The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-03-11

and resolutions, Feb. 18th:
Whereas, in the settlement of the diihcul
pending between this country and Mexico, ter
riiory may be acquired in which slavery doe
| not now exist; and whereas Congress in the or
ganlzation of Il Territorial Government, at al
early period Of our political history, establishe,
a principle worthy Of imitation in all futur
time, forbidding the existence of slavery In FIRE,
territory: Therefore,
ResolDed, That in any territory which may b,
acquired from Mexico, over which shall be es
tablshed Territorial Government, slavery OF
Involuntary servitude, except as punishment
for crime, whereof the party shall have bee
duly convicted, should be forever prohibited
and that, in any sct or resolution establishing
such Governments, u fundamental provision
ought TO be inserted to that effect
Mr.. r. moved the previous question.
MIR. BRoDHE,D moved TO lay the resolution on
the table.
The motion TO lay on the table was decided
by Yeas and NAYS.
After the roll was called through, Mr.. &. ].
lngersoll rose and asked leave to vote. Mr..
SAID he was not inside the bar when his name
| was called, but came in before the following
name was called. Mr. l. said, If allowed TO vote
he would vote aye. His vote was not received.
Mr.. MURPHY rose and said he was not within
the bar when his name was called, but he asked
leave TO vote. IL being objected to-
| MIR. {. J. ISGERsoLL moved 10 suspend the
rules, TO allow Mr.. Murphy and himself 10 vote.
Disagreed 10.
| The result was then announced, as follows:
| YEas-Messrs Green Adams, Atkinson, Bar
ringer, Barrow Bayly, Bedinger, Birdsall, Black,
Bocock, Bowdon, Bowlin, Boyd, Boyden. Brod-
head, Charles Brown, Albert q. Brown, Burt,
Cabell, Caihcart, Chase, Clspp, Franklin Clark,
Beverly l.. Clarke, Clingnan, Howell, Cobb,
W iliamson K W. Cobb. Cooke, Crisheld. Cro-
SieT, Daniel, Dickinson, Donnell, Garnet Dun
eau, Featherston, Fieklin, French, Fulton,
| Gaines, Gayle, Gentry, Goggin, Green, Willard
+. Hail. HARRISON, Harris, Haskell, Henley, Hill ,
billiard, Isaac +. Holmes, George 5. Houston,
lnge, Iverson, Jackson, Jameson, Andrew
Johnson, Robert W Johnson, George w Jones,
John W. Jones. Kaufman. kennon, Thomas
Butler King, La Sere, Levin, Lyon, Lord,
Lumpkin, Maclay, McClernand, Mckay, Mann,
Miller, Morehesd, Morse, Outlaw, Pendleton,
Petit, Peyton, Phelps, Pilsbury. Preston, Rich
srdson, Richuy, Robinson, Roman, Sawyer,
shepherd. simpson. Sims, u ebert Smith, Stan
ton, Stephens, ThibodeauK, Thomas, TomPkins,
John b. Thompson, Robert A. Thompson,
roombs, Turner, Vensble, Wick, Williams,
Wiley, Woodward-l05.
Nars--Messrs. Abbott, Ashmun, Bingham,
Braiy, Butler, Candy, Collamer, Collins, Con-
ger, Cranston, Croweil, Cummins, Dckey, Dix
on, Duer, Daniel, Duncan, Dunn, Eckert, Ed
wards, Embree, Nathan Evans, Fsran, Farrelly,
Fisher, Freedley, Fries, Giddings, Gott, Gre
CORY, Grinnell, Hale, Nathan X. Hall, Ham,
mons James G.. Hampton, Moses Hampton,
Henry, Elias b. Holmes, John W. Houston,
Hubbard, Hudson, Hunt, Irwin, jenkins, James
II. Johnson, kellogg, Daniel z. King, Lahm,
William +. Lawrence, Sidney Lawrence, Left
Ter, Lincoln, McClelland, McIlvaine, Marsh,
Marvin, Morris, Mullin. Nelson, Mes, Newell,
Palfrey, Peaslee, Peck, Pollock Putnam, Rey-
nolis, julius Rockwell. John A. Rockwell. Root,
Rumsey, 81 John, Schenck, Sheriff., Sylvester,
SIingerland, Caleb b. Smith, Truman Smith,
Stark weather, Andrew Stewart, Charles f. Stu
art, Suohm, TallmaGge, Taylor. Richard w.
