Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-04-28

=, U,' en- compel a,,p the Clerk 10 s,s-
spo pe 9nar that he could not VP and
Speaker (yet he did moi o. -. The uubso',
whist s' the g Does was occupied siAa9y
~ hole) in passing 4 from :, noGGnimitiee OH.
ments TO the Chair. and ,,J'l nm. nus own aear.
y wouId as ad the Committee Of I e r. i,
was therefore Compelled - = Quorum, al
g iD,o T 1bs Sent sent for the Speaker :. R'
ate step his lofty seat. pro.Is WITH deliber.
c which had just been reported li tn lIe
chairman ;al,nI then followed r ~ nm byas
Iourn; then the yeas and motion iod
a ,ho nays was the chief speech ny 70, ys
bonL night !; and, having sat his r'us dung
yeas and nays corrected, Ib r4 ad9 nave ts
names of gentlemen who pe ~ aooIns De
mapping. perhaps talking = iol pS aadbea
did not hear the Clerk when o1 lS. iaaite
were called,) he announced I ,b uelF nana
a quorum being now presen, 'i = vote, aud
ed 91l The chairman of the Comm NJ ,son1oa-
Whole again to his post tba, .''''ee Of Tie
official bow to each otter, a:a MADE . Their
went the Speaker again, III t tbo lnen away
gency should, few minutes a aSs same ener
back into the Hall. f' call hin
Thus rolled the hours away O.
burned down to their sockets, fo-1 Gsndla
tgresque grottOes of spermace,ii y - ~ pc
cllned ; lamps went out n . = s'ey Do
fumes. Some insisted on hsvina 4calls
ow up; others on having il don. WIND
poor messengers gaped ve,,lr ths
clerk was relieved by anotb,r !, !. one
and nay book; one appeal sf.r ~e yea
was made to gentemen's magr, , :aaoihes
their regard for The dignity ef Sa p3hto
and The reputation Of the coun,, ,.'I-s
they were lost in cries of : order rI ~ Out
debateable % "go on" ayeassnj u lS
AT length the pure and pearv l ;ss' !,
morning began 10 dawn through H. ,S n., d
south windows of the T all, prsseat;5 s,T l.
Its heavenly calmness and beauty dS.!
contrast 10 the glare of lights, the s 0'S,!
of lamps, and all the crowded lumpi ,'a n:5
in. ''''' WIZ
Presently the monotony ortba ,o,s,
sion-f such phrase NAV be aIow Tsi- :.
it exactly expresses the trutb-Kas b :.
ken by the entrance of the Serge,pts :,
Arms with whole beyy of CAPTIVE men =.
bers, whom he had reused up from he,
various places of retirement, and take,
into custody" He reported his DOM,
to the Chair; and then these deIipoueni.
one by one, were brought up TO the bp1
ring, and obliged to give an account
themselves Mr. A B, you have abseu.
ed yourselffrom the House during its 81
lings, contrary to law, and without eav
of the House what excuse have YOU 4
offer 81 And then the unfortunate ne
made out the best story they could Son
had been sick; others had had a sic
wife {; others had got bad headachefo,
the late session; some had witnessed sue
night scenes on former occasions, an
did not wish to see Il e Ike again OF
had told tie Sergeant he would come i'll
would send a hack for him, and no Ia,
had been sent while one very cavalier
informed the House that the reason vi
he had been absent was, that he had Z
been there. ["Fine him fine him
cried sundry voices Many were exc
sed altogether; others discharged fro
custody on paying their fines, (about s
each to the Sergeant for bis fec Ofarrest
One batch havias thus been disposed ,
the officer was despatched to make anot
er haul, and 10 the meanwhile the 0
| game was continued; and as neither pa
ty would yield, the improbable cont
was prolonged, not I'LL broad dayGg
merely, but down to eleven o'clock VIII
all propositions of compromise hayi
been rejected, the debate was regula
renewed; and then. having watched
spectacle for nearly twenty-four hours
retired to get some rest, snd 10 write J
| this letter.. SIGMA.