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Cougressiomd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday, Fc-b. 11, 1837. i
On motion of Mr. MERCER, after some con
vorsatiou between that xentleinaii, the CHAIR ■
•nd Mr. BRIGGS, tliejouru.il was so aiueuded as ■
to strike therefrom the reasons given ny Mr. An- 1
ams yesterday for declining to vote on any ques
tion adecliug Reuben M. Wiutiley.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE |
UNITED STATES.
Mr. THOMA s, on leave, from the Joint Coin- ;
mittee appointed to wait on the President elect,;
and apprise him that, in conformity itii ltie mode ‘
prescrioed in the Constitution, it find been aster- |
taiued that that gentleman was elected I'iesideiit
of the L'uited Stales lor lour yeais, commencing
vu tue loiirlh of March next, reported to the ;
House that they had perionned that duty, and bad
received lor answer that lie desired to express the
deep sense he entertained of the distiuguulied 1
honor winch Ins teilow-citizeus had conferred on
him, and requested them to assure theii respec
tive Homes that they might rely on his unceasing
etturts to execute the responsible trust winch de- I
vvlved on linn, <u a manner most conducive to the
public interest.
1 lie report, on Mr. T's motion, was ordered to '
lie on tne tame, and be printed.
Mr. TAI LOU asked me consent of llu House j
to oiler the ioUowing resolution ; w inch was read.
" Whereas, the vote of the House, taken on the
Pth oi February, the I'ullowmg resolution via :
•• Resolvid, That auy member who shall hereafm
present to the House auy petition from the slaves
in this I mon, ought to be considered as regardless
ot me feeliugs of the House, the rights of the
,>oumeru .Males, and unfriendly to the Union;”
may be construed into an expression oi opinion
upon Hie abstract quedion of me right ol slaves to
petition Congress ; therefore, s
Resolved, Thai slaves do not possess the right
oi petition secured to the people of the Limed
State* by the Coaslituiion.
Mr. iAGEdaOLL,sent the following to the I
Clerk's table tv be read .
Resolved, I’bat tile honorable John Qttiuey Ad- |
auis, having inquired of the Speaker whether It!
would bo in oruer for him to pres nt n petition!
purporting to be from certain slaves, and the Spea
ker baviug appealed to the House lor mstruc-I
non.
Resolved, That this House cannot receive such
petition without disregarding its own dignity.
Hie rightsol a large class of citizens of the south
and west, and the Constitution of the United j
Slate*.
1 he resolution having been read,
Mr. TAILOR accepted it as a modification ol !
bis own, and then renewed his request to me !
House to grant him leave to oicr it.
•Mi. PLxUKNL V ruse and objected.
Mr. CA.MBKEI.EaG moved a suspension of
the rule.
.Mr. MANN of New York asked for the yeas
and nays, which were ordered.
Mr. FA I' A’UN inquired if the motion to recon- ;
sider was uut first r.i order !
Tne CHAIR replied, that it was competent for !
the House to give precedence to anomer ques-'
turn.
Mr. PATTON presumed, then, that the object 1
ot this proposition was to postpone tile inotimi to j
recousidurthe vote rejecting tne resolution outlie]
•utiject of presuming petitions from slaves.
.sir. CHAMBERS ot Kemucky, suggested i
whether tue propositions of mo gentlemen from
New York aud Femisjlvama should be in order!
peudiug a motion to reconsider another giving a
direct bearlug upon, it not identical wuh them / ]
The CHAIR replied mat that was a matter of
which the case Used was the solo judge. Tue |
motion made to suspend the rule wasstrictiy in or- !
der.
Mr. ASHLEY, inquired if it would be in order
at that stage to submit an amendment to me pro- I
position ! ;
1 lie CHAIR. It would be in order to amend ’
the proposition after it was before tne Hous.-, n !
tbu House should suspend lileiule and agree to re- j
Cutve it.
, Mr CHAMBERS of Kentucky suggested that'
it would be belter to move to suspend the ruie, I
to take up the questio i upon tbu reconsideration.
I'ho CHAIR could not entertain debate, and he
had before slated that the motion to suspuud was
Dot.opeu to <uiieuduicul.
Mr. CHA.HBEK.S had made no motion, but
threw out, as a suggestion, what he thought would
be the best course.
Mr* LEWIS inquired if th' vote of the Sth
•huuld be reconsidered, whether the resolution re
jected by that vote would be open to amend-j
ment.
The CHAIR leplied in the affirmative.
Mr. LEWIS hoped tbit the question would
be first taken, for h would answer me same pur-;
pose.
Mr. PINCKNEY urged the gentleman from
New York to withdraw bis motion, and move to \
take up the question of reconsideration.
Mr. I’AYIQK would yield to the wishes of
members, and accordingly assented, withdrew his
motion to suspend the rule for the purpose of
submitting his own resolution, and made a 1
similar motion ta take up the question ot rccou
sideratiou.
This motion to take up prevailed, and the ques- I
tion then recurring upon reconsidering the vote i
by which the foliowiug resolution was rejected :
Resolve d. 1 hat auy member who shall hereafter
pi esent to t.ic House any petition from the slaves I
in this Union, ought to be considered as reg irdless
ol the feelings of the House, the rights of the i
Southern States, and unfriendly to the Union. |
Mr. LANE called lor the yeas and nays ; which !
w ere ordered.
Mr. ASHLEY then rose, and commenced giv- (
ing his reasons why bo had voted m the tnajo.ity
the other day, when
Mr. PARKER raised the point of order wheth
er, as the question of reconsideration recurred, the
demand lor the previous question, originally
moved on the reso.it ion, did not recur wait it!
The CHAIR decided otherwise, and that the
motion to reconsider stood alone without any ref*
erence to the previous question.
