Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-20
MuJ.ARD FILLMORE,

misses of the Constitution, ne W,;o,
Country and The pumaneney Of the oH'0"'
Let the following facts, taken from the re
cord, speak trumper. tongued to every qua'''' y
the Republic. 1000
On Tuesday, the 18th of DecemOe,' Goo
Mr.. Anterior of New Hampshire introduced !
series Of resolutions into the House OF Repre-
.,n,a,ives in regard TO the "rights Of the South
Among these were the following:
ID. Resolved, That petitions !ot .ne su "a
lilion OF slavery in the Dislric. OF Iva
The territories OF the United o'a,es ana o,ha,
The removal OF slaves from one o'a's - a e., -
are part of plan OF opera"oh' no seuera
affect the institution OF slaVely ,h,, ;ns,;tn,;on
STATES, and thus indirectly destroy 'A"'
within their limits. loo No r;ob, n
do that indirectly which i, cannot 90 Directly, anu
thai The agitation of the subject oil slavery III he
District OF Columbia or the 'ell,'oi" d.
means and with The view OF disturbing " os'i !
throwing that institution in the se'eid. osa', -
aeains, The true spirit and meah'ns ~ '"e IN ~
stitu,ion an infringement OF the fiSn,s OF 'he
States affected and a breach oil the Puo''c lai'h
upon which they entered into Inc conIeue' a''oh'
4lh Resolved That The Constitution fes's on
The broad principles Of equality among aie .ilen''
hers If This copfederacy, and that Congress IN Inc
exercise Of It's acknowledged powers mas no tishl
to discriminate between The institutions VI Que
portion OF the States and another, WIN s'e" "
abolishing The one and promoting 'me o."ei.
5tb. Resolved, therefore, That al, a'lenpIs on
he part OF Congress 10 abolish sidyeiY VI inc
District of Columbia or The territories VI 10 pro-
bibit The removal Of slaves from state 10 stale or
hp
norton of the coniederacy and announcer win the
v;exs aforesaid, are in violation Of The Consi'u-
lion. destructive OF The fundamental principle on
which The union ofthese States rests, and beyond
the jurisdiction OF Congress; and mat every pe'i'
lion, memorial, resolution, proposition or paper
touching or relating in any way or 10 any extent
whatever 10 slavery as aforesaid or The abolition
thereof, shall, on the presentation thereon, Without
any further action thereon, be laid upon The table
without being debated printed or referred.
Mr.. Aths-ton moved suspension OF the
rules, for tie purpose of considering the reso
buttons. Tie motion was carried-yeas l37,
NAYS &C. The following are the nays;
NAYs-Mesrs. ADAMS, Alexander, Hcman
Allen, John ". Allen, Aycrigg, Bouldin, Briggs,
VIM. CALHOUN, Casey, Childs, Clark, Colin,
CoRw,s, Cr,nston, Curtis, Cushing, Darling
ton. Dayee, Davies, Dunn, Edwards, Evans,
Everett, Ewing, Richard Fletcher, Isaac
Fletcher, FILLMORE, GInDiSGs, Goode, Will
liam Graham, Grinncl, Haley, Hall, Harper,
Hastings, Hlrod, Insham, Lincoln, Marvin,
Samson Msson, Mitchell, Calvary Morris,
Naylor, Ntyes, Parmenter, Peck, Potts, Put
nam, Rarii,n, Randolph, Reed, Ridgway, Ro'
binson, Russell, Saltolstall Sergeant, Sibley,
SlapE, Smith, Stratton, Tillnghast, Ioland,
Albert S. White and Yorcke-66.
Here is MIR. Fillmore voting with JoHS q.
ADAMS, GIDDlSGs and SLADE.
On The 18th OF December the resolutions came
up for consideration. The second OF The above
resolutions was adopted by vote OF yeas l36,
nays IS:
NAYs-Messrs. ADAMS, Alexander, Heman
Allen. John W. Allen, Avcrieg, Bond, Briggs,
VIM. 3. Calhoun, Chllts, Clark, Coffin, CoRwN,
Cransron, Cushing, Darlington, Davee, Davies,
Dunn. Edwards, Evans, Everett, Ewing, Richard
fletcher, FILLMORE, Fry, G!DDIsds, Goode,
WIN. Graham, Grinnel Hall, Hals,ead, Har-
per, Hastings, Henry, Herot, Lincoln, Marvin,
Samson Mason, Maxwell, Mckennan. Mitch
Ell, Calvary Morris, Nayior, Moves, Parmsnier,
Peck. Pous, Putnam, Rariden, Randolph Reid,
Ridpway, Edward Robinson, Russell, Saons'all,
Sergeant, Sbley, SLADE Smith, S'ralton, Filling
hast, Toand, Albert S. White, Joseph Z. Will
lains Yorcke-65.
