Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-08-02
ENoCH Fs,>IEE
The "o,d Mar Eloquent" szd TIE
Right &C Petition.

Thcrv are certain epochs IN our National
history Which should never be foreoitcn
Scrnetines thcse great events are written 10
blood upon the b.nie scld and - other
times they are oouhicss Of opinions. fou-hs
cot IN the great form % debate.
One q these marked periods IN our his.o-
y occurred in the 25,h Cou--c-s. H-in
be remembered that PRIOR % that tir,,e. tLe
right Of petition had been tramplcd uadrr
fOOt in Congress by the passage of What
was then very Justly termed The d. gag rcs-
olut'on.~ a. each re- alar scssioa. providing
thai all peiitions relafinc 20 the suhicet Of
slavery shosid be lad upon the table. With
oGf reaeng or further oOnsilcrafion.
On the 6th dsy Of February. lsST. John
Quincy Adams arose IN his place IN the
Hoose a Representatives. and stated hat
be had a petition which purportea 20 come
from twcnfy slaves. ard inquired Of the
speaker II % WoaA cone uri~r %. '. GAG
ruies The char oringing under the fsa Of
The siave>ash. said 70 uas a novel question.
and he would submit IL TO the House.
Haynes Of Georgia vas astouished. and
moved that Tn petiiioa be reiccied. lev
. Of Alabama sad he hoPesl no gcntIeuan
from the South would ether vote upon. or
arg0e the qaestion- The n.euiber attempt
ing 20 introduce such petition should b.
instantly punished. and Il this Wa not done.
every member from the slave States should
immediately quit TIE House. Afford Of
Georgia moEed tat fbe pciition b< IN
siantiy burned Tbompson % Soufh Car.
olina moved q resolution fhat y .
Aims his been gaiity Of cross iisrespcrs
10 The lIouse. AMI that Be Re instarsi,
brought % the House. % receive The sever
ccnsure 81 th~ speaker Havnes novel
q sstsiiiufe-that e. b. b. severely cen
surei. thn point eTies cave I'D from
fte slavchoiicrs az ovcr the IIcusr. e.. ief
lam bo broeght % The bar L,e~l. bere
moved another sub.fitu-c-that % J.. -
Adams for stferptiag 70 present PEI mon
from saves. for the aboiition Of slavery IN
tie District Of Colunibis. cou,rsitts a az out
rage. and dat b. b. brourhf o. che bar
ana Gems 1red.- Mr. Adasis here arose anI
fald " he bad not even attempted % pre-
scnt thc petition. BET had oniy ssked ilc
sPeakcr que-fion; ard thai ile petition
49, one praying thaf hc fAdausl uii-ht D.
expelled from the Honss~ This tu-uei
thc tables uPon the siavehoIlers 30 han.i-
sutnely. and prevented their cooIsct il su.l,
a ludicrous hight. thar touns q them cosli
not beip laoghing si shcr ON forr. Viii.
Others raved and iroshsd Ike 81 raanv ma
aoEs. thompson. o. 81 ous Of che ride
ulous scrap INTO vb:eh he ard he tro.Es-
slaveocrats bad bruuEhf fhcmseIscs. her.
moved another subsiiiuts--thst sbs .s EIor
j. q Adams. by an effort to present q r,.-
iItion from slave. bad courantei a ,ross
contempt; and that b. crestinr a. iuuurs.-
sion that the same vas for tl.e Abolition Of
slavery. lad trifed With The Hou.c. an
that be- BE- oeusurcd.- After further debate
in wheh Pickens. Wisc. and o.hcrs pariici-
pa'ed, thc driii oi uhieh. ~as a. attempt 90
get ibew,ei'es out Of ne ia1shablo diem.
ma % ~hich they had piarcl Themselves
TIE question vent over uaui ncxt dsv.
Tie uext dsy thc frr-ca,e-s t.,.s..f a..
frofa az ths ioruer resoirions ard .sb.,i.
totes. and Drooneooic. en- od s.~,,.-.-
irrn Nrrrinia. moved anofi.cr .ntsfif-i-
-'' thaf thc Hen ~ q Adaus I.y st,,.,.-
- hs piaee that ~ hsd pefitisn tr~-,
slaves had eiven color o. Cd. hiea. tbst
s'aFes had 30 rirht 81 pa ifios. sd ~,
- aeserFed the ccussre 81 to Hossc.
f'cEeus 81 soufh Carolns ara Cs-trr-
hng Of Ne- jersey had 90 iafo s-srof
words. vhich sts settled By ths s.o,oyv -
tse latter % he io-mer for sayinr .ou,s-
thing sbout " nslii6oafion~ IN sossb C,-,-
bra Ssevier % Alabana. seeing tbe q" g.
- hre eaters we've b.. uais en- earnest a..
pal io Mr.. Adams f9 rrt-l-t rhsf n. -
done. Robinson. a siasehoilcf from Var.
giuia, hcre made speech against tbe res