Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-27
Wednesday, jan "a, 1874.
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g ,ha - Va. las, tuition for the education Of the
blind inv ,nr the S,n 10 the EXHIBIT on, u taSe
,l,c. IN the Hoasa al R'Pr's an!auVss 'hS eVrh'"s
when Gsteen u! the pupils VIII demonstrate what pro-
grass they have made IN na'hs''acs' 'i"s'' "u '"'
chanc arts ,,. r. a., 90
so,,,on from the Finance Committee on the IiF'ii
n,li ii Nj. VI sDu,Nc.
Mr. BERRlEN Submitted That me oh'y f"es"o"
h On conl h., egitiG,a ely entertained was The cues.
ton of Jurisdiction, ana 'hit e-oi'c oh ''' 's' "
the bill could nj he IN order
| A cnnye,sltion1 discussion then ensued, IN wheh
M-ss,s Archer, Bagby, Sewer ahd others raf"epa-
ted ,:,
NJ. ARCHER then mosed TO lay the whole subject
This mo,on WIS subsf qnen,ly withdrawn. in order TO
1--WE Mr.. acD ellie an opportunity 10 r'join to Mr.
E.ans t. vas, however, on The comd'lon iha' -'i''
airDunia stall rene" Inc motion,
The Senate itf went into al Executive SESSION. anu
after some time sren! therein ADJOURNED.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
/ Mr. DAVIS of ky from the Committee on Eiec-
tons made minority report denying The r'sht OF nos
members cain!ag their seats tbs ioir by genera
ticket. which was ordered to he printed
Nj. CAMPBELL moved that 900 extra copies
both of the wslorl,y aud minority reports De pf'"'e'
/ II was objected To-
Mr. CO.B made minority repor, from Tie Com
nittee on Claims accompanied with bill, having s,.ea
notice w days ago 10; the relief OF JOSE pm ~
nandsz and moved tia, the bill he '''e''e" :" -"
| Committee of the Whole House, and maze t'e 'i"e'
of the day for to-mo'row, ana thai the report " a
Mr.. ADAMS called for the orders oil the Gay )
| WHICH
The SPEAKER announced t. he the
| EEruET or TIL" RULES ,i,
! Mr. WINTHROP tneu took ihe !'of, a!o ':''si, =, ="
The remarks which he commenced y's:r'I"y a.
contend d. that Cong css had lG-t a. :luc tg"'' UNA"
Inc CONSTITUTIONS all iisiI slavery N the "
Conrbr it had to TeSennr Some EF",'''''
On this f,1or, denied 10 Cong'ess IA. power ~ '"
I,nk-ln raise a Tariff Tor the protection O! Ahiee
labor AGAINST the unpetan Of the TABOR OF 'he oiu
world aud the distribution Of the p"h,c iina': ye''
ttons upon those Subjects had nrve! eeen ltJeN ',
this House If slavery is Constitutional, as
for bv those y go deny III, right OF petition OH ns SUI
ect and rs such, Congress has no Fight 10 iee'.'e
Them because they pray Congress to do 81 uhc'is'"
t;opa, act they have violated the Consi,tuion' .. ~.
racep,ion uf petitions on The Bank, the Tariff ana lhe
Distribution of the Proceeds ut The fn;!c La'i's'-
But there were oihets who think OTHERWISE i'u u"
tend that Congress cannot restrict the right oil pslo'
Bpt il IS asserted hs, If those petitions are received"
CONGRESS IS bound 10 refer them and leg'sia.e upon
The SUBJECT To this doctrine lie DID moi a-:ee psca"7e
the inherent righ. Of petition IS beyond me C'"ss.,'
ton, ard legislation s only coevai VIA 'hc
ton The Constitution gives TO Congress eSf!aSi'e
Jurisdiction over the District ard il has the power 70
abolish slavery and the slave trade at forever 'l'' o"'
the foul STAN, exists nj the seat OF the DoVefhaeh
OF free people
Mr. w thea read from JSi!sIs ~ "iii~t-i, aiiA
rous other authorities. support .! ms nFsunent' as
70 the right of The people 10 peaoeaey assemo'e ana
petition for redress grievances.
