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DiYIDjOUTIjiW. ? EauQrs. TJIOS. J.LE.VA1 5 IU1LEIGH, IT. 0. TnURSDAY, APHIL 11, 1036 VOL XXVII. IIO. 10 TIIOJIAS J. LEMAI'i rROPBIETOK. AJTO PCBlIiUEB. -IKKMS,, federalists asainst him? .a .1- - - o sircirTi-" ... nor.or unnose "regular nominations' in June, 101, war wan Hectare annol be allien tnrematataarrearilonrer one rear, k pertootteiplrnl nhmil ttiin "- S t t .' w lift mif Ite t1ret o 1eeome-u br, iher, will be lirietljr required to av the ahrile a. mount of the yer' uberipiiin donee. AaveTtSa:iT, not exceeding fifteea line, Mtttir4 three timet (or ana dnllur, ami tacit- fiWtWil enitlthrtswe c,"eeaaa llwj.ilili. Madismii ty in those days. Did 70a art with question carefully, and I assert bold-ceiving has not the slightest bearing the Democracy, in supporting James It, without tlie least fear of refutation, on such right. If thej have the right ? Or did you act with the that stretched to the utmost the right to be heard personally at our bar, it is win you sup- cannot ue extended Deyontl the Dre- not me nn ruie 01 our proceedings, avthe rights of this body commence. That rule expressly, provides that a I discretion, but must take jurisdiction motion to admit -any person whatever re- It was the act of the nartv." It was an When a petition 1a presented, it is be- Executive recommenda rial messa" transmitted to Congress on. Some disposition must be made! sent a petition shall be out ol ord on the first of June. It was a measure ot it before the Senate can proceed to and of course excludes the petitioners "'ubiect Ion nt. . 111 LETTER IV. Jdung, Srpt. M, M3&. To 'he Hon. Martin n Uurtn: Sir It is not proposed to discuss the ineritior demerits of either the friends or the opponents of the late war. 'Sn far, however, "as the inci dents connected with that contest have become a part of the history-f our country; and su far a their notice is ile eini-l. necessary to a true develope-mi'nt-af.your - chiacterr a retrospect X tiow ch.irge you, sir, with aiding and abeftinfthfse' minb-wsrriv p('U id inc war; n using yur ei foit s to elevate to power thue w ho jceaaaxXitkndl with- issaiiliiig those; 4 who jnirumental.Ln proiucing an open and manly resistance ot Untish aggressions. Ves, air, you was the uncompromising opponent of Mr. Mad -dUon's re-elrction, as President of the United States, on the crodiid. that he I had involved the nation in an untie- . .I .1 u . . : -.11. r I cessary war; mat ne was incapauie 01 i conductmg it, ami mat 11 we was iei.t in power, he would soon b compelled . r . y to sign a nsj,raceiui anu treaty of peace. It 1ms bt-en remarked in a preceding lettt-r, that flo chargewouM be made agalHST jmrTW- vngtrtirsertin. This pledge shall be redeemed. After UisMMnvVhmtTtmddenr laslies . by a foreign foe? Ordid iou. the Senate to regulate its nrnoeedinz Senate. lU t r 1 0c fpm 11 f Kit- 0 th ftanWrriiliub!t;Ie'art4fixeh lilBtt M nfrfMTtv ile&tM t witmi.farW I Ka rUmnrfaru tS Ilia land Itnjl fr lUnt. as not to ailmit iif -niintab. aml'f'lTi assertion more directly in. the te-eih that the irtttiim-waot--lruwhinrHifJt i'ihe. ignominious Mr hrnnrh nf tlir tintr- the coiisuleration otanv nthpr stiWrt from ueiti? heard in rers erewiaywttrnerylzdL-TJh rigiit 10 uav mrir pviuioiis jirrcoieu t d by ernme h7FnTO6T"Ty"ur punjr biographer? action of the Senate its rights coin Hid vou sustain, at that neriod. that mence nahts secured by an express to the senate, and read in their hear measure, onhe men who had boldly provision of the Constitution, wliich-ing. If this be the meaning, the righfl and fearlessly adopted it? Did you, vests each House with the right of -e-l nas, Deen enjoyen in tne present in- on thai occasion, "support the govern- gulating its own proceedings, that is, meni?,r Did you de end Congress to determine by fixed rules the order and the administration, insomuch that and form ofits action. To extend the Mt absorbed your whole soul?" Did right f petition beyond presentation, you unite your energies' with the is clearly to extend it beyond that friends of the war for the purpose of point where the action of the 8enate serui ins the re-election of the man who, commences, and as such is a manifest The real state of the cas is, that we are not following but-making prece dents. For the first time has theprin cipte been assumed, that we-are bound , . : j ... . . had hazarded the high and exalted sta tion he thn filled, rather than. behold violation of its constitutional rights. stance to the fullest extent.