Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-05

The Speaker said the slave trade was
carried on also by land, and the rule lid
not now exclude petitions, &c. for the
abolition Of the slave trade.
Mr.. Wise-Does the Chair decide that
the petition does not pray the abolition Of
the slave trade to some extent2
The Speaker Certainly, not at all.
Mr.. Wise-Then / take IN appeal.
Ms. Giddings-is that appeal debate
able2 ~s= DIE
The Speaker.It is, and if any gentle
man proposes TO debate it, the whole will
lie over. - pa.
Mr.. Wise-I wish to debate il.
The Speaker-Then it lies till to-mor-
row. Sass #a @.a5
Mr.. Giddings then presented petition
praying Congress 40 repeal so much Of
the Act of Feb. 81, 1901, entitled, An Act
concerning the District of Columbia, as
may be supposed to authorize the exist
ence of slavery in said District; or, other
wise, to remove the sent Of government to
SINE place where such practices do not
prevail" mo. in the Reporter, omit
| ting the second clause in the PRAYER
He moved in reference to the Committee
un the District 80 4@s2# Is. Afeaa f
The Speaker now decided that this was
receivabIe-Mr Wise objected, and the
same proceeding took place as under the
last preceding petition. So they lie over.
The call Of the States was concluded,
and then the House adjourned.
i Petitions of the various classes specified
were presented by Mr.. Oliver and several
others from New York, Mr.. James and
others from Pennsylvania, Sc. ,.s
Thus it will be seen that, on mature
consideration. the Speaker has felt him,
self constrained to receive, four of the five
forms of petitions sent forth by the Elk.
ecutive Committee of The American ana
Foreign n:i.Slavery Society, which forms
in fact. cover almost the entire ground de-
sired by abo!itionists, at least, as far as
former petitions have done so, and yet they
co,npletely avoid The operation OF the gag
IThequcstion. however, is still pending fol
the action Of the House in regard to them
as appears from the preceding account
That question lies in a shape that mus
T come up before the States can again b.
J called for the presentation o.! petitions
And it is pending in SO many severa
forms, all debateable by the express pro
visions of the rules, and all laid over To-
debate on demand of shareholders them
selves, that it seems next to impossible
that they should pass over now withou
, thorough discussion. in which case, ou
friends are better prepared. think. t,
meet the question: than they ever were be
fore. So much for gags. The slave
holders exulted marvellousIy, last week
at their success in ouiwi:.ing the poo
Il fools Of fanatics; which they, did by fal
: styling their own honor, indeed, but tina
: was small sacrifice compared with tn
J object gained-eapplng the volcano, a
they thought, for this whole Congress
e They look very different Today -mortfi
: ed, aud filled with ,trepilation. not know
! ing where to fly for refuge No
has the recent aftlir Of the CREOLE. con
e ing to us in the papers of this morning
/ been at all calculated to minister to the
4 quiet. Surely, the Lord reigns, and il
e easy for, him TO turn The counsels of OF
II pre>sors into. foolishness. HE tnrnet
g the way of the wicked upside down.