| Nj, PAYNE o Alabama then took the h1or, aad
said gentlemen the other side had raisec thls cues
ton-,he inherent right of petition no. that The right
Of ue.i,;9n had been denied by this House, but as II
appea.ea 10 hi;n in spirit Of Gemagogueism lie
charged gentleman with being denagogne, but be
did say that had that appearance 10 hE' me oo)ec'
was - create storm 10 gnli the American people,
tina. they m,git ride the whiTwlnd ~ fasing the
question Of right 10 pst,ion, which has never been
denied b. This House. Those petitions were always
received by this House, whenever their contents were
stated By those who presented them Then The drec'
question not the right Of the people to peaceaoy as
sernte as asserted by those who cls,or about IL but
how far is Congress bound To egislae upon this ex-
citing subject with which Congress has no coast'tu-
,;ourl ursdctlon' He, FOR one, would answer, not al
~, ha"a"se they ask the members o. his House to vo-
late their oa,ls n support the Constitution, WIFI" Is "
| direct insult When legislation commences Oh this
subject, WHARF is il to end: Do those Northern De-
mocras sho have heretofore stood BY the South sup
pose ,ha, By yielding this point, and receiving these
petitions that they NAV he REFERRED tina. the Abolition
is,s would be satisfied; Certainly not They would ask
Congress lagi>a.c the ec and there wonid he
thousands of petitions san; here, demanding that the
PRAYER Of the petitions be granted TINS will De the con-
Guence if This ru. is elected The question then ne
fire them is whether Congress has the power 10 gran,
The PRAYER Of the petitioners, right which he denied
not only TO Congress but to the Legislatures vi Inc
States of Virginia and Maryland They have not the
right without the people, in general conventions au
horzes the Legislatures act in The matter But as
20 the Ds,rc, Of Columbia, it could not, because the
neonla are not represented this tioor aao ne asa
creed with the sentiments Of the gent from ONO
fMr. Duncan,) who had said that Congress had 'h4
constitutional power t, abolish slavery WIN 'e cor
sen, Of the peora, in tie District OF Columbia ne
District Of Columbia, under the Constitution. has NJ
political right, being represented on this hio7, ana
the right must come from constituency giving lhe'
consent in general convention called Tor tna' purpose
The penple Of the District Of Columbia under the deco
Of cession are controlled in this matter hy the laws
VIRGINIA aud Maryland, right which was never sur
rendered
| MI, DUNCAN explained, and said that he had ex
nressIy stated that Congress had the Constitutions
power to abolish slavery the District OF COLUMBIA
with the consent Of The people, and not without
Mr. PAYNE said he had not misunderstood Inc
gentleman from Ohio He denied the legislative righ
IN either Congress o. the State Legislatures TO abo.
;sh slavery In The first place, Congress cannot Will
the consent Of the people, because tiny are mol con
sluency uudsr the constitution, ana cannot give h'
newer, In the second place, the legislatures oil tht
S,a,os cannot without the consent ct the people
ibropch convention called for TINT purpose. He wish
cd The word slavery dropped because the question is
Has Congress right 20 abolish right TO property
The constitution says that Congress shall not take pr
yate property for public use, without just corrfensa
ton; but The abolition of slavery is not using for pub
lie use as defined by the Constitution, therefore 1t l.
unconstitutional for Congress 10 lesslate on the sub
iect Slavery hls existed in form or other since
the foundation orthe world, and will continue 10 exist
because mind vii. fredominate over nni,er. Pom
on, an individual or nation advanced in civilization
that does control labor in say or other. II
is not controlled direcy, It - indirectly, and the pfin
clpe is I've same, IL went into historical lus:ra
ton or slavery it essls this country, and proved
tina; ntrodccfd here during the colonial govern
tnent by ~ rdc; OF George lii, British kIng-yet
that hypoctca government affects mach horror Al
slavery exists in THIS country, while their labor
ing population atjeci slaTes
lie said that the peopla were mised on this subject
and he dad not believe that honorable MN could
taft1n such an idea undersiaudngly, and he did not
believe there one this floor. [ilere Mr. Gid
dings was griuning at hlr. paynel Does the
gentleman from Ohio entertain such a notion, or IL
there az ayowed Aboiit'onst this floor
! Mr. GIDDINGS | am Abotonist
Nj. PAYNE. Then, sir, that accounts Tor your dis
! honorable motives.
The SPEAKER said it was out OF order to make
such aiiusions
Mr.. PAYNE Sir, he was grinning at me, and /
conceived had right II ask the question.
Nj. PAYNE continued. lie SAID he had read in
Gen Harrsons inaugural address that he Intended u
liberae the District OF Columbia from a state of sa-