The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-03-21
TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-
FIRST SESSION.
FROM THE NEW YORK EXPRESS.
JUMPING JIM r

Yesterday evening, by a vote of l06 to So
twenty majority-the House of Representa-
tives voted against the 2lst Rule. A night
intervenes, and the whole scene cha nges.-l
King caucus proves the master spirit of King
Numbers, and comes off more than conquer
or. The enemies of the Right OF Petition
are beaten shorse, foot and Dragons" in
the evening, and To-, rallying under the cover
of the night, they collect their scattered
forces-bring in the wandering-drive out
the timid-coax the Indifferent, calole the
easily seduced, scold the neglectful, threaten
the wayward, and compel the weak. In the
end these fragmentary divisions are drilled
like. some of the Russian Emperor's regi-
mcnts, under the eye OF the corporals, cap
$ tains and colonies of the army, and when
sufficiently trained, they are permitted to
act for themselves. What else than motives
like these could have wrought so great a
change IN the opinions of so many men?-I
Midnight and the party drill has proved more
potent than conscience or any principle less
potent. Yesterday under no other influence
than the subject presented and the RESPONSE
.bilities of acting upon it with all the consid-
Grafton its importance demanded, the TWEEN
ty-frst Rule' found so few friends that the
only wonder was how such a rule could ev-
er control the action of the House. To day
the amazement is how so many can be found
to oppose it. Say not after this, that there
is, or can be, wisdom or consistency of leg
islation in such a body of politicians as con-
troll eventsi in the present House of Represen-
fatives.
The scene played to procure this unex-
pecte d result was even more dramatic than
all the PLAY of Yesterday. The journal had
no sooner been read thai The subject came
formally before the House. A whole set OF
rules had been adopted the day.previous ex-
cepting a final vote upon them. Upon sur
veYing the field it was apparent that mis-
chief was brewing, and that a plot had been
laid to undo all the work of yesterday, all
that of the Saturday previous, and during the
morning hours of the twelve or thirteen
weeks of the session.
Mr.. Bidiack of Penn. who at best is a
mighty uncertain man, ever voting one way
to-day and another Tomorrow, or looking one
way by his speeches and rowing another by
bis votes, led off in the farce of slim Crow"
legislation to day. After some iwistIngs aud
~tarnings to make all ready, a motion was
made by him to lay the whole subject upon
the table. Once upon the table it was sure
10 lie there, as still as the dead in the grave.
The opposition, inclaiiHg all the Wings froh
the free States, and some few of the Loeb
Focos, found that they were TO be worsted
if the vote was to be pressed. Incidental
motions had consumed the morning hour and
the subject could not properly be passed be-
You'd. The Speaker, however. decided diff
ferent. and allowed the subject to be consid-
cred until disposed OF. 1t was not in order
to postpone the subject, nor was it in order
to move a call of the house in order to bring
in the artful dodgers. Nothingswas in order
which might compel the house TO act hon
estly upon this subject, and every thing was
in order that carried out the DEGREES of the
caucus.
Well 1.-The motion to lay upou the table
was ordered, and when the names had been
called in tones so low and solemn, so cauti-
Gus and careful, that each man could hear
well how his ~neighbor voted. and weigh well
the probable result, the richest scene of the
session followed. 1t was found before the
vote was announced that a change of three
votes would defeat the proposition. AS i
was, IS were for laying it on the table ant
80 against it. A precious exhibition of cleo
pioneering was resorted 10. Alexander Dun
can, of Ohio, who votes almost any wa!
when he votes at all upon this subject, which
is not very often, led off in the necessar,
changes. The NAY OF a few oments befort
was a YEA now. This was SO to S6. Mex
came John w. Davis, of Indiana, and hi
vote was changed, which made 81 yeas I,
50 nays. But where to get another. On
man was appealed to, aud another and an
other, until at last Mr.. Jacob S. Yost,of Penn
~sylvania, was hit upon.
MFR. Yost seemed reluctant to yield hi
conscience to bis party, and his judgemen
entirely to others. Nevertheless, but wit
as many wry faces as a patient ever display
ed over a prescription of Norwood, tn
whole dose was takeG. MI. Yost sunk ac
into ms sea-, looking very muchas you mlgl
tsncyy d man looks who has sold himself S
.cheap that every body laughs at his bargain
The ~anti-petition men wanted MIR. Yost
vote. having got which, little did they car
for Mr.. Yost. The gentleman's name W
never heard of before in the House, exec
ins4he mere echo ofhis name when called
the Clerk,and probably it never will be heal
of hereafter.
Thus ended the last chapter in the faro
caves S6-Noes S77' said the Speaker, sal
the whole subject is laid upon the table,
There il will sleep all the present sesslo
certainly, and probably all the next, and u
til a Wing Congress raises 1t from the "ton
of the Capulets,'' where the political gray
diggers have now given it a most ungraclo
burial. In the, mean time we have IT
twenty-6rst Rule in force, and Petitlo