Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-08

might de precate his curse. But when old age made
The vehicle Of traduclon and malevolence-W r4.
sonable designs clo6 themselves under It's sllyery
locks we are constrained to loathe and eSecrae the
man. let him be whom he may In tins case, there
,,e many circumstances sufficient to induce the belief
| that political disappointment has engendcFed malice
and nialignty that nthing can assuage. Sinai! The
country be forced to submit TO such nuisance sl
let his aders and abetbrs here be held TO account l.,
The neople know and zee who it Is that dares 10 give
countenance and support 10 this ncendIary--by Il:
more despicable tnan Euir and almost as infamous
Arnold.
at il also reported, hat the Kentucky Legislative
will follow the example # Ono we had as wen NEE.
The subject of dsunion at Abolition but an
o,her name for H. and 10Th tend 10 the same END :
Wer. we to receive petitions, then other question,
wopld arise-the "haheas corpus trial BY Jury-ia.
slave trade between the Staes-tinaly, our iore9n
ations and questions connected WIN siasefy-th'h
Abolition in the Dis,rct-anG the freedom OF the ma.
with the South dsluged with ncandiary papers
PROCEEDINGS or TIE LEGISLATURE OF ONO
iron HE Co,n,aBns Statesman, q tho 1T INST
a Dissolution IF The Intoa.
Mr. McNulty introduced, on yesterday afternoon u.
following resolutions, condemnatory OF the reas,nat
course Of Mr. Adams IN the House of Congress- whc
were adopted BY party rote, except MIR. aedbe'!,
wbo voted with the Democrats. The Federal pur.0.
s Tho House have now left disguise as 70 their T.
mos sentiments and Interior object Their usuaI
ices of profest are becoming laughable II TIE "a.
nile do not protest them, are 10 prophets. Il sill
TAX more fine spun ha,r.s splitting xpanai' rs tim
sensible man will have patience 70 listen 10 u Thee
was any technical objection to the resolution It "
Rv;no,on. which We could not discover, what excise
can be made for voting agans; those introduced }! Nj
McNuty, Can these .idamsites answer
House Of Representatives. Of OHIO, I'm H.
Mr.. Byinuton offered for adoption the following re
solution
Ec<oired. In HE Senate md House nj Represent1er
of ne stnte Of Ohio That John Quincy Adams, IN M
ing himself the ready instrument OF traitors, " oh
inc forward formal proposition in Congress, 10 d.
solve the American Union, has, IN The op'n'oA q =
honest men, rendered himself infamous.
I Lost by tie vote OF 80 TO -.
In the afternoon, Mr.. McNuliy moved reconsider
ton of the vote taken this morning on Tue res'iio-
offered BY Mr. Byington, ccnsurlng E1'rfesceh
Adams
Mr.. McNulty said he moved reconsideration, Nor
for the purpose Of stating bis reasons Tor having VOC
apain. the adoption Of the resolution this morning .
f5nm desre that the resolution should pass in is pr
sent form He should not vote for IT now, I'm case
should be reconsdered unless the resolution could
80 modified as not 10 contain the WORD HJdWOhS-A-
could not vote for resolution when declared man
be Infamous who had once been President, oil the Z ;
Mr. Men called for the previous question, "hci
was agreed 10.
A vote was then taken on tie MOTION " iecohsiur
and lost by vote OF - to ~
Mr.. MtNulty then offered for adoption the following
preamble and resolutions
Whereas, the Father OF his Country, IN his iarewe
address TO his countrymcn, has wisely aG"lohisNtl
them that it is Of infinite moment that they should
nronerlv estimate the immense value OF their Naoni
Union to their collective and individual happiness
that thev should cherish a Cordial habtual, and IN
movable attachment TO 1t; accustomlng themselves 2
think and speak of it, the palladium OF Their Poii
cal safety and prosperity-watching Tor IT'S PFes'ha
ton with Jealous anxiety; discounenancing "ha'eFe:
may suggest a suspicion that II can IN any even
be abandoned, and Indignantly tfownins upon 'Vt
first dawning of every attempt 10 ALLEVIATE any po''oa
of the country from the rest TO enfeeble tie SACRED
ties which link together their varous parts.
And ,rhereaS, This people, as one man, believe, 'h',
time and experience have but confirmed the wisdom q
his forecast, and the abiding truth Of these statements
And rhsreas 1t has been communicated to tins Ge.
neral Assembly, that John Quincy Adams, late Chlei
Magistrate of this Union, and now u Represen'aiHt
in Congress from the State of Massachusetts, has pc
sented 10 the House of Representatives OF The Y ;
petition from American citizens praying that Con
gress may dissolve this Confederacy.
Therefore, be it
Resolred by the General assembly IF The STATE q G"e
That John Quincy Adams, Of Massachusetts, IN AIDING
to give publicity and Importance to this treasonao
proposition, has subjected himself TO the metiltd ecu
sure and apprehension of his countrymen
Resoired That in the opinion Of tins Genera! Assem-
bly,, the House Of Representatives of the Y Sa''
owe it to themselves, 10 the American people "io'-
representatives they are stamp the course AMI co..
duct of the member from Massachusetts, with the S
veres, marks of its indignant disapprobaton and cea
sure.
These Resolutions were adopted by vote Of ~ !.