Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-08-03

Joseph L. Underwood, Henry van. :
Wagner, Taylor Webster, Joseph weeks. Al
bert S. White, John White, Thos; i. Hhltue,
sey, Lewis Williams, Sherrod Williams, jared
W. Williams, Joseph L. Williams, Chrstr H.
Williams, Henry 4. Wise, Archibald Yell.
The Nays were.
Messrs. John Quincy Adams, james Alcxan-
der ,Jr. Hcman Allen, John ". Allen, j.
Banker Avcrigg, VIM. Key Bond, Nathaniel Z.
Borden, George \. Briggs, VIM. 3. Calhoun,
Charles D. Coffin, Robert E. Cranston, Caleb
| Gushing, Edward Darlington, Thomas Davee,
Edward Davies, Alexander Duncan, George II.
Dunn, George Evans, Horace Everett, John
Ewing, Isaac Fletcher, Willard Fillmore, Henry
4. Foster, Patrick G. Goode, George Grennell,
Jr., Elisha Haley, Hiland Hail, Alexander Hair
per, VIM. S. Hastings, Thomas Henry, WIN.
Hcrod, Samuel InghaIn, Levi Lincoln, Richard
P. Marvin. Samson Mason, John P. u. Maxwell,
Thos. NJ. r. Mckennan, Matthias Morris, Cal.
vary Morris, Charles Naylor, Joseph c. Noyes'
Charles Ogle, WIN. Parmenter, Vim. Patterson,
Luther c. Peck, Stephen c. Phillips, DaSid
Potts, dr., james Rariden, Joseph T. Randolph
John Reed, Joseph Ridgway, David kuSseii,
Daniel Shelter, Mark II. SiblcY, VIM. siadc'
Charles Z. Stratton, Joseph l.. llllinShasI
George ". Toland, Elisha WhittleseY, Thomas
Jones iorke.
rWchave been charged with "garblins' en-
tracts; bu, is il not Infamous garbling to re-
present a vote upon "suspending the rules
to introduce i resolution as a vote upon the pas
sage Of the resolution? Mr.. Bell voted ITO sus-
pend the rules May not his object have been
to introduce the resolution in order to oppose
il: The vote quoted by the "Whig" OF ayes
l%j, iravs 60. was not the vote upon the pas
sage of The resolution, but Il vote upon suspend
ina the rules. Has not the Wing" 'garblcd'
the record
This was onc of the most important votes
ever delivered in the House. Upon its issue de.
nenIcd the quiet Of the House on one hand, or
on the other, the renewal, and perpctuation Of
the scenes OF the day before-ending in break
ing up al delibcration, and all national lcglsla-
ton. # was successful, and that critical step
being safely over, the passage Of the resolution
was sccurcd-thc free State friendly vote being
itself sufficient to carry it; but, although the
passage Of the resolution was secured, yet re-
~sistercr TO it continued. Mr.. Patton rose 10
recommend his resolution as 4 peace offering,
and TO prevent further agitation by demanding
the previous question. lie said:
lie had offered this resolution in the spirit
of peace and harmony. 1t involves, (said Mr..
P.) so far rs | am concerned, and so far as con-
Germs some portions Of the representatives OF the
slareholding States, a concession; 4 concession
which We make for the sake Of peace, harmony,
and union. We offer 1t iI the hope that it may
allay, not eXaspelate excitement; we desire
to cxtinguish, not to kindlc a flame in the coun-
try. In that spirit, sir, without saying one
word in the way of discussion; without giving
uttcrancc to any Of those emotions which swell
in nv bosom ut the recollection Of what took
place here yesterday, | shall do what have
never yet done since have been 4 member Of
this House, and which ! have very rarely sus-
tanned, when done by others: | move the pre-.
viouS question:
Then followed u scene Of disorder, which thus
appears in the Register Of Debates:
"Mr. Adams rose and said Mr.. Speaker, the
gentleman preccdes his resolutiOn-tLoud cries
Of Order! order!' from all parts of the hail.
Mr.. a. lie preceded it with r~clnarks-'Order!
ordcr,!)
The Chair reminded the gentleman that it
was out Of order 10 address the House after the
demand for the previous question.
"Mr. Adams. l ask the House--(continned
CRIES Ol UFucT "llCH Coll!IiSlcl1 Nv t'S
honorable members voice.
Order having been restored, the next qucs-
ton was-"Is the demand for the previous
question seconded (which seconding would
consist Of i majority Of the whole Housc-
which, on u division, quickly showed itSelE.
Then amt the further qncstion-"ShdH tie
main question be noe PET ON which the
yeas and nays were demanded, anu taken; and
- I e L.. - - tlr -, ga
60 against il. The main question was then
put and carried but again, on yeas and nays,
to hold free State members to their response
bilitr showing the mnle G3 IN the ney0tlte,
with Il few additional votes from free State
members, who, having stakcd themselves ON
the vital point Of suspending the rules, saw no
use III giving themselves further trouble at
home, by giving an unnecessary vote in favor
Of sitting abolition debate. In this way, the
ranks OF the G3 were increased to "A.
Thus was stitled, and, IN future, prevented
in Inc House, the intamnatory debates on these
disturbing petitions. 1t was the great session
OF their presentalion-be:ng offered By hun
dreds, and signed by hundreds Of thousands Of
pcrsons-many Of them women. who forgot
their sex and their duties, TO ningle in such
intlammatory work some Of them clcrgyincn,
who forgot their mission OF peace, In stir up
strife among those who should be brethrcn.-
Of the pcrtinacious &c who backed Mr.. Sladc
throughout, the most notable were Mr.. Adams,
vino had been President Of the United States
Mr.. Fillmore, who became So-and Mr.. Ca
leb Gushing, who eventually became as ready
10 abolish all impe1imcnts to the general diliu-
sion of slavery, as nc then was to abolish sla-
very itself. in the District Of Columbia. 1t
was Il portentous contest. The motion OF Mr..
Sladc was, not for an inquiry into the eNpedi-
encv Of abolishing slavery in the District Of
Columbia, Ca motion in itself sufficiently IN
famlnatory,) but to get the command Of the
House to bring in a bill for that purpose
which would be a decision of the question.
His motion failed. The storm subsidized and
very few Of the free State members who had
stakcd themselves on the issue, lost anything
among their constituents for the dcTotion which
they had shown to the Union.
We have not exposed Mr.. Bells record in
1878 to make it appear that he was an Abo-
~lilionist Mcn-Lut TO show that thus carly he
was leaning towards Abolitionism, and that
each progressive step that he made was in that
direction, until in 1850 he fully embraced the
doctrine, in all It's odiousness, by admitting the
power Of Congress TO abolish slavery in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. In 1897 he was vacillating
and unslcady--a man Of no fixed principles
he voted with Adams and Slade against 4 mo-
ton to adjourn, which would have cut off an
Abolition dcnuncietion Of the South, and
he voted with the South 10 suspend the
rules to introduce patton'S resolution. But
the Wing" objects to Benton's Thirty Years.
rs authority. Let the people decide how much
authority is 10 be attached to IT,.
We turn now 10 the Congressional Globe
not Benton, nor Cluskey, The Thirty Years
! View" nor "Tiie Political Text Book"-but to
the official record Of Congressional debates. We