Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-15

ne gentleman further said that Virginia and South Caro-
lima had violated the constitution in forbddng negroes 20
come within their borders He affirmed that neeroes wer
citizens Of Massachusetts, Did the gentleman know that
almost all the courts n the whole country had decided THAI
nee negroes We're not citizens They held that a. they
not parties to the constitutional compact they had had
hahd ellner IN IT'S formation subsequent administration thew
were not citizens in view Of and the Supreme Court had
decided ha the States might prohibit free om coming
mo he borders by virtue Of their exclusive jurisdiction
every subject Of police they might exclude yagabonds
and ey-dsposed persons But yenhese violations
q the consulon which he expressly Denied who had driven
the Southern States TO the adoption If such laws Did
that gentleman well know that there was an error any where
- lay on lust such persons himself II the mschey-
Gus nachnaons Of just such people this member from
massachusetts, which had compelled the South fence out the
ee negro population as they would pestence-and they
dd under the great original natural inherent inaIensbe
night o sePreseyaton which applicable States
us 10 individuals
diseouresy, and other ephets, Mr.. b. would notice IL
lie should stoop handy ephes with The gentleman from
Massachusetts That gentleman had tat the attack
and offensive remarks first came from Mr. b. All he should
say on that subject was tha; he should notice it, Hehad
no more disposition assa the gentleman the gentleman
had disclaimed to assail him. During the little intercourse
they had had together and the gentleman had served with him
during more than Congress- he had ted toward him
as gentleman should act and he would undertake 10 say
that he had not applied him remark which any member
from the South thought unfit unduly unprovoked
nc gentleman had undertaken 10 that Mr. BIS coli
leagues Of the Wing party dsapproved his unbe
coming Virginia Representative.
MIR. PENDLETON said he had no desire or intention 10
interfere between his colleague and personal friend and the
gentleman from Massachusetts, He did choose endorse
what had been said by either Of hcm simply for the reason
that he had heard neither But his colleague had made
as he understood repeated appeals to the Virginia deega
ton say if he did utter their sentiments and as these
appeals would probably be published Mr. p wished TO saw
that he did choose endorse the dark that way He
did not by intend 10 be understood conadcing
any thing his colleague might have sad but he could en-
dorse what he did not hear He had heard neither of the
gentlemen.
Mr. BAYLY sad then unnecessary, bis colleague
had heard the debate 10 have taken the floor Mr. b.
stood there defence of the South and Of the pncpeso the
South and his colleague did approve what he had sad
in doing SO he entirely willing he should except himself
and his constituents from appreciation of such defence It
enough him know that there Wings here from
his State, and others who had heard his remarks who
had come up him after his first speech and congratulated
him the part he had taken He should have appealed
the committee if the gentleman Massachusetts,
done before him. He had therefore appealed the entire
Virginia delegation who had heard his remarks and il
seemed that there but and he had heard the
that did not approve of them Mr. B. undertook say that
he knew the sentiments Of Virginia. and that the people of
that ancient commonwealth would respond all he had utter
ed Whether met the appreciation Of his colleague not
was matter of great indifference to him.
Mr. PENDLETON said he had no intention to enter into
this debate When he he presumed that every gentle
understood what his precise object He had taken
pains to let his colleague understand that he
thing unknd to him. But it seemed that, Notwithstanding
this his colleague, with that very good temper which he
sometimes displayed here, declared that il Of
great indifference him whether Mr. p approved what he
said not Now, what Mr. p had said certainly invited
such remark but the gentleman had permitted himself
without cause, make such remark, Mr. r. would say in
return that 1t was matter of equal Indifference TO him what
his colleague thought upon the subject Mr. r. had not been
here during the debate. He wholly ignorant what had
been the issues between his colleague and the genemap from
Massachusetts before but he had understood to-day that
the question whether his colleague bad fairly represented
what took place in the Senate Of Virginia regard the
death OF Mr. Adams As TO the genileman OF the
sentiments OF Virginia. Mr. p ready endorse what he
said and, though Mr. p. did his colleague 10
say this he owed il to himself He had sympathy
whatever with abolition movements in any form but SO far
hs colleague attempted 10 vndcae the Of the Vir-
gna Senate in refusing express regret the death of Mr.
Adams he certainly did not speak the general sentiment Of
the people Of Virginia.
Mr. BAYLY said the committee would recolect that he
had done no more on the subject referred to than the
which had influenced the Of the Senate Of his
State in what they had done He gave those
Tor what they WORTH expressly declaring it
was not his duty to vndcate the Senates That was
matter for themselves, not for him. Whatever his
personal views the subject he called on to express
them and it with this that the gentleman from Mas
sachuses had charged him with msrepresentng the sent
mcnts OF his State, as all who heard him knew.
Mr.. PENDLETON said that, If bis colleague bad listened
what Mr. p had said be would have perceived that there
no cause for the indulgence of any i'll temper because he
would not endorse what be had heard He could
dorse the tone and Of his colleague the same rea
he had taken part against his colleague but he did
choose the appeal had been made over to the
Virginia delegation in Particular be considered by his ST.
approving remarks be had heard He could en-
iose neither of the gentlemen because had again and
lgan stated he had heard neither Of their speeches
Mr. BAYLY My appeal 10 those who heard me, none
,f whom have dssented.
Mr. KAUFMAN moved lay the motion to reconsider on
he table which motion decided in the Affirmative
Yeas l2i, nays A..