Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-28

which the Committee on the District of Columbia
we're instructed to report bill TO abolish the Slave
trade within said District This was followed, as might
have been expected, by South Carolina proposition
for the South to withdraw from the House. This fail
ing to create the desired alarm, Convention of the
Southern members was holden, and proposition sub
mitted to etrocede all q the District save that occu
pied by the public buildings. 1t is ton late in the day
for them to dodge the question thus. They mus stand
up to the rack.
From the Boston Couie,
Our teegraphic report of the proceedings in
House on Thursday, stated that the House had
refused to lay upon the table resolution offered
by Mr.. Gott of New York, to prohibit the traffic
in slavery in tie House of Representatives after
which the telegraph south of New York broke
down. The preamble and resolution were as
follows =
Whereas the traffic in human beings as chat
tells, now prosecuted within this metropolis of
the Republic is contrary to natural Justice to
the fundamental principles of our system, and is
a notorious reproach to our country throughout
Chrlstendom, and a serious hindrance to the pro-
gress of Republican liberty among the nations
of the earth: Therefore.
Resolved That the Committee on the District
of Columbia he instructed to bring in, as soon
as practicable, bill prohibiting the slave trade
in said district"
The previous question being seconded, and
The main question ordered by the House, mo-
ton was made by Mr.. HARRISON of Georgia. that
the resolution do lie on the table, on which the
yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted, yeas
81, naysS5. So it was mt laid ON the table
The question tlUn IUuntd tn Ne rtttjlC
of the resolution, and the main question
having been ordered by the House, am, The
yeas and nays demanded the resolution passed
by the following vote Yeas %, nays 81, alb.
sentees As.
YEAs.-NIessrs Abbott, Ashmun, Belcher
Bingham, Blackmar, Blanchard, Butler, Candy
Cathcart, Collamer, Conger, Cranson Cro"cil
Cumins, Darling. Diohey, Dickinson, Dixon, D.
Duncan, Edwards, Embree NJ Evans, Faran
Farrally, Fisher, Freddy Fries, Giddings, Colt
Greeley, Gregory, Grinnell Hale, N. r. Hall i,
J. G. Hampton, NJ. Hampton, Henley, Henry
Il. d. Holmes, Hubbard Hudson, Hunt, ]. r.
lngersoI, Irwin, ]. H. johnson, Kellogg, d. p.
King, Lahm, W. 4. Lawrence, s. lawrence,
I.efller, Lord, Lynde, McCelland, McIlyare J.
Mann, II. Mann, Marsh, Marvin, Morris, Muin,
Newell, Nlcoll, PaIfrey, Pcasley, Peck, Petit,
Pollock, Putnam, Reynolds, Richey, Robinson,
RockhIl, J. Rockwell, ]. A. Rockwell, Rose,
Root, Rumsel, St. John, Sheriff., Sylvester, r.
Smith, Slingerland, Starkweather, c. E. Stuart,
Strohm, Talmadge, james Thompson, William
Thomson. Illusion. Tuck, Turner, Van Dyke,
Vinton, Warren, Wentworth, White, Wilson,
93
NAYs.-Messrs. Adams Barringer, BeaIe,
Bedlnger, Bocock, Bolts, Bowlin, Boyd, Boy
don, Bridges. w. G. Brown, C. Brown, A. 6.
Brown Duckner, Burt, Chapman, Chase, F.
Clark, B. l.. Clark, H. Cobb, W. r. w. Cobb
Cooke, Crisheld, Crozier Daniel, DonneII, A.
Dunn, Evans, Fcatherstone, Fickln, Tourney
French, Fulton, Gaines Gentry, Goggin, Green
W. P. Hall, Hammons, HARRISON, Harmanson
Harris, Hill, G. S. Houston, j. W. Houston
Inge, G. J. Inger soil, Tyerson, Jameson, G. w
Jones, A. Johnson, J. W. JTnes, Kennon, r. B
King, La Serc, Lyon, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Nc
CIelnand, Mcdowell McLane, Meade, Miller
Morehead Morse, Outlaw, Pendleton, Peyton
Plllsbury, Preston, Sawyer Shepherd, Simson
Smart Stantnn. Stephens Strong Thibodeaux
Thomas r. W. Thompson, Tompkins, ToombS
VenabIe, Wallace, Wiley, Williams, Wood
ward.-S1.
ARsENT-Messrs. Atkinson, Barrow, BayIy
Bowdon, Brady, BirdseIl, Bfodhead, Capp, Ca
bell, Clingman, Collins, Ducr, Duncan, Eckert
EdsolI, Gayle, Haskell, billiard, Holmes, Jen
kins, r. W. Johnson, Kaufman, Levin, McCIay
Mckay, Murphy, Nelson, Ness, Petre, Phelps
Rhett, Richardson, Roman, Schenck C. b
Smith. T. Smith, Stewart, Strong, Taylor, ia
cob Thompson, J. B. Thompson, r.. A. Thomp
son, Wick WIlmot, Woodward-45.
Twenty,three of the absentees were from thu
Northern States The correspondent of the N
Y. Eyonng Post gives the following conclusion
of the proceedings =
Mr.. Stuait of Michigan obtained the floor
and moved to reconsider the vote just taken, an
: was about to commence definition of his pos
! ton, when the Speaker told him that it was nc
= debateable question. Upon this there were al
/ sorts of cres-some said Appeal from the deci,
! ion," and others told Mr. S. to 90 on any how
t. and he was about to take their advice whe
there were further objections.
The Speaker, with quletness and dignit,
+, pointed out the reasons for the decision that II
debate was in order, and said if the House unar
lmousIy desired to 90 into debate it could d
. So
: Objections to the proposed speech being re
lncWeu, MT. homes OF OnaFleSlOn rose with q
: awful solemnty, and said that he would make
Il proposition that would obviate all DIRECTIONS
! lie proposed that the Southern members shoul
:. now leave the Hall in body, and allow thos
$ who wished to participate in the proceeding
+ now going forward, to do so without opposition
: This South Carolina scheme did not appear
1t command very general assent twas not eve
seconded.
\ The next movement was one that might ha,
e been anticipated after the adoption of the pr
V, ceding resolution. Mr.. Flourney of Virgin
$ presented resolution that the committee on tn
ID district, be directed to inquire into the exped
ency of reporting bill for the rctrocession
', Maryland, Of all that remaining portion of II
- - district which does not consist of the publ
:. grounds and is not covered by public building
N This resolution was adopted 1t was quite cha
e acteristc of the policy in which it originated.
of
t. YEA Geographic despatch from Washingto
u dated on Friday, at0 l2 P. NJ, gives the f
." IF tho oc+;on oc tba h.