The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-01-04
Friday, Dec. 20.
VIcToRYl vICTcRY!

vIcToRYl vICTcRY!
The Speaker again relracted his. decis-
ion in regard to petitions. Yesterday he
ruled that petition against the admission
of any new slave State, or of Texas, was
within the rule. Mr. Adams, Of course,
appealed from the decision. This morn
ing he said he had examined the journal
OF the last Congress, and found that such
had not been the construction of the rute,
aud he should Therefore rule for the ad-
mission of those petitions. They go, in
course, TO the Committee on Foreign AT.
fairs, so far as Texas is concerned, and for
the new States, TO the Committee on Ter
rilories or the Judiciary.
The Massachusetts resolves then came
up, on motion to refer them 10 the Com.
mttee on The Judiciary; as several mem
bers had been indulged with permission
TO speak, by general consent, Qhe motion
itself not being debateable) Mr.. Adams
expected the same courtesy, but objection
was made by the shareholders, and it was
necessary TO take the vote of the House
by yeas and nays before he could be heard.
The motion was carried, in a way that
could not but be ndmontory to the slave
hoders-yeas LAG, nays SO. Mr.. Adams
made a powefu speech, almost annhiIa-
ting Weller, Holmes, Charles Ingersoll,
and Judge French, of Kentucky. and
seeming y carrying the sense ofthe House
with him. e., to have The Resolves re.
ferred and reported on. An attempt was
made to lay the question on the table, and
that falled-yeas GA, nays l04 Where
are we! The Resolve of Massachusetts,
demanding the abolition of the slave rep
rcsentalion-l9 memberS-is referred 10
a select committee, of which Mr.. Adams
will undoubtedly be chairman; and make
the report. This is great advance.
Now let Massachusetts see that I57HER
TWO SENATORS, BATES AND CHoATE&I
stand up to these resolutions. They have
never yet stood up for the will Of Massa.
chusetts. Let them hear from home.
Again, let petitions from every town,
and every class of persons, be poured into
Congress. to strengthen the hands of that
Committee. We have found The spot for
an escaade. Let the bulwarks of slavery
now be b ,tlered down. Amend the Con-
sitation by striking from it The loathsome
words, "three-ffhs of all other persons"
copy couple Of paragraphs from our
smaller sized city papers OF this morn
ing -
From the Wing Standard
"THE SoUTn LEFT IN THE HANDS
OF PRov1DENoE, Weep, friends Of the
South, weep! Your rights, your pr;nci-
piles, your feelings-aII, all are gone
alas gone forever. Your foremost cham
plon has deserted you, in this your hour
of 'lrials and tribulalion 7 HENRY A..
WISE yesterday formally announced TO
the House of Representatives that HE
should HEREAFTER offer no opposition to
any attack that might be made on the
privileges Of the South, but committed
them to the guardian care of an alINise
Providence! We woulI thank some
mathematician to favor us with as estim-
ate of how much Mr.. Wise's guardian
care of the South has already cos! the
people"
From the SPECTATOR
1.-The Democrats Of Pennsylvania, New
Hampshire, Maine, and the West gener-
ally have voted with the South. The
Democrats of New England and of New
York, with the exception Of those from
he city of New York, voted with the
Northern and Western Wings in support
of Mr. Adams. In const quence of the
change of position of the New York De-
mocrals, who have hitherto generally vot-
ed with The South, the large Democratic
majority in the House, as it was hoped, 10
this question. The younger mem.
bers Of the House from the South are
highly excited"
The Spectator blunders in speaking as
if Maine ard New Hampshire we're not a
part of New England, and in forgetting
that all the Democratic representatives o.
Maine, and one from New Hampshire
voted for the repeal of the gag. Also,
that in the West, all from Michigan, all
but one from Indiana, and four out of moe
Democrats from h;o, voted to repeal lht
gag. But it is fix, anyhow.-Eman.
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