Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-12-24

from the path Of duty which he had himself
marked out, and absentcd himself from his
seat. We have the following account of the
proceedings of Friday, from tho Nashville
Banner:-
PRooREss OF THE FAcrIostsrs.The fac,onls's
and destructves in our Legislature still persist IN Their
unhalowcd work Of DISCRIMINATION. Yesterday as
the day previous the twelve dcstucuves IN the Sen
ate declined meeting the House Of Representatives in
Convention 10 elect Senator to Congress- IN conol
NIFTY with Mr. Speaker Tufn ,G o resolution, which
The twelve Wing Senator'S, however obcyed the rcso-
luton as they had done on the day previous and met
the House of representatives. But where was Mr.
Speaker Tarney, the author of the resolution the
presiding officer Of the Convention on Thursday and
who then adjourned the Convention to meet again
yesterday? Where was he yesterday when the Con-
venton met? We regret to say he was mssing!-
The resolution of his own framing which pas ed both
houses, he obcyed on Thursday, bu. failed to obey on
Friday! BE the settlement of that act of disobcdi-
ence TO Legislative mandate set on foot by his own
hand acting under the soemnitv of an oath between
him and his constituents Let him explain his course
satisfactorily to the them, and make them believe
shat after the passage of his resoutan by both Houses
Il not his duty to go, with twelve other Senator's
into the Convention, ifhc can! Let the other tr.irs
tiestructreS also satisfy their constituents If Mey
can!
Yesterday, after the twelve Wing Senators had re.
paired to the Hall Of the House of Representatives.
and had been moved that the Speaker of the House
should act as President of the Convention n scene
bordering on rot uproar and confusion prevailed un-
III the adjournment at noon, In the afternoon when
the Convention roassembled, like scene ensucd.
Several Van Buren, members of the House made very
inlammahle and Giscourteous remarks towards the
presiding officer and the members of the Senate pres
ent. They provoked or two Wings to reply TO
them with some severity, and TO warn them Of the
conseq they might expect at the hands of their
constituents, for their dlsorganzng and revolutionary
conduct.
1t at length moved that roll of the Conycn.
ton should be called whereupon about twenty Van
Buren, members left the Hall again. The roll was
called and the absent members sent for Twenty
two OF them sent back written statement that they
were ready 10 return to do business in the House Of
Representatives, but could not recognize the iody
present in tho Repre-, entave>' Hall as Convention
Of the two Houses of the Legislature Several of the
Van Buren, members remained in the Hall most Of
whom remained " mum" when their names were
called though three of those who did not bol Messrs
Hembree Ogleshy and Lane, to their praise be II spu.
Ken answered TO their names like men. like freeu,en
and the Representatives of frcemen, and voted boldly
against the propositions of the Wings. They were
neither for boiling dodginr, nor Stalking. but fol
meeting their opponents fairly and above board
When they return home and ask for a reelection a
ihe hands of their constituents they will find no OPP
Ponents TO rise up and ay, You on the Sd day o
December. 1871, dodesd Loited and skuikCd from the
Wings, in order to defeat by unfair and di>rcputabl,
means, what you could not accomplish, as Democ
racy should ever accomplish all her undertakings b,
fair means and in the face of day!' No. they will fin
no opponents OF either party, that talk thus Il
them. But how will it be with the twenty-five VIII,
5oitea, and the few who were g mum Z" Time vii
show.
The Convention, finding that nothing could be done
as matters stood, adjourned until O'Clock this morn
Hall. WV - y ''''''''''''
Is it not time for sobe-mndcd, rejecting men, t
consider what ought TO be done in the present postr
OF affairs We hear 1t conlecturcd that the course q
the Wings will be-and we cord ally approve of III
plan-to wait few days without ATTEMPTING TO d.
business in either house by itself adiounnr the Con
venton from time to time and sending for n son
members Al proper intervals in order to ascertain
Il is the full and liked determination of the twelve VA
Ruren members Of the Senate to prerent m election
of Senators to Congress, unless they can have sue
men elected as they may please 10 designate-an
that if they find this 10 be the determination fixed upo
by those twelve members of the Senate, and CO
operated IN by portion of the Van Buren, member
of the Housc-not one of whom we have hear,
has refused to net in Convention, if a quorum of III
Senate should be prescnt-then 10 adjourn sine di
and appeal 10 the people for full justification Of II
step.
We'll does the Banner quote against tles
,disorganizers, the following sentiment
Jefferson:
ABSOLUTE ACQU1EsCENCE IN THE DI
CISION OF THE MAJORITY, THE VITA
PRINCIPLE OF REPUBLICS-FROM WHO
THERE is NO APPEAL, BUT TO FORCE, TIL
VITAL PRINCIPLE AND IMMEDIATE p.
RENT OF DESPOTISM"
These are the words of THOMAS JEFFrr
SON, the great apostle of civil liberty. W
appeal to the sovereign people of this Con
monwcalth-we call upon the freemen
Tennessee, every where, of every designi
ton; Wings, Democrats, Republicans, Fc,
eralists-turn your eyes to the Capitol
ysur State, and behold the deeds of ,ho
who profess the creed of Jeflersonan d.
mocracy.