Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-11

moved and seconded, the Chair could not entertain
collateral questions, but would decide lhem "heh 'iey
were properly made ..
MIR. Holscy again urged his call for the division ne
Ind moved appealing from the Chairs dccIs,on ana al
ter few words from Messrs. Hosey, Briggs and Eve
rett the decision Of the Chair was sustained ny Tue
House without count. =,
The question then taken By yeas and nays on inc
first branch of the resolution, which is as follows
"PesOlrcd, That all The memorials which have been
offered may hereafter be presented to tiiis HOUSE,
PRAYING for the abolition of slavery in the District OF
Columbia and also the resolutions offered by IN honor
able member from Maine, (Mr jarvis with the amend
mcndment thereto proposed by honorable memneF
from Virginia (N1r WISE and every other paper pro-
position that may be submitted in relation 10 that SUBJ
icct be referred 10 a select committee"
Massachusetts, Adams, Fl. Allen, Anthony, Ash, Ash
lev Bailey Banks, Barton, Beae, Bean, Beaumont Boo
kce, Bond, Boon, Borden, Bovee Boyd Briggs Brown,
bers, Clancy, Chaplin, Childs, F. II. Claiborne, Clark
Cleveland, Coffee; Coles, Connor Corwin, Craig, CTa-
ner Crane, Gushing, Cushman, Darlington Davis, De.
berry, Denny, Dickerson, Doubleday Dunlap, Efnrr,
Evans, Eyeret5 Fq Ei Fs5In Eo"siI Fry Pho C.
Grantand Graves, Haley, J. Hall, Hamer, Hannegan,
Hard Hardin, S. s. Harrison, A. G. Harrison, IIawes
Hawkins, Haynes, Hazctne, Henderson, Holster. Hoar
Hopkins, Howard Howell Hubley, Huntington, Hunts
man, ngerso nghan, W. Jackson, J. jackson, JAMES,
Jarvis, Jcncr, j. Johnson, R. M. Johnson, c. Johnson
B. Jones, Judson Kennon, Kilgore, Kinnard, Klngen-
smith, jr., Lane, Lansing, Lapole, Lawrence, Lay e.
Lee, J. Lee Leonard, Lincoln. Logan, A. Mann,jr, j.
McCarty, McComas, Mckay, McKcnnan, McKcon,
McKm, Mcl-cne, Miller, Migun, Montgomery, Moore,
Morgan, Morris, Muhlenberg, Owens, Page, Parker,
Parks Patterson, F. Pierce, D.: Prarce, Phelps, Phil
lips, Pnckney, Potts, Reed, Rencher, John Reynolds,
JOS Reynolds Ripley, Rogers, Russell, schenck, Sey
lour, 4. Fl. Shepperd Shinn, Sickles Sloane, Smith,
Spangler, Sprague, Storer, Sutherland Taylor F. Tho
mas, J: Thomson, Toucey, Turner Undcrwood, Wander
pool, Vinton Wa ener, Ward, Wardwell, Washington
L., 3.
liauls-ll4.
Nays-Nlessrs c. Allan, Bell, Bouldin, Bunch By
nun, j. Calhoun Campbell, Carter j. Chambers, Chap
man, N H. Claiborne, Dickson, DrongooIe, Forester
French, J. Garland. r. Garland, Glascock, Graham,
Grayson, Griffin, Hammend, Holscy, ii. Johnsnn, Law.
Ter, l.. Lea, Loyal Lucas, Lyon, Martini }. Y. Mason
Maury Mercer, Patton. j. A. Pearce, Petgrcw, Pryton
Pckens, Roane, Robertson, w. b. Shepard, Sandefer
Steele, Taiaterro. W. Thompson Towns, White, and
Wise-4S.
So the first division of the resolution agreed to-
The question next taken by yeas and nays, on the
adoption of the second division Of the resolution which is
as follows:
"Wh instructions report that Congress possesses
Constitutional authority 10 interfere in any way with
the institution Of slavery in any OF the States OF this Con-
!cdrracy.'
rcas-hlessrs C. Allan, H. Allan, Anthony, ASH
Ashley, Bailey, Banks, Barton, Bcac, Bean Beaumont
Bell, Bockee, Bond Boon, Borden, B"uIdn, Bovce:
Boyd Briggs, Brown. Bunch, Bynum, W. B. Calhoun,
Cambrcleng, Carr, Carter, Casey, G. Chambers, j.
