Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-06-11
NO. 10.

deratins difference in favor Of tic northes.n
Democrats, the supporters Of Mr.. Van BureH
In the last Congress there were presented
4,070 abolition petitions, each petition varying
as to the number of petitioners they contained.
Or this large amount Of petitioners brought IN.
| to Congress, will il not be some CONSCIENCE
for you 10 know in what propoitior,hey were
presented by Wings and Democratsi have
! taken the paias to inform myself and the rssnIi
| is ,ha, 37S6 Of that lumber were presented hs
| Wings and the remaining 393 by Democrats.
| Wilt not strike the mind Of every man, ai
| once, the Immense disparity between ,heml--.
Another singular fact is worthy Of notice, that
| ia some of the states, and mention especially
| New Hampshire, where the Democratic party
is strong. and where the whole representation
of the state is oil that party, the representatives
refuse TO present these petitions; and the aboli.
tionista from those places send them to ther
friends who come from other states. Of the
4,097 petitions. .pSesented last Congress, the
Wings presented from states in which they did
not reside l,3l7i the Democrats7. | will nos
enumerate the many. votes given during the
several preceding session, all of (which will show
the preponderating influence Of the Wings Ia
favor OF the Abolonisfs. win ..nbHlit few
votes only. Byreferenes to the resolutions in.
troduced upon this sub sct by Mr.. Pinckney Of
8. G.. one OF them will be found to read thuS,
THAT, in the opinion of this House Congress
ough, not to interfere in any way, with slavery
in the District Of Columbia" This resolution
passed by vote Of 1863 yeas to AZ nays aup.
pose you would consider this vote in the mega.
tive some evidence that there were men in Cone
gress who felt that Congress ought to interfere
witt, slavery in the District Of ille AZ who
voted in the negative, AZ were Wings the re.
naming FIVE were Democrats Mr. Patton, Of
Virginia, under the instruction, it is said. Of Il
meeting of Southern members at the succeeding
Congress, offered this resolution, viz:
Resolved. That all petitions memorials. and
papers uching The abolition Of slavery, or
buying selling. or transferring slaves In aht'
State, District or Territory, of theUnited Siaess
be laid upon the table without being debated,
printed, read or referred: ard that no further
action ahall b- had thereon"
UpoA the adoption otthis resolution, tho vote
stands recorded: yeas I22. nays "a. Among
hose voting in the affirmative, from non.slavei
holding States, rhere were fifty one Democrats,
and but one Wing. MIR. Atherton (Democrat)
Of New Hampshire, introduced revolutions ons
Of which was this:
Resolved, That petitions for the abolition
Of slavery in the District Of Columbia and the
Territories ofihe United States. aud against the
removal Of slaves from one Stnte to another,
are part of a plan Of foperations set on foot 10
affect the institution Of slavery in the several
States; and indirectly, to destroy tina, institution
within their limta."
This resolution was offered by Democrat
from non.slaveholding Stnte; upon its pas-
sage, there stand recorded-l36 yeas. and 65
nays. Ofthe IS wLo voted in the negative, e.
were Wings, 81 northern Wings. His ,hiid
resolution upon The snbjec, was this.
."Resolved, That Congress has no right to
do that indirectly which il cannot do Directly
In favor Of this the yeas are l70 and nays:0.
Every man who voted in the negative was
Wing. The fifth and last resolution was divi.
ded, and the vote demanded upon the first
branch, which reads thus.
Resolved, That attempts on The part Of
Congress to abolish slavery in the District IF
Columbia, or the Territories, OF to prohibit the
removal ofslaves from State to State, or to dis.
cripiHate between the institutions uf one por-
iion oftlle Confetleracy and another. with the
ton, destructive Of the fundamental principles
on which the union Of these States rests, and
beyond thejurisdiclion Of Congress-"
This branch Of this resolution is as strong as
any man from the South can ask; and
let il no, be forgotten that il was introduced by
northern Democrat. This passed bya vote Of
l46 yeas, TO So nays. You will be glad tok know,
doubtless, who voted in the negative; have
their names OF the So there were AZ WHlss!
and but S Democrats. During tic same ses'
sion; the journals show that MI Slade, zeal.
ous Wing. and an equally jealous Aboli,ionisf,
made motion, "that the rules in relation 10
the order Of business be suspended TO enable
him 10 move resolution, which wasread a, the
Clerks table, as follows:
"Whereas, there exists, and is carried on,
between the ports in the District of Colun,bla
and other potts Of the United States, and under
the sanction of:the laws thereof. u trade in hui.
man beings, whereby thousands of them are
annually sold aud transported from said District
to distant part ofthe country, invessels belong.
ing to the citizens Of the United States. there
fore, to the end that all obstacles tn the con.id
Grafton Of this subject be removed and remedy
for the evil speedily provided.
Resolved, That so much of the fifth section
Of the resolutions on the subject of slavery mas.
sed BY this House on the | It'll and 18th of the
present month, Us relates to the removal OF
Slaves from State TO State, and prohibits the
action OF this House. and every nntifon, pe.
mortal, resolution or paper, touching the same.
be, and hereby Is, rescinded."
The effort torepealthis part ofihe resolution,
deem an3ther question. calculated to shaw
which party leans TO. and is sustained by the
Abolitionisls. Upon this motion there stnrd
recorded 56yras and l47 nays. Ofthe Sc who
voted in favor of Mr.. Shades motion So were
Wings, and but Democrats.
The first motion made to introduce a nefiiion
this CONGRESS- Upon the SUBJECT was made by
Mr.. Lincoln; Whig member from Mnssach,i.
sets. This was nei by southern gentlemen,
among others Mr.. Cave Johnson who moved
to lay the motion for reception on the table -
Ifthis motion prevailed, you will perceive that
it was equivalent to the rejection. Tie vote
was taken upon this motion, which was carried
in the affirmative by vote Of 135 10 6e. Oftbe
68 votes given in the negative, 81. were norrh.
ere Wings, southern Wing, and the lenain.
ing 6 Qemncrnta In fhia xt,fe Il ,ua. xa. .<..l.