Mr. LNDEiIvVOOD gave his reasons at length
why he had voted again it the resolution, which it
was now proposed to reconsider. He had voted
against it because he would have considered the
adoption ofit a denunciation on that floor, of those
who conceived it to betheir duty to present all
petitions, let them come from whomsoever they
might; tho adoption of it would have been de
nouncing ail persons entert lining such opinions,
however mistaken they might bo, as inimical to
the Union ; and another reason why he had voted
against it was that he considered it as violating
the spirit oi the Constitution of the country,
which provided that no one should be held amena
ble for any thing said on that floor. He disclaim
ed all intention, by his vote against this resolution,
of admitting the right of slaves to petition Con
gress, and said ho had endeavored to get the floor
to explain, before the vote was taken, but was
prevented by the operation of the rules of the
House. He intended, if he had obtained the floor,
to offer a resolution declaring it as tho sense of the
Douse, that slaves had not the constitutional right
to petition Congress.
Mr. GIDEON LEE said, believing that mem
bers perfectly understood the sirn'Ac question of
reconsideration, and that they would have a bet
ter opportunity of discussing the question w hich
would immediately follow the question of recon
sideration; he therefore moved the previous ques
tion.
Mr. ADAMS appealed to the gentleman to with
draw the motion.
Mr. LEE had made up his mind, and could not
withdraw the motion.
Ihe previous question was seconded by the
House—ayes 108, noes not counted ; and the
tn liii <pi<juion wftM onlorud to bo put.
Fho nays having been ordered on
the main question, which was on tecousi<lt*ring
the vote by which the resolution was rejected,
were—yeas 159, nays 45, as follows
YEAS—Messrs. Alford, Chilton Allan. Antho
ny, Ashley, Barton, Beau, Bell, Black, Boekee,
Boon, Bouldin, Bovee, Boyd, Burns, Bynum,
John Calhoun, Camhreleug, Cain) bell, Carr
Carter. Casey, John Chambers, Chaney, Chap
man, Chapin, Nathaniel 11. Claiborne, John F.
H. Claiborne, Cleveland, Coles, Camor, Cj-a
men Crane, Crary, Cushman, Dawson, Deberry,
Doubleday, Dromgoole, Efner, Elmore, Farirfield,
r-»rfi>», Fr>’-«”aer, Fowler. French. I : y, f.'tlbr -ith.
Janies Garland, Rice Garland, Gholson, Gillet,
Glascock, Graham, Griiutlaiid Graves, Griffin,
Haley, J Hall, Hamer, Harlan, Samuel S. Har
rison, Albert G. Harrison, Hawkins, Haynes, Hul
sey, Holt, Hopkins, Howard, Howell, Hubley.
limit. Huntington, Huntsman, Ingham, Jarvis,
Jenifer, Joseph Johnson, Cave Johnson, lleury
Johnson, John \\ .Jones, Kennon, Kilgore, Kling
ensmith, Laue, Lansing, Laporte, Law ler, Guleou
Lee, Joshua Lee, Thomas Lee, Luke, Lea. Lew-]
is. Logan, Loyall, Lucas, Lyon, Abijah Mann
Marlin, William Mason, Moses Mason, Sampson
Mason, iMaury, Met'omas, McKay, iMcKou, Ale-
Kim, Mcl.eue, Mercer, Miller, Montgomery,
Moore, Al organ, Muhlenbeig, Owens, Pa>’e,
I’aiks, Pattersou, Patton, Fr.mkim Pierce, Dutee j
J Pearce, James A. I’earce, Pearson, Pettigrew,
Peyton, Phelps, Pinckney, John Reynolds, Joseph
Reynolds, Richardson, Robertson, Ro-'ers,
Si henck, Seymour, \\ illiam B. Shepard. Au-'iis
tme H. hepperd. Shields, Shinn, Staudeler, !
Steele. Storer, Taliaferro, Taylor John Thom-j
son, Waddy Thompson, Toncey, Turnil, Under-]
wood, \ aiideipoel, W agener,' Ward, Webster, I
Weeks, W bite, Elisha W hittlesey, Lewis W il- :
liam-s, Sh.-rrod Williams, and Yell—ls 9
, NAYS—.Messrs. Adams, Hernan Allen, Bailey, >
Beaumont, Bond, Borden, Briggs. Buchanan, W . i
B. Calhoun, George Chambers, Clark, Cushing.
I Darlington, Denny, Evans, Everett, Granger,
' Greuuell, ililaud hall, Haul, llaiper, llazeltine,
'Henderson, Hour, lugersoll, William Jackson,
Janes, l.awieiice. Lay, Lincoln, Love, Job Mann,
McCarty AlcKenuaii, Milligan, Parker, Phillips,
Potts. Reed, Russell, Slade. Sloane, Vinton. Tho
mas’l'. W liiitlesey, mid Young—4s.
So the vote was reconsidered.
I W hen the roil had been called through, Mr.
Citato rose in his place, and stated that be was
out of his seat at the moment when his name was
called, though he returned toil the instant tliereaf- !
ter; and he asked leave to record his vote in the I
affirmative; but it was objected to]
’1 he resolution being then before the House,
Mr. 'I AY LOR moved to amend it by striking
j out all alter the word Resolved," and nisei t the
| following; ’’ That slaves do not possess the right |
I of petition secured to the people of the United
States by the Constitution.”
Mr. PILKENS addressed the House at some |
length in opposition to the proposed amendment. I
I He considered it an evasion of the question, and ;
I hoped that southern men would not aid in this e- |
vasion. lie believed if the vote was to be taken ]
over again on the resolution now reconsidered, it |
would be the same that 1 1 was when it was rejec- !
led, and that the amendments proposed were 1
] mere evasions of the question. Besides this, he
' cousideied that vote as a true exponent of the will
of the constituents of those gAitlemeu who had,
I voted on that occasion, and he felt it to behisdu-
I ty not b> vote on a question which could lead to j
< nothing but delusion. He was of opinion, from
I information received on the floor, that the aboli
| tiotiists were increasing in numbers, and that the
vote which was given the other day met their
' views, and as an evidence of this he referred to the
proceedings now going on in Pennsylvania, at an
I abolition convention now in session at Har*isbur". ;
I lie did not believe that any one should be trammel
j led by what he had said, but tie could not and he I
j would not vote on any question of this kind, as he ;
' never could be an aider an abettor of those
! who desired to evade a question so important as
; this.
