Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-02-07

burden of debt, while danger threatened us from
abroad, and while tom discordant councils Con-
gress had neglected. to pnss the necessary snlntnry
measures of relief would rejoice 10 hear on the
st Of February the sound Of the silver trumpet,
proclaimiug deIivernnce to the captive throughout
the land and 10y Mr. Benton, who said the law
was an insolvent law, enacted for the abolition OF
debts for the punder Of the country, and whose
operation would be mockery OH the forms OF
justice.
Without concluding he gave way and the SEN
ate adjourned.
Friday, Jan. %
The bill from the House for the Repeal OF the
Bankrupt Law was taken up. Mr.. Benton made
few remarks characersing the bill us one TO a
holish HE Indebtedness of the country, and saying
that the grea, of the people were ignorant Of
its operation. Mr. Williams briefly rcjoined, and
Mr.. Clay made brief, pointed and most effective
speech in opposition to its repeal The question
was then taken, and the SENATE, by q vote oi 20 to
%, rejected The bill for repeal.
YEAS. Alessrs Allen, .4rcher, Bdynrd, Benton,
Buchenan, Calhoun, Fulton, Graham, King, Linn,
McRoberts, .Morehead Pierce, Prentiss, Ripes, Sc
vier, Smith OF Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan,
Woodbury., Wright, Young-22.
Alcssrs. Barrow Bates Benieu, Chonte,
Chy of Kentucky, Clayton, Evans, Henderson,
Huntington, Kerr, MangaIn, Merrick, Miller,
Phelps, Porter, Simmons, Smith of Indiana,
Southard, TaImNdge, Walker, Whilc, HWIiamS,
Wuodbridgc-23.
ihs,.nt Preston (Whg) for aud Mouton (Lo.
COY against Repeal paired off, hlcssrs. Dixon,
| Bagly and Cuthhert were also ubscnt. Adjourn
ell.
| In the House the question of pri, iiege was ta-
ken up, the motion pending being that Of Mr..
| Thompson Of Ia. to lay the whole subject on the
! table. Upon al appeal for the sake OF personal
| explanation, from Mr.. Marshall, Mr. Thompson
Withdrew his motion on pledge tia, Mr.. NJ.
| should rehew it,
| Mr.. Marshall thcu addressed Il G House at con-
| siderable length. Tie disayowed his Intention, IN
! thJ resolution submitted. to charge The member
| from Massachusetts with suhorraton of perjury
| and high treason, nor could his words bear that
construction. He said that he did not 10y any
means base his resolutions on the grounds taken
| by Mr. Wise, md he deprecated the discussion in
| 10 which that gentleman had entered, concerning
| the politics Of 1901 He held himself uccounta-
hIe for his owu sins only, and not for those Of
generation gone by But he entered his solemn
protest against the charge that Northeru tneu, or
that The party termed FederaS,s evrr were trait
ors TO their country ar friends to 'srsh power
He disavowed all personal hostility towards Me-
Adams, hat characterized his course tbs calculated
to destroy all peace, and TO excite the almost rlurm
ia The country. This Union, moreover, could
never I've 'pracealy dissolved rs Mr.. Adams had
SAID it uight: it could only I've done 10y force Of
arms. The inercin! designs OF the gentleman
| toward The slaves could uever be accutnp|ished
| WllnhN lnVONlnE NlcIf cXtnCllOi. Mr. WhfstiaN
nyowed his wish To support the interests OF the
! North.
ann ready, said he TO do all lhat man in nly
condition can do, tn remove ali causes of dscon g..
tent, aud to bind together the North and the
| South 10y the strongest ties al n muual CONNER
cial interest. | would tomorrow, ii could, ren-
der tu', our American continent, wholly indepeu-
dent Of the continent of Europe, and wholly in
| dependent Of Great Britain, 100. Could my will
| prevent the South should cunsune nothing that
! was not American Iahor-ay, and OF northern la
| hoe and the North should CONSUME uothiug tliat
| was not the production OF our own sell. would
| do this TO teach The two secious of this Union
| that the difference between them, properly under-
! stood, is blessing from the nuudcent hand of
| Heaven, and constitutes one of the hest and
strongest bonds of their lasting union | am in
favor of a tariff, and Tor that very d,ing.
lie went on to vindicate his resolutions OF cen
| sure from n the objections that had been made
TO them, aud rene wed The motion lay the whole
sub ect oil the table, which was lost by vote of
| 40 to SO.
A debate then arose upon the resolutions Of
| Mr.. Marshall, in which Mr.. Adams made reply
Of some length to The speech Of Mr.. NJ. The re-
| al question: involved, he said, was whether it was
u crime for him to present petition 10 the House;
l and he asked in whit part OF the Constitution this
act was thus defined. He said there a
formidable combination OF Tylerites, kenlucki-
ans, Georgia and Virginia Wings, and the ncrth
ern friends OF peculiar institutIoaS, all united to
prevent his presenting petition for the redress OF
grievances. He demanded trial by a jnry OF his
peers on tho charge preferred against him. and
sent 10 the Clerk to be- read, resolutions calling on
! the several departments for documents necessary
! 10 his defence, and one asking of the President
If he had ever authorised MIR. Wise 10 say that he
knew him (Mr, Tyler 10 loo III favor OF shutting
out petitions. He spoke with great severity Of the
course of Mr.. Wise ia the Ciey duel and yield
ed the floor TO
Mr.. Wise who said lie was glad Of the cppor,u
nifty TO vindicate his conduct. He appealed TO the
Senators from Kentucky, who wer. present, as
his witnesses, that HE advice was not The advice
relied upon followed in tbs preliminaries OF
lhnt due--it was he advice Of another, higher,
better, and more distinguished man which re-
l lied OF. And as to what occurred upon the
ground he was there all armed second, TO guard
the life OF his friend, with written instructions in
his pocket. And the only regret he had WIS, TINT
he was induced to go there, not approving the
| preliminary steps which had been taken ia that
fight. lie WINS ready to meet his God ia that
case, SO far being responsible for murder, or in
stgatlog the Duel though, as Tar as the sin OF du-
| cling was concerned, he confessed he was not
ready to meet Him. lie spoke with great severi-
iy of the course of Mr.. Adams, to Which Mr.. A.
briefly responded, and the House adjourned.
Saturday, Jan. ~.
Hon. Nathan F, Dixon, Senator from Rhode
Island, who has heen detained for some weeks 10y
indiSposhlou from attendance at the Senate, died
in this city at IL o clock today.
The Senate was not in session, having yes,er
day adjourned 10 Monday.
i In the House, the business relating TO the
course Of Mr. Adams was postponed on mo ion o.
Mr.. Fillmore, aud the Treasury Note Bill taken
up for concurrence in the Senates amendments
the first which provides that new notes shall bt
Issued in the place Of those redeemed ; and the
second strikes out the provlso that The notes issued