Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-03


the table the motion to receive an Anti-slavory
petition; but SO severely had he been handled
for this, that he had become more scrupulous
as to forms, and now aimed to reach the same
object by laying petitions on tic table without
Gebatc. printing, or consideration.
And this is the man whom the Nec forh
Ecrain7 Post represents as having stood with
John Quincy Adams by tic right Of petition!
December "a, 1887, Mr.. Calhoun brought
forwad his celebrated resolutions on the sub
ice; Of Slavery in the District, Territories, and
States, designed ovowcdly to suppress the dis
eu.sion OF all questions of Slavery.
Several amendments were moved TO the first
four OF these rcsoutious. intended to modify
their phrascology 50 as to remove any implica-
ton against free discussion, but they were firm
ly resisted by Mr. Calhoun anil his friends, and
in every case dclcntcd-Fiarkln Pierce uni.
ionnly voting with him. Mr. Morris, Of Ohio,
for example, moved to strike out from tic see
ond resolution the word-, "ruoral and rel gious,"
with n view of cxcmpting from dsnunciaton
the moral and religious discussion Of Slavery ;
and this seemed 20 reasonable, that even Mr.
Buchanan recorded his name in favor OF it hut
it was lost-Frauklin Pierce voting NAY with
Mr.. Calhoun.
Mr.. Morris moved, also, nm amendment to the
thhd resolution, dccl ,rius the freedom Of speech
and Of tic press, on all subjects, indispuiab'c'
and under the supervision only Of the States in
which such freedom was exercised; but this
was rejected, VIC believe, by the same vote
The first four resolutions, with some Slight
were then adopted - Franklin
Pierce recording his vote in favor of every one
OF them,
When the l'th resolution came M, asserting
substantially that efforts by tic People OF the
States or the States themselves to procure the
abolition of slavery in the District or 1crrito-
RIGS, were " direct and dangerous attacks on the
Institutions of tic Slavcholling States" though
all tic States arc made responsible by the Con-
stituiion and Congress for Slavery in the Dis
trict and Tcrritorics. Mr.. Pierce took occasion
TO define his position. This resolution, he said,
was tho ground on which this contest was to be
determined with, perhaps, some modification
would present the true issue here and to the
conuuy-an issue which would raise not n
mere question of exrcdency, hut ono of much
higher character, in which tho public laith is
directly involved" lie then proceeded To sus-
tnn the resolution in It's lcngthn and breadth, pnd
to vindicntc the whole series rs offered by Mr..
Calhoun against the assaults made upon them.
But, while Mr. Pierce was anxious to pu,
through all the resolutions, Mr.. Clay and other
Slavcholding Senators thought the fifth and
sixth too sweeping and unBuardcd; and he
moved substitute, directed only against inter.
ference by the citizens of one State with the in
stitutions of another, containing no declaration
that attempts to bring aboutthe abolition Of sla-
very here "wcrc 4 diIect and dangerous attack
upon the institutions of all the Slavcholdiug
States" but recognising, in express terms, the
duty of Congress to receive and respectfully
treat all petitions, in decorous language, against
slavery in the District. This substitute was
adopted, with some slight moliG,alion-l0 10
l5-Mr. BucuANA~ and Mr.. CLAY voting YEA,
Mr.. CALHOUN and Mr.. PIERCE NAY.
Subsequently,, the substitute was diyidcd, and
its various parts amended and adopted success.
sivcl! Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Pierce generally
voting together.
On motion Of hIr. Preston Of South Carroll.
ma, the sixth resolution Of Mr.. Calhoun was
laid upon the table, on the ground that this
branch Of the subject would be more appropri-
Il y1I ;,,
tions introduced by him for the annexation Of
Texas TO the Union. The vote stood 50 to o.
this time Mr. Pierce voting with the great ma,
jority against Mr., Calhoun.
January 3, 1888, two petitions were present.
cd, ono against the annexation of Texas and the
admission of any new State tolorating slavery
the other for :ho abolition Of the inter State
slave trade. The motion to receive was laid up
dance with his policy, which was, to receive all
such petitions, and lay them on tho table IN
sTANTLY.
January 9th, 1888, Mr.. Prentice presented
resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont,
against the annexation of Texas, against slavo-
ry in the District, and Athcrtons gag; and he
moved that they be laid Ipon tine ia bic and be
printed. The first part OF the motion prevail.
cd and Mr.. Lumpkin then moved to lay upon
the table the motion to print. This was carri-
ed, and a sovereign State was thus insulted by
the following voto-yEAs 20, NAYS s-Frankln
Pierce voting, YEA.
February 6, 1898, Mr.. Morris presented a
resolution directing the Committee on the Ju-
dietary to inquire into certain matters pertain.
ing TO the institution of slavery in tho States
and Territories, and report thereon to the Sen.
ate. Some of the slaveholding members, with
their Northern allies, manifested desire to re-
fuse its reception, but the rules Of the Senate