Litchfield enquirer., 1837-12-28

cared not from what source they came. MT. Calhoun made a few remarks, and the reso- lutions were withdrawn to be presented again on Tuesday next when a long debate will spring up. and the whole merits of the ques- tion come up for discussion.
 Petitions were then received from the sev- eral Senators upon variety of miscellane- ous subjects. The anti-SIavery petitions were laid upon the table.-Erpress.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
 House of Representatives. Speaker an- nounced MT. Pope, of Kentucky, as a mem- Der of Ways and Means in the place of MT. Everett, resigned.
 ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
 Under the order of unfinished business. this subject came up for consideration. MT. Slade, of Vt., was entitled to the floor, and entered at once upon the merits of petitions praying for tho abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. MT. Slade entered in- to somewhat lengthy discussion in regard to petitions-fhc merits of the prayer asked, and in conclusion he begged the House to change its policy. MT. Slade was soon call- ed to order for making some insolent re- mark. The Speaker called him to order.
 MT. Legare, of s. C., begged Mir. Slade to desist, and in speech of great warmth of manner and excitement, he branched out in a brief reply to MT. Slade, and called him to yield. He told him the south could not lis- ten to such remarks as MT. Slade was ma- king. Their homes-their fresides-their domestic comfort-their hopes-their fears all were interested, and he could not sit qui- etly and hear the south traduced. MT. Slade went on after Mir. Legare had concluded.- { Mr. Dawson, of Georgia, begged that he would yield the floor. MT. Slade refused to yield, and continued his speech, making some severe and exciting remarks upon the exciting topic of slavery.
 The excitement in the House at this mo- ment was very great. MT. Dawson again begged MT. Slade to yield the floor for the purpose of reply-Mr. Slade still refused, and went on.
 MT. Wise called him to order, and said that it was not in order to speak of the sub- iect of slavery, and to define what slavery was, upon the mere presentation of petition praying for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
 MT. s., as the Speaker decided, was not out of order, and went on.
 MT. Legare here, under much excitement, moved that the House adjourn, although be- fore o'clock.
 The motion was not in order, and MT. S. continued his remarks. ,r
 MT. Dawson, of Georgia, at o'clock, ask ed if it was not now in order to enter upon the consideration of the Presidents Message. The Speaker decided that the consideration of the petition was in order prior to any oth- CT business
 MT. Shade, at 9 P. M., is still upon the floor. For the last half hour he has spoken without interruption, except being called to order once by the Speaker. His speech is of the abolition order, such as Geo. Thompson nr I'm far f0 o New England audience. Ofcourse the House is much excited, particularly the members from the south. The end know not, but you may judge of the future from the past.
 The Senate consumed the day, thus far, in the reception of petitions, and the considera- tion of private bills, and resolutions relating 1 to private affairs, -.-. | WA.ursnre,s, Dec. 2O-Evening. [ The Express Mail left MT. Slade going on with tolerable degree of quietude. He was ut 2 P. M., the time the Express Mail leaves ] the city, entering into somewhat lengthy discussion-quoting largely from the jour- nals, public documents, history, Sc. of slave ry in Virginia. ! MT. Rhett, of S. C., called him to order.
 MT. Wise, of Virginia, after saying that Mir. Slade had wandered from his subject by discussing the merits of the abstract question
 
 plete history of slavery in Virginia, conclu- ded by INVITING EVERY MEMBER OF THE SOUTH ERN DELEGATION TO LEAVE THE REPRESENTA- TIvEs' HALL. A dozen members cried ''a- greed"-" agreed'--" AGREED" Mir. Wise at once left the Hall-Mr. Legare followed on, and nearly every member of the Virgin ia, Georgia and South Carolina delegations 1 followed on.
 l In the meantime the tumult was increased in the Hall. A half dozen members were up- on the floor asking the attention of the House and the Speaker. Some were calling each other to order, and the Speaker was listen- ing to none, but calling all the members to order.
 The confusion increased, and out of order, MT. Rhett of South Carolina, gave notice that the southern delegation would meet in the committee room belonging to the com. mittee on the District of Columbia Partial order was at length restored, and MT. Slade, who had not yet yielded the floor, asked per- mission to go on. The Speaker was about to put the question to the House, whether Mir. Slade should or should not continue his re- marks, when motion was made 10 adjourn. It was now about three o'clock. Mr. Adams called for the yeas and nays upon the ques- tion to adjourn. The House responded to the call, and the vote stood lO6 to 65. The Speaker therefore declared the House ad- journed.
 MT. Campbell, of s. C., in the meantime had been instructed by the southern mem- bers who had left the Hall, and who were in the District of Columbia committee room, to invite all the Representatives from the south- ern States to take part in the meeting. The invitation was made in the Hall after the l Sneaker had left the chair and a yoaior;txy