Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-03-11


under his instructions, vote for the bill, with The
proviso prohibiting slavery il new territory, which
he ntimated was to be offered or without the pro-
vso
Mr. johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Butler Of S. c. and
Mr. Colqut Of Georgia, followed and spoke warm
ly against any prohibition of slavery IN territory to
be acquired.
MIR DAYTON of N j. defended the right Of the
general government prohibit slavery in new ter
rtory.
1t is now o'clock, aud thc Senate is still in
session.
10 oclock-Mr Westcou Of Florida is now
speaking, and the vote will probably be taken to-
night but not for an hour two yet.
IIousE.-The House concurred with the Senate
in the amendments TO the bill increasing the Ma
rine Corps
The bill from the Senate for the relief Of Ireland
and Scotland was read, and motion made TO lay |
it on the table was negatiyed, IS TO 81 Mr. Car.
roll moved to 90 into Committee Of the Whole for
its consideration, which was negatiyed. CD TO lOO.
The bill was then referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means.
The bill for the relief Of the heirs Of John Paul
Jones' with the amendments Of the Senate, was
laid on the table. The vote re-consdered 80
TO 30, and the bill referred
The Post Office Appropriation Bill with the
! Senate amendments and further amendment from
| the Post Office Committee Of the House, was then
taken up. The amendment Of the Committee was
concurred in, and thus amended, the Senate amend
ment were agreed to. On ngreeingito the Senate
amendments for striking out the sedion authorlz-
ing post masters to select the newspiEeTs in which
the lists Of letters should be published, Without re-
gard to the circulation of the papers, the vote
stood-ayes 81, nays ~.
A personal dispute arose between Mr. ]. r. lnger'
soil and Mr. Houston of Ala which became quite
angry 4; aud some hard words exchanged
Order was, however, restored between them, with
| out recourse TO the derner resort, and the two
gentlemen became reconclled friends.
The amendment Of the Senate to the House
amendments to the joint resolution Of thanks to
Generals Taylor, Butler Worth, &c, presenting
swords instead Of medals, was agreed TO. The
House at halfpast two took recess until o'clock.
message from the President was read, com
municating unpublished correspondence with Gen
Taylor and the Quarter Master General, called for
by resolution Of the House. The message states
l that there is unpublished correspondence with
Generals Quitman and Hamer.
SENATE-in continu0tiOn.-The Three Million
Bill being under consideration, the amendments
proposed by Mr. Cass and Mr. Berren of Ga. were
rejected the latter by yeas "a, nays % This II
will be remembered set forth that desire in the
: war against Mexico not to gain territory or 10
dismember that nation, but tina, we we're ready and
. willing TO make peace as soon as Mexico would
! agree to do fair terms.
: Mr. Johnson Of La. moved n substitute for the
bill in the same words the bill OF last session,
u cept that the amount is three millions instead o
y two
Mr. Evans moved to amend the preamble rs tc
state that the boundary is an open question. Neg
a,iyed Yeas 80 Nays 30.
J. Mr. Johnsons substitute was adopted without
division.
!. Mr. Upham Of VI then moved as an amendment
i the Wilmot or Anii-Slavery Proviso, and discuss
ion followed in which Messrs. Cass Miller, Came
} rom Dickinson, Reyerdy Johnson, and Cillsy par
i' took.
Mr. Dickinson, Of N. Y, spoke against the pro
viso on the ground that it would embarrass the op
eralions OF the government, aud that the lns,ruc
e tons Of his State Legislature did not contemplate
the case.
c, Mr. r. Johnson OF Md. read protest against tn
"a proyiso on constitutional ground. But he did no
re agree with Mr. Calhoun that the institutions OF tn
country in every way dependent for their valu
&c upon slavery. If he thought so, he should yalu
T. these institutions infinitely less Slavery would i
H. the course of tme-in less than a century, disap
S, pear. Slavery in Maryland would long ago hav
% been abolished, but for the interposItion Of abo
NJ tionists.
The vote was then taken on the Proviso and
i was defeated, as lolows:-
Or YEAs-Alessrs. Allen, Atherton Cameron, Gil
al lev, John NJ. Clayton, Corwin, Davis Dayton. Dix
&c Evans Fairfield Greene Huntington, Miller, Niles
re Woodbrdge-2I.
Id NAys--Messrs Archer, Ashley, Aichinsor
= Badger, Bagby, Benton, Berrien, Breese, Brigh
s. Butler Calhoun, Cas-. Chalmers, Coquitl, Crl
s. tenden, Dickinson, flanagan, Houston Jarnagin
70 johnson, Of Md, Johnson Of La, Lewis, MaDgum
10 Mason, Morehead, Pearce, Rusk, Sewer, SoulC
n, Turney, Westcott-3l.
"a The names Of the Senators from the free States
H. who voted against the Proviso, are in italics; the
C. are all Iocos.
Mr. Webster of Mass and Mr. Archer of Va
I'D spoke briefly against the bill ITSELF when vote WI
y taken, and it passed.
1t YEAs-Messrs Allen, Ashley Atkinson, All
n eron, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright, Butler, Ca
-, houn, Cass, Chalmers. Colquitt, Dickinson Dii
ID Fairfield. Hannegan, Houston, johnson of La
oil Lewis Mason, Niles, Rnsk Sewer, Soue, Surg
on Turney, Wescolt and Yulee-29--all Locoi
cos but johnson OF La
mt NAYs-Messrs Archer, Badger, Berrien. Cam
en- ron, Ciley, John NJ. Clayton, Corwin, Cruende
49, Davis, Dayton, Evans, Greene, Huntington, Jarn
'e- GIN Johnson, of Md, Mangnin, Miller, Morehea
rs Pearce, Phelps. Simmons, Uphap, Webster, an
Is; Woodbridge-24--a Wings But Cameron of
ca The Senate then, at half past one o'clock G
us Tuesday morning, adjourned
n TUESDAY, March 2.
rs, SENATE.-The report Of the Committee
10 Conference on the Army Appropriation Bill vi
Gu adopted
A joint resolution TO place the United Stat
oy Frigate Macedonia at the disposal Of Captain l
's' Kay, and the Soop jamestown at the disposal
'at Captain Forbes, of Boston 40 convey provisions
VI Ireland, was passed, 81 10 IA.
'a1 The report of the Committee Of Conference {
10 the Post Office Appropriation Bill was adopted