Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-01

disposition Of all petitions, memorials, SC on
that subject, which might be presented 10 Con.
gross.
"And on the qleslan, shall the rules be sus
pended for the purpose aforesaid II passed in
the affrmative-yeas 1877, nays &C."
Southern Wings and Democrats voted in pa
Won Of this motion, while JoHS QUIycY ADAMS,
Thomas CoRwIS, WILLARD FILL MORE,
JosnuA r. GrDpISes, Peck, Parmcnter, SL,pE,
and the great body of the ABoLirlos,srs voted
AGAINST II.
The rule being suspended for he purpose,
Mr.. Ahsitun then moved his SAID resolutions,
which were read"
After various motions iur adjournment, &c.
"ihe question was put thai the House 10 agree 10
the fra q he said resolutions, being in he words
following, VIZ:
a. Resolved, Thai this Governments Gov
eminent a limited powers; and that, by The Con.
sliluion OF The United Stacs Congress has no
Jurisdiction whatever over the institution Of slave.
~ in the severa! S.a:es of the confedcracy.'
This proposition was so plain, disiincr AMI uni
versally admitted, lhatihc most violcn, aboi,ton-
ISIS in The Union would agree 10 it-s'aring as il
explicitly docs an ndspniable constitutional AK
ION which has never been seriously conlIovered.
II is mol surprising therefore that this first !cso-
linton passed by an almost unanimous vue-un-
ly 6, out OF 204, against it, Nor is il surprising
That Messrs. Corin Fillmore and CID u
voted forlt
On the 18th Of he same month, the House re-
sumed he consideration OF Mr.. hlherion's Ieso.
nlions--,he second OF lie said resolutions being
next in order.
"The question was then put that The House do
agree 10 The said second resolution, which is in
the words following, VIZ:
uRpsnIyed That peiiorc for iha abnlitinn NJ
slavery in The District 81 Columbia and The Ter
rilories Of The United States, ami against he re.
mOras NJ aapes rom NE STATE 10 another, are
part Of pan OF operations SET on loot TO affect
the institution Of slavery in The several States,
and thus indirectly TO Destroy that institution with
in their limits
"And passed in the Affirmative yeas l36, nays
65."
Among those who vdei against This resolution
we find John Qu,neg AiomS. Ihomas Coytria,
MlLLARD FILLMORE, Joshuq II. cuttings.
Parmrnicr, Peck and Szfe--."brds Of leather, I"
We shond say, as they are constantly found
"hocking together"
The question on lie thru resolution was, on
The motion Of MIR Bon, divided
"And on The question that the House 10 agree
10 lac first member OF nc said ihifd resolution,
being so much thcrco. as is contained in The
woTcs following:
"Resolved, That Congress has no RICH; 10 to
that indirectly which il aanot do directy-
III passed in the acknowledgements 10, nays
30"
Here We find again nearly The same flock"
OF o6oiaionlsts Join Quaey idons, MlLLARD
FILLMORE, JOSHUA 7. Giadincs, Peck and
Stadc, voting against ID, above inconrovefil5le
proposition.
The plain English o. Dir. Fimorcs opinions,
as indicated by The last Ole, i this that, while
Congress cannot directly interfere with he snbJec,
q slavery in The suvereis States OF thi' Conece.
racy ye; i, has tic rign to do So ilaareet'y-a
proposition which, onccatm.eI, gives 10 ne
abolonsts till power tc0mplete tisu fou! eHd
ttoody Sork Of destruction tie South.
Aud, vet, these are lh sentiments 81 MIL
LARD FILLMORE ht candidate Of @l,tern
Wigs Tor The Vice PRESIDENCY!
"rhe question was theI put, lha, the House 20
agree 10 The second memer OF the said Third IT,
solution. being 50 much thereof as is contained
in the words following.
And tina! the a2liaiiCn Of Inc subject oil slave.
rs in The district OF Columbia or he territories as
a means and with Inc vief VI disturbing or over
throwing that institution the several States, Is
against the true spirit an meaning OF the Con-
si,uIion, an infringement OF the ighs OF ihc
States affected, and a brach OF the public faith
on which they entered in; This coniedcracy.
