Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-23

~ messed When our agricultural pro-
ducts Tour staple expot.l went to the tose'gn
thev would have to encounter scarcity OF gou a,u "
ver circulation. and consequent low prices Every
~; onId no doubled for the advantage OF one por-
ion of the communilv and for the ether, everything
wonld ba rninnus-the rich made richer, and the poor
noorsr But no such system could ever DC pracucaiy
carried out ~ Saith
n.,s n Munchest.r, Birmingham, Leeds, DC just as
oh nc tho North aad East were the natural markets
for the domestic manufactures of New Eng land:
NJ McDpfia spoke until late hour, and on motion
of Mr. BAYARD, the Senate went INTO an Executive
Session.
The Senate then adj burned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
NJ, VANCE of Ohio moved that the orders be
oos,noued in order to receive reports IRON the STAND
ing committees that do not give rise TO debate ne
motion prevailed -:
TIC Committee on Post Offices asked 10 be dis
CHARGED from memorial referred to that committee
Mr. ADAMS took the occasion to ask when the
committee would report upon the mass OF memorials
referred 10 that committee
Mr. HOPKINS was understood TO answer al an cor
ly day. e,ou
the Committees on Claims Pensions and from other
Committees cpa
Mr. OWEN of la from the Committee OF Roads
and Canals reported back the bill introduced some
,;me since by Mr. Stewart of Pa for the transfer OF
the Government stock in the Chesapeake and ONO
Canal The bill is reported with sundry amendments,
and with a recommendation that It DO pass. ne
amendments and BILL without helng read were reierieo
10 the Committee OF the Whole.
Mr. WINTHROP from the Select Committee on CO.
pyrps asked leave have certain papers referred 10
the committee printed. -
Au act concerning The Court in the Northern Dis,
tret of New York. reported on leave, and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
RULES AND ORDERS.
The orders of the morning hour were the Report oil
the Select Committee Rules
Mr. HUDSON of Mass finished his speech, and du-
rnp the few minutes he had address the House, took
occasion to refer 10 Mr.. Madisons opinion where he
said that Slavery was an evil and curse and weaken
ed any State where it existed. lie maintained that
there was power abolish Slavery in the District OF
Columbia No gentleman in this debate, MIR. Hudson
Mr.. Hudson off in the midst of his speech and
in the midst Of his sentence The floor was awarded
TO
Mr. SAUNDERS Of N. C., who gave his reasons at
some length upon the subject of the right OF peton
and the 2lst rule. lie admitted fully the right of the
people to assemble and petition Congress for redress
Of grievances He would admit more, and say that Inc
petitioners had right TO have hearing This OPP
MON in his view perfectly consistent with the es.
adjustment OF the 2lst rule The Constitution SAID
that Congress should make law abrdging the Tree
dom OF debate. But yet The freedom of debate had
abridged by the present and past Congress- by the
"one hour rule" Sill more was it abridged by the
previous question. And yet who would cay That The
previous Gus s,ior the hour rule was violation
of the Constitution The petitioner received the full
exercise of his right under the Constitution when the
contents of his petition were stated by the member
presenting II.
Mr. SAUNDERS replied to MIR. Beardsey at some
length and in detail He denied that Congress could
abolish slavery here. 1t could not do SO, because
slaves were property, and private property could no,
be taken by Congress More, The public property of
the nation could he expended for the abolition oil
slavery any where. The Constitution gave no power
10 appropriate the public money for the public good
Any man who claimed this power, under "the general
welfare principle of the Constitution, he read out OF
the Republican ranks.
Mr. SAUNDERS spoke Of the billing and cooling
Of some of the Northern Democrats upon this subject
The gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Aoams,) had
said That, in advocating the right of petition, he was
governed by a sense of duty to Els God.
The Tox Del was the motive of the gentleman from
Massachusetts,, but the gentleman from New York,
(Mr. Beardsley,) governed by the cor popui lie
had thrown himself into the arms of the Abclitionss,
and sought to receive their support IL The gentle
man from New York, and the Democratic party, were
TO abandon the South, upon this subject, II was time
the South knew it.
Mr. SAUNDERS said, he would not threaten any
body, for he did not like 10 be threatened. But he
would say, if slavery was to be abolished here, It wns
time TOR the South to stand TO arms, and to resist ag
erosion.
MIR. CLlNGMAN, of North Carolina, 1.-The colleague
Of Mr. Saunders) next replied TO, for hs defence
Of the right Of petition, and for his opinion, that the
best for the South, was TO admit tie reception OF
petitions
The mofnng hour expired before Mr.. Saunders
closed.
A motion was made, that Mr.. Saunders have leave to
finish his speech.
MIR. SAUNDERS; did not wish TO have the courtesy
extended to him. as others would claim II, and be en-
titled TO it.
Several unimportan, Executive communications were
then presented and the House went into COMMITTEE OF
THE PREsIDENT's MESSAGE.
Mr.. WELLER Of Oh,o, adore ssed The Committee Tor
an hour very personal speech in reply 10 MI Stew
art of Pa Mr. w charged Mr. S. with stating what
not true. He was tolerated IN these remarks At
MIR. MORRIS Of Pa, asked the member from Ohio
whether he to charge his colleague with utterIng
a deliberate 'asehnod.
Mr.. STEWART dozen times, while Mr.. W. was
upon the floor, asked permission 10 reply
Mr. WELLER said he would extend no courtesy TO
the gentleman after the attack upon himself and his
party Addressing himself from the Chair to the gentle
man from and in the second person he was
called TO order by the Chair.
Mr. WELLER complained of this.
The CHAIR remarked that he had never heard such
language upon the floor and that such language had
been heard in the House.
Mr. WELLER persisted in his personalities and
turning to Mr. ). sad-"l PIT the brand upon your
forehead wear it,-wear it until
Here ,he Char insisted that such language should
not be SPOKEN.
Mr. WELLER said he meant no Insult to the Chair,
but language had been used by the member from
pennsvlvana which called for the reply he had made.
In the midst If this, Mr.. Wcllers hour expired,
IMPROVEMENT nF THE WESTERN WATERS
Nj JACOB BRlNkERHOFF obtained the floor,
and being requested to give way TO the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, (Mr. Stewar'0 that he might reply to
the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. WrllerO said IT was a
matter of much difficulty TO get the floor and, there
fore, he must retain the anor, now he had got IT,
With regard to the personal controversy between the
two gentiemen he hod disposition to Interfere with
il 1t was his intention t. emil the attention OF the
committee TO another branch OF the subject.
In the f;st plce, then, without intending to be Of
fensvc, he would notice remark made yesterday by
the gentleman from Penusy lvana, MIR. StewnrtJ-
That gentleman told them that long series oil calam-
ties had been the result Of abandonment OF high
protective tariff and that. if it had not occurred, there
would have been S2i9000 GOO to expend in works OF
internal Improvement He (Mr. b. did not agree with
the position of the gentleman from PennsyIvn :
But for The purpose Of reply he would suppose il TO be
true; and what fo1wed? who was responsible for the
abandonment Of the old tariff in 1892 By whose bar
gain that the tariff abandoned? for IL was by
a bargain. Who The high contracting parlies?-
How did the agreement rum Articles of agreement
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