Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-03-17
Pree Territory.

On Monday week, Mr. Putnam Of New York
offered the following preamble and resolution Y
the House Of Representatives. q
HNhercas. IN the settlement Of the difficulties
pending between this country aud Mexico, territory
msy be acquired In which Slavery docs not now ex-
ist and whereas Congress, in the organization Of
Territorial Government at an early period Of our
political history, established principle worthy 81
imitation in all future lime forbidding the existence
OF Slavery In FREQ territory Therefore
Resolved That In any territory which may be nc.
quircd from Mexico over which shall be established
Territorial Governments, Slavery or involuntary
serviude, except ~ punishment Tor CRIME whefe.
Of the party shall have been duly convicted should
he forever prohibited; and that in any act or rcso-
luton establishing such Governments, fundanen-
tai provision ought TO be inserted TO that effect
Mr. Putnam moved the previous question.
Mr. Brodhead moved 10 lay the resolution on
the table, which motion was carried by the fol-
lowing vote
AYgs-Messrs Green Adams, Atkinson Barrin-
rer Bayly Bcdingcr. Bir,isaA Black, Bocock, Bow
don. B5wlin, Boyd Boydcn, Brosiheud, Cins BrD,rai
A. G Brown Bart Cnbcli Cadioar, Chase, CInpp,
Frantiia Ciuk, Beverly L. Clarke, CnEman, How
ell Cobb, W r. w. Cobb, Cooke, Crisheld, Crosier,
Daniel, Dcjiasoa Donnel, Garrett Duncan, Feath-
ers.on fiotfa, French, Fulton, Gaines, Gayle, Cen
try, GoJdn, Green, Willard +. Hall, liarulson iiaf
ris HASKELL Haiey, HILL billiard, Isaac T. Holmes,
George $. Houston, lngc, lyeuon, Iacksoa, Jamie
son. Andrew Johnson Robert W. johnson, George
w Jones, John w. Jones, Kaufman, ko'aoa, Thos.
Butler King la Serc I<rin Lyon, Ind Inmpkin,
Mirisiy NJ ClsTHond, Mckay, MrIAne, Mann. 1hiier,
Alorchcad, Morse, Outlaw, pcndleion, Pant Peylon,
Pilsbury, Phelps Preston, Ricicrdson Rick,y, ROB-
irson, Roman, .Snryr, Shepperd, Simpson, Sims,
flolG SAITH, Stanton stephens, Thibodeaux, Thorn
A. Toinpkins. J b. Thompson. II. a. TAompson,
Toonbs, Tigaer, Ncnable, Uiok, WiaiaaS, Hisy,
| woodward-I05.
NAIs-gIessrs Abbott, Ashmun, Bingham, Bra.
d. Batter, Calmly Collamer, Collins, Conger Grams.
ton. Crowell, Cummins, Dickey. Dixon, Duer, DAM.
I Duncan, Dunn, Eckerf, Edwards Einbree. Nathan
Evans. Faran. Farcliy, Fisher, Freddy, Fries Gid.
dings Go,t, Gregory. Grinnell, Hale Nathan X.
Hall. Hammons. Jas. G. Hampton, Moses Halnp-
ton Henry Elias Is. Ilolmcs, John w. Houston, Hub
hard, Hudson Hunt. Irwin jenkins Jas. H. johnson
Kellogg Daniel T. King, IAhm, VIM. +. Iawrcnre
| Sidney Lawrence LETTER Lincoln, McC1elland Nc
nvaine, Marsh, Marvin Morris, MEllin, Nelson Mes
Newell, Palfey, Pcaslcs, Peck Pollock. Putnam
Rcynolds, Julius Rockwell. John A. Rockwell, Root
/ Rumsey. Schenck, Shcuill. Sylvester, Sngefland
/ Caleb n Smith, Truman Smith, Siarkweaiher, st
John, Andrew Stewart, Charles Z. Stuart, Strohm
Talllnadge, Taylor. Richard W. Thompson VIM
| Thompson, Thurion, Van Dyke, Vinioni Warren
Wentworth, White, wiimoi, Wiison-92.
SO the resolution was laid on the table.
Il will be seen that % Locofoco douehfaeei
from the Free States (Whose names are in iaiie,
soied against Freedom in this case; While one
Wing, Mr. Houston, from the Slave State Of Del
aware. voted on the aide of Freedom.