The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-29

people peaceaby to assemble and petition the govern
i sn! .0r redress Of Now to snay.e thi.
has made no law This is but one branch D, the govern
ment, and It make law Congress does nof pro-
accom- pishes the same oect- abrges the right of pc.
titionit violates the spirit Of the consuton" The let
ter of the constitution. be denied violated
by this rule and before it be violated law
legislative enactment to that effect be passed by
to h os must to- ~
history What is the history Of the first amendment and
whence was il derived This point having been fully
discussed and tho relative the subject the
gentleman from South Carolina RhetD and subsequently
by the member from Alabama Belser may be permitted
to be brief and to stale simply the conclusions to which
history leads Not go farther back in point Of time 1t
is sufficient to state that in the fifteenth Of the reign
Of Charles the Second Of Parliament passed.
and petition for redress Of grievances. This act ope-
rated with great severity upon the people prohibiting
ing, and furnishing with incarceration all who
attempted il. infringement The oppressive ope s.
in this country about the time of the adoption Of the
Constitution and the obnoxious statute Of Charles the ID
amendment Of the Constitution twas the right of the
people Ensemble and petit to the invasion of which
not the reception petitions that elected the thrilling
eloquence of Fox, to which the gentleman from North
ton Of 1895 against sedous treaties But not for the
urged by that gentleman THAT the proposition Of
ceiving petitions was never at that time disputed
man. and also the gentleman from New York,
(Mr. Beardsley,) who stated that the British Par
Lament never rejected petitions that the proposition
at that time never dsputed-thot Parliament possessed
and exercised fully the right Of receiving rejecting Pc
titions at pleasure. But the gentleman from Massachu
sets. (Winhrop) not content with assertion, has
endeavored to sustain the proposition by reference to
horties. But, although assertion, in matter Of law for
precedent is the feeblest and most unsatisfactory aid
which can be invoked yet from the little success which
seemed to attend his effort Is but too perceptbe that
those who preceded him. and who relied upon assertion
alone pursued at least the most polite and prudent
After alaborious Search have doubt through
Hatsells work upon parliamentary precedents he
has succeeded in discovering single sentence which
seemed to sustain his point and it is not surprising
that he should have grasped with the avdity which he
manifested and TO have desired for il the envabc dis.
tincon Of golden inscription upon the pillars of this
Hail. This sentencethe mere dctum Of the author-is
in opposition to the usage of parliament as manifested in
almost every page Of the work. and contracled by
the sentences which Immediately precdc and immediate
ly follow it.
Here Mr. STILES read the passages in question, before
and after the quoted by Mr. Winthrop from atsells
celebrated work parliamentary Pecelens," soon
after which he cut off by the expiration CT the
ing hour.
Mr.. BLACK, of Ga then again pressed upon the House
his motion to appoint corps government reporters but
1t being objected to, had to lie over.
Mr. PARMENrER tried to get the Heuse 10 take up the
roor borers that starving at the navy yards work
again. But
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON and others objected.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole
private bills and passed bill for the relief OF the relative
left by those who were lost in the Grampus. The Com.
mtee then rose and reported progress. The bills were
ordered to be engrossed and the House adjourned