It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition, or its summary rejection by some general order, and the denial of the right of petition.

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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...

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...

Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history...

Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

The right of petition, I have said, was not conferred on the People by the...

The right of petition, I have said, was not conferred on the People by the...

Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting...

Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...