The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-10
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Dec. %,

p,ocrrn,xGs OF THE 1oUss.-In the
Uouse Yesterday afternoon. after the close
of my letter. although considerable time
was occupied. httle or nothing was done
that would be of interest to record. Mr..
GidIinrs asked permission TO be heard, on
the resolutions from Massachusetts-bu'
tho lEoase refused. by a vote of IS to 81
10 suspend inc rules TO en- Idle him 10 do
an. On the motion of Mr.. Belser, of Al
abama, 10 lay the resolution of our State
LEGISLATURE on the table, the vote may be
thus analysed Yeas, Wings 40 L"cos
NAYS. AZ Wings, 50 Locos. All The
Wings who voted TO lay the resolution Oh
tha liable. were from slave.ho!dng States.
They were. Milton Brown, Dickinson Pey-
IN, and Senter, of Tennessee, Garrett
D,v;s. Of Kentucky, Dellet, of Alabama,
and Dsberry of North Carolina. Among
the Wings who voted not TO lay the sub
ioct On the table, but virtually TO refer 1t 10
= Select Committee, at the head Of which
will b. Mr.. Adams, were nine from the
Stare holding S;atss. This shows that. at
least among the Wings of the South there
are strong symptoms of return to reason
upon this subject. Had the same good
Sc ise characterised the proceedings OF Tor
mr. Con presses, there would not have been
that fcverish agitation Of this exciting topic
in the free States that now exists. Inc
IoyJ voice of public sentiment is heard
Knocking at tine doors Of Congress-the
su:gc of popular feelings. on the abuse OF
inaiienablc rights, has not been wholly m
vain. and if | am rot much deceived by
,h. signs Of the times, /. will not be many
d,,s before the infamous els; rule will be
among the things that have been, but are
mt. The names Of the zine Southern
Wigs, who. with the courtesy and liber-
alitv of true Southern chivalry, voted TO
give TO Mr. Adams and his Committee full
power TO examine and report upon this
ms; exciting subject, were Messfs. Bar
ringer and Clingman, Of North Carolina,
Chilton and Summers, Of Virginia, Willis
Green. Order. Tbomasson, and White, of
kentucky, and Stephens, of Georgia
Thus it will be seen that all the Wings
from the free States, and Il majority from
tn Slave States, voted TO refer this resolu,
iion. Nearly all the Locos from The Slave
States, and large number from the free,
voted to Law upon the table, in conlemptu
ons refusal to refer the resolution Of SOW
eFeign State.
Dec. 81,
When the House adjourned, yesterday.
it mad under consideration resolution, Oh
fercd bv Mr. Burke of New Hampshire,
70 90 into the election of Postmaster of
,rl,i hagp n r
Mccormack, the present most faithful and
excellent officer, and appoint some rabid
Loco Foco applicant in his place. This
resolution came up in regular order, this
morning. IL was however, waived, and
the chair called for petitions from the sew.
eral States.
Mr McKoy, from the Committee Of
Wavs and Means. offered Il resolution CIV
Ing that Committee permission 10 employ
q Clerk. which was passed.
After which. Mr. Durke's resolution, TO
e. into an election Of Postmaster of the
House. came up. A motion was made TO
lav it on the table. Upon this, the yeas
ald nays were taken. and il resulted rs
follows: Ayes u, noes 81. Among these
prescriptions ,lcere HWdm Parmen'er and
Henry II'iHiamS, of Massachusetts,
The question Of the adoption Of the re-
solution WAS then taken, by yeas and nays,
ard resulted Us follows. Ayes So noes IS.
So the fate Of poor Mccormack is sealed.
Ills fidelity. his urbaniiy, and his studIous
avoidance of all partlzanship, has availcd
hun nothing
The following is the Select Committee
to which has been referred the Resolutions
o. our State Legislature, asking for Il re-
vision of the National representation based
upon the free population alone, and for an
amendment Of the Constitution for that
purpose 1t was announced by the Clerk
this morning:
John Quincy Adams, Mass.
+. w. Giiner, Va, L. F.
Garrett Davis, Kentucky, Wing.
Joshua r. Giddlngs. Ohio, Wing.
r. i,arnwell Rheit, S. c.. L. F.
J. Il. Ingersoll, Pa, Wing.
Edmund Burke. n. H., Loco.
Samuel G. Sample. Indiana. Wing.
Freeman II. Morse, Maine, Wing.
Five Northern Wings. one Southern
Wing. three Loco Focos.
The Senate had brief sessIon,In which
nothing of interest was done. A commu-
nication from the War Department, in re-
la.ion TO The Cherokces, was received, and
referred to the Committee on lnl,an At
fairs. Mr.. Aliens resolution for opening
the doors of the Senate during Executive
sessions was laid on the table. MIR Walk
er's resolution. calling fn- statement Of
all the expenditures Of Government, in
each year since the year 1879, distinguish
ing the places where, and the times when.
and the objects for which the expenditures
were made. came up for consideration
Mr. Evans said that tins Information could
oaly be imperlectly uh;aincd-and if ii
could be fully furnished, would not be Of
Importance. The resolution was agreed
10. Several other resolutions. calling for
information, were then offered, and i':c
Senate adjourned. L. NJ. B.
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