Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-07-11
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DEMOCRACY

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Gel, a.l down Exmue anu reject
= IA. ,,-sesassccs TIA, may result ttom ioster-
,,.,y Tia, i, as clearly shown aiding and abei-
= 4. snare, Of tie morrill, bo,h put.lciy and pr
s, the HARRISON Tla.aax. We commerce /
~ ~. resolution OF NJ. Sade, Of Vermont, gen
-, e.~ IS deeply dyed IN the le,he Of AboiaH.>n
=. any nan % America.
a. ,,,r - of the same journals. ST, you Wi find
,1. allowing records:
-,,.;,7 was made BY Mr. S.1ie, that Tie rules
-, - the or Ter of business be suspended, Ia
- bir, 10 move resolution, winch was read at
,,~ clerks table, as follows;
Ub.-e,s there exists. and IS card on, between
,,rts in the Dsrlcl OF Columbia, and other
w. ~ or,he United States, and under the sanction
PSIsl,,vs ,hefeot,a trade IA human beings. where
A.. ,b,usanlS of them are annually sold and trans
,,,,pI from said D,,lrc, TO distant parts Of The
unity in vessels belonging 10 citizens ct the Unit
led States.
Thsrstore, to the end that an obstacles TO the con-
..4.raiion of this subject may be removed, and a
rsnely for the evil speedily proyided
Resolved, That so much OF the tliih section oil
~. raoulionS on the subject of slavery, passed by
n, House on the llth and l2th OF The present
month as relates TO the removal OF slaves from STATE
"a Stste. and prohibits the action oflhis House, and
every petition memorial resolution, or paper touch
me The same he. aud hereby is, rescinded.
And on the question shall the rules be suspended
Cor the purpose AFORESAID, II passed ~ the negative
yeas So, nays l4f.
Here are the yeas and nays, as recorded. Among
the yeas there are but three solitary Democrats, o
56 leaving 50, then, q majority of the whole whis
marty, who yaled in favor Of Mr.. SHADES reSolu
ton.
Mr.. Bynum, (our authority says;
We have at length travelled through yonr jour
mails up 10 the present fist session Of The Twenty
sixth Congress to the records OF which | reIer 70
the evidence propose 10 exhibit to prove that tn
majority, not OF the Northern wing of the VIII!
party only, but a majority of that party in TN
House, IN spite Of their assertions that they are n
Aboltionisls, have invariably acted, and do nov
act, with them on this floor either as principals &C
cessares or coadiutors. | find the following recor
Of the proceedings on Monday, 18th Of January
iS4e. An Abolition petition being presented b
Governor Lincoln of Massachusetts, and the qHeS
ton Of its reception being raised:
The question was then taken on Mr., CAVE JoHH
sons motion 10 lay the question OF reception q
the table, and decided in the alIirnatiye-yeas IL
nays s..
| will not read the yeas, as it is my purpose
show only the course Of that party that has nvar'
Div favored The, Ms of the AhoItonists here, al
opposed pa view u pom every occasion. This
the first queseih On which the parties divided,
which the sixty took their stand for the Alb
ltionlsts, as follows:
NAYs.--Messrs. Adams, John w. Alien, Ba
nard, Bidde, Briggs, Brookway, Arson Brow
Calhoun Chttenden. Clark, James Cooper Corw
Cranston Curtis, Gushing, Davee, Edward DAVE
Edwards, Fly, Evans Everett, Fillmore, Fetch,
Gates, Gddngs, Goodc Granger, Grinnell, Hall, '
S. Hastings, Henry, Hoffman, Hunt lanes, CHAR
johnson, Kempsha, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lowe
Marvin, Mitchell, Morgan, Naylor, Ogc, Osborn
Palen. Parmentel, Peck, Randall, Randolph, Ra
den, Reed Rdgway, Edward Rogers, Russell S
,onstar Simonton, Sade John Smith, Tram
Smith, Storrs Tillnghast ToIand, Trumhul, i
derwood, Peter J. Wagner, 7. W. Williams, a
Joseph l.. WlIIiams--es,
OF this number there is but one Southern man,
Wing, and only six Northern Democrats, Ieavi
sixty Que good honest Wings, well knownto h
considerable majority ol heir whole party united
the House.
The next day, sir, January the l4h, Mr.. Co
Of Virginia introduced his resolution, which is ne
" literal copy Of tina, Of Mr.. Patton OF Virgil
which have before referred to, and which orig
ted in an exclusive Southern meeting Of memb
here, without distinction oil parties, and which
introduced by Mr.. Patton under their special
structou, and which, on its presentation and adj
ton, there was not single Southern man OF ell
party to be found voting against, as is shown
fe records containing the votes on its passage.
Mr. B. then read as follows:
Mr. Coles said he believed il was now in OF
for him TO move an amendment 10 the 54th and
rules and he would therefore submit the follow
which he hoped would receive tho favorable con
Grafton Of the House:
All petitions, memorials, and papers, touching
abolition Of slavery, or the buying, selling, or
transferring of slaves in any State, District, or ]
rory orthe United States. shall, upon their pres
tation be laid on the table, without being deba
printed, read or referred, and no further action VI
ever shall be had thereon.
This resolution, originating in a Southern m
ing exclusively, and introduced by Mr.. Patton
der the instructions of that meeting, against VII
on It's adoption, not Southern man voted, was
Denounced by Southern Wings, and on this 4
as hypocritcal and treacherous, after, too, they
voted themselves for it.
read from the proceedings OF the House,
Mr.. e.
Mr.. Thompson of South Carolina moved to
the amendment ON the table with the view Of 0
ing substitute.
Mr.. Cross called for the yeas aud nays
And after the remarks OF several members,
motions on ORDER calls Of the House, the vote
taken on Mr.. Coles'S resolution, offered as al
mendment to the rules Of the House, and it was
jected BY Mr.. Thompson's (Whig) motion to
On the table.
The votes are as lollows-yeas l02 nays 90:
YEAs-Messrs Adams, Afford, John w. A
Simeon II. Anderson, Andrews, Baker, Barr
Bell, Black. Bond, Briggs, Brockway Arson Br
Sampson H. Butler Calhoun, Casey, CHM,
tenden, Clark, CoIeuiti, James Cooper, MARI
Cooper. CorWin, Crabb, Cranston, Crockett, CT
Cushing, Davee, Edward Davis, Garrett D
Dawson, Dillett. Edwards, Ely, Evans. Eve
Fillmore, Fisher, Fletcher, Rice Garland, g
Gentry, Gerry, Gddings, Goode, Granger CIR
Griffin, Grinnel, Habersham, Hal, W. S.
i,ngs, Henry, HIen Hoffman, James Oh
Johnston Wm C. Johnson kemDShal, LaWr