Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-24

practice was immoral and that the proceeding was
in violation of the Constitution.
Mr. Rayner explained. He acknowledged that
duclling immoral lie commended, however,
that it was necessary.
Mr. Hamlin was not casuist enough to see the
shade of difference which the gentleman made in
his explanation. lie acknowledged that it was i'm
moral, and vet defended il. He spoke with feeling
of the Cey duel, which gave Northern members
an interest In the matter 1t was time to move on
this subject
MIR Causn of Maryland opposed the notion
Make rules against giving insult Those who
would dare to mock their God, would dare to vo-
late law Of this Hose. If duelling was prohb.
tied, we would become Italians and the stileto
would take the place of other weapons. The Speak
or had authority in any other place than in this
Hall. He concluded long speech by moving to
! lay the whole matter on tho table.
Mr.. Wentworth called the yeas and nays
! MIR. Mcdowell Of Ohio asked the gentleman to
withdraw his motion for one inmate. lie instanced
the result Of other Investigations and hoped tlIat
The matter might be dropped lie renewedfhe mo
ticn 10 lay on the table.
Mr.. Seymour Of New York called for the yeas
and nays. Ordered. Yeas log nays 50.
Sc the matter laid en- The table not to be taken
up again probably.
FRiDAY, Jan. II.
Rouse. Nv Taylor, from the Committee on Ac
counts, made a report in reference 10 the defalca-
zion Of Mr.. McNully, ,he Clerk of the House.
The report states thN, after proceedings had been
commenced ia this matter, Mr. McNuty had been
twice saiamonel To apPesr before the Committee on
! in botb ir.,a~rc~ Il s,,,cs f,r,Hor ,b., JaGn;,
f @ * Con lad boo,, disro.orcJ ~ H., o,;-,t
G,nd ~ ,bo Ijonyn tTba vJln ,,,,,t u; NV
i f.lcrk,s hands h1d bcen sop COO II was ,,no,or,
cd that he had disbgrscd $4,000, leaving unex-
pended &60C00 1t was further discovered. that
the whole amount Of the fund had been drawn from
nm actual deGrit of els Ccn az tbis Jaec;, s5oe
mon r,,s ,n.,.rcl h,, ,La f-Iorl,,, 49, - IL,
| e. ,Lo \ 49, &c Coz coo - r "nu t.u''
nj, ,'e y, IuS "I security
that NJ McN,,l,n hi in,noJ ~ Ch'
90 400 'au W 1ea1o az sn Oho'
sue 'J Sh. O'e,M, arg eSSooo 10
~ IL nn h w. Iaos ,a'se sums nau'
80 en- 400 W. ~ ~ Snei tG'soiiS
.Ao,' Sooo ~ ,to, =, oid.l, oi New iorK.
nc Ooi.',l'Itee sur 'Ha' 10y are uhaoie 10 Ge'
~ go, ,. ~ 4 , 'auu oIoH .'Ss oseu lor
i"o Wv" prom, va. VIC 1ct was obviously wrong,
etlu "a siolut'oi VI ''s uuly. Ne c"uh4Aee rec
g.".eiu i"a' oI saNet PUNISH
Wv Vneiue n' roPV'l OSf'c'uues "atS resoiu-
e'o", u'recUns vac u'siSSal On tee cferK, anu en-
golb'hg upon lee eeGretaty o. Inc treasury to IN
9riVu'n N9al 10 seoS'e 'le sV's Que
az 'Ioi'e''' - uIoo Ielueeteu 70 nave ctiinnai
te o'g'k, ana al
""I SnH't oS ioo"u 10 Hufe WIFI num-
Mr.. Weller Submitted a 3ester from the house of
Charles Secor s, Co, in New York, which was
read By the Clerk in which it is stated that Mr. Nc
Nuiy mas placed TO ms credii' two several sums OF
10 and ga, 900, which are subject, at any time, to
bis dratt ME- w. was understood amidst the con.
tuson, to say that would be found that tke Clerk
ndo nV1 oceh so'iy u any misconduct Ite SAID,
aiso' u"aI t"e government "ouiu SGslaiG no loss by
h'm nc securities were mol Only ape ard ready
To pay the penalty OF the bond, but all the decien
t'cies that nnght be found TO exist He believed
there would De found no actual dehcit
Mr. Gave johnson o3iered resolution that
WARRANT De issued ana u'pt me sergeant
49,, u ~ ~ n. anu ba"g MN
vac aiou'e' 10 "'s"of '"e'oiarges sNqoght a.
sa' as.l s.no..t
ni'et li'uo uepa.T Nso'he we'e iGf disnhs'hg the
oio,H ilo. oiire w'o1. .tat' tns was carried
euu aIcOIuNrety MI'ui'y was af'esteS ahe brought
INTO the clerks desk