The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-02-17

bill last reported to the Senate, and was an
ADMINISTRATION MEASURE; and, with threat
enng mien and dictatorial enunciation, he ex-
claimed: "This bill the hards are sure to sup
port, by reason of their exasperoted feelings
toward the softs, and the softs cannot, dare
not, vote against it," This brought up Mr..
Hughes (soiD, of New York, who desired the
gentleman from Virginia" TO leave him out
side of those who dare not vote against it, for
he should vote, as Sae,Fucted by his con-
stituents or resign. Here the Cabinet champ
ion became the gladiator and Indignantly &
contemptuousy responded--"Ah, ha! skulk
behind your constituents, will you! The soft
who dares vote against the bill will be eternal
| ly excluded from Democratic fellowship, and
sink SO deep in political degradation that the
resurrection will not raise him" Mr.. Hughes
again arose, and with spirited, manly and
digniied bearing, rcjoined: "Sir, no thumb
screws can be applied to me, in advance, by
any man or any Administration. shall vote,
sir, according to the dictates of my own con-
science, in the sight of God and my constitu-
ents." This home thrust disabled the Cabinet
champion, and occasioned great sensation in
the House aud galleries.
After extra Billy" had limped about awhile
and order was restored, Mr. LANE, of Indiana
sked the "Gentleman from Virginia" if he
desired to be understood as committing the
Administration to the repeal of the slave-pro-
hibting section of the Compromise act OF
1920. This interroya.'Sy seemed to arouse
the disabled champion, aud as it recognized
his high Cabinet calling, he again assumed
the air and tone of imperial responsibility
and thus spoke: "Sir, am proud and happy
, to know that the President and his Cabinet
are unu on this question, and that they are
f in favor of ubrogating that slave-excluGnG
/ section, and permitting Southern gentlemen
with their dusky followers, to emigrate to 6
0 abide in the promised land Of Nebraska. -
And then he proceeded to discuss Slavery
8 Freesoilism and Abolitonism, till arreste
! by "call to order" from Mr.. Campbell, O
h Ohio, who stated, that the Compromis
measures of 1850, "acquiesced in," by til
o Democratic National Convention, are declar
e ed to be "linality" to all further slavery dis
t. cussion and agitation, and by this test, tn
d gentleman from Virginia is surely out of OF
= der. The Cabinet champion again becam
e the ferocous gladiator, and he exclaimed
81 despise trick worse than do q Ere
e Soiier, aud ihis is a a'oespicabe Whig trick ,
is annoy me-" Mr.. Campbell earnestly soual
If the floor, but the Gentleman from Viruin
refused to yield it, saying--''that he could
d. found outside, after the adjournment, a. reat
y, to respond to any proposition the gentlemt
4 from Ohio had 20 make"
Such is sketch, descriptive of the A
ministration attempt to browbeat and i
u ,1 timidate Congressman into the support of
~ bill, not yet reported to the House. Jutgir
from the success attending this fiensive al
- dsgraceful interference, one would suppo.
L. it would not be repeated; but | assure y,
there is no knowing or predicting what tn
IT. administration will try to do next--it is a
omalous in comparative, and its actings al
doinss are without precedent.-Ci Gin. Gas.
OHIO.