The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-03-29

negatived.
| Here were the slavery men, completely en-
shared by their own violence. They shudder'
ed at the shameless and infamous wrong In
which they had too hastily involved them
selves. The resolution now urged by the
whole force of parliamentary law TO an instan'
| famous decision, was TO infict gross censure
upon representative, without his having been
permitted throughout the procedure Of two
days TO utter single word in defence or even
in explanation of his course! And now by
| the application of the previous question, pre-
| face BY their reversal of the Speakers decis'
ion, they had cut even themselves off from the
liberty of permitting him to speak before the
execution of the sentence upon him.
/ The motion 10 lay on the table having been
made by Mr.. Adams, and negatived, the reso'
tons of censure were then passed! The ma
jorities on every vote were very large. On
the last, think it was l25 to 90.
The yeas and nays you will of course copy
with proper marks of distinction. All the
wings of New England, New York. New Jer'
sey and Ohio went in solid column for the con-
stitutiona rights and liberty of the Represent
tive, and against this outrageous oppression
So did those of Pennsylvania, with one noto'
rious and disgraceful exception. J. r. In
gersoN, the unworthy successor Of John Ser
geant, from the city Of Philadelphia, through
out the whole procedure gave slare votes, as he
has uniformly and shamelessly done this whole
session on every question where the cause OF
liberty and the honor Of the North were invol'
we'd. OF such man, 80 cold blooded, so so
narrow minded, so unpatriotc, it is enough TO
say that he is worthy of the relationship OF his
brother, Charles ] Ingersolli
Manyof the Northern Wings were absent.
Their names should be pu! shed for the benefit
of their constituents.
On the final vote, a few Of the Northern
Locofocos went against the resolution of cen.
sure. am happy to notice. that all four of
the Representative of New York city aban'
doned their prarly for their country on this
question! They deserve TO be rewarded by
that rare disiincton--the appreciation of their
constituents, without distinction Of party.
The Iocofocos Of Ohio, the meanest Of their
herd all voted for the outrage against their
colleague. The resolutions were introduced,
il should be remembered, by one of them,
Weller. 1t was a northern lccofoco who was
the dirty instrument Of the shareholders.
We here transcribc that part Of the Ccnsti-
tuition which grants and limits the rowef Of the
House TO censure its members. Each house
may determine the rule of lis proceedings,
punish Ills members for diSorderly behavior, aud
with the concurrence of twu.thirds, expcl u
! member Article |, section 5, second para.
graph. Nobody las pretended that Mr.. Gid.
dinss Was guilty of 'disorderly behavior but
his prosecutors have merely declared that in
THEIR opinion, his conduct was impro; or, in
expedicnt and unpatrioiic! Where is the Sc
curly of our liberties, when this gross viola.
lion of oul organic law is thus insolently CON-
mi,ed by tyrannical and unprincip!ed ma.
jorilyl
Two Southern wings distinguished them.
selves by voting against the resolutions ofcen.
sure Governor Pope and Judge Underwood
both Of Kentucky, shine out the only brave,
wise and just men whom the South could fur
uish on this vital question of principle. They
claim for the Representative unlimited freedom
! of conscience, and deny the power the House
! 10 Judge of his course, when not disordcrly or
disrespectful 20 them. II constituency is his
I only Judge and master; and TO his own master
( he standeih or falleth.' Messrs. Pope and
Underwood have reflection enough 10 know
tha! this rule, in some change ofcrcums' ances
might be applied against SJu,hern member;
AID they protest against the precedent.
When the vote was announced, all The
House resumed lis ordinary business, AFTER
motion 10 adjourn ('naIe BY Mr.. Gooie. az in
d;gnani whig colleague of Mr.. G.diingsl had
been rejected the Lnco slr -cis seemed 20 b.
DESTROYS 10 hustle off ali further remcm brancc
Of their alrca3y-rcpcatcd folly, as Il thing OF
which no more could be said or heard.
The censurcd man vas, %: course, 10 sill
down quietly under the irs3il, aud face his
ruthless Judges again, if be dared, after being
as they thought, diSgraccd, by vote OF more
than one Of his FLOW members. But at This
moment, general attention WIS attracted to
the movements If Sir. Gidding<. who went up
10 shake hands with lis venerable colleague,
Governor Morrow, who vas sitting near tie
Speakers chair (bciUg now fully restored TO
dial shakes Of the hand with Tic Speaker aud
clerks, and then was seen passing among his
acquainiances through the hall, bidding them
all cheerful farewell. What can il mean
Fools Fools, He has RESIGNED The maa
whom you have SO bru,ally outraged appeals
from your judgment 10 that Of the people!
From the vile unlus, decision of the corrupt sa-
trap and procurator, he appeals TO Cesar 10
his only sovereign. Tomorrow he goes home
10 submit his case 10 his constituents, who sent
him TO Congress (remember) by the largest
majority given by any district in the Union 10
a representative.
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