The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-08-07

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The motion to reconsider was laid upor
the table-yeas ll8. nays 70.
M', Beardsley persistiug in his motion
to lay the petition on the table. so n TO
get rid OF debate and excitement. the Iues.
ton vas taken, and decided in the negative
yeas 05, nays 1911. Those wb voted
yea, were conservative men Of tie South,
anu their Northern allies; those sho voted
nay, were the extreme men of the South,
VINO wished to force an unds6uised denial
OF the right OF petition. aud tie true friends
OF the right of petition. wIo were intent
upon putting an end to the policy by which
that right had been practically nullted,
while technically recognized. A. nigh,
have been expected, J, z. Adams voted
nay, and Franklin Pi~~c yea.
The motion to lay upon the table having
failed. Mr.. Hammond moved that said pc
ttion be, and the same is hereby rejected
The debate then proceeded with great ari
nation, and during its progress, the iac,
was brought to the notice OF the House
that " similar petition. presented that very
day by Mr. Briggs Of Massachusetts, had
through inadvertance, been referred to the
Committee on the Dis,ric, OF Columbia
Mr.. Patton moved to reconsider this vote ;
and then the whole subject went over till
the following Monday. the House adjourn
ed ill that day.
| Monday, December 2lst il WAS again
taken up, and after debate. the majority be
ing unable to agree upon any more summa
~ mode Of proceeding. motion To lay
upon the table the petition and all motions
in relation to it, prevailed-yeas lao, nays
76-the South generally aud its Northern
allies, including Franklin Pierce, voting
yea, John Quincy Adams and his friends,
with ie. Southerners hostile to any kind
of indirection, voting nay.
Mr.. Ovens had previously sent to the
Chair the followin. resolutions:
"Ihat in the opinion Of this House, the
question of the abolition Of slavery in the
District of Columbia, ought not to be enter.
tanned by Co"sr"ss
That in case any petition paying the
abolition of slavery in the Dis,ric, OF Co
lumhis be hereafter presented. it ia the de.
lberste opinion Of this House tina, the same
ought to be laid on the table withou. read.
ing
lie now moved tina, the rules be suspend
ed, to enable him to offer these resolutions.
The motion WAS lokt-yeas 100, nays Is
Franklin Pierce voting with the slave
holders. yea, John Quincy Adams and his
| friends, nay.
Mr.. Patton. OF Virginia called up his
motion to reconsider the motion BY which
| d petition for the abolition OF slavery IN
| the District had been referred and there
upon fierce debate arose on the general
question of slavery, Occupying three days.
| in the course of which the Northern view
of the subject was presented at length and
with great ability 10y William Slade,
The question Of reconsideration was de-
cijed on the 23d in the affirmative, yeas
lis. NAYS 6l-Franklln Perce voting yea,
J. q. Adams and his friends, nay.
The petition and motion to commit were
then summarily laid upou the tahle-yeas
ia, NAYS 67-Franklin Pierce voting as
before, nay, J Q Adams, yea
February IS, 1896, Mr., Pierce obtained
leave to make persoual explanation. Tie
read from an abolition paper an article
making severe structures upon his speech
of former day, in which he had SAID that
not one in five hundred OF his constituents
was in favor of the abolition of slavery in
the District, lie denounced the paper as
insignificant, and odous, denounced the
anti slavery movement, and undertook to
d,scredit ali the petitions on the subject OF
slavery. whether from his own State or
others
February 8, 1896. the resolution Of Mr..
Pinckney WAS adopted for raising select
committee, to which were referred all papers
relating to the subject OF slavery, and which
WAS instructed TO report that Congress has
no constitutional power to interfere IN an.
way with the institution OF slavery IN the
States. aud ought not to interfere in any
way with slsvery in the District OF Colum.
ba. The resolution WAS divided. and
Franklin Pierce voted in the affirmative on
every part Of the instructions
February %, 1896, Mr.. Adams present
ed a petition Tor the abolition OF slavery IN
the District, aud moved It's reference TO the
select committee on the subject Mr, Shep'
perd objected to It's reception, Mr.. DAVIS
moved to lay that preliminary question on
the table and his motion prevailed, yeas
100. nays Sc. Franklin Pierce voting yea.
with the South John q Adams aud his
friends. nav. The effect OF the melton was
to Law the question of reception on the ia
bl., thereby virtually refusing 10 entertain