New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-12
NETWORK TRIBUNE
s...,or Walker Instructed TO kesisn-"h
rau.tu sslli for Free Soil.


rr.,;.latnre of Wisconsin have now finally
I'D oonc,a.ively spoken their opinion OF Senator
yU.,Lsr We noticed some days aimee the pas
..os ,h, resolutions through the Assembly, con-
dsmninR bis dough-faced rccreancy 10 the VIII OF
ii. constituents and his own solemn pledges, and
;n.,,nc,;og him to resign forthwith. Ia the House
a.. ro.olnt;ops W ere adopted with com paratively
E,,le oppostion the only serious attempt to de-
.v or oreyent their adoption. arose from quarrel
:, ,l,s very bosom OF the Hunker family, at which
,hs Whio and Free Soil members acted merely As
.,ec,stors. Messrs. Barber ard Hobart, two
prominent Castles, opened upon Mr.. Walker with
the strongest denunciations, proclaiming him
traitor to his pledges and his party. At this Mr..
Cross Of Milwaukee replied that this sudden
change on the part of those gentlemen was merely
trap TO catch votes at the coming election, cut
which they took in high dudgeon. We give the
resolutions as adopted by the House. together
with the Ayes and Noes. 1t will be seen that the
course of Senator Dodge is commended as warmly
ss that Of Walker is s,igmaized;
R,,osp,d By the Senate and Assembly OF the State Of
Wi,con.lp 1hat the OF Hon. !. p. Walker, one
OF the Senators Of this State, In the Congress OF the
United sis.e 10 pIesenns sno sSu"g ros Al fp
Government In California aud New Mexico west oil the
Rio Grande which did not contain provision forever
prohibiting the introduction oil slavery or Involuntary
In said Territories has violated his Oftrepeat
ed AZ we'll ss his solemn written pledges given before
his election on that subject and outraged the feelings
and septed those who elected MIN TO that sta
ton AID has openly violated the Instructions contained
In the resolutions passed by this body the subject oil
Slavery, at its present session Therefore,
Rssolred. Ths, Mr. Walker Is hereby instructed I'M
edsely resign bis seat 10 The United states senate
IN odu olF tneF
tor IN voting against the proposition OF Mr. Walker, as
be did Gu the Goth Of February last has represented
the views and wishes Of his constituents On that sub
sct for which express to him our most cordial ap
proval Of bis course
R1olp,d That the Governor is requested 10 forward
copy of the foregoing resolutions 10 the President oil
the senate aud 10 each Of Senators and Represen
tstives
The ayes and noes having been called on the
adoption of the fore going resolution the vote stood
as follows:
AvEs-Mesus Alden Barber, Bird. Chase, coliey Col
well Clark Crsuka Crawford, Doughery, Hastings Hsz-
ard, Juneau Kerr Kinbsl Al x, Lown, msrtin Meso'
Noble Page, Parkinson Phelps, Pike Pore, Pratt Rey-
To~nseDd, Warner. wsson, Wells, White, Willard,
Young, and Hobsr.-i' ,,,, -, :,
NAys-Mess,s Bowron, Cross Hi, w. johnson,
Kgeho, Mute. Pierce. and Turck-s
In the Senate, the battle was more warmly con-
tested by the Dougbiaces. Various branches oil
Parliamentary strategy Were resorted to for the
purpose Of defeating the resolutions and saving
Mr.. Walker, but all in vain. The iirmness OF the
Wings and Free Sellers, and the pressure Of pub
lie sentiment, was not thus to be evaded. Amend.
ments were got through mitigating the resolutions,
but the IIouse sent them back. Finally, on the
18th ult. the Senate was brought to recede from
the halfway position it had been led to take, and
passed the resolutions precisely as above given,
by vote Of 10 to 6. The telegraphic dis
patch conveying this intelligence does not bring
the Ayes and Noes. 1t now remains to be seen
what course the Senator will take. VIII he fol-
low the doctrine of his party and resign his seat
or will he cling to his unenviable function of tool
OF the Slaveocrscy If he consults his own credit
he will do the former
The State OF Wisconsin deserves high credit for
the course Of its Legislature in this matter Lei
the Freemen Of the North but initiate this exam
pie and the whole tribe of doughisces will speed
lily die out leaving progeny, and what is OF inn-
itely more consequence, the great question before
this nation will be irrevocably decided in favor o.
Freedom