Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-02-15


supported his motion on the ground that at
the time of Mr.. Crary's election, Michigan
was not state of this Union, which only
took place yesterday, and that any election
made by her, when in state of Ter
ritorial subsection, must be null and
void.
Mr.. Thomas cited a number of prece.
dents, showing that senators and members
of the house from new states, who must
have been elected long prior to the ratif-
cation OF their respective constitutions by
Congress, had been permitted to take their
seats ar soon as their states were admitted.
The cases of Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi,
Alabama and Indiana, bore directly, and
Tennessee especially on the point. Mr. II.
cited from the journal the proceedings on
those cases, in proof Of their identity with
those of Michigan.
Mr.. Huntsman called for the reading of
what he termed the genteman's stiles" re-
marking that he wished to see "the size of
his commission"
The papers in question were then read
from the Clerks table, as follows:
State Of Michigan, SIS.
This shall certify that, at an election held
onthe first Monday'in October and the sue.
ceeding day, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty five, pur-
suant to the provisions of the sixth section
of the Schedule to the Constitution of the
state of Michigan, ISAAC f. CRARY was du-
y elected representative for the state Of
Michigan in the Congress of the United
States.
In testimony Whereof have here.
unto set my hand, and caused the great
seal of the State of Michigan to be affixed.
Done at the city of Detroit this 18th day
Of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-fve, and of the inde-
pendence of the United States the six
tieth.
(Signed) STEVENS T. MASON.
Governor Of the State.
Mr.. Huntsman then said, that if the gen.
tlemen chose to amuse themselves with this
question, and fight the Michigan battle o.
yer again, he, for one, was not disposed to
indulge them; and therefore added he "Mr.
Speaker, ] call for the previous question
most loudly"
The Chair stated the main question would
be, "that Isaac E. Crazy be qualified as a
member Of the House from the State of
Michigan"
The previous question was then second
ed by the house-ayes 81, noes not count
ed, and the main question ordered without
division.
Mr.. Young said as he wished to record
his vote in favor of the admission of Mich
igan into the Union, he would ask for the
yeas and nays on the main question of quail
flying its member.
The yeas and nays being ordered, the
question was then taken and decided in the
affirmative-yeas $50, nays 80, as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Adams Chiffon Allan, Antho-
ny, Ash, Ashley, Bailey, Barton, Bean, Bell,
Black, Boon, Boyd, Brown, Buchanan, Bunch,
Burns, Bynum, John Calhoun, VIM. b. Calhoun,
Cambreleng, Carr, Casey, George Chambers,
Chapman, Chaplin, John f. II. Claiborn, Cleave-
land, Coles, Craig, Cramer Gushing, Cushman,
Darlington, Doubleday, Dunlap, Elmer, Gilmore,
Fairfield, Farlin, Forester, Fowler, Fry, Fuller,
James Garland, Rice Garland, Gholson, Gillct,
Glascock, Graham, Granger, Grantland, Gren-
nell, Haley, ]. Hall, II. Hall, Hamer, Hard.
Hardin, Harlan, Samuel s. Harrison Albert G.
Harrison, Halves, Hawkins, Haynes, Henderson,
Herod, Hoar, Holt, Hopkins, Howard, Hubloy,
Hunt, Huntington, Huntsman, Ingham, William
Jackson, James, Jarvis, Jenifer, Joseph Johnson,
Cave Johnson, Henry Johnson, Benjamin Jones,
Kennon, Kilgore, Klingensmith, Lane, Lansing,
Lawler, Lawrence, Lay, Gideon Lee, Joshua
Loe, Luke Lea, Leonard, Lewis, Logan, Loyal,
Lyon, Job Mann, VIM. Mason, Moses Mason,
Sampson Mason, Maury, May, McComas, Nc.
Kay, McKennon McKeon, McKim Moore Nor.
gan, Page, Parker, Patterson, Franklin Pierce,
Peyton, Phelps, Pckens, Rencher, John Rsy-
nods, Richardson, Rogers, Schenck, Seymour,
Augustine H. Shepperd, Shields, Shinn, Sickles,
Spangler, Standefer, Steele, Storer, Sutherland,
Taylor, Thomas, John Thompson, Waddy
Thompson, Turner, Turrill, Vanderpoel, Ward
well, Washinton, Webster, Weeks, White, Elisha
Whittelsey, Thomas T. Whittelsey, Yell and
Young-150.
Nays-Messrs Heman Allen, Beale, Bond,
John Chambers, Chetwood Childs N. ii. Clai-
borne, Corwin, Crane, Dawson, Deberry Evans,
Everett, Graves, Grayson, Griffin, Harper, Ha
zcltine, Ingersoll, Love, Mlligan, Patton, Pear
son, Pettigrew, Phillips, Potts, Robertson, Russell,
Taliaferro, Underwood, vinton, and Lewis Will.
iams---32
So the house decided that Isaac E.
Crary be now qualified to take his seat
as a member from the State of Michi.
gan.
Mr.. Crazy was then proceedingto the ia.
bic, when Mr.. Dawson arose, and express.
ed an intention Of moving to reconsider the
last vote, 10 enable him to give his reasons
for voting against the admission of Michi.
gan, and against the motion to qualify the
gentleman presenting himself as its mem.
Der.
The Chair reminded the gentleman
from Georgia, that, as he had not voted with
the majority, he could not make that mo.
ton.
Mr.. Dawson, appealed TO some gentle
man who had voted in the majority to make
the motion he had indicated.
Mr.. Thompson of South Carolina, said
he had done so; and to enable his friend
from Georgia to assign the reasons for
his vote, he moved 10 reconsider accord.
ingly.
Mr.. Dawson briefly assigned his reasons,
which were substantially that Michigan was
only Territory and not State at the e.
lection of Mr.. Crary.
Mr.. Pickens contended that michigan was
a State de .facto before her admission, and
must DO so, by the terms of the Constitu.
ton, or she could not be admitted at all,
for Congress had power only to admit
States" and not Territories" into the
confederacy. Therefore he should vote
for the qualification of Mr.. Crary.