I Mr. IN(iERSOLL submitted the followinga-
I rnen.lnieitt to the substitute offered by Mr. TAY-
I LOR. Strike out all after tl e word ’‘That.”
I and insert the following : the honorable John
; Quincy Adams having inquired of the Speaker
I whether it would he in order for him to present
j a petition purporting to be from certain slaves, and
I the Speaker having appealed to the House for in- ]
; siructimis.
] Resolved. That this House cannot receive such
I petition without disregarding its own dignity,
' the rights of a large class of citizens of the south
| and west, and the .Constitution of the United
States.
Mr INGERSOLL did not entirely concur wit’r
I those gentlemen who thought that negativing the
■ resolution the other day. was affirming that slaves
f b id the right to petition ; but he was. at the same
; time, prepared to do that which was best calcu-
I lated to quell agitation and excitement ; and he
| thought the resolutions he had proposed would
meet the view s of southern gentlemen, and he ho
ped they would he adopted.
Mr. JOH .SON of Louisiana could not be
lieve that a majority of the members who had
voted to reject the resolution offered by the
gentleman from Virginia the other day intended
to express the opinion that slaves had the right
to petition ; but there seemed to be a great
j contrariety of opinion on the subject, and a
j number of gentlemen thought that by implica-
I tion the rejection of that resolution went toaf- j
j firm that slaves had the right to petition. He
j Ind never entere 1 into a discussion on this sub- I
I ject, because he did not believe that it could lead
; to any good result ; but on the contrary would ]
do a greatdeal of evil, lie did consider, how- j
ever, that if the House recognised the right of
I slaves to petition, that the Union was virtually
i dissolved, and when that day came, he should ]
j teel it to be his duty to leave that House, and
jgo home to his constituents. Entertainingthese
views, be would ask of the gentleman from Penn- j
■ sylvania to accept as a part of his resolution, to j
' come in al the end thereof, the words “and en- i
! danuering this Union."
Mr. AN TIIONY hoped his colleague would |
not accept of this modification, because they
had heard too much about endangering the U- !
mon.
| Mr. INGERSOLL said, he could not accept;
of the modification.
Mr. PVT TON then addressed the House
at some length, in support of hisoriginal propo-
, sitions.
i Mr. INGERSOLL modified his amendment,
;by om't ug the name of Mr. Adams, and
inserting “ an honorable member from Massa
chusetts.”
An inquiry having been made, by an honora
ble gentleman from Massachusetts, whelhera
I paper, which he held in his hand, purporting to
; be a petition from certain slaves, and declaring
■ themselves slaves, came within the order of the
| House of the 18th of January, and the said pa
] per not having been received" by the Speaker,
; lie stated that, in a case so extraordinary and no
j ve>, he would lake the advice and counsel of the
House.
I Resolved, That this House cannot receive
the said petition without disregarding its own
. dignity, the rights of a large class of citizens of
the s iiith and west, and the Constitution of t/.e
United States.
Mr. SUTHERLAND spoke at some length
- in explanation, of the vote he had given. He
i had voted against this resolution ; but, because
i of his doing so, it did not follow that he was in
. favor of receiving petitions from slaves. U e
> had voted against it, bec.ause the resolution in
volved a question of censure on the gentleman
from Massachusetts, and he put it to gentlemen
■. whether it would not be the better "means of
. getting a large vole on this subject, lo trike it on
( the bare question presented by the gentleman
. from Massachusetts, on the reception of the pe
tition purporting to he. from slaves. If that
question was met he doubted not they would
I obtain very nearly a unanimous vote against
j the reception of the petition. That was the
i I question which ought to be met, and he was
sorry to see gentlemen running off after a new
1 question.
Mr. BYNUM did not rise to make a speech
on this occasion, but merely to inform the
House, that at this time the individual who had
been ordered to be brought before the House by
tho Sorgeant-at-arms, was now in attendance
prepared to be heard, and he hoped gentlemen
! would bring this debate to a close at as early a
I period as practicable, so that a citizen might
| not be kept in custody longer than was acinal
ly necessary. Air. B. then made afew remarks
in reply to the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Vanderpool) and read an extract from a south
ern paper stating that a committee of the Le
gislature nf Louisiana had reported in f n-orof
calling a southern convention, to take some mea
sures to counteract the efforts of the abolition
ists.
Mr. WADDY THOMPSON said be
regretted to differ from his honorable vol-1
league (Mr. Picketts) on any question of]
such inteiest to the south as the one imine-I
diately pending ; but he felt it due to those |
gentlemen who had shown a disposition to !
meet this question, to say that he was satis
fied with the amendment proposed by the
g'eutleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Inger
soll,) because he believed it covered all the j
material points, it not the wlio'e urouud. |
Although he did not feel authorized to take
the responsibility of accepting it as a modi-,
ficntion ofhis resolution, still lie would eon
i sider himself justified in voting for the a-
I memlment. lie was glad to give gentle-]
! men from the north the opportunity of set-]
j ting themselves right on ibis subject ; and ]
] although he might be disposed under certain i
circmnstatices to cavil for the ninth part of ]
a hair, yet he would consider himself as do- ;
ing that which was most improper, if he
were to split hairs on a question like the
present, a question of pacification. He
considered it to have been his duty to have
said dins much, and if he had not mistaken
the general sentiment of the south, they
would respond to it.
| Mr. HOW ARD moved a reconsideration
of the vote by which the resolution of ves
j terday directing Mr. Whitney to be brought
before the bar of the House, was adopted ;
which motion was entered, and lies over.
[lt being a privileged question, was enter
tained by the Chalr, and recorded."]
The subject was further discussed by
] Messrs. WISE, HARRISON of Missouri,
i ASHLEY, (the last two gentlemen in ex
planation,) UNDERWOOD, CRAIG, and
; ANTHONY', (the hitter merely urging the
i House to take the question, as they had al
| ready consumed a whole week in a debate
i which could in noway benefit tiie country,
jawy portion or section of it, or even a soli
tary individual.)
