The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-06-13

to. State, or to discriminate between the
institutions of one portion of the Confede-
racy and another, with the views afore-
said, are in violation of the constitution,
and destructive of the fundamental prin-
ciples on which the union of these States
rest, and beyond the jurisdiction OF Con-
gress."
This branch of the resolution is asstrong
as any man from the South can ask; and
let it not be forgotten that it was lntrodu.
'ced by northern democrat. This passed
by vote of l49 yeas to So nays. You
will be glad to knew, doubtless, who voted
in the negatiue; have their names. Ut
the SO, there were Al wings, and but 5
democrats. During the same session, the
same session, the journals show that Mr..
Sladc, a jealous whig, and an equally zeal
GUS Abolitionist, made motion that the
rules in relation to- the order of business
be suspended, for him to move resolution.
which was read at the Clerks table, as fol-
lows:
"Whereas, there exists, and is carried
on between the ports in the District OF Co
lumbia and other ports of the U. States,
and under the sanction of the laws there
of, a trade in human beings, whereby thou
sandsof them are annually sold and trans
ported from said District to distant parts
of the country, in vessels belonging to the
citizens ofthe United States, therefore, to
the end that all obstacles to the considera-
ton of this subject be removed and a re-
medy for the evil be speedily provided,
ReSolued, That so much of the fifth
section of the resolution on the subject Of
slavery passed by the house on the llth
and 10th of the present month as relates
to the removal of slaves from State to
State, and prohibits the acts ofthis House,
and every petition, memorial, resolution or
paper, touching the same, be, and hereby
is rescinded."
The effort to repeal this part Of the res
olution, deem another question, calcula-
ted to show which party leans to and is
supported by the Abolitionists. Upon this
motion there stand recorded Sc yeas and
and l47 nays. OF the Sc who voted in
favor Of. Mr.. SHADES motion, So were
wings, and but 3 democrats. \
The, first motion made to introduce
petition in this Congress, upon the subject,
was made by Mr.. Lincoln, a whig mem
ber from Massachusetts,. This was met
by southern gentlemen, among others, Mr..
Cave Johnson who moved to lay the mo-
ton for reception on the table. If this
motion prevailed, you will see it was equi'
valent to rejection. The vote was taken
and carried in the affirmative by vote of
l3l to7s. Of the 6s votes given in the
negative, 6l were northern wings, south
ern whig and the remaining democrats.
k-Nis a fact no where denied, think, that
the principal ground of objection to the ad-
mission of Arkansas into the Union, arose
from the fact, that slavery was recognized
in her constitution; and upon the passage
of the bill not one whig Senator from N.
England voted for it. In the House of
Representatives, upon the passage Of the
same bill, the votes stand about as usual;
yeas l43, nays So, and of the SO who vo-
ted in the negative 4G were wings and but
six were democrats.
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A very few extracts from abolition pa
pers, and will desist from pressing upon
your consideration this unpleasant subject.
The Liberator, leading Abolition print,
after giving an account Of the votes given
at the Harrisburg nomination, and announ-
cling Harrison as the candidate, says: "An
the Slaue States ,ucnt for Clay. We re-
gard this as another important sign of the
times-as signal defeat Of the slauehol-
ding po,oer Of this country. Had It not
been for abditionism Henry Clay would
have undoubtedly been nominated. We
have faith to. believe h6 STAKEHOLDER will
ever again be permitted to fill the Presi-
dental Office in the Republic.
The Emancipator, the abolition paper
in New York, heads an article, "The Har-
risburg Convention" and says: "Well, the
agony is over, and Henry;tlay is laid up
on the shelf; and no man Of ordinary in
telligence can doubt or deny that the anti
slavery feeling of the North has done it, in
connexion with his own ostentatious, and
;of,roo,,c nm, o1ovarv denonSt ratiOns in