Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-13

power Of Cougrcsst abolish slavery IN the District o.
Columbia ana the Territories, aud coh'eho '' Tue
lection of The 2ls, Rule, affecting the i'sht OF pc
ton ard then say ha, although ms was MS oPi'o"
vet he would not exercise the power
Mr. BCaRDSLEY here rose 10 explain, ana saie
,h.t his aliec, was simply refer and make report
and moi /, debate The subject -,
Air BROWN said ,hii was The very gfonhn vines
he wanted to meet. The mere reception ~ '"e =, y
ous WAS not as excep.ionao.c 10 The South Is uis
,erarsnce OF the subject 10 COMMITTEE VINO Wouit
renot and excite The whole country-the worm ahe
, III Souh-hy opening the question ior oepa.e "n'''
had been settled The adoption OF the Cons''tut on
Mr. CLJNGMaN rose 10 explain, and said ina
,. nh; ri Was simply to receive tie petition withou
deb3t but he was opposed 10 the prayer oil Inc Aoc
l,inn,s.s and he did not wish the snhlact oeoated'
i Nj, BROWN said he vas glad TO have gwen the
ren,Ieman from Na,th Carolina an opportunity, "a
Southern man. 10 ex plain That gentleman (saiu Mf
repre- State VITA the largest slave popuidtoh
i'm nrnpn ton, OF any other IN the union When ht
spoke upon this subject Why asa ne MT s'op th's
thout taking the broad constitutions ground ne d'o
against the 2lst rule, which was ai .,a' nus
lion saws he wished II he had SIMPLY stopped WIN
The mere right of reception, that would have beer
sone isac3n I, the South, and 81 been sasfac
tory to The Democrats of the North, VINO nave 10 con
tend against the feelings OF their people upon thiS SUI
ject because they have been hsleu W &C. - ="
.oma nrnprety iusty his course upon ms subject
The reason shy he had laid SO much stress upon thu
subject, and alluded to the sentiments OF 'he gents
man from n Carolina (Nr. Cl'ngman) and The gentle
man from n. York (Al bea'dsey! IN favor OF iece's
inf ard referring these petitions, that the opinions
,i committee To whom the sub Jet would be referred
might be made public would not only create oeoa'e
here but where; and would t"no 10 exce Inc conn
,ry instead CT settling this question: rs IS supposed oy
gentlemen who hay taken that side OF the question
The ast rule, 10 which these gen,l,men OBJECT does
roca,ve these ne ons the contents OF which are stated
nv those who present them, but they sleep IN silence
on the Speakers table. Is tins REJECTING Tue f'ghl OF
petitions? Certainly not Inc gentleman from worm
i Carolina (Mr Clngham) opposed TO the Abolition
;s. b,, he is in favor of their constitutional right u
oet,tion on this subject Wha, IS The difference
This is all for which Mr. Adams or Mr. Glddings has
ever contended this lonr, aud he was sorry 10 see
The gentleman from H. Carolina yie'd 'ha' point
Mr. 3 here alluded 10 the course which th's suojeel
had nrsvior,lv t.ken 10 subSf qu2Gt Congress- ana
c,lld The attention Of gen men, who dwelt 50 much
u,on referring this subject to COMMITTEE thit a re-
port might be made to the report OF Mr. fincRhey;-
and he asked them if that report had The least efrc'
IN soopcg the Aboonsts in the course they are de-
termn.d 10 pursue on this subject: That report de-
MED the eception of these petitions
Mr. ADAMS. The report of NJ. Pinckney (smng)
refused the plon of petit II did not and Ia
unon The refusal now that we object.
