Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-01-05

II tatJu- tAeiiA l4lG StA13t be.tcss IttlS - Do "
idlspensabie 10 rs preservation. and - sh'hk Il
viii turn out. Bat, then, y .sh Il 10 BE effected
peaceaoiv aud quteilN. bS ths VIII 81 those whn
now hold the slaves IN bondage: ceas inced, as |
believe they wall be. tAat such ii Issteis ; much
their interes, Itetu possibly be Of those
Who shall be j tscutt#- | wish no interfe~
renee whatever Nil! ne fstituti3as OF the s91tb
wish TO have ,,;hag - 10 "fth hem. Fhat is the
prayer 0. man .s2se ~ :ifinuY nou before the
The Com. the jalict..v. Thee petitions SIX not
that Congress shs -. interfere with slavery as IT
exists IN the States, bui nnly that they MY be
liberated from all conneN9n with Il. They ask
TO be delivered from burdens that they feel 20 be
! too onerons upon them. For myself, wish II 10
i be clearly understood, hat dlsclaim all purpose
or desire TO Interfere wish The institutions Of the
South. | CLAIM 10 entertain as strong and ardent
desire toe the continuance OF thls Union as ans
man 10 this house, this c0mmunttv aud
such believe TO be the feeling # The great m.s-
ses whom represent, and Of toe people Of the
State of Massachusetts who passed The resolu'
tons have had the honor To present.
| The time has been when, for presenting here a
petition asking Congress 10 take measures for
peaceabie dissolution Of the Unioo was brought
| before this House as criminal, rs a cnpEI',
guilty of constructive treason and perjury Was
! that al ASSAULT on the r7stitutons of the Soath?-
| 1t was simple request 10 which the petitioners
| felt themselves reduced by tho obstinate refusal
of this House TO receive their petitions: md #
the South do not know 1t, | will tell them that this
Of the very causes which 60 To weaken the
attachment, Of the people Of the whole North and
| Northwest 10 the Union. |! does weaken 1t; and
| | should therefore consider tho abandonment of
these restrictive rules against The reception OF
| petitions OF The most fortunate occurrences
that take place for the peace Of the country
! and The perpItuIty OF It's present form Of Govern.
ment. This would take out Of the mouth of the
enernies OF both the inSidous Stimulation to sec.
tiona dsconent which they now whisper in
the ear Your petitions refused even 10 be
heard; your right OF petition Is dened Won are
turned out Of tho doors OF your own House of
Represen tatives; what is the Union, or what can
ii be to YOUR Such suggestions. lament TO say,
have a strong effect both at the North and in The
West. And no better support for them DO
needed than the vote recorded or the journals OF
the second day Of the session. There 10 n por.
ton of the representatives, OF frcemen 10 this
House who still adhere 70 these restrictive rules.
A gentleman from Ohio, over the way, (Mr.
Weiler) made very anima ted speech yCster.
day in their behalf, and in which, as he said, Q
fully represented the sentiments OF Tho people of
ms district. Ba, did the gentleman say, or will
he now say, that that speech represented the sen.
timents of the people OF Ohio? Oh no, no; the
gentleman cannot say When J moved the
abolition of the 26d rule, which excludes nboli-
ton petitions, thirteen out OF eighteen OF the Re-
personalities of the gentleman's State, Repre-
sentatIyes coming fresh from the People, sGppor>
ted the motion by their votes. Does the gentle
did not as fully know and fairly represent the
views and sentiments of their constituents as he
himself knows and represents the views 81 his?
trust not. And how stand the votes from the
, great state Of New York? Twenty-seven out Of
thirty-two in favor of resembling the rule These,
too were fresh from their constituents. 4 voice ]:
New York has thirty four votes. Yes: she has
ihrty-four votes; but the record shows tb1t but
thirty two then voted And next come the State
of Pennsylvania-that venerable State whose
a. = Eoz s.h
Liberty, and independence" -here twelve out OF
twenty voted with mo against the rule, though
the peace maker was not one Of them Laugh.
teri Here, then, were twelve out OF twenty
from Pennsy lvania; thirteen out OF eighteen from
Ohio; and twenty seven out OF ihrty.two from
New York. YET the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
Weer) would have US believe, because by his
i, very eloquent stump speeches he has succeeded
in incing his own constituents, that the whole
North aud West are in favor OF the rule. Oh no.
no, 90! New York. Pennsy wanna Ohio, OF the
opinions of all whom have recently enjoyed an
opportunity Of becoming personally acquainted,
vet more than these Representatives on this fiJOr
abhor The excluding rule. was tod-was told IT
by themselves-and IN a manner TO admit Of no
doubt OF the fact-was told by them with one
yoice-addressed 10 as If was a child return.
ed after long absence TO his fathers house-that
The reason for the kindness shown me was, above
all other considerations. that had been the cha
pion of the riga, of petition. ] have been So: as
such, hope 10 StaD0, alter Oeat3. IN TINS "orfoi
and when shall stand before my God for mercy
for the sins may have committed.
Bot gentleman have contended that thIs IS IN
constitutional Ga this point would ask OF my
friend from South Carolina near me. whether he
recoects a decision Of Judge William Johnson,
in the case of certain citizen Of Rhode Island,
vho was imorisoned bound, and know not but
sconroe3 IN South Carolina, for the crime Of
having a dark complexion!
\ Mr. Holmes He did remember IL, and that he
had ever after honored the of William
| Johnson. but III on a subsequent occasion J. NJ
Berrien then Attorney General OF the Y. States +,
E hut now a Representative 10 the Senate, gave 1t
as HE ooinion ina, the law was io conformity with
~ Cons,,,n,;on and the Government had sane
toned that opinion