New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-26

other state.msn of bis day. But that ofiish' ana
eyentful career grows brighter aud brighter 10 i's
close. and future generations vii remember hila
rnoIe for such words ~ We have just quoted, ana
his persistent conduct in accordance with them.
than for his post brilliant acts as Minister or Pres
ident, even though he were distinguished among
those who were Ministers aud Presidents wnen
those Offices conferred distinction, and were hiicd
"a well as occupied.
II would b. hardly just to any Of our modern
statesmen to compare them with Mr. Adams. buI
any man who comes before the people no" anu
asks their SURFACES for any important once must
not only expect that his record will DC examiner
but he must stand or fall BY it. Letu LOOK 10 'ns'
Of Judge Amssa J. Parker aud Gouyerneur hem'
BILE during their Congressional career, and while
the great battle Of the Right of Petition. which no
man in our day Is bold enough to deny, was fought
by Mr.. Adams.
Following the MODS, the arson, and the murdef
OF quarter of century ago, committed al Tue
bidding Of the SOuth-the recommendations oil
Northern Governors aud statesmen that the discus
sion Of the question Of Slavery be msde penal
oepse the efforts of the shareholders to makeeVery
petty Southern Postmaster censor of the press
came the formidable and persistent attempt 10
silence the North by gagaws in Congress- aimed
not merely to suppress all petitions relating 70
Slavery but to stfe all discussion at all times, and
on whatever pretext. The first attempt oil THIS
sort wss made in 1896, by resolutions appended to
report Of Mr. Pinckney of South Carolina, IN which
th.t had M
authority to interfere with Slavery in the States
an authority which nobody pretended had any exist
ence-aDd that Congress ought not to interfere with
Slavery in the District Of Columbia, went on to as
sert that call petitions, memorials, resolutions OF
papers, relating in any way or TO any extent
whatever to the subject of Slavery or the abol-
" ton of Slavery, shall without being printed or
referred. be laid upon the table, and that no
further acton shall be had thereon AT the
second session of the same Congress, in January Of
the following year. similar resolution identical In
words, was passed on motion Of Dir. Halves oil
Kentucky.
This resolution, it was thought covered the
whole ground, and precluded the possibility OF the
future introduction of the question into Congress.
But it did not happen to serve that purpose. AT
the following session new petitions poured in from
tens of thousands of Northern people, and at the
very opening of the session Mr.. Slade of Vermont
offered two for the abolition Of Slavery and the
Slsve.Trade in the District OF Columbia, and eA-
cited anew the wrath and Indignation oil the
shareholders, who, through Mr.. Legare OF South
Carolina threatened and prOphesied those terrible
consequences of rebellious Northern spirit which
are always going to happen, but never do. Mr..
Sade, of course, was slenced by simple over
seerism, and the next day Mr.. Patton OF Virginia
asked leave to submit resolution, more stringent,
and more comprehensive, and more tyrannica
than any that the Slave Power had yet ventured
to press upon the House. 1t was as follows:
" Resolved, That all petitions, memorials, and
papers, touching the Abolition of Slavery or the
buying, selling or transferring of Slaves, 10
State, District or Territory of the United States,
" be laid on the table, rthout beng debated printed,
read, or referred, and that no further action shall
/" be had thereon" Mr. Adams objected. Mr..
Patton moved suspension OF the rlues, anu, tue
Yeas and Nays being called for, the rules were sus-
pendcd--GOUvERNEUR KEMBLE and AMAsA }.
PARKER Of this State, then fresh from their con-
stituents, voting in the affirmative. Then Mr..
Patton, after brief speech, sprung the previous
question upon the House. "Mr. Speaker ~ cried
the shrill voice of Mr.. Adams, /" the gentleman
"preeedes his resolution" Order Order -
shouted the shareholders. He preceded it With
" remarks" persisted the venerable old man.
Order Order :" screamed his opponents. The
Speaker interfered, and called the member to
order. 9" ask the House." be again began, when
his voice was completely drowned by the vocifer-
Gus cries from every part of the House. After
vote was taken on second to the previous ques.
ton, the Yeas and Nays were demanded on the
question Shall the main question be now
put ?" And again we find the names of
Gouverneur Kemble and Amasa j. Parker
among the Yeas. Then came the main ques-
ton on agreeing to the resolution, and once more
smong the yeas are the names of Governeur KEN
bic and Amssa j. Parker. IL hold, said Mr..
Adams when his name was called, IL hold the res.
olution to be in violation Of the Constitution of
" the United States" And loud shouts of - Order,
order. again greeted him from all parts OF the
hall, from the Southern slayedrivers and Northern
Democrats But the resolution was passed. On
the following day Mr. Adams stated that as his vote
was not recorded either for or agaisst Mr Pat
tons resolution nor his objection entered on the
journal, he moved that the record be amended as
follows, as bis protest against the proceedings OF
the House: 81 hold the resolution 70 be viola
"tion of the Constitution Of the United States, of
the right of my constituents, and of the people