The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-01-02

but many Of the Slavery united with the anti
Slavery men in the affirmative, and npreyall-
ed by a large vote. Now came the question,
"a Shall the Resolution pass Z" and thcy yeas and
navs were demanded from all sides with entire
unanim;ty. The prevalent feeling evinced,
was one of deep seriousness and earnest reso-
luton ! think the House is not often so still
during call Of the yeas and nays. The fact
that no SIMILAR proposition had ever prevailed,
rendered it apparently an even chance that
this would be defeated, until very near the
close Of the call Several members who did
not answer when called in their order, asked
to be cafel at the clcs", and one or TWO chang
ed their vote. All who were within the bar
when their names were originally called are
entitled 10 vote, at any time before The result
i, annou ced The les 1t was announced by
the Speaker, breaking brraihless silence
Dir. Holmes of S. c, the Taylor and Butler
party in the House, (haying been Federal
ist OF the Sc ho0l of '9S, jackson man OF '2S,
a Nulli6rr of '32, for Polk and Texas in IA,
ard now for TAYLOR and 9utler,) who usually
leads the advanced guard of Slavery, but who
had not been in his seat I'LL now, rose and cried
ont. Let the Southern members retire p but
believe he alone retired. 1t is true, bowev-
er, that many were deeply excited, and that
some were er;eved to whom | would not will
liEgly give pain. Some would have had less
objection to the Resolution without the pream-
BILE others considered that the better part Of
the whole. AT all events. What is writ is
writ"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23d
The House adjourned 10 Wednesday,
something beyond the usual time. but only
two legislative DAYS. which the Senate haVo
taken. But Iiule business will now be done
until after the holidays.
The House, after an effort 10 do nothing,
got into Committee of the Whole upon the
private calendar, Mr.. Boyd, OF KY. in The
chair.
The doomed subject, slavery" unexpect-
edIy i1uad lis wav here into the cnmmiliee.
upon priviIe bill reported al The last session
of Congress One bill proposed The pay
menl for "a slave who had made his escape
while employed in the public service in Flor
ida during the war.
Mr.. Dickey. Of Pa, resisted the payment,
and argued against the payment o: the claim,
upon the ground that il Was II novelIy in the
legislative history of the government, and
upon principles inequitahIe and unjust. Mr..
Dickey spoke with feeling and earnesfness.
defending the minority report Of whirh lie is
author.
Mr.. Bird, Of s. e.. as The author OF the
maJu-iIy rcpuri. wished 10 know If the ex-
tended debate was in order, and the merits
OF the whole slave question was opened. lfso,
he WAS ready.
Mr.. Boyd, in the chair, was not ready 10
impose any restraints upon The debate which
were not irreleveni
4 motion wac then made that the commit
lee Use, which WAS agreed.
A resolution calling Tor the correspondence
between MIR. Gordon. Consul nj Rio Janeirn.
upon tho African slave trade. was adopted
and Alter The passage of n single bill, the
House adjourned al n very eaily hour.
HID re oauss Ct adjourned there would !
have been hong debate upon the slavery
question, aud neither the House nor HE cnun-
try are, nrihi' moment, in proper frame Of
mind for any euch debate.
Correspondence ofhe Express.
CAUCUS OF SOUTHERN SENA.
TORS AND REPRESENTA-
TlVES.
WAsHiscrcN, Dec %.
liG VI HOiH
or Congress, were summoned to meet in
caucus. last evening. in the S-natc Cham
Der. There are. all roId, thirty Senators
representing Slave States, and all told here
are in The House Of Representatives eighty
six Representatives.
Present i'll caucus, 81
Absent. 81
Very many nf whom. and large majority.
TIM. were in the CRY, but declined Io attend.
Conspicuous among the absent were Messrs.
Benton. Mangun, Badger, Bell and Clay
ION.
A large majority were oppored 10 all ac-
rior, opposed 10 The rail- of The meeting. and
were present To wai.h and irown down those
who, after This fashion, were inclined 10 make
themselves notorious by disiu: bance Of the
public pcare.
The caucus was called. Of course, in view
nj ire recent action Of the House upon two
or three important propositions connected
with The abolition of slavery inthe District Of
Colunhia-a subject. bv The way, concern
ing which The people Of the District more
Interested than anybody else, are wholly
mute.
None hut members, and Southern mem
here. were admitted. though some fe W NORTH
ern gentlemen found their way inls the
Chamber. introduced or struggled by their
friends.
Mr.. Calhoun, though NOT the first 10 speak
from the South, or South Carolina. this col
league, Mr. Butler, preceding him. Was
the most bitter, the most in earnest for The
most direct action, and for taking a starr
His manner WAS as imperative as his tone,
aud he Looked and spoke defiance 10 the
North. His colleague advocated The result,
but in much genIler phrase and manner; both
Of them, along with The whole South Caro-
lima delegation in The House seem ready for
the extreme ACTOR. MIR Calhoun spoke
rwi,e once preliminary and once 10 reply 10
MIR. Toomhs, OF Ga. who. with equal pro-
prirry aud good sense held that this was no
lime for acrinn. aud thai the South had no
riehs 10 acI until Inc Constitutional MEASURES
had failed whereas there has not heeu as
yet any infringement oil Souih.rn rights. as
nothing Lad been done. But II was enough
Tor MIR. Calhoun 10 know that snmelhi... had
hecn proposed. and this proposition he was
for mPcfing with resislaucee la The courae