The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-15
flirIyi'irst COngrc@.~I,l Sc,,ion
VOTES UPON AMENDMENTS ~
THE COMPROM4sE

lhr various amendments ~ ihe Srrllrt.t..
Compromise bill, Il will l,e- Earn l-i-,r-
North have been badly benIeu. Tho otl,.
mendmonI adopted was M Bcrren'. n,,.
prohibits the territorial Legislature, Gont...
ing any laws for the Establishing or rol.a
iling slavery"
Here Rre lhe yoler
The question being then talon an A.,
ChHsc'H proposition (which t-,,,,4r, a.
nothing Ia Mr. Dasis's ameudn,en, Kan ","
cnusifued ~ o. 10 authorize Tho Introduce
Of slavery Ia the ierrilo-ie,l II w,s ra.,
ed ly yeas 70, mud MAYA 30. o. G,llow,,
fEAs,-Messrs Baldwin, lIradbir, B,,l.
Chase, Clarke, Cooper, Corwiu. Dw,,
Mass, Dayton, Dodge OF W,s'. D,r4
Fetch, Greene, Hale, llamlin, Miller Ndr.
Seward, Shields. Smid, Spunucc Int.,,
: Walker, Webster Whicomp
/ NATs.-Messrs Alchison, BADGE, MI
Benton, Bcrricu, Butler, Cbss. Cla,, Clcme0.
DAVIS of Miss, Dawson, Drln.an DlIgo
OF iowa, Downs, Foolo, Houston. unr,'r
Jones, King, Mangum, Mason Morton ps8,r,
/ Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soulc, Tumey. In
dcrwood.
/ The question VIVA then bkcn on JrG,rsln
Dnyis'u amendment, (which PROPOSES 10 psr
nat the territorial Legislatures 70 pass sli,.
laws us may lie necessary Tor tho pfoleri,u
of properly Of every Kind, which may hs,.
been, OF may hcrchles he, introduced ia ,al
territories, comfortably To tie Constitute
aHAr Laws OF ihc luicd Snr.l Vl.G
was rrjcclrd- yrHs 9i, nays 81. NJ follow
fEAs-Alchison, Badger Bell Brur.
Butler, Clay, Clemens. Davis of Miss, Dlw.
son, Dickinson, Downs oolc. Houston. llgn.
ter, King, Mnngum, Mason, Morton, poarrr
Prnlt, Rusk, SchasIi1u, Soule, Tuncy, ~.
dcrW OOH
NAYS Baldwin, Benton, Bfadlnp, Blight
Iass. Chase, Clnrk. Cooper CorWiU, Dl,l,
Of Mass. Dayton. Dodge Of WIS, noisc OF
Iowa, Douglns. -Fclrh. Greene. Hale, Han'ir
Jones, Millcr, Norris Seward Shields, su'rl,
Sptuanee, Sturgeon, Ipbam, Walker We
slcr. Nhiicomh.
MIR Seward moved In amend the lh.1.
frtrl,,li r.e'i,,s, s.l,lI'.s t.s raAi@.nl -l
the Wilmot Prnviso. which WAS rejected l
yeas %, nuys ~, NJ follows
YrAs.-lialdwin, BmdbuT, HrlrltClr'
Clarke, Cooper. Corwih, Dnviso Mn"StlH
ton. Dodge Of Wis., Doughh,Fclch Luur
Hale, Hamilton. Miller, Morris. Sewn
Shields Smith. Uphum, Walker, Nhlrcah
NAra-,. Atehison, Badger, Daii, hu''N
Bcuicn, Butler. Cnss. Clay, Clemcrs, h1,H
of Mics, DAw son. Dickinson, Dodge of low,
Downs, Fooic, Houston, Hunter. Jonc, kmg
Mangum, Mason, Morton, posrcc, Pmu
Rusk, Sebastian. Soule, Spuanccl Smrcor,
TutneV, Webster, UuderN ood, lurc.
