Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-17
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'rliE ABOLITION WAR COMMENCED
GREAT EXCITEMENT.

'S$ Nondsy - you viii rene nber. !. generally
nnwn Ia Congress or N tho House q Repfcscnia-
ftxe, a. petition day. The process Of receiving
Editions 70, 10 begin ~ilb Ms,pe and proceed ,hro'
the several states 10 the Union. Meme and New
Is,ppshifc wer. passed 20 day. when Mf Adams
"a. .een 10 tske the foot e. the fret member
NON the state o. Massachusetts,. The countc
uance Of tho EHPresidcni Indicated bic crrand and
IN presen, were prepared flr storm. II soon
esrnc. and vas vsiby 10 ell as Mr Adams snuouu-
ed 30 sudiLly and 20 distinctly os 20 be heard in
every part uf the honse. that be heli IN has hand
rrfrton praying for he .75oh,ioa q Sdrccy tn &e
Ds,rici Of Columbia. THIS however. was lees
thsp IA. smallest cloud compared aih the red aod
lowering sky iha, spread itself over the house.
Dir Adams was by no means satisfied with the
mere presentation of the pou,on. bu, immediately
pssposed tina, he p,fjGos be read. Il needed bat
slks proposition or ono ike It TO open the eyes
eors and mouth Of all present. Such was the pre-
1uds nf the storm which for sn hour ragged furious
II among the fnembe-s of the House, aud psf'icu-
i6sls the Speaker of the lIouse, Nho was moch oy.
cited IN the mos; d,aprderly scenes OF the last
session. Mr Adam. called 10 order frat, BY
oos member. Adams like he needed not the call,
thoorh il came IN loud voice and clothed with
authority no u0ta than he would heed the croa6.
5er OF frog. lie was proceeding with his remarks
evidently designed to be ssucy snd to lske effect,
-~hcn second ca n was made. and with the same
~~sai From one and two calls TO order the cry
1ccame general. The House scene Of IN
interrupted turmoil. "Order, ordcr, ospTR OR
DER" was demanded by one part Of the House,
md cries of silence silence echoed back by the
Other side The confusion was general and re-
minded me of the same scenes growing out Of the
same subject al the latt session. Mr. Adams foes
damandcd order and the friends of Mr. 4. were no
lees loud in making the same demand. The nom
hers Of the House, almost IN mosse, we're engaged
n the very pretty farce Of calling each other to
osaor and each party lsborIng 10 excel the other
r the use and strength of lis lungs. The cries Of
order came from one, only to be Immediately ech-
ED back BY another. Tho more vociferous the de-
and for order The greater vas the disorder which
allowed.
In the mean time, AR Adams vas as angry as a
chained bear. Speak he would, and speak be did
esst by proclaimng in voice louder than the stem
tosan longs around him, that the petition was
worthy to be read tina. it con,sined the senll-
menls Of liberty, and came from Frcemen; tnd
aha, to oppose it and him attack upon the
liberty OF speech Il vii! read it myself said he
and Containing the petition did but two tire,
lines which expressed continued determination
on the part OF the petitioners 10 send petitions tc
x Congress year after year-he rcud IL aloud, and il
was heard distinctly in the galleries, above tho
screnus and yells Of the multitude below.
The speaker in the time 10 trouble
bnooing. begging, screaming, scoldng ,coaxing on,
ihrea,nng, aud rsppng his Heavy hammer upor
his desk. All for time was to no purpose TIL,
previous question, however, in the course Of al
hour was pat to the House, AMI sustained.
"Shall the petition be eived," was the ques
tion before the House, and perhaps one Of the mos
Important questions now before Congress, Thu
ayes and noes we're determined. and the petition
w.s received AYES l37--noes 10 being tb'
hrgest vote of the session. The petition by aye
snd noes was then laid upon the table. Mr. Ad
ans, however nothing dnunled, followed with
second petition, aud soon after with third. I'm
0erwood Of KY. Reed Of Mass, and Bynum of n
C. nave spoken upon the question.
Yours, by Express Mail. and in hurry. T.. b.