Mr. TAYLOR rose amidst loud cries of
'“question.” He said it had been bis in
tention to submit a few remarks to the
House in support of his proposition, blithe
was admonished by the loud calls of “ques
tion,” and would most cheerfully yield to
! the expressed wish of the House. Hischief
| object in rising, however, was to state, that
; the gentleman from Pennsylvania having
! offered a modification, and Mr. T. having
I been urged by one of his colleagues to ac
cept it, he had then declined, and he now !
desired to give a single reason. He had
done so for the purpose of waiting to see
what the views of other members were, arid
having listened attentively to the debate in ‘
its progress, he had beca ne satisfied that
the acceptance of that amendment as a
j modification of his own, would ensure great
|er harmony in the House, which being all
important in the consideration and disposi
tion of tbe question, therefore he accepted
it.
Mr. T. subsequently explained that in
accepting the amendment of ibe gentleman
from Pennsylvania, he wished, at the same
time, lo retain also the original resolution’
to come in after ?dr. Ingersoll’s ami form,
together, one distinct proposition.
Air. ADAMS then read certain amend
ments he wished to move, one of which was
to insert, where it was referred to the words
of the resolution of the 18th of January,
ordering “ all petitions, ni •morials, resolu- j
lions end papers, relating in any way, or
to any extent whatever, to tlie subject of
slavery, or the abolition of slavery ”to be
laid on the table, without being printed or
referred, and that no further action should
, be had thereon.
] Mr. A. then addressed the Houseat length,
I and went on to show that he was in no way
' responsible for the debate which had oc
curred. He said be now believed the peti
| lion to be a “ forgery,” des g tied as a
i “ hoax” upon him, and whatever might be
I the decision of the House, lie should not
] again attempt to present the petition.
The debate was then continued by Mr.
GRANGER, when,
Mr. THOMPSON of South Carolina
| accepted the modified amendment of Mr.
j Taylor as a modification of the original res
i olution.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON moved the pre
i vious question which was seconded, an.l the
; main q -ie.-tiou being on the adoption of the
! resolution, it concurred without a count.
Mr. VANDEKPOEL asked for theyeas
land nays on the main question, which was
i ordered.
A division of the question having been
! ordered, the first resolution, as modified, was
[ then taken up as follows :
I An inquiry having been made, by an
5 honorable gentleman from Massachusetts,
| whether a paper, which he held in his band,
[ purporting lo be a petition from certain
| slaves, and declaring themselves slaves, came
j within the order of the House ol the 18th
] of January, and the said paper not having
by the Speaker, he stated that,
in a case so extraordinary and novel, he
would take the advice ami counsel of the
House.
Resolved, That this House cannot re
ceive the said petition without disregarding
; its own dignity, the rights of a large class
j of citizens of the south and west, and the
| Constitution of the United States.
j The question being taken thereon, it was
adopted by a vote of yeas 160, nays 35, as
follows;
YEAS—Messrs. Alford Chilton Allan,
Anthony, Ash, Ashley, Lean,{Bell, Black,
Boekee, Boon, Bouldin, Bovee, Boyd,
Bunch, Byurn, John Calhoon, Cambreleng,
Campbell, Carter Casey, J< bn Chambers,
Chaney, Chapman, Chapin, Childs, N. H.
Claiborne, J. F. 11. Claiborne, Cleaveland,
Colts, Connor, Corwin, Craig, Cramer,
Crary, Ctisham, Dawson, Derby, Drom
goole Dunlap, Elmore, Fairfield, Farlan,
Fowler, French, Fry, Galbraith, Janies
Garland, Rice Garland, Gholson, Gillet,
Glascock,Graham,Grantland, Graves, Ha
ley, Joseph Aall, Hamer, Hannegan, Har
din, Harlan, Harper Albert G. Harrison,
Hawkins, Haynes, Holsey, Holt, hopkins,
Howard, Howell, Hubley, Hunt, Hunting
ton, Huntsman, Ingersoll, Ingham, Javis,
Jenifer, Joseph Johnson, Richard M. John- i
son, Cave Johnson, Henry Johnson, John
VV Jones, Kennon, Kilgore, Kilingeiismith,
Lane, Lansing, Laporte, Lawler, Lay,
Gideon Lee, Joshua Lee, Thomas Le l ’,
Luke, Lea, Lenord, Lewis, Logan, Loyall,
Ltichs, Lyon,, Abijah Mann, Job Munn,
STANDARD OF UNION.
Martin, YVillians Moses. Mason, Sampson
Mason, Maury, Mcqamas, McKay, Mc’-
Keon, McLene, Miller, Montgomery,
Moore, Morgon, Muhl< nberg, Owens,
Page, Purks, Patterson, Patton, Fran
klin Pierce, James A. Pearce, Pear
son, peyton, Phelps, Pincney, Renchcr,
John Rev Holds, Joseph Rev nobis, Rich
ardson, Robertson, Bogers, Schenck. Sey
mour, Augustine H. Shepperd, Shields,
Shinn, Sickles, Siandell-r, Sutherland, Tal
iaferro, Taylor, Thomas, John 'Thompson. |
\\addy Tho pson, Ttirnill, Underwood,
V anderpifle, VVagener, Ward, Webster.
Weeks, White, Thomas T. Whittlesev,
Lewis Williams, Sherrod Williams, Wise,
Yell, ami Young 160.
NAYS—Messrs, Adams. Hcinnn Allen,
Beaiiment, Bond Borden, William B. Cal
houn, Carr, Giorgr Chambers, Clark.
( ram l , Cushing, Drrlington Dennv, Ev
an , Samuel, S. 11 irrson, Hazeltine, Hen
derson, Herod, WilTnms Jackson, James,
Lincoln, Love, Kniimii, Milligan, Mor
ris, Parker Dutee, J. Aearee, Philips, Potts,
Russell, Shi e, Slo aif. Spangler, Siiran-ue,
and Elisha Whittlese.—3s.
The second resolition was then up, as
follows :
Resolved, That slaves do not passed the
rights of petition secured to the people of
the United Slates by the Constitution.”
