Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-12-29
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ii.Slavery Society. They were in part obtained
from an address Of State Committee Of the Lo
cofoco party in Alabama, and were there pub
lished to prove that the Northern Wings are all
Abolitionsts, and the Northern Democrats OPP
posed to abolition and that Mr.. Clay, being sup
ported by these Northern abohonists, must be
himself infected with abolition principles; and to
confirm this opinion, they quote The language of
Mr.. Clay on various occasions in whct@he re-
pre,s The existence of slavery. From all this the
Alabama Democratic" address concludes that
the triumph of Mr. Clay and the Wings would
he the triumph of abolition, and that the only re-
liable friends of Southern institutions" to be
found in the North are the "Northern Democracy"
This Southern address was written, we believe,
| by Van Buren, man, who advocates the election
| of the Northern man with Southern principles"
as more safe for the South than Wing slayebo-
der.
This will show the facts on which the slaveoc-
rative locofocos ut the South assail the Wings;
and it also shows other important things. The
main body of the Wing party in Congross have
been the constant, consistent, unwavering friends
of freedom and popular rights. The record shows
that as party they have been more and more
concentrating this noble ground-that the
Wings of the North had become united as one
man. aud that The Southern Wings began one by
one 10 come over 10 them. The cause Of Free
dom tuas advancing under Whig auspices. We
put it to abolionists upon their consciences to
say, then, whether by dividing aud weakening the
Wings Through the third par,y) they are not alb
solutey retartling the object which they profess
to seek, and binding stronger and stronger the
; chains of slavery. II is truly SO, in our judy
; uncut.
I On the 26h of May, 1886, Mr. Henry Pinck-
Y new a Representative in Congress from South
= Carolina, reported TO the House three resolutions
tile first denying that Congress has the right to
u interfere with slavery in the States; the second
a declaring that Congress ought not TO interfere
q with it in the District of Columbia, and the thrd
J. in these words:
: "That all petitions, propositions, resolutions or
J. papers, relating in any way, or TO my extent what
!. ever, the subject of slavery, SHALL without be-
q ing printed or referred, be laid on the table and
" that further action whatever shall oe lad there
3 on
l. All these resolutions were adopted The vote
J. on the last was
II YEAS. NAYS.
Mhg Wns ~
Soulherners, without Southern Wings,
distinction, 90 Southern Democrats, q
h, 100 g
The majority in favor of this suppression of the
is right of petition 56-less 10y seven than the
g. number OF Northern votes in its favor, and less by
A., six than the Northern Democratic votes in its ia
O. vor but if only 90 out of the 62 Northern DEM
H. ocra,ic votes in its favor Ind been against it, it
nj would have been defeated.
10 On the 10th of January, 1887, on motion of Mr..
T. Halves Of Kentucky, Pinckney's resolution was
nd readopted, by vote nearly identical with The
en- foregoing.
On the 2ls, December, 1887, on motion of Mr..
i'm Patton of Virginia, the following resolution was
of adopted, viz:
lily "That all petitions, memorials, and papers,
es touching slavery, or buying, selling, or transport
Oh ting slaves, in any State, District Territory of
XIV The United States be laid upon the table, without
g. being debated printed, read referred aud that
Ok nc further action shall be had thereon"
- This was the first gag, properly 80 called, as 1t
lie took away the freedom of speech from The repre-
full senatives, as well as the right of petition from
o. the people. The majority in favor of the resolu-
ISL ton 4S, OF those who opened their mouths
lis to take The gag, there were--
IN YEAS. NAYS.
co. Northern Wing, Northern Wings, SO
nd Northern Democrats, 81 Northern Democrats, 10
a Souherners without
distinction. 70I
III 1922 "a
IFS vi tue i<ln lee. 1000, on moton OF Mr.. Atn
his erton OF N ii, the gag last mentioned was adop-
is ted by ma orily of 48-lhe Northern section OF
lin the parties dividing nearly as before, and the
his Southern voting without distinction, as usual, in
III favor of il. The preceding resolutions, being sim
ng pie orders of the House, were subject TO the viii
in Of q bare majority, If at any moment a majority
should have been in favor of receiving petition
en- on slavery or the slave trade, of opening a de-
Oh bate on such subjects. But The slave holders
couraged by these repeated proofs that their Nor
lto thern mercenaries feared neither God nor theil
nv constituents, proceeded give the mortal stroke
rs to the freedom OF debate and the right OF petition
he On the 28h Jan. 1910, Mr.. Johnson OF Md. NOV
md ed that the following be added to the staading
ant rules of the House, e. rules which cannot be
Ugh scnded without majority of iioo thirds;
ay- "That no petition, memorial, or other paper
ill praying for The abolition of slavery in the DsIric
, is OF Columbia, or any State or Territory or tht
lex slave trade between the States the Territories
ac- of the United States, in which il now exists, shal
be received by The House, or entertained in any
Ire way whatever"
Gu. This rule was adopted by the following vote
viz;-
lry YEAS. NAYS.
Northern Wing, lINorthern Wings, ~
'es Northern Democrats, 81 Northern Democrats, 81
ar sO S;I,;ns.; without Southern Wings
,us - =
he 10 To-
ell The Northern Democrats who voted IN the ainr
he NATIVE on this occasion were more man iour tme
le- as many as the majority by when TINS stanuin:
he vag-law was carried, but if four out of the p
had voted in the negative the proposition would
ell have been deleared and the Northern people ant
his their REPRESENTATIVES would have been Free TIT
Of above rule has continued 10 this day--now near
has y four years-but not without some earnest en-
d q deavors 10 rescind IT,