The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-24

conclusion by tue local laws OF the territory II
question, either natural or arti6cial--the laws o
nature or the laws OF man; and, for all the pur
poses Of present action. will not inquire wha
they are in either respect. ] will stand upoI
the true principles of noninter, ention, in tn,
broadcast possible sense for non-inteventions
sake, to uphold the fundamental principles o
freedom, and for no other reason, and will leav,
the people of the territories and Of the States t.
such rights aud privileges as are theirs under
the Constitution and laws of the Unied States
without addition to or diunnution from suci
rights by the action Of Congress
The question was then taken by yeas ant
nays on the amendment of Mr. CHASE, and re
suited as follows;
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright
Chase, Clarke, Cooper, Corwin, Davis of Massa
chusetts, Dayton, Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas
Felch Greene, Hale, Hamin, Miller, Norris, Sew.
ard, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Upham, Walker
Webster, and Whitcomb--25.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ben
ton, Berrien, Butler Cass, Clay, Clemens, Davis
of Mississippi. Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge OF
Iowa, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones,
King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, and
| Underwood-30.
So the amendment was not agreed to-
The PRESIDING OFFICER The question
now recurs on the amendment offered by the
senator from Mississippi.
| The yeas and nays having been demanded, and
ordered on this amendment, resulted as follows
| YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ber-
rien, Butler, Clay, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi
Dawson, Dickinson, Downs, Footc, Houston,
Hunter, King Mangum Mason, Morton, Pratt
Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule Turney, and
Underwood-25
NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury
Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Cooper, Corwin
Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge, of Wis
consin, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Fech, Greene
Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Miller Norris, Seward
Shields Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Upham,
Walker, Webster, and Whitcomb-30
/ So the amendment was not agreed to-
| Mr.. SEWARD. | now submit the following
amendment, to be inserted at the thirty-cighth
section
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude,
otherwise than by conviction for crime, shall
ever be allowed in either of said Territories of
| Utah and New Mexico"
j Mr.. HALE. ! call for the yeas and nays on
that amendment
The We and nays were ordered
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi. lam as well pre-
e pared to vote on this amendment now as | evel
I shall be- but ] submit whether, having taken one
b vote on this matter, and some members of the
: Senate being absent, il would not be better to
postpone it for the present, and to fix time al
which it may be taken!
Several Senators No, no, no." and cries OF
. "Question, question"
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the
senator from Mississippi make motion?
! Mr.. DAVIS. | merely wished to suggest
that the question should be postponed
: Mr.. HUNTER and other senators. "No, no
take a vote, take VOTE
Mr.. DAVIS. | am content
The question on the amendment of Mr. SEW
! ARD was taken by yeas and ma, $, and resulted
as follows:
r YEAs--Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright
3 Chase, Clarke, Cooper, Corwin, Davis of Massa
chusetts, Dayton, Dodge of Wisconsin, Doug
las, Felch, Greene, Hale, IIamlin, Miller Norris
Seward, Shields, Smith, Upham, Whitcomb and
Walker-23.
NAys--Mcssrs Atchison. Badger, Bell, Ben
ton, Berricn, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Davis
of Mississippi, Dawson Dickinson, Dodge OF
y Iowa, Downs, Footc, Houston, Hunter Jones
' King. Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearcc, Pratt
l. Rusk, Sebastian, Soulc, Spruance, Sturgeon
e TWnry, Underwood Webster and Yulee-33.
II So the amendment was not agreed to.
N Mr. BERRlEN. move to strike out in tn
is sixth line Of the tenth section the words in re
Y. spect to" and insert the words establishing o
h prohibiting" The section then will read:
pi But no law shall be passed interfering witt
e, the primary disposal of the SOIL" nor establish
,i ing