Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-01-04
CORRESPONDENCE of the Burlington lIawk-Eye.
J,.y. C,rv Dec % 1S4S

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Dear Sir Quite an interesting scene
! occurred this afternoon in the House OF
Representatives. Mr. McManaman's pre-
amble and resolution, entitled "a Joint
Resolution to prevent the extension OF hui
man Slavery" came up this morning for a
second reading, and was on motion OF Mr.
Sales of Jones laid on the table until Mon
day next lst of January day on which
! it was expected the House would not be
in session, and quite convenient way OF
killing off instructions to the Royal family
and their satellites. But the Lococos Of
however seem to have gotten their ire up
little too high to leave the resolution lie
upon the table and sleep the sleep Of death,
and consequently prevailed upon the
mover to reconsider the matter. The
following is the Resolution:
Whereas, The General Assembly Of the
State of Iowa hold to those truths as incor-
pora,ed in the "Bill Of Rights" That "alI
men are, by nature, free and independent,
and have certain inalienable rights --among
which are those Of enjoying and defending
life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and
protecting, property, and pursuing and
obtaining safety and happiness" and
Whereas, The people of this State en-
terrain the opinion that human slavery
should not be introduced to any new Ter
| ritory, or Territory now free: Therefore
Resolved by this General Assembly,
That our Senators in Congress are hereby
instructed and our representatives. re-
quested to support by their voice and their
votes the principles of the sixth article
of the Ordinance Of 1887 and of the evil
mot Provi>o,' in legislating for any Ter
retory belonging to, or which may hereaf-
ter be acquired by, the United States of
America.
Resolved, That the Secretary of State
be required to forward copy ofthe fore
going preamble and resolutions TO each of
our Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress.
The Joint Resolution being taken up
MIR Bonham moved the following amend
ment:
Insert after the figure "l7S7"the words
sand after the 4,h Of March next" and
upon the adoption of the amendment.
The yeas and nays being demanded were
as follows
Those who voted in the affirmative
were Messrs Alexander, Babbiu, Baker,
Corse, Dawson, Elmer, Evans, Flint,
Clifford, Harrison, Jacobs, Langton, Nc
Farland, Norton, Penny, Read, Sales,
Sergent, Walker, Wood, and Mr. Speaker.
-22.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs Bourne, Burroughs, Griffith, Nc
Crazy, McManaman, Thompson, Will
lialns, and Woodworth-lO.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Thompson moved 10 amend the res
olu'ion as amended by inserting the words
sand before" after the figures "l737" and
upon the amendment the yeas and nays
were demanded, and were as follows:
Yeas-Mcssrs Burroughs, McCrary,
McManaman, Timmons, Thompson, and
Wil!iams-6.
Nays-Messrs Alexander, Babbtt ,Ba-
ker, Bourne, Corse, DAWSON, Elmer.
Evans, Flint, Clifford, Griffith. Harrison.
Jacobs, Langton, Mahony, Mcfarland,
Norton, Penny, Reed, Riggs, Sales, Ser
gent, Walker. Weyand, Wood, Wood
worth, and Mr. Speaker-2S.
So amendment was not adopted.
Mr. Read offered the following amend
ment.
"Resolved that the principles contained
in the above resolutions be considered the
whole of the Wing Platform"
Which was adopted. [By a strict par
ty vote of course. Some of the wings re-
marked that they called for the ayes and
noes, but the Speaker decided agains, en-
tertaining the motion, because, as he said,
he did not hear the call.
Mr. Rabbit offered the following amend
ment TO the preamble.
"And whereas, the Wing party Of the
State Of Iowa, are in principle opposed TO
the principles of the "Wilmot Proviso."
''And whereas, il is absolutely necessa-
ny for the success Of The Wing party, that
the Abolition or Free Soil party, shout
vote for the Wing candidates in Angus,
next"
And upon the adoption of the amend
ment the yeas and nays were demanded
and were as follows.
Yeas-Me>srs Alexander, Rabbit, Ba-
ker, Corse, Dawson, Elmer, Evans, Flint,
Clifford, Harrison, Langton, Mahony, Nc
Farland, Norton, Perry, Reed, Riggs,
Sales, sergent, Walker, Weyand, Wood,
Woodw orlh and Mr. Speaker
Nays-Messrs Bourne, Griffith, Nc
Crazy, McManaman, Timmons, Thomp-
son and WiIlams-7.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Griffith offered the following reso-
luton as amendment to the Joint Resolu-
ton. 81" 1913
Whereas, large portion of our Wing
friends have become identified with Abo-
litionists and Free Soil men, and now find
themselves laborng under insupersble DIFF
ficulties: Therefore, be it Resolved, that
our Senator's and Representatives be in
strncted TO have a law passed that all slave
holders shall be required to keep their
male and female slaves apart and separate,
for oil purposes, to the effect, that the UNI
fortunate race, which are doomed to sla-
very, may run out by the course of nature
and thereby save the said party from a
similar dilemma in future.
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