Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11
THE neutrality-suspicious. IN
CONGRESS

rp-NN'iNissotH.
We advorted TO the proceedings in Congress
last week, on the 2sth ult. wherein the House
oil Representatives took up, discussed, and
passed an important resolution touching the
subject OF Slavery and the right Of petition -
The last clause Of this resolution, it will be
SEEM Is an express violation of the constitution
OF the United States, if we understand il right
ly, and hence establishes a dangerous prcce-
dent But the advocates of this rash step at
tempt TO shield themselves under the plea tina,
the abollhonists were not only continually
trespassng upon some of the provisions Of
tho Constitution in the course they were TAX
ing, but their acts were of that reasonable
and alarming nature that any measure would
be justliiable TO put check upon them, as
well as upon their alledged trespasses on the
express rights of the slave States. We think
both parties are greatly over-rcaching the
bounds of prudence and wisdom on this sub
| ject and should not think it strange if both
ultimately concluded to back out and pursue
more rational and practicable course in order
to settle this great question. We are sure
/ tina, few ''sober second thoughts would lead
to this result and effect happy compromise.
The resolution referred to is annexed to the
/ yeas and nays on the question, together with
some other proceedings, which we have no
doubt will be found interesting to most of our
readers, who have not already seen them.
Resolved, That upon the presentation Of day
/ memorial or petition praying for The abolition n
S!arery or the Stare trdde IN any diStr,ct, terri
torn or State If The Union, and upon the preSen-
tation Of any resolution or other paper touching
that subject, The reception Of such memorial,
petition, resolutions or paper, shat be cOnsider-
ed as affected 10, and tic question Of its recep-
tion shall be laid on the table, ,cifhoW debate or
further action thereon.
That no petition, memorial, or resolution,
or other paper praving The abolition of slacery
IN The District of Columbia, or any Stale or
TERRITORY or The stare hade Jetween the States OF
territories Of The Umted States in phich ii now
erisis. shall be reccired 6v this house, or enter
tanned in any ,cay ,chaierer.
Tho first mart of the above is the orioin,,
resolution offered nv Waddv ThomnsonIW
oCS G. The second mart was mnvcd a. ar
omendmo,, nv w G Johnson GIVi Of Md. and
carried by a vote of II5 to Io5 The vote on
the whole resolution. as thus amended. was
Z If To los, as follows.
YEAS-Messrs. Afford, Andrews. Ather
ton. Banks, Bierne, Black, Blackwell Bolts
Boyd. A V Brown, A G Brown. Burke. S il
Butler. w O Butler, Bynum. J Campbell. "
b Campbell. CAROL. Chapman, Coles, Colouitt
Conner. NJ A Cooper. Crabb. Craig, Crockett
Cross, Davis. ] w Davis. G Davis. Dawson
/ Deberry, Dennis, Dllett, Dromgoole, Earl
I Eastman, Fine, Fornace, J Garland, Rice
Garland. Gerry. Goppin. Graham. Graves
&C. cr;a;n iTobar9Sn, Ua,,,i'in i'm :
e v;rnin;, I'M Of X e UoIinooan H. H.,
; IinII,arJ Ia,oos,,, Ia,;cor I iiot
I Intn,o,, W., cos, iobnson \ Ia,oS /,
tonos Ko,b,o Je.dbo,,or Io'y;s I~c,
, ~. 90 MnclaiI,n NbC,,inch NIX,
G Min Ni;l,ar Montanra Won,no,nor, NisI5
prs pe,riten p;rkens poe pren;iss Pro
fit, Ramsey. Rayrer. Resnoids, Reu Rive.
James Rogers, Samuels, Shaw, A Smith
Steenrod, Strong, Sump,er, Sweeney, Italia
a ferro. TAYLOR. Francis. Thomas. Philip
il Thomas. Waddy THOMPSON, Jacob Thomson
O rrinleit Turney. Warren. Watterson. Weller
Iohn White |, Williams 7 l. Williams. She1
i rod Williams Wise. and Worthinoton. IA
! NAYS-Nlessrs. Adams. hudson. Ale
i IT / Anderson. simeon II Anderson. Rake
RaIn,rI Realty Bell. Riddle. Bond. Brew,
,or R,i1os Roadway A Rro,vn Colhout
r. CIR Casey Chii,enden. Bla,k. CIiAor
k lanes Cooner. Cranston. Crarv. Curtis. Cusl
n ING, Dana, Davee Edward Davies. Dana, Dol
~ n5nns, FJv,,rIs Nv Fyans EyeTe,t ri
80 Lr,,|i'or t,ar3 c. Con,r,, 81,
d,nn1 cao5o Crancer Crennejl Hall Ham
n W. Uai,i',o's H., IIaf,a,r H.
y Howard, Hunt, jackson, James, = Johnso