Mr. HALEY moved to lay it on the ta
ble: lost, without a division.
'The question was then taken on the
adoption'if the •esolniiot), and decided as
follows—yeas 132, nays 18
YEAS—Messrs. Alford, Clinton, Allan.
H. Allen, Ash, Ashley, Bean. Bell, Black,
Boekee, Band, Boon, Bouldin, Bovee,
Boyd, Bunch, Bnrti', Bynum, John Cal
houn, Caubreleng, Campbell, Carr, Car-
■ ter,JUasey, G'orge Chambers, John Cham
bers, Cham-y, Chapman, Chapin, Childes,
I Nath. H. Ciiiborne John F. 11. Claiborne.
Cleaveland, Coles, (’onnor, Co-win, Craig,
| Cramer, Crtry, Cushing, Cushman, Daw-
I son, Di berry, Doubleday, Dromgoole
i Dunlap, Elmore, fairfield, farlin, Fowler,
I French, fry, Galbraith, James Garland,,
: Rice Garland, Ghol-on, Gill»-t, Glascock,
i Graham, S. Grantland, Graves, Joseph
Hall, H 'tner, Edward A. Hannegan, Beti
iamine Hardin, Harlan, Harper. Albert G.
Harrison, Hawkins, Haynes, Herod, Hol
i sev, Holt, Hopkins, Rowaid, Bow. 11, Hub
lev, Huntington, Huntsmai , Jarvis, Jenifer,
Joseph Johnston. Richard M. Johnson,
Cave Johnsson, H nry Johnson, John W.
Jones, Kennon, Kilgore, Klingensmith,
i Lane, Lansing, L ivvler, Lay, G. Lee,
Joshua, Lee, Thomas Lee, Luke Lea,
Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Loyall, Lucas, ]
Lyon, Abijah Mann, Job Maun, Martin,
Williams Mason, M >ses Mason, Sampson
Mason, Maury, McComas, McKay, Mc
; Lene, Mercer, Miller, Montgomery, Moore,
' Morgan Muhlenberg, Owens, Page Parks,
Patterson, P ittan, Franklin Pierce, James
] A. Pearce. Pearson, Pettigrew, Peyton,
j Phdps, jPim tiey, Rem her, Joseph Rey
| nolds, Richardson, Robertson, Rogers,
j Schenck, William B Shepard, Augustine
H. Shepperd, Schields, Shinn, Sickles,
Spangler, Standefer Taliaferro, Taylor,
Thomas, John 'i liomscn, Waddy Thomp
son, Turrill, Underwood, Vanderpole, Wa
gener, Ward, Webster, Weeks, White,
Elisha Whittlesey, Thomas T. Whittlesey,!
i Lewis Williams, Sherrod Williams Yell, and ]
Young,—262
[NAYS Messrs. Adama, Beaumont,]
] Borden, Darlington, Denney, Haley Ha-i
zeltine, Ingersoll. William Jackson, James,
Love, Parker, Philips, Potts,* Russell,
Slade, and Sloane—lß.
So the second resolution was adopted.
[When the Name nl’Mr. WISE was call
ed, that gentleman ruse in his place and '
declined to vote for the reason that he held ;
that Congress had no power to interfets, in:
any way, * ith the snbjeet of slaverv.]
The SPEAKER informed the House,
that the Sergeant-at-arms, in obedience to
the order of tbe House, ami the warrant of,
the Speaker, had arrested Reuben M. Whit
ney, who was then in custody, and wailing]
the order ofthe Home.
Mr. HOWARD said that he had made
I a motion, in the early part of the day, to !
j reconsider thevote by which the resolution ,
| directing the Speaker to issue his warrant
for the arrest of Mr. Whitney, had been a
dopted ; ami he had dme so under theiin
nressior) that it would facilitate the action of
■ the House on the important public business.
I Since that time, however, he had been imhi-l
ced to change his mind, and he would
j therefore withdraw the motion to reconsid-
er.
Mr. CALHOON of Kentucky submit
ted the following resolution, which was con
sidered a d adopted :
Resolved, That R. M. Whitney, now
in the hands of the Sergeant at-arms, be
brought to the har of this House, tn answer
for an alleged contempt ofthe House, in
peremptorily refusing to appear and givi
evidence as a witness on a summons, duly
issued by a select committee, acting by the
authority of this House, under a resolution
<if the 17tb of January last, in the mattt r
of a letter, expressing said refusal, addres
sed by the said R. M Whitney to the com
mittee, and by the committee referred to the
House ; and that he lie forthwith furnished
w ith a copy of the report of said committee,
ami of the letter aforesaid.
On motion of Mr. HANNEGAN,
The H oust then adjourned at a little af
ter 7 o’clock, P. M.
From the Globe.
MR. ADAMS AND HIS NOVEL PETITION
It will be seen from tin Congressional proceed
ings <>f Saturday, that the vote of Friday, on Mr.
I’aUon’s resolution, reqiecting Mr. Adams’s ex
traordinury conduct, was reconsidered, ami that
Mr. Taylor, of New York, and Mr. Ingersoll ol
Pennsylvania, substituted two distinct propositions
for the rejected proceeding, which were passed by
overwhelming majorities.
Vv’e consider this decisive vote a ainst the at
tempt to throw slave petitions into the House, as
marking a new era in the incendiary agitation,
which has produced so much embarrassment in
Congress, and tlireatned so many mischiefs to the
country.
The unanimity of the vote was produced by a
circumstance w liich we trust has put an end to the
abolition "question, as one of parly policy. It had
; become one of too deep and vital consequence to
hesported with for temporary ends. And we must
do Mr. Thompson of South Carolina the justice
to sav: that the pail he took inclosing the breach,
w hich threatened a fatal alienation in feeling he
tween the two great sections of our Union, de
serves the thanks of every lover of the country’s
,institutions.
From the Globe.
