The right of petition, I have said, was not conferred on the People by the Constitution, but was a pre-existing right, reserved by the People out of the grants of power made to Congress.

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I maintain that the House is bound by the Constitution to receive the petitions; after...

I maintain that the House is bound by the Constitution to receive the petitions; after...

I declare and protest in advance, that I do not intend, at this time at...

I declare and protest in advance, that I do not intend, at this time at...

These our great natural rights we keep to ourselves; we will not have them tampered...

These our great natural rights we keep to ourselves; we will not have them tampered...

The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of...

The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of...

And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to...

And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to...

Some of them, in accepting the proposed plan of government, coupled their acceptance with a...

Some of them, in accepting the proposed plan of government, coupled their acceptance with a...

You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the...

You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the...

When we fled from the oppressions of kings and parliaments in Europe, to found this...

When we fled from the oppressions of kings and parliaments in Europe, to found this...

Be the responsibility on their heads who raise this novel and extraordinary question of reception,...

Be the responsibility on their heads who raise this novel and extraordinary question of reception,...

This Republic was called into being, organized, and is upheld, by a great political doctrine.

This Republic was called into being, organized, and is upheld, by a great political doctrine.

Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this...

Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this...

Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit...

Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit...

Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles...

Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles...

The winged words uttered in this House have gone forth to the world, on their...

The winged words uttered in this House have gone forth to the world, on their...

The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England,...

The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England,...

We are laying the foundations of a government, which we hope may outlast the Pyramids.

We are laying the foundations of a government, which we hope may outlast the Pyramids.

The Normans came over, lance in hand, burning and trampling down every thing before them,...

The Normans came over, lance in hand, burning and trampling down every thing before them,...

Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will...

Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will...

Entertaining these opinions of the course to be pursued, I beg of gentlemen to look...

Entertaining these opinions of the course to be pursued, I beg of gentlemen to look...

It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition,...

It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition,...