Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-01-04
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Ifany doubt existed in any mind, Of the lille
gality of the organisation of the Loco Foco
House Of Representatives, II must now be dis
spated by the fact, that 1t was deemed necess-
ry to reorganse il, after the successful result Of
the Efforts Of the mob TO overawe certain mem
bers Of The Senate as before related On the
9Th, Speaker Hopkins resigned, and was forth
with reelected, there being present quorum
acknowledged members. Thus The Loco Fo-
cos themselves, by his act, admit The illegal
ity oftheir former proceedings. How much
foundation is there then for the hue and cry rails
ed by the loco foco newspapers, re-echoed by the
Democrat, because the Senate refused to GO
into joint ballot for u. s. Senator on the day
appointed, with this illegal House. The cleo
ton of State Treasurer was postponed TO Jan.
10th, and resolution passed TO adjourn till
Jan 18th. Gov. Riiners Message was laid on
the table oftbe House, and NOT READ. What
else could be expected Of such set Of men as
the loco focos Of that body have proved them
selves to be- A pretty precedent truly. How
would il appear it Congress should adopt the
same course towards President Of opposite
politics TO that Of the majority.
n5-We hope our readers, one and all vii lgive
Mr. MAYORS remarks in Congress, on the Penn
sylvania troubles, an attentive peGusal. Truly
we have reason TO lremble for our Institutions
when Locofocoism is carried so far as TO threat
en- the lives of those who dare TO oppose il =
But give the fellows rope and they will hang
themselves. We add the following from the
Harrisburgh correspondent ola Loco Foco pa
per, 10 show that our representation of the uli-
mate design THE party in Pa. had they not sue
ceeded in overawing the Senate, was not exag-
ageraied The proposition below is nothing
less than a REVOLUTION
The decision Of the Senate has been an
tieippied for some days past and was pro-
crasiinaied from day to day in hopes that
the people assembled in Harrisburgh would
dispense in this they have been disap-
! pointed. Thousands OF the freemen Of
Pennsylvania are sill in attendance, and
ready al moments warning To DRIVE THE
UsURPERs FROM THEIR SEATS Blu, as
all good Democ rats are friends oil The cons,i-
tutloh and the laws, forbcarauce may be rr-
eercisrd Until IL ceases 10 be ririue Il 10
now full time for the citizens of Philadelphia,
and those counties whose Representatives
have deserted their posts, 10 proceed TO I'll
The raeaneies Let Tie Legislature body be
Piled and let them. act as a "Prorisionat
Government" until such time as The Senate
shall be purge9 BY a Conrention Of she peo-
pie Of ne foul aud moral pollution by rhieA
ills corrupted"
| MARCH or SCIENCE. In the Senate Of the
United States on Tuesday Of last week, Mr..
Buchanan presented petition from John Z.
Espy, Esq. stating that he had discovered the
means Of making j, rain 10 tracts of country,
and proposing TO make the experiment at his
own expense, provided, il he succeed, that
/ Congress would give him premium OF so
much for five miles, and at like rate for any
greater extent Of surface. The petitioner pro-
iessed still higher powers, viz. 10 raise, at his
pleasure, the Ohio river.
Mr.. Buchanan admitted that all these
things we're strange. passing strange, and
though he did not profess TO have fall faith
IN the powers of the petitioner. yet there
were more things in philosophy than were
usually dreamed OF This he would say,
that he was personally acquainted with the
ec"tV"htu anu Uiht ne WAS mol only very
respectable. but highly intelligent; and be-
sides, the PETITION was signed by some OF the
most scientific and literary gentlemen in
Philadelphia. who state that his views are
founded on strict philosophical principles,
and that it was highly probable he would
succeed
Mr. Critlenden was understood 10 saw
TIA, he was particularly alarmed at the sug-
gestion that the Ohio river was about TO B.
put under the peculiar care OF the petitioner.
lie might. in some fit Of misanlhropy,
involve us all in eternal clouds, and might
even bring another food 10 desoate the
EARN so that nnless the petitioner could
show that he could also remedy these evils.
and manufacture sunshine as well as rain.
Mr. Crtenden would rather he would not
go on in these experiments. and he was I'M
willing TO encourage one in the atiempt
merelyto produce rain, unless he could also
make sunshine. Mr.. Criuend,n thought
tins seemed TO be conceived in the spirit of
the snbireasury system. TO extract fIom the
heavens their stores OF rain. and nut them
up in csicrns OF our own, TO use ACCORDING
TO our own wisdom. Mr.. Crittenden thought
thnl the system OF Providence on this sub-
Ject was, on the whole, better than anv
nnn could invent, and in the hands of Provi.
dence he was disposed 10 leave il. Mr.. Blu.
f chanan said he hoped, If the petition could