-Ttiepe tition was presented by he, S nator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Buchanan J in the usual mode, by civ'ui'r a statement of its contents, and on my call was ; particularly called to the subject, The read by the Secretary at his table. j question on which the discussion took But one more sene can be attached , place was on th r feirence, and not to the assertion. It may be meant on the reception, as in this caset but Here then we hve the Hunts between! thjlt the petitionei ;s , have, a, tight tu , w.haj is det isiye f gaitist the precedent, ly utdurleil to the breezes. of heaven? I paasbeau3e.JMllndiwo is ex- cite', when I hear you spoken of as an early friend of tlie war. T have-done;) however, with this branch of the sub ject. It shall be resumed in my next letter. But first I shall take occasion to notice and explain the movements, luring the summer of 1812, of your then friend and counsellor, Jami-s A. Hamilton lie tiv-wi4b etjual truth and propriety, might be pronounced an advocate of the war. Par nobi fra:rum. FA THICK. IIKMIY. showing -your hostility to tho4e mt-ii whoha l liuile l back ujmn the British ministry, a proud defiince of their biasted power, I will exhibit you in t ie pros' itate l aspect-if VHMlvictie loe to the late uuvcrnor Clinton, in J tmrt with whom yw liad been act--. ing; and then, as the pliant sycophant of Mr. Madison, whom you had en deavored to desttoy, and whose mea sure you ha I reprobated and con demned. During the year 1811, our foreign affairs wer aonroacliinff a crisis. The apprehensioi8 f the patriot were de picted in his countenance. The wrongs which, were inflicted upon the .person, as well as upon the commerce I r I- .l-:l.. 01 our uoou Miniig peopie, cic nanj increasing, while thVminiuus of Bri tain taunted and insulted our govern ment. Our national honor was sus puled by a slender thread Indulg ing the hope, that pare might vet be preserved, we had l.tultoied anil hesi tate.l too long. It had been insolvnt- tly announced on the floor of Congress, Dy a fi.isiinguisneu anu leaning icuer alist, "Ihat we could not be kicked into a war." At the close of 1811 it was, ther.-tore. evtcent mat a Ditse antt d erailing submission to Great Britain or a patriotic and manly resistance was inevitable. At this perilous crisis, where was Martin Van Buren? His supple bi ographer, referring to this period, ! mv "U; support of, the govern ment rwatTnif"mere1y nor was his the xeal of -ordinary men. It absorbed his whole soul; it led to alt occasions. and undwall circum-srariceirItis-nt-tnThabtttt-s- V vuljrar and ungeutlemanly language. 11 t ww, tins quotation wouiu receive harsh epithets. It shall be demonstra ted, however, that every sentence of it is eitrue- .--'..'.--.v. '-.w.-..-9.!-!'..r.j-..,':wtv ' -1 rt 'ti-tav' t' 8 1 W J"' - irhre for the SSate Senate. Your opponent was Edward P. Livingston, then branded as a thorough federalist; but since recognized by you and others, as a pure Jackson denuiciat. -Your t lec tion depended on the county of Rock land, the other counties tt thedUtrivt being opposed to you. In thatcoutty, the friends of De Witt Clinton had an overwhelming influence. It was ex erted in your behalf, ami you was elec ted by a small maturity, lou was known to be their man. The question of war, or no war, now agitated the whole country. Where was Mr. Van Buren' "Zealand untiring exertion? I will point to it. On the 29th of May, 1812, a few days before the de claration of war, 1 caut us was held in this city. - You, sir, was a promoter of that caucus, and a supporter ol its do ings. Mr.De V ttt Clinton wasopposetl to the war. He was nominated in that caucus, as a candidate for the e-ulce of President, in opposition to James Madison.' Vr would add of controversy, had it not ol facts than been questioned in this discussion. frequently If Hhat Tliave assef'feTn?eq conlttwatHMt, ample might be iound iai our