The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-29
SLAVE REPRESENTATION.

In the House Of RepIe sentatives, on Friday
last, Mr.. Dromgoole, from the Select Commit
tee on the resolutions of the Legislatures of Vir-
gina and Alabama. to prevent STARE represen-
tation which was suggested by the resolutions
from the Legislature OF Massachusetts,, made a
report accompanied by the following resou-
tons viz:
Resoired BY IN, Senate aud House Of Representatives.
Of The United STATES Of .1p,erea in Congress assembled
That the rule established in the Constitution as the
basi. Of representation and direct taxation, resulting
from spirit of concession and compromise essential
the formation and preserva Of the Union Of the
States ought to be held sacred by the friends of the
Union
Resolved That no proposition to alter or amend
the Constitution in relation 10 representation and d.
rect taxation among the States ought to be recon-
mended by Congress, but that every such proportion
ought to be promptly and decisvcly condemned.
The first resolution was adopted, as follows !:
YEAS essrs. Anderson, Ashe, Barrnger, Ben
ton, Bidl OK, Edward J. Black, James A. Black,
Blackwell Bower, Bowln Boyd Jacob Brinkerhof,
Brodhesd, Milton Brown, William J. Brown, Buff
6ng,on, Burke, Burt, Caldwell, Campbell, Cary, Car.
Clinton, Cobb, Coles, Cranston, Cross Cullom, Da-
ma, Daniel, Garrett Da,i-, Richard ID. Davis, John
| w. Davis, Dawson, Dean, D,berry, Dellet, Dckin.
son, Dromgooe, Dunlap, Ellis Elmer, Ficklin, Fish,
| Foster, French, Byram ureen, Hale, ianlln, liam
nett Harrison, Hardin, Harper, Hays, Henley,
H,rrick, Holmes Hoge, Hopkins, Houston, HUI.
bard, Hubbell, Hughes, HungerforJ w. Hunt,
James b. Hunt, Charles j. Ingersol Joseph X. In
gersoIl, Iivin, Jameson jerks, Cave Johnson, An
drew Johnson, George W. Jone,, Andrew Kenne-
dy, John p Kennedy, Pres on King, Kirkpatrick
Labrsnche, Leonard, Lucas, Lumpk,n, McCau,len,
Maclay, McCIesnJ, McCernsnd, Mcconnell Nc
Doweil, Mckay, Edward ]. Morris, Jose n Morris,
Moseley Murphy, Mes, Newton, Owen, Parmenter,
Payne, Peyton, i'ha n. Potter, Emery d. Potter,
Preston Purdy, Ramsey, Rithbun, David s. Reed
ReJing, Relfe, Rhett, Ritter, Robinson, Russell St
John Sample, Saunders, Schepck, Senier, Thomas
H. seymour Sinons, Simpson, sidel, Albert Smith,
| John +. Smith, Thomas Smith, Caleb b. Smith,
Robert Smi h, Spence SteenroJ Stephens, Stetson.
Andrew ewsrt, John Stewart, Stiles, Stone, Strong,
Summers, sykcs. Taylor, Thompson, T,bbsus,
| Fucker, Tyler, Vance, Vanme,er, Vinton, Wether-
ed, Wheaton, White, Williams, Woodward, William
Wright, Joseph A. Wright, Yos,-l2s.
| NAYS-Msssrs Abbott Adams Baker, Jeremiah
Brown, Dickey, Giddings, GnnnelI, Hudson, Perry
b. Johnson, Daniel z. King, Mcllysibe, Marsh,
Morse, Rockwell, Rogers, Severance, Tildn, Win
| throY-lS.
The question then taken the adoption Of
the second resolution and the result was as follows
| YEAS-Nes RS Anderson, Ashc, Bsrringer Ben
ton Bidlsck, Edward ]. Black, jas. A. Black, Black
well, Bowln, Boyd, Jacob Brink,rhoG, Brod
head, M. Brown, William J. Brown, Burke, Burt
thoWcilt tamppsI, theyt tbsppFU, Chlton
Clpcb, Clinton, Cobb, Coles, Cros., Cullom, Da.
ma, Daniel, Gsu,u Davis, cbarJ ID. Davis, Johr
w. Davis, Dawson Dean Deberry, Dellei Dickin
SON. Drompoole Ellis, Elmer Foklin, Fos,er, French
Willis Green, Byram Green, Hale, Hamin, Ham
NETT, Harason, Hardin, Hays, Henley, Hsrrick
Holmes, Hopkins, Houston, Hubbard Hubbell
Hugber, Hungcriord, James b. Hunt, c. J. Ingcr
-ol, J. r. Ingerso jameson, &. johnson, Andrew
Johnson, Geo. w. Jones, Andrew Kennedy, Preston
King, kirkpatrick, Librsnchr, Leonard, Lucas
Lumpkin, McCauslcn, Maclay, McClcllsnJ, McCler
oaud, Mcconnell Mcdowell, Mckay, Joseph Nor
ris, Murphy, Newton, Owen, Payne, Peyon, f. II
Potter Emery ID Potter, Pratt, Preston, Purdy, Rstb
bun, David s. Reid, Reding, Relfe, Rhei, Ritter
Robinson, Russell, St John, Saunders, Septer, Thos
( II s ymour Simpson, StJ,lI, Thomas Smith, Rob
Smith, Spence, Sccnrod, Stephens Ste,son, Johr
Stewart, Stiles, Stone Strong, Summers, Taylor
Thompson, Tihba,rs, Tucker, Vance Vanmstcr
Wentworth, Woodward, Joseph A. Wright, Yos,-
l27
| NhYS-Motsfs Abbott, Adams, Baker, J. Brown
Burlington, Carroll Cstin ,Cl,npman Col amer, Gran
-top, Dckc Fish, GJdings, GrInnel, Harper Hudson
jerks, Perley y. Johnson, John p. Kennedy, DAME
p. King, Moil,sine, Msrsh, Morse, Mo eey, Mes
Psrmentcr, Rockwell, Rogers, Sample, Sohenck, s,
verspce, Albert Smith Caleb b Smith, Sykes, Til
Jep, Tyler, vinton, Wheaton, White, Williams, Win
throJ--fi.