Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-03-12

| nOst ptohi6lteA tfayeli6g from Moth 10 South
Tie Eool aud peaceful citizens Of The North Them
selves were touSst 10 sympathyAhd 10 acllo1 IN
our behalf Meetings were held every whete
Throughout The land, and Congfe$s was paEtien..
laly iehloEislEed to Arrest The post Office abuse Of
distributing incenliaty pamphlets and papstS AZ
The meeting Of COngreSS tie December following,
sunJry Executive Messages were hurried to our
consideration, and the hect demanded cur most
profound and anxious attention.
Up1n consultation with gentlemen Of all parties
from every seclion; Il was the universal opinion
that the petitions fol abolition should be no Longer
treated wIlh the indifference with Which they hal
been before regarded. After deliberate study aud
conference, came, among Others, 10 my COHClu'
siUus aud adopted my plan Of uolion IN tehaIt oL
my constituents. ! satisfied my OTn Inlnd Itat
Congress lad no power whatsvertO abolish slavery
any wheFe--lhat no one had right to have Pc
titiOn considered which prayed Congress 10 t&tE'
ci$e power not delegated BY the ConsltHtiOtt--
and that tie proper course TOT the representa-
ton Of the Soulh was 10 prevent the vol (tom
putting his head In al The dOof, by Directing 10 re-
we could not prevent, for the right 10 petition eX.
isie1 but II did not follow that we were bound 10
receive and consider them-Iiew them, We did,
Oh theit FERMENTATION, aud that was enough 10
show their HncunslltutiOnalilY. But II we might
go farther, 10 RECEIVE AMI CoSslUEs llhmr we
might nEClDS and ACT upon themi and II we might
pEcInE snd Act upon them in ONE way we might
in ANOTHER. II we could refer them, Iot Instance,
aud report upon them WnlaVOtsby we might IavOr'
nhIy-and Of this there was danget when we c0n'
SLeIe'l how weak, IN Congress, The slavrhuldinE
wGrs compalet with The Notwithstanding Stat3
--lle lallef having, in The House VI Representa-
lives, HOfe thnn 10 II majority, aud lIeing in
lnaOntY in Tie Senate, There ate now hut II
SluvchOlliHs States III %, but 90 IN 30 Senator'S.
AZ The first IUlton, then, TOT Il petitions, tie
cietl stand was taken III The House ny MI. Pty'
ton, OF Tennessee, MeSsrs. pickeRS and Hammond,
OF S. Carolina, and by myself. We UhiecIed III
The receptions the motion 10 receive was laId OIL
Tie table, aud We trinmphed successfully anu IT,
peOledly IN !hiSrrOpJSllion. We O5IaiHE4 LhHS,J0r
TIC SOath, the refusal 10 receive.
IN The meantime, Feat excitement was n'ae by
the advocates VI Abolition TOT tho light Of PeIiliOni
that lecanu The topic oil discussion, aud tile par.
lY ftst showed tlIeir fear aud trembling an that
tender point with the NotI. Nh JARVIS, there.
fufe,n COOL lnan aud tHit, vi the pretended North
EN- men with Southern principles, OiGerel q SeElS
Of resolutions, evidently conCOceI 10 satisfy both
r&Ernilcs OI the UniUn, but grossly ComWoRiS'
ing the question with The South. II was not u
subject oil Which was either disposed OF autlloE'
i2ed 10 make compromise whaevef therefore
moved, as an amendment 10 lis resolutions, The
proposition, broadly uml unQuaIIledlY, 'lMI Con-
gresa had The constitutional power 10 abolish
slavery in the District Of Columbia This main'
tanned By all the arguments in my powers aud III
this was opposed by every man Of tue Admins
lraiion party, both Moth aud south OF Mason and
lllSOn's ilnei not excepting one, according TO the
best Of my recollection Of this tine. II single
one agreed With me III it, lie did not give me Tie
least aid in procuring its adoption, evan as nn
amendment 10 Me compromise Of MI Jarvis.
AtteE much discussion, nnd many aud vaEIe'l nl'
tenpS ON my part 10 have this proposition EuLSll'
tuted fOr those 10 which w6s Olerr as OIL amend
meat, Nj. PincEney Of Charleston S. q. WAS Hat
tered into The Sucidal proposition 10 rcIet all PEI
liliORs memorials and papeTs, which had been OF
might lie offered OIL Abolition, together with Mr.
