Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-02-01

uf lRNANs " Ntn frathN NuIhlsNohl hA Ihts"N " - I
lac ciuusr whcucr b. tNls ~ c,mr, which prnli
pcuuo Is like IhiA Bat II was Mt 70 that alone
that he alluded.
Wlen he can - answer This resolution. ir The
n "a, 81 'ulI think proper to act ~ ~ IL. he would
slpw that cao ct the gre AZ grcvi1lces ., which the
People com iaincl was precisely the oppnc sipn Of
the right vt ],,euItll, MT Os'y in tins Csc bat IN
nu,ubsr,css Others, that they are now denied the
ught Of pctitinning. anl their petition arc turReI
out oC this IIbu,e. on the very thing which the gem
item az. - - anNous 10 spp?tu and sustain. and
which he mikes a part ct the ConstIiution Of th'-
country. thnls ht II Is mi such. lie would go thou
lie scries ofthc opprc ss,ons upon the righis Of the
P,ollo. and INST especially the people olthe North.
which bad been cauying On in this HOUSE anil the
Their fr the last seven yesTS The gentleman, IA
one ol his fits of candcr, mt long ago, Ind SAID that
tie ,outse pursued on this subject was1 wrong one.
AMI IN convention With him mir n h1l sud that
he would vote. Cor the receiving these pSiions. and
yet he voted, whenever he was called on az Iinsi
their r~ccepiipn.
Mr. Marshall. Will the gentleman from Mas'a-
chusciis saw tnat I declared that was in favor Of
receiving thess pcttions'
Mr Adams Yes Won dill. Not this petition
hut form q petitions. II, ccntepdeI that the gen.
Ileman himself. by saying Tins TO him, aHd he believ-
Ci 10y voting once OF twice tr the receptions Of these
Trtitions had admitted that u wis m oppression on
tie people of that pIrtion Of the Union - refuse 10
receive their petitions. Aud when he (Nlr Az came
To that in the defence which he should make. ifcll-.
lei On lac should consider o.her matters ofOp?rcs-
sion not ly actual hat intended He would
come and safe brGpre this iIluse how that potion
OF tie country Whence that gen'lcmln came, WIS
endeayoring 10 desiry the right nf habeas corpus and
Of trial by jury aud all the rights mn which the lib
critics oi this country consist.
lie would show hoN, ia that portion oGthe coun.
Try, there was a systematic attempt, even To carry t
- the dies ilulion Of the Union. no y rnrrying ON h..
.a.r. a. H.r.,N Gff.a A. .N.u,lI l.,t 1ptn III, -v.
traversy between Virginia AMI New York. between
Georgia nnl New York, and between Georgia and
Hume, IN order to prove The coniinu1l system aud
pIrf re 20 d r'roy all the principles of civil Liberty
am lng The Zee States an D; pIySr 20 Erce the
de. rl gr1c, 'es of sltvery - iaS nee Safes u.
IL GJpl. IL woIld snow II nv d'cum snis AID
by rsierenr" 'r0-gnsarnts which had been used IN
such n mlurcr that every MN in rh's House should
. be coaVIhcol of the iruih oi II. lie had seen. AMI
! he wSs unw seeing, that amJlg Ih sc measures -
4 rrasiantly aud 30 perseverngly pursued. was III,
) pryect of Smuggling this country into n war witt
a Great RrIIinn Tor the purpp'c Of prniccting the slave
- uIlcnEd A!rrc IA America lie had seer. that that
= was the dclIbcrie pnrpcse All one ofhjs rea ms
for presenting this peIiiln was Ia give The alarm 20
; the people ul thai porliuu oiIhr Corn'Iy whence he
came. u was time Cor Them 10 take the alarm. or
D they would Il 81 themselves in I-slcl into 4 w,r
for tho protection of the slave trade. and that the
ms, absurd aud false primo pies of I've Law Of ~.
'N'ita ~ bitfl u-ScilNl Nv hlI Ntlllstes ll nj alfl.
= all for the purr zee of smuggling this cou Arg INTO
] war with that G rvcTaneni under pretcnCe uf ID.
fence against her aggressl,us. lie would Show al
/, t',is IN the utnur dc;lil IT lac was clllcl on TO do.
+. fcnl himself against Ills charge.
