The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-12-30
III AYEsi
III NoEs!!


The resolution was lost by tie vote!
Emboldened by This movement, the Ad-
ministration members brought forward
resolution, to elect Speaker tonight; and
while the mail closes, the House are in
session, the members good deal excited,
and discussing the resolution.
Yours, in haste, B.
WAsu1KoroN, December ID,
| had no time, in my lette. yof last eve
ming, to comment upon the result Of yester-
days deliberations in the Hous6 Of Repre-
sentativtA. The session continued from IL
o'clock, midday, until IL o'clock and after
midnight. There was no cessation of hos
tilities for the IL hours-no adjournment
no recess--no time to do aught, rave speak,
listen and vote. sat out the session, and
the Hall through the night presented scene
Of great excitement. The galleries were
thronged with spectators, and the floor ofthe
House was covered with members and priv
LEGGED persons. Those plaques Of the eyes,
smoky lamps and blazing tapers, hum
dreds ia number-added nothing to the
health or good tempers Of the members
Not one dared to leave the Hall, except for
the moment, and every vote was hunted up
as though pack of hounds were in search
of the tenants of a fox hole. My letter last
evening informed you of the disfranch,se-
ment Of a State-of the rejection Of the
Wing members from New Jersey-of laws
disregarded-and of a Constitution trampled
in the dust. The work which was to fol-
low this act of outrage, and which the adj
| ministration members promised to consum-
mate last night, was not accomplished
mean the election Of Speaker, before pro.
ceeding to examine the claims of the con.
tested members, and without allowing the
New Jersey members to vote. Notwith
standing the solemn order of the House
made in resolution supported solely by the
Administration member-"Th That the House
before proceeding to the election Of Speak
err, should decide upon the case Of the New
Jersey members, attempt was made
to elect Speaker; and the effort was so fal
successful, as to obtain a resolution to tina
effect. 1t was midnight business, how
ever, throughout, and since, as Mr.. Wis.
said during the night, 'sihe deed is to b,
done," lot it be done quickly. If it wer,
done, "perhaps it were we'll done, that
were done quickly"
The night session was taken up in effort
to reconsider the vote upon the resolution
to 60 into the election Of Sleaker-in mo
tons to adiourn-calls of the House, &c.
The Administration members fearing tn
arrival of Mr.. Hempshall, Of New York, tn,
: absent Wing member, and dreading the de
lection of some Of their own friends, wer
, anxious sto do the deed" at once. Tn
, vote of yesterday was too close to trust {
experiments, and apropos Of that am boun
to inform you, that the Wings would hav
carried it, had not one of the South Carolin
delegation, Mr.. Griffith, violated his WORD
He pledged himself Immediately prior to tn
taking of the vote, to support the resolutio
of Mr.. Wise, and then voted against III
, resolution. The conduct Of this man, an
!, one other member of the Administrators
, whose name did not learn, as you ma
suppose, created much additional feeling
Mr.. Jenifer, of Maryland, Mr.. White, I
Kentucky, and Mr.. Proffit, in speeches mad
last night, spoke in manner and words i
II regard te such conduct, that feared wols
9 issue than the rising of bad blood. Happil
9 the adjournment terminated ct midnight
; The Administration members abandonin
e their efforts, to force Speaker upon Ii
: House at such an untimely hour
= The business today, up to the hour of 4
! departure Of the mail, has been excitin,
though not decisive Of any important resul
The resolution, to 60 into the election of
!. Speaker, WINS - order at the opening Of d