The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-02-06
NORTHERN DOUGH FACES.

We had noticed, and intended to lay before our rea
ders. the circumstances attending Mr. Wnthrop's Re-
port in regard to oppression OF coored seamen, under
the laws of some Of the Southern States. Tho vote
to print 5000 extra copies o(ths highly important doc
ument, which was passed by Il large majority, was
subsequently reconsidered, and the question Of print
ing laid the table Let the opponents of Slavery,
and of opposition to the colored race, look at these
votes. Let them observe which side the Loco
Foco votes are ranged Every Loco Foco member
from New England, who voted on the question, with
tho exception of Sir Parmenter of Mass voted to lay
the question Of Printing upon the tabe,and thus sav-
ed the whole subject off, for this session.
The Albany Evening Journal has the following fore
IDLE statement Of this matter:
"i vote was taken in the House of Representa-
tives on Monday last, which can only be explained
the suppostion that Northern politicians have not
yet got tired OF trucking to the South II will be
membered that on the Friday previous, Mr. Winthrop,
from the Committee Commerce, made report to
the House in reference to numerous petitions present
cd by Northern shipping merchants, complaining of
the wrong and oppression to which colored seamen
in their employ subjected in many OF the South
ern seaports This wrong consists ia the practice o.
arresting and imprisoning all free colored seamen
found board any vessel coming into the habors of
Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, sc. and keeping them
10 close confinement until the vessels to which they be
longed ready TO depart subject, if the captain
refused to pay all charges, to be sold into Slavery
This crying outrage against justice, against human
ty against liberty itself, rebuked it deserved
to be, in Mr. Winthrop's report.
The House by large majority, directed the print
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the question rested until Monday On that day
motion TO reconsider the order to print made and
carried, and them in order 10 smother the subject ef
fectualiy Mr. Wise moved lay the question of print
ing on the table. This motion, which in all probabi-
ity dlsposes Of the Of the session, decided
in the affirmative by the following votes:
Yeas-Messrs. L w Andrews, Arnold, Arlington,
Anterior, Barton, Bosom, Ddlack, Black, Bovine,
Boyd, NJ Brown, c Brown, Burke, w Butler, w o
Butler, CIV Caldwell, C Caldwell Campbell,
w Campbell, II Campbell, Caruthers, Cary,
Casey, Chapman, Clifford, Clinton, Coles, Coiqutt,
NJ A Cooper, Cross, Gushing, Daniel, Garret Davis,
Dean, Deberry, Dog, Eastman, J c Edwards, Ed
wards, Gentry, Gerry, Gimer, Goggin, w o Goode
Gordon, Graham, Gwin, Hopkins, Houston Hubbard,
Hunter C Ingerso Jack, Cave Johnson, Lewis,
Lcfeld, Lowell, a Mcclellan, Mckay, McKeon,
Mallory, a Marshall, Marchand, Medill Merwether
Miller, Mitchell, Moore, Neward, Oliver, Owsley,
Partridge, Payne, Pickens Pearce, Plumer, Powell
Reding, Rencher. Reynolds, Rhett, Riggs, Rogers,
Saunders, Shepherd, Shields, w Smith, Steenrod,
A II II Stuart, Summers Sumter, Sweeney, Taliafer-
70, ] Thompson, Trotts, Tumey, Wallace, Washing
ton, Wuterson, Weller, Westbrook, C II Williams,
Wise, Wood-l04.
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nard Brdseyc Blair Boardman Borden, Bolts Briggs
Bronson, Brown Burnell, Calhoun, Childs, Chitten-
den, Staley N Clarke, Cowen, Cranston, ID Da-
Wis, Dawson, Everett, Ferrs, Fessenden, Fillmore,
G. Floyd, Gates, Giddings, p G Goode, Granger,
Hall, llasted Henry, Howard, Hudson, Hunt, II
lngersol, J. Irwin. w w Irwin, James, d Jones, ]
Kennedy, King, Linn, R Mcclellan, McKennan,
Mathiot, Ma,tocks. Maxwell, Maynard, Morgan Nor
rs, Morrow, Osborne. Parmenter, Pendlenton, Pope,
Ramsey, Randolph, Read, Ridgway, Rodney, w
Russell, ] Al Russell. Saltonsall, Slade, Il Smith,
Stony T. Stuart, r w Thomwson, Tilinghas,.
Tomlinson, Tripleu, Trumbull, Underwood, Van
Rensselaer,, d White J l. White T w Williams,
Winthrop, Yorke, A Young, Young-s4.
glance at the above will satisfy the reader, if, in
deed he had any previous doubt of the fact, that the
Northern Loco Focos, with one or two honorable
cep,ions voted aye while the Northern Wings, with
out an exception, voted no
TEN honorable Representatives from this State,
gave their voices for suppressing Mr. Wnthrop's re-
port. We ask the constituents Of these recreant
members to hold them TO strict account for this
base dereliction of duty. We appeal to the people
of the whole State to visit with their heaviest
sure the trucking and time serving Representatives
who have been parties to this shameful betrayal Of
Northern rights
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