: II WINS, 20 D., sure, 4 m rtrr -: some Importance to
him what The decIsi N OF Ihe House might he upol
' 'hIs sIhJ co At his time r n II was pfin,i ,irciy most
Importance 60 the F5rron of The colnry whence he
, came To kuO y the conspiracy vhich j. cxj,i ing. ia
j "rier {" farce the system of slavery upon IhcrI.-
=. Thus was 4 sire Of Thing, which CN sled; anil if d
could not otherwise be rem died, IA SAID that IA
course provided in the Dsclrm'ilr orGnIrp 'nIrnce
was thc course u was proper hat the - pie Of That
r forIinH oi lIc country shauId take. and which they
: were hplnl - "a. n duiy. II tn. RIGHT ufhI5@1s COZ
p"Sand The trial 10y jury werc 10 lie suppressed and
, abolished Iy this coIiiii n - Sm-hcrE DTrocraCv. Il
was uuc loc the People Of Ihrs Uiion To SOC ifihey
, o1nnoi rhrow II uh. and - P-Cscht petitions Ike
rhis
IL said his oIininn was That The time mr hi,
mc.sIre hli not yet arrived. lf he rciuiIn WIS
r. received. aId the 60 m't'cc repaired why is C0y-
or sltolld not be granted, lac presumed ile prrHiru.
cs thcmse!yes would he s1tisG'u with A.. an hat
tho vast portion ol'Ec free people u?ih.s Uuin2,'h .
arC very near agreeing WUh these petitioner, waU1!
be rrnPi'jaied. aud would see that there are @ her
remedies 20 he pursued; anI Among ,us n. first and
=. iprem1si, was The rcsIorIii n at ihe ri.IJ of petition,
which hal ECcI suppressed for The Inst seven yeas,
and which he hal been smuggling IT, restore fr5 jh1I
length al TIM. THIS principle, uhUh The gentle.
, man npN made n m liter uf high treason. was the
$ me as The oIe on which they FIRST began To eNrllde
! petitions for lhe Abolition cf slavery ia The District
OF Columbia, where they hId N unioubIed power
i, and right 10 do i; aud for which they were TOW
going into a wdrGreaI Britain. They had hundred,
: OF thousands petitions. asking Cor these two objects,
wh'rh were prescnied years ago.
!. They hal IN de a law establishing h me a squad
ron Fac gentleman from New York, (AIf J G.
I Etpyll 4 few llVs a1n lnI .nyI ~ yr.s "A arpa. hmm,
bug. lie (Nr ~ now believed il was. Bat he
must confess, when the bill came to This House, in
r his simplicity he had fivured it very much. thinking
c was u sustain the honor OF The country. lie had
read the Report of the Secretary of the Navy. and
s . en- what was the ohjest ofthis home squadron
thlt At was FOR furnishing a convoy for slave trading
ves5elsi
What was The essence Of the objections or the gen.
Item IN irpm Kentucky(Mr Marsh ~ against u Pc
IiiIOn of this sori Want WIS The rcL on n hal Ia.
ken such lremen Ions fire at the present Iiion uf
such a peIItinnl Not al its h'ing colntenalced in
The smallest degree by HIN (Mr A) but tbs mere
ifct "i The Presentation Of The petition OF others who
C. mplain Of Oppression. Tum II to high treason.
Tomorrow they wOnld have a prop .siIioa TO aicr
ne CJnSIiiuiIrn-such, for instance, ~ was now IN
der debate ia The other end Of his Capitol. - alter
The tenure Of the Executive power; that was a d.
solution Of The Union, a change Of The tenure Of The
!oweIS ofthe different departments ofIbis Govern.
~ "' - ~ W. "HAil 1NfA AAo bbNtIll-
mem. They established an1.her ole ir they pleas.
II. but 'ney rs ensciua.ly destroyed this Govern
meni 10 'vhIci the gentleman was - much attached
rs any riiny they conid do ia rcfe renee 10 The pray.
er OF lh 5 pe;rIIu. Whiis ia on part o. this 10 Use
there WIS a regular iormd Proposition mlIo by q
predecessor Off Il genilem . Cor al attention in The
L institution Of tho country. which he mir ~ ex.
pressly declared, IN his belief. 10 be equivalent 10 q
drsJluIon Olihs Jnioni Cor, ~ It's consequences. he
had no sort ofdu,bt it would be 50. All This was
very TAR and proper. The gentleman had made a
very eloquent speech aAl was answered; but who
ever thonght Of his heing charged with high iea.
sbhf IL might be done with full rs mCcI Justice
rad irnth-he would not say os he (NIr Al but Dc
the peirnrners themselves cIuld be thus chargrd H.
making his demand. VIVA else did The lem,a
but such a change in The Constitution Of the United
States rs TO remove from them the oppression und
which they are now suferincl lie believed IL &c
n right which cannot be taken from the people ri the
United State ,Orany individualiO petition this House
fr pe1toable measures Cor The dissolution Of Tbs
Union az well asnny lhing else; and this being the
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