We give below the President's letter to Mr Cal
houn, vviittcn wife a view lo set right certain mis
representations by which (as it was understood by
person.- in the galleries, as well as by tlie repor
ters) the ex vice piesident sought to iniplieaie the
I'resid. nt in the i.ind spceul.niuus. Air. Ualiioun,
in reply to the letter, rose in Ins place in tbe Sen
ate, and spoxe his speech over again. As we
have heretolore rep,ii-ied|tliese remarks, we now
subjoin only so Jiuch as varies the allega’ions in
regard to the facts put in issue by the President’s
note. Messrs. Walker and Grimily coriuiiiorated
the following statement, made by .Ur. Calliouu, as
being subst.inti ily what he said on the occasion
alluded to by tiie President.
1 lie expjiim nt commenced by a transfer of
the public luuls fro.n where they were placed by
law. and where they were under its safeguard and
protection, to banks w hich were under the so leand
unlimited control of Executive. Tue efleci
was a vast increase of Executive patronage, ami
ihe opening a field of speculation, in describing
winch, in antieipalion, 1 pronounced it to be so
ample, thai f'oihseliild himself might envy the op
pm tiuiity which it afforded. Such it has proved
to he.
‘•Theadminist.ati.nl his profited by this vast
patioange. ami the prejudice which it h is excileu
against the bank, as the means of sustaining them
selves in p« wer. itis unnecessary to repeat the re
marks. in illustration of this. The truth us the
statement is known to all the Senators, who hav«
daily witnessed the party topics wtiieli have been
drawn from this fruitful source. 1 then remarked
that, if rumor were to be trusted, it w'is not only
in a politico point of view that those in power had
profiled by tbe vast means pu- in the hinds of the
Executive by the experiment,—they h id piofited
in a pecuniary, as well as m a political point o,
view. It has beu frequently stated, and not. con
tracted, that many, in high places, are among the
speculators in public lands ; and that even an indi
vidual connected with the President himself, one of
llis nephews, was an extensive adventurer in thi.
field oi speculation. 1 did not name him, but 1
now feel myself called upon to do so. 1 mean Mr.
McLemore.
To the indefinite charge, that “t/iose in power
had profil’d in a pecuniary , as well as in a political
point of view,’’ by the experiment it is sufficient to
say th.it Mr. Calhoun, by failing to specify any
individual in power who has so profited, or any
particular fact showing how they have so profitep
evidently skulks from the duty which, as a Sena
tor, he owes,the country- 11 there are any such
great State criminals, why does he fail to bring
them to justice 1
It is very clear, however, when we take his
repented speech in connection with the request
made by ihe President, that Mr. Calhoun camlot
venture to give bis accusation the scope which it
was supposed by many lie intended lo give it. He
connects the President (it will be seen by the only
specification extorted from mm) very remotely
indeed with the profits oi that experiment, ’• which
Rothschild might envy.’’ He says One of his
nephi ws was an extensive adventurer in this f id of
speculation, i aid not nuuie him, 1 now feel myself
caked upon to do so. 1 mean air. McijEmore.
And wiiy did not Air. Calhoun name him be
fore I Üby did Mr. Cailioun leave it to be in
ferred by those who did not know the family of th
President, that he alluded lo the sou of some
brother or sister of tile President I Why <iid he
leave to the inference even of those acquainted
I with the fact that tile President has no blood relation.
i in the world—dial the person aiiuued to was some
of those adopted nephew* oi his wife, who, as alli
ed to her by consanguinity, have a place in the af
fections oi the President! \\ iiy did he not name
Air. McLemore to the senate at the threshold ;
and instead of saying he was the President's ne
phew. tell the body that he was a gentleman (as
lie well knew the fact lo be) connected neither with
the President nor his deceased wife by tiie ties of
blood, but had married a lady who, while living,
w as rhe ueice oi Airs. Jackson, but that death had
long since dissolved the remote alii nice, winch
made Air. McLemore, as the nephew-in-lawoi Mrs.
Jackson, in some so. t tin: iiepnew'-iu-law of Ge/itr
al Jackson, but that Uns relatimihas never subsis
ted between Rresideni Jackson and Air. .ue-i.e
more ? Every body w ill see the motive which in
duced Mr. Calhoun, uu ler these cire-uuisiauces. to
cover hii> chargi- under the name of a nephew, with
j outgiving the name ol the individual.
lint the insinuation through which Mr. Calhoun
! connects Air. AlcEemore, as one prolitting by ihe
I experiment, in iheonly way in which it can beun
. derstood. is utterly false, 'i he only m .de in which
lit is possible that Air. AleLemore could be suppos
; ed to have trrneti the removal ofthe dedosnes to
account as a laud speculator, is, that he availed
j himself of that event to li.mow money from the
I cieposite banks toinvestm the public hinds, but
I even this far-fetched suggestion, winch is left by
Air. Calhoun to e gaih -ied from tile circuinstau
j ces, as grouped by hup, instead of being distinctly
in de, turns out to be without fouuuatioii, Mi.
! AlcLemoie is not a boirower of money from the
j deposit banks to invest in land speeu-ainm. He
j is die mere agent of some large Atlantic compa
ny of capitalists, an.l receives:; s ipiilated coinpeu
■ satiou from them for locating the lauds in winch
their money is invested.
! So much for Aly. C. l ouu’sspecifed case, design
ed to connect ‘.he President and the experiment
I with iaml speculation if tie ere driven todesig-
I mite "those in power’’ who have profited by theex-
Ipeiiment, we suppose he would he cumpelk-d lo
I inmtupsouie register or receiver, who has borrow
! ed money from some bank, and br< u,h a fewsevt
| ions of land with it.
GENERAL JACKSON.
We lav before out readers, the following
reply of General Jackson, to an invitation
to a dinner by the citizens of Albemarle
county, Virginia. Upon this correspon
dence the Richmond Enquirer justly and
feelingly remarks:
“ Ho>v louchiug is it to hear the retiring
President speak ol the feelings lie would ex
perience, at the foot of Monticello, and near
the ashes of the man, whose great princi
ples he had attempted to imitate during his
ow n distinguished Administration. Let the
Opposition cavail and abuse him as they
may —let them shout their unfeeling hosan
nahs upon • is retirement —their’s is not the
genuine feeling of the American People.
