Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-02-26
VOL L ME NLN, y L NJ b + 10.

sF = refinement si injustice. " Vas enough Inst
lhey must submit 10 thc itta Ola tcsoluuou which
so grossly ou,mgcs their reh,s. viihou, being f'r-
ccd 90 submit to De gagged by construction. NJ
s. SAID 1t might seem o. De small matter that ~
there could be 30 ecuau on the resolutions. BE-
should iosisi ou lhrlr triug read Bot Whcn rights
dear TO tho people tnd The states were involved.
De would contest evcty iuch Of ground VITA those
sho assailog them. There might be- many
good reasons Why State ar individuals should
desire 10 nave the resolutions auI petitions which
ihcy send here rcad without spccio reference TO
any action Of this House them. At any roic
"a was but respectful TO them 10 permit The reading
aud, II he could not secure Cor tbcm any essential
. urbts, he would hold on 90 ihosc which oic ttrs
sertlal, # indeed, It could be regarded ne uncsscn-
tul that tho States aud the people Should not 10
iusutcd by refusal To permit their resouious
and petitions to be even read ~ the hearing Of thclr
Representatives here. lie was disposcd. therefore
to insist on the reading of the resolutions.
But Mr. S. sold) 1t w0s stu moro apparent
that The decision which the Speaker had made two
years Ogo, md which WIS nov relied 90 ms ou-
thouty, should not be repeated from another cou-
. slderaton. The gng resolution Vt the 2Itt OF Dec
1897, not only prohibited the debating, printing,
aud reference of resolutions propositions and pa.
pcrs touching the subject of slavery. tie goC OF
the preceding year had done, but It went further,
read. That resolution was malutcd with great
care, in O midnight conclate and 1t is fair to pre-
sumo that It's authors inserted In u the additional
prohibition of reading. from a conviction that 1t
would be unsafe To rely on the construction which
had been given to the resolution of the preceding
year, to secure that object They well knew that
tina, construction was N derogaton OF the rights
OF tne People, aud that sound principles of
construction was 1t deicnslble They therefore
took The prccnution to insert m express pronbi-
ton of reading. THIS shows the estimation in
which the present Congress, at lts last sossisn,
held the decision of The previous Congress which
is now rohed on to exclude the reading Of the Yer
mont resolutions.
But this Is not all. Afcr having, at the last
, session, passed gag resolution containing an
press prohibition Of reading, this Ilouse. nts pre-
sent session, rcpasros the same resolution, ruth he
omission Of h,at prohibition. WHY this omission
, The resolution OF December 81. 1897, must have
boen before the coalition during their grave delib-
eralioas how they should perform the operation Of
d gagglug tie States and the People. Why was It
, determined to iedpt out the prohibition TO read
4 Sir, (sad Mr 81 hcy dare not ppi tim. The Nor
hern party IN this coalition afraid of the Poo
. pie. They dared not strain the resolution M to
ii the point of prohibition to read the resolutions
. OF the States and the petitions Of the People. IL
Il would not do thus to add insult TO injury They
must have the credit of ~ far reioriHg the rpor of
T. gag-tytanny as to allow the resolutions aud peti-
, tone to be iead by the Clerk, before consignng
;, them 10 the tomb Of tue CspuoIs."
1t IL plain, then, said Mr. s., not only from the
- mere fact OF omission, but from the reasons which
Al obviously dictated H. ihat those who drew the re-.
At solution dd not intend that It should have the eC
loct OF prohibition to rcad unless they into udod
10 deceiee The People, by holding out 10 ,hem. on
the tgCe of the resolution tho a. IA
10 as bad as lhdt Of the previous year. at the same
-, time that they intended to rely on consi,,,otio,
Is which should give precisely The sone egec. If
p, tins was the purpose Of the pouers Of this scheme
10 Will not permit myself TO believe that This House
>. IN the forced absence Of oil discussion and IN ia
m headlong action upon the resolution pcrionsly in
tended 10 second such purpose. HAVING tnodiG.
N ed The resolution of the 2lst December 1897 by
n. the omission Of that part which prohibited tho
reading of resolutions and petitions on the subject
NJ Of slavery said 10 the States and the People IN
n language too plain 10 be misunderstood thu, hat
Ne resinctIon was removed II re1,ains to bo seen
re whether that omission shall be rendered entirely
d onoyalhug by construction vi ich gives the same
At effect to the fesolg 90 though ID contained tho
Id express prohibit which was Intentionally omit
ted.
&c Mr. S. in 2lusion said he trusted tlsf fr the
reasons he lad suggested tho llouse would sus-
tain the appeal when had been taken from the de.
~ cislOu Of !te Chair und permit the resolutions If
4, the Legislature 81 Vermont 20 be- read A. 'ho
- Clerks table as II was but respectful 10 the STATE
- they should be.
~ Upon taking the question On The appeal there
appeared not to be quorum preseu',and the House
&c lhereupon adjourned.
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