American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-04

After Mr. Mercer had delivered his sentiments al
some length with energy and feeling, upon the gem
era subject Of suppressing the Slave rade, md on
the policy of investing the President of the United
States with the power proposed to be given to HIM
by the resolution.
Mr. Woodson moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
On this motion, Mr.. Mercer called for the Yeas
and Nays; and this call sustained.
Mr.. Wo0dsOn, then, at the suggestion of gen
tleman sitting near him, modified his motion az
move 10 postpone the further consideration oil the
motion until Monday next
Mr. Hooks moved to lay the resolution on the
tabie-a motion which has precedence and which
precIudes debate.
The question was taken on the motion to lay il ON
the table, and negauyed.
The motion TO postpone the further consideration
oil the resolution was renewed and
On the question TO agree thersto, 1t was deter
mined in the negative.
Mr.. fright, Of Maryland, then claimed the floor,
and spoke at length on the merits of the quese
ton Involved in the resolution, strongly asserting
the necessity OF adopting some ehectual measures
for the total abolition of this odous traffic. Mr.. w.
spoke with considerable yehemence and zeal against
the Slave Trade, but, being Of opinion that no con-
vention with other nations could make the engaging
in this trade Piracy, proposed an amendment to al
ter the phraseoiogy Of the resolution in this respect.
When Mr.. fright concluded.
Mr.. BurroioS, OF Connecticut, required the Pre-
cious Question, and in this call he sustained by
majority of the members. The Previous question
was put and carried and then,
The main question Con agreeing to the resolution,
as above stately was taken by Yeas and Nays, and
decided as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Abbot Allen Of Mass Allen, of Tenn.
Barber, of Ohio Basseu Bateman, BgeoW, Borllnd,
Breckenridge Brown, Buchanan, Burrows, Cambreeig,
amDbel of New York. Camnbell. of Ohio Carter
sedy Chambers Golden, Condict, Conklng, Cook, Crafts
Cushman, Dane, Darlington, Denison, Dcknson Durtee,
Dwight, Eddy Edwards, of Conn wards, of Penn.
Farrtly, Fndlay, Forward Fuller, Gebhard, Gist, Cor
ham, Govan, Hamilton Hardin, Hemphl, Herlick, Fill,
Hobart, IIocombe, Hubbard, Ingham Jackson, Jennings
D. S. Johnston, JONES' OF Tenn Kent Kirkland, Lathl0ps
Leftwich, Lincoln, Lichfcld Little McCarty, Mccoy
McDufhe, McKlm, McLane, Mcneil, McSherry, Ma,lacks
Matson, Natocks, Mercer, MCtcalfe Mitchell, OF Penn
Moore, of Va. Moore of Aab Morgan Murray, Neale,
Nelson, of Mass. Newton, Patterson, OF New York, Pat
erson, of Penn Philips Person, Pitcher, Plume Of
IL Plumer of Penn Poinsett, Reed, Of Mass, Reie OF
Georgia, Rhea, Rich Rochester, Rodney, Ross, kugglest
Russ, Scott, Sergeant, Sloane, Arthur Smith, Alex.
Smyth, william Smith, Jno. Speed Smith, Sterling, OF
N. York, A. Stevenson, j. Stephenson Stoddar, Swans
Taylor, Thompson, Tod, Tomnson, Tracy Cdree, Up
field, hippo, White, Williams, of Va Williams of North
Carolina, williamson, Wilson, Wood, Woodson, Wright
1871.
NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Ball. Burton, Edwards, Of
N. c. Floyd, Hall, llenphill, liankn, Tattnal-9.
DIED Sunday evening last after illness Of FIVE days.
in the 59th year of his age, WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Member of the Society of Friends and respectable c