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RON any quarter would prevent ham
Rom doing hi. duty u his commitments.
Air. King asked tho Senator frog,
vermont 10 repeat has last remarks.
Mr. Swift complied.
Mr. King demanded If :he language
mad personal allusion to himself.
Mr.. Swla had no allusion To any Sc.
nator in pArticul'r. but there bad been
thrssts relative 10 dissolslion Vi the
uniou.
Mr.. Calhoun. The honorable Sena.
Tor must, then. allude 10 ne. have
made frequent allu.ion, 10 the dis.ulu.
ton OF the Uuioa. Whatever I
meant. an able 10 defend my srouad.
but make no threat, toward any Sc.
hator. Sly feelings on this mou.en-
tou' subject, a:.d my remarks are pub.
nc, hot private. in their bearing.
MIR. S.Iit withdrew his memorial
aud gave notice that be would intru.
caee 1t again on Tue.dsy next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20.
DIT. Slade having on former d.y
pfesehted two memorials from Vermont
praying Tor the abolition VI slavery IN
THE District Of Columbia, and hayin,
moved that they be referred 10 a select
Committee. aud debate threatening to
arse thereon. he motion vas laid over
until this day. aud the question on
suen reference coming up in order a.
TIE hrst business before the House.
MT. Slade read one OF the memorial.
and then proceeded 10 address The
Itoa.e a: large In support Of his motion.
Mr.. ). having animadyesteI xith some
seventy on the course pursued in the
House an regard 20 memorials on tn,
subject; and spoken of 1t as reduced 10
matter oi system. bv au understand.
ias which resulted ia Southern gentle
men invariably rising and moving to
lay all motions for the reference OF
these memorials on the table
Mr.. Wise interPosed, and with some
warmth repealed the idea Of suy pre-
concert OF understanding on Lis own
part (and be had most freque My made
the motion TO lay on the table, with a
single individual; and 30 far from there
being Systematic arrangement among
southern gentlemen 90 the matter,
there was on the contrary, q total want
OF concert; and as to the promp,itude
OF the Char in anticipating such mo.
ions before they We're completely ut
tered, bio would do the Speaker the JUS.
aee to testify that never had a word
or even in,imaIion, passed between the
Char and any Southern gentlemen in
relation TO these motions.
Mr.. SlAde disclained apy p.r,onal
charge either on the gentleman from
Virginia or the Speaker. The prompt.
itude Of the Chair was proper, and
rose from desire to save time.
Mr.. ). then resumed his speech. but
had proceeded but little further. when.
Ar. Dawson called upon him for an
explanation Of remark he had made,
that the course pursued in relation 10
these abolition memorials would have
imantled the cheek Of British Parlia.
nent with honest shame and indigna-
fion. Did the gentleman mean to
charge that Mr.. ID. had ever so acted in
Pms matter as would mantle tho cheek
an honest man with indignation
fithef IN Parliament or anywhere elsei
Mr. Slade said that he meant to give
duplication to the remark no further
man the language itself implied. lie
lhen resumed; aud having. after some
fime. concluded what he had to say on
the manaer Of these memorials, and
what he considered as a more manly
ADD dlgnihed course TO be pursued in
relation to the whole subject, by refer
hog them TO a select committee. he
proceeded 10 the subject Of the memo
rial itself, which prayed for the aboli.
ton Of slavery within the District of
Columbia. And what, asked Air. s,
Is slavery,
The Chair here interposed and OBJ
served that SIR. s. could no, di,cuss
the merits of the memorial on a mere
molion for its commitment. The ques.
ton before the House was the question
OF commitment alone; and to that Mr..
y. must eontine his remarks. The
motion Tor commitment had been &C.
companied with no instructions: had II
beea. the whole field would haze been
opened.
Mr.. Slade submitted 10 the decision
OF the Chair. and forthwith modified
hrs motion for the commitment Of these
memorials TO q select committee. by
adding with instructions to report a
bill aboli'hing slavery within The Dis
~et Of Columbia"
49, Wise inquired whether the mo.
a. ~ modified, must not lie over
b.visg BEEN spilled that the memorial
ro,s,,s;neJ e. 2yed. aud the motion
mii,ee, such would i ~ 10 a com
Mf. Slade vss aboS ,"S .he.
when resume
Mr. Legare. Of South CarO.ib.
leave - say a word. Seu
MI. Slade, pausiog-
Mr. Legare said he wished 10 ir,vlof,
the gentleman from Vermont sOlemrl,
10 consider shat be vas doing. ll