h Mr. g. said he had not examined closely The repor
or Nj Pinckney aud he might be mistaken. III there
is no rule upon this subject session after session
i this snbjec, will be introduced and report made
which will forever keep il before the country, and
will excite the Soath and the North more than u The
o1s rp,e was nude part of the rules of tins House
The conlinus discussion of this question will dePre-
c;ae the value OF slave property, until 1t Will not
! be worth having; and Northern gentlemen, who wish
10 &C, in good faith and sustain the South IN Their
constitutional rights 10 this species OF property, should
sns,an II, 2ls. rule Suppose gentleman had an III
ds,u,ahle right To tract of land, and every year
sut should be brought against him, rot with any
idea of getting from him, and there is no oustand-
inc tjte whatever against it, and which only haras-
ses him. would II accomplish the object desired: sup
pose this committee who might have TINS SUBJECT re-
tetrct 10 IT, were to 70 home aud not be returned 10
this IIonse would not the next Congress Claim the
same right of making repoi? lie OBJECTED to refer
ring the subject TO any committee whatever because IL
would tend In create, rather than nliaJ excitement
Oar children have learned come oil our negroes u
-aad ard these reports would be ced their HANGS
/ by the Abolonists, which would excite IN their
| bcs,ns feeling OF revenge. Do not gentlemen see
the danger with which this subject IS iraught The
Aboliiionisis send their addresses now among them,
and the negroes read them at night by the flckerng
LIGHT of n nine knob; they will ais send them your
pors which will be read with svid'y, as coming from
this bodv "a these addresses they are told MOTTO XII
their masters but that they have perfect right 10 steal
their horses, and make their way TO Canaca LOOK ~
the celebrated PtsburG letter, addressed 10 the Adolf
tionsls When that Litter shall be read, do you not
think il will have the effect which its author intended
The nuthor Of that letter. said he was III favor Of ADO
htion even if It should cost blood II must come, al
axes" h9z,5. neaceably, il possible bloody, # neces.
in which the helpless infant was murdered
at its mothers breast with The fagot in The hand OF the
nfurated negro
He oppealld to The Northern Democrats, and said il
they canno, for the reenson OF this rule, do not
90 for the reference OF this subject TO committee,
which will produce angry debata hut let them sim
NV Law upon the table 1t not IN the reception OF the
na,ition hut the reference of the subject which w
not settle this subject quietly, is supposed by those
who advocate it, to which he objected But refer
ence s claimed that the constitutional power OF TINS
House may be applied which is denied to be cons'sien
with The great principles Of the Constitution. Gentle
men saw that they do not wish t, exercise 'hs power
then why refer subject upon winch hey 90 not inene
to act: The argument and theory gre nco nsstant II
themselves
ing hour had not expired!
Mr.. ADAMS said he did not think SO, from his no
ton Of the clock.
! The CHAIR said the gentleman from Tennessee
had one minute more.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON then moved to proceed tc
The orders OF the day and thnt the House resolve Il
self into Committee Of the Who'll, on the state oil 'he
Union.
So the House resolved itself into Committee of 'hf
Whole on the Stale of the Union, MIR. Winthrop in ths
Chair, and took up the reference OF the
I PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr. FICKI, took the floor, and spoke 10 the sub
iect referring to the vast improvements in the West
and defended the Message and the President from the
impuation cas-, by Mr. Barnard, because he had called
the attention Of Congress to the Improvement oil the
Mississippi and not referring 10 the Hudson. That gen
,eman had sad that did not wish to d'sparage The
West; and in the same spirit, neither did he wish Il
dsparage the Hudson but while the West had been ne
elected large sums OF money had been expended or
The seaboard in The way of Notifications and for tint
support of the Navy and It was high time Tor The Yves
to look TO that subject and he was glad the Pfeslden
n had brough, The subject 10 the notice OF Congress
\ Mr.. RATHBUN here arose and stated that ne WISHED
to address the House this subject and moved tina
, the committee rise.
The SPEAKER resumed the Chair.
: Mr. WINTHROP reported that the Committee {"
the Whce had had the Unoa generally under console
ration and particularly the Pres dcn;s Message, and h
was instructed to report that they had come to no con
clnsion thereon
MIR. REDDING then moved that the House ad
i joutn.
And The House adjourned at quarter TO . clock
CONGRESS.
i WAsHISGros, January l0.-The SENATE was occu
pied to-day in discussing the bill for the settlement
the title to the Pea Patch island in the river Delaware
/ on which the Government had commenced iorillca
ton for the protection of the city of Philadelphia