Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-01-04

have strong effect both at the North aud in the
West And no better support for them can be
needed than the vote recorded on the journals on
the second day of the session, There is portion
ofthc representatives of freemen in tins House
who still adhere TO restrictive rules.
A gentleman from Ohio, over the way, (Mr
Weler,) made us very animated speech ycs,er.
day in their behalf and ia which, as he said, he
fully represent cd the sentiments of the people. OF
his district But did the gentleman say, or will
he now say that tina, speech represented the senti
ments Of the people of Ohio Oh no, no the
gentleman cannot say so When moved the alb
clifton OF the 2Sd rule which excludes abolition
pettons thirteen out of eighteen of the Repre-
sentaves of the gentlemans State Representatives
coming here fresh from the people, supported the
motion by their votes Does the gentleman mean
to say that these thirteen gentlemen did not a. full
ly know and as fairly represent the views and SEN
tlmenis OF their constituents as he himself knows
and represents the views of his trust not And
how stand the votes from the great State of New
York Twcnty-sevcn out Of thrty-two IN favor
of resembling the rule These too were fresh from
their constituents "a voice New York has
thrty.tour votes Yes, she has thirtyour votes
but the record shows that but thirty-two voted
And next comes the State Pennsy lvania---that ven
cradle State whose motto IN The days her virtue
was Virtue, Liberty and lndrpend, nce'--here
twelve out oftwenty voted with me against the
rule. though the 'pence maker was not one Of
them. Laughter Here, then, were twelve ont
of twenty from Pennsylvania thirteen on, Of
eighteen from Ohio, and twenty out of thir-
ty-two from New York, Yet the gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. Wellcr) would have us believe, be-
cause by lis very eloquent stump speeches he has
succeeded in convincing his own constituents. that
the whole North and West in favor of the
! 1. nj t,xo-
MIA, Ohio, in the opinion Of all whom | have re-
Gently enjoyed an opportunity of becoming person
ally acquainted, yet E.orc than these Representa-
tives on this floor abhor the excluding rule. ]
was told was told it by themselves-and in a
manner TO admit no doubt of the lact-was told
it by them with one voice-addressed to me as II
| was child returned after long absence to his
fathers houSe--hat the reason for the kindness
shown me was, above all other considerations
that had been the champion Of the right of petit
ton. | have been so as such | hope to stand
after death, and when ! shall stand before my
God for the sins may have committed
Mr. Adams proceeded to state ,ho, citizen
Rhode Island had once been seized and whipped
in South Carolina for the crime of having dark
skin. and that Judge William Johnson IA Carroll
nian) of the u. S. District Court had ruled that thu
State law under which this was done was so pal
paDlV uI1COUStIlullUHul tllul VIZ SuoO NOuiN nv
bear an argument.
Mr. Adams-after somefarther conversation
I will now enter with that gentleman (Mr
Homes) on discussion Of the question whethe
the official opinions of Judge Of the Superio
,, Court ofthe u s. from the bench, or the opinions
of ministerial law officer of this Government
are to be the tests and standards of constitutions
law. | say, however, that the people of the Stat
= of Massachusetts, and the people of all the fire.
States of this Union, have right TO consider tn
decision of the Judge as the law Of the land, and
true and correct view of the Constitution in tn
), case. The gentleman from South Carolina doe
: not He is satisfied, quite satisfied If he can &C
!. an opinion of an Attorney General. The thing
then at last comes to this one man considers thi
to be The doctrine of the Constitution, anohe
thinks just the contrary; one man holds a Law
constitutional another declares it demonstrations
y and so came 10 the doctrine once advanced S
:, Enthusiastically by Gen Jackson, that ever
- man IS TO obey the Constitution as he understand
:, H. The gentleman from South Carolina is 70
!, the Constitution as he understands al Ia laugh
IL There has been another effort to carry out tn
). law-not by South Carolina Judge, but the nj
, gocation with a foreign Power, to effect the sam
species of depression in relation to colorcd marir
/ ers, such as The cooks and stewards of merchal
q vessels. And here let me say that the enormot
>. and terrifying danger danger so terrible to til
military and chivalrous gentlemen, ia laugh I thu
!, rather than risk it, the Union itself is 10 be diso
!. ed is this, that South Carolina will not be ab
. 10 sustain her power over her slaves because
. free cook or steward shoud remain on board
- vessel at Charleston for few days! 1t cannot
y endured 1t is too terrible you must nab ii
;, poor mortal citizen most likely of my own Sta
or Of Rhode Island, or the Subject of some foreig
y Power, 10 whom we are bound by treaty that h,
" subjects shall be treated by us with kindness an
- hospitality In the case OF this to which allud
. the Government ofthe United States and the Go
/, eminent of South Carolina had both 10 dread
. collision with great foreign Power on that que
of ton
,. Not five years ago, | believe there occurre
another case at Charleston when a compton
was made by the British Consul, and somethin
a very like lhrea; was uttered, that if the me
HI seized were not released It might lead TO QUAR-
1. between the United States and Great Britain; an
+. in the end come to this; that another highly di
n. tinguished Attorney General of the United Stat
o from South Carolina, a gentleman for who's
~ memory l cherish, as we all must, the mo
.. sncor respect, wrote to the British Consul III
m he had done all he could 10 get the law repeale
n even going so far TO state that the consequent
n OF enforcing lis provisions might be nothing sho