JerVlS'S resolutions aud my amendment, u select
committee. This was Immediately caught at ~
the Administration pauy. Il telieYed them Iron
their uncomfortable pvsiti1n in relation " the ns
Snmed light Of petition, by OF once receiving aud
reteEtns oil the petitions aud PnpeTs Of every de-
ScTMOn, and saved them from vote upon my
amendment, which they would have been cOmpeI'
led TO negative, Ur cut oil by the previous qHeS'
lion, either OF which would have unuaSked iltem
10 tic South.
III. committee was appointed, and PEekneY
appointed chairman. Towards The close OF Tho
session uf 1896, he made his report, which WAS
then extcfaed ly every man not turned by patty
allegiance from lis allegiance !" the South, as
gtosS sacrifice Of Interests at stake IN The QueS.
lion, by yielding, by implication at least eYs'Y
thing for which We cOntended. lie was insuIlrd
10 hiS face by one Ol his old colleagues, aud was
denounced as Julius, on The tlO0r Of tile HOUSE,
Oy nelnbs[ Of Virginia. THIS IreUSon 10 the South
II rs well known, cos! him his elecllun. Yet the
report and resolutions were adopted, several nlen'
BEES Of the SJUlh refusing to vote az oil, annns
the test gloryng in SCUrnful contempt Of the III.
thoTity VI the General Government ~ compel
Virginia representative 10 Sttc on such Subject
in such fOm-l form which admitted anl en-.
lertaiRcd al ,ntre jurisdiction 10 declare Gnr or
OeaInd the power Of Congress. over Suvely even III
the States!
The subject assumed many aud TlrouS shapes
afterwards, until at aSl an occasion Offered anUtl.
II promise that the South would Ceralnly unite 10
Il man. SloGe, VI Vermont, a Sincrte hut deludeLl
fanatic, lad OLlaiurd the iOoT ut a subsequent
sess OH, npuM the subject UE Abolition, unl was
proceeding To q most understandable and cNltaya.
CANT abuse Of our rights and feelings as S1nili,N
REPRESENTATIVES, when lbcing Wing hHseif and
nlTJldIng many OIL AbJlIll1ntSt in disguise in the
administrator faIIkS al opportunity 10 exhibit eG'
TIA zeal fUr the Soulll arose and announced my
intention to leave The House where such abuse Vi
my constituents anil myself, and Sucl, outage upon
tie South aud lis institutions were lOefaleG, and
invited the respective Southern delegations 10 as
Senbe IN the room Of the Committee Of The District
VI Columbia, 10 consult upon tue cOusc ~ Dc puE.
sued by The representatives Of slave hU'dets.
slave holding StBleS did immediately asSembIe,anl
upon my motion, appointed q committee NJ three
members, Of each House OF COugIesS, from tie
thee great divisions Vi the SOuIh,--ihe Senator'S
@eTr, CnIhben u Georgia, KIng VI Alabama, aud
Ctlltendrn Of Kentucky: the Representatives,
wele Yell VI Arkansas. 1urney VI Tennessee, Omd
Wise Of NTEinls,--tO consider md report mruS.
nreS 10 be adopted Gy Il subsequent meeting tile
same day.
The fist inject to lie attained, was 10 arrest
SiadG in The relnarks Will which le was then pro.
Ceedlngj nlI, as a temporary measure, with HAT
view only, aud lOquiel the House until permanent
MEASURES should b. adopted, the committee recon-.
nGlIdrd the resolution commonly knO%n rs Pat.
TONS resolution. Il wos drLwn by myself aud a.
greed by Inc to be reported, though somewhat sim.
liar n one OF PiNCknGy'S, solely because il IVES
recommended as merely a Temporary eXpetlIent 10
arrest lie debate until We could act mote ilG.
csSrely. At The same time, as a permanent
measure, the Committee recommended 10 the slave
holding delegations 10 meet respectively, and for
eacII lOapnOlnt one nlemmbet 10 constitute gen.
cIal committee 10 digest permanent plan Of
Southern ptOltCion. Being The organ u the fist
committee, handed In and maintained tie lepOh
which was adopted. The President Of tie meet.
lug NJ. Patton, Offered Tie resolution 10 Tile 10 TO
offered in the House next morning, pubIielyie.
cncI in The meeting, assigning us fetSOn that,
lhnCh had consented 10 Ir nnIl H. rs i.InLnlnIY