Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-01-25


|. S. SENATE.
The Vermont Resolutions anne be tone the Senate
petitions were presented 10 the House
Nh. SWIFT, OF Vermont presented the Rcsolu-
tions. aud after reading them he commented at some
l"ngth upon thcr character, and III defence OF TIA.
character o his constituents. lie eontendcd thai
Vermont bad perfect rlgh ~ present such ieso
lutlons To tn. L. ). Senate, and the Ssnst. had no
rIsm 10 reject sneh resolutions. Ihoy asked Con-
ctcss NOT &c annex Texas TO the Culon,to stop the
Slnc Trade between the States, aud TO abolish
SLAVERY ia the District OF Columbia and he eontcnded
that Congress had the power TO eou''def all the
Resolutions asked.
Nj. rKENrlSS-Nr SIS colsague--assumed
the same position, aud defended IN srous Lang -
the character OF his constituents.
III. PRESTON opposed the Resolutions aud
NcporI winch accompanied ihcm. lie VI. willing
I. receive them, but said then doctrines calum-
Nous, lb,lleus aud dis,cput,bc, Had they
tron,a suvcf.ieu State lac should have moved then
rejection Nj. T. al,o compared the motsl ehattcfct
aud the ohsels oil hr tws ~ The Nptll, aud sad
the South observed The iaws Al Al pouts as n,urn
,hr Moth.
Nj. STRANGE and NJ KING oommeutet Sc
yefcl> aud III uumeasuIsd efus upon the K rpou aud
RESOLUTIONS ofthv Vermont Legislature.
Mr.. VIII re made sone rem aks hrn the ioto=
lutionf received AYES aG mora II, aud Land upon
Ia. ABLY AMI erJrredto be- phi ted
HOUSE OF RErEESE
Assooua az the Jou,na "as Rad the Mlss'.tpp,
Contested Election came up Tor cnnadrraton and
gave Ii,c 10 Debate "hl,L sontnusJ unI the
cluse OF the session Before the debate closed
order was passed 10 make tie special pidei OF the
day until disposed oi b, tive iisuS, hlesHs. PIea-
tls. 4 Word were allowed s,tt. uppn the looi, and
empowered by the llap> 10 tahe at III the discus
SION upon tins question
During III, morning also, motion made II
tn. lt,rn Of 4 oluiiun llom MI Btou.ou, OF New
IL I hat orr, uoi
b-i 4 meH,ltts ofthe twenty fifth cepgrsss, n. not
ritiiltd to then seats. ! IN 10 tue l,soluhon nu"
brtQie Ms llonsr.
\ sad aud rNcrlc1 q0utcl between Ms,hrs " lSE
of Virginia, aud hliOl.SoN "i Hns's-ppl. ne
crcd.j ~ introduction. Mr.. HOWARD vi May
lsnd, presented paper from Ma. Claiborne oi Ms.
sl,sl ~, WHO u confined 10 Ia. tooa,, III regard 10
the MI-,sslpfl cIeeiion.
mo Ton nay n,alr 10 pflnt the document, winch
Nj " loE opposed on Ihe ground that the two
clam lt,l, had ptnled t'cIr papers, aHd there
f,,e tie lgu,r should uol ptl4t ths documents oi
the second party.
NJ GuoLSON umtd,at.ls, aud ~lhoa Gauss,
construed the remarks ol Nj. Wise INTO Pe'sonai
animation onlhc PM Of Nj. ". that Mes.rs Ghol
SON and ClAIbntn" nele uHn1ln. to prIut ther own
papers tor Themselves, Tar following bnefaud an
gr, dido sle ensured =, s0on A. the member ilom
Nmgu1a bad c,unied hi, teatt
Nj GHOI.SON--" 'rhr r,,ustks Of he Nsmb.,
are unworthy the gentleman nom Virginia, aud
urmhrt # tbs House"
Mr.. WISE" ilmpuaehse and Guoranee will
IN he \ black guard. thrt- ID - tUTnp round
ard poailne totcul. III. Ghoison, uho sat ~" b.
h,nd hn)
Nh. GlIOI. son Nous bal scoaudtrl ~ouII
MAKE use OF such IN eNllessou."
