Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-02-03

X x With NGRESS,
FIRST SESSION..
C0rrosP0ndence Of a. .9LLns

u1nlIsI Mn,
Trade ~ ne District of Colnnbia II" Wv"
,hen,;s NJ; ny ",numerabq quotations from q,
his views ''nI aud State documents. and urg,
tnanue, ~ CAIN, diFpassi0nate, arpunen,nth
Hon. wei adapted to The present teeno oT II
.hn we debate 1a will probably continue many ao,
,,, m"w long cannot roJc,. A nrce ",""y w.,
members are ful OF nil S,nni 'S,eo nulnner
oets nave been tax ,nw nn,es w A. STuilern men
Maine, has bc, " olably, TO reply Mr. Evans {
flaw and d. ~ commissioned Nv his friends I
coioco clio ect Mr. CoIquitt, the State Rights Lo
hamir fSymon from Georgia, who nnlIc suc
do the Southern speech yesterday; aud he will
port ,5"N ana pretty skiltulIy, zoo, the first op
an eNity. Mr. Adams looks uneasy, bat pleased
satisfied, and he may keep quiet. lie says tn,
sYe]t iof Which he Inns cohiended is nearly az
'ASU ed aud ic is willing to let the boys talk.
The Senate did not sit
WAsHINGToN, Dec 90.
49, III tlfe House eft Representatives 10 day Nj,
OIats ot Vermont, concluded his speech on tho
surGect of Abolition petitions. He has occupird
~ alt about eight hour, that u.s. the greater par
OF three days Tho speech is said by those wIo
have listened to it, te I've an excellent one-raIn
st6'Fs'IcaL argurneRtativr historical and perlecty
"N1Hswernb O. " Is III fact rich, Abolition, Wing
speech. Mr. S9a,lc argued that Congress has filij
B0wer to abolish slavery in the District of Colun,.
br!-he Sustained in mn able manner the sacred
Ftght Ut peon-ho went the full length with the
hbon'ohsts on a'slract questions --und he con.
'ftn'cd by placing Wing principles paramount to
'cN Others, aud advising his friends to give their
votes tor the inrmer of The North Bend, because
tnere Washc n@e inpetiiioring government that
NTVld Heitlier near nor answer their prayers
"a when Mr. Sade had concluded Mr. James Gar
al'd, OF La obta ned the floor, announced his in.
eitIo" ~ wake some remarks upon the question
no" pending. aud moved an adjournment, which
"'yAs suTied
~ FNe Senate The engrossed Bill "to provide
1iorVNe armed occupation and settlement of tlat
e%Kt OF fIorla which is now overrln and IN fest
ed by mataudlng bands of hostile Indiuns' ESQ the
Dill IS styled was pissed third time, and the
question beng upon the passing OF it, Mr. Preston
OF S. C. rose aud made some very just remarks
upon the total inetfciency Of tbe B;l TO effect The
object proposed.
Thepnestion WIS Hfen taken by the yeas and
mays, Gnt The HN was passed: yeas "a, nays Is.
The Sub Treasury hi was then taken up, The
question being upon The passing of the Bill, and
Mr. Clay of Kentucky, although much indispnsed,
addressed the Seuale nearly two hours, wilk his
usual force and eoqucuce. The Kentucky mag
net, though it has often impaired attractive power
TO other minds still retains its original cuergy. i
sl'ali not attempt 10 give you an abstract or even
sketch o., this speech. The galleries tvere all
crowded 10 excess, aud could find no opportu-
nifty to take nnics, or even TO crowd myself with To-
in the walls of the chamber The President aud
Secretary of the Senate have tull.c0n Of the
reporters desks on the foOi, and illow none hut
she writers tol the Globe aud intehigenccr, and
the iOcQEjco papers abr0rd the privilege OF n. seal,
in the desks. Not Wing paper in any OF the
large commercial cities in the United States, can
send reporter on the Hoor OF the Seua'e, and
there no desks in the galleries!
| cannot send you II report Of the proceedings
Of the United States Senate, hecanse u!e, doors nt
the Senate are closed against me, and against all
reporters who do not su5tain the measures alvo.
Gated by the majority of that body
The correspondent OF the New York Courier
AMI Enquirer thus speaks Of Mr. Clay's speech
AIR Clay made OF those u,iyhty efinrts tor
which on great occasions he IS so remarkable. -
The ground taken by the administration Senalors
Walker, Buchanan, Benton and esiisrs, was that
unless we had hart money that U'fr'Hbor could no
compete with foreign labor. Walker insIanced
Cabin, where owing to its being hard money gov
eminent it was enabled to pay The duty on sugar
and underse as in the Orleans market-wh le
Buchanan pstunced the cutlery Of Germany
which owing 10 HE chenpness OF labor Consequent
upon hard money, enabled the people toundetblo
even the English. Ii was on this occasion thai
the mighty soul of Clav-hurst forth in all lis ardo
ut the bare idea OF degrading the free labor OF h
country aud plactng I; ~ competition with that
the seiis of Russia. To avow such an mlainon
thought was more than his Imagination conceiv
ed What! (said Mr. C.) has il come to tins ina
those who profess to be the exclusive Trends o
tke ,r1rking man come forward IN the senate q
the United States after all their cajoliRg with ~
productive classes, and tell thea that their 'abo
must be reduced TO enable capitalists to come u
competition with slaves, and the densely popiila
ted regions OF Europe, where lhey'were compel
led 10 work from sixteen 20 eighteen hours TO
bread MIR Clay repudiaed the principle OF lo'
wages being the evidence of eounry's prosper
ity-he took the contrary ground, ni eXpresIe
the hone that the wages OF the honest and IL
dustrious man might always be compensated
with his wants, and leave him elloagh 10 eleva'
hnserin the scale oil humanity MIR Clay .hi
not been naptiy named " THE Great Hestern.'
the excitement of debate he called to mind the e
forts of that great ship, in dashing from, her bow
waves, winds, and all obstacles.
1t is impossible that this speech can ever be RI
ported all must be meagre in comparison. I'll
old Vice President looked earnestly Oh him durli
the delivery Of every word, and when he had f.
ished, came down aud observed IN the enthusiasts
OF the moment, p" That's Harry IN his best dIys
hars Kentuckyr' Walker occupied a part OF III
day in attempting TO answer him hut the ske'
tons Of thu mouse and elephant that were wont
be shown in Pcac's Museum in Phadelp hia, W
give you better idea OF the mattei than al
Thing con say. Buchanan will speaf to-niO
row. 1t is evident that the party are i'll AT ease.
They have discovered the faux pas nude in re
ton TO low wages of the mechanics. and will
doubt en,egvor 10 retract in theirprned speecl
es but the matter is of record, and shall go
ahe,peope.
TUESDAY, Jan 81.
SENATE.
BY Mr. Phelps from citizens of Vermont, ms
ing some further legislation for preventing I
foreign slave-trade.
Also, from citizens of Windsor county. in 4
same State, complaining OF the laws Of the ID.
trict of Columbia in relation TO The imprisOnme
of free persons of color, presummg them to
slaves whereas the presumption ought to he
favor of freedom, and asking change of ST
laws.
On motion Of MIR Sewer, the motion 'Iecei