The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. ADAMS said he was called to order for often
siye remarks from the reading Of the Journal IL
for irrelevaocy, and not Tor offensive remarks and
he wished il amended.
The CHAIR said the gentleman from North Caro-
lima MIR. Saunders, had called the gentleman to
der for irrelevancy, and the Chair decided the gen.
tleman was out Of ORDER but afterwards the Chair
had called him to order for what he conceived i'm
proper language.
MIR ADAMS said he admitted that he was called
TO order for irreievancy, but not for improper Ian
guage and that was what he wanted TO correct.
Mr.. SAUNDERS said that he had called the gen.
tleman from Massachusetts h. order for irreevancy
but that the Chair had called MIN to order for dsre-
spectful language.
The Journal was so amended as TO make it appear
that he first called 10 order for irreleyancy, and
not for dsrespeclful language.
Mr. SMITH, of Indiana, made some remark in
relation 10 the Journal, but it was inaudible.
MIR. FRENCH rose and asked the unanimous
sent Of the House to make an explanation, to which
the House consented.
Mr. FREscH said that he was wrongly reported In the
lnelgencer, and that he would explain TO the House
ms remarks OF yesterday in very concise /;
which he did, denying the report Of the lntelll-
gencer.
Here several members attempted to submit pro-
positions TO the House which decided by the
Chair to be out Of order
MIR. ADAMS sal the Speaker would recoeci
that yesterday two hours Of the House had beer
consumed on very interesting character upon ques
ton which was not before the House. on a PROPOSE
lion of the gentleman from Virginia ref rring the sub
jee,s which he had presented 10 a select committee
Objection was made by several members.
Mr.. J. X. INGERSOLL asked leave Of the House
10 present resolution in relation to the resolution of
the Legislature OF Massachusetts, presented yesterday
by Mr. Adams, which was refused by the House.
Mr. Tt}ONASSON moved that the gentleman
from Massachu etts be allowed to give his views at
large upon the subject embraced IN the resolution OF
the Legislature of Massachusetts
Objected to.
Mr.. ADAMS continued when
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSO n moved TO lay the subject
on the table.
Mr. BELSER asked the Speaker which question
had the precedeneei
The SPEAKER said the motion to Law upon The
table.
Mr. BELSER therefore, moved TO lay the resou-
ton upon the tabl', aud demanded the yeas and
nays.
voice in Sleepy Hollow 81 am entitled 10 the
The CHAIR decided the question was not de-
bateable.
[Here there were several gentlemen the floor, 10
question of order.
The SPEAKER answered them that the motion to
allow the gentleman from Massachusetts TO proceed
was withdraw, therefore it was not before the
House.
MIR. DAVIS, Of New York, moved that the gentle
man from Massachusetts be allowed TO proceed.
Mr. BELSER Withdrew his motion to lay upon
the table
Here there great confusion, II being imposs-
BILE for the CnnR Il, decide by division
The question then demanded by yeas and NAYS
and the following is he result; Yeas I23, nays i6
So the gentleman from Massachusetts was allowed
TO proceed.
Mr. ADAMS said, that on yesterday there
also a motion made TO refer the resolutions OF the
Legislature Of Massachusetts to the Committee on
the judiciary TO which he had objection. lie did
not wish to consume the time OF the House but the
frem Y lrylni "a : moi In
his seat and called the attention OF the Report
ers to his declaration Of war-no here, but before
the Peopl (which called forth the gentleman from
South Carolina MIR. iloLans) who, with all his
Southern chvalry assume also this beigcrant atli
'tude Against who1 This, common country
which bound together 10y ties Of interest and
kindred. The gentleman from Virginia never did
VISA hing in his life than coming 10 the concu-
sion which he has al last arrived, OF cea-ng his war
against the night of peiion IN tins hoOr, which was
warning against the rigbts Of his iusnis-Irned
eap-a-pie. He said he not sboitonisi IN he
general sense hut an another he was. Sir, II Tho
mas Jefferson sbolitIonis', 50 was he. tie
subscribed 10 the sentiments Of the Declaration of In
depsnde nee and hoped the day is not far oil when
slavery will be abolished from OF the face OF the earth
a cunsummaiiJn which he devouy wished but he
did not expect TO see It IN hi, day Slr II Is directly
at war With the Christian religion, from which
he (Nr. Adams) had formed his opinions 10
this sense he was an aboltionIst-but he did
not bel ng 20 any abolition society what
ever. He was in favor Of the perpetuatiop OF
the institutions OF the country, and he want
ed TO see II united-one and Ipdyisible--wbch
could only be done by the abolition OF this pcrnicous
eyil-and when that shall be accomplished in the Ian
guage of the Christian religion the "lon would lie
down with the lamb" SIR (ssid Mr.. A. / am OPP
posed to the interference with the domestic insttu-
tons of the Southern States and the resolutions Of
the 8 ate of Massachusetts do not claim thst right
bu, to the extension of slavery in other portions Of
the country. Sr, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr Wei
Ter said yesterday that he represented the sentiments
Of the people Of his district upon this subject which
he denied, and called his attention to the vote Of
those fresh from the people Of Ohio who had voted TO
allow him TO proceed, and then he required to the
State Of Pennsylvania, and enumerated those who
had voted against allowing him TO proceed, but he
was glad TO find that the ''peace-mGker" was not
among them.
lie then alluded here to tho imprisonment OF gen
tleman % and citizen OF Massachusetts,, whose
only misfortune it TO have a dark complexion
by South Carolina
Mr. HOLMES here rose and explained He fad
he rccollected the circumstance well aud that Judge
Berrien (now in the Senate) had decided that the
law Of South Carolina, was in his opinion, strictly
constitutional, and that South Carolina was right
Mr.. ADAMS said he believed the opinion Of Judge
Johnson upon that subject at this day the law Of
the and and that South Carolina had acted uncon-
additionally in the exercise Of that law. But sir, II
has been said by the honorable gentleman, that, upon
ths law depended the permapsncy oil tins Union,
even after II had been declared unconstitutional
Mr.. HOLMES said that Federal influence upon
this subject would be the signal for dissolution OF
this Union.
Mr.. ADAMS continued. Sir, u so happens that
south carolina had controversy with Great Britain
10 relation to tins Unconstitutional law, because II
CONNECTED with existing treaties between the United
states and Great Britain. Sir according to the law
no poor cook or steward dare put hrs feet upon the
SOL OF South Carolina without falling within the pale
oi this oppressive and unconstitutional, law. Sir,
General Jackson It IS said, on certain occ aston,
sad he acted under the Constitution he understood
Ut, and the gentleman from Kentucky (NIr French
on yesterday had given a learned dissertation upon
the Constitution as be understood Il.