Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-12-29
From the Boston Atlas.

ABOLITIONISTS LOOK AT THIS.
If those Of our citizens who have con-
nected themselves as an Abolition Party,
have the least regard to consistency and cor
rect conduct, we ask them to consider the
disastrous consequences which have flowed
and are yet likely to flow, from their politi-
cal organization, and from their adverse
participation in the elections Of those States
in which they have combined to defeat the
operations Of the two great political parties
While there is not the most distant prospect
that they will be able to promote the great
end for which they profess to be striving, by
the course in which they are now engaged,
il is clearly manifest that they are defeating
some of the measures which would seem TO
be part of their system.
The odious 2Ist Rule Of the House of
Representatives of Congress, which forbids
the reception Of any petition on the subject
of the Abolition of Slavery rule which
is in manifest violation of the constitutional
and legal rights of the People-a rule which
involves a violation of popular liberty,
which would hardly be submitted TO for an
instant, by the people of the South, if it
had been adopted against them-this rule,
be il known, is at this moment in force, by
the direct and immediate action Of the poiti-
cal Abolition Party.
At the organization Of the House Of
Representatives, for the present session,
motion was made that the Rules and Or
ders Of the last House should be adopted,
to govern the proceedings of this House.
The Hon. john QUINCY ADAMS immedi-
ately rose, and moved to except the Twenty
First Rule. This motion gave rise TO a de-
bate--upon the conclusion of which, the
question was put TO the House, and Mr..
Adams's motion was lost-9l members yo-
ting to reject the rule, and % TO sustain it,
We have carefully Analysed the names of
the members, as they are recorded upon this
vote. Nor A SINGLE WING MEMBER
FROM ANY ONE OF THE NoN-sLAvE-HoLD-
ING STATES, VOTED IN FAVOR OF RETAIN
ING THE RULE TwENTY-NINE LoCo-Fo-
CO MEMBERS FROM THE NoN-sLAvE-HoLD-
ING STATES, VOTED IN FAVOR OF RETAIN
ING THE RULE II! If the Abolition voters
in Massachusetts and Maine, had not sepa-
rated themselves from the political parties
with which they had before acted, there can
be no doubt that four or FIVE districts, not
now represented on the floor of the House,
have voted against this odious twenty first
rule, and who might have had weight and
influence sufficient to have prevented it
from any longer disgracing the records Of
the House. Are the Abolitionists doing
any good to the cause of Liberty, by this
course Of proceeding! We put the ques-
ton to themselves for an answer.
The following are the names Of the TWEEN
~ nine Loco Foco members from non-slave-
holding States, who voted to retain the 2ls,
Rule. Several Of them were elected by the
instrumentality Of the Abolition votes.
New Hampshire-Burke, Redng, Nor
Ils. New YOrk-Strong, Murphy, Russell,
Pratt, King. New Jersey-Faree. Penn
sylvania-C. J. IngersoII Yost Ritter,
Brodhead, Bidlack, Black, Wilkins, Hays
Ohio-Weller, St. John, Moore, J. Brink
erhoff, McCanslen. Indiana-John w. Da-
Wis. Illinois-Robert Smith, McClenard,
Fickliu, Wentworth, Douglas, Hoge