Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-25
RTCHMOND ENQUIRER.
MIR. WINTHROP.

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MR.. WINTHROP"
IT.. y,-h a,.pp,s to defend several OF Mr.. Winthrops
s ,n Congress- on the ground that he acted I'm defence
IS rho r;oht of petition This position IL utterly uneh
be bu for the present we let it pass We now present 10
rho Whip from the Union, other votes OF MI "nlhroP'
which have not imsy petext TO STAND upon ies
i m WAY connected with the right Of petition, but stand
on the fat-footed merits of the questions Ills refusal 10
censure Gddngs for his infamous justification oil Inc u
ny on the Creole sailing from our own port-s ready anu
direct vote for the Wo Proviso 10 be applied 10 d Tue
territory 10 be acquired Mexico andhs vote on the SUD-
ect Of abolition Of slavery in the DISTRICT Oh
nh these votes are dannng enough and should mpeleve
s,hern hir 10 follow the lead of Morton Toombs, &C.
and renudote man with such opinions for the third highest
Office in the Government especially at the present trying
moment. These votes will speak for themselves
MARCH 81 1912.
Mr. Gddnes of Ohio, introduced the following 1eS''"'
lions: ..;o. e ~ ;do.,, o,rs,
mton each OF the several Suites composing this Union ex
erciscd full and exclusive jurisdiction over the suoect o.
slavery within its own territory anu posSesseo ui Poet
continue abolish il al pleasure; -
Resolved That by adopting the constitution no parl o.
the aforesaid powers delegated TO the federal govern
ment but were reserved by and still pertain to each OF the
Resolved That by the sh section of the Isl article of the
constitution each of the several States surrendered 70 inc
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merce and navigation upon the high seas
Resolved That slavery being an abdgment OF the natu
r RIGHTS of man. can exist only by force OF positive munich
pal law and is necessarily confined 10 the territorial uris
dction of the power creating u. .
Resolved That when ship belonging 10 the citizens Of
any State Of this Union leaves the and territory
such State and enters upon the high the persons or
board cease subcc the Of such State anc
thenceorth governed in their 10 eaen 'he
Resolved That when the Creole on her aie passage io
New Orleans lett the territorial jurisdiction OF virginia Inc
slave laws that State ceased 10 have urlsocton over e
on board said brig and such became amena
| BILE only TO the laws Of the United States;
Resolved That the persons on board me saa SNIP IN re
suing their natural rights of personal liberty violated nc
law of the United States incurred no legal penalty ana are
| Justly liable 10 punishment
Resolved That all attempts TO regain possession o. or 10
ensaye said persons are unauthorized the Constitution OF
laws of the United States and are incompatible win our ma
| tional honor.
Resolved That all attempts our national nfu
ence in favor the coaswse or to place this ma
ton in the attitude of maintaining commerce in human
beings subsersive Of the rights and injurious 10 h
feelings and the interests the free States are
by the Constitution and peudcal 10 our national chaac
! TUESDAY, March %, 1872.
Mr. Weller OF Ohio offered preamble reciting the con
duct of Mr. Gddngs in reference the Creole case denoun
cling endng TO create excitement dissatisfaction anc
division among The people OF the Lnted states al ,is
which might result in war; &C., and concluding win the io
lowing resolution:
Resolved That this House hold the conduct of the said
member fGiddlngsa altogether unwarranted and unwar
rantab and deserving the condemnation OF The peo
pie of this country, and OF this body in particular
The resolution was adopted by yeas l25, nays 69.
Among the 10 be found the names Of G. Adams
John c. Clarke Truman Smith, and ROBERT C. WIN
THRoP.-tC Cong. Globe, same sess, p BAG
MARCH g. lS41-THE WILMoT PRovIso.
The House resolved itself into Committee OF the whole
on the State of the Union m Cobb in the cha and took
up the three million bill as il passed the Senate
Mr. Wilmot moved add to the bill the clause generally
known the Wilmot Proviso in the following words
Provided That there shall be neither slavery nor nvoun-
which shall hereafter be acquired BY annexed TO the Uni
ted States BY virtue of this appropriation or in any other
manner whatever except for crimes, whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted Provided always That any
person escaping into such territory from whom labor
vice is lawfully Claimed in am OF the United States
such fugitive may be lawfully claimed and conveyed out OF
said territory 10 the person claiming his or her labor or SER
vice.
Upon this proposition the yeas and nays were called and
taken
In the affirmative are Messrs J. G. Adams Jacob Cola
mer J. K Gddngs, Truman Smith and ROBERT C.
wINTHRoP-[Co Cong. Globe, Ri sess 29th Cong. p. 573
AT the Of the first session of the 50h Con
gress Mr. Winthrop elected Speaker and was OF course
excluded BY the rules of the House from voting OH any ques
on except when there tie when his vote woule
make tie and thus defeat the proposition upon which th'
question was taken
During that session there such OCCASION and Mr.
Winthrop required By the rules Of the House to give h
vote. Tha, occasion was the following:
Mr. Gidtings presented the memorial Of certain citizens
the District of Columbia, representing
uba 10 large ' ee 5 pso IL II" he sG! g
fully ask that all laws authorizing sanctoning such trade
within said District may lie repealed.
This memorial was signed BY William Flahey and Ia 9th
A motion made 10 lay the petition upon the table, up
which the yeas and nays were ordered On count o
the VOTE il appeared that there was tic-there being y
yeas and 81 nays The Speaker, ROBERT G. WINTHROP
roted in the negare and the motion reeed Congress
Globe Isl session. 30h Congress, p. so.
As rebung the claim OF ''mpartiaty," cordially con
coded Mr. Winthrop ask attention 10 the following
counts Of the pc,men, brought forward by the Petersburg
Republican;
l. Out of twen,ynne principal committees, he gave ma
o,i;ies OH trf:iy-thTec 10 Northern men.
> On some of the COMMITTEES he put Southern man.
g. On some he put one and on others he put but twc
Southern
t. On the Territorial committee no put six cntslarerJ
men, and but three Southern
s. On the committee the District OF Columbia, which
had always before been given tho South he put majority
Of Northern
g. On the Judiciary committee he put six Northern men
and but three Southern
The Wings make much ado about the proPriey Of Civ
Ing them Speaker that Wing committees may allow tho
administration "ar chance 10 develop lis policy Two
years ago when DR. Winthrop elected by the designed
absence of Mr.. Holmes OF South Carolina, Nj. Winthrop
Showed his lbera.y and Wing fairness TO Mr.. Folks ad
minstraion by appointing Wing committees.
THE ABDUCTION OF REY.
The n Orleans press skies and upon the
sa OF the Grand jury 10 find true bill against the Spanish