'TheNation’s gratitude will follow him into
his retirenn-nt. A writer in this day’s En
quirer speaks their voice. Never did we
stand higher abroad. No President has
more contributed to raise our character in
Europe. The London Tinies speaks her
voice.—We are tnlormed by Americans,
who an-on the spot, that General Jackson
is admired and venerated by her Statesmen.
One letter from England says, that ‘ He is
the Lion of tne Age.’ ”
Washington, Feb. 14, 1837.
Gentlemen.— The kind manner in which
you propose to weltomv me in Albemarle,
on my way to the Hermitage, and the af
fectionate feeling, the general enthusiasm
w itli w hich you regard my life of public ser
vice, now just dosing, is <hat most grateful
reward to which alone my ambition has as
aspired. Now that 1 have reached the good
old age of three score and ten, and find my
fellow-citizens, (if 1 may trust the indulgent
judgment conveyed in your letter) ready to
greet me, “faithful servant,” I may well
turn my heart in deep and humble devotion
to the author of my being, and pour out its
last tribute in th inks to the beneficetn e w hi< h
has permitted me to fulfil a destiny, consid
ered by my country to have been both hon
orable and useful.
You recur to the reproaches of “tyran
ny, usurpation and despotism,” with which
I have been pursued in the course of my ad
ministration of the public affairs, and tell
me, that as “ plain Andrew Jacksan, strip
ped of the insignia of office, and divested
of power; you may pay to the man and the
patriot, without suspicion, the voluntary
homage of respect,” &c. &tc. Let me as
sure you, gentlemen, that there are no cir
cumstances tinder which it could be so grate
ful to me; and I trust, that many now be
sides my political friends, will be found rea
dy to (injustice to the motives of the man,
who have never approved the acts of the
Magistrate. There are many among us
who look with a jealous and fearful eye on
the people—who feel in the supremacy of
their will, the despotism of millions, and as
I have, I trust, with unshrinking firmness
given effect to the wishes of tbe great con
.titiient body, w hich, when I entered upon
the -lutiesas Chief Magistrate, I promised
faithfully tn represent, I could not hope to
scape for the time, the hostility and hate
of those who hold tiie power of the people
■he most dreadful of’ tyrrannies. That feel
ing will now abate, when in the humble
walks of private life, 1 divide with my Re
publican friends, the intense odium which,
is their prominent representative, 1 have
for t ears concentrated on myself.
There is no spot in the world where it
would give me so much pleasure to rest me,
after laying dow n the load of public duty,
is in the view of Monticello, and no peo
ple with whom it would be more congenial
and gratify ing to mv unfettered spirit, to
hold “social commimion,” than the Demo
cratic farmers of Albemarle. It was from
the genius of the place, the Apostle of hu
man Liberty, whose dust consecrates the
mountain’s lop which looks abroad upon
the h ippiness of this'continent, that I imbi
bed the principles which have directed my
public labors; and I should feel it my great
est triumph at the foot of it to read in the
eyes of his nearest neighbors, and followers,
that they have not found tne altogether
wanting in the high trusts to which it has
been my fortune to succeed him. But my
bodily infirmities forbid the hope of enjoy
ing this pleasure. I must hasten home to
my Hermitage, when I leave the city, by
the smoothest and quickest route, and there
claim the privilege of nursing a shattered
constitution, in hope that it inny last a few
years longer and enable me th give the first
lessons to the dear little group of tenderly
loved adopted children by whom lam hap
pily surrounded.
With tny grateful acknowledgments tothe
citizens ot Albemarle whom you represent,
I tender through you to them, mv best wish
es lor their welfare through this life, and a j
happy immortalitv, and to each of you, gen
tlemen, my thanks for the kind sentiments
with whichyott have addressed me.
I am very respectfully,
Your fellow-citizen,
ANDREW JACKSON.
POST OFFICE IN GEORGIA.
POST OFFICES ESTABLISHED.
Stone Factory, Elbert county.
Fairview, Walton county.
POST MASTERS ESTABLISHED.
W. B. Shelton, Mount Yonah Haber
sham county.
John B. Maxwell, Stone factory, Elbert
county.
Wm .Williamson, Fairview, Wnlt< n co.
A. Gray, Wood House, Meriwether co.
A post office has been established at
Lucksville, Hall county. The mime of the
post office in Stewart county, has been
changed from Roanoke-to Florence.
The following postmaster have been ap
pointed.
Lewis Dupree, Florence, Stewart coun
«y-
Francis Luke, Lm kksville, Hal county.
Christopher Mcßae, Mount Vernon,
Montgomery county.
Elwin M. Wynn, Hollinsworth, Haber
! sham county.
of
I "'rhe friends of the Union are our friends,and its
enemies, our enemies.”
TUESDAY CORNING, MARCH 7.
The Dooly Sheriff Sales arrived
too late for insertion in this week’s paper,
they shall tippear in our next, under the head
of May sales,
INAUGURATION.
On Saturday last, the /l lh iust. in obedi.
ence lo the constitution Mr. Van Buren was
installed as President of the Unit d States,
as the successor ofthe great American He
ro and Statesman.
His “ task is ended”.—Andrew Jackson
js a private citizen !
No longer invested with the power and
oatronage ol’ public offices, he has ceased to
be an object of adulation. Having “no
passions to gratify, or pledges to redeem,”
envy, hatred and detraction, should no lon
ger mark him for their victim !
It is now, that mankind will contemplate
his character, and review his brilliant career
by a just at d impartial standard.
He has won glory in the field—he has
been distinguished in the cabinet, but we be
hold him now, in the sublimesl ntlitude of
liis greatness.
His name and his actions belong to histo
ry, and are destined to illumine one of its
brightest pages. Associated with Washing
ton, the glory of his deeds and the ptiri y of
his principles will be cherished and admired
while Ireedoin has a name or a place on the
earth.
May his last days be as tranquil and hap
py, as his former life has been distinguish
ed for all that is great and gloiiotis.