Mr. Berricn moved To amend tie iCuih sec.
ton, 20 ns To strike ont from Abe clause fc.
giricling the territorial Legislatures from
passing any law respecting African slavery,
and substituting therefor the Worlds "r &c..
spcrt To tho establishing or prohibiting
which was ndopcd-ycas 30, nave u.
NEAS--Aichison, Badger Rcll, Erli,'-
Rnrlauh, Butler, Clay, Clcmcus.DaNiS Of Mr
Dawson, Dickinson, Down, fooic. llou..A
Iluuter, Jones, King. MnuGum, Mason, W..
ton, Pearcc. Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian souh
Spruancc, Sturgeon, TurncH Webster u.
lee. ,
Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury Bne.L
Cass. Chase. Clark. Cooper, Corwin' H'N'
or Muss., Dayton. Dodge oi Wis Dodec "'
Iowa, Douglily, Fetch, Greene, Hale, llani'''
Miller, Norris, Seward, Shields, smith, '''
dcrwood, upham, Walker hilcomh
Mr. Hale moved To amend the section "
amended. hy inserting nller tho word lt
hihitinr,h the word "allowine,H Ills o1r'
was to prevent the Legislatures from N'''d'
ing thai slavery already exists IN the 'an'
tories, aud logislaiing upog that "''u'I
ton.
Mr. Fooic and Mr. Butler opposed the T.
mondment,ns going over ground alreh"l I
cred lay tho " ords Establishing, or "i'o'"
ting a.
The amendment was rrjee'ed-y'"s H.
nava &C. rs follows c,l, .
Corwin, Davis of Mass, Dayton, Dodrr
wis, Doughty, Fetch, c;.eaHe- Hale. llagr
Miller, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith N
hmm, Walker, Whiicomb.
NAYs-Atchison, Badger, Bell, BENG
Berricn Borlnud, Bright, Butler, CAS-, Wy
Clemens, Cooper, Davis of Miss p1N'g'
Dickinson. Dodge of Iowa, Downs t|
Houston. Hunter, Jones, kipC, MHngWm' ="
son, Morton. Ponrce, Pratt, Rnsk, seyE,,L
! Sonle, Sprunuce. Sturgeon, lntneN '"'
wood, Webster, lulee. ,ork
MIR Chase moved to strike urft-'H wa" ,..
prohibiting Atrican"-opon winch w, ls,co,
md nnys we're refused and The an'"''
was rejected without count ~, or,ir
MIR Duurfns moved ts- strike ON Wv
+ restriction in relation 10 slavery VIZ. VIZ
rcierted--yens 81, nays -, as iouo"'' cb,.e
YEAs.-Messrs Bradbury, Cas- ;".on
Clarke, Clay, Cooper, Corwu' p" Conc.
DODGE of Iowa, Douglas FclcA eeIhi.l,
unmlin, Jones. NJ iller, Norris, Seward '"',
! Sturgeon, Underwood, UphHm. -. RAID
NAYs.-Messrs, AIchisoh, Badge u';,li
via, Bell, Benton, Berrien, BorIaho' n.w.or.
Bu,Ier, Clemens. Davis of Mas ua-
Dodge of Wis, Downs, Foote; 'la'' Noftcr
ton, Hunter, King, Mnngnm, M Mason Sonh
Poarce, Pratt, Rusk, Sehas'ian, 9n .D, Wba
spruance, Turney, Walker WeU''''
comb, Yulee. .,hc o7,h pc /
MIR Baldwin moved to amend 'i h,;nr hct.
ton. by adding the following; 81. n'', Wteyi,sn
tty frtunrfrrf to tl.-.lfsd lhAl llle N =
law nbolisI,iag slavery shall conun nt,Srst e
in force in snid Territories un,n , Sa a.
repealed by Congress" mr. ha ,',,nor q
rlr,t--r, ~. ss.saais al length ~ sS ILL. &
the amendment, and, ni'eI SOM, n '", ~ 8