Claiborne j. T. II. Claiborne Clark, CicYel and Cnlcc,
Coles, Cannon, Corwin Craig, Crancr, Crane, Cusl.
man, Darlington, Davis, Deberry, Dickson, Doubleday,
DromgooIc, Dunlap. Eilner, Evans, FsiIiGd, EaTn,
Galbaith, }. Garland Gillr Graham, Granger Grant
land, Graves Haley, j. Hail. ianrr, Hammond, Han.
negan Hard, Hardin, S. 5. Harrison. A. g. Harrison,
awes Hawkins Haynes, Ilazetnr, Henderson, flels
ter, Hear, loscy, Hopkins, Howard Howell lubIry,
HUT, Huntington Iun!snan lngcrso, lngtam, Jabcz
Jackson, jarvis, Jrnifer j. Johnson, r. NJ. Johnson,
c. Johnson II. Johnson, b. Jones, Judson, krnnon, XII
gore, kinnard, klngcnsnith w Lane, Lansing, Laporc,
LAWYER, L7wrcnce Lay, &. Lee, j. Lee l.. Lea, Leon
ard Lincoln Logan Love- Loyal Lyon, 4. Mann. jr.,
Job Nlann, Manning. Martin, j. Y. Mason W. Mason,
NJ Mason, S: Mason, Maury, May, McCarty, Mckay,
McKcnnon, AlcKeon, Mckim, Mclcne, Mercer, Miller,
AlIIigan, Montgomery, Moore. Morgan Norris Nlul-
lenberg, Owens Page, Parker Parks Patterson Patton,
F. Pierce d. j. pcace j. A Pearcr, Pcttigrew, Phelps
Phillips PInckney, Potts, Reed Rrncher. John Rey'
sell, Schcnck Seymour, w. b. Shepard, Augustine II.
Shepherd, Shields, Shinn, Sickcs, Smith: Spanger,
Sprague Sandcirr, Steele Storer, Sutherland, Taa-
frrro, Taylor Thomas, J. Thomson, Toucey, Towns,
Tur, Underwood, vandcrporl, Iin,on, WAGNER,
Ward, Wardwc, Washington, Weeks, White, Nhle. |
sey, L. Williams, s. Williams, and Wise-2ol.
.lays.-Nlessrs j. q Adams, Denny, Everett, r. Gar
land, GlascoCk, w. Jackson and RubertSon-I.
When the name Of MIR. Wise was called in the last
vote, that gcnlsm Istuscd 10 answer on the ground
th2l constitutional right to vote ga the cues.
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from voting. |
Mr.. Boon said that this important question; ne
therefore moved the yeas and nays; which were not or
derrd
Mr.. Wise was then excused from voting.
The vote then announced, and the second branch
of the resolution was determined in the affirmative.
Mr.. Garland Of La, said that the vote which he |
had Just given might be subject to nsincrprclalion he
asked the consent Of the House 10 state The reasons LOT
his vote upon the Journal.
The Chair said tho gentleman could not obtain his !
object at present.
The third division Of the resolution then read as
follows:
"And, that in the opinion of this House, Congress
ought not interfere in any way with slavery in the Dis.
trict of Columbia, because ii 'cond DC riOattOn 81 the
pnblie fnM, nnlcse, impOlitie and dangerous to The
Union."
MIR. Underwood called for 4 further division of the |
foreronr so as to exclude, in the first instance, the
words in italics.
The Chair decided that the proposition was susccpii-
bic of this division.
Mr. Bouldn took an appeal from the decision of the
Chair on the ground that if the first branch OF this pro-
position should be ncgativcd and tho second agreed to,
the second branch would then apply to the one just
adopted and would involve principle at variance WIN
the intention of the of the resolution and the IN
tention of those who voted in favor Of the second dv
sion Of the question.
Mr. Mason of Virginia, took the same ground. He
said the rule prescribed that division OF question could
be called for when each division embraced per SC sub
StantlvC proposition, which was 81
called for by the gentleman from Kentucky The &C. |
cond part of this third proposition nega, an
essential portion, indssoIuby, nscparaby connected
with it, aud could in sense, form substantive pro-
position
MIR. Bell thought the decision of the Chair correct
and it was with the House to vote down the second
branch of the proposition ii they feared to be
The whole difficulty from ordering the previous
question upon complicated resolution, without debate
or amendment but the House, having done that were
bound by the Chairs decision; which, he repeated, was
correct and according to precedent.
The decision of the Chair was briefly sustained by
Messrs Sutherland, Underwood, and Hardin, and OPP
posed by Messrs Bouldn and Ripley, and affirmed by
The House; taken by trers yaes ll4 nays not counted