Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

RIGHT OF PETITION NFRISGED BY Ma. ADAMS
In the House of Representatives, on the l4th
ut.-
Mr.. J. q Adams having presented petitions in
great numbers and Of great varieties SAID he should
present more al this time but he took occasion
say, that he had received another petition for the
peacea0 e dissolution OF the Union. lie had re-
ceived some perhaps 10 cutrap him into trouble
ike that from winch be had recently emerged /.
but be should not present them, for he was not de-
sirous to present any document which should give
rise to unpleasantBess. And he gave notice 10 all
persons, that fthey meant to send hoaxes to him,
or petitions containing indecent, obscene, or filthy
matter, or language that insuiling TO any mem
Der Of the House by asking for the expulsion Of any
member, he should not present them.
Thus it viii be seen that Mr. Adams has finally
adopted the very urged as the proper one by
ALL except the Abolition abstraciionisis If the ar
guments by which he has attempted to Justify his
conduct in relation To tins subject heretofore, and
reiterated by the stickcrs for the ind iscrminate
right of petition be correct; he stands seroudcnned
What right has he to refuse to present the three re-
naming petitions for dissolution in his possession
If his duty and his oath to deJcpd tie Constitution,
rendered I imperative that he should present the
first What right has he to shrink from the per
Torrance of his duty, because It's performance may
"entrap him into trouble - or because it may Gre
ate "unpleasantncss"! And why should he stop to
enquire, il the petitions be "hoaxes or if they CON
tain Indecent, obscene or filthy matter" or In
sulting language! Will any Of the Wing Editors
Of this State, who have felt disposed to defend
cuse Mr. Adams's conduct, prcdcated upon the most
refined abstractIonsm, answer these questions
Ii Mr.. Adams right at first, he is certainly
wrong now if he is right now, as we think he is,
he was Just as certainly wrong then.
" SOMETHING Coon Under this head the Ga
zette, federal paper printed at Nncennes. copies
from the Charleston Courier, another federal paper
of Illinois, some New Years Rhymes among which
we find the following. We add a commentary upon
the texts and request the Gazette to republsh the
whole -
TEXT.
{" A year Of suffering II has been,
Unlike TO any we have seen"
COMMENT.
See the barrel there,
Empty thin air
OF It's drink
Not a suck 10 be found
In the gourd or on the ground,
Only think
I've listened 10 the Syren song,
That better times would come ere long;
That Tyler would at last relent,
And be the peoples President,
And give Us something that would do
In place Of Veto number
But in its place think
4 king Veto number three.
Death, thou that took old Tppecanoe,'
oh lChy not take John Tyler too :"
coMMENr.
O l feel the Veto fever,
Like one great lever
At the prize;
II hangs thick
whisgies help me quick
OR dies,
." When death commences killing rats,
And 'mOngst the mice sends forth his cats
John Tyler then may quake with fear,
For be assured, his doom IS
But let us not in sadness mourn,
Good times and happy will return,
For shall live TO the day,
When that old Roman, Henry Clay
0'er fIeemens' hearts shall have the sway;
The man who saved his country twice
Has not a conscience shaped so nice,
Nor ScrupleS he 10 sign bill
And thus thwaIt a nations will
COMMENT.
See the coonSkin too,
Hanging up to the view
On the wall
The hair is getting short,
And ITS claws are coming out,
1t Will fall
Let Henry Clay then be the
That freemen hail with loud acclaim;
Wen write II on our banners high
And make his our battle cry,-
Resolved each Wing TO DO or die.
But as cannot all agree
Ia politics let's try and be
Good friends and lire IN harmony
COMMENT.
O It's great
That the latch string S IN
Just now;
I'd like 10 have a suck
OF the Hard CIDER truck