Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-14

Itrrs The HOOK was sent the clerks hoe hno various
reatnn To the necessity of resisting the first al
i n,vard dis.ov;nr the Unar and warning his coun-
t"ncn OF the danger Of foreign influence, were read
; 'Snm, NJ ,hcm al Mr. Tvs desire were read twice
Ar the close Of one of them the voice o! F. ADAMS was
heard eyclainng should have been thou5ht OF when
the gag was put on ...,rh
Ar VIZ said he had had these portions OF that venerable
document read because lis author na nc n1e pGsen.
and The recent in TINS ha could not have
n hon, hc,rcr from the life than he had prophcced
,h IN his address He had marked the sc of the spirit
division from its very dawn ana nao ~ us
Thai influence was work upon this very question
throughout this nation Some were moving IN e general
cause from religious ceng-ecings Of religious anaticlsm
unron sciols bndy unconscious oi Inc consequences
the dreadful the inevitable consequences OF the course they
were pursuing. ,o,,o~
Ar W,sr resumed and said he would not persist on this
subject and the reasons he was stah@ "eh interrupted
were oEeraed in their adherence 10 aootiOnlsm
~.rious motives Religion and sincere conviction per-
suudet some political motives others Inc latter that is
those vino were governed oy Which hs
,ndL From The earliest day OF the republic there existed
TWO great parties distinguished as the English party and the
E,rnrh r,rty the acobin and the tory some had taken
nv, nvcn AGAINST their country None understood this
batter than the gentleman from MassachiScs ms antip
by 10 The slayeholJng portion OF this Unlon TINS Unborn
n.I riTcd 10 The Democratic party, wherever it might be
located had grown up with that English or tory party which
had denounced Thomas Jefferson as 1.-THE red waistcoaed
nresentatyc Of Caanc' and accusde him win being in
secret alliance with France The nation haa evidence OF the
hatred of this English party Mr. Jefferson and lis anpn
thy 10 Shareholders in doegrcl rhymes aimed q" m domestic
relations No better kaew 10 what poetry he alluded
than the gentleman from Massachusetts; mat gentleman
well knew who il that wrote those scandao lines ON
the domestic life Of Of the prcst pauots Vi Tue Ievolu
linn He could tell who ii that could turn and orsake
the friends III his father in The fury OF his apostac zeal
could prey upon The dead like the vampire
Mr. WISE resumed his enthusiastically, Mr w. had
no, ccnsurcd him AIR Adams politically he had IL lie had
used anv severity had been directed exclusively against the
p .n hrs e aos erery one knew what
,hcir nl course oecthsr 10 Kill or 10 cage n II
We heard phrenzied wretch running mne" a. was
chilled striking al and destroying all he met there was but
ono thing to donche unhappy being must be Killed even
though his ragc proceeded from mania If un nbecie
s,ucd one he might be handled 7noher manu-, and thus
rsroin.t But should the offender be found wrapped in The
n,nppy of uge station, Of mbeciy itself, STILL
he capable Of mischief and was desperately and
wickcl!v bent mischief, forgot his age, and thought
only interests be endangered II he were old, and
respectable and venerable and yet through monomanla
should be found administering poison applying the turcn
Of the ncndary how old or how venerable soeVer might
be- he be eI and the mscheff possible prevented
1t was in this light that MIR. W. viewed The honorable
gentleman from massachusetts, He did wish 10 be under
stood comparing him with either OF these supposed PERSONS
he dscllrcd il. The gentleman was honored mehonored
hoarvbI, he could not add with wisdom The gentleman
had immense powerthe power of learning, the power Of
station the power vi fame, the power OF age the power OF
eloqucncc the power OF the pen-and any man was greatly
mistaken who should say think that that gentleman
MAD. The gentleman might say, with an Apostle ~ am
not mad noble Festus though he could not add shut
speak forth the words of truth and soberness All who
knew him would say he not mad. In political not in
a personal sense Mr. w. would say and with entire SINGER
nv the heart Of the gentleman far wicked than
weak mischief might be done by him. Mr.. w. believed
ne was DISPOSED H. and would WELD his immense intel
ecualy moral and political power 10 effect H. That mis-
chief the dissolution OF the Union, and the agent OF
that dissolution should be effected Mr.. w. did in his
heart believe would be the gentleman from Massachusetts
Governed his reputation his talents by all considerations
arising from the belief OF personal wrongs his passions
aroused and his resentment and his vengeance would
DC wrcakcd the objects o his hatred, II he could reach
them. Ii this state Of mind was monomona, then II was
hereditary matter what might be It's cause, Il was DANCE
ruilsLpi.iF. The gentleman was danlc III ueen
nate and jealous power terrible in action, and an in
| -irln!tnt wcl-i'!ei 10 dissolve the Union
Mr.. MARSHALL said: The petition which had given rise
TO This proceeding the table Of the House 1t
prayed national legislature III take the preliminary steps
10 dissolution of this Union. What was the defence which
mad been for such document Two points had been
made frs gentleman Insisted upon the right OF these
petitioners TO do this thing and then, in the second place,
that this tight uugaory and Of value, unless lc
might petition Congress effect such dissolution. What
did this argument prove That the American government
cauno DC abolished by the American people, without Their
asking Congress do it. Til; the body which must
destroy the Union if it to destroy il at all So much as
~ the ina; ter III tight.
