Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-02-08
Correspondence ofthr Daily Free Press


There was great time in the Senate today.
The galleries were filed with Ladies and
crowds of men all anxious to hear Your Sena.
tor, Mr.. Phelps. II rose in his place ahou,
lalI past one and spoke upon the Vermont R..
solutions until three o'clock, occupying tho
time very much TO the qualification of III North
ern men and women, and giving his views bold
y and frankly in spite of the threa,enings and
frequent interruptions Of the Southern hots pur,
who were exceedingly neuled by his rema H..
Mr.. Phelps is one Of the strong men Of the Sen.
ale and a fair specimen Of Vermont humanity
The people Of Vermont have no occasion to b,
ashamed of their Senator, and if they could have
heard him in the Senate today, pride would
have sweIled their hearts and they would say
he reflected their sentiments and feelings upon
the great question which now agitates the coun.
try.
II was good to see him stand up firmly in
his place and utter the true sentiments Of the
Green Mountain State. Like Il rock in the
midst OF the ocean surrounded by angry bill.
lows, he stood unnoved and unmovable. Every
five minutes some Southern Senator would
snap at him and make some suggestion, but he
waited patiently for them to exhaust their fur,
and vent their spleen, and then would pursue
again the even tenor of his way, practically
saying, none of these things move me- Gen
Cass, or rather The logic Of his speech, met a
severe reviewer in Mr.. Phelps lie did noi
l,u ttutinuaI al 4,
president 10 stand upon. He tore VI the v.r,
ground upon which the Genrna planted Kim
self and left him to'tering 10 his flll. Ca.
felt the power of your Senator rcaSonirg and
WINGED under the ca>tigation he received at nj
hands, The threats of The South too I've m"r
with true courage, keeping himself cool VIII lc
they were biting their lips and cenchny their
hands. He inquired Of Southern Senators what
they could do if they seeded from the Uuion
telling them in plain and eloquent language
that il they left the Union, they could not carr,
any OF the government property with them and
that they would lose all right in the territories
and public domain B,frre the seced,rs from
tie Union could take any of the property be-
longing to the United States they must fight
and lnquer those who stood fas; to the Uuiun.
The result would be civil war upcn which all
gond men and true Americans must look with
horror. hope and trust this able effor, will Do
good, but assure You matters have assumed
serious aspect. am no a!arnst. should
not be surprised If tie Southern members
stepped ont of Congress, leaving no quorum to
do business. and then indeed the wheels of gov
rrnment would be stopped. This is what they
Issiep ihs docrns' seens 9f Xnu[ T e
can learn that m,ny ot tie s uneru me,nbrr-
are bent on dSu;ion, hesnaiing not to cal.
culate the value of lie union and laying il
would be better for them to he separated
Last evening in Mr.. Gays room IA, the Ma.
ronal Hotel, heard IA gentlemen from the
South say 10 M. Clay, the excitement was very
!r'a' in the region lie came hrm. " Does tie
Xciiem"n' rrarh the misses, or only the pou.
rrans Z" a-krd NJ. Clay. II reaches th
masses most essentially" replied the other
'ir Clay was silent and lhnughtfnl.
We are aware at the North that the Soih
have been somewhat in the habit of bullying
and b"asllng, bat now it does seem that they
are really in earnest, and such an impress sion j.
gaining ground very fast here. But suppose
Mansfield Mountain wi not be removed from
lis bs,e by a-y thing tho South can do, 81 30"
need moi be alarmed. ON the whole Washing
ton is destined to be the scene OF much excite
tnent before the winter closes. There are seve-
raj very good public houses here, but the Ma
tonal Hotel seems to be the crack house.
at any rate find it a good AS any one in New
York or Boston. The cooking here is admira.
bile, aud the canvass back ducks are IA great
luxury. Don't your mouth water ? The ser
wants here are exceedingly well trained, but
they are not of the African blood Trims Of
that Scarcely niger about the house. But
there are many fine darkies in Washington be.
sides the Slaves, and hold up their heads like
men. | haze no, yet visited the niger pen here
where the spectators keep the darke, for sale.
Bat mus, close.
Suicide-Femalc Firmucss.