Here is FILLMORE again voting with Giddinss,
Sadc and adams.
The vote on the first branch OF The third reso
Ialion was, yeas l73, nays 80, as follows:
NAys-Messrs adams, Heman Allen, Bond
Eorden, Briggs, Childs, Cranslon, Curtis, Cush,
ifs. Darlington, Davies, Evans, Everett, Richard
Fletcher. FILLMORE, Gidd'ngs, Grinnel
Esll. Kennedy Lincoln, Calvary Morris, PECK
F,t>, Putnam, RafIien, SaltonsIaii, Sfaae, omhh
Tllinshasi and Yorckr-3O.
The same Mr.. Fillmore voting still in This lean
minority with ADAMS, GIDDIsGs and SLAnE.
And then The question was taken on The whole
resolution, and slood-yeas l64, nays 40:
NaYs-Nlessrs. adams, Hcman Allen, Boz
dan, Briggs, w. B. Calhoun, w. B. Campbell
Childs. Cranson, Gushing. Darlington, Dawes,
Tunn. Evans. Everett, R. Fletcher, Isaac Fielch-
e. FILLMORE, Gidd,ngs, Goodc, Grnnell,
EaiI. Haislead Hastings, Lincoln, Samson Ma
son. McKennan, Mitchell, c. Morris, Noves
psrk Pous, Putnam, Rariden, Ridgway, Edward
Robinson, Russell, Sallonsiall SIbley, !Sladc and
1linghast-4O.
Mr.. Fillmore being yet in the company OF
Hams, Giddings and Sladc
And, finally, the fifth resolution was then dis.
p,sed OF in the following manner: There was a
cJl for division al the word Congress" afer
IN. words jurisdiction Of" The vote resulted
inyeas Jag, nays 81. on the first branch Of he re.
soulion, and the following arel the nays:
NAYs-Messrs adams. Heman Allen Az.
Greg, Borden, Briggs w. B. Calhoun, ChiIds,
Canston, Gushing, Darlington, Davies, Dunn,
EDWARDS, Evans, Everett K. Fletcher, |. Fletcher,
FILLMORE, Foster, Cuttings, Good' Grant,
Ginbell, Haley, Hail, Halsead, Hastings Hen.
v,Il. McKennan, Milchel, Calvary Morris.
Mylor. Moves, Peck, Porls, Harden, Reed Z
R,binson, Sallons,al Sheifey, Sibley, .Siade
sratlon and Tlllinghast-52.
Fillmore, Adams, Giddiags and SlGdc still il
ne minority.
The second branch of the 9Th resolution wal
hen adopted hy vote Of l26 yeas, 10 - nays
NAYs-Nesrs. adams, Alexander, Henal
Allen, JOIN w. All:n, Aycrigg, Bell, Bo,c,
Borden, Bouldin, Briggs, Bronson, w. b. Ca
houn, Chids, Clark Coffin, Cor'oia, Cfabt,
Cranston, Curtis, Gushing, Darlington, Da;e.,
Davies, Duncan, Dunn, Edwards, Evans, Eyt
Ie,t, Ewirg, X. Fletcher, Isaac Fletcher, Fill.
MORE, Foster, Giddinss, Goode, WIN ora.
ham, Grlnt, Gray, GeinncIl, Haley, Hal.
Ials,ead Harper, Hastings, Henry, Nn.
Herod, SAM. lngham, Lincoln, Marvin, Sansm
Mason, Maxwell, Mckeunan, Nilligan, Mi.
chell, Calvary Morris, Naylor, Noyes. Parncl-
ter, Peek, Potts, Putnam, Raridcn, Randolph,
Reed, lidsway, Eiward Robinson, Rusel,
Saltonsall, Sergeant, Shelter, Sadc, Strato,,
Tillingiast, Toland. A. 5 White, J. l. Wi
liams, Mood and Yorcke-72.
This was the last and final vote; AMI hire
again IS MiHard Fillmore voting with JohsQ
adams, Giddings and Siads. The above fc,s
are taken f. ON The record, and are submitte TO
the so5er, rejecting and conservative porto OF
every party. Can it be that any where, m Did
Virginia especially, men can be found wfo vii
by their votes, or their aid, or their aques
cence advance such man 10 the secon' Office
in the nation'
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