"And passed in The afnallve-yeas l6i, nays
49,
Against this, ALSO We lid JSo. QUINCY ADAMS,
WILLARD FlLLMOE, JosHUA Il. GIDDlSGs,
Peck and SLADE voting, The closest fellowship
and agreement.
"The question recurd that The Honsc 10
agree 10 the FOURTH resolution.
"Mr. Lincoln called fol division Of The qnrs-
ton on said resolution; nj on Inc question iha,
\ - Il 4 fret mi
BEN. So much as is culained in the words iol-
lowing:
"RcsoIved, That the constitution ress on thc
broad principle OF equally among he members
OF this coniederacy II 'assed IN Inc affirmative
yeas 1872 nays 26.'
This is another selievilent proposllion-a
sort OF constitutional axom for which even sucn
AboIilionis's as Cn,oid Dn,lean and Gidd'ngS
could vi quiet conscencss, vote; ana, mere
lore, we are not at all surprised 10 lni nc name
OF .HulaTG Fillmore, abo, recorded IN favor Of
that member Of The rcsolion.
"The question was len pu', that the ilonse 10
agree 10 The second member 0! The sa'd !out'n
resolution being so muh thereof as is contained
in The words following:
''And that Congress, the exercise Of us ac-
knowledeed movers, Ea no right 10 discriminate
between The institutions OF one portion q nc
Sales and another, Wit view OF ahollshlns lhe
enc and promoting the cher
"And passed in The affmalige-yeaS Ia,
nays Do"
I, The invariably con.slent ajoi,'oniNs with
.JJtn Quincv adams, Mi.LARD FILL NCkE,
Jostua Il. G,dd,ngs and YIN. Slads, voted agaihN
this branch Of the resolution. :,
The question recurid, that The House GO
agree 10 The fin resolutun 49,,
"Mr. Randolph calie for DIVISION OF me
question:; ami on ths queion, lha' me iiou,e ~
agree 10 he first memberi said resolution h'lhS
so much thereof IA is contained in the words iol-
lowing, viz:
"Resolyed, therefore, That nj attempts on me
part Of Congress to aboih slavery IN the District
OF Columbia or The Territories, or To PROHIBIT
TIE REVIVAL OF SLAVES RON STATE TO STATE,
or 10 ciscrininaie between the institutions OF one
portion OF the conederac' AMI ano'hef, WIN '"'
views Aforesaid, ARE IN vILArIoN CT TUE CoS>Ii'
TUITION dcsr,.c,irc IL tic fndGm.n ?TinciPH on
roltci he Union of h.se SAFES 'eSs, an3 ocyona
The 1nr,sditti0n Of C0ngrrs. ~
III passed in The aiirna,ive-yeas 49, nays
So"
One would naturally suppose hal any man VINO
had The slightest regard ioIlhe ,,sa's ~ nc S'nA'
as guaranteed by The Constitution, would certain,
" no, have opp5sed the abortion Of this branch q
the resolution. Ru, how dit MlLLARD FILL
MORE-the irrcmoaehabr0 candidal" OF SCUM
en- Wigs for the Vice Prssidency-vo'el
He voted AGAINST il, n company with ms
boon companions, JoHN QIScY ADAMS JOSHUA
r. GrppISGs and WILLIAM SLAnE.
1.-THE question required that The House 40 40
agree 10 The second memoer OF the saia hi'a
resolution, being so much thereof as IS contain
ed in the words following 'iz
land that erery petition memorial PROPOSE
ton, or paper, touching, orreiat'ng IN any ~ay'
~ 10 any ertent ,chaterer 10 slarsry as aoresa",
or Tie abDition thereof, shalt on me p'esen u,.o
thereof uifhot any further fetion thereon, be ia'a
upon the table, milh'm bsins debatd, printed Or
"a motion was made by Hr. Potts, that the
said second member Of the fifth resolution do
"And on the question that the House do agree
10 this motion, il passed in the negative yeas
II, nays 1875 ,,opc u,,