The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-01


 maintained pos ition hostile to Inc cotnpFo nises
 of the Constitution, the ?eaee o the eo1Htry' an'
 the peTmanence of the Union.
 On Tuesday, the lItt Decemb,r r. 1858 Mir. Attn ettOn, of N. H., introduced series Of re<oiuions into the House of Representatives m regard 10 th' ''Fghts cl the South" These ressiut ons were ac- ceptable to the South. and wefc voted Tor by tii Southern members without exception, and passe' with the assistance ot their "nstira allies th' Northern Democrats. They were intended as a final settlement of the abolition agitation. WI ask for them and the votes on them the seFious consideration of Southern whIgs:
 fssoirsd That petitions for the abolition o slave " in the District of Columbia. and the terrltorie of the United States, ana against the removal oi slaves from one State to another, are part oi plan of quotations set on foot to affect the instin lion Of slavery in the several States, and thus in- directly destroy that nsiiiuion within lhor iinlis
 Rtsoieed That Congress has no right to do iiai indirectly which it cannot do directly. and that h agitation ofihe suhjecto of slavery in the strict O Columbia, or the territories, a means and with view of disturbing or oyeTthro~ing that institutio In the scverSi Sia;es, Is against tie true spirit an meaning of the Conriiation, an infringement oi the rights of the States affected, aud breach ofth public faith upon which they entered into the con federation.
 Rssoired, That the Constitution rcsts on th broad principles of equality among ihe members O this couiedeFacy and that Congress m the exercise el ifs acknowledged powe. has righ, 10 dlserirn- inae between the institutions oi one portion oi t, States and suether, with view o( aboshtug lh' one and promoting the other.
 Resotred, That sii attempt ou the rari oi Con gross to abolish slavery in the District of columhi the territories, or to prohibit tic removal " slaves from State 10 state, or to dserimina'e be tween the institutions of one portion of the coai-d eracy and another, with the views aioressid, are m violation of the Constitution. destructive olt iun tah Inc of These States rests and beyond the jurisdiction of Con Cress; and that every peition memorial, resolution proposition, or paper, touching or relating Tn any way or to any extent whatever to slavery as ao'e said, the abolition thereof shall, on Inc prese'a- ton thereof without any further action, be laid O. the table without being debated, printed or refer red
 Mir. Atherton moved suspension of he rules, for tie purpose of considering the resolutions, The motion was eaTied-yeas l37, nays 66.
 We omit the yeas the Southern members an1 Northern Democrats:
 NAYs-Messrs. .7do,ns. Alexander, Heman Al. len, John w Allen. Aycrigg. Bnudin. Briggs. w E. Calhoun Casey, ChildS, Clark, Cotfin, CmTtn CransiOn, Curtis Gushing, Darlington, Davee, Da- ves Dunn, Edwards, Evans, Everett, Ewing. K. Fletcher, l. Fletcher, FILLMORE GIDDINGS, Goode, Vim. Greahsm, Giinnell, Haley, Hall. liar rer, Hastings, Herod lngham, Lincoln, Marvin, Samson Mason, Mitchell, Cavalry Morris, Naylor, Moves, Parmentsr. Peck Potts, Putnam. Raridc", Randolph, Reed, Riigway, Robinson, Russell, SaitonStaH. Sergeant, Sibey, Sfode, Smith, Strat- ton, Tillinghasi, Poland, A. s. White and Yorke-- 66.
 Here among the NAYS, against entertaining the above resolutions, and side by side with Slade, Gid- dnPs and all the other Aboliionists of the Hons", is WILLARD FILLMORE, tho man now impu- dently presented 10 the South for their votes to the second office of the nation.
 On the l2th of December the resolutions came up for consideration. The first of the above solutions was adopted by vote of yeas l36 nays 65.
