Des Arc citizen., 1860-06-16
From the Louisville Courier A PAGE FROM THE PAST.

A PAGE FROM THE PAST. 1 There is such close analogy between the motives which actuated the representatives of the Southern States in seeding from the Charleston Convention and those ol the gallant patriots from the South in the 25th Congress, December 20th 1887, who made the first memorable secession, that i've cannot refrain from citing the discus sion which took place on that ex,raordina- ry occasion. It exhibits the senstiveness of the South, atnited then upon this ques- ton of vital importance, and susiains by precedent, if precedent were needed, the correctness of the course pursued by the seeding States from the Charleston Con- venlion. Our gallant representatives in that Conventlen would have been unfaith- full to the logic of past history had they | fatered and fallen in the combat. | The question arose upon the abolition of the slave trade and slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia.
 1 MT. Slade, from Vermont moved to re- fer the memorials to select committee with instructions to report bill providing | for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District ot Columbia. MT. Legare, of South Carolina, hoped the gentleman from Vermont would allow him to make few remarks before he pro- ceeded further. He solemnly entreaed him to reflect on the possible results ot such course, which involved the interests Of nation and c continent He would warn hIm, not in the language of defiance, which all brave and wise men desplsed, but he would warn him in the language of solemn sense of duty, that if there was "a spirit aroused in the North in re- lalon to this subject that spirit would en- counter another spirit in the South full as slubborn.'
 MT. Slade again entered into an argu- ment touching the subject of slavery in the State of Virginia, and was about to read paper on the subject, whereupon,
 Mr. Wise inlerposed, and said that the gentleman had been discussing slavery in the South, slavery in the State of Vir. ginia, slavery in his District, and he noD asked his colleague 10 retire avith him from that hall,
 MT. Holsey made the same reques, 10 his colleagues from Georgia, and express ed hope that the whole, Southern dele gation would retire.
 MT. Gran,land joined in the wish. fl Mir. Rhett-The whole of the delega- ton from South Carolina has already signed an agreement.
 I Mr. Robertson - One remark, Mir. Speaker
 1 MT. Slade-I claim the floor
 The Chair (J. K. Polk)-Does the gentleman from Virginia rise to a point of order!
 MT. Robertson - No sir. 1 wish to make one observation.
 MT. Rheu--I rise to point of order.
 MT. Roberlson--I wish simply to pro- pose to the Southern delegatlon-
 MT. Rheu-I rise to point of order. The question of order is, whether the member from Vermont has right to go into the consideration of slavery in the State of Virginia ? say he has not ; and # it is insisted upon, l request the whole Southern delegation to go lnlo the room of the Committee for the District ot Columbia.
 The Chair reminded the House that he had repeatedly interposed when the gen. lleman from Vermont had been going into the question of slavery in the States. He was not permitted to give his own oplnl- ons, but they might readily be inferred by the House. He felt 1t his duty to slate that if it were possibly in his power ,c allay excitement and to prevent discussion of this sort, he would do it.
 MT. Turney rose 10 a question -e4 or der.
 MT. Slade-I ask leave to read q pa per and 10 state what that paper is.
 MT Grantland Il object to the reading
 The Chalr.-The gentleman will take his seat.
 '1 MT. Johnson, of Marylan and-Will it b' in order, Mir. Speaker, to take the sens' of the House whether the member iron l Vermont shall be permitted 10 proceed
 The Chair replied negatively.
 Mir McKay-Mr. Speaker, has no the member from Vermont been declaret out of order!
 ; The Chair He has. MT. McKay-Then has he right | proceed a s |. The Chair--No gentleman has raise that question. ee MT. McKay-Then, sir, l make tha question. 1 object to his proceeding. ' object to his resuming his remarks. and hope the House will not permit him. The Chair then, under the rule, direct ed MT. Sade to take his seat, and pro i, nounced the gentleman out of order fc Q discussing the question of slavery