rules, which embody tlie deliber ate sense of the Senate on this point. from the commencement of the Gov ernment to this day. Among them the Senate has prescribed that of its proceedings otrthe presentation of pe- titiuns lt conlanied.Jia ...the -24th Rule, which I ask the Secretary to read, with Mr. Jefferson's remarks in reference to it: Before any petition or memorial addressed to the Senate shall be re trivertrandTead atthe-tabler""wheth- er the same sha I be introduted by the Presiden t nr a member, a brief state ment of the contents of the petition or memorial shall verbally be made by the introducer." Uu'e S4. Mr. Jefferson's remarks:. "IitZUz larttf a motion for receiving it muxl be ttutde tail tecandeil, anil a question put Wiefter tr nhutl be rrceived; but aery House of 'receive,' or even frum K ITnilttA ,1 f iria!r, ' a silence, dispenses with the formality of the ouestion." speech orimtrxTAi.iiot'X," ON I HE ABOLITIOir PttTITIOHS. Delivered in the Senate oft he failed Sttt'es, on Wednesdtnj, Mnrch 9, 1836. The question of receiving the peti tions from , l'l-nnsvl vania for the abo lition of slavery in the" District of Co lumbia beiti under, considerations Mr. CALHOUN rose, and said: If we may judge from what has been said, the mind of the Senate is fully made up on the subject of these peti tions, w ith the exception 01 the two Here we have a confirmation ol U T . 1 t t 1 I W . w.aa senators Irom Vermont, an wno nave 1 have asserted, it clearly, proves spoken have avowed their conviction, that when a petition is presented the not only that they contain nothing re- action ot the senate commences, quiring the" action of the Senate, but jThe first act is to receive the petition. that fhe petitions are highly miscnie- Keceived by whom? Not the secre vous, as tending to agitate ami tns- tary, but the Senate. And how can tract the country, and to endanger the it be received by the Senate but on a Union itself. With these conres- motion to receive, and a vote of a ma sions, I may, fairly ask, why should jority of the body? Anil, Mr. JefTer- these petitions be received? hy re- son accordingly tells us that regularly ceive, when we have matte up our such a motion must be made and mind n-t to act? Why idly waste seconded. On this question then, the our time and lower our dignity in the right of the Senate begins, and its nstitutioa, ut order tu that which has been so slavery. The subiect was the African ascertain what are the limits to the made in the tfiun-e ef this slave trade; and the petition simplyjright ol pefition, we must push thftlln- Among those to receive the petition, there were but four from the slave holding States, and this on a single pe tition nraying for legislation m a sub ject ore t which. JCngrmlttJiojhort a time would have lull authority. , What ati example to ns on the present occa sion! Can any man doubt, from the vofeTif the"SWthe& occasion had been placed in our pre- : WVrSttubnthafAad If been their over them, however absurd, frivolous, mischievous, or foreign from the pur pose" for whiVh "the' Government" was created. Receive these petitions, and i CiU, willcratft frrrlefrt whre herfteT9aMrsh''thiTnT(m9trmrsrn -1- . ' - i. . -.1.; t-' .. cipie. as yei mere are none, ine case relied on by the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Grundy) is in no re spect nnalogous. No question in that case was made cm the reception of the petition. The petition slipped in without taking a vote, as is daily done, where the attention of the Senate is not petitions which is now poured in on Congress, not from peaceable Quakers, but ferocious incendiaries, not to sup press the African slave trade, but tn abolish slave ry,lhey v,ouldwiib uni- ieu voice, nave rejected ine petition with scorn and indignation? Can any one who knew him doubt that one of the Senators from the South (the gal lant Sumter.V who on that occasion voted for receiving the petition, would have been among .the first to vindicate the interests of .those whom he renre present qcsasionf. thatttr-fdeHT4M-paMl-ilwt-Gan the petition is to refuse a hearing to whether they miaht not adopt some! Charta and the declaration of rights a. . Fhe petitHiners. " Ifas'n W1W in strange times. It seems