Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-02-28
CONGRESS-.
Letter to the Editor.
TRICKS OF THE DISCREPANCIES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S, 1850.
DEAR SrR,-The revolution has been begun
the threat, made some time ago by the Slavoc-
racy, is being put in execution. This dly has
thus far been consumed in voting TO adjourn, and
on other privileged motions, to consume the
time, and prevent the House from acting upon
a resolution instructing the committee on terri
tories to report a bill for admitting California in
to the Union. What the result will be do not
pretend to guess. ! must confess that the Indi-
cations are anything but favorable. | believe
there is settled determination, at all hazards
to keep California ont, and by the rules of the
House, one fifth of the members can effectaaly
defy the power of the remaining four ffths in
the transaction Of business. In all the buster
ing and vaporing of the hot spurs in their
speeches, nothing has shown itself that looks so
much in earnest us this. The call for the pre-
vicus question on the adoption of the resolution
hlving been seconded, no question can be en-
tertained except some privileged question,--and
to prevent direct vote upon the resolution, the
factionists resorting tn this reasonable oper
ing 10 an adjournment, but think but few are
disposed to surrender.
PS. Half past ten the call of the yeas and
nays is still going
And the game was successfully continued, I'M
til IL o'clock at night. Then arose an important
question: HIS Monday erpired? If SO, by the
rules this California resolution must 90 over for
two weeks. A Slavocrat occupied the chair,
and decided that the day celsed at 12-albeit
Congress always considers the 4th of March |
Sunday though it be) to be the Sd of March for
all legislative purposes, if no adjournment in- !
teryenes. So it was last March. Both Houses
sat till daylight on Sunday the 4th of March, |
and transacted business, when, by law, Congress
was dead on the Sd of March. Then the Sav-
ocrats were playing another game. A Slave
cratic Speaker reyerse5 long established Gus
tom,--lhus playing INTO the hands of the disor
ganzers. Was This the fruit designed by Gid
dings, Rout g. Co, when they suffered the dc
feat of Wiu,hrop2
The first test question on Monday, and the
fullest vote, was on a motion of Mr. Inge to lay
this California resolution on the table: ayes 20
tSlavocratic vote, Noes l2I. This looks as
though California will come in. whenever a vote
can be gotat,
The debate on the slavery question has been
continued through the week, both in the SenaIe
and House. In the Senate, Messrs. Downs and
Clemens have taken Savocratic ground
and damaged their cause. Even Gen. Cass
was compelled 10 say to them that he could not
back them up-that they I" drove their Northern
friends to the WALL Mr.. Clay has mingled in
the debate with vigor. Mr.. Miller of n. J. de-
Tended the North against the complaints OF the
South and ably seconded Mr. Clay's views.
In the House, the best speeches on the Nor {
thern side appear to have been made 10y Messrs
Mann and Winthrop of Mass Campbell of Ohio, t
B'ssell, OF Ill. and Stevens (Thad.) of Pennsyi-
vaniG. Mr.. Venable, one of the lbest men of r
the South has made the strongest speech on the q
other side: he would not take Clay 'sCompromise l.