The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-02-11
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Correspondence of the Boston alias.

Southern members, and some the Northern loco
Focos with Southern principles. This resolution
has been adopted as standing rule, or TAO Of the
House, Tor au Indefinite time. The work was
complished in the following manner.
= When Mr. Cost johnson concluded his speech
he offered the resolution which was adopted, as an
amendment 10 the resolution offered some days
since by Mr. Adams Of Mass. 1t declares that no
petition, resolution, memorial or paper relating to
The subject Of Slavery IN tho District of Columbia
or in any Of the States or Territories, shall be re-
eeiued by tie House, or entertained, an any manner
aohateUer
This is the strongest! ''gag resolution" that has
ever been presented to the House. 1t cuts off the
Abolition papers at the very threshold Of the Cap.
Ito 1t does not permit them to enter The Repre-.
senatives Hall, oficially-and it prohibits the
House from even entertaining the subject:
| The instant that Mr. Johnson had concluded his
remarks-and even before he had ceased speaking
Mr. Vanderpoel of N. Y. and at least halft the
Northern Wings in the House, rose and called up
on the Speaker and endeavored 10 obtain the
! floor.
Mr. Linn Banks was in the Chair, and after con.
siderable discussion and disorder, he gavo the
talking privilege to Mr. Vanderpoc, who said few
words, and then moved the precious questions on
Mr. Johnson's amendment
I The call for the previous question sustained
and the question, ''shalI the main question be now
| l16, Nays 105. The question was then taken, on
the adoption Of the Resolution, and carried-Yeas
! 1l4-Nays 103.
The following is list of the names
! Massachusetts,. Afford, Andrews. Athertonr
Banks, Beirne, Black, Blackwell, Bolts, Boyd, A
aron V. Brown, G Brown, Burke, w o Butler,
$ II Butler, Bynum, Campbell, WIN Campbell,
Cooper Crabb, Craig Crockett, Cross, John Davis,
w Davis, Carrot Davis, Dawson, Deberry, Deu-
mis-, Diilet, Dromgooe, Earl, Eastman, Fine, Fish.
Goggin, Graham Graves, Green, Griffin, llaber-
sham, Hawkins. Hill Va, Hill of N. C., Hole
man, Holmes, Hopkins, Hubbard, jameson, Jeni.
fer Joseph johnson, VIM. G.. Johnson, N. Jones'
Juh Kpm IeadbeilPr. III
cas- McCarty, Mcclellan, McCulloh, Mckay, Me.
dill, Miller, Montanya, Montgomery, Nsbeu, Par.
18Th, Paris, Petrkn, Pickens, Pope, Prentss Prof
fit, Ramsey, Rayner Reynolds, Rhett, Rives,
James Rogers, Samuels, Shaw, Albert Smith, Stan
", S;eenrod, Strong, Sumer, Sweeney, Taliaferro,
Taylor, Francis Thomas, p. F Thomas, Waddy
Warren, Watterson, Weller, John White, Lewis
Williams, Joseph L. Williams, s. Williams, e IL
Williams, Wise, Worthingon-il4.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Judson Allen, John w
Allen, Hugh Anderson Sim H. Anderson, Bak.
er, Barnard, Beatty, Bell, Blddlc, Bond, Brewster,
Briggs, Brookway, Arson Brown. Calhoun, Carr,
Casey, Chittenden, Clark, Clifford, James Cooper,
Crlnson, Crarv, Curtis, Gushing, Dana, Davee, E.
Davies, Doan, Dog, Duncan. Edwards Ely, Evans
Everett, Fillmore, Fletcher Floyd, Gates, Gentry,
Giddings, Goode Granger, GrInnell, Hail. Hand,
Howard, Hunt, Jackson, James, Chas Johnston,
Keim, Kempshall, Lawrence. Leet. Leonard, Lin.
coin, Lowell Mallory, Marchand, Marvin, Mason,
Mitchell, Monroe Morgan, SW Morris Cavalry
Norris Naylsr, Newhaid Osborne, Hehorn Pa
len, Parmenter, Paynter, Peck, Randall, Randolph
Raiiden, Reed Ridgway, Edward Rogers Russell,
True Smith, Starkweather, Storrs, Stuart, iliing-
| hast, Toland, Trumbull, Underwood, Vanderpoel,
d Wagener,P Wagner, Wick, w. Williams,
| II w Williams, ii Wiliiams-1oS.
| 1t will be seen by an examination of the list OF
yeas and navy, that every Northern Hhlg IN the
House, pottd in f"ror Of the sacred right IF peh
ton, while not few of the Administration mem
bers from that quarter proved recroant to Northern
| interests, and recorded their names against that
right. The Northern Wings were also ready To
man, TO do battle manluly against the 'incons,llu-
| tonal resolution submitted by Mr. Johnson, but
they were prevented by Mr. Vanderpoel, a North
| ern Loco Foco aspirant, who ungenerousy moved
the previous question, and thus cut Oft debate
When Mr. Johnson ceased speaking, l noticed, at
least, dorm Northern Wings on their feet, en-
deavo,ing to obtain the floo,-and among the rest.
Messrs Lincoln, Saltonstall, Hastings and Adams
of Mass. Evans Of Me, Sladc of VT. Granger OF ~
Y. &c. &c. The passage Of this sweeping Anti
Abolition laws deeply regretted by all our friends
who have labored to sustain the true interest ofhe
country.
| In the Senate there was no item of interest
cept II memorial from the Mormons, which was
presented by Mr. Young of Illinois 1t is signed by
Joe Smith and others, and gives detailed accounts
of tho sufferings and misiortunes of their Nor
mon friends in Missouri, and calls upon Congress
to redress their grievances, aud indemnify them for
their losses. 1t was laid upon the table. for few
days at the request of Messrs Clay Of Ker lucky,
and Preston of s. G. and will be taken mp again We
ry soon.
| The Senate hnaliy took up me biii estaolsh'hg
a Board of Commissioners on Private Claims, and
after some further discussion, it was passed to be
be representatives, 25-Nays l6.
Washington "Wednesday, Jan. 90
The subject before the House the public
printing. Mr. Graves, last evening, offered reso'
) luton, proposing to raise Select Committee to-
consider and report, what reduction may be neces-
sary in the prices paid for printing; and also a'-
recting the clerk to employ some person or persons
to execute the printing of Congress, under the
Joint resolution of 1919, the least possible ex-
pense until further orders--the contracts made by
the Clerk being subject to the supervision and con-
troll of The Committee on Accounts.
Mr. Graves took the floor, and addressed tho
House, nearly hour with great energy and point
on the subject Of the public priniing-the profes.
sons and practice of the Administrator in rela-
ton TO retrenchment and economy-and the gener-
al conduct of the Government organ-and advocat-
ed a thorough investigation and reform, with re-
spect to those matters.
When lie had conclnded the Hnnse fell into