Litchfield enquirer., 1838-01-18

tlOu ana AuSeEuuS MT. Otay S aUeu0tn6LL us modified was taken and carried-Ayes 10- Noes IS.
 Immediately on announcing the vote, MT. Strange of North Carolina rose and said, that he had voted in the affirmative, hoping that the South might be brought, generally, to act together on this important question; but find ing that this was not accomplished, he should now move reconsideration of the question, that an opportunity might be afforded for a vote exhibiting more unanimity. The vote Io reconsider was carried without count rms opened again the whole subject. Mir. Hubbard and MT. Buchanan expresse6 their appreciation of one of Mir. Clay's reso- lutions, and their dissent from the other.- They were willing to vote for the first, which applied to slavery in the District of Colum- bla, but not for the second, which was appli- cable to slavery in the territories. MT. Hub bard moved to strike out the second resolu- tion' SO as that the question might be putupon each proposition separate and distinct MT. Clay remarked that he had not the least ob- Jectlon to this motion, and that he would him. self vote for it, with an understanding that he would subsequently, renew his proposition- MT. Calnoun became more nervous. Talked about his settled and firm determination to vote against the amendment if he stood alone declared that neither {" hirel;ng scribblers," nor any other power under heaven should deter nm. tOur army sscore terribly ia Flanders The question on Mir. Claws first resolution. us modified, was then taken and carried- ayes 32; noes l2.
 The Rublcon was now passed. The uues- tlon remained to be taken on the resolutions as amended. MT. Calhoun cast his eyes around him. His countenance sunk. His tone and manner was subdued. The troops which he had triumphantly led into battle. had revolted. They had abandoned him the fiji st moment their aid was required. Was it accidental! Or was it preconcerted? The resolution as amended, was certain to pass.- 1t seemed equally certain, that the negatives would be exclusively Eastern Senators- Was he to fall into their ranks, and redeem the pledge he had made to vote against the resolution of the Senator from Kentucky, c. ven if he stood alone! Or was he to disre- gard that pledge, step into the boat with the Kentucky Senator, and float with the current, which was about to sweep all before it!
 Mir. Calhoun felt, most sensibly, the embar- rassing "position" in which he was now placed, and rising stated the difficulties by which he was environed. All who knew him could readily anticipate how he would vote, and accordingly, after expressing his regret at the result which had just been announced, he avowed his determination to vote for the resolution as amended. MT. Webster made few remarks against the resolution, and then the question was taken and carricd.- Ayes S6-noes 8.
 Mir. Clay's second resolution, applicable to the territories, was then moved, but it being near fia.r o'clock, the Senate, without acting upon the motion, adjourned.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 10th, 1888.
 In the Senate another long days discussion on MT. Calhouns resolutions, which are now so frittered away, so worn down from their original shape that the Senator from South Carolina would scarcely know his bantling in it's new dress. .
 MT. Clay seeing the angry feel ng that was excited on the subject of the right of petition, which many persons had deemed infringed by the rude manner in which petitions had been treated, was anxious to soften down the subject by treating the petitions with respect. and referring them to committee that would make calm and dispnssionate report.
 Mr. Calhoun was for no concession, he would not condescend to reason with aboli- tionists, but would thrust out all the petitions at once-and there was the great difference between him and the Senator from Kentucky.
 The Senators from the North yielded eve- ry thing they could, from disposition to show the South they were willing to standby them to secure the protection of all their constitutional interests-and had they not been called to compromise their dearest in- terests, right o petition. freedom ef speech, 3c. would have gone for the resolutions unani- mously but there were some who felt them selves obliged to dissent.
 Yesterday MT. Clay made powerful ap- peal, and no less eloquent one today, in fa- vor of certain resolutions as an amendment, which he maintained carried out all the principles of Mir. Calhoun's resolutions. with out using harsh language or giving offence in any manner to their northern brethren. A portion of this resolution was adopted, and the resolution as amended by Mir. Clay, pas- sed by a vote of 36 to 8.
 trust the time of the Senate will not be further employed in the discussion of these abstract not 'ons. Calhoun is called by many an "agitator''-I believe his intentions are strictly honest, but every little abolition pe- tition appals him, and the discovered Union stalks before his affrighted imagination.
 The following is the resolution offered by Mir. CLAY alluded to above, and the yeas and nays upon it: :, citizens of any of the States with the view 10 the abolition of slavery in the District, IS en- dangering the rights and security ofthe Pec- pie of the District; and that any act or mea- sure of Congress designed to abolish slavery in this District, would be violation of the faith implied in the cession by the States ot Virginia and Maryland, a just cause of alarm to the people of the slaveholding States, and show disrespect and have an inevitable ten dency to disturb and endanger the Union.'
 The vote on the adoption of MT. Clay 5 sub- stitute was as follows;
 YEAS--Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benton. Black. Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay of