Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-06-28
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quent and felicitous manner, in continuation ot
the debate, on the Mcleod correspondence, ana
in an able vindcation of the Secretary Of State.
MIR. Benton followed, impoaching the ground
taken in the correspondence by the Secretary, ana
insisting that Mcleod should he held personally
responsible for murder and arson.
HouSr.-hlr. Wise spoke for fvo hours and
half on tho subject OF Abolition and in favor OF
the 2ist rule of the last House tho motion being
to reconsider the vote by which, with tho excep-
ton OF the 21st rule, the rules OF last House were
adopted. lie commented at length on tho opln
ions of Mr.. Adams in opposition, and opposed tho
reception Of any Abolition petitions.
The motion was carried by bare majority oi
Yeas l06, Nays l04 and thus the House, having
been convened in Extra Session for the iransuc-
ton OF important aud pressing business, amer
having spent two weeks nnd effected nothing but
the discussion Of Abolition, presents the strange
anomaly Of "ndoing what little Inns been accom-
plisicd, aud lacing themselves at Ibis poiod
without rules.
Yrus Mcssrs. Afford, Arringon, Athcrton,
Banks, Barton, Bccsun, l}idldck, Bovine, Boyd,
brewster, a. V. Brown, Milton Brown, Charles
Brown, Burke, :. II, Butler VIM. Butler, w. o.
Butler G. W. Caldwell, p. G.. Caldwell, Chap
man, Clifford, Clinton, Coles, Daniel, Il. ID. Davis,
w. G.. Dawson, j. y. Dawson, Dean Dimork,
Doig, Eastman, J. G. Edwards, Eghcr, Ferris, }.
&. Floyd, Fouancr, T. G. Foster, Gamble, Ger
ny, Gilmcr, GOggin, ". q. Gnodc, Gordon, Ora
lum, CUISINE llnbcrshain, Harris, John Hastings,
Holmes, Hopkins, IlOuck, HUBBARD liuner. In.
grrsoll, jack, w. G.. Johnson, Cave johnson, j.
w. Jones, l. u. Jones, Koim, Andrew Krnn.t'y,
King, liulefeld. Lowell, A. Mcclellan, Il. Me-
Clcllan Mckay, McKeon, Mallory, Marchond, ~
Marshal, Mathews, McdiIl Nlcrlweher, Miller,
Ncwhar,, Nislct, Oliver, Partridge, Payne, Piu-
mcr, Pope, Rnyncr, Redng, Riggs, Rogers Rno.-
cyeli, Sanford, Shaw, Shepperd, Snyder, Stcen
rod, Sumter, Turney, Vcr Buren,, Ward, Warren,
Washington, Weller, WesIbrook, J. w. Williams,
Wine, Wood-l06.
NAYS - Mcssrs. Adams, Allen, J.. w An
drcws, S. J. Andrews Arnold, Aycrigg, Babeock,
Baker, Barnard, Birdseye, Blair, Bonrdmen, Dor
den, Bots, Briggs, l'rockvay, Bronson, j. Brown,
Burncll, Calhoun, w. d. Campbell, T. J. Camp
bell, Curnhers, Childs, Cl.ittcndon, J. G. Clark,
IN. Clarke, Cooper, Cowen, Crans,on Cruyens,
Gushing, G. Davis, Dcbrrry, John Edwards, Ev
erett, Fcssendnn, Fillmore. a. L. Foster, Gates,
Gentry, Gidlings, +. G. GoodG, Grcig, Hall, VIM.
S. Hastings, Henry, Howard, Hudson, Hunt J.
Irwin, W. w. irwin J. 7. Kennedy, Lane, Law
renee, r. f. hlarsllal, :. Mason, hIaihiot, Mat
rockS, Maxwell, Maynard, Moore, Morgan, Nor
ris, Morrow, osborne, Owsoy, parmen,er, Pen
dcton, Powell, Ramsay, b. Randall Randolph,
Ridgway, Rodney, Russell, Saions,a Simonluu,
Sladc, Smith, Stuuly, Stokccy, Strnuon, Stuart,
Summers, J. i. Ihompson, r. ". Thompson,
Tinghaat, Tuianl, Icmlinsnn, TripIelt, Trum
hul Underwood, Van Rensselaer,, Wallace, l.. ID.
Winthrop, Yorke, y. Young, J. Young-lO4.
a resolution was offered by Mr.. Rayncr to n.
dept the rules of the last House Inclusive of the
2lsO excluding, however, action OH ull suhjerts
for HE present t;esson, not especially referred 10
in the Presidents Message.
TUESDAY, June Is.
Senate -Jhomas Allen. Editor of the MudiSo-
Man, was elected Printer, having ~ votcs The
Opposition declined voting. The Senate reu,iir-
N al M nj "a rpIn ctin nF
per cent. Good again.
Mr. buchanan made n speech on the Mcleod
question, in apprehension of the course of Mr.
Webster. Mr. Clay repIieI Mr.. Allen Of Ohio
made II violent speech against the course of Grca
Britain. lie declared that if any British, should
set their foot i'll Ohio they would be slaughtered
they deserved. lie asserted that This contro
vcrsy arose out Of n fncssc of Great Britain &c
compel The General Government 10 assume the Stat,
Debts lie declared that he should call upon tn,
Committee Of Foreign Afiafs for an carly Ropor
on this subject, it they did not present it voun,a
rily. The subject was then referred.
A Report from the Secretary in answer to
STING OF Resolutions offered by Mr.. Benton, wa,
received, and the Senate went into Executive SEES
sion.
HuSe.--Thc day was spent in violence and III
multi The question being upon the appointment
Of COMMITTEES to report ;.ulcs for the govern
mcnt Of HE House (once ordered, but since re
cuusidcredl tho Chairman decided that the Prev
o,is Question was still in force. MIR. Wise appeal
o,l, aud The House reversed the decision OF tho
Chair. For sustaining lOi Reversing ll2.
Mr.. Ruyner Of N. &. now too. the floor, and
mat!e warm speech against Abolition. MIR
Morgan OF N. Y. followed IN favor of proceed nl
will the public business AIR. Gushing Of Mass
wished an opportunity for further debate or the
general subject in view of what had already buer
said upon it, re dsclamod some of the senti
mcnt4 put forth hy Mr. Adams on former day
Mr.. G. Brown of Pa. denounced the frequent cal
of the Previous Question ms outrageous and ty.
rannical Mr. Briggs Of Mass showed him thu
his party rcsorted 10 it very freely when they
were ma Joriiy on this floor. Mr.. Adams OIL
Mass. now Olnalncd the floor, aud dealt most ga
age blows at Mcssrs. Wise, Cost johnson and 9th
crS, whom hcaccusrd of attempting 10 smugglC
through the Slavery Rule in his absence, aud to
shout him down when lie attempted 10 speak.
MIR. Wise replied, flisclaming any personal i'll
will TO MIR. Adams. On the contrary, his feeling,
were friendly. Mr.. Adams -" Yes the same as
you entertained for Cilcy!' Here tremendous
excitement broke out, and it was some time before
the uproar could be siiiled. Mr.. j. q. Floyd oil
n. Y. opposed the call Of the Previous Question
and Mcssrs Winthrop of Mass and Sergeant Of
Pa. defended ii. Finally, the question was reach
ed on the proposition Of Mr.. Morgan TINT The
Rules and Orlars Of tho last House be adopted foI
the present, and Select COMMITTEES appointed to
revise them. Ncgatvcd: Yeas &c: Nays los
Mr.. Rayncr Of N. G. proposed ono of similar
import, which was likewise defeated: yeas
l04; nays l07 The question now REQUIRED OIL
the adoption Of the Rules Ohio XXls, being ex.
cludcdl which the House had last night voted L
reconsider; and Ibis too was negatiycd: yeas l0G
nays 10. So the House refused 10 agree to aHy
Thing, aud at O'Clock adjourned, leaving every
thing in state of uncertainty aud anarchy.
Correspondence n The Alias.
"WEDNESDAY, June l6.
am happy to inform you hat the House is once
more organized. In pursuance Of plan previ-
ousy determined upon by those who wish 10
serve the public mud to save the House from fur
,her disgrace, MIR. Stuart Of Va, moved II resou-
ton providing for The acceptance OF the Rules OF
The list House-the appointment Of a committee
Of revision with authority to report ut any time