The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-28

denial OF the right are themselves pursuing phantom
Are ,hey not insisting upon the solemn legislative
denial 81 right which: (they themselves being tht
IJudges) whether il be affirmed denied, never be
exercised! But the denial is not confined to the Ter
ories now held by the United States; il extends also
to those which may be hereafter acquired, however
peculiarly such TER tories may be adapted to slave labor
nay even although they should be Territories IN which
slavery exists Is the claim Of the South TO participate
in such Territories an abstraction! And again tne as
seron OF that right, where it cannot be exercised
cannot be an abstraction unless the political equality
which lies at the foundation OF our government may be
But can ne peace .Hd s,%s"y Of the Union
We have done Our desire has been to place before
the American people the facts necessary to enable them
to stay this controyeIsyo exercise the restraining ,na
council and prosperity to country. We. too,
stiute portion Of that people; and speedily resuming
our places among Them will unite efforts for the
complishment of this benetcent result.
Mr. STEPHENS submitted the following resolution
That !. ne.psdsa, :. shi. tins for any .ddr.s. to b.
any action should adopted apart proceedings the
,pectve houses Of Congress
the yeas nays being demanded it decided in the
attirmativ--yeas 80. nays Is
Msssrs Mason Butler Berrien Turney Johnson Of Lou
i.sna Downs. Davis FoOe King Fitzpatrick Bpand Sebastian
ns.r W. FULTON Meade Pendlsion 4 Thompson Dan
sk;y ss' Rs oxsou
S1 Gy H VS. Clarke @
bury. Phelps, rcy,on. Mcdowell, and Ligon-as
Those who voted in the negative are
Soshead Cooke Cro1ier, McLane' and chapmanls
Mr. HLLIARD submitted the following resolution;
NEE. On the aad Of Februsry-nsx,.
The yeas and nays demanded and it was decided
in the negative--yeas ~, nays 81.
Tho.e who voted ia the affirmative are
Messr Metcalfs Underwood s. Houston Flournoy 0oggn
lard, Morshsad Cooke Cro.ier MoLsns Chapman Roman
Cobb. Haraison Lumpkin and McDowell-aa.
a..
Downs Davis Fooe King fitnpsrck westco Yules
Easen A. Dsns MiKsy
s%p;sa I. ss5s Morse Ill., Johnson c.s Clark
Mr. KING then moved strike the address submitted
to the last meeting and insert substitute that read by
The yeas and nay. being demanded. it decided in
the negatvo-yeas n, nays3 a.
Those who voted in the ati rnativo are
Messr. Berren Metca Tuney Johnson of Louisiana, Downs
Eo0ss k.g sebastian Ru.k Houston tIouoy Fulton rsne
w w Cobb. HILL Cabeli kaufman Clark. Mcdowell, Lyon
Those who voted in the negative
Mes: Hunter Mason Butler Calhoun Darts Fitzpatrick West
SUa YS ss s.yy gsaasf Bs
wallace Rhet woodward Bowdon Gayle Harris. lngs
stsnon-s4 "
Nh. BAYLY then that address reporte to for
mer mesting the l5'h of January be adopted which
motion preyasd and the yeas and nays being demanded
werc as iolows:
lhnse VINO voted IN the Affirmative are
Messrs Mason Hunter. Butler Calhoun Turney Davis
Foote Fitzpatrick boand Sebastian Westco Yuee Atkinson
Daniel venable. Burt Holmes Rhe Simpson, Woodward
Wallace IversOn Lumpkin Bowdon Gayle Harris
ston Thompson, La Sere Morse W. Johnson sbury,
| Stanton--42.
! Those who voted in the negative
Measrs Beren Mecalfe Underwood Johnson of Louisiana
Houston Psndleton Preston Cinsman Toombs stephens
Hiiard Morehead Cooke. Cabel, Roman and ChapmanH.
On motto, it was
RESOLVED That tho journals this meeting and the committee
signed ny the Secretary and published In the Of this District
On motion of Mr. IvERsor it was
Realized further That the address adopted by this meeting lief
with the Secretary such members the
II and that the thereof shall
until the be ordered by subsequent meeting of those VIII
may sign it.
| The meeting then adjourned nine die.