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Day
3
Month
March
Year
1845
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The bill lor the joint admission ef lowa and Florida pasaed the House by a Vote of 145 to 34. The provisión for the división of Flofrd into two States was stricken oui, 123 to 7T. Tlio clnuse in the constitutio of Florido forbidding its Legislature to abolish Slavery was retnined by a vote of 87 to 77. We have not seen the yeas and nays on this question.- . Wo have some desire io know hovv many of the "true Liberty party" voted yen, Tn the Senate various metnorials for and ngainst Annexation were received and rèferred. The Joint Resolution which passed the House was before the Senate at the latett dates. Mr. Morehead of Kentucky first aö. dressed the Senate against it on the score of expediency and constiïulionality, on a motion of Mr. Archer to indefinitely postpone. The Senate bill, providing for the ascertoininent of Americun citizens for French spo)ntions prior to the Sist day of July, 1801, was laken up. Mr. Chonte offored an omendment, approprju atmg five millions of dollars, thereby striking uut all after the enacting clause nnd subatitu - ling tbo above provisión therefor. The questio, after a very eloquent speech'rom Mr. Clioate in its defence, was ordered to be engrossed, read a third time, and passed tiG Senate by a vote ol'2G lo 15. Tho reporter oí tbe Boston Chronicle mentions various instances of northernn eer vility and southern arrogance. Tbe two folowing are specimens of what is constant' ranapiring: "Mr. Dix presented a memorial for the annexation of Canada. Laid on the table, along with abulition. Goit! Mr. Niles pre?ented one for the annexation of Texas. Iieferred most respectfully to the couimittee on foreign afiairs. All the difièrence in i he world, yon see. Mr. Daylon presented the resolutions of the egislatnre of New Jersey ugainst the annex- joii of Texas, nnd asked thot they berend nnd printed, but they were not read. No vote was taken to print them, eo far a I ieat d. Mr. Johnson presenled the resolutions of the legislature of Louisiana in favor of thè annexation of Texae, which, on hia request, were both rend and voted to be printed- of conrse. Tlie New Jersey Senator, very nat-irally pooketed the affront and eat still." TUt Poetoge biil paesed the Senate bys vote of 37 to 12. JYYie SlaveholderB voteiV fjainst it,and only three members from the Free Siates. The principal opposition to the bill wos from the Slaveholders. McDuffiè,'. who had not been in bis sent for 8ix weeks on account of his health, crnwlèd oal oirth'is occasion to-denoonce it in every respect. Hisnaledictionof it much resemb'ed the form of cursingf snid to be in use amonglhe Catbolics He disapproved of it in gjeneral as a wholov and in all its parts. The ceiemony. of oounting the votes for President was gone tbrougb with as requireát by the Consthution, and James K. Polk wa proliimed Preeident of the U. S. by the' President of the Senate. The whole number ofvote8 was 275:: necessary to cboioe, 138. Clay and Frelinghttyeen received 105 votea. Polk and Dalla a, 170. We recently tnentioned the personal vio ence that was threatened to Giddings. He deserves great credit for the manlinesswith which, solitary and alone, he mee - the llueats and insults of slaveholders. A reporter relates the circumstances as follows:, Mr. Blnck went on with the most personal remarks ever board in the hall. He calleé Mr. Giddings a "slanderer," a Mibellcr," "a member with whom bis fellow meniberwould not nssociate," a "co-laboror of Torre the tbief," a companion of tbe Fairbanksev and tbe Miss Websters," "one who should bein the Penitentiary himself." This waa not all, nor the worst part ef the assault. Look- ing in the gallery, it was seen that no ladie were present whereupon Mr. Blnck said, ob- serving tbe fact, that ïf the member from Ohio was in tbe State of Georgia, Louisiana South Carolina, or any other State, he wouldi be hur.g up by the heels, and ■■■ . The' rest was not heard.Mr. Black was stonding in the midst of a coterie of honorables of his own stamp, who were prompting h'm with their delectablemorseis. You might hear across the House such puggestions as these from Yancey, Slidelüand othersü- Now, Black, give him the calicó frosk story" - "Give him. the story of the nigger waggoa," &.c. Stc. Thecommittee arose and attempt was mads to adjoiirn the House, but the House refused to adjourn. ït was decidfed,. however,. that the debate should stop in half hour,, and the. House went into commitlee of the wholb agiin. The attack had been so gross-lhat even the Demócrata recognized the propriety of aJlowing Mr. Giddings the floor the remainder of the time, and severel ofthemendeavored tu restrain Black in his remarks, but McConnell. objected to Mr. Giddinga being; h eard in reply. Mr. McKay said a few regard to the nmendmcnt upon which, the diecussioi commenced, and yielded to Mr. Giddinge, whom a great majority of the membcw thought outrht to. be heard. [When Mr Giddings rose, Mr. Black 6tood almost immadintely at his side, with a heavy cane in hit hand. He was leaning one hnnd upon the railing thnt surraounts the outseafs and' ■ member sat between and Mr. Giddings . } While Mr. Giddings was speaking,. Dwiom of Loutsiana, (,who, two years-ago, threatenedi to cut the "daraned throal" of Mr. Arnoldon. the floor of the House), was seen to start fronr his seat in considerable of a passion, and washeard by many to say, "damn him, I'll ehoot hiir.."' He was preventedby Mr. Slidell and. others of his friends from carrying' inte effect his umioble purpose. Mr. G. coipmeuced by say ing that ho held1 his f-eat here by the right of an intelligent constituency, and had been returned by them. to the. House. He had, seen many such. scènes as the present on the floor. He had. been threatened personolly, and a bowie knifc had once been drawn npon hwbA M „ever had been, and ncver should be mitrad

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