Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-03-14
THE HERALD.
THURSDAY MORNING,
MfRCHii.
THE CAG OR cia RULE.


. We we're greatly pleased, on reading the Consrc
!, Journal ofihe 97,h of February, 20 learn ,ha, the
!, dious gag rule had been rescnded by the decisi,
majority OF twenty votes. We had just begun
T. look with grateful heart upon this cheerng,brg
spot In the political horizon, TO cherish joyou
:, hope that there was more Of virtue and honesty
the democratic ranks, than we had beretoior
. supposed, more of disposition to regard the right
Of the people than facts had seemed to warrant
Blu, alas in the very midst Of these anlicipaons
comes the Journal of the mex, day, the os,h Feb'y
from which we learn with painful regret, that vo
of Tuesday was reconsdered and the whole sub
ject laid The table 10y vote Of yeas as, nays 81
Some extraordinary drill must have b cen ins,itu,
ed to bring abou, this las, vote. The number 80
ting on the 9Th was i9a, zoe to s6) and on tn,
ssh 49, (ss to s7 so it will be seen tina, II more
voted on Tuesday than on Wednesday. And tn,
queto very naturally arises, where were the lac
cidentally ABSENT The subjoined extrac, from tn,
n. Y. American, may throw some light upon tn.
subject.
THE TWENTY-FIRST RULE.
| We were too we'll founded yesterday. in saying
that although the decisive vote OF Tuesday in the
House of Representatives, against this rule. was
|
definitely settled.
1t will be by the record of Wedncs day's pro.
cecdings that in thinner House, by the sneakins
expedieht oflaying on the table the whole subject,
thus Sinking direct vote on the obnoxious rule,
the result Of the previous days vote in full House
was nullihed.
II Is well understood that caucus Of the Loco
Foco members was held on Tuesday night, ofwhich
the sut seems to have been that those who could
not De induced to change their rotes should at least
under the preext of joining in the party of pleasure
$50 fatal in its results) board Capt. Stockon's
ship. be absent, and thus enable nquity TO triumph
in the House.
Bot even when all was thus arranged, the vote as
at first taken on Wednesday, for laying on the table,
stood, as we are well assured, 81 ayes to SO nays
but before it was announced, Jacob s. Yost ofPenn-
syivania, was prevailed upon by the opportunities of
persons who gathered around him. to change his
vole and thus just changed the figures making the
noes 90, the nays 81 and then il relieved from
infinite peril, whole host OF the Loco Focos who
voted against laying on the table, voted against re-
considering that vote, that their virtue should no,
again be put to the proof.
We have placed in italics the names ofthe chang
lngs-but, for greater noiorety of scorn we repea,
them here:
J. Benz a; Bidlack' of Pennsylvania.
3. Jacob s. Yost d.
4. James G.. Clinton, of New York.
g. Amasa Dean, do
g. Jeremiah RusseI do
T. John w. Davis, of Indiana.
8, Thomas ]. Henley, do
r. NJ nHafe y hennedy, 40
free Sta,esand ali n;newe es pe1e a' h,ee
therefor-Loco Focos.
Inc absences on the wednesday vote. from "a
Tnesd ,U'o r ""o 'o'e' AGAIN" '"e 2is' huie on
Messrs. Elmer of New Jersey.
Kirkpatrick, do
Jeremiah Brown, Penn.
1o%n ~ S S.a;,n 10
George II Calm ofCo,r
f.. D. Potter, of Ohio.
Thomas Smith, Of Indiana.
~ n HMen ma, 40
Horace Wheaton os NJ, vo.,,
Here i, will be seen, are three Wings. who can.
lot excuse to themselves nor to their constituents,
heii absence at such voie-unless kept away by
,b,mn;on nc E...a. ''I. D1 O"sn' special
ycdneslay-but was in his nlace IN vote oa.;s w 6
econsideing it. ,
mere were three accessories to the Slave vote, T
Me"srs I'' p'e SEM, on nesdayT .
G. InoersoII oc pan.
Alex Duncan, of Ohio.
And there were ten absences from the vote on ,