Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-19
POLITICAL,
SECOND ADDRESS OF THE. WING CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE.
To THE PEOpEJ m IIpcrNI>
IL III T T.Of I'd Ut V1KOINTN
CONCLUDED

CoNcLUDED.]
The second branch Of The 9Th resolution respects the
restriction upon the presentation Of petitios memorials
and resolutions 10 Congress the subject of slavery
which Is well known provoked the oppoS many
upon ground very distinct from any disposition fvor
the agitation Of that question in that body And in his
letter to Governor Gayle Mr. Fillmore very clearly fur
nshs the key thisand many Of his votes on this sub
Jec which have undergone criticism from his
Southern opponents. He has declared in his letter to
Gov Gay The grounds of his opposition this and sim
liar ropsltionS where he says:
:" w lille | was In Congress, there much agitation
on the right Of petitions y votes will doubtless be found
recorded uniformly in aror Of il. The rule upon which
| acted was. that every citizen presenting respectful
petition to the body that by the Constitution had the pow
er TO grant or refuse the prayer Of entitled to be
heard and therefore 10 be received and considered if
RIGHT and reasonable, the prayer should be granted b,
if ,crong unreasonable. it should be dened--I think
all my roes on the reception # petitions the consider
alton Of resolutions, riN be found consistent rih this
rule"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the 2st Rule, las it is called was ad-
opted. which is in these words
mo petition, memorial resolution or other paper pray
ing the abolition of slavery in the District Of Columbia or
any State or Territories of the United States in which il
exists shall be received by this House. or entertain
ed in any way whatever
| Mr.. FIlimores vote, with that of many Others who
were actually opposed to the slavery agitation was ecor
ded against it, Congress having the power to refuse the
prayer ofsuch pelitionsor reect such resuusmanv
persons OF high character for political in'elu enre werr
OF opinion. that if couched in respectful angnare taey
should be receiced and REFERRED Mr. Fillmore not only
voted against the adoption of that rule but very often for
It's suspension. But how, let ask does it lie in the
mouths al our opponents to him for this, when
II Is 10 Democratic House Of Representatives we owe
the recls of that rule W hen Mr.. Slade moved its
suspension the 80 of January. 1913, with view to
introduce esuous into Congress- conde nnatury Of the
Slave Trade in the District of Columbia Mr. Fiji
| m ntpd viii,
pend it, House Journal q Congress- Sd Stss., page
! 100.
On the 2ls of March, 1912 when Mr. Giddin IS NOV
ed series of resolutions in regard the brig Creole up
on which certain slaves bound from The Pori Of Norfolk
mutnied on the high seas, and escaped from their
ers, affirming among other things that these slaves by
that civloated no law of the United States incurred
no legal responsibility, and justly liable to punish
ment-' hat when the brig Creole on her passage from
Norfolk left the inland jurisdiction of Virginia. the slave
laws of hat State ceased have jurisdiction them
and they beaome only amenable the jurisdiction the
United States, and that all attempts regain lssesslon
or to ensave such persons are unauthorized BY the Con
stlulioE and laws of the United States Mr. Fillmore
voted against laying these resolutions the table. F.
this vote, he is semly arr2igned before the south for
the dvocacy of the declarations in defence of
mutny. piracy and murder the high SEAS which these
resolutions EN- brace.
But if Nll!ard Fillmore has thus gravey offended
what measure OF dennnclaon is due to the Southern
ice u tne DeHOCTUcV,NN LILA vi ". DC
LER, achose n me IS found recorded he Journal
long 10Th that Of Mr.. Fillmore, in opposition to the mo
ton to lay this very resolution the table
But, in truth, the opponents Of Nh. Fillmore have been
satisfied with presenting but half ofe of these Gid
dngs resolutions In order to perverl and dsto his
duct and motives, brief recital will show:
Mr.. Everett moved lay the resolutions on the ia
and that motion Mr.. Elmores is recorded in
the negative with l25 members-and among them such
Southern democrats Archibald H. Arlington, Edward
}. Black, Linn Boyd, Aron V. Brown, WIN. o. BUT
! LER, Green w. Caldwell, John Campbell Reuben
Chapman. Waller Coles, Mark A. Cooper, Edward
Cross, John r. j. Daniel John B DAVIS m John c. Ed
wards. WIN. Nj. Gwinn VIM. Affairs. Issiac E llo
mes. Geo. W. Hopkins, Edmund w. Hubbard. Robert
NJ. L. Hunter, Cave johnson, Abraham Mcclellan,
James J. Mckay, John Thompson Mason, Francis w
Plckens, Il. Barnwell Rhet. BENZ. g. Shields William
Smith, Lewis Steenrod, Thos. Sumper. jacob Ihomp
son, Hopkins l.. Turney, Harvey Nj. Waterson, and
Henry A. Wise. House Journal, p 567.
MIR. Everetts motion failed and the main question
then ordered 10 be put. Mr.. Fillmore again voting in
the negative. with Meredith A. Gentry John P. Ken
needy, John Pope, Kenneth Rayner, E1w. Stany, and
JOS r. Underwood, Wings from saveholdiag States
Subsequently,, before the question the resolu
tons, the mover Withdrew them. House Journal, p
/ $40.
And in truth, member in that body felt or exhbi
led more honest Indignation at the atrocious conduct Of
that general dsurbe of the peace. desired strong
y to cut off from their all opportunity discuss and
deitae the subject involved in those resoutons the
following extracts from the Journal upon Mr.. Weer's
resolutions otcensure will shew
"Pendng the motion of Mr.. Weller, for the previous
question, Mr.. Giddlngs inquired Of the chair whethel
the effect of that question, sustained would be
clude hun from giving his why the resolution
should pass ?
The Speaker decided that if Mr. Giddings deSi red
to be heard In his defence, and claimed matter
privilege he would not entertain The previous question
this time as it would cut him off from his right Of de-
fence.
Mr.. GiddiHgs then moved that the further consider
alton Of this subject be postponed until Thursday week
uext. to the end that he might prepare his defence
debate arising on this notion Mr.. Fillmore submit
ted that debate not in ORDER and that the motion fol
the previous ques ion (by Mr. Welle should be
tertained by the Speaker.
i "Ihe Speaker then decided that in his Judgment the
matter before the House question Of privilege and
that on questonlnvolvng the priv ege of member of
the House, the could not be applied and
consequently, that the motion for postponement
pen for debate.
From this decision Mr. Fillmore took appeal to the
House, and after debate
1.-The previous question the appeal mo we'd by
Mr.. Hopkins, and demanded and rut, viz: ohal
the main question be put ?''
And passed in the affirmative.
On the next day the question was put, viz:
'Shall the decision of the chair stand the Judgment
of the House? And it was determined in the mega
tive Yeas 65. nays llS"-House Jour. March 1912
page %
So that Mr. Fiumorcs rie,cs ,sere maintained By IL,
House and Nh Gddings thereby refused the priUi
lege Of speaking defence Of his odious resolutions.
1t that after the mover had, under the storm Of
indignation he had provoked withdrawn The resolutions
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