Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-02-09

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WIGS.
YEAS
Brady, Pa. Thompson. Ia.
Dunn, la. Taylor. O.
i.c'ln' Ia. Tallmadge, n. Y.-G.
ABSENT.
Butler, Pa. Rose. Ny.
Duncan, O. Sylvester n
GrinnelI, Mass. Singerand. NY.
Hale Mass Stewart Pa
Holmes n. Y Van Dyke, N. I'LL.
]. r. lngerso. Pa.
DEMOCRATS.
YEAS.
Brdsall, Ny. Mann. Pa.
Brown, Pa. Murphy, n. Y.
Bridges, IA. Maclay, N. Y.
Brodhead, Pa. McClernand, Ill.,
Clapp Me. Nicoll. NY.
Clark, Me. Richardson, ILL.,
Cummins O. Rchey,O.
Hammons' Me Thompson Pa.
{. J. Ingersoll, Pa. Wick, Ia.
Lynde, WIS., Wlllame, Mc-20.
ABSENT
Edsall, NJ. Strong Pa
FIcklin, ILL., Thompson, Iowa.
Letter, Iowa. Wiley, Met.
Certain members may always be relied
or by the Slave Power, and to see their
names III one or the other of these lists ava.
kens no surprise. Among them we NAV
name Levin, Birdsall, Charles Brown of
pennsylvania, Bridges, Brodhead, Clapp,
Clark, Wiley, Williams; Ingersoll, job
Mann, Murphy, J. A. McClernand, Flick
lin, Richardson Rchey, Wick: Miller,
kennon, and Sawyer of Ohio, belong TO the
same category, but they voted against the
claim, it being their habit 10 distrust all
private claims. Then there is class of
members whose sympathes are clearly
with the Shareholders but they are not so
reliable as those just mentioned. Among
these we reckon Brady, Butler, Dunn, r.
w Thompson of Indiana, Taylor and
Edwards of Ohio, Hammons of Me-, Lynde
of Wisconsin, Maclay of New York, Left.
Ter of Iowa, Strong of Pennsylvania. Van
Dyke and Edsall, of New Jersey. Anoth-
er class of members is composed of those
who, like Messrs. Vinton, Caleb and Tru-
man Smith, &C., having no particular
feeling for Slavery or against it, are wise,
patriotic, moderate men, always DESTROYS of
postponlng indefinitely these "agilating"
questions.
Now, we shall not undertake to say, how
many of these set down as absenees were
present in their seats, and refused TO vote.
We shall not undertake to say how MANY of
those Wings and Democrats from the free
States, set down among the yeas or the alb
sentees, voted in the affirmative, or refused
to vote, or absented themselves, from sense
of duty; how many, from a conviction that
the Federal Constitution recognises human
beings as property how many, from habit
oil subservlerce to the slaveIolders how
many, from the prejudices of birth and cd
ucatlon; how many, with a view TO increase
their chances for Office under slaycho!d>
ing Administration how many, to keen IN
brotherly love between the Northern and
Southern sections of their parties; how ma
ny, from profound apprehension of the
Southern Caucus. and a fearful ing for
the horrors of Disunion, to be let loose from
that Pandora's box. 1t is not for us TO
pronounce upon the motives of these gen>
tlemen. All we can do is TO note the course
OF events in connection with their votes.
and leave to their constituents the task of
Inqulrlng into the matter. Whatever NAV
be their motives, this much we have a right
TO say; they are not such representatives of
the great, all paramount interest of Human
Liberty. as the crisis demands. The true
friends of Freedom must be better represent.
ed, or Slavery will continue TO bear SWAY
in our Federal Councils.