there are Christians now more orthodox than the Bible, and politicians whose standard is higher than the Constitution! but I object not to tracing the right to these ancient ami vfTii'Tati'd-snurceir i hold in high estimation the institutions of our English ancestors, They grew up graiiuauy tnrougn many generations. been before us for months? Has not when, by the Constitution, they would : the petition been discussed day after be authorized to suppress that'trade. j day. tully and Ireely, in an its bear- i asu me secretary to reau me prayer ingsf And how, with these tacts be- ol the petition: fore us,' with the debates still ringing "ll'it wefiml it in t;sp-nsihly ineomtienton in.uur.;ua..any.8e 1 .t.i .1 . that both the true trmport nleret of n. his place, and gravely pronounce that tioilSt!ln(, etcnml wrpUring ,f imlivi.hmU to refuse to receive this petition is to depeoil on do.njr j.iily. lovinff mercy, ami 1 refuse a hearing to the lielitioners -to walkincliumhlv before tiivl. the creator, ore- refuse discussion, in- the broadest sefver, ami bt-nt factor of mm, thus to at. by the incessant and untirinz efforts of 8.-nse, is past my comprehension texciic youraitrntion to the atn-cting ' a intelligent and brave People strug- tpps.aifW to circumscribc lhe right l the Sen- min.U with hi lov ami troth; ami o infln-j1 tut Cr.rtvn. lo them we are in- ate, and to enlarge those of the abuli.-enee yo.tr uniifrtamlinr by that pure wisdom Uebteq for. nearly, all thatha. been tTonTsis' fro?Tuc'hninusrbe the eft ct of which iafu lof mercy aml'irmKl fruits asthut'gnim'd for liberty in modern times, eii their course,) have closed their senses sincere and ao impariial inquiry my take epting what we hae added. But..iN -against fact.V-ing before their eyes, .tuti r,:!.? 1 n,,t how .it ha. happened- and have entirely overlooked thejia: '---V.? ', ture of the quesifon now before the power, to remov e every instruction to public ttiesd sacred instruments, nave not " -Senate, and ; which they have been so rijrhteoiine, which the mfloence of artifice thought proper to cite their provisions, Ion"-discussing. " A. ,l 4i - mistaken wewi iifl.mteret haioccntHimt-cli . t..a . .i.i.i. " J he question on receiving the pet r- K, twiti..r.,(t r.jr ...cb -rmin i to rec,.Ve ,!,(,e Hm""" can violate tion not only admits discussion, but impeilimeuiv it be mt reH7 aithin v ' K'1 petition as secureJ by Uteei under no mdigatioii t tiljbl'ie omission to cite what the useless ceremony of receiving to re ject, as is proposed, should the peti- 110ns oe receiveoj vv ny nnauy re ceive what all acknowledge to be high ly dangerous and mischievous? But one reason has or can be assigned that not to receive would be a viola tion of the right of petition, and, of course, that we are bound to receive. however objectionable and dangerous the petitions mav be. 11 such be the lact, there is an enu to me question. As great as would be the advantage right is as perfect and full to receive or reject, as it is to adopt or reject any other question, in any subsequent stnge of its proceedings. When I add, that this rule was adopted as far back as the 19th of April, 1789, at the first session of the Senate, and that it ha been retained, without alteration, in all. the subsequent changes and modifica tions of the rules, we have the strongest evidence or the deliberate sense of this body in reference to the point under consideration. 1 , aillllliail 111 IIIC lltl'Al aillUIC IllUllllCIt I'".". .Jvi.i iiiMariimtiiriLi. wmvii, more so. in fact, than any other, ex- ' dhrert to, wr cumwt doubt abolition must , sfi cept the final question on the rejec tion of the prayer of the petition, or some tantamount question. Whatever may go to show that tlie petition is or is not deserving the action of this body my be freely urged for or against it as nas ucen none on the pre&eui,o ca produce the ahol.Uon uf the .lave trade." 