Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-07-31

Bells connection Herewith ends 20, with HE
Adjournment The Southern delegations met.
after the adjournment Of the House, in the
room Of lhe cUlulnttec vu the District Of Co.
lulnbia, and Mr. Patton, Of Virginia, WAS di-
rected to offer, at the next meeting Of the
House, the following resolution as IN amend
ment TO the rules:
"Resoyed, That al petitions, lneinorlus aud
papers touching the abolition ol slavery or the
buying, selling or transferring Of slaves in any
State, District or Territory Of the United
States be laid OH the table without being dcba-
ted, printed, read or referred, and that no further
action shall he had thereon"
Mr.. Bcnton continues:
Accordingly. at the opening Of the House
Mr. Patton asked leave 10 submit the resolu-
ton, which was read for information. Mr..
Adams objected to The grant q learc. A!r.
Patton then moved suspension Of the rules
which motion required two-thirds TO sustain
it; and unless it obtained This Sautary remedy
for an alarming evil (Which was already in
force in the Scnate) could not be offered. 1t
was IL test motion, and OF which the opponents
Of abolition agitation in the House required all
their strength; for, unless two to one they
were defeated. Happily, tile two to one were
ready, and OH taking the yeas and nays, de-
mundcrl by All Abolition member, ito keep his
friends to the track, and TO hold the free State
anti. bollionists to their responsibility at
home,) the vote stood, I%5 yeas to 90 nays
the full two-thirds, and fifteen over
This was one Of the most important votes
ever delivered in the House. Upon its issue de-
pended the quiet of the House, on the one
hand, or on the other the renewal and pcrpetra.
ton of the scenes of the day before, ending in
breaking up all dclibcraton and all national leg
islation Ii was successful and that critical step
being over the passage Of the resolution was
sccurch."
But not secured by the co operation Of Mr..
Bell, for, says the historian
"The main question was put and carried, but
again on the yeas and nays, to hold free State
men 10 their responsibilities, showing the same
G3 in the Hegatirs, with few additional votes
| from the free State members. Thus WAS stiiicd
and, III future, prevented in the House, the i'll
tanmatory debates OIL these disturbing petit
| tions.
The Political Textbook says;
son the ostk of January, 1910, the question
| u.,. t,L.an in IN. IInuSr I'm an ,mrnImrnt OC-
for.I hr Mr. w Cost Johnson 10 an amend.
ment offered By Mr.. j. Q. Adams TO the rules.
The amendment offered by Mr. ohnson was
carried, and was called the 2lst RUE. IL Is Us
follows:
"That no petition, memorial or resolution, or
o,hc ,,,,,.r ,,r, yin,, ib, abotIon Of slavery in
the District OF Columbia, Of any State VI Ter
ritory, Of the slave trade between the States OF
Territories OF the United States III which II
now exists, shall be received by this House or
entertained IN any way whatever.
Mr. Bell voted in the negative with j. g.
Adams and d. K. Giddings, and was the only
Southern representative, except Underwood Of
Kentucky, wh" again backed the ''pertinaciors
Sladc"
The second branch Of the liltll resolution oi
the celebrated series Offered by MIR Alherloi,
Oh the tn December, ISIS, III the House OF
Representatives, reads as follows:
And that every petition, mcuuriaI, rcsuln
ton, proposition or paper, touching or relating
III any way, OF u any extent whatever, u S''.-
shoiI ~ nrrscntotion thereof without any fur.
ther action thereon, be laid upon the table, with.
out being debated, printed or referred.
Mr.. Bell in comnany with J. Q. Adams, J.
D r;ld;,,. o,l t,,,. ..;,ov;t,(l. S.,d, - v,,c1
80 "Ne~' ~. :,
III The hegal'e' oce ro''''e'l 'c"t DooN'
page 7-i. With such record, well might
Charles 4. Dauu the abolition editor Of the
g, ,nor;o,, rrcIonodi, writ,.
nm,, '0p' r.,;.,. H..
''e tie ie.ep''J, ~ pSn''o ~ ,,nI',i.
po1loh VI slavery ~ .ne oS@i,e, W UUt",'
was as!l,Icu Wa IN -, I'I ~ rr t. Ti",ssn 'r
na,;ov r,yor.d their rcccntion "
,,,,.o,;, .,oo;.,;,, -, NJ pan
OUCH WIS '''' 'o''.'s 1'''e''''''' W '"'' ".,'
> during his early Congressional career. JIG
, disappeared from Congress by going into llar
rson's Cabinet. and into retirement 10y scpara
,. r,.o.;Jant T,.,or I, 1871 ho ,,,,
',0'' "U''' >' ,,N.,N., Co., e.,,,., .,''Ic,.'"
elected 10 lhc oH'ten olateH He''''c' '''io h"l'
, his speech upon the abolition Of the slave trade
IN IN. District &C Columbia. il au,r.ars that the
nr his ,ho,it;,n ou;pinus i mn Ionuc,
.s,.,. h,,, ,,,.,o,.,,, -, a.,
co"'''t" 20 s''e''' '''.r' g., ""' "' ~ .''>
iioor OF the Senate we extract 'he 1o''""lhs
from the Congressional Ilohe:
..wi,b r.u,rl ,o the constitutional uswrr q
cor.r,s. over this subject, would say thai
,hr onIv JouLt have Of the existence Of the
: mower either to suppress the slave trad. or tc
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, /.
inspired by the respect have for the opinion:
Of so MANY distinguished and eminent men
both in and out Of Congress, who hold tha
: Congress has no such power. Peading tht
Constitution for myself IJeiiere that Congress
has aV the po9er orer the subject IN this dis
trict which tie States hate ''''hM TIER respee
ere J"r""te'' ncs '0"'' 0O'''' '''''' '''
--'F' 4'O''
Again
"h"t, however, srsas ny II speet Hh'y " lo'
the OPINIONS Oh o1nerS OH !he 'uestlon oi power
l''cle ar' SUN. ;,,daonon' -, .,o1so - a;noII
I,at % Unless by common consent the project O
a,,ol;,ion sholI he wholly riyrn nm and allan