Mr. Van Buren is the only one of the can
didates for the Presidency at the late election,
who received the vote ofhis native State. New
York, where he was born, gave him the entire
electoral vote. Gen. Harrison was born in
Virginia, Judge White in North Carolina, Mr.
Webster in New Hampshire; all of which
States voted for Mr. Van Buren.
THE INSURANCE BANK OF COLUM
BUS.
We insert to-day, the proceedings of a pub
lic meeting recently held at Knoxville, Craw
ford county, for the purpose of considering and
expressing their sentiments in regard to the
late movement of the United State’s Bank, upon
the rights and sovereignty of Georgia ; togeth
er with the remarks of George R. Hunter Esq.
in support of the Resolutions which were of
fered and adopted.
The speech of Mr. Hunter will be read with
pride and satisfaction by every man who duly
appreciates the sovereignty and the dignity of
die State, and the Resolutions cannot fail to ex
cite a spirit of emulation in every quarter, and
call into action, a system of measures, which
must ultimately overpower the monster.
They strike diiectly at the root of tbe evil,
and boldly, and fearlessly propose the proper
remedy—the right of the Legislature to repeal
the charter. They have bearded the lion, and
it is only for the republicans throughout the
State, to pursue the same course, and the intru
der will be driven out.
It is now strongly indicated by the signs of the
times, that this is to become a party question,
in which the nullifiers will be arrayed on the
side of the Bank, and the Union party against
it—the nullifiers supporting the most open and
undisguised usurpation of a sovereign attribute
of the Slate, and the Union party maintaining
all the rights and immunities secured to her, by
the constitution.
Already bare the nullifiers scouted the idea
of a repeal ofthe charter by the Legislature.
They talk of constitutional barriers—vested
rights &e. &.C., as if they had already forgotten
the time when they asserted the right of a State
to do eveiy thing within the scope of her will
and physical power. It is not long, since it was
broadly predicted that“aiS/a/e was above the
constitution," that she was invested with “un
limited discretion in the choice and use of all
means, jorthe restoration of her violatcdrights,"
but now that a palpable infraction of those
rights has been committed—when the rights of
her people have been invaded, and her sover
eignty insulted, the remedy is uot only denied,
but the act is justified.
W hen they were urging the doctrine of nulli
fication, with a zeal bordering on phrenzy, it
was in the name of Mr. Jefferson. He was
held lorth as the great apostle of democracy,
and his opinions were recommended as the true
text oi American politics. But how have men
and things changed 1 Let us see. Mr. Jeffer
son always considered the United State’s Bank
an unconstitutional and dangerous institution,
and he emphatically declared, that ifit was suf
fered to exist, ‘‘it would finally upset the Go
vernment ;’’ and now that it is actually at work
to accomplish the act, the nullifiers seem to have
lost their reverence for the opinions of Mr. Jef
ferson, and a large portion of them are the ad
vocates of that very power which he believed
would “upset the Government.”
But the union men arc at their posts, and the
contest with the U. 8. Bank, furnishes another
striking instance of their devotion to the genuine
constitutional doctrine of state rights.
Union tnen be up ! The intruder must be
driven out! The rights of your State must not
be violated by Biitish nobles and foreign cap
italists. To your hands is committed the sacred
duty of vindicating your State from this pollu
tion.
EOR THE STANDARD OF UNION.
Ata meeting of a respectable portion of the
Union Party of Crawford county, held at the
court house in Knoxville, on Wednesday, the 23d
ult- the following preamble and resolutions, sub
mitted by George R. Hunter, Esq, were unani
mously adopted—
Whereas, the U. S Bank of Pennsylvania has
recently puiehased the Stock of the Insurance
Bank of Columbus: And whereas, we, a portion
of the people of Georgia, regard the establish
ment of the power of said Bank, within our li
mits, as a grievance of no ordinary magnitude,
and one that ought and must be redressed—
Be it therefore re olved, That the puichase of
the Insurance Bank of Columbus, by the (I. S.
I Bank of Pennsylvania, is an insult to the pride of
the State and a Usurpation of one of the highest
attributes of State Sovereignty—that of issuing
money.
Resolved. That we consider the bills issued by
tbe Insurance Bank of Columbus, since the sale
of its Stock to the U. S. Bank, as possessing no
real value, and that we wi’l use every effort in our *
power to prevent their circulation.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, it
1 will he the dutv of tho next legislature to repeal
the act establishing the Insurance Bank of Co
lumbus.
Resolved, on motion of J. J. Bradford. Esq.
That he above preamble mid resolutions he sent
to the office ol the Standard of Union, Milledge
ville, for publication, and that the editors of the
Southern Recorder, and Macon Telegraph, be,
mid they are hereby requested to copy the same
into their respective papers—with the other pro
ceedings of this meeting.
Resolved, <>» motion of J. ,T, Bradford, Esq.,
That Geo. R. Hunter. Esq., be requested to fur
nish for publication, the Secretary of this meeting,
with a copy ofhis remarks on the above resolu
tions.
P. M. CALHOUN, Ch’m.
P. C. Carr, Sec’ry.
REMARKS OF GEO. R. HUNTER,ESQ,
On the foregoing Resolutions
Mr. ( hairman:—Unless 1 greatly misappre
hend the political complexion ol this meeting, no
opposition will be raised to the resolutions first
submitted. Lest, however, I should be mistaken,
1 beg leave to make a few remarks in favor of
tbeir adoption. It is well known to those, nt all
conversant with politi. s, that the Bank of the U
mted Slates has been employed fcr the last three
years in making war upon the government and
currency ofthe country. Members of Congress,
.uni pensioned F.ditor’s are the instiuments used
by the great monopoly.in this'extraoi'dinary crusade
against the liberties of the people—and unwilling
io be ihe servant of the people, aspires to embrace
'hem w ith her golden arms, and save us the trou
ilo in future of establishing banking institution*
ol our own. That this singular assumption of
power on the part of the bank, may not fail to
command belief, 1 invite your attention. Mr.
iiairman, to a letter,, written by the Presi
dent of this institution, and addressed to Ex-Pre
sident Adams in November last. A single extract
li’om this extraordinary document v ill besufficiont