In 1836 southern congressmen passed a " gag rule " providing that the house automatically table petitions against slavery . adams tirelessly fought the rule for eight years until finally he obtained its repeal 1836年南部的眾議員們通過了一項“禁止發言規則”,以限制眾議院呈請任何與反對奴隸制有關的議案。亞當斯不屈不撓地與這一規則進行了長達八年的抗爭,直至它被廢除。