The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-16

nmcncod on me by saying that had cho-
Il quo clergyman for NY adversary, THIS h
"a ln;iunton lhnt I have made cowardly
..rb on q methodist preacher. | suppose
4 honorable guuIlan'an from Ponnsy lvnnin
i Vr Slcyens) N one Of these, llnughlorl-
j No Slnnly explained what was cousidGred n
,.afnlion Of the Scriptures IL mcnut to d.
- the HefiplureH from their holy purpose,
II 90 USE them irrcSorcnily, in ordinary
n -nyersalioni this was MI lic meant, nothing
more; hat Mr. llllliard snid lhnt was false
H. ihru took mp portions Of billiards. speech
commented thereon, md cout0ndod that tho
4 rtifHsf- Wptr .unt-in accordance With the
sfdriurrs, aud that dioy looked towards dis,
union, aud were incompatible with Christi
aulG
Mr. billiard WIN you give me- time to shy
Nlr Sluuly Fifteen timcs,so get DUCK liz
door. Go on; certainly
Mr. lllliad-Allow me 20 Hsk question.
Dbl understand tie gentleman Ia say thnl
furnished the letter writer's with q sketch Of
ms religious discourse?
Ng Stnuly--I recommended the taking
down the sermons, 20 show how The polili,
OHu can preach.
Mrtlillnrd Docs tho gentleman mean to
ly hat furnished lciler writer's with q sn-
r.c paragraph?
Mr. Slanly-No stick TO your vocation;
Hiyo seen enough Of Miss Nnncyism on this
toor, lie waS like the man who snid ho did
c,tuin things ns general not ~ u cardinal,
aud was gsked what will you br when ,ho
devil gets Your tfuuF'Ttrr59 ='tiFaJtlaFf hayr
mq.c-rlnriy Than the gentleman let the coun-
'ty A'cidr, and whether my bonft Is IN the
nebl place. The gentleman asks wholhcr
dsuHinn sentiments Hrc continued iu his
.pe,ch5 | answer several. Ouc w. Tho
South will resist the Threatened nggrpssious
10 tho last Docs not every man know qhut
ho means civil war aud LlQodshcd2 lie says
ma, California cannot come IN, without ~
additional guarantee against transferring
power to the enemies of our institution. l.
uu, thut telling Our constituents hat ihcNorlh
are tic curuiic- Of tho S0uih2 Aud again,
hoe ,nNs, Lam for offering bnulu 1t oncc''ard
%, His as the gentleman preached here ns his
dJs'ciuc-Grst pure, then pcoccnhlc2
Nr llIIllord l mcnut m parliamentary
sense.
Nj slany-lt was said thut the ,pion was
TO hc dissolved last Saturday, but 1t Is not
dlssolved,nud the preacher was only preach.
ug m n PickWiChiHu sense. Mississippi was
uabing preparations for military resistance;
a1I Goy Iruup, Of Gcorgia, was urging re-
,l'lancc to aggression. don't believe that
- WAS meant ~ II parliamentary sense. De
unud guarantees for further safety, aud re-
si-t eucronchmenrF'ai any hazard
Mr. Illinrd-ln my Judgment lho.pnrsnge
OF the Wllmnt Provso would drive lhc pcu-
pie INTO resistance.
Nlr Stauly--llow?
Mr. llilrnrd-Rcyoluliona resistance
DO You not think il would lead to this
Mr Sanly-i spii North Cnru!tna ,p,,,,ld
int 20 With that crowd. We will siaHd soil
J0Ty ana dt0UU Ugurrr7t lIIItr
man. 90
Mr. llillard-IIow?
Mr. Sanly, starting up---If we fight with
preachers We will 20 uuarmed 0Lnughter.)
Mr. iiilliord--Wil the Southern people re-
SYST the Wlmot Proviso
Air Slanly-l don't believe !, will he pass.
ed.
Mr. IIiIIiurd--suppose it should be- pass
rJ -7-r.-----
Mr. Stunly-lf passed, | believe the pcople
OF North Carolina viii stand -hy The Union,
Wllmol Proviso or no Wilnoi Proviso. "a
storm Of applause broke ont on the floor aud
IN The galleries, which was promptly stilled
~ the Chairmnn-) "Resistance, and. to the
"unoet e%'rnmity,' nro not words IN my yo-
cabulnry.
Mr Hilliard-Do you believe that the South
Wit resist by revolution?
Nlr Stnnly-l don't believe they will. God
forbid Ifever tho people intended TO do So.
after they have heard Mr. Cahoun's speech,
mud thai orthe gentleman from htuhHrIrn, they
wiz mol. God deliver RTE ffett4- such asaacia
utes! The gentleman says hr meant what
he stated in parliamentary sense, and now
he says the South will resist strongly. lie
stands guilty, according to his oHIl answer.
- ! have endeaVored 60 show tbathe did preach
dlsunion. II is not true that threatened the
people with the military power Of the gov
crnment. There was a mnn, now IN the
Senate, who, in 1888, made threats. saw
two gentlemen rocently,vho heard the Pres
'dent Mt that time declare, that il no were
eHilty of tho first overt net, he would hang
hfm ms high rs Human, "by the Eicrnal.n-
Whether General Taylor will protect the
Onion he has sworn 10 do, | leave for the
preacher Of treason Aler further remarks,
he said TO The committee, it, in u moment of
haste, he had made any rude remarks, no
hody regretted II mora Than hn did lie
thought the genllenJan, rs n preacher. had
gone beyond his calling and station. He said
The Scriptures should not he desecrated to
prepare our country for war.
MIR billiard remarked thnt if the gentleman
had made the observation at first, he should
not have addressed The committee file did
not entertain n single nnkiBd sentiment to-
yards the Fcnlsmnp, nor would he have