Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-03-22

proceeded to consider the amendments made
by the House of Representatives to the bill
from this House for the relief Of the suffer.
crs by the late fire in the city Of New York:
which motion, after some remarks from Mr..
Wright and Mr.. Southland, was on motion
Of Mr.. Clay, laid on the table.
Ohio Boundary.
Mr.. Clayton moved to postpone the pre-
cedmg orders, for the purpose of taking up
the bill to establish the northern boundary
Of the State of Ohio.
The motion was opposed by Messrs.
King, Of Ala, Brown, Morris, Buchanan,
Porter, Benton, and Wall, on the ground
that it was of more importance to bring to u
close the debate on the question arising up
on the petitions for the abolition Of slavery
within the District of Columbia, and that this
discussion might be brought to close; by
dcyoting this day to it.
The motion was sustained by Mr.. Clay.
ton, Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio, and Mr.. Leigh,
who regarded it us highly important that the
agitations on the Ohio and Michigan from.
tier should be tranquilized, Us they would he
by the passage of this bill, and that unless
this bill was promptly acted on, SO as to be
sent to the House, its passage at this session
would be put in great danger. 1t was urged
that there codld be no discussion upon it,
and that, on the other hand, the slavery
question could not be finished to-day. =
Mr.. Wall moved TO 10y the motion ON the
table; which was agreed to. The bill was,
however, afterwards taken up.
Abolition Of Slarery. -.
The Senate proceeded to consider the pc
ttionfo for the abolition Of slavery, the pen.
ding motion being on its rejection, to which
Mr.. Clay had moved an amendment by
adding thereto certain reasons.
Attcr few words from Mr.. Potter.
Mr.. Leigh moved to amend the amend.
ment, by striking out all after the first word
"for." andinserting the following words
Gin the opinion Of the Senate, Congress has
no constitutional power to abolish slavery
in the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Cuthbert expressed a hope that the
gentleman from Kentucky would withdra"
his amendment.
After some conversation, in which Mr..
Leigh, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Cushbert, and MIR.
King participated. -
Mr.. Leigh moved to lay the subject on
the table.
Mr.. King, of Alabama. viii the gen.
tloman call itup Tomorrow
Mr.. Leigh. l will ca' it up as soon as
l hava made up my mind. what course
shall pursue.
M. Brown asked for the yeas and nays
on Mr.. Leigh's motion to lay'the Subject
on the table which were ordered.
The question was then tai gen, and decided
as follows;
Yeas-iMessrs, Black, Calhoun, Clay,
Clayton, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Gin hope OF
avoiding the question) Davis, Ewing, Ohio,
Goldsborough, King, Of Alabamc,. Knight,
Leigh, Mexican, Moore Naudain, Nicho-
ard, Swift, Tomlinson, Whitc.-24.
Navs.-Messrs. Benton Brown, Bucll.
anan, Ewing, Of Of Illinois, Grundy, Hen.
bricks, Hill, Hubbard, of Georgia, Linn,
Morris, Niles, Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley,
Tallmade, Upton, Walker, Wall, Wright
20. ..,..
So the subject was laid on the table.
Ohio and Michigan Boundary.
On motion of Mr.. Ewing Of Ohio, the pre-
oeding orders were then postponed, and the
Senate proceeded to consider the bill to es-
tablish the northern boundary Of Ohio. :.
Some discussion took place, in which Mr..
Norris, Mr.. Clayton, and Mr.. Ewing briefly
participated.
Mr.. Norris asked for the yeas aad nays
on his amendment, which were ordered, and
taken; and his amendment was rejected.
The question being on the engrossmcnt
ofthc bin, on which the yeas and nays were
ordered, the decision was as follows:
Tcas-36.
Nays.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
March I.
Many abolition memorials were presented