New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-30

OF the rules, Gaining lOf tne YEAS hn1 NAYS which be
Ing ordered. were-leas ll3 Nays 96-Fillmore in the
negative. Sc Congressional Globe page SO, House
Journal -.
20 the motion TO suspend decided in the negative
On the same day Mr. sLADE asked leave TO submit
the following
Whereas there exists and carried on between ports
IN the District Of Columbia and other ports Of the United
states and under the saIcuOn Of the thereof trade
10 human beings whereby thousands u them annually
sold and transported from SAID district distant paris OF
the country IN vessels belonging TO citizens Of the ned
States and whereas such trade involves outrageous
violation " human ngfs u disgrace 10 the country by
whose laws il sanctioned and calls for the immediate IN
erpostOn Of legislative authority for is suppression there
fore 10 the end that all obstacles 20 the consideration Of this
subject may be removed and remedy for The evil speed
Rolrea Ths, much OF the hnh Of the resolutions on
The subject Of Slavery passed by this House the ll and
y Of he present month. relates the removal Of
Slaves from State 10 State aud prnhbs the action Of his
House on every petition, memorial. resolution. PROPOSE
scinded
Objections being made, Mr. : moved A suspension Of
the rules, and demanded the Yeas and Nays which,
being ordered were-Yeas S. Nays lJ7-FillmOre
voting in the affirmative.
so the House refused suspend the rules see
Congressional Globe page 80 House Journal page -
On the 3lst December; lc3a fret session AAVth Con
gress, Mr. COLES moved Suspension Of the rules for
the purpose Of Offering the following resolution
heoired That every petition. memorial resolution, propo
son or papers touching or relating In any way 10 any
ex,e, wafever M he aoton OF slavery In he States Of
ar In he ~ he ped States or either OF hem
or the removal Of Slaves from State TO snothe shall
the presentation thereof without any farther scOn there
be laid upon the table without being debated printed
Upon which the Yeas and Nays were called and
wcre-Yeas - Nays -4-Mr. Fillmore in the negative.
see Cong. Globe page % House Jour page 1873
On the 18Th January 1910, Mr. LINCOLN Of Msssa
chusets presented petitions praying for the abolition
Of Slavery and the Slave trade in the District OF Co
umbia, and in the Territories Of The UHued Sates.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON moved TO lay the question Of re
cepnOn the table which was decided IN the aiirm4
tye-Yeas 1871, Nays 6s-Mr. Fillmore voting in the
negative See Congressional Globe, page 49, House
Journal page 20i
In relation to the presentation Of such petitions Mr.
BYNUM of North Carolina, in speech made by him.
referred the Southern 10 the source from whence
those Abolition petitions came nine tenths OF which,
by reference TO the Clerks es had been presented 10
that House by Wings OF the North.
Mr. B. said, If there was any doubts in the minds OF
the Southern people 10 who were and who were not
Abotonsts in that House they need only refer 70 the
speeches and the of its members. If they want
ed farther evidence he would refer them 10 the remarks
OF certain member Of this House who characterized
the Northern DemOcrats-who usually vote for preserv
ing the constitutional obligations imposed on them and
who opposed 20 interference with the rights OF
the SOuth-as Southern Slaves He would refer
them to the remark made by certain Aboltionist OF
the House, Mr. PECK when the vote was about being
taken on laying Mr.. CoLEss resolution on the table
" now come up you Southern slaves, and show your
selves" Yes sir, this the language applied 10
these patriotic, hgh-mnded men who regard their con
sttutOns obligations TO the South, who are Tor giving
venting a servile and desolatng war.
On all occasions upon this subject we find Mr.. Fill
voting with Mr.. Peck.
On the 18th Mr. THOMSON Of :. c. moved suspen-
sion of the rules to enable him to offer the following
resolution
Resolred That upon the presentation Of any memorial or
petition PRAYING for the Abolition OF Slavery or the Slave
Trade any District Territory State OF the Union and
upon the presentation OF any button or other paper 0ucn
ing that subject the reception of such memorial petition
resolution paper sha be considered as objected 10 and
he question Of us oep0n shall be laid upon the table with
out debate or farther action thereon
The question taken the motion 10 suspend the
rules and decided in the negativeleas l2- Nays Il
there not being twothrds voting in the affirmative -
Fillmore in the negative. Zee Cong Globe, page III ,
House Journal, page POO.
