Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-02-19
AHy'h CONGRESS, I'd SESSION.
Coue.gondnt Of The N Y. EIpres


CorresBondenoe IF The " \. EIpress.
Washington, Monday evening, Feb 4
Proceedings IN Congress &c. This has been "blsck
Monday" in the iou.e and sort oil "blue Monday IN
The Senate citizens almost altogether IN the House
and Petitions IN par an the Senate In the one branch
were scores Of Addition Petitions from New ENGLAND
New York, and the West, with u multitude Of Petitions
praying uf the recinding of Atherlons Resolution and
great number from The North, praying Tor the recog
niIion Of the Independence OF Hlyti. Eli Moore pre-.
scented memorial begging Congress not 10 receive the
ANTI Slavery memorials He half inclined 20 make
speech IN favor of the Petitions, but the House was
wholly inclined not 10 hear him.
The Speaker made decision to-day and THE House
endorsed it, which will be likely create some add.
uonal excitement among the Anti Slavery People OF
the hn,i.Siavery Stale o; Vermont joint Resolutions
presented here two weeks since from the Legsa
ture of Vermont upon the subject Of Slavery IL wa.
question there with the Speaker whether the Resou
:ons from Sovereign State should 90 on the table I'M
der the Resolution OF Mr. Anterior The Speaker then
decided negatively and pending that decision The House
adjourned. To-day Tins question properly before
the House ngan and the Speaker at once reversed his
decision and declared that the Resolutions the Yer
mont Legislature ought 10 be laid ON the table under
the Anterior Resolutions.
MIR Everett, of VI. took appeal and the House by
very large majority sustained the Speakers dec ison
So ended tie matter An abolition discussion however,
was threatened at one time during the day, in much
serious form. On Thursday last forty male slaves
and twelve fifteen women slaves seen marching
in body from the head OF Pennsylvania Avenue, a.
round the Public Grounds upon the north side o. the
Capitol. The women were walking by themselves and
preceded the males The men were chained together
in pairs and their hands fastened to long chain ex.
tending through the whole line
Mr. SaCe. the well known Abolitonist from Vermont
drew up Resolution which he made an eifo7t to have
read 10 the House to-day. His Resolution referred
tins subject and before the reading fairly begun, il
checked and the subject disposed of in ,Lor, metre
Washington, Feb. 7.
SssATg-A great nunIber of bills were report
cd, bot among them none OF public character.
Mr. Clsy,-who ii was expected would speak on
tic Abolition question, and who drew together 81
immense crowd Of hearers, said that he had bee
requested 10 present petition from the citizens q
the District Of Columbia upon the subject Of III
Abolition Of Slavery.
The petitioners deprecsie the discussion Of ,hi
question. ind they declare tina; no persons out G
the District have a night TO petition on the subject
They beg that this foreign intervention ma
cease. orat least thst Congress will take no motto
Of the matter.
The memorial beng read, Mr. Clay ssid the, !
was authorized to lay the prayer contained almo,
, the unanimous wishes of the people of this Di
lict. 10 presenting il, Mr. Clay said, he ocsite
4 to say something upon this agltating subject.
II Is well known, SAID he, that Congress had M
acted wisely IN It's Legislation upon this suolec
=, 1t would have been better, in my opinion, TO ha,
4 received these petitions, to have referred them al
10 have reported upon them.
, Mr. Clay said he took pleasure in stating III
those VITO differed from han in disposng OF tho
: memorials had been sc,uu,ed by the hes; Of m
= lives. He believed they intended to make no u
= just attack upon the right of petition. Bu, who
!, ever were their motives. the fact was that the A
IC1tt had Il
- Congress, snd used it for bad purposes.
Mr. Cls, said there were three classes Of m
!, in favor of abolition.
- First. that class conscieniiously opposed to /,
" existence Of Slavery. This class was compos
mostly q Friends, ~ho had always been oppos
n. TO war, Snd always were IN favor of cmsncpati,
y The second class vas Composed OF men " no
en- operated with sbotionsis for sadcs;inp the ri.
o. of petition.
nd The third clsss we're the real ultra unco
~ promising Abolrioniss seeking to accomplish N
ed end by any means. Win that class The nights
an property. the dissolution o. the Union, the O,
h,s throw Of tie fsfest Government 10 The worl.
rs Republic upon which the hopes Of man Genie
zee were nothing. All ls nothing with them. I
he class profess 10 altnH is true at other objects 81
-, Of the Abolition Of Slavery N tue States.
,p- They profess 10 ask merely emancipation in
%. District, but they intend the emancipation Of
&c, 900, ~iihoo, PREPARATION, H. ignounce 40,
md poverty. Hence their ineessanl efforts opon
oul subject.
e's LAKE distinguished sgiislor upon smother
la aifs 'hey cry oui Tor uoeess,ng sgi,suon. Al
Ne ing 10 The trouble bei~een OConnel and Mr.
leo Jason, Mr Cisy ss'd. think The Minister at
he James would have beet consulted the diguit
ING hts one staten Il be had e'srsgsroed Toe plun
ers ef OF his on country. and the hbelle, ~ 1
der red and foreign people. lie vbo coaid o,Iv
M a. IA eonirsbsse sdu,ssios INTO ,ac,s,y ,,o,l,
Jas pei os fren The soe,s,y from whisb IA h,,i.
pea lie re. - ,sorsa hat &c far 10. o.. ee.e