The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-13

IN SENATE.
Thursday, January ii

| BE- printed and referred
Also, the report OF the Commissioner on Pensions
ordered 10 be printed and referred.
MIR. McKEAN pre- senled a memorial from citizens
OF Philadelphia county, demonstrating against annex
ing Texas TO the United States: laid on the table.
| Also two petitions from Philadelphia; Two petit
tons from Lancaster county one petition from Ches-
ter county six petitions from Susqnehanna counlyi
nine petitions from Montgomery county four petit
| lions from Bucks county and one petition from De-
laware county, Pennsylvania, signed by some 1000
citizens praying Congress TO abolish slavery in the
District Of Columbia and Territories Of the United
| States.
Mr. Upton presented the petition Of sundry ci-
tizens OF Mionic county, Illinois, for presumption
/ lands referred.
Mr. LUMPKIN presented the petition Of w. T.
| Hyatt for apension referred
Messrs. PRENTISS, BUCHANAN, and LYON,
severally presented petitions; which were appropr
ately referred
Mr. BAYARD presented the petition OF H. w.
Andrews, for remuneration for properly destroyed
/ by the Indians in Florida, in consequence OF the
same being occupied by the United States forces re-
| ferred
Mr. WALKER, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported bill for the relief Of George Da-
| venpoH: ordered 10 second reading.
Report from the same committee, discharging them
from the farther consideration Of the subject ogran
ing right OF way through public lands to The State Of
/ Illinois adopted
Mr. PRESTON presented the petition of Joseph
w Page for remuneration for services rendered the
| United States referred
| Mr. WRIGHT, from the Committee on Finance
reported bill remilling duties on Two iron seam-
| boats, imported by O. Gay and another Of Macon,
Georgia: ordered 10 second reading
Ass bill for The relief Of b. Gratis and ohers
sureties of James Manning, late collector Of Beau
j fort, N. c.: laid on the table
\ Also, on his notion the committee were discharg
ed from the farther consideration of the petition Of
sundry merchants of Mobile for the remission of
costs OF suits on duty bonds, &c and the same re-
| ferred
Also reported bill repeating the act of 1892, inn
posing du les on certain imports, without amendment
ordered 10 a second reading
Also, on motion of MIR. WRIGHT, the same COM
mtee were discharged from the farther considera-
lion of the petition OF certain importers of hard
ware.
Mr. MORRIS, from the Committee on Pensions,
reported sundry private relief bills.
Also bill granting pensions 10 certain widows and
| legal representatives Of revolutionary soldiers
Mr. PIERCE submitted the following resolution
RssoiUed, That the Committee OF Claims b. direct
ed to inquire into the expediency OF reporting bill
for the liquidation ofhe claim of General Duncan
L. Clinch for losses sustained at his plantation,
Lang Sync," in Alachua county, Territory Of Flo
rida in The years 1885 and 1856, in consequence of
the war with the Seminole Indians.
Mr. caLHouNs RESOLUTIONS.
The consideration of Mr. Cahoun's resolutions
Mr. BUCHANAN remarked that as he had yes
erday pledged him self TO forward the additional re-
solution offered yesterday and suspended at his sug
geStion 10 luhlnen OF this pedge, he had restored
the resolution TO lis original form, and would now
deliver il up TO lis parents, the honorable Senator'S
| from Kentucky and Michigan
Mr. CLAY, at the suggestion Of Mr.. Sewer,
Senled to an amendment by striking ont the clause
relating 10 the treaty with Spain in 1919.
Mr. CLAY proposed further TO amend, by sirik-
ing ont such parts relates to the Indians except
in cases where BY their influence the inSti ution of
slavery has extended north Of The compromise line.
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Mr. SEWER opposed this motion, and called for
the yeas and NAYS, and the question being taken,
4 the result was as follows:
fEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bayard Benton Black,
Brown, Buchanan, Clay, OF Kentucky, Clayton,
Crittenden, Cuthberi, Grundy, Hubbard King Lyon,
| Mexican, Morris, Merriek, Niles, NorvelI, Pierce
| Preni>s, Preston, Rves, Roam Robbins, Smith of
| Connecticut, Smith, Of Indiana Swift Tipon Will
liams, and Young.-3I.
| NAYS-Messrs Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama,
Fulton, Lumpkin, Nicholas, Robinson, Sewer,
| Strange, Walker, and White-l0.
| Mr.. RIVES moved as an amendment the follow
| ing:
Resolved That any interference with the subject
Of slavery in the Territories of the United States in
which il may exist inhibited by all the considera-
tons in regard 10 the rights and interests of the
inhabitants OF said Territories, the security of the
slave holding States, and the danger to The Union
which are mentioned in the preceding resolution as
forbidding any interference with, or action on the
subject of slavery in the District of Columbia and
for the further that the people of those Terri
| tories, when admitted into the Union as States will
be exclusively entitled TO decide the question Of the
existence of slavery within their respective limits
| for themselves.
The question on its adoption was taken BY yeas
and nayS,'an resulted as follows:
| YEAS-MeSsrs. Calhoun, Cuthber, Fulton,
Lumpkin, Preston, Rives, Roane, Sewer, Upton,
and Whe.-l0
! NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benton Black
| Brown, Buchanan, Clay, Of Alabama Clay OF Ken
lucky, Clayton, Critlenden, Grundy Hubbard King
| Lyon, Merrick, Nicholas, Miles, Norvell, Pierce
Robinson, Smith, of Connecticut Smith OF Indiana
Strange, Swift, Walker Webster Williams,
| Wright and Ioung-29,
The resolution was, after considerable discussion
amended SO as 10 read as follows:
| Resolved, That any attempt Of Congress TO abo-
| fish slavery in any Territory of the United States
| in which it exists, would create serious alarm and
Just apprehenSions in the S.aes sustaining that do
nestle institution; would lie violation of good
| faith towards the inhabitants of such Territory who
have been permitted 10 settle with and hold slaves
because the people Of such Territory have not asked
for the addition OF slavery therein and because that
when any such Territory shall be admitted into the
Union State, the people thereof will be entitled
TO decide that question exclusively for themselves
| The question was then taken on its adoption and
| carried by vote of 3Ito9.
| YEAS-MesSrS, Allen Bayard Benton Black,
| Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun, CLAY of Alablma
CLAY, Of Kentucky, Crenden, Cu,hbert Fulton,
Hubbard, King, Knight, Lumpkin, Lyon Merrick,
| Nicholas, Niles, Norvell, Pierce Preston, Rves,
| Roane, Robinson, Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut
Strange, Walker, White, Williams, Wright, and
Goung.-i
| NAYS--Messrs. Clayton, Davis, Grundy, Nc
Kean, Prentiss, Robbins, Smith, OF Indiana, Swift,
| and WebSter-9.
+ On motion,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES