The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-02-15
From the National Intelligencrr.

PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 81, 1912.
The connections in this city, excited by The
movements of the Banks, have in measure
drawn attention from the course of Congress.
Sunday, however, has allowed our troubled cit
liens time TO glance from local 10. national at
fairs. ] have heard much said to-day respcc-
ting the Bankrupt bill, and Of many voices
have not CHANGED to hear one against the con.
duct of the Senate in continuing 1t on the
statute-books. With regard to the contest q
hardly know what else to call it) in the House
to which the disunion petition has given rise,
it is regretted by many on some accounts, but
as chrenicer of public opinion, cannot re-
frain from saying, that having in view the re-
marks which have been drawn from MIR. UN-
DERwooD, Mr.. BORIS, Mr.. ARNOLD, and one
or two other gentlemen from the Southern
States, the presentation of that petition is not
generally considered in this quarter as cir
cumstance to be regretted. | confess that |
was among those who, in the commencement
of the struggle between Mr. WISE, and Mr..
ADAMS, felt grieved that the time Of the nation
should be used in what seemed Improbable
sparring, and the character of its Representa-
tive injured by the temper exhibited among
them. But it is undeniable that the presenta-
ton of the petition in question, and the reso-
lutions offered of censuTe upon Mr.. ADAMS,
have led TO declarations on the part OF the
Southern members whom have named excee-
dinghy gratifying to intelligent citizens in this
region-gratifying, because 1t now appears
that the menaces of disunion too often in tunes
past uttered in the South, and the doctrine OF
notification, the life of which was the spirit OF
disunion, once carried to the verge OF actual
operation, were not in accordance with the pat
riotic feelings or the enlightend forecast OF the
people of the States in which slavery exists
The effect of this admission, IT must De iore>
seen by temperate observers, VIII De most SAL
utarv. Notification and the spirit of nullih-
cation have received death-blow. When, In
future. the threat to resort to it may be held
in terrorem over Congress and the country by
few malcontents, it will only be necessary
to point to the sentiments ayowed last week on
the floor of the House by Southern men. in the
course of the debate upon the conduct of Mr..
ADAMS. That debate, | therefore humbly
conceive, will not be without most excellent
fruits. The idea of adding up the Union and
setting down its value, 10 be balanced against
this or that law or policy, as has been hereto
fore done, will be given over. and there is now
a fairer prospect than ever of carrying on the
business of the General Government with Il
feeling of national unity. If | were disposed
to fortify these few words by citing the express
sions Of the Northern press generally, the task
would be an easy one. The speech of Mr..
UNDERWOOD is read, and will be read, and ap-
proved from Illinois to Maine. 1t will be que.
ted and appealed to, and | trust will open the
way to better understanding between the
North and the, South, to closer sympathies, and
to action fruitful with the greater welfare Of
all portions of the Union.