Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-12-25

posed Anendsnt each Of the Seastdrs and members
the Houss OF Representative Of this Commonwealth il
the Congress OF the United SisIcs.
Resolved That his eSeeeney the Governor be request
ed o transmit copy al the said resolve and amendment
Tie Executive Of the United S'sr-, and Of the se'era
State.
And the resolutions having been read
Mr. 4. moved that they BE- referred 10 select committee
Of nine members. and that they be printed.
Mr. JAMESON moved that they be referred the com.
n,i,tee on the Judiciary.
The psiaung Of the resolutions was ordered.
And the question recurring rst the reference the
committee on the Judiciary
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON asked Mr.. jameson with.
draw his rcmsrkng that the House should let the
resolutions 60 select Committee order that might be
what tho gentleman from Massachusetts, MT Adams
and his State wanted.
Mr.. JAMESON did not withdraw his motion.
Mr.. WISE snd gave notice Colwhich he requested
he Reporter, whose attention diverted tor the moment.
and who. therefore, might have caught than it,
general import take noc) that hereafter. in this House,
he would cease iowar this subject Tie should hcreai
oppose nothing, but he should leave the gentleman
from Massachusetts MIR Adams and Others take their
tins whole subject Therefore, he should
vote for the moi,sn OF reference 10 select committee.
Mr.. HOLMES. And give n0tice that henceVrth, from
tins day, shall the battle yet in despair
OF the Republic.
Mr.. WISE Nor I.
Many voices; "Nor l. H. any body ese:' min
ged with cries q; mil dosPerandum;" "ncver dies;
Yankee Doodle" Sc.
Mr.. HOLMES (who, from his position upon the floor,
the Reporter regrets heard very uncertainty confessed
with the gentleman from Virginia Mr. WsE) that the
OF this House had been thing but suspicious To
Southern rights and he said to his that day after
day had been rolling from the North that threatened
overwhelun them. Ii his voice could reach them he
would that far from rcRquishng this floor or in
the country the idea OF giving battle, he would sound the
aud battle be mistake
when the old gallant and venerable Commonwealth al
Massachusetts, which had stood shoulder shoulder with
them IN the mighty work that had disenhraed from
foreign dominion said the South, longer shall your
representation this floor be that fixed by the compromise
which adopted the Consituton-tat you and proper
shall not henceOrth he considered this hoor-when
tins declaration with much poiontaliy he said TO
every Southern gird mp your lous, put your
prepare tor battle and the YOU not OF parties
but OF factions, Mr. H. understood say the sooner
YOU Get the rights your fathers submitted you, and which
that venerable and me must say respectable Commonwealth
aided IN the day uf trial and secure.
Mr.. ii. having concluded
Mr. WISE rose aEd said he hoped he would be INDUCED
in remark.
The SPEAkER said debate was not in order. But on
leave given
Mr.. WISE proceeded to make explanation. lie said
he would not have thus thrown himself upon the House
TO grant him this indulgence but for the remarks OF the
gentleman from south Carolina Mr. HoLSEs.l
Mr.. HOLMES was understood express the hope thai;
the gentleman did suppose he Mr. H. had intend
ID 10 reflect upon HIM Mr. W
Not all, continued MIR. WISE but still it might be
considered thus by others. BY pursuing thus this
ceasing resistance here what he considered
his constituents he had not meant he should fold las
arms upon tins question, bat that ice satisfied
mend o the people whom he represented with the
IN when The thelE nights had been conducted
not to-day Yesterday, but Tor wears here This
tho battle ground. Legislation had been retarded long
enough, the feelings the members this House had
been rrated long enough, by such trash this petition
was made Of IL was too grave, solemn matter 10 be
involved Ia these pittu issues points OF order that had
raised tins fearful question: that he feared would raise hur
mean IN this country vet He should different mode
OF wnrfate-ihnt all. Instead Of calling upon the
Speaker decide what admitted AMI
admitted instead Of asking for the re, he intended
leave it 10 the majority Of this House, the majority Of
his lHpHrr 10 fnp .-
ing States, 10 decide the Tie South had been
dwahed by the and, whether the Representatives
upon this floor would protect the nights of the minority from
insult and lurngementhat was, whether there be
constitutional represenaiiUn-he would not ash gentle
10 stick % the etter-should be question A0Tef
eorfice any longer. He assumed the responsibility IN
saying repre- scung he did the Oldest district Virginia
"Genttmen take your abide by the Constitution
and we abide by you, desire to do; desire 10
abide 10y you forever-o die by that Union which our
oreahers established consecraed by the blood of heroes
and the wisdom Of sages. Infringe it, aud in infringing
It You infringe rights; and call upon God protect
all"
Mr.. BEARDSLEY having asked and obtained OF the
House leave pre- some remarks in epy proceeded
the House thar he should not abuse indulgence
enrsy With the gentleman from VssSini, Mir Zyisr ~,
the .ay IN which what sometimes been d,ncnins
ed the war respecting abolition Though he could not con
sdeF mat term a. by any appropriate one) had
hitherto been conducted, the very TO result in the
more ehecua protection Of what that gentleman and others
considered rs Southern rights this great question Mr.
