The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-01-02

calls upon the Southern members to retire tor Tue
purpose of solemn dclibera,ion
How the matter may strike AT n distance uo "u'
know Here il is regarded rs ridiculous lnrGe
which eXcites only derison, AN old vermont ''ie'
The conduct of the Speaker upon this occas Sn
was very remarkable. He had repeatedly ueotueo,
upon Wlse's objections, that Slade 8 illusions W
slavery in the States, by way of ILLUSTRATION mercy
were in order. At last, however, he opllseea @iuue
to sit down upon this very point raised ny NiuoN"y
The truth is, he had become terribly ain''nou u.
Vise's charge upon him of Deserving the interests
of the South; and he seized upon the hrst pretehco
he could find for stopping Slade altogether. Wnen
he addressed the House, he was extremely uE''a'''
and protested his desire to arrest the discussion, ~
the strongest terms Slade, throughout INC "n''''
was perfectly cool and colectcd' q,
In tho HousE. nfler the reading Of the journal,
Sadc made an unsuccessful attempt TO have IL al
tered, in some particulars relating to the proceedings
Of yesterday.
reuuested the unanimous PERMISSION OF inc House
TO offer resolution To the following effect;
"Resolyed, That all petitions, memorials ana pa
pors, touching the abolition OF slavery, Or me GWy-
nr selling or transferring slaves in any state, DIS
ric or Territory of the United States be LAID upon
the table without being debated, printed, read or
referred, and that no further action shall be bad
thereon
J.Q. Adams objected; whcrcupon Patton moved
suspension Of the rules in order that he might be
allowed TO offer the resolution. The question was
taken by yeas and nays, and was decided IN inc AT
pendcd and the resolution came before tho House.
Patton took the floor and said; that this resolution,
so far rs regarded himself and a certain portion of
the Representatives, from his section OF the country,
was looked upon very great concession AS
such he offered it and for tho sake OF peace, with
ont giving utterance to one of the emotions with
which his bosom swelling, by reason OF the
debate of Yesterday, he was induced to do what he
had never done before, and what he had seldom
sustained when dono by ers,'-to move the pre-,
vous question. j. G. Adams rose and attempted
was drowned by loud cries Of orde1, order, from cv-
cry part OF .he Hall. BY the rules Of the House,
after the previous question is moved, there can be
no debate ill that question is settled. The previous
question seconded 1874 rising the Affirmative
The yeas and nays on tho previous question, and 1t
was carried in the affirmative, ayes 1E9, noes 62
The main question, viz: Shall the resolution now
pass was then put When the name of D. q:
Adams was called, lie rose in his scat, and and
the loudes cries ofordcr from all parts OF the House.
refused 10 vote upon the ground That the rosolu-
ton violation Of tic Constitution of the u S,
The Speaker, in return, declared that his conduct
was violation of the rules Of order, and command
ed him to take his seat. The resolution passed,
ayes l22, noes "a.
After the list OF yeas and nays had been read,
J. @. Adams and stated that he had not heard
his name mentioned. The Speaker then put the
usual cnquiry--Was the Gentleman within the Bar,
when his name was called2 Adams The
Speakcr-Call The gentleman from Massachusetts,.
Adams-My name was called but my answer is not
recorded. The Speak er.-No answer is in order,
except Yes, or No. Adams-l move, then, that my
answer be recorded on the journal. The Speaker;
The motion is not in order. Adams request that
my motion and its dis allowance be entered on the
journal.
Wise did not answer to his name, and as he could
not be excused from voting, he remarked, that all
he had to say to his constituents was, that he was
here.
Thus the same gag law which roignod in the last
Congress, has been established in this. If be-
eve the southern members, the continuance Of the
Union depends upon the strict enforcement Of this
law of gag The House shows good DISPOSE
ton this way that we may safely calculate, per-
haps that the Union will endure for years longer.
The Grand Southern COmCentiOn, held in the
Room of the Committee on the District OF Columbia,
rem0ncd in session Till near o'clock this morning.
Patton was Chairman. Calhoun and Duff Green
are said to have figured somewhat conspicuousy.
The proceedings were far from harmonious. In
fact, if rumor speaks true, these Southern Chcva
Iiors found it equally difficult to get along with
one another in the Convention, as with Slade in
the House. Claiborne and Wise reported TO
have got into a violent quarrel and for the purpose
of settling it, the Convention was obliged TO resolve
itself oXtempore into a Court oiionor. The ground
Of the quarraI is said 10 have been follows. Wise
was nominated on certain Committee. He de-
clined the appointment but Notwithstanding this,
Claiborne saw fit to declare that, if he had de-
clined he (Caiborne) would have voted against
him. account of his conduct towards "the party,
and his violent abuse of the South, upon occasion of
Pinckney's famous report upon this very slavery
question. Wise retored, and quarrel ensucd
The deliberations Of the Convention resulted in
deiegating Patton to move the resolution, which
was adopted by the House this morning; and in the
appointment Of Committee of Safety, composed Of
one member from each State, to keep constant eye
upon this matter, and sharp ok-out for Siade
and J. @. Adams.
Such are the rumors current concernig the doings
of this grand midnight convention of southern chow
alters. ! believe they are substantially true. Full
Ter details will presently transpire, which shall
hasten to communicate A COnUGntiOn which die
totes 10 the House of Representatives, the course it
must pursue, cannot fail to be a body in whose pro-
ccedings the people will feel certain degree Of
interest.
Friday, Dec. %.
In the HOUSE,, Immediately after the reading of
the journal, ]. @. Adams obtained the floor, and
capitulated the facts respecting his vote upon the
gag resolution Of yesterday he had answered
to his name, but that his answer had not been re-
corded that he stated this circumstance to the
Speaker, who replied, that other answer
than yes or no was III order; that he had then
moved that his answer given, be entered on
the journal; that the Speaker had declared this
motion to be out of order; and that he had then
quested that his motion and the decision upon it be
IL.