1 m;Hed to cite, or to nrove. from Now, I ask the Senator wbrr is 'cV?i-i!f ttmcnU themselves, that to be analogy between this ant.t ..tiovi.i M, 0f ihem which they have petition, the ref pi ion ,.f mw. t ' JtJW.t .B)pyed to be no viftlation. It it trffluously-nrgesf He is a Ito.MNjaui.,,. practice of farliar long experience and of distinguished ment is sufficient fiiriuy purpose. It reputation: and 1 put the question-to amn. In t na r,nrrt l iir iii 'lMk. """ "' ",ul! imuhiihc in a ing difference between it and many .f casc 90 perfectly dissimilar justify thektrmnents, to refuse to the subsequent questions which may Vu,c l!e --atcmls to give on the present tion. To establish win be raised after reception, amf'narlicu- occasion. - Un larly the one made by theeBatnr front ch Tennessee, ("Mr. Grundy who now p'iiion. on wntcu ne nas so mocn r the several paragraphs which are mark is so .strenuous an advocate in favor of ,,,,c" ju".r in receivm r m with a pencil, commencing at page me ngnt oi the petitioners to be neaiti. . " --"- He spoke witji apparent complacency ampin Uie danger of forming prece of his course, as it respects another of "e"tu?. ",h ,nT .' ,d these petitions. And what was that WI " ca.e so pni-es conclusively that it is no viola tion f the right, as secured by the in- receive pen lint this nrartice n what possible gn.und i, Iji,k the Secretary to read from j'f .. : i iiaisci, a wora in i pencil, rfiO, under the head of Petitions on. Matter of Supply: Jf "On the 9th of April. 169. a ftfthton w tendered to the Mnme rrlatiny to the bill for .,-s it- ..,i. : r... dissimilar, to iustify ' the recent1 i of , ernthir to tlieir M-jeit et arvrral duties up. discussion to ve a hearimr moied to 1,119 P1,tlon. n'1 tftereby extern, the tht tomtH of .lop., atl the q.iert cm be uiscussion, co cive a neannz, mut en hi . . . . J . 1 nv mit. i ui ih ru-n im h Mn.iv.it. it mu. in the table-a mo- j ; u, v,. c. .r, ua j ,i,e nrAtlve. , to the abolitionists if we are bound tof - I feel that I might here terminate receive, if it would be a violation of the discussion. I have shown conclu- thenghtof petition not to receive we stvely that the right of petition cannot "'JJfaWS?. hand' possibly he s.extendeiL beronL,iresen?. if it shall be shownnnt only, that we jlatioru ... At that point it is m are not- bound loreceiye..buLtbatJlo .rihts of the Senate &mt it follows as recive n the grountl on which it lias j a necessary consequence thaFiin'IaF been placed would sacrifice jhe con- from being bound to receive these Hiitutional rights of this body, would pet'nions so far would a rejection be yield to the abolitionists ul they Irom violating the right or petition, we could hope it , this tinie, and would are left free to reject or to receive at PnlwtterlMv ine , siavriioiuing oiaica ran ueienu pi n eu oi n wiuioui vioioitirgrnr ngnta their rights and prtiprty here, then a of this1 body, secured by the Constitu unanimous rrjtciion of tese petitions tion. j ought of right to follow. j But on a question of such magni-j The decision then, of ihe question tude. I feel it to be a duty to remove now before the Senate is reduced. to every difficulty! and that not a shadow the single point Are we bound to re f a doubt may remain, I thall next ceive these petilioas? ; Or t vary the proceed to reply to the objections our e . .f j . . , i i i ' . . ' i i . .i . i turm oi me. question ouio it oe a opponents nave .mane 10 ine grounds i violation of the xight of petition not to have taken. At the head of these.it receive them? . - . .has been urged, again and again, that When the ground was first taken 'petitioners have a right lo be heard, that it would be a violation, I could and that not to receive petitions is to scarcely persuade myself that those refuse a hearing, v It is to be regret who took it were in earnest, so contra-'ted that throughout this discussion ry was it to all my conceptions of the those opposed to us have dea't in such rtgnts oi ima oony, auu cue provia-vague generalities, ana veniurenas ions of the Constitution) but finding it sertions with so little attention to so earnestly maintained, I have since facts. Why have they not informed can Tully investigated the subject, and as in the present instance what is the .result has been a confirmation of meant' by the right to be heard, and my first impression, and a conviction how that right is violated by" !v refusal that the rlaim of right is without to receive? Had they thought proper shadow of foundation. The tjuestion, ti give ns this information, it