Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-08-10

.Seaate Of Neae York Preamble and
Resolutions. Whereas, the inhabinng
The further extension of slavery IN these
United States. is d subject OF deep con-
Germ TO the people of this State; and
whereas. we consider slavery as an evii
much to be deplored, and that every con,
stitutionai barrier should be Interposeu
lo prevent lis further extension; ana
that the Constitution Of the Y. States,
clearly giving Congress the right TO re
ouirc og new States not comprised with
IN the ORIGINAL boundaries of the United
States, the prohibition Of slavery. as
condition of their admission into the
Union. Therefore,
Resolred, (if the honorable Senator
roncpr therein.l That our Senator's be
,natructed. and our Representatives IN
|Cengre IS be requested, to oppose the ad-
mission as a State, into the Union, O
anv Territory as aforesaid, without max
ing the prohibition of slavery therein an
INDISPENSABLE condition of admission
.On tbs 29th of January, 1920, the
Senate took up the resolution and passed
the same unanimously, the following
Senators being present.
.afessrs. Adams, Austin, Bar mum, bar
stow. Bovine, ChiIds, Dudley, Dayton,
Ditm:ss. Evans, Forthingham, Hammond,
Hart. Livingston. Loundsberry, McMar-
Tin. Moons, Mallory, Moore, Noyes,
Paine. Ross. Rosencrontz, Skinner,
.swar. VAN buren,, Wilson, Young,
-30.''
Examine Senate Joufnal.-On the bill
10 establish Territorial government in
Florida, motion was made to introduce
a section prohibiting the introduction of
slaves, VAN buren, voted in the affir-
mative.-TSe Journal, 1922.
From the National hteligeneer.
In Senate. February j, 1839.--On mo-
ton of Mr.. Knight, the bill to allow
drawback on imported hemp, when
manufactured in cordage and exported,
was taken up.
Mr.. Clay said, .sThough he was
hemp raiser, he had no sort of objection
TO this bill, and he would have no obec-
ton to the total repeal Of the duty on
foreign hemp, were it not for the COM
promise act, which he wished TO see pre-
served inviolable. He wanted to see it
carried into effect, not only up to 1912,
but beyond that period, and he believed
it perfectly practicable to carry it into
effect for all time hereafter"
In Senate, May 3, 1826.--The Senate
resumed, in Committee Of the whole,
the bill entitled ''An Act, in addition to
the several acts imposing duties on I'M
ports," together with the amendments
reported thereto, by the Committee on
Manufac lures.
On the question to agree to the fourth
in the following words:
Section 2, line 10, after '.strike out
the words '.there shall be levied, col
lected and paid, twenty cents on every
square yard,' and insert shall be deem
ed to have cost fifty cents the square
yard, and shall be charged thereon, with
a duty of forty per cent. ad valorem, I'M
til the thirtieth day of June, 1929, and
from that time, duty of forty-five per
centum ad vaiorem.
1t was determined IN the affirmative
Yeas "a, nays 22.
Those who voted in the affirmative,
are-Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bateman,
Bouligny, Chandler, Chase, Dickerson,
Foot, Hend ricks, Harrison, knight,
Marks, Noble, Paris, Robbins, Ruggles,
Sanford, Seymour, Silsbec, Thomas,
VAN BUREN,, Webster, Wiley, Wood
bury-24-[Senate Journal, page $50.
Insert, s'on question to agree to fifth
amendment" &c.-lDo. 357.
Insert "on question to agree to the
sixth amendment" &c.-[Do. $50.
Insert do. ninth amendment,--p. $50.
. do. eleventh amendment-p. $50
g do. sand on woolIen blankets"
page 371.
Insert on the question, 'sshall the bill
pass as amended, ''--page 40.
In Senate, Nay IS, 1824.-The ga
mendments and the several act imposing
duties on imports"
On the question, 'sshall this bill pass
as amended"
Those who voted in the affirmative.
are--Messrs. Barton, Bell, BENTON,
Brown, Chandler, D'Wolf, Dickerson,
Eaton, Edwards, Findlay, Holme. Maine
JACKSON, JOHNSON, of Ky, Knight,
Lanmer, Low, McIlvain, Noble Palmer,
Ruggles, Seymour, Talbot, Taylor of la.
Thomas. VAN BUREN.--[Senate Jour
nal, P. 401.