The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-01-27


House.
Resolved, Tint the Secretary of the Treasury DO
directed to institute forthwith, the necessary legal
proceedings, TO ascertain and secure the balance Of
tho public money due from Caleb ]. McNuty, as
Clerk Of the House of Representatives
Resolved, That the President Of the United States
be requested to cause criminal prosecutions to be
commenced against Caleb J. McNuty, late Clerk of
this House, for embezzlemeni of tho public mon
ey and all persons advising, or knowingly and will.
lingly Practicing in such embezzement according to
the provisions OF Tho act of Congress, approved Aug
ust 9Th lS4I.
McNulty was arrested by the Sergeant at and
brought into the House, when lac declared himself
innocent oftho charge, and proceedings in the
were postponed I'LL the next day. No other business
oil consequence was done by the House.
SATURDAY, Jan, 49, The Senate was not in ses-
sion day. In the House NIcNulty's dedication
came up and no satisfactory explanations were re.
ceived from him touching the matter, MIR Weller
and stated that no hoped there was not person
present who believed that the opinion he expressed
yesterday, that Mr. McNulty could satisfactorily ex-
plain his account, not honestly at that time en-
tertaned by him. lie still thought that tho Clerk
would not, in the end prove defauier and that the
Government would not lose dollar by him. But
circumstances, it appeared, would prevent McNulty
from clearing up the difficulty n, present, but in a
week or two that would he, probably, done. lie
had himself been grossly deceived by the represcn-
tatons Of the Clerk yesterday and he felt the deep
est modification account of it,
The resolutions Of the Committee on accounts
then passed unanimously except the las, against
the passage of which there were 4 nays
Mir IIoukins of Na nfTared a Rcsolntiop onnr;n,-
ing Benjamn B. French, Clerk of the House, and
moved suspension Of the rules for It's introduction.
The rules were suspended, and the Resolution was
, adopted so Mr. French, the Chief Assistant Clerk,
appointed in the place of Mr. McNuty, the late
Clerk. The Speaker administered the oath of office
to the new Clerk, when the House nd journed
MONDAY, Jan. 20. SENATE. Mr. Benton pre-
sented the resolutions adopted by the Legislature of
Missouri on the subject of Texas annexation The
resolutions read at the Clerks desk, and Mr.
b. made some remarks. lie reioiced at the COM
mendabe split displayed in these resolutions for his
State had special interest in Texas, besides that
general interest in which she purool in common with
the res, of the country Missouri had large inland
trade with Texas yet, great was her interest," she
had shown n disposition to consult the peace and
harmony of the Union, her example, in this respect,
beheld the youngos, State in tho Union striving to
bring back the OF the confederacy 10 a controlling
sense OF the value of the Union.
MIR Upham presented memorial from a great
number The citizens of Vermont protesting, in the
most solemn and earnest manner, against the annex
alton OF Texas in any form whatever.
The following bills considered in Committee
of the Whole, md ordered TO be engrossed
APpropriating $500, 900 for the conlinuation of
the Cumberland Road, through the States of Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois.
Paying Massachusetts her claim for a balance due
for disbursement in the last war; This was ordered
to be engrossed, by vote Of 81 to II.
HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Mckay, the House
resolved itselfinto Committee of the Whole, and
resumed the consideration of the of annexa
ton Mr. Fiammou, of Mississippi, entitled to the
floor, and spoke in favor Of il.
Mr. Hudson OF Mass followed He thought it most
extraordinary that this proposition should have come
from the Committee on Foreign Relations. without
being accompanied by single line of argument in its
favor. lie thought the expedicncy of this measure
had been very ieeby supported. No important issue
connected with its expectancy had been presented
Gentlemen flew oft to other and irrelevant ques.
tlons Inc member from Alabama, for instance,
(Nlr Yancey) seemed quite disposed to get up quar-
rel with Massachusetts. For his part he would not
quarrel with any one, would he go into an eabo-
rate defence of Massachusetts; he would say as the
gentleman himself had said, 'there she stands" and
let her be judged by what she shows herself TO be-
lie would place her side by side with Alabama and
let the world judge between them. Let them be |
compared for prosperity, responsibility ana morality.
He thought Massachusetts had nothing to fear from
the comparison. 1t had been cast up TO the people |
of the North that all their attachments were centred
upon filthy ucre regard to this, he said, at least,
what they had was their own. II was the result Of /
their own free labor, and not extracted from the
labor and sweat of scourged slaves. In connection
with this point he related an anecdote A gentleman
from the Norh,the ether days entered tai lors shop,
and inquired the price of a garment The tailor
named the price, and the gentleman thought it too
high, and offered something less. His offer
cepted and the bargain closed. A sprig from the
Sonth, standing by, remarked that this was always
the way with the people of the North, who mover