The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-22

Union Receive these petitions, and let here have
the opinions OF those who present them, that their
motives may be properly ppIecated and act accord
ingly. He believed th Democr ,cy Of the
North aud South conceded upon this subject but his
being in favor oil reception does not imply that he
favors the views here expressed in the petitions. Ho
wanted preserve the right Of petition and that
al he desired lie would maintain The integrity OF
me Constitution IN It's purity.
MIR WISE here requested the gentleman from
| New YORK. Mr. Beardsley,) to make a motion TO re-
fer the subject which he, a Southern man, would
not do and with which he had washed his hands, 10
a select committee, ana BRING the ques ion at once
before the county, that the sou might understand
what was behILd this dark cloud Of treason.
Mr.. WELLER rose, aud f1rcble and elo-
quen repu, iiled HE senl nents of the gen
| eman from New York in toto. lie believed the OBJ
ect Of those who had signed these petitions was TO
dissolve lie Union, and he for stopping their
reasonable designs ago S. the honor and perpetuty
of this glorious temple of American liberty in the
! bud. lie had sworn upon the altar Of God and his
country 10 resist he dts,gns of the Abooniss he
had met this question before his constituents, and
they had sustained hum lie said the course pointed
! out by Mr.. Beardsley was not, in his opinion, the
proper one to aay thi, sui ect, aud maintain in
violate the integrity Of the Con titution What right
had the eholdmg States To interfere with the
domestic institutions OF The slave States' None what
ever If the South were to interfere with the domes.
tic institutions oil the other States he would equally
resist such an encroachment. But he knew their
fidelity 10 the Constitution; and he here in the face
of G cd and the assembled representatives Of the ma
ton, asserted that if this wild Abolition scheme, OF
dissolving this Union i, to be tolerated. by the
reception OF their reasonable petitions, he would
say TO The South here is my feeble services at your
command 10 protect and defend your Constitutional
! Liberties.
Mr.. BELSER here moved that the House ad ourn
but Withdrew it to allow
Mr.. FRENCH To make 4 few remarks, who argued
logically at some length upon the powers of the Con-
suon, and the exercise Of those powers in the Dis
trct OF Columbia and when he had concluded he
moved the House adj ourn.
And the House adjourned until tomorrow at IL
o'clock
Mr.. STEWART, Of Pa. presented the memorial
of the Howard Institution of Washington City, pray
ing an appropriation of portion OF the Government
lots in the city to aid in the erection of buildings &C.
Referred to the Committee the District of Column
bia
Mr.. SMITH, of Illinois, presented the petition OF
James Reid soldier wounded in the late war, pray
ing pension Which was referred to the Committee
on Invalid Pensions.
Also, the petition of the heirs at law of William
| Arnold, deceased, soldier in the late with
Great Britain, praying the right to locate the l6C
of land falling to said Arnold, the State OF
| Illinois which was referred TO the Committee or
Claims.
| Also, the petition of Timothy Southern praying
indemnity for certain moneys expended by m fol
the Government VIII oh was re(errsd to the Commit
tee on Commerce.