would I must fay, has not been fairly met at least have , greatly facilitated my Those opposed to the si-'e which we reply but as it fs, I am constrained to upponnavetiiffcnsveiMhe question as inquire inro t:io tjiuerent aannet in lv thiB fftifisin nn tion ul.irh rot. (T.I1 diani.a'inn. ' of emancipation, to what purpose But it may be asked, if the, question "ealter may not the example bis on receivins petitions admits of so tmn nn the present occasion be ner- wide a ichim foe liru'nn-. u.h ant Verted? ' ' i. r - t - --j ' refcive this petition, and discuss it at some- receive as prop 8' (in the 28th of Apr'L 1698, a petition was. offVf :ltv,jh1tntie againrt the bill for lay-. inir a ilijjy upon Inland pit coal; and the que, tion l.." i put. that the petition be feeeieV a i I -TII' .1 . .- . .1 . It U not my design toensura-MVa, f...l! ,. t ... ... . - - ... ........ ......... . ubavnenttag? Why-iit--f ' , in order to meet us prayer, vr" '"i Ttrtt uiKv- nin w - ". , ... - ....... ..,-... c J --!:--.. .. I. f..u-..l LJ. I " .iL,liCiii...,i..-i...i. used by the Senator mm Kenn- . " " -m:; -n . e. ..,.. . . . .1 - ... c. I llii tin. Sih nr famiirv ITnt nlilinnif y&nia,MrfcJJgchanannkleadA,V . . . . . t ranmaa n 1 1 w at era h u Hon I mi K i - n j rejrcitn-tiie-petiuonitseHfrth"i'," bilLarson inui nuestion ol receivlnz, "as "we propose? 1 uck.er ana ni'kif. ol wfHl"Car---,nilh,'.awl the qoeation beini What irthe--diffeirncTbetwecn-the-fla-Jmj8ck0 fwn? many others who, at that early perio."; ,""n me aiMotuece courses, for they admit of no compari- ga'd .'.. I"'a" "n'1 urity of r r;pon( 0(j b Eff fiiBPTt i to 1'lus - -Had ..he adu to be ng ihe jlutiei on. K pot that Ilia pe - - piist d in the tkeftuti e. -. mber, 1706. Resolved, i- - .. - v . ' I i . f at... u.u... wii ........ . n . . : . : r. - . . ... . .. . I..rnun ul i,a ...A. n.l ...... ,, .. a . i . ' iimw, w til . V.V I, uw ltf-,l,fll HK. l do not intend at thissiage to rom- r , t(tm of m TrM bV . - pare, or rather to contrast the two ""S-1 fvr ' bu by thoe 1 Ht what recm.fnemle.1 from the Crown. . th',Ith;ot June, 171.1, thin if declared a ntsnilHior oriler of the llo"ne: ' WiivnWifth nniiVaili aM atfT"" r f .nw- warcHi -i.w. r . . ' . . .. in th-ir. .n,.r l,ol.l,. ,.0.J-. 'l Uat the liO ! wilt ntit proceed oft any oeti- mai we are not Dounti to receive tnese . . t " j'tion, mMtolt. Hi bill fur RvanW anvmoi ey, petition and when that is accomplish-- cnt than that wli.chnowunfortunatety wforreleM.nyw CWJ,,, y moftry; ed. I will then ahnw Ihi. ,liMtrntia e,st would this day liaVo been the owinir to the Crown, but in a rMmt.ittee if consennencea whirk nniarfull.lu, LCMDCl' ; - i4the. Whole ifmmet and Jhis is. deefared to tw receotion of the netition. b th afti-r Another case hasbeeiLcited, to juslU m.v " In Ihff .iJ thic lor reception. , i rrtcr ioi may, in tne , .... ,. - . ian.4 remark ulr iicmiiuh nuui ih yuaRri,) iu I 1 . . 1. . I u . F .. ,1 wntcn cne oenaior irom i euiisjiiouia -(Mr. Bvchanan) relies on to sustain! him in receiving Jhe present petition. What I have said in reply to the pre cedent cited by the Senator from Ten-1 nessee applies equally tu th'uu-lLikej that, the petition prayed lezislatinn. clare,. .m not on ablition of slavery, but the Afti-! Mrach, a'.vm . . . . .. .... i. iiia iirii van mtmi i Congress To a richt understanding of the whole case, it is unnecessary, perhaps, ; if we denied the right ' of ; petition, w hich the assertion may be talten, and to retiospect. In 1812, and previous,1 when they could not but know that then to show that in not one of them is the caucus system prevailed at Wash- the true issue is not as to the exie'enct the right of petition in the slightest kgton MfJTeren bad been twice jrif the-righf which- is--: ack nowleilgrd degree infringrd by-a refasal to T nominated by Congressional caucus, jby all.butjta extent and limits, which eeive. -Mr. Madison had, in like manner, 'not one of our opponents has so much j What then is meant by the assertion been nominated and elected. The as attempted to ascertain. - - Whst they that these petitioners have a rieht to caucus, therefore, by the Democratic have declined doing I undertake to be heard? t Is it meant that they