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Mr. Underwood then obtained the
door, and touneoee5 BY ssyiag that be
had 90 pfeIai |,ss IN this case. and i hap-
p4hed lh3lke IA Already given his oPin-
ions ss 10 w. exienl Of The joiisdiction
q This iobss. 70 ahes Graves and Gil
III sifair. he bad denied the power Of
Ills House 10 try those concerned: ADD
81 would prove that Il was pslpeble vio-
laiion of he Constiipsio1 cor this House
ip undertake 10 60 before ihs civil az
ihofitiss ID taking cosBiztpee Of crimes
BY Ire members. n tie gentleman from
Ms.ISshustln has been gdiliy Of The
crimes Slleged in The resolniioo, ihis' .
nog The iri6unsl before which be night 70
be srrnignsad-Rere Il lbiberuiss. OBJ
liect to The course proposed. To my
mind, Il IL worse than bbihos 70 ~ that.
whereas I member Of thu House has
/ hseu guilty Of s'tfeason nnd spbornation
Of PERJURY ihersiors you viii esnsnre
him {!
| Mr.. Marshall here inIerposed. tna ask
Eed illhe resolution charged these cfimesl
The resolution was read. snd
Il Mr.. Underwood said these crimes
were IMPLIED 10 the very act Of presenta-
liion okthe petition, and that IL the reso-
fiction was considered, they we're called
! upon 10 infict censure. mere censuIe, 10
"a .esse which called for the seyeFest
punishment.
i The gentleman passed on 10 the sub
liect Of petition. Every one knows. said
lMr. u. that the gentleman from Massa-
fl5fs views OF me gnf ofeI sermon.
doctrine is, that there exists no right q
Ipeli.ion. where there exists no authority
Ito grant the prayer OF the petitioners. /
haYe voted against the 2lst rul0, because,
10y that rule You exclude petitioners who
hare right 10 be heard. as well as those
Ewho have not. A thinking people will
not tolerate the existence 81 any rlle
That conflicts with. their jos. rigb,s.'
/ As slave. holder I have differed from
tmy brethren on this floor in reference 10
The whols gag proceeding. ! wish The
question discussed disguised 10 The
hearts contentlof ali who choose 10 dis.
lcuss il; and let me say 10 my friends, and
brethren Of The South, that five cannot
ibesr Tie discussion Of this question, we
lafe already gone-gone beyond Ill hope
] or redemption.
Ia alluding 10 the threats which were
sometimes made BY Southerners to dist
solyA 9he Union rather than give up slave
~. Mt. U. said they were idle; theremedy
was the disease itself There IL no State
1in the Union that has deeper stake in
Iihe resultof thisquestion than Kentucky.
Dissolve the Cnion, and make the bounda.
Ery where you will, between the free and
and slave States, and slavery is a. an end.
/ The slave .has only 10 cross q riveror q
I.nerfiian line and lie is free.
II But will The. abo.ihonfsis dissolve The
Union is This what they are aiming yaLi
Twill no, believe il. No sir, will not
believe that my brethren ia Ohio. by
whom we. in Kentucky, have always
stood ia times Of peril and danger. / will not
believe that lslbey seek 10 separate from,
and GU of their triends. their kindred
MIR. u. was here affected 10 tears.
and Mr.. Giddings rose and with COM
mendable feeling replied that he for one
would never desert his friends ofTKenI
lucky; and be spoke, er cathsdra, when
be said that no aboliiionist whom be
defend their friends and AngIo saxon
brethren in case Of sextremity.
/ Mr.. Underwood concluded withlcon.
buriag the House 10 pause before they
took the step which was proposed by the.
resolution before them. Let US beware
how We give the gentleman from Mass.
an opportunity 70 go home q martyr 10
the right Of petition.
| Mr.. Bolts then took the floor. He be.
gan by remarkirg, that however widely
he might differ from the genilemsn from
Mass. 10 many Of bis views, aud certainly
The did, yet be must lose all respec. for
himself before he could say any thing 10
wound the feelings OF that venerable
eentleman. Other members might re-.
coneile their course in this respect 10
their own ideas of what was due 10 age,
dignity and honor. but such Eers bis
feslings. II
Mr.. B,ihen look up the resolution pf
Mr.. nj. and said that il, was strange that
such 4 tempest in . teapot" vas made
about the presentation Iof petition"
when resolution, 10 the very effect pro-
posed 10 be considered jim the petition.
was offered by gentleman from South
Carolina. in this Hall, four or FIVE years
ago Was there any charge Of perjury
and high treason then , r.
This called up Mr.. Rhelt, who was
The member alluded to.
The debate Was continued by candle
Hight. 81
Mr.. Bolts made : cutting speech. in
which Mr.. Wise Wa handled 10 q serete
but parliamentary style for bis abuse 81
Mr.. Adsms. III. H
Mr. Bolts also mplicated the Secretary
+ot the Navy 10 = charge Of favoring The
dissolution 81 the Union.
Mr.. Arnold followed Mr.. Bo,is 10 one
Of The best speeches he has ever made on
the floor. This gentleman's speeches
sometimes want polish. butare never deh-a
cieni 10 strength.
/ Mr.. Saltons,sll made an eloquent de-
fence Of his venerable colleague, and,
when be concluded,
Mr.. Thonpson. Of Indiana. moved 10
lay ihe whole subject % the table. aud
pending thisr question. the House ad.
journees
FRIDAY. Jan. %.
The FIRST step taken this morning was
call Of The House. 10 members answered
10 their names !. the abseniees were then
called. and 20l members answered; doors