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House, (for II was more than half empty,) and

On concluding, no offered resolution dlIfer-
| Ing somewhat from the one presented by him
yesterday. II proposed to adopt for tho tempo
rary government of the House, ALL the rules Of
the last House, subject to the future action Of
a Committee to be appointed and then went on
to affirm the election Of Offices and the appoint
ment of Committees. This was to meet the
contingency of these elections and appointments
being annuled by the reconsideration of the
vote by which the rules of the last House were
adopted, if it should be decided that such vi
tiation had taken pace.l This proposition was
rejected by yeas 96, ayes lO5
| Immediately upon this vote being announced,
Mr.. Rayner offered another resolution providing
simply, that the rules of the last House should
be adopted as the rues of this, until otherwise
| ordered, and that committee Of nine members
be appointed to receive, and report OH the same.
This resolution, by yeas l0i, nays ~. was also
rejected.
The House, thus fell back upon the resolu
ton originally adopted, and put the vote on
which had been re.considered to adopt all tho
rules of the last House except the 2lst, or that
which related to Abolition Petitions And the
question being again put on adopting that rule,
now no proposition Of any kind or description
pending, and we are to commence anew the
Same scene Of turmoil and disorder, tomorrow
morning. This state Of things has been brought
about by tho united votes of Van Buren, demo-
Gratis and southern and a few northern Wings
linterspersed with few who arc NOT Wings in
any thing but professions, and who arc doing
the good cause moro harm by tho false Colors
under which they sail, than thousand such
open enemies could nAct upon it. heard
South. Western Wing, Of unquestionable char
Maine, at tho adjournment of the House this
evening, upon tho additional victory which his
Omitted as have said with othcrs,) had this day
gained over the party, who Cooking to their APP
parent majority,) are responsible for the action
|. Of the House; & for the additional success they
had met with in defeating the efforts Of tho body
to proceed to the transaction Of business.
It's unnecessary for me to enter into descrlp.
ton Of the disordcrly and most riotous proceed
ings which havo characterised this day. 1t is
, but tho old picture furnished up anew. But
. think il is time that the constituents Of some
, gentlemen should turn their eyes towards them
) and see whether they are not betrayng tho sa.
cred trust which has been reposed in them
q The question Of Abolition, properly speaking
has nothing to do with the state of things wheel
I now exists here. This is the ostensble GROUND
of quarrel Tho true solution of the whole
matter is to be found in the systematic and or
ganised efforts of the opposition to split us asun
Q dcr-an undertaking which would be hopeless
I but for the concurrng efforts Of men who cal
: themselves Wings, and whose main end ant
q aim at this moment is, as believe our dsmem
bcrment. Ono thing is certain-eher there il
r not penetration to see what is aimed at or there
= is not the courage TO meet it as il should b.
. met
!. IN SENATE.
s We had the usual number of Petitions for
IS Bankrupt Law, pressed upon the consideration
= of the Senate. They were referred as matte
n Of course. The question is every where ask
ed-Does Congress mean to act upon this mo
. mentuous question or does it mean to remain
satisfied with the naked expression of opinion o.
# international law in one branch, and the ali
% stract right of petition in the other. Tho poo
&c pie are becoming ENTHUSIASTICALLY anxious o.
!, this matter.
~ The Mcleod affair consumed the day agar
ar Mr.. Buchanan speaking in reply TO the Senator
Al who preceded him, and Dir. Clay making
Of brief explanation Of his opinions and views les
ID he might be suspected Of not acting with hi
W friends on this question. Long before the lette
;. of Mr.. Webster was published or indeed tn
letter of Mr.. Fox received, no had openly ex
l.. pressed the opinion that Mcleod stood unalnc
r. uablo tn any law in the Untod Statcs-that tn
10 affair of the Caroline was an act of force-i
g short, an act of war, not declared it was true
70 but as solitary, single. undeclared act of war
"a and hence he was no more responsible than tn
p bayonets, cannon, or any other instrument uset
y lie said the pride Of the nation should revolt
st the idea Of Furnishing the petty, humble instru
:, mcnt, when great nation had avowed the az
~ to DO hers. As well might the Senator fror
~ Penn. make his servant Charles amenable for a
-, 81 act ordered by him, Mr.. Clay) as to make NJ
o. Ieod answerable for the acts of his masters
as lie denied that there was any threat or menac
40 intended by the British authorities. The lai
70 yuage was such as was usual in diplomacy, an
. was no departure from the same. lie said
20 was very strange that gentlemen, all at ono
IN when they were out Of power should breatl
m this hostile spirit. lie could account for it in
n, other way than they were seeking to infamc,
he agitate and excite war spirit, to gain that
m war which they had lost in peace.
nd Mr.. Buchanan denied that he had ever attem
re ! ted to create a war-spirt--that his relation
- were all pacific, and appealed to the Senat
c. from Kentucky, whether in all his associate
ay with the Senator in the committee Of forei9
affairs, he had not evinced that spirit
Mr. Allen blew a war blast so loud that
rung through the Senate. lie desired to unde
~, stand whether the municipal law was to be su
Wv W., pended by tho law Of nations, and bandits al
W.. murdcrers to stalk through them unpunishe
~" . because, forsooth, England had avowed the
io acts. They might strangle it in the commits
Nv. if they pleased, but he would bring the dc
~, body to light lie meant to inquire why Gre
ia. Britain had not avowed the act until the gre
nv, NV, Democratic party of the country was prostra
~ and the money power allied to British banke
" had become triumphant lie wanted Gle
- sky and clear field for the work-there was
W., W. winding in him. 1t was more important tn
~ all the business of the session put together
IN, the people would pass upon the report if ma
''o from the committee. The whole business "