On the 2sth. the famous 2lst rule adopted, as
follows:
That no petition memorial resolution, or other paper
prs ing the abolition Of Slavery IN the Distinct OF Coumb4
or any State or Territory the Slave trade between the
States or Territories OF the United States, 10 which II no"
exists shall be received by this House, or entertained IN
any way Whatever"
During the discussion upon IT, Hon. Mr. VANDERPoEL
of Kinderhook, n. Y. (Mr. VAN BURENs residence
made the following eloquent and highly patriotic re-
marks at the conclusion OF which the question was tax
en- on its adoption and decided in the srmative-ieas
ia, Nays lOs-Flmore in the negative-See Congress
sionsl Globe page ISL House Journal, page 2il
MIR VANDERPoEL said 1t was not his talent to con
cea his thoughts" and his bold and early expression
OF them here and at home, bad, at very early period
brought him into marked disiavOr with the Abolition
ISIS He had never woOed them he had never won
them, as many Northern politicians had done. To
show the estimation in which they had held nm ne
need only say that though he had always had Adolf
tonsts in his district they had never sent TO MN one
of their petitions had never trusted MIN win the pre-
sentaon of them here II had fallen the lot of other
gentlemen, his colleagues who were in greater favor
with them present their petitions. He well Iecol'
lected that his Wing" colleague Mr. Grange" VINO
some DAYS since euOciZed the Abotonists, by telling
us that so many of them had poured out their blood at
Lundys Lane and Chippewa, and here, some tnree or
four wears ago presented an Abolition petuOn from MS
A. had uINN4N -
understood by them He had always believed, and al
ways so expressed himself that all their movements
were mischevous incendary insulting 10 our southern
brethren AID against the letter and spirit OF tne solemn
compact into which we had entered with them. he
had here ALWAYS voted to receive their petitions but
the moment they were presented, he had voted anu
would again vote for the strongest possible measure 10
reject their prayer, nail them to the tsoe ming mem
with the rubbish of your garrett and In the strongest
mode mark our dsapprObatiOn OF their OBJECT lie
would not vote for the proposition that the peuuons
should not be received, because ne believed that II
would be creating a new issue, II we adopted such
nronosition-an issue which would have the effect OF
reinforcing the Aboltoniss. He had always risen, ne
trusted he would rise. above the miserable al
empts that had here been made to connect this great
and vital question with the ptul, ephemeral party
conflicts of the day He had also risen and would ever
rise above the idea OF opposing the MAD schemes OF
Northern Abolitionists from the narrow consideration
of sustaining Southern Interests and S0AihtrH tnSiuA
fionsr He had taken this stand against them, Tor
higher and hoier purposes II was TO nsinah the IN
teTes,s of the Union to fulfil part OF the compact
which formed this coniederscy OF States No, Il was
not as Northern man. Southern man. that ne had
so long and at home struggled TO defeat the msu
efforts of Northern Abotioniss. IL was as an Amer
lean citizen determined at all hazards 70 discharge
great and paramount duty. As once before remarked
on this floor tell you my Southern oretneTn' me
great mas of the North viii fulfill the compact 10
the letter and spirit We recognise your properly
in slaves when we entered into solemn covenant
and union with you. We solemny agreed that
they should form part of the basis OF representation on
th: floor and until ne becoms rrttches, and nhsAy ~
sensible to the obligations Of oOHreEdM and duty He E4
faHl fully fnlfl he compact 80.
Early after the meeting of the I'd Session oth Con
cress Dec 9 1910, Mr.. ADAEs offered the following
resolution $500 =, A.. o.,
Resolred That the Standing Rule OF this Ho1se No. =
adopted the 28h OF January last be and me same 3
Mr. JENIFER OF Nd moved to lay the resolution on
the table.
After some conversation on the subject the yeas ana
NAYS on the motion TO lay the table were then order
ed and on being taken resulted as follows Teas -
.-N.srs Adams Bakef Baruari Beatty, boafial bi-N
.~r Bree Calhoun. Casey Criisut~n, Cara a-s
ou Fi~arl Dawes Dog. Everett, FILL MORE fru-f
Ian Ilucol NeSu
rh Nslar, Marvin Ma-o1 Mtch-l Calssry Morn. Npof -
,rue Paruenter Pea Konial, kanto fh kari- hs.a' n
sars Rogers. Resell Sergeant, snonion sae 'onn -. i
sn Sufh IIush..i Totni TrumhuA JairrNood, Peter D.
v,s.Ber Hear, Walam. and Wmirhop-5s
80 the resolution laid upon the taole-See cong
Globe: page L. House Journal, page :.
ON the 2lst January. ISL Mr.. ADAMS presented ana
81. HFV ID