The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-01-17


Mr. Weems concluded his speech in reply to Mr. Miner,
the Resolution relating slavery in the District OF Column
bia during which he made various quotations from bible
which he held in his hand.
Mr. fde, to end the debate on this subject moved the
previous question.
Mr. Bartlett expressed hope that Mr. Miner would con-
e withdraw the preambc and thereby remove the chief
of objection.
Mr. Ycklfe inquired of the Chair whether the previous
question would supersede the motion lie had made for
striking out the preambe
The Speaker replied in the affirmative. .
Mr. Weems hoped the gentleman from Georgia would
Withdraw the motion for the previous question: as he felt as
sred the gentleman from Pennsylvania was deslrous OF re-
plying 10 what he had advanced.
Mr. alexander then moved lay the Resolution and Pre-
ambe upon the table.
On this notion Mr. WOodcock demanded the Yeas and
NAYS, and they ordered by the House.
Being taken they stood as follows
Yeas 66-Nays 1907
So the House refused TO lay the Resolution OF MIR MINER
with its preamble upon Inc table
The hour allotted to Reports and Resolutions having now
expired he subject vas laid until tomorrow.
MI WIfklife moved to suspend the rule respecting
hour for this day lie did so, he said, mercy to the
Honse that the subject might if possible, be finished now
Blu the motion did not prevail Ayes r. Noes 94--Qt
requires twothds of the Hone 10 suspend standing rue)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The resolution and preauhli the subject of slavery in
the District of Columbia offered BY Mr. Miner coming up
the unfinished business Of yesterday morning,
Mt fright, OF OHIO, moved 10 amend the preanne Dy
sorting the words, IT is alleged that,
so as TO change the it contained from the form OF
direct assertion of fact to of allegations mere
y. ~ .
Mr. Miner accepted this amendment modification of
what he had offered.
MIR Wilde after few Introductory remarks, moved the
previous question.
This motlou was sustained by the House Ayes 50, noes
GA.
Mr. WTcklfe then demanded that the question be divided,
and the taken first the preamble (Which details the
aegatIons) and then the resolution ITSELF (Which recon-
mends subject for inquiry by the Standing Committee on
the Dstrct.)
The question was divided accordingly.
The previous question then putt viz: " Shall the main
question be put ~
On this question: Mr. Vinton demanded the yeas and nays,
but the refused order them and was decided in
the affirmative.
The main question then put upon agreeing to the pre-
ambe modified
On this question, Mr. Wright demanded the yeas and nays
Mr. Weeas asked that the preamble be read
Mr. Wicklife objected to the reading
But ordered by the House, and the preamble was ac
cordingy read again at the Clerks table
The question then put and decided IN the negative BY
yeas and nays, follows:-Yeas 37-Nays l4l.
So the preamble negatived
The question was then put The first resolution, as follows
ssBe it resoued That the Committee for the District OF
Columbia be instructed take into consideration the laws
within the District respect to slavery; that they inquire
into the slave trade exists IN, and carried on througn
the Dc and that they report TO the House SUCH amend
mens to the exsmg laws shall seem to them to be just
And decided by and Nays in the affirmative, as fol-
ows:--Yeas ;20--Nays SO. 80
The question then put upon the second resolution