Ehen.r-,sn, "a illism Thompson, Tharston, Van
Dyke vinton, Warren, Wentworth, White.
Nilmoi, Wilson-92.
so the resolution was laid on the table.
After this the bill 10 supply deficient appro-
pri,tions came up.
Mr.. GIDDNGs, referring TO the above vote,
said: he took issue with the gentlemen whs
said that they Qhe Nhigs) had a majority on
this door. The solemn vote this morning re-
corded left them thirteen in the minority
laughter Gentlemen might laugh, but i0 as
sur-d them he felt deeply what he said. tie
fels that the old lines Of party demarcation We're
obterated, and we had no longer Wing party
nor Democratic party.
Sir, said he, the slave party and the party Of
freedom have been for more than three years In
existence, and they are now coming out boldly
and declaring themselves. The line of deInar-
cation is drawn ii has been distinctly drawn
| tot day. When in lSii portion of this body
declared that they would 20 in favor of the ex-
| - al.
| of our Government declared il was the duty Of
our Government to take under its charge the
institution Of slavery, and extend it in foreign
| lands then was an issue rendered by the other
| side of the House which was accepted by this
side. When Abel Z. Upshur, in August, lS43,
directed our Charge d'Afiaires to Texas to pro-
pose to that republic terms Of annexation TO
this Union for the purpose Of extending and
upholding slavery, the issue was rendered,
| which was accepted by the standard-bearcr OF
| the Wing party, without qualification. Henry
Clay, in his speech at Raleigh, decured that the
| support of their own peculiar institution with
in the several States where IL existed, and that
the General Government had no right TO inter-
fere with il, was portion Of the Wing doc
tripe The issue was rendered and accepted
and Mr.. Clay, after this known acceptance, was
elected as the standard bearer of the Wing par
~ in the contest then Just commencing; anC
this declaration was repeatedly made.
On the % Of September, loil, MIR. Clay agair
declared through the Lexington Observer thai
Congress had no power over this Institution
that its continuance, its support, must depen'
| exclusively upon the States within which !
was situated Here was the issue made ant
met: and all other issues have been lost sight OF
The old issues, which few years ago were 81
common in this hall, had remained undisturbed
/. Who now talked Of the tariff, Of internal im
provements, OF the distribution Of the proceed
| of the public lands, OF Bank Of the Unite
States7 All parties were now comparatively
silent on these subjects, and the great question
of taking that institution which belonged TO tn
Southern States under our peculiar charge ha
become the great topic, and, like "Aaron's roo
had swallowed up the rest"
He repeated, the slave party had this day de
/ clared, by a solemn vote which would GO dow
: to all coming time, that they had thirteen ms
] oriiy in favor OF slavery and the degradation {
our race.
Mr. GIpDisGs proceeded TO Justify his vol
against General T.YLoR-and to question NJ
S STEWART with regard to Rough and Ready s
: opinions
Mr.. C. ]. INGERsoLL desired 10 ask the gel
n tleman from Ohio what Gen. Taylor's sent
o ments were on his favorite topic--slavery1
e Mr.. GIDDINGs's reply was not heard; but wht
e he was next audible, he was expressing his an
!. iety TO hear from his friends what were Gener
Taylor's sentiments on the subject Of the in
!. proyement Of rivers and harbors by the Gener
Government.
,fl Mr.. STEWART, of Pennsylvania. replied Oh
Gen. Taylor had declared he would pursue u
policy Of Gen. Washington.
Mr. GIpprNGs commenced on the answer of d
> gentleman from Pennsylvania, and went on
saw that nine States Of this Union had declar
their upalterabls opinion that by this governne