The peaktr Aud lhn M.ubcrs u The llonse here
n'crfrred, aud checked the etsonal contto'nIsy 10.
The present.
+ he debate continued Oh til. rsinory merits O
the election iorsome time, "Acu Mr., DAWSON Of
G,or1I, brought lor"nd artsolutou irqanne tho
two bellgerans 10 MAXI SOM apology 10 the House
for violating the Rules OF the House. The resolu-
ton WI, read, and required nom each an apology u
breaking the established orders aud rnlcs.
Nj WISE sad, he ~" glad the gentleman ltom
Georgia had gwen Inn aI opporonlt, to set himself
rish H.. rc the members oil lle House I've though
the paper lrc,cntcd hom VI, Claiborne b, Mr..
Howard Of May "a, ought no, TO be printed al Tie
expense Of tire fIousr, after the claimants had PRINT
cl heir own papr:,, 1t lhcir own expense
Tom, u,.,. asronsbmca', continued NJ. W. aud
surprise. Inc member fam Mississippi rose and 'l.
Pile. expressions 10 me, such ~ the House have
he ard Applying such language 10 me, which !
must confess, excited my personal feelings, MAS led
to say 10 the member ifom Mississippi IN hearing ot
thu House, what have often thought of hun.
Here the SPEAKER called Mr.. WISE " 10 or'ler"
and the HOUSE joined III the cll.
Mr.. WISE said he could not MAKE an apology 10
the li,Use for what he had ssd unless lie made
marks OF personal character In vindicalon OF him
SELF The House would suffer no remarks OF pei
sou. character 10 be made. and M. Wise contisued
BY making proper apology to the House, Ion voat
ing It's rules oil order. In conclusion he sand he had
no apology offer, and could offer none, 10 the
me mber from Mississippi.
Mr.. GllOLSON followed, AMI begun hi remarks
by applying to Mr.. WISE the terms toe and unuorHy
The House and Speaker both called MI Gholson 10
order and Mr.. G. continued aud made suitable a
poogy the House for violating It's rules oil Order
Mr.. &. however concluded IN tho following words -
" replied to him in the same strain that III, vusarl
ty required
Nj. DAWSON'S resolution WAS then motion
Of Mr.. GLASCOCh, Land upon til. table. Nh
MERCER, Of Fne mia, then broug hit forward aIeso-
luton saying that as warm words had passed between
S. J. Gholson and II. A. Wise in the House OF Re
presentatves, they would not pursue the quarrel out
of the House of Representatives.
mot on was then made to lay the resolution on
the table hy mr. JENNIFEk OF Maryland.
Mr.. MERCER called for the yeas aud nays,
aud the House seconded the call. The vote vas
stroug however against Nh. Jxnnifefs motion. ard
the House refused 10 lay upon ;he table. yeas 20,
nays 1913.
Mr.. nOWARD of Mary land followed after the an
nounccmeut OF the yeas aud nays aad sald he hoped
this might be brought close arnicably .-hr How
ard said IN PLAIN words, he thought the construction
OF the member from Mississippi upon the renarhs oi
the member from Virginia Was hasty and wrong,
The member from Virginia was opposed 10 the
printing OF document winch he. Nh toward, had
introduced from Mr. Claiborne, who sill aud con-
fined 10 his room. What MIR. WISE had SAID he ia
terpreted a, disposition to deal equally with all the
parties concerned. Me,srs Preuti>s aud Word had
chosen TO print their documents, and he under
stood Mr.. Wise say nothing more than dI@posi-
tton treat the two parties alike. Mr. II. asked II
his constructlen was correct,
Mr.. WISE repeated what he had said in il's aPolo