Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-07-14

AnOnas' Ol Maryland 70 relieve the member:
who had voted for consideration from theil
difficulties. moved to reconsider the motion
by which the House bad agreed to consider
the position. A most exciting debate follow
ed. Some Of the Southern members avowed
that they desired agitation, for the purpose of
being able to yindicate their institutions
some deprecated agitation; all denounced it !;
and they were sustained by the Northern al
lies Of Slave Power, who abused the anti
slavery men, aud were willing to 60 all lengths
for the suppression Of agitation 50 that they
might be spared the dangerous task Of an un-
disguised denial of the right Of petition. For
himself, Mr.. Beardsley said, he was ready to
give a direct vote upon the petition, vote
that should mark the opinion of the House
upon the character Of such petitions, BY say
ing affrmatively that they would not consider
it. If that would meet the views Of hon.
orable gentlemen, he was willing to modify
his motion to lay on the table, and to move
that the House would not consider the peti-
ton, or would reject its prayer; although
laying it on the table. he thought, was equiv
alent to either Of the notifications indica-
ted"
Mr.. Mason, Of Virginia, hoped that the
gentleman from New York would so modify
his motion that they could have a direct vote
on rejecting the petition. "If the House is
prepared to decide upon the principle of the
petition, why not reject it at once? To refer
the petition is an act Of supererogation. which
can do no good and will do much mischief
lie hoped the House would reconsider, and
then at once refuse to consider the petition,
or reject it.
Franklin Pierce hoped the motion to re-
consider would be Withdrawn, and that Mr.
Beardsley would so far modify his motion
as to meet the appreciation Of all who are
most sensitive upon this agitating question !"
and he rose to add bis request to the sug-
gestion made BY his friend from Virginia"
Mr. Mason-l He was anxious for a direct
vote upon the question; he could not bear
hat any imputation should rest upon the
North in consequence Of the misguided and
analical zeal Of few-conparatiyely few"
Sc.
The motion to reconsider was laid upon the
able-yeas 10, nays 72.
Mr. Beardsley, persisting in his motion to c
ay the petition on the table, so as to get rid v
f debate and excitement. the question was Il
lkon, and decided in the negative-yeas 95.
ays l2l. Those who voted yea were the il
men of the South, and their II
Northern allies those who voted nay we're
be extreme men Of the South, who wished Al
} force an undisguised denial Of the right of ie
etition, and the true friends Of the right Of Of
etition, who were intent upon putting an ',
nd to the policy by which that right had az
cen practically nullifed, while technically Il,
'cognised. As might have been expected,
Ohn Quincy Adams voted nay, and Frank 70
D Pierce, yea. n
The Motion to lay upon the table having n
lied, Mr.. Hammond moved that said petition 70
> and the same is hereby, rejected. The f.,
bate then proceeded with great animation. so,
d during its progress, the fact was brought
the notice Of the House that similar peti.
IN. presented that very day by Mr. Briggs ~
Massachusetts,, had through inadvertence ~
en- referred to the Committee on the District
Columbia. Mr. Patton moved to rcconsid- =. :.
this vote and then the whole subject went r. 4
IT till the following Monday, the House ad- m m
rning till that day. -,
Monday, December 21st. it was again taken - -
and after debate, the majority being una i.
to agree upon any more summary mode Of ri
,ceeding motion to lay upon the table the Fi aF
ition, and all motions in relation to il, pre- -
led-yeas lao, nays 76--the South eener- -, -
: and its Northern allies, including FRANK ~
PIERCE, voting yea, John Quincy Adams 'I'
his friends, with a few southerners hos '"'
to any kind Of indirection. voting nan O''
VI. Ovens had previously sent to the /
air the following resolutions; =
That, in the opinion Of this House. the
stion Of the abolition Of slavery in the ~. ~
trict Of Columbia ought not to be enter -
led by Congress :.
That in case any petition praying the abb nan
ion Of slavery in the District Of Columbia 10 !
hereafter presented, it is the deliberate r.
MON Of this House that the same ought to j.
aid upon the table without reading" - -
Ie now moved that the rules be suspended, nrsr
nable him to offer these resolutions. The ue,
ion was lost--yeas 100, nays ll5- FRANK a W.
PIERCE voting with the Shareholders yea, n Il
n Quincy Adams and bis freinds, nay. ayov
r. Patton Of Virginia, called up bis mo- time