And ,n the gen"nln a the next step OF his argumcui,
mas gone on to cnlGcrac the grievances which led these
people desire dissolution Of the Union, and The STIrT
ances almost without number. Ar N. would 90 over
lew OF tie heads OF complaint, by way OF contrast 10 'hS
statement by the gentleman from Virginia (hir BnrTs)
Us TO the object and motive OF the gentleman IN bringing
the position tia, that portion OF the Union rom when ply.
NJ came, trying with all the influence they eyuH eAct
10 effect repeal Of habeas corpus and OF the a
bv ,urv: that they ndusousy endeuvorng to extend
tie existence of slavery the free States lhaI they
sounht 10 involve this country with Great Britain,
viii, view to restore African slave trade, and TO Tx 1t
upon these States forcvcr and that The PROJECT OF ie Sc
crctary the Navy for the establishment OF Home squad
ron had for It's real OBJECT the defence OF The country
bt the protection the silvc trade. And hcp alter emu
mcrtng these different grounds Of grievance The gentle
man h warned the House that he should 70 home 10 ms
people, and say them that was time to take the alarm
that he should give them the ALARM and that e had intro
Mr. ADAMS denied that he had said this any thing like
it, What he had said that he had presented the petit
ton because he considered it his duty
Mr. MARSHALL in reply, appealed to the report OF MT.
Adams speech He asked from what paper ne read
He REPLIED report in the National lntelgencer CIV
en- by one of the regular reporters of that establishment In
this House Mr. NJ read extensively from the report, GoseTv
ing thus the gcncmans language had gone form 10 inc
world and after had stated these heads OF grievances
he had concluded by giving edSc thas NC "ou SUI" VI"
truth of all this.
1Mr. ApAMs-And intend to show ii.
Il Now Mr. MARSHALL not going TO enter into this de-
tail of grievances his purpose discuss them
with the gentleman massachusetts, Neither should he
discuss the rg, Great Britain 10 search vessels wherever
she found cn under the preence OF supprcssnS the slave
i Mr. ApAMs--You had better not
Neither should he discuss the proprey or necessity OF
The Home Squadron, upon the question whether
such defence grievance TO the North Mr. Marshall!
had advercd this liz; Of grievances merely 10 show what
ground had actually been taken by the gentleman in his de-
lence He had undertaken to maze Out case oil such gre
oppression and tyranny exercised by the government
upon him and his that if case would justify an out
ragged people in going into stale OF cvouon and burst
in the bands society," this case was nne ana the gentle"
man insisted that he had done IT, The right of petition was
gone; and action Of Congress- in preparing for DISCO
luton of the Uon the only means BY which the sacred
rights Of his constituents could be carried out
into effect The gentleman had avowcd that he had brought
this petition forward order give those constituents the
alarm and 20 aJld them needed information Still however,
gentleman had further declared that he should not at pre-
sent advise IN dissolution Of the Union ;no-not yet
not vel; but il coming; it was approaching
Mr. NJ. replied in crteso 10 the grounds OF defence
taken in behalf o Mr. ADAMS by Mr.. Boris and believed
that, allow ir ADAMS 10 prepare report 10 alay the dis
content 1uic. minds of his constituents would De
10 aay agitation with He next replied 10 the
grounds taken by Mr. SALToSsTL and secuted the idea o
being nndncd 10y the fact of the venerable gentleman be-
ing direct descendant Of Of the forty rgcdcs that
, had brought Charles The First to the block.
an, myself Wing, said Mr.. MARsHaLL) did indeed
vote for repeal Of the 2lst rules but since have
what is believe the real OBJECT OF the gentleman from
he has avowed himself be alar
mist and his friend has warned 10 remember that he
of English band of government overihrows
cannot consent TO him with any thing 10 which the
existence Of this government inyoved shall act in
consistently The 2st rule still remains in force and will