Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-05

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titles TO that province and adjacent territory in or
der 70 conlroyer the position assumed BY MIR
Soule.
Mr.. DIX followed in vndicaton OF the resolu
lions and policy OF the non saveholdiog States
Mr. johnson OF Louisiana was in favor ofac
curing The ports Of San Francisco and Moniere,
on The Pacific, and altogether opposed 10 The with
drawal Of the:Ioops, ill Mexico had yielded Il
our just claims.
Mr. Butler replied eloquenlly 10 Mr.. Dix
in defence OF Southern rights and Southern
principles, as guaranteed by The Constitution.
Mr.. Colout followed on The same side. He
was convinced that the intelligence and patriot
ism oil The North would be sufficient security
against tanalicism and disunion.
MIR. Dayton of New Jersey defended and en-.
forced the positions assumed by the Legislature
! OF his State.
MIR. Wescou replied to Mr. Dayton and in
support OF Southern rights. Notwithstanding all
that had been said by Mr.. Dix by way of con-
trasIng The North and The South, Florida had not
what New York had-Stae prisons. ca laugh
Neither had il any almshouses a. 4 set-otf 10 the
hundreds OF establishments Of tina, kind in New
York
MIR. Cas- then withdrew his amendmcnt
About nine o'clock the question vas taken on
the proriso offered in an early stage OF the bill BY
MIR. Berrien, disavowips The policy and purpose
Of conquering territory from Mexico, which Was
negatived by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Archer, Badger, Berrien, Gil
ley, Thomas Clayton, John NJ Clayton, Curwin,
Cruenden, Davis, Dayton, Evans, Greene, Fun.
lnson, Jarnasin, Johnson Of MARYLAND, Man
gum, Miller Morehead, Pearce Phelps, Sim
mons, Upham Wehs:er and Wuodbridge-2i
Nays -Messrs. Alien, Ashley, Aichison Ath-
erion, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright, Butler, Cal
houn, Cass, Chalmers, Colquilt, Dickinson, Dix,
Fairfield, flanagan Houston, Johnson of La.
Lewis, Mason, Miles, Rusk, Sewer, Sonle, Sur
geon, Turney, Weslco't, and Yulee-29
A substitute was then offered for The whole bill
by Mr. Johnson OF La, not varying in its object,
but embracing some declaralory preambes,
which was agreed 10 by general cunseni; when
Mr.. Upham moved The adoption Of a proviso pro-
hibting slavery. in any territory which may be
acquitted, (sipilIr 10 he Wimou provisu,) which
proviso was earnestly advocated by the mover,
and was strcnnYusly' opposed by Mr.. Cass and
Mr.. Dickinson Of New York The latter oil which
gentlemen was speaking al midnight
At o'clock, A. M. the vote was taken on The
bill, which was passed by majority Of five votes,
the amendment! which proposed TO prohibi, sla-
very in any territory that might be acquired, I'M
der the provisions Of the bill, having been previ
ously rejected by a majority CT ten votes. The
'oiio"ihS oie suS yeas anu Ho oH tue dnt-oiafS-
~ amendment:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Atheron Cameron,
Eilley, John NJ. Clayton, Corwin, Davis, Day
ton, Dix, Evans Fairfield, Greene, Huntington,
Miller, Niles, Phelps, Simmons, Sturgeon, Up
ham, Webster, and Woodbridge-2l.
Nays-Messrs. Archer, Ashley, A,chison,
Badger, Bagby, Benton, Berricn, Breese, Bright,
Butler, Calhoun, Glass; Chalmers, Coquilt, Crit
lenden, Dickinson, Hannegan, Houston, Jarna-
gin, Johnson OF Maryland, Johnson Of Louisiana,
Lewis, Mangum, Mason, Morehead, Pearce
Rusk, Sewer, Soule, Turney, Wescoil-3l.
The following are the yeas and nays on the
passage OF the bill
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Alchison, Alher-
ton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright, Butler, Cal
houn, Glass; Chalmers, Colquill. Dickinson, Dix
Fairfield, flanagan, Houston, Johnson Of Loni-
siana, Lewis, Mason, Niles, Rusk Sewer, Soule,
Sturgeon, Turney Westcott and Ynee-29
Nays-Messrs Archer, Badger, Berrien, Ca
meron, Cilley, John Nj. Clayton. Corwin, Crit
tenden Davis, Dayton, Evans, Greene, Hunting
tou. Jarnaein Johnson Of Maryland, Manguu,
Miller, Morehead, Pearce, Phelps Simmons,
Upham, Webster, and Woodbridge-M
(Mr Cameron said, tha; in voting for ihs
Wilmot provi-o and against the bill, he did moi az,
according 10 his own judgment, but TO carry on,
The wishes OF The peopis OF rennsylvan,aJ S"'