The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-28
Twenty-Eighth Congress,
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Feb. %, ls45.

EVENING SESSION, O'CLOCK.
The President said that the question pending was
upon the amendment of the Senator from Mississippi
Mr.. WALKER.
Mr. FOSTER asked that the resolution might be
| read The Clerk read the resolution after which
Mr. FOSTER entered into a heightened explanation of
his vote upon il, during which he said he could not
entertain the amendment, as he entirely opposed,
a shareholder and a southern planter, to any mea-
that had the appearance OF bringing up the Mis-
sour question. He denounced the abotionists, and
all their supporters, and he, for one would do
whenever they might attempt to violate the rights of
| the South he would hold the Constitution which
guaranteed these rights in hand, and in the other
a cannon with lighted match, to receive them, and
they might make choice Of either of these aerna-
tives. He then offered an amendment the first Sec
ton of which was that that part of the territory of
Texas lying south Of the 36th deg. Of N. lat should
or should not come into the Union as slave States,
just as the People of these States might themse
determine; the second was that the public debt OF
Texas should not become a tax upon the people of
the United States. The yeas and nays having been
demanded UPON both these propositions, they were
taken separately as follows
On the first clause,
YEAS--Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bayard ,Berrien
Clayton Crtenden, Foster, flanagan, Huger, Jar
nagn, Johnson, Mangum, Merrck, Morehead Pierce,
Phelps, Rives, Sevier-ls
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Ather-
Buchanan,
Choate Colqutt. Dayton, Dickinson, Dix, Evans,
Fairfield, Francis, Haywood, Henderson, Hunting
| ton, Lewis, McDuife, Miller, Niles, Porter Sempie,
Sturgeon, Tappan, Upham, Walker, While, Wood.
bridge, and Woodoury-33.
On the second clause.
YEAs-Messrs, Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Beuien, Choaie, Clayton. Evans, Foster, Francis,
Huntington, Jarnag'n, Johnson, Miller, Pierce,
Phelps, Porer, Riyes, Simmons Upham-2O.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen. A shIev Atchson a,bor,o,
Bagby Benton Breese, Buchanan Colqutt, Crit,epden
Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, HAYWOOD
Henderson, Huger, Lewis, McDuffe Manpum
Merrick Moreheed, Miles, Semple, Sewer. Sturgeon
TOppan, Walker, White, Woodbridge, and Wood.
bury-3L
Mr. ARCHER then offered an amendment which
required the President OF the United States 10 omen
negotiations with the people of Texas.
The Yeas and nays having been called for on this
amendment
Mr. FOST TER rose to explain the reasons which
would influence his vote this amendment; but
the Senate would not agree to let him.
The question was then taken on the amenJmep,
and resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bsyar5
Berrlen, Choate, Clayton, Critlenden, Dayton, Ey.
ans, Foster Francis Huntington Jarnagin. johnson.
Mangum, Miller Morehead, Pierce, PHELPS, Poner
Riyes, Simmons, Upham, White, and WOODBRIDGE
-26.
MA YS-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Atb-
ertoD, Bagby, Benton, Breesc, Buchanan, Colautt
Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Haywood,
Henderson, Huger, Lewis, McDufhe, MERCK
Niles, semPle, Sewer, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker,
and WooJbury-26
Nj. BERRIEN moved TO strike out from lin. 10
the word "eIther," and all after the word Senate" in
line 10. "
Thi. amendment was then decided, by yea, and
pays, a. follows