New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-20
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WASHINGTON, May "a, 1854.
Late last night. or rather very early this
Saturday morning, the House adjourned under
| circumstances which have been related to me by
| those who were present for, not being paid "
| per dav far breaking my rest, l left about IL
O'clock and went to sleep with a sort Of imagin.
| ary sound of yeas and nays still ringing upon
INV tympanum. have suggested to some of my
| friends who are making patriotic martyrs Of
| themselves, that they should consider, by sort
If Legislative fiction, the folly they are engaged
in as being perpetrated without subjecting them
selves to all its inconvenience. I have sug-
gested a recess to tiiem-I have reminded them
Of the sensible arrangement between the fat and
lean man who fought the duel by firing at their
respective sizes ehalked out upon barn door
but all in vain--as the Declaration Of 1ndepen-
lence has it, they have been &C deaf to my en-
treaties"
aWhan this saw, came awai
And left the session
saw they were resolved a.
On my oppression"
But to return to the circumstances of the adj
iournment Mr. Hunt, of La, seized favorable
moment and made an appeal to the House to
sopits present course suggesting that the friends
of the bill should give another week for its dis
eusson, and that its opponents should then allow
it to be finally disrosed Of.
This proposition, which was received in good
part by nearly all present, was marred by Mr..
Stephens, Of Ga, who referred to sort Of re-
volutionary editorial Of the NJ Y. Tribune, and
thus opened again the fountains of ill will.
After this several gentlemen spoke, and finally
Mr.. L. Campbell, of Ohio, rose to speak, but
was Immediately met with cries Of order"
" ORDER
MIR. Campbell (whose manner was somewhat
iefiant) insisted that he would be heard-he
would not be gagged-he would resist this at
tempt to gag him while others were allowed to
speak.
Mr.. Edmundson, Of Va, then used insulting
language and took menacing attitude towards
Campbell, who in turn drew back to receive
him, and now bloodshed would certainly have
taken place but for the prompt rush Of members
around the parties
Soon after this, on motion of Mr.. Richardson,
of Illinois, the House adjourned
At IL o'clock to-day, the House came togeth-
or again, and the interminable journal was
read.
The regular business, that's, calling yeas and
| nays, was then commenced anew.
| Mr.. Hunt. of Louisiana, then obtained unani-
nous consent from the House to be heard while
he read report of last nights proceedings from
the Union, which report he pronounced, SO far as
| it relsted to him, a falsehood; he then read a
report from the Globe Of what occurred, which
he pronounced to be substantially correct. He
again appealed to the House that they should
adjourn until Monday, and give time for confer
ences and Cancellation. This was well received,
and would have been carried, but unfortunately
| Campbell and Clingman were named as tellers
on the division, and the vote being close they
could not agree, and did not report the result.
shortly after this, however, Mr. Richardson, OF
Illinois, moved an adjournment, and it was car
ried.
have written somewhat playfully of what is
passing here, because even the most serious
events have oftentimes their ludicrous aspects
but must not deceive you--there is mischief
afoot We are in the midst of that sort of con-
fusion which may result in the worst conse-
quences- even in bloodshed and civil rebellion.
a few more days will decide. CHRoNIeLER.