D. applied that term, however a very different, from
The gentlemen His opinion IN relation 10 oil petitions
uehng The subject OF slavery was hsi the constitutional
course was hfst 70 receive them and then IN. minds
gehueen were fully made reject the prayer they pre-
Tered To the Hoasc, TO Law them the table; but ii not
ana gentlemen deemed IT the more polite prudent and
pai course and the conducive 10 peace to
iei e be referred then refer them Such had been al
ways the practice of the House unI within comparatively
ie" years past and II which Mr.. Is. had himself
sustained again and oElD; but lately course had been
changed and the practice adopted lay the question
reception on the table. Now, although his mind
ehTcly made up that Congress had power in
interfere with the question, yet he believed that the True
mode Of preserving peace and harmony here and que
The abolition excitement throughout the country
celVe tie petitions offered and - refer them committee
constituted OF gentlemen the favorable in the House
the abolition OF slavery and them let tho practical
spOnsibility rest OF dispOsng OF tue question.
Give oil the petitions a committee OF their own and
iheHle that committee show what this House do in
tic matter. Casa that fearful responsibility wholly on their
own shOuders aud they would find II a load they could
not bear Adirect inirlngemeH Of the Constitution was
the Only thing chat would satisfy the petitioners; ard
when II came the pinch OF recommending pain aud
open violation OF tie Constitution accomplish their pur-
pose, was there any honoraLe gentleman in that House
who would not be prepared 10 take the position which had
ever been so CALAMITY advanced by Southern gentlemen
here2 Did the South could the South soberly believe
that The North, rs mass, with hseXcepiion Of a few
very few, wrong headed and enthusiastic mentor himself
he did not know single man. would deliberately 20 for
violation Of the constitutional rights Of he slave holding
States Of this Union No there NOT one in forty %
w loHlu III M NOTu READY disposed 10
trench on Southern rights than Southern gentle.
men themselves II member presented in his place
tain resolutions OF the Legislature OF Massachusetts pray
ing for an alteration Of the constitution ia relation South
ern representation IN that House and the paper should
only be received, but referred q committee was that any
declaration tie part OF this House tei favorable
~ the smallest degree, To the proposition contained in suc
resolutions? For himself he did not know he repeated it,
single man from the State OF New York who would yot,
ia favor OF any Measure Of the kind. II order
"a refer TO political divisions at oOr he would say
that, far he knew believed the Democracy ever,
where, East, We.i, NORTH aud South, utterly inds
posed to violate the rights of property existing aud
destood IN the SOotheTu States, interfere Of all with
the peculiar species Of property which held and claim
cd by Southern men. The true mode Of dealing with all
propositions aud peuoHs which assai
Ter them 10 the abOlItOnist gentlemen Themselves and L.
hcm como Oui here with report and sUys their hand
A. long geJterneH refused To- do ihs hey would b,
pressed snd pont 81 nv tho doctrine the Et Of petition
which might be used AID used, with r ofect
them. For himself Mr. u. believed that t@ igbt was oil
ways TO some extent violated whenever the reception pc
nuons was refused lie had voted Tor such refusal
and never should. lie ready 10y these pcii
tons when received on the table, dispose Of them an,
other ways but ho never would against their being recei
we'd. He firmly and dCltlrratfly tftpvrd that rorg