The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-02-10
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ii till about 8, p. NJ. when they meet at all.
ar, less than fifteen hours per week. We
should not expect much from those who labor
1t an average OF not more than 81 hours per
day. II is supposed by many that members
work when not in 81 ssion, and this is true Of
many of them, but il is also true that many
Of them are not engaged in the public busi-
ness but small portion of the time that the
Houses are in session.
Mr.. Phelps, who was appointed by the !
Governor of Vermont to fill a vacancy in the
Senate, when the legislation of Vermont
was not in session, has question touching
his right to a seat before the Senate. Since
his appointment the Legislature of his state
have been in session, and have failed to elect
a Senator to fill his place. The question is
whether he can mold over after the meeting
and adjournment of the legislature? The
committee to which the question was referred
disagreed, and it is undergoing debate in the
Senate.
Gen. Cass, a few days ago offered reso-
luton, calling upon the President for imfur-
nation relative to the now notorious, Bedini
the Pope's nuncio He and others took that
occasion to charge acts of lawless violence
upon the people, in different localities, to-
wards this ecclesiastical dignity, and to COM
ment in severe terms, upon those acts.
1t would have been well for Senators to
have been sure of their facts before pronounce
ing judgment. | have not heard of any cri-
mininal conduct towards Bedin. Foreigners
- cit in, thnir
manifested their dislike for him, and their
adherence of him. If they have udjudged
him guilty in matters whereof he is innocent,
they have done no more than these Senators,
under the lead of Gen. Cass, have done to-
wards these same foreigners.
Why is it that this legate of his holiness
the Pope, is to be thus vndicated, when o.
Tiers, equally entitled to our protection, sui
fer more than he has done without disquicting
these Senators. When Mr.. Hoar the ac-
credited representative Of the state Of Massa-
chusetts, some years since, was compelled to
have Charleston, South Carolina, to save his
person from the violence of mob, merely
because he was there by the appointment of
the Governor of Massachusetts to bring the
case Of colored citizen of Massachusetts,
who was deprived of his liberty, before the
courts of South Carolina, it did not at all
alarm our Honorables at Washington. When
Senator Foote of Mississippi, in his place in
the Senate, asserted that if Senator Hale
should come to his part Of the country, they
would hang him without Judge or Jury, |
have not heard that Senators from that part
of the country deemed il duty to vindicate
their constituents from the imputation. Now,
when this distinguished ecclesiastic has been
the subject of indignant manifestation, from
a few, perhaps, misinformed foreigners, their
veneration for the law is offended, and strong
expressions of Indignation for supposed cruel
murderer, are magnified into acts of lawless
violence, and the humble authors are denounc-
ed before the country, and the world, NY men
of a world wide fame, and from the most
conspicuous place on the continent. The
persons accused, the places of their residence
and the country should be vindicated from
these unfounded assersions, emanating fiom
place calculated to give them credit.
In the Senate, debate has fairly begun, in
open contempt of the Baltimore resolutions.
The word now is, in the language OF South
ern paper. "The South has nothing to gain
but every thing to lose by delay" Put il
through, say our would be masters. Don't
wait to hear from your constituents. Close
the matter before the people have time to
agitate. Don't let the light in, for fear of
defeat.
Mr.. Douglass opened the discussion on
Monday and devoted much of his time in
abuse OF Senator Chase. Mr.. Chase replied
to the personal matters in dignilied manner,
and the debate was postponed, against the
earnest protestations of M. Douglass, until
Friday, when Mr.. Chase continued the debate
and very ably discussed the questions arising
upon the bill.
An exact copy of the latest edition of the
Douglass bill has been introduced into the
House. There to it produces agitation, The
anti agitation are the advocates of the bill |
and, no doubt intend, if they are strong e.
ough and can control their forces, to cut off
debate, in few days. Already there is a
moving among the people. Rhode Island,
the land OF Robert Williams, always true to
the Gauss of liberty, by its legislature, with
out dissenting voice, protests. A large
popular meeting, composed Of men of all
parties in the city of New York, with one
dissenting voice resolved against it. Meetings
in other places are being held to demonstrate
none that | have heard Of to approve. Has
he time come when the resolutions of states,
md people will be contemnsd by our Con-
sress Has 1t come to pass that our public
men, would rather rely upon Government in
luence, than upon the people! Look upon
he bright, fertile, sunny south, benighted
With the curse of slavery. Dare we stard
ent while Congress are striving to plant
avery upon that immense domain!
1t is offered as an excuse that the climate
If Nebraska will secure it from slavery. Yes
nature iorbids it; reason policy, mortality, re-
igion, humanity forbid it, but our republican
Congress will not. Is this possible?
WESTERN RESERVE BANK-On Saturday
morning we found the following telegraphc
spateh, by the Pew limo, in our advertise
nent box, having been deposited there by