Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-02-10
C o N G R L S S O..
From the Correspondence of the Colored American.
Upited States Representatives Hall,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 25tll, l84l.

Upited States Representatives Hall,
WAsHINGroN, d. c., Jan. 25tll, bal.
FRIEND RAY:-I have at length had
an opportunity of seeing one OF the real,
old-fashioned connections in the House of
Representatives, occasioned by an aboli-
ton petition. Mr.. Adams presented one
the other day, and the Speaker decided
that the latter part of it, praying for the
non admission of slaveholding territories
into the Union, was receivable An ap-
peal vas made from this decision, and at
length point o. order was raisel, then
ano her, and another Fhe excitement
became very great, and the confusion still
greater; the southern members got to dis
putting among themselves, Mr.. Adams
lau CHING, and enjoying the scene Phe
confusion at last became 50 general, that
| all seemed OF loss to know how matters
stood, one calling for order here, another
there. One member sung out, You are
cut of order all round" This member
seemed nearer right than any of them
During the uproar, Mr. Adams denounced
the rule excluding abolition petitions, as
unconstitutional and infamous, and declar-
ed hat he would continue presenting them,
while he had a voice in the House.. 1t
was sublime and glorious spectacle, to
see that venerable old statesman thus hurI
defiance into the very teeth Of a large ma
iority of the body, in defending the right
Of petition, and of being heard. When
John Quincy Adams dies, mankind will
mourn; for when will his place be filled
by a kindred spirit? Who would do what
he now does in Ccngress2 Let US duly
prize him while We have him. For one,
felt it to be due from me to thank him,
in behalf of the friends of liberty, for his
admirable course on this occasion.
Friend Leavtt of the Emancipator is
here and has succeeded in getting desk
10 the House, as a correspondent Of thai
paper. This looks favorable. He had to
apply to the Speaker 70: the place, and be
with the knowledge of the paper which
Mr.. l. was going to write, granted him
the privilege. And the Speaker is Wiz
: einian--a southern man. -...
There was some "taIP' speaking in the
Senate last week. The speakers were
Messrs. Webster, Calhoun Benton. Wright
Buchanan, Cri!tenden, and several others
The subject was the pre-emption bill
which has now been under discussion sew
eral weeks Mr. Webster made one O
his mightiest efforts and showed that he
was a giant indeed. Calhoun, also, pu
forth his whole strength. On Saturday
1.-The Northern OK and the Southern bull, ,
las John Homes characterised these tw,
lndividuals.) had a regular battle as they
had formerly on the notification question
d Webster, who is generally quite plain il
his style, gave several masteriy touches o
oratory on the occasion, one of which
+ drew plaudits from the gallery, whicI
t was violation of the rules OF the Senate
y and came very near causing the gallery t
{ be cleared. ....":
e When Congress meet before noon,
/ will let you know it. But is it not beauti
fnl to think they still continue to meet S
e late and this, too, when they have onl
= about five weeks more to meet at all. an
so much business on hand And the
20 these long speeches. o these borin,
speakers-(I do not mean the lions an
D." giants these men that try to be lions an
at giants, but can't succeed: why don't the
lie desis, when they see nobody is listenin
al to what they say2 Why aciH they thu
waste the time of Congress. -.
The Amislad case has been postpone
tiifthe 10th of February. | have bee
informed by Mr.. Briggs, a member of tn
House, who attended temperance NEE
OF ing in Baltimore. on Thursday evenin
&c last. that the temperance society, forme
he some time since, by half dozen hal
n drinkers, in grog-shop contains at pre-
RS, ent thousand members, all of them, Ill
II, the original half dozen, having been ha
~ drinkers. There is also Young Men
ul-. Temperance Society there, consisting
be about thirty members, whose object is,
{ indrce as many as possible TO join the We
he ious temperance societies. About e0
lly Sunday school children in this city a
pledged 10 temperance. The Catholics
all this city are holding weekly temperan
les meeting on Sunday evenings They va
ase the place weekly, holding ii in one chur
ati- one Sunday evening. and in another,
Ely next. A general temperance meeting
err to be held here on Wednesday evening
ne the present week
The There is new lion roaring in the 5
ion ate to-day-Mr. Allen Of Ohio. He i:
the man OF much thought. and OF great ener
,.y, and holds the attention of full audlen
en- There are defects in his manner oil spe
cry ing; he is TOO loud. and too violent
,rd, gesticula,ion, of which he has q superab
J in dance; still he is worthy hearing for
inc matter of his remarks. He is an ul
administration man, The noted DR.. y