Speech of Mr J R Underwood Upon the Resolution Proposing to Censure John Qui
Speech of Mr J R Underwood Upon the Resolution Proposing to Censure John Qui
Joseph R Joseph Rogers Underwood
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In this view, the whole proceeding is an outrage upon the first principles of constitutional liberty. It is well known to all, who have served with the gentleman from Massachusetts as long as I have, that his doctrine on the "right of petition" is ultra in the extreme. I have thought, and still think, that he is in an error on the subject. Some years since, I made fruitless efforts to o''- tain the floor, with a view to deliver my sentiments and opinions on the subject of the right of petiti«n ...; and especially the right of the people of the States to petition for the abohtion of slavery in the District of Columbia. Not getting an opportunity to make a speech here, I deemed it a duty to present my opinions, and the reasons in support of them, to my constituents; and did so, through the columns of the National Intelligencer. My letter may be found in that paper, under the date of 13th May, 1840. 'I endeavored to demonstrate that the "ri^hf of petition" was not unlimited; that it was not coextensive with the liberty of speech.
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