Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-03-09
CON q Es u : sEONA AL.
CENSURE OF THE ABOLITIUNSTS.

CENSURE OF THE ABOLI1'IONSTS.
On Monday last, being Resolution day, Mr.
Holmes of South Carolina, introduced in the
House Of Representatives, an antl-aboIltiOn Reso
luton. On the first question taken respecting it,
1G6 members voted. After considerable man9u-
verlng. the Resolution having been passed over as
giving rise to debate Mr.. Campbell of the same
State presented the following, being resolutions
adopted by the Democratic Convention at BaIti-
more, in May 1910:
ResofUed, That justice and sound policy forbid
the Federal Government to foster one branch of
industry to the detrment of another, or to cherish
the interests OF one portion to the injury Of anoh-
Ier portion OF our common country; that every cit
zen and every section of the country has right
to demand and insist upon an equality of rights
and privileges, and to II complete and ample pro-
lection of persons and property from domestic Vio-
ence or foreign aggression.
Resolved, That Congress has no power under
the Constitution to interfere with or control tie
domestic institutions OF the several States; and
that such States are the sole and proper Judges of
every thing appertaining to their own affairs not
prohibited by the Constitutions that all efforts of
! the abOlltiOniSts others, made to induce Con-
gless to interfere with questions Of slavery, or to
take incipient steps III relation thereto, are cacu-
lated to lead TO the most alarming and dangerous
consequences and that all such efforts have an in
evtahle tendency to diminish the happiness of the
people and endanger the the stability and perna-
nency of the Union, and ought not to be counter
anred by amy friend Of our political Institutions
Resolutions Of the Baltimore Conuention, Man.
1910.
And Mr.. G. moved the pra=ious question.
The first branch fthc lst Resolution was adopt
ed 81 to (Messrs. Adams, Grinnell Severance
and Winthrop.) Messrs. ColIamer, Dillingham;
and Foote voted with the majority Mr.. Marsh
appears to have left the House before the subject
came up.
The second branch of the resolution was adop.-
ed unanimously, 10 to 0, Mr.. Adams not voting,
Mr.. Foot made all unsuccessful motion to adj
IJourn, and then 1--WE suppose, as his name does not
appear aterwards,) left the House.
On the first part of the second resolution, the
vote stood 81 to 8, (Messrs. Adams, Collamer,
and Winthrop,) Mr.. Dillingham; voted yea.
On the second branch Of the second resolution
the vote was l28 to 49,
We copy the names Of the nays:
NAYs--Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Baker, Dckey,
Giddings, Grnnel, Hardin, Harper, Hudson, w.
Hunt, Irwin, ROCKWELL Rogers, Severance, A..
Smith, Tilden, ?. B. Johnson, d. P. King, Nc
; CIeIand, McllYane, Vance, Vinton, Winthrop
I13.
None of the Vermont members, it seems, were
present
On Tuesday, the 2lst Rule came on for decision,
and was REJECTED. The yeas and nays have
cepdimgs is from the N Y Sun:-
You remember that at the commencement orthe
session, Mr.. Adams made report from the COM
Imittee on rules, emitting the the 2lst rule. Mr..
/ DromgooIe moved then to recommit them, SO as to
have the 21st rule reported.
Mr. Wise also made Il minority report, contain
ing the 2Ist rule which was never acted upon.
But iOr three months the debate has been going
on III the morning hour Oh Dromgoole's motion to
Ire-commt.
On Saturday, Dromgooe got the floor, and mov-
ed an amendment to Mr.. Adams'S report, by strk-
ing out all after the 18th rule, and inserting 95
rules in place thereof, one of which was the 2lst
rule, made still stronger.
i Cave Johnson then moved to amendD romgooe's
amendment, so to ad0pt>af of the rules of the
last Congress except The 25h rule, and to insert in
lieu thereof, rule to receive all those abolition
Il petitions, and lay them on the table without de-
bate.
This motion came up in order to day, and the
House agreed to suspend the Rules until the whole
matter is disposed OF.
Mr.. Hale demanded the previous question.
Here there was terrible cutlery, and several
members begged to have leave to define their pO-
sjton; but Hale stood firm as the Granite hills of
his own State. The previous question was sec
onded. And then
Mr.. BeIser moved to lay the whole subject on
the table. This was lost.
Ayes 80; Noes SO.
The question was then taken upon Cave John
, sons amendment, and this was lost.
Ayes IS; Noes 49,
SO the House refused to have rule that should
lay abolition petitions on the table without debate.
The House appeared astonished at this result.
f The question then came up on Mr.. DroHgroole's
amendments with his 95 rules: all these are pre-
cisey the same as the rules of the lsSt Congress ex-
cept the Esd rule and the Goth rule.
Mr.. Beser again moved to lay the whole sub
: ject on the table.
f The House then refused a third time to lay on
5 the table, ayes IS, noes 107.
The question was then put upon agreeing to all
e Mr.. Dromgoole's resolutions except the Esd and
Goth, and decided in the affirmative, ayes 8S, noes
:: IS.
So all of the old rules except on those two sub
: jects were agreed to.