have! -r7waai-irB.Joi parijTnen.'penorm. a rignno appear in ine senate cnam- Those who woutd not'ablde ita deri.l "Thpr miist be s'6inernMnrraTl ulll her irt "ner-on to-r r.t iheir nelillnn. otis,were considered -rpoliUcaMysgtr. whetheiightc tit it defence? If this let-rodox, if not federal.; i Such were and that of this body begins. ' Where be Ihe meaning, the duttest apprehen ---.ffJJ1". nve examipea tnis Hon must see that tbc question on re disposition what it meantime it is sufficient to that it is only on the Question of re ceiving that opposition can be made to the petition itself. On all others, the opposition is to .its prayer. On the decision, then, of the. question of receiving depends the important ques tion of jurisdiction. To receive is to take jurisdiction to give an implied pledge to investigate and decide on the prayer, and to give the petition a place in our archives, and become re sponsible for its safe keeping and who votes for receiving this petition on the ground on which its "reception is placed, votes that Congress is bounh to take jurisdiction of the question ol abolishing slavery both, here and in rite States gives an -unplied pledge to lake the subject under consideration, and orders the petition to be placed among the public records for safe keeping. BurtdBroCeetTtn renTyTo The o jectiona of our opponents. It is Bext urged that precedents are against the side we support. I meet this objection wim a direct denial. ; From the beein ing ot tne uovernment to the com- mencrnvrni ui mis session, tnere? is not a single precedent that fustifie the v ceivingof thee petti ions on the ground the quertion, 'Shall this petition be received on Which thtir reception la tfi rge d.it pasted iu the airmti-.jreM 19, nays 9. a stamlinf onleriSt.e, alo tlie 23th uf io-r . vrtnNer, 1719. , . ... ... "Oolite 23d of .April.. .1713,1 linolved,.r., That the ltouae will receive no petition for compounding dehte to the Crown. n;oii any ' branch of the revenue, without a ettt.fica't Xxt the proper officer anneaed. Mutiny the ileOt, what pr-iseeutioo have been mJ for thy recovery therrr, amr wliat tlie petition. mtt mill I. . ..x I u . . .. k I . ,H . . .i "On the25tb March, iriV h' la'de.-- I .t.u l ... c. .1.. n I .e- i ? id the 9th of January, 1732, ' trade, over which subiect ' P"" pon petttKms of tin s u then in a few vears would I "On the 8th f March, 1732, a petition be. have full jurisdiction by the Constitu tion, ana might well have their atten tion ' called to it in advance. But, though their objects were the saute. the manner in which the petitions were met was very dissimilar. Instead of being permitted to be received silent ly, like the former, this petition was met at the threshold. ' The question of receiving was made, as on -the pre sent occasion, and its rejection sus tained by a strong Southern vote, as the journal wUishoWr-The eretaey will read the journal: . ' Mr. Lojrnn presented a petition signed it Thomas Morns, clerk, on behalf or the,peet in(f of the representatives of the people call ed Quakers, in Pennsylvania, Hew Jersey, be., stating that the petitioners, from a sense of religious duty bad again come for wsnl to plead the cause of their oppressed and de graded f thxe-mefl of the -A frican Tace; y On Ing nflcrcd againat a bill depending fjr tccur- i inir the trails of the suirar colonie it was re. fuied t he brought tip. A motion was then " made that committee be? appointed to search prrceilenls in relation to the receiving 'or not receiving petition againwt the Imposing of duties and the question being put, it pasa ' Nothing can b wwe conclusive, . Not only are petitions rejecte!, but re solutions are passed refusing to receive . entire classes of petitions, and that loo on the subject of impossing taxes a winch we woultl suppose the right ought to be held most sacred, and thu , 'within a few years after the dechira , e i i " ,fr.L i. e... i linn OI, flgtits,. . tin uieaf i.icia uc fore us, what are w t think of th assertion of the Senator from Tennes- . see MrwGaBSDrJ.who tpronounceJ - in.his..placekinJhemboUlest am m".1- ungual i tied manner, that there was no deliberative body whieb did not act eu X .. I. .J? , .. .5ai; .; . , .-.Jy -J-'i-r - - - X -:. r