Southern marksman. [volume] (Clinton, Miss.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-01

notion with speech.
Mr.. Wise said he hoped the membe,
would withdraw the previous question:.
The resolutions were not Southern resou,
tons, and Mr.. Wise said as one Southern
man he repudiaied them.
1te speaker called Mr.. Wissapnrser
hlj. Wise begged permission Of 49,,
t9e lse TO offer Southern Resolution-opo
'Pnh represented Southern int re SIS. Tbs
(hssolutions offered by the gentleman from
New Hamshre did 10. rel resent The
South.
The Speaker again called Mr.. Wise 10
order, and the House Joined in the call.
Mr.. Gushing asked Mr.. Anterior to
withdraw the Previous Question.
Mr.. Tillinghast asked the same from Mr.
Anterior. He said that it was not manly
or customary for man TO make n lonc
speech, embodying an argument upon pnS
subject, and then move the Previous Cues.
ton.
The Speaker and several frien Is Of the
Administration called Mr.. Tilinhast toor.
der. lie was compelled to take his sea,
when the House seconded the Preyious
Question.
Mr.. Stanley, of N. G. said he wau,ed
the members to 'toe the mark and should
therefore move call of the House. The
call was ordered by large vote and tbs
names read accordingly.
When the name of Mr.. Wise wascalled.
he said: 'Mr. Speaker, as representative
of the South, am not here upon the subs
iect OF Abolition The Speaker told the
Clerk 10 proceed vi it'll the call. Twohup
dred and ten members answered to their
nlmes.
The names of the absentees were called
now numbering IS members PA memr
bcrs had answer I'd TO their names.
I A motion was made TO suspend the CALL.
and the ayes and noes ordered, when the
vote stood ayes ll3, noes 100.
Mr.. Wise again asked leave to offer his
\ Resolution as announced.
Mr.. Bell here said s1me,hing about The
haste in which The House vas acting upon
an importan; matter He hoped the reso.
buttons would be printed, that the house
could have time Tn examine them; and for
This purpose ne o ed the printing of the
Resolutions, and an adjournment.
Mr.. 'Cushman, OF n. n. called for the
yeas and nays, which being ordered, the
motion 10 adjourn was lost, ayes l07, noes
49,
The question then cam, up on tbs main
question, which was carried by yeas and
nays-yeas III, nays l09.
The mai Queslion-'Shall the Resolux
ton passg was now put, and the yeas and
NAYS ordered
Mr. & Fl Williams Of Tenn, here asked
the House to he excuse from voting. So
much haste had been exhibited in passing
the resolutions through in one day, and the
resolutions were so Important, and came
to him in such questionable shape, That
he was not prepared 10 vote.
FIR. w. &. Johnson made some few re-
marks, which could not be heard and NOV.
Q | an adjournment.
The ayes and noes were ordered, and
the motion again lost-ayss los, noes 49,
A division of the Resolution ~Ns then
called for, and the yeas and nays ordered
upon each.
leave to be excused, and appealed to tho
House TO excuse him. Mr.. w. was about
TO give his reasons, when the Speaker call.
ed him 10 order, and the house joined IN the
call Mr.. Williams was compelled 10
take his seat, and was not excused.
Mr.. Wise rose and said that whether the
House excused him or not, he should not
vote. He would state his lsons, and the
Speaker should not prevent him, for the
1 l. r.
mission 10 give his reasons. Mr.. Wise
commenced giving his reasons against the
! first resolution. 1t smoke of Slavery in
the States, and Congress had nothing to Go
with Slavery in the States.
The Speaker called Mr.. Wise TO or ier1
and decided it was not in order 10 give this
as reason for not voting, and the same
interruption followed every one of MIR.
/ Wise's resolutions until
Mr., Petriken Of Pennsylvania, called
Mr.. Wise TO order for discussing the merits
of the resolution.
Mr.. Wise said he was not discussing
i the merits of the resolutions. They had
no merit in them. He was discussing the
&c merits.
! The Speaker said that was not in order.
! Mr.. Wise said he had a right TO give his
reasons I'll e Both rule gave him that
right, and he should exercise it, with de-
ference and respectto the Speaker and the
House. Mr.. Wise continued, and procee-
ded TO give the reasons, when the Speaker
andzseyeral members called him TO order
a was compelled to take his seat
= ~ "a. Jenifer said he was opposed to the
8soution because they had been intro
duced in an Objectionable manner, and
pressed with an indecent haste by their au-