Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-11

ask not that Congress should interfere
with Slavery as il exists In the States,
but only that they may be liberated from
all connection with il. They nsk TO be
delivered from the bardens that they
feel 10 be tao onerous upon them. For
myself, I wish Il to be clearly understood
that discIaim all purpose or desire 10
intetfrre with the institutions Of The
South. ] claim 10 entertain rs strong
and ardent desire for the continuance
Of this Union as any man in the House,
or 10 this community and such believe
10 be the feeling Of the great masses
whom represent, and Of the people Of
the State Of assachusetts who passed
the resolutions l have had The honor to
present.
The time has been when, for present
ing here petition asking Congress 10
take measures ior peaceablc dissolution
Of the Union, ] was brought before the
House ms "a criminal, NJ culprIi, guilty
Of constructive treason and perjury, or
subotnaiIon oi perjury. Was that an as
saul, on the institutions Of the South p
Il was a simple request to which the
pners felt themselves reduced by
obstinate refusal Of this House 10
'P<ceiye their petitions and II the Sonih
do not know IL, ! will tell them that this
il one Of the very causes which 90 To
weaken the attachment OF the people of
the whole North and Northwest 10 the
Union. II does weaken il aud should
therefore consider the abandonment OF
these restrictive rules against the reccp-
alton Of petitions as one Of the most loriu-
|nate occurrences that can take place for
the peace Of the country and the per-
pctuiiy Of It's present form Of Government.
This would take out of the mouth Of the
enemies of both the insidious stimulation
10 sectional discomfort which they can
\ now whisper in the ear "four peti-
tions are refused even 10 be heard your
pfightof petition is denied you are turned
nnkpt Of the doors Of your own House oi
pre- escnta.ives what is this Union, or
TAT can il he to YOU 7" Such sugges
ms lament to say, have strong ei-
Jet both at the North aud in the West
Ind no better support for them can be
rcded than The vote recorded on the
journals on the second day of the session
There is portion of the representatives
4 Of freemen 10 this House who still adhere
10 the restrictive rules.
A gentleman from Ohio, over the way, +,
iMr. Weller made us a very animated
speech yesterday in their behalf, and in
which, as he said, he fully represented
the sentiments of the people OF his dis
trict. But did the gentlemen, say, or
will he now say, that that speech repre-
senied the sentiments of the people OF
Ohio Oh no, no the gentleman can
not say so. When moved The aboli-
lion Of The Odd rule, which excludes abo.
liiion petitions, thirteen out o eighteen
"f the Representatives Of the gentlemen's
Stale, Repre- sentaiives coming here
fresh from the people, supported the mo
ton by their votes. Does the gentle
man mean to say, that these, thirteen
gentlemen did not as fully know and as
fairly represent the views and sentime nts
oftheir constituents as he himself knows
aud represents the views of his trust
not And how stand the votes from the
great State of New York Twenty
seven out Of thirty-two ia favor of re-
scnding ihe rule. These too weie
fresh from their constituents. \ voice |:
New York has ihny-lour votes Yes
she has thirty four votes but the Iecord
shows that but lhirty.two then voted -
And next comes the State Of Pennsvlva-
MIA that venerable State whose motto
~ he days oj her rifue, was Virtue,
Liberty and dependence'--here twelve
out Of twenty voted with me against the
rule, ahough the 'peacemaker' was not
one of them. Laughter. Here, then
were twelve out Of twenty from Penn
sylvania ti6rteen ou, 0f eighteen from
OHIO, and twenty seven out Of thirty two
from New York. Yet the gentleman
from Ohio, Mr. Weller would have US
believe. because by his very eloquent
stump speeches he has succeeded IN con-
vincing his own constituents, that the
whole North ard West are in favor Of the
rule. Oh no, no, no New York
Pcnnsy Ohio, in the opinions Of
all whom have recently enjoyed an op.
portunity Of becoming personally ac-
quaInled, yet more than these Represea-
iaiives on this hOor abhor the excluding
rule. was told was told il by them
sclves--and IN manner TO admit no.
doubt Of the faci-was told by them with
one voice addressed TO me as If was
child returned after long absence ioI
his fathers house e-that the reason foi
the kindness shown me was, above all
other considerations, that had been the
champion ofthe right Of petition. have
been SO az such hope 10 stand, after.
death, and when shall stand before
my God for the sins may have commit
ted.
Mr.. Adams proceeded TO state tina.
citizen Of Rhode Island had once been
seized and whipped in South Carolina
for the crime OF having n dark skin, aud
that Judge William Johnson "a Carroll
nian) Of the u. S. District Court had
ruled that the State Law under which
this was done was so palpably unconsti-
iulional that tue case would not bear an
argument.
Mr.. Adams some further con-
versaIion]
] will not now enter with that gentle