Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-27

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aHr tse .asra.at lu %, ,.e House aga sc etaa'-E.
SIS the rHrua
IH1se WHn ,U..| .u zoe negative are
Mss>rs. lleruH Aen jeremiah BaHey. William
n. Bond, NarHru Bcrlea. CrorEc ". b1sS>,
William B. Calhoun. john Carr. Ge'rse Chamber,
I.mn.ay CH.-s William Csrk. CaIrb Ca>'u 81
Hammer Denny, Uoac. Everett lala IVtr Hca
GlaaeI HtllJ lia, Gideon Hssd, Samss. Ham
son. Ablrr ihzeine. Joseph Henderson, VILLAIN
ile>tsT S. Hear lunatl1u IcCsrjv. Thomas NJ.
I I. Mchs1mn Mliins Nouns, Jluss Parker,
Stephen Philips DAVID Pous. lr. John Reet DaNi
+ Russell, William Saig HuItam Sprague, Samae.
+ +. NaoH, Elisha Nh.U.cscy Hiram I, Hunt Jo-
/ SgpA lu-rrsol. William Jackson. Henry /, Jones
! BsHjFmla Jones Damti k1r1re, .iaos Lane, 40
+ hau Lawrence, Joshua lee, Lew Lincoln eaint-
son Nasnu'
/ Amongst these names. there are Six Dtm7erat
/ there a1y be- uue ct two more, or less Ny ohl q,
/ has been To show Tie course ih3t has been pursued
/ by TIE great tO3y 90 ht tive parties upon THIS mo-
meniauS subject, Now s,r, tbr Nar,hern wing n
lHe wing party. n that umt, never amounted 'om'Te
/ iaeg 'hau So or CO. The manyiy of that Wmt
itiNh NttI 'NNd IitN dN ftfh~A tNfIh A#ta''N '.
Vas p9ssei 10 opposition 90 the views aad oblecN oi
the Ahuatnnsls.
rbr lidrd and last resolution passed ty q vote Of
! LII 10 Co. SOME OF the Southern members Young
against ID, believing il admitted Vie right Of reoep-
ton --oi l1e 6S there were - Democrats; the no.
crease was caused hy their hostility to The reception
Of the petitions. Thus concluded the action NJ ih'S
body upoa the subject of Abolition 10 the first SIS
Snu Of HE 2iln Congress; upon which lelve Il to
4 and mn trttii b,
make he comment. Sir, what must be thc verdict
eft the South and Southwest m examining this evl-
/ deuce. who have beensn much Hsutd and abused
/ by the impq,itnuS and interpretations that
have been So long played oil on them, BY lttr art-
lul politicians and lreacherous pubic presses Bus
st j. for them 10 revenge the wrong aud arpA toe
remedy
viii now, said Nj. b. cali the attention of lhe
body 10 the proceedings of this House upon - same
svbrct. a, the SESSION ullhc 2lh Congf'Ss You
Wi, tnd on page 134 OF the journals, jnuuaw =,
that Mr.. HAYES of Kentucky, introduced tie iui-
lowing rcsuuioa:-
Resolved, That alI petitions, memorials, rcsou-
tons, propositions o. papers, relating m any way,
or 10 any extent whatever. to the subject OF slavery,
or TO the abolition Of slavery, shall without being
printed or referred be aId upon the Iabe, and thai
10 further action be had thereon.
Nh. HAYES before taking hS seat called the pre-
debate; aud The question being go takenon It's con-
+ Siderauan under The previous question, voted a.
gaiu>t both. wishing myself to Uiler further amend
t mcnt which was cut oil, however BY the previous
question. then voted for the resolution 10 IT'S pres.
eat shape, and II then passed by The following vote.
Yeas l29, nays Co.
Or these 60 lhat voted against this resolution,
there were but II Democrats, as they then ranked.
Mr.. b. again read over the names Of those thai
voted tu a Tho oT1ptttp nj lac
ton and begged to be corrected, II he had made a
mistake.
Again wo SEQ this question brought before the
House in tbs m.ldesl possible shapo--h asked
nothing denied nothing 1t simply determined
uoi TO act upon a sui Jet alarming to tho slave
holding States
| allude 20 lhe resolution offered by MIR. Patton 81
! Virginia under the instructions Of an exclusive
Southern meeting. Here is that resolution.
Journals Of lhc House of Representatives De.
cemher DIST, page l27 second Session, IweuY-Gth
Congress.
NJ Patton moved that The rules prcs5rbnr ihe
order Of business be suspended for the purpose Of
receiving aud acting on a resolution IN the words
j following VIZ;
Received, That petitions memorials and pa
, perS touching tAe aboNloHuj slavery, or huqtne.
selling OF The Transferring ,oves in any State Dis.
trict. or Territory, OF the United State, be- laid up
on the table without being debated, printed rad, or
referred, and that no further action whatever Shall
r be had thereon,
After Two preliminary votes taken upon sispeu.
sion Of the rules, both resulting IN the affirmative,
the main question was put IN Tic following words,
10 wit:
Page 20. WIZ the House arree 70 the resou-
. tou and passed N The alirmarye-yeas ~, nays
n.
Here Mr.. b. held up tic purnal, and exhibited
tie yeas and nay, there recorded, AMI SAID Sir
e amongst those ~ who voted IN the affirmative.
4 cha Ienge any man TO name one wing from the
] \ Jrth, or non-ppvehuid ~ States a fact that wiI
: fall Ike a capol thunder upon the ears Of eve
: Southern man that has heretofore acted in ennccr
;, with tbat party; while amonast the "A voting a.
. qaiusi this resolution, there IS MOI the name Of a mar
I from siaycioldrHg State, and only IA Democrats
r. from the Northern States Of more dian 50 leaving
. 90 Wing, Who voted against the resolution Of Mr.
! Patton,
Page 5s, Tie question was taken on the first res
/. outon, which wa, in these words.
}, Resolved That lhjs Goyernmen, is n Govern
ment Of limited powers and that, hY the Conslru
e ton Of the United States, Congress las no ungIic
Ton whatever the subject of slavery in tie sew
], | erat States IN the L1H!gdeucy.
Against This resolution there were BAT six votes
p VIZ yeas l9S nays Gall Wbigs
Nays essis John q Adams, George Evan,
;. Horace Everett David Potts, David Russell, anc
. | William Sladc.
!. On The lzih December pagc 60. tie question
: was put on The second resolution, which wac ia hes,
4 ! words
' Resolved, That pcitinns CIR tbe abolition Of s.a
i very ~ tie District Of Columbia, and the Icri;n
RES the United States, aud against the rcmoYa
i OF slaves from one State 20 another are part 81
pan corporations sci on foot 10 effect the institution
$ ol slavery 10 the several States and indirectly 4
destroy that institution within Their limits.
For il 1861 against il g.
Amongst these nays there are the names Of bu
:. three Democrats, leaving sixty Two good and iru
J. Wings, considerable ma ory Uf that whole party
then members Of this House and but ole Sguihcr
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