Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-03-18
1v,su,xoroN. March 7, 1886.

In the House to day, Mr. Patton oil Nlr-
ginin tried to get his resolutions out oil the
clutch hes ofthc Select Committee to which,
as matter of course, they have been com
mitted. But in vain The House would
not suspend the rules, to enable him to offer
his motion. So the resolutions adopted by
the Honorable the General Assembly OF
virginia, despite the efforts of her two able
Representatives, Wise and Patton, must sleep
the sleep of "all the Capulets." 1t is sore
grievance to them.
The question settled, the rest Of the day
was spent in receiving petitions from the
members in regular order MIR Slade OF
Vermont, was the bearer of bali dozen alb
clifton memorials which he offered, and sta
ted quite specifically the number of names
on each, the places OF residence, the sex, and
as much else as could be stated in barely in
Producing Them They were referred as u
matter of course to the Select Committee
| went into the Senate prior to the coming
up Of the special order, so that heard the
whole of the debate upon the abolition petit
ton, concerning the reception of which, Mr.
Calhoun has made question.
MIR Cuthbert of Georgia, was opposed to
those with whom he usually acted. He sus
tanned the motion not to receive. lie did
not believe, however, that there was very
much danger to be apprehended from the
discussion of this question, in the long run,
as had been anticipated by some who had
spoken upon it, He thought the abolition
list leaders were ambitious, but unlearned
and uninAuential demagogues, who had de-
signs Of their own TO answer, personal and
political, while their followers were beard
less boys, Just from colleges and cloislers,
foolish priests, and weak women. lie tho't
the best way to check the thing at once was
to refuse to receive the wicked and silly Pc
titious Of these miserable and deluded peo-
pie. 1t would have a beneficial effect upon
them,-and would show them that Congress
has greater regard for them than TO re-
ceive or listen to their prayer.
Mr. Brown of North Carolina, who had
already spoke on the question, had few
words more to say. He alluded to Mr. Pres.
tons speech as being far more exciting and
inilammatorv than the agitation Of the noith-
ern aboIIIonists He Reproduced this agila-
ton here, and the publication OF it in all the
speeches reported by the daily press, for cir.
culalion at the South. He was in favor of
quietly receiving, and as quietly consigning
to the usual Committee these petitions, as
had ever before been done, aud thence be
predicted 4 check to the excitement would
naturally follow. He believed this would
be for the true interest of the South
Mr. Swift of Vermont, said few words in
reply TO something Mr. Brown had said 49,
He bore testimony to the increase Of aboli-
ton principles in Vermont He vas OF opin.
ion that such speeches as Mr. Prcs,on's
would have II tendency to increase rather
than TO allay the excitement
Mr. Hubbard Of New Hampshire was of
opinion that the better and more quiet way
to dispose of the petition was to receive and
refer il. Yet if he thought it would allayt
the excitement, be- would chccrhily vote not
10 receive it. 1t was usual and he believed
constitutional to refer such petitions
He had received one which he should not
add to the fuel already kind!ed by the fame
Of excitement
Mr. Buchanan read precedenls Of the re-
'eption Of similar petitions, and also from
he journals of Congress in the year 1905.
o show that Congress had decided it TO be
constitutional 10 receive petition for the alb
,lition Of slavery in the District Of Columbia.
The Senate then went Into secret session
or the transaction Of Executive business.