The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-04-29
The Closing Scene against Wilmot.

amendment were a1ralu 10 can tEc Pic-
vioas questions. Mr. Caihoud made the
motion to concur. Mr.. Chase, of Su>-
ouchapna, one Of the most scholarly and
and finished gentleman in the llonse, o.
pened the debate on the IN notion TO concur,
and spoke at length against it.. lie vas
followed by Mr.. Armstrong, OF Phliadel-
pbla, who had the magnanimity to rise
above party, and vote according to his
sense of right Mr.. Goepp of Northamp-
ton, the N ost learned lawyer and the most
lucid rea soncr 10 thelHcuse "a Democrat,
i.opposed the amendment upon the ground
ihati was Unconstitutional to deprive the
people of a district of their right to elect
Judge; for, if this bill passed, instead
of havips a ht TO elect Judge, as they
have under existing laws, the people Of
Bradford would have been deprived Of
that privilege for two years, and those OF
Susquchanna for eight years. Besides
he did not wish to place the crown of po-
Ihical martyrdom upon the head of Da-
vid Wiimot. ESQ. god s45z
NIess1s. Calhoun aud Owen favored the
motion to concur.
Judge Mil of Franklin, leading Dem
ocrat in the house, also spoke feelinsly J
and afectiv,ly against it.
Mr.. Mcclure, Of Franklin, one Of the
II ost accomplished leaders of the Repub
licans, closed the debate While he wa,
speaking, it was evident that he was deal.
ing powerful! ana telling tlow>; some oi
his sentences were very strong. He dc
clared "tbat if Mr. Calhoun returned tc
the Courts Of Armstrong county. having
accomplished the overthrow and sever
ance OF thi, district, be would enter those
courts with his hands stained with judi
cia homicide. na
Mr.. Calhoun evidently writhcd under
this and half dozen other such seut"n-
ces. He rose twice to explain, bat only
became the more embaria>ei. At lasl
as the hour of fse approached, and Il,
Mr.. Me cClure seemed to be growing Gu !
tue ficrcer in hi, attack, as ii was evident
| that il a vote was not had ere that time
the bill would fall any how, Mr. Calhoun
-prang to his feet, aud amid much excite
ment called the previous question.
Mr.. Mcclure still continued TO speak
II alf dozen other members called out
for the order Of the day, which was an
adjournment at fee, then only Gee min
utes off. Others moved to adjourn
Twenty uen were struggling TO get the
floor. One with a deep base toned ,oicr
would call out Mr.. Speaker-another in
shri!l tenor would Lailoo the same
thing.
Mr. Imbrie, Of Beaver, is particularly
persistent in bis calls. He has a point OF
order to raise He catches the eye of
the Speaker. He makes his point, aud
!hc Speaker rules against him. Mr.. Cal
houn is still upon his feet demanding the
previous question. Mr.. Mcclure is still
upon bis feet; he has not yielded the floor.
He announces that he does not intend to
ilibu>ter against the bill.
The Speaker grants the previous qucs
ton. Twelve gentlemen stand up to SUI.
tain it. Mr.. Calhoun announces that this
is a test vote. Mr.. NJ Clure receives it a
such, and says be is really. The Clerk
begins the call. The hall is crowded al.
most to suf1ocation; one half the Senate
is in the House. Every man who has
pencil and piece of paper is talIying the
vote for and against the call, as the clerk
announces the pames of mem bers--
Whilst the first forty or fifty are answered
70 shn Al
time the sixtieth is reached, so many
Democrats have voted no, that it is cvi.
dent to all the motion to sustain the pre-.
vious question is lost Then the noise
and the hustle of congratulation amor.
the opponents of the bill begin. They
gather in groups, and congratulate each
other upon the result
The vote is announced, 81 to 33. Bat
the fight is not yet over. The quest ion
upon the proposition 20 concur is not yet
decided pro Jonta. Mr. Calhoun N axes
a motion to FIX night session. Mr.
NJ Clure moves to amend so that this can
not be taken up again. The resolution
Is so amended. The excitement now be-
comes so great that every member upon
both sides of the Hou-e is upon his feet
The orders of the day are called upon al
side-. Mes-r-. NJ Clure and Calhoun are
standing in th.ir places, cooly Desotia
ting the terms of the night session. Mr..
NJ CiuFe is unwilling TO accept the resolu
lion as amended, until the motion to con.
eur IN is settled. After.a long parley
Mr.. Calhoun agrees that the vote shall BE-
AIKEN era core. 1t is taken, and decided
neeatl'ely The fight is over, the yicto,
y is won, the excitement subsidies, and
he resolution for night session Is quiet
J adopted, and the Hou.e adjourns. Thus
nded the most exciting time of the whole
eSsloD in either House.
Noble Sentiments.
Condcmn no man for not thinkinp as