The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-02-15
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haPps ntd aid IA G. shss. an he sssoad
day II ne sessioa. ahsn he kenliensa
lssm A-ssaeh1setis Mr. Adaasl made has
motion losErke.1lfh. 1slh rlis. llesmssly
lhs IsnaVs 2I.tSuls. earlsd,Fg .bsl tian
psiiiiens ! tolsd wlIh him; ns.r eoold I
srtd,iIsIsnlly. - had lsas rnleflaaee .
decided opinion On lhis poiIi; SET Il Jld 80
hsppta Ihai l aas the enls nsa sossh Of
The Poiea n uha 90 s.lsd. have hrea
efnsaFed Tor thsi vric ~ .. sac al The pa.
ps's oPPusrd 10 ma p..lil raIlr. and De.
naahesd - resrgaJs 20 lhs cruse Of lhs
Sauth. Sans sc hal ezra af slsag in
mich too msny -Four p.pefs sbound has
been d,rseisd agains: ne. TO hi. how
ever. ] attach iltie weigh: but HAT che
reasons which governed nv vote on that
aeesslon maybe clearly understood. I sish
10 sd.s.s aIss aords 10 ihs House Ly
xas 1frSplansuoa and ,indislssn.
Ihase Inr long time bern of he Of in.
in that we NJ The South have been. 90
'hls subject. pursuing Q wrong eourss and
the more see af its consequence. ihe
more ! AN confirmed IN that op,nlon.
The 2l.l rule 10. % MI cnnceds. q Tesmic-
ZION Of the right 81 peu'ioa. But 10 al
tempted TO be supported on The ground
thai Congress. acting in ihis matter 40
u 9 local Legislature l he D,suiei Of CO.
Iunba. should not receive peInions Of
this character. eoming from Che inhabii,
ants Of The Salrs Of this Union. We're
this pcsilIon true. which for reasons iha,
! sLan presently advert 10 do not adj
nit. u soull not supporI tie justice OF
proprie,y oi This rUl.; beesuse il, prohi
bIhnn prevents the people o. the Di.uici
Iron peiitioniug on ih,s subject % much
as ildvrs slhrrs. None surely vii deny
that Q people Of Ills District have ii.
rect interest 10 the matter. and Of eoure
ought 10 possess the right /, have their
psnuons pre.sni.d. should lbey s,er
think proper 70 siier Ihen. .
lam told that in This eouauy there en-.
iss no right Of pstIlion. though IL ex,sts
under all otheT Governments aud 10 ell 9TH.
co counties IN the wOrlI. Yet il does
not exist in dis country. because The peo-
pie are sovereign. and have . right 10
command. Tbi. uvc,r,ne has been sd-
vsneet by aeb ri high .t.rdns' ii tie
South; but, slr. ~ .. ems sc.rcrly 10 merit
. reply. VIVA, ran be 50 sh.ari ~ 70 in
SIS, ,bai he n.j & proposition does .noi
include The n,uo,l Tn.i because lie
ci,zshs pl this Iepsbiic haze RreaIer pri-
gi'rgrs ihey are thereby tepTIsed az email.
ZEE oner! Bot. sopposine this eers gss.
ho~ d"ss u sEec. She spIeseht qu.stiasl |
wUold like T. know what sovereign right
j, Is which ihe people al IN. Drstrie, pos
ssssf They cannot vote for tie election
Of President. nor for mpDbrr oi Con-
gres; thsir Only p"li'ic i right is the right
o. petition. Yet ofthis you deprive ,hem,
and. hsmrls on the only polit cal IIeh,
they posssss. And .hll [ am told by
some gentl. poen that The people of The
Di.t'Ici du nut de.re 10 pre,eni any pc
i'ions Of Tn, kind. and o, no prsc; cal
wrong 10 dome by refusing them. This
is a bad. a very bad, argument for tie
Southern aen. aho. q. se III know. are
charged with hring very fond Of ab.uac.
iions. What becomes Of The abslrsc,
fight OF psuiian. although they may not
chose Ia ex-rc,se il! II they rome here
with thrrr Teittion>. they must be r-jeeted
And the argument that sppIlss 10 the DIS
,rict ~iil apply with equal force IN the
Territories; ttey are in a Ike condition.
But DO not ASSERT at III la the posi-
ton taken By .i,e gentleman from New
York, (Mr. b. ard,ley.) tina, when the
people pray for obi CTS In themselves un-
Constitutional they have no right to be
heard. How car you ss"erisin that their
prayer is unconstitutional TIL YOU rr ce,ye
~ They come and presen,their requests
at your door: you may reject their pray
er II YOU please. bu, surely you ought to re.
ceiye their pet ton, 80 a. t. ascertain for
what object u IS presented. the ii .httn
petition The Gs,eram, nj exists in all
courtr rs. u exi.ls unquesi"nab'y in
England, where I'll subjects have right
10 p tinon Parliament st.d To petition the
Crown. and where their RICH, 10 d. the nhe
10 as much almntpd as To do the other.
The libsrsi ps,,y'hase ever stood on this
gound 10 that country. Ittmember tia,
one Of the most eloquent speeches ever
delivered BY tie g'e / J.bster and sat s.
R-n, Mr.. Fox. sas on this subject. No.
on the proposil,on 10 receive petitions Oh,
M; n"body disputed that; but aga INST a