 We give the nays again
 NAVs-Messrs Adams, Alexander, II. Allen, J. w. Allen, AycTgg. Bond, Briggs, w. B. Calhoun, Childs, Clark, Coffin. Corwin, CIanston, Gushing, Darlington, Davee, Davies, Dunn, Edwards, Evans, Evernett, Ewing, Richard Fletcher, FILLMORE, Fry, GIDDINGS, Goode, W. Graham, Grinnell, Hall, Halstead, Harper Hastings, Henry, Herod, Lincoln. Marvin, 8. Mason, Maxwell, McKerman, Mitchell, C. Morris, NayIor, Moves, Parrmenter, Peck, Potts, Putnam, Rariden, Randolph, Reid, Ridgway, E.. Robinson, Russell, Sal'onsailI, Ser geant, Sbiey, Slade, Smith, Stratton, Tilinghast, Toland, A. |. White, J. F. Williams, Yorke-65.
 Here again was WILLARD FILLMORE, voting with the same set, Slade, Giidings, Adams, Sasion stall and others with the other abcitionsts to all ihten's and purposes. The vote on the first branch of the second resolution yeas l72 nays 30, as follows:
 NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Heman Allen, Bond, Botden, Riggs, Childs, Cranston, Curtis, Gushing Darlington. Davis, Evans. Everett, Richard FIet- cher, FILLMORE, GIDDINGS, Grinnell, Hall, Kennedy, Cincoin, Calvary, Morris, Peck. Potts Putnam, Rariden. Sa'stnntall. Siade, Smith, Til linghast, and Yorke-30
 The same Mir. FILLMORE. voting sill in this lean minority with Adams, Gddings, aud Siade, and thereby declaring that Congress HAS ihe right to abolish slavery, and that the agitation of the sub ject Is NOT against the spirit and meaning oi the Constitution.
 The nuaafion ,hanf fol ,bo boIa of 2d resolution and inc vo,e stood yeas lG4. nays 70; the Whig candidate FILLMORE among the nays, and giving his third vote that day for deadly stab at the rights and very existence of the South
 The 4f resolution was then disposed of in the following manner: There was a call for a division at the word "Congrcss," after the words 'ulisdic- ton oi." The vote resulted in yeas i46. nays 52, on the first branch of the resolution, and the fo- lowing are the nays:
 NaYs-Messrs. Adams. lieman Allen, Aycrigg, Borden, Briggs, W. B. Calhoun, Chiids. Craus'on. Cushing, Darlington. Davies, Dunn. Edwards, Evans, Eneret, R. Fletcher, L Fletcher. FILL MORE, Foster, GIDDINGS, Goode Grant, Grin nell, Haley, Hall. IIalIstpad Hastings, Heory iierod, Lincoln, Marvin, S. Mason Maxwell Me kenhan, Mitchell, Calvary Merris Naylor, Moves Peek, Potts, RaIiden. Reed, F.. Robinson, Saton- stall. Sn"fioy, Sibiry, sIade, statton and Tiin- ghast--52.
 FILLMORE, Adams, Slade and Gidhings sis VI company, anu ult b' au lul NHig tandid te Tor the Viee Presidency, voting that the fanaicai and ireasonibe demands oi the aboiuonists are NOT in violation of the Constitution, are NOT destructive of the principle of our Union and are NOT be, ond the jurisdiction of Congress!
 The second branch of the 4th resoiuion was then adopted by vote oi I2G nays, To = nays, as fol. lows:
 sMessrs. Adams, Alcx'nler Hcnan Al. Ion, Ayciigg, Belt Bont, Bor,hn, B,l,lin. gri.ss Bronson, W. B. Calhoun. Childs. Clark, Coffin Cor win, Crabb, CfaItston, Curtis, Gushing. Darlington. Dayfe Davies, Duncan, Dunn, Edwar'is, Evans Everett, Ewing, Fletcher Isaac Fletcher. FILL MORE, Foster, GiddiRss, Conde, Win. Graham. Grant, GraS, Grinneli. Haley, Ha1. HnSteat. Har. pera ilasllhg, Henry, Wm, Herrod, saan tngham, .l.ibcolh, Marvin, $. Mason, Maxwell Nick man Miiashsm. Mitchell, Calvary Mpris, Naylor. Moves, Pa,menter. Peek, Potts, Putnam, Bar.dcn, Randolph, Reed, Ridgway Edward Robinson, Rus