The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-20

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f..s 4 - ~ hon Hsns' H. ' s.ac.y saa
who il - anxious TO have this subject laid on th.
tAbls, and rsaew his motion to lay the motor
to reoonsidsr on the table. f
Mr.. PEARCE. Will the senator withdraw il
Mr.. BRADBURY. will withdraw it if the
senator will renew it.
Mr. PkARCE. do not propose to follow the
senator from New Hampshire through the yarions
excursions be has made over the realms Of b;bIi.
saa literature and historic lose not al all. for do
nOt speak for the amusement of the Senate. nor
tor tess OF me spectators in the galleries. Nor
shall deny to the senator the superior acauuin.
tanca which he claims with scripturaI history -
but inssst upon It that in this in stance am right
and that my account ofthe first agtator is correct
1he devti was the first agtator and the frat agita-
ton was an ATTEMPT 10 seducs The creatures OF
God INTO disobedlence of his law He had pro-
n'ulgated law, and the devil sought to Induce
them TO d'sobey it, He babe them eat of the fruit
Of the tree Of knowledge, and said, "ye shall be
e. gods" lie was, therefore, the first agitator.
But the agitation of which the senator speaks is
noean agitation which anybody here has talked
Offearing. said abhorred agitation--ha is such
agitation as he seems TO delights in. But neither
nor any one else has talked Of fearing it, The
senator seems to thing there be no purity in
peace, no truth, no right, nor anything founded
on truth and right, except in agitation. He has
forgotten some OF that biblical literature Of which
he processes 10 know so much. Does he forget
that when the waves rolled high and the ship was
threatened with destruction the Divine command
was " Peace, be still"
think the senator is obvous. His remnis-
cences not apt at the present time. No, sir. II
il not q good spirit, in which right and truth are
predOminated, which delights in agitation; the
spirit Of discord. the spirit of revenge and hate
that spirit which animated Zanga, when he said
like this rocking of the battlements-
"Rase on We winds, burst we clouds and tor
rents,
Roar--for ah we bear Just resemblance
To my fortune, and suit the gloomy habits oil
my soul.
That is the spirit of agitation which the senator
seems to thirk is necessary to purity and truth
and right. do not complain Of his undertaking
to defend the first agitator, for admit the pro-
prety Of backing ones friends. Having no such
connections myself, no such duty is devolved
upon me. | will not, however, pursue this irreg
ular debate further. do not know that it il
profitable. According to my promise must move
to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. But
with the assent Of the senator from Maine viii
withdraw it.
Mr.. BRADBURY. My only purpose was to
stop agitation on the subject and proceed to oui
Legitimate business. However, ! will withdraw
the motion for the accommodation of senator's.
from my honorable friend from Maryland rs to
the attributes Of the first agator, well des
crbed by him. He did not approach Paradise as
a vociferous rhetorican, speaking loud enough te
be heard by ferryman on the other side of thu
river. No, sir, the evil spirit assumed the form
OF a serpent, and whispered to Eve that there wat
"hgher law" Laughter.
Mr. BRADBURY. | now renew the motion
to Law the motion TO reconsider OH the table.
Is Mr. TURNKEY. What would become Of thu
petition il that motion should prevail
The PRESIDENT. 1t would remain in thu
hands of the judiciary Committee.
Mr.. SEWARD. call for the yeas and nay
on the motion.
The yeas and nays were ordered and, being
taken, were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Chase
Clarke, Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts, Dodge
of Wisconsin, Ewing, Fech. Hale, tIamlin
Miller. Norris, Seward, Smith, Upham, ant
Walker-l7.
NAYs-Messrs Atchson, Badger, Bell, Der
rien, Borland, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Davis o
Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge OF Iowa
Douglas, Downs, Foote, Gwin, Hunter, Jones
King, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Phelps, Pratt
Rhett, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Spruance, Stur
geon, rurney, Underwood, and Whitcomb-33
So the motion was rejected.
The motion to reconsider the vote was agreed
to.
The question then required on the motion t
refer the memorial to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. BADGER. move to lay the whole sub
iect on the table.
The motion was agreed to.