The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1860-09-22

ereign organ, they have also the con- unute bold
ness to call upon Union men to support their iick
OF Sr., :.. ;:, ~
ioNe' "'"'u' P - s'''
inanship IN Its whole composition /: Ihey can
fool the people.
Mr. Bell and his Marty from the fact that they
ho,,o .do,>+a4 o ,+e, f ::,, 1, 1 -.
y
~ So " H.e 'eoou having ashNo Oh US 10 oo 5"
we must show the horrid thing to the people,
1otIN pEII ON AMOR rr1o>r y,rr1rrr>r
80 C1,. m
g IN, f;d I md corto f C'na, ~ III, oeen ny I
rasan+od tho d;str;ct II; wb;h $500 Iao,sa'
lived in Tennessee md tho (.ennr.I ,.,oyr ~;
veil T., +, tb;s t;,,a ba baI ,nta,l ,,r,;f,,,,I
"i+h hi; rt, a,;st th az ;at ~ ,a ;ay nily
o,e.+ion in ,ony,ess thr,nai tbe nre~entat;nn -
Abo|Ition nettions. Hut aifer ahardon;no t;encro1
J.cl,cnn md c,nco,tinr With tho Ab,I;t;o,;.ts
Haeeo.ts a'1d i; or'n -
rch tI,e S,e,ker,s th,ir ali of which viii he nova
fullv e~nIained hereafter we fn, him abanlonInr
bv degrees his opposition ,o tx. Ao,itaniss and
at last yotn. :tl. tcI., ;it receiving. <,.c.r pIeu
dts
During tho cath Congress, the Atolitonists and
FederaliSts of New Eng and first conceived the idea
of ANNOYING Congress bv the presentation of large
matches of Abolition pntitions praving for the ab-
clifton of slavery in the States and in the District
of Columbia. Mr. John q. Adams of Massachu-
sets and Mr. Sa Il" of We mont, their chosen
mouth pieces These gentlemen would present
these and then deliver long haranrues upon them
TO 81 on this agitation and waste o the public time
it was usual to av these resolutions on the table
Accordingly, On the 18th Of December, 1885, whe
d Pe'icon lo' ,it ,' ;
the d1str'ct OF Couhbla was preseh'er' ~ - 1ho,loh
was 'h''ue 20 ID! l, on tiie 'a''' ~ 1, o'c' ~
the meg0ftoc Win Messrs ADAMS oiitue " 20. ,
Again, on the 2ist OF De emocr wheh a similar
pettlon was presen1ed ana m2t'oh i'aae 20 lay
1t on tue table which was carried by ayes l4o noes
rs, we find MIR. Bell voting with Adams' Shade *
C"-LPaSe 81
1he frequency OF the presentation OF these pet'-
tons, and the time wasted III theif dlscu@slon 10
HE OF
some decisive acton on the part CT the House
Consequently, Mr.. Owens, of Georgia, moved to
suspend the rules, in order to Introduce the follow
lug resolutions
'Rcsolvcd, That in the opinion OF this House, the
question Of the abolition OF slavery In the district
OF Columbia ought not to be entertained by Con
gress
And be 1t fu'the: resolved, lhat IN case any
petition praying the abolition OF slavery IN the DIS
trlct Of Columbia he hereafter presented it Is the
deliberate opinion OF this House that the same ought
to oe lald upon the tabl without reaHlng.
MY; bell voted With ADAMS Siade q Co., ana de-
ttated the motion to suspend the rules, two-thrds
oelnS necessary TOT tlit purpose. %
IN otne u 10 ulpoSe ~ ' IN ,
Oh SCUM Car"i'i''' iiioFeo re:''''oii Po'ic ioi
lne aPpolntIheht .! d OoiIihit'ee, Will iI9oi uC-
tons to report that Congress possesses no consttu
tlonal power To interfere IN any way WIN slavery IN
any OF 'ne states OF tns OonSeuera,y anu tI''I
IL, tne oPon OF t,lls 70 6urt rot ~ ."
Columbia because 1t would oe Vloa'loh oi tue
Puhnc Illtn' un"ise, 1npolluc ana M ua.,slo''s ~
f,r tho nI,r,so ~ n,r;,r,r t,s resol,f;on me yeas
rer. 145 noes III Mr. ReII voted in the a,c0Gtirc
Uo ,lcn voted ara;nc+ order;no tho main ouest;o,
to he mt "a as to brnr the Jonse to a vote on
tho resolutions Int no vet lack cd the nerve TO vote
AGAINST them PAGE 10 III
Durno the month of Nav Mr. Pinkney from this
Committee reD,rted series of resolutions the first
of which was ihe following
"Resolved, That Congress possesses no Constitu-
tional power to interfere In any with the lnstl
tuition of slavery in any of the States of this Con
federacy.
The question then occurred to br nging the House
to a vote on the resolutions bv ordering the niai
question to bc put, when find Mr.. Bell voting
| with Adams, Slade & Ce to stave Oft d vote They
| Aid not succeed however, and the question recur-
! ring the resolution itself we find Mr. Bel 1""J
| ing the vote He did not desire to offend his Aho
| liton friends. OF whom CHR. AdanS,) sali IN
reference the resolutinn
| ''If the House would allow me hEc mihll'es
time, pledge myself t. prove that resolution false
| and utterly untrue" Page 493
| Finding by the above vote that they could not
defeat the other resolutions the AbolitinnstS then
strove to stave Of vote on them by factious mo-
| t;ons They would move to adjourn, and ther
| While that question was being taken, another Of
| them when his name was called would asked to hs
| excused from voting. The Speaker decided, whle
the yeas and nays were beng called no neihDe
! could interrupt the proceedings by a motion to p
| excused from voting. An appeal was taken iro'l
! the decision OF the Char, winch was sustaiheh
ayes 80 noes 46, MIR Bell voting Win Adams
Slade co IN tae neeatve. as'''ise 'i @
But tfer efforts ol' no. flevhi, af'. e a',es
nfouent |" VOC "i''ii ~ o'''ei' VI ,i0 0