Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-01
BEHOLD THE MEN!

holders and freemen Of Mississippi and say what do
YOU think Of the chosen men that Gen. Taylor has
drawn around him.
Votes Of Truman Smith and Jacob COliamer upon
rarious abolition propositions during he 2oR
AID s0ih Congresses, q lrhich hey rere mem
bsrs.
PROPOSITION TO ADOPT THE 2lst RULE.
Tie question being upon thu adoption Of tie
rules OF the former session,
Mr.. Chapman Of Alabama moved 10 adopt
the rules of the first session Of the preceding
Congress.
MIR. Mcdowell inquired OF the Chair whal
rule prevailed during the former part Of the las
session which did not prevail during the latter
part Of ia"
The Chair directed the Clerk % read the 2lst
rule, prohibiting the reception Of abolition petit.
ten, as follows:
"2l. No petition memorial. resolution, or 9th.
er paper, praying the abolition Of slavery in the
District OF Columbia, or any State or Territory,
or the slave trade between the States or Terrific
RES ofthe United States in which !, now exists,
shall be received BY this House, or entertained
in any way whatever"
On motion of Mr.. Chapman The effect ofwhich
would have been to adopt the 2lst mle, the yea
and nays were taken, TRUMAN SMITH and
JACOB COLLAMER voting in The negative, &
against the rule. nlair and Rives' Cougros.ion-
al Globe, rage Cl, ooh Congress, lst session. Z
VOTE AGAINST THE ADMISSION or TEXAS
On the 10Th of December, 1916, Mr.. Adams
offered rsmonstrauce ofceriain citizens against
the admission of Texas into the Union as a
State.
Mr.. Boyd ofKentucky moved that il be laid up.
on the table.
The question being taken by yeas and nays,
TRUMAN SMITH & JACOB COLT.AMER
voted in the negatirs.-Blair & Rives's Cong.
Globe, Goth Con, 81 sess,p p. Al.
Again: The bill for the admission of Texas
being pending, and the previous question having
been novel, on the question, Shall the main
question BE- now putl TRUMAN SMITH &
JACOB COLLAkER voted in the Negative.
ID, p. Gl.
the man question having been ordered
which was, Shall The bill be iead third timol
ION this question TRUMAN SMITH an
JACOB COLLAMER voted in the negative
.-lb., p. 62.
Thus these two worthless voted against the ad
mission Of Texas into The Union, aler it had
been annexed in conformity to the joint resolu-
ions of Congress, passed at the previous ses.
sion.
ON THE ABOLITION OF sAvERY AND THE SLAVE
TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
On the ilth day of December, 1916, Mr.. Cul.
YER Of New York presented memorials from
Washington county, New York, spraying the
abolition ofslavery and the slave trade in the
District of Columbia"
Mr.. Boyd of Kentucky moved that the memo
rails be laid on the table.
On this question the yeas and nays were
ordered, and TRUMAN SMITH and JACOB
C0LLANER voted in the negatire. lib, p. 40
coLoRED CITIZENS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On the 18th Of December, 1916, Mr.. Adams
presented the resolutions of the Legislature Q
Massachusetts in relation to the wrongs allege,
TO have been suffered by the colored cilizens o
I Massachusetts in the States Of South Carolint
and Louisiana.
Mr.. Burt Of s. c. moved to lay the resolution
on the table.
On this motion the yeas and nays were ORD
cred, and TRUMAN SMITH and JACOB
COLLAMER voted in the negotire. -lb., P. 81
ADMISSION OF TEXAS.
On the same day Mr.. Adams presented III
resolutions OF the Legislature Of Massachusett
demonstrating against the admission of Texas 1
siayeholdiDg State.
Mr.. Mcconnell moved that the resolutions !
on the table.
The question was taken by yeas and uays,ar
TRUMAN SMITH and JACOB COLLAME
voted in the negdtire.-Ib., p. SO.
On the 7ih day of August, 1916, 1.-The bill {
establishing territorial government III Ofegt
being under debate. the following proceeding
were had:
"On concurring in the amendment Of NJ
James Thompson to the 18th SECTION. Proridl
that neither sldrery nor Involuntary serritu
Of shall erer eria in said territory, except for cr
.. ,ciereof The party shall hare been connected"
Ill other words, the Wimot Proyiso)--
: Mfr. Ashmun asked the yeas and nays; viii
N we're ordered, and taken.
an On this question TRUMAN SMITH VOTE
in In THE AFFIRMATIVE, AND IN Fave
a. OF THE WILMOT PROvIsO. Jacob Col
y mer was absent. or he would have voted in
"a. same way--Ib., P.,l2Ol:
p~
10 THE wfrMoT PRovIso.
~ Ion the 10Th Of January, ls47, bill esiabli
Y. ing territorial government In Oregon pas