The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-03-17
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS-
We cannot give regular journal ''''S "''"
,Ao rroceedngs of Congress, for tho reason .''"'
u,,e has been done except to dispute ABOUT P"''''s
or order In the Senate Grumpy report upon
Renton's resolution about state deDtS mas "ccuP'e"
LARGE share Of time and VIII coSt t'ie oo"""J :"
,oroe amount of money. Ihe van nuFeh SENATORS
Lono Iong noca speeches upon IL 10 schn nome
% b,tnbuq the people, and TO defeat the wing
.,ooa,ros Of distributing equally among the States
L,o ,rocesds OF the public lands, of protective
;r and the reduction of the expenses Of Gov
ont 80 that the revenue arising from the tariff
Id meet all demands Of the Government eco
oooicaIly administered. The Van Buren, party
are in the minority in both houses, and they labor
principally to strengthen their party, and TO insure
the re election Of Van Buren, and ride over and
rample upon the minority They do rs they
please They have consummated their scheme of
admitting the " B. claimants from New Jersey,
The Madisonon gives the following account oft:
PROGRESS OF TYRANNY. THE N. JERSEY
-es.r CASE. ,
AT the commencement OF the session ofCongress
the administration members refused 20 permit five
Of the N. Jersey members holding the regular com
missions of the Governor OF that Stneo eIrseais-
Doubtless they thought then that theirpariy would
he strong enough, if The Wings We're kept ont
Recently they have changed their Opinions, and
learned that Inc Sonlliill'ee vi I''oClohS
h"ve pernitted the commissioned members to go to
n Jersey to take iestimopy,to show the FRAUDS
nractised and illegal votes given by the adnllnlsrn
,;on rartv they Immediately took the alarm. They
G,orod if this testimony permitted to be taken,
!, would extinguish every ray of hope for the ad-
minis,rotion canddates, They therefore determin =
cd nj onco TO arrest the proceedings by which truth
,cos likely TO be brought to g5t, and fraud expos.
cd. and therefore moved resolution in the House,
reoniIing the committee TO report forthwith, who
rcrcived The greatest number OF votes
motion made e amend Ills by requiring
the committee to report the greatest number of
LAWFUL votes, This, they opposed, and recorded
lher names Gganstit. But the amendment pre-
vailed by the casting vote of the Speaker. Again
the friends Of law and liberty riumphed. But it
now appeafs, by n report made by majority of
the com mitee that that majority wholly disregard
ed the instructions Of the House, and, though they
had evidence before them, showing numerous uN-
LAWFUL VOTES, yet tey WhoHy ds'es4toeo l''
md reported simply on the votes cast, without re-
rard 10 the fact whether they We're EAwFUT or not.
Immediately upon this report being offered, Mr.
Fillmore a member of the committee, introduced
q resolution. disclosing the extraordinary manner
in Which the report had been made, and moved TO
recommi it for correction
Re was about to speak in support OF his rcsnlu-
ton when an attempt was mace I" deprive Il,aI o,
70 il They tremhed at the disclosures he could
make They determined, at all hazards, to suppress
all debate to cover up the foul deed, and seal the
mouth Of every witness: and accordingly Appended
fro,, the decision Of the Speaker, giving Mr. Fill
more right TO speak, reversed his decision, Thereby
GAGGING MIR B and Immediately moved resoln'
,;or that the non commissioned members he nd-
mittcd TO their seats; and on that motion, without
reading IL wold of evidence, or suffering 1t to be
read w,Ihout suffering n VOID ct debate' IN inc
absence Of the commissioned members voted Inc
non commissioned members TO the vacant seats
This is more daring assumption and alarming
exercise of tyranncal power thnn mas ever he'1F'
ho,,, Witnessed in any legislative body in the U
Sto,os 1t has no parallel except during the tnrh"
lonl times OF Cromwell, and the lawless tyranny
of the reign of terror in France. When has Al
American sun ever before shown upon iudcia
tribunal that has revoked every form of justice
that has first sent the parties 20 procure testimony
and then in their absence and without notice
,encheyousIy taken up the case, suppressed all tho
evidence an one side, and given Judgment, Such
an outrage Of all law and all justice would disgrace
,he dark dens of the Inquiston! Can American
frcernen slurnbeI while the cannon that den"'sle
the last citadel of freedom thunders in Their ears
Let every citizen without regard to party dIsiInc
lions, rally in support of the Constitution and laws
before it is forever too late