, 1841-07-03

Dawson now rose to a point of order, and
read from the parliamentary law, which re.
quired the House to limit the speakers in,
their remarks, "when the debate assumed a
personal character"
The chair now made a speech, the amount
Of which was, that he had left the question
of propriety 10 the speakers themselves, un-
der the impression that they would take pro-
per latitude, and leave of before they eros.
sed the line. He called Mr.. Stanley 1 or
der several times, but he had got awake, and
when young Rip Van Wrinkle does wake up,
stand by for an everlasting talk. He closed
by saying that he would 60 TO the negroes,
the British soldiers, and the wild beasts Of
the forest, before he would go to the new
friends of the gentlemen from Virginia for
an ally.
Mr.. GoRDoS of New York gave bis rea-
sons for voting against the previous question:.
He contended that he was opposed 10 a gag
law, and desired TO have the rights of the
minority protected. He was frequently cal.
led to order by the SPEAKER, and at last was
permitted to proceed in order. He gave
the majority some hard hits, but the strength
of numbers choked him off; and thereupoa
WILLIAM Cosr JOHNSON rose to pour oil upon
the troubled waters. He, However, branch
ed off by declaring that Congress had no
right to legislate upon the subject Of Adolf
ton.
He said no one was authorized tospeak ofhim
or for him on the floor. He knew nothing
about Abolition alliances between the North
and the South, and he wanted to know moth
ing about them. He should vote against the
previous question. He thought those who
cried out the most against the persons who
prevented the organization, were themselves
the persons who prevented it.
Mr.. WINTHROP of Massachusetts, merely
rose to state a fact. He said, on Saturday
last, the House was organized! He had no
more to say.
Mr.. KENNEDY of Indiana now replied to
Mr.. WHITE, his colleague, who inquired where
he came from and how he came here. Mr..
KEyNEDY said he came from ILdiana-from
one Of the largest, ~tallest, and most respecta-
bic families in the State-that he came here
by a vote of 1,400 over two Of the largest
Wings in the district, and that he had
no doubt but what he could have beaten
three more, such as his colleague, had they
offered at the polls. He said he would ask
his colleague if he could say as much; but
he would, in conclusion, tell the House how
his colleague came here. He came with
tears in his eyes, under the mantle of the
deceased PREsIDENT.
Mr.. WELLER Of Ohio now rose amid a
terrible cry for ''question, question" and pro-
cecded to give his reasons why be could not
vote for the previous question. He was cal
led to order by Mr.. ARNOLD of Tennessee,
whom he stated sat so far of in the precinct
of Sleepy Hollow, that he could not hear
his point, but he presumed that when men,
Der could not undertake the argument of a
speaker, he cried out sorder."
Mr.. WELLER repelied the unhandsome
remark Of Mr.. SrANLv, viz:-Sihat he would
20 with wild beast before he would own the
Democratic party for an ally" He said the
Democracy cared not for the gentleman's
sheer; they went for the Constitution of their
country-with the lovers Of that Constitu-
ton, and with them alone. He would not
address the House by permission-he would
address them by right, or not at all, and took
his seat. The yeas and nays were now de-
manded upon the previous question; whereup-
vi. u Cdu vi Tic llOuSc "dS uiOscu, dlu VI
dered, by yeas ia, nays not counted.
After the call had progressed to som ex-
tent, a motion was made to suspend the call,
and it was carried. The doors were now
opened, and the question, Shall the main ques-
ton be now put? was decided in the affirma-
tive, by yeas l13, nays 1Ol. The main ques-
ton was then taken, on motion Of Mr.. We'll
LER of Ohio, by yeas and nays, and decided
in the affirmative, by yeas 119, nays lOS.
Mr.. SrANLY now moved 4 reconsideration
of the vote just given. The previous ques
ton was demanded and put. The House re-
fused to reconsider without 4 court.
The debate in the House to-day show con-
clusively that the Wing party are bundle
of rockets, and that the least excitement
VIII send Them or In a tangent. They can
not live out the season, though in the words
of the poet. many Of them would rather
'reign in He'll than SerUe in Hedpen."
''Strange that a harp Of thousands strings
Should keep in tune so long,"