char where the appropriate seats for the Report
ers within the bar at the desks provided for them
lie asked this question, because he individual
| Joshua Leavtt,l who he understood admitted
into the Hall in the character of Reporter, sit
ting at the desk of one Of the members Mr. Chitten
den j and he would add that that seat had been fire..
quently occupied in this lie (Mr. A. had in
formed the Doorkeeper Of the fact, but could not get
1 him to attend to it.
Mr.. ADAMS then rose and continued his remarks,
complaining of the taken by the Editors of the
National lnleligence, with regard to the publication Of
his deence-cuotng the paragraph from the Intelligent
Ger OF this morning, in which the Editors decline the
publication oany further proceedings in his Mr..
A was proceeding with his complaints ofthe N. Inelli.
gencer when
i MIR. ANDREWS of Kentucky again rose to poi nj
Of order and observed that few moments ago he
to inquire where was the proper position for the Report
ers the floor; and the Chair informed him that there
were desks provided for them outside the bar Al the
time that he made this inquiry, there Reporter
Mr. Leavitt,] sitting and taking at one of the
members Mr. Chittendens desk and he still refused
take his seat at the desk assigned him by the Speak
er. He (tlr. A had spoken TO the Doorkeeper, and
asked him to correct the abuse he planned Of but
that officer refused TO do his duly on this occasion He
now wanted 10 know of the Speaker what course lie
was take and whether il would be in order move
for the election Of another Doorkeeper, who would pro-
perly perform the duties of his office.
The SPEAKER stated that desks were provided for
the Reporters without the bar but there being
enough 10 accommodate all, of them who came
after all the desks had been occupied were permitted
occasionally to take the seats of such might, at the
time, be absent No permission had been given any
Reporter to take a seat within the bar.
Mr. ANDREWS of Kentucky, said that the abuse
he called the attention Of the Speaker TO Report
ers occupying one of the members seats within the
bar and for the last two days. two Reporters Torrey
and Leavittl had been admitted within the bar. He
had spoken 10 the Dookeeper on the subject and he
had refused To do his duty
Mr.. CIilTTENDEN called Mr.. Andrews TO order,
and he took his seattle Reporters he spoke Of having
retired TO their appropriate seats.
Mr.. ADAMS then proceeded with his remarks, com
planning that positive and negative injustice had been
done him by the Globe and National lnelligencer; po-
stve the part of the Globe for abuse and msrepe
senaton of him almost equal to that of the rumvrae
who attacked him that floor and negative injustice
on the part OF the other, who suppressed material por
ton of his defence. Mr. A. 10 show that the
freedom Of the Press and the sancy Of the Post OF.
fee violated, for which purpose he sent to the
Clerk taLle and had read copous extracts from Niles
Register of the proceedings of meetings Charleston,
S. Carolina, and Of the Committee of Safety and City
Council OF that city, 10 prevent the circulation Of in
cendary and Abolition publications that might arrive
there in the mails This he dwelt on with much zeal
} grievance that must be remedied. A considerable
portion of the day also consumed by him in the read
ing of The correspondence between Dir. Gouverneur,
Postmaster of New York, and Arthur Tappan, Presi-
dent of the American Anti.slavery Society, letter
from Mr.. Kendall when Postmaster. General, TO the
Postmaster al Richmond Virginia, the subject Of the
transmission through the mails of Abolition publ
cations, and long letter addressed 10 the Column
ba Telescope on the subject of JAYS life. After
continuing his remarks for time, complaining
of the public press, and with occasional attacks on
the institution Of slavery, Mr.. Adams moved to post
pone the further consideration of the proceedings in
his case, till the calls made his instance on the Exc
cutve Departments should be answered
The SPEAKER observed 10 the gentleman, that il
would be necessary for him TO make his motion definite
to name some particular day for the postponement
If the documents should not in by that day, lie
could then move further postponement
| Mr. ADAMS accordingly moved 10 poslponc the
further consideration OF the subject till thursday
week.
Mr. y. V. BROWN called for the yeas and NAYS
n which were accordingly ordered
i Mr.. MARSHALL after few remarks which were
naudhle 10 the Reporter observed that he had listened
for the greater part of The time in which the gentle
man from Massachusetts engaged in his defence 10
the remarks of that gentleman, and he believed that
tlnS ilh Iat.p In b,j -,
floor, and the attention of the House-a period as long
as was required Il the creation of the world There
were really, wouldappear to be the fact upon the most
cusoy examination OF the proposition before the House
but Two questions OF fact, aud Of law involved
Had petition been presented 10 dissolve the Union of
these States, and did the gentleman from Massachu.
sets present IL and upon these two questions of fact
did there arise under the law of parliament breach of
the privileges and contempt Of this House, Now
these facts were already within the knowledge of the
House; and what did the gentleman propose 10 do, TO
get information from the Executive DEPARTING MS which
would enable HIM, IN connection with what lie had said
TO the House, to make out case of justification for his
constituents who signed the petition, and for himself
for presenting it. The gentleman had pressed upon
the attention of the House the repeated charge that The
South medated the introduction fsavery upon the free
States Of the North He had already announced on this
floor that the South wished to involve this country in
war with Great Britain for the purpose of revivng
the African slave rade and he had warned the North
eha' 0outH 10 repeal the h1
beas corpus, and the trial BY jury and abolish the free
dom of speech and Of the press.
The gentleman had avowed, in the face of British
nobleman and statesman, who admitted 10 a seat
in this Hail. that the right 10 search our vessels on the
high seas, claimed by the British, was just one and
lie dehed American Statesmen TO controvert it,
MIR. ADAMS denied that he had made any such
avowal.
MIR. MARSHALL said he referred to the reports of
the gentleman sspeech in the papers of this city, and
he had heard every word OF it, The gentleman denied
tina, he employed the language attributed 10 him; but
the gentleman was reported, both in the Globe and
liner md &c