Forcing Morals Upon Others

The Christian Congressman took the floor of the House amid boos and objections. The opposition called him a fanatic and said he was trying to force his religion on others. Any one who wanted to debate this right would be stopped by a coalition of those who supported it. The Congressman tried to oppose the right, and claimed it was unconstitutional to suppress debate in this way. The oppostion claimed their right was part of the Constitution. This did actually happen. The date was May 26, 1836. The Congressman was John Quincy Adams. And the right was slavery.