The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-01-11
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Uous VIII tutH Ua'c Iout'uucu ~ Sess'ou
lorty three days, ten oil which were Sun.
days and holidays! 1hiriy-three working
days nnd what has been accomplished
No important measure thus far has been
passed, but ,riviali,y and nonsense have
mainly occupied the distinguished consid-
ern.ion'' Of our Legislators.
We ore pleased to learn from the Repub.
lican, that there appears TO be disposition
no. TO adjourn without doing something to
amend the present imprac.icabIc and in
congruous school law.
From the journal uf the House wo learn
that tho joint resolution TO prevent The
further extension Of human slavery was
read second tine upon last Thursday
week and thon laid on the table, and made
the order Of tho day lor tho following Mon
day. The following are the preamble and
resolutions as introduced
Whereas, The General Assembly of the
State Of Iowa bold u these truths m incor.
poratcd in our "BIl Of Rights THAT 'all
men arc, by nature, free and independent,
aud havo certain inalicnab!e ri.his-a.
mong which are those Of enjoying aud de-
tending liic and liberty, acquiring, possess
ing and protecting property, md pursuing
and obtaining safety aud hnppincss;" and
Whereas, The people Of this State en-
terrain tho opinion that human slavery
should not be introduced into my new ter.
ritory, or territory now free; Therefore,
Resolved by this General Assembly
That our Senators in Congress nrs hereby
instructed, and our Representatives re.
quested to support by their voices md their
votes, the principles Of the sixth article Of
the ordinance Of l7S7, and ofihc "wilmot
Proviso," in lcglslating for my territory
belonging to, or which mny hereafter be nc
quircd by the United States of America
Resolved, That the Secretary o. State
he requested 10 forward copy Of the fore.
going preamble mud resolutions Ia each Of
our Senators aud Representatives in Con.
sress.
Now to prove what VIC have said to lie
correct, tina. there is disposition mani.
tested among the Locof'ccs Of our LegisIa-
turc to turn everything into NONSENSE, We
extract bodily the proceedings Of tho same
day upon tho above resolutions, and At the
snmo time would ask the serious considcra.
ton Of the reader upon The SUBJECT
Mr.. Sales moved to reconsider the vote
Of this morning, upon laying tho Joint res
ou,ion 10 prevent the extension Of Human
Slavery upon the table. Agreed to.
Mr.. Banham moved tho following n
mendnient: Inscr, after the figures 1857
land after the 18th Of March next"
Upon the adoption 81 the amendment, the
y ens aud nays werc ordered.
Ycns--Alessrs. Alexander, Rabbit, Ba-
kcr. Corsc. Davidson. Elmer, Evans, Flint.
Clifford, Harrison, Jacobs, Langion, Me-
Farland. Norton. Penney, Read, Sales,
Sereent, Walker, Wood, and Mr.. Speaker
-22.
Nays-Mcssrs bourne, Burroughs, Grit
fi'h, McCrary, McMnna,nan, Riggs. Tim
mons, Thompson, Williams and Wood.
wor,h-lO.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Thompson moved 10 amend BY in
scr,ing the words "and before" alter the
figures "l7S7."
Upon which amendment the yeas aud
NAYS were ordered.
Yeas q, Nays %.
Mr.. Reed offered tho following amend
ment: "Resolved, That the principles con-
tanned in the above resolutions be consid-
cred the wholc Wing Platform. Adopted
Mr.. Rabbit. offered the following amend.
ment to tho preamble: s'And whereas, the
wing party Of tho State Of Town, nrc in
principle opposed 10 the principles Of the
Wilmot Proyiso. And whereas, il is abso-
Iu,c!y necessary for the success Of the whig
party that the abolition Or free soil party
should vote for the whiy candidates in Al.
gust next"
Upon this amendment, the ycas md nays
were ordered, and resulted as tollows:-
Yeas -, Nays7.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Griffith offered the following rcsolu-
ton as an amendment: "Whercas a large
portion of our whig friends have become
identified with abolitionis,s and free soil
men, and now tiud themselves laboring I'M
der unspeakahlc difficulties. Therefore be
i, resolved, That our Senators md Repre-.
scntativcs in Congress bc instructed to
have law passed, that NIL Shareholders
shall be required to keep their male and f.
male slaves apar, aud separate for all par
poses, To the effect that the unfortunate
race which are doomed To slavery, NAV
run out b. the course Of nature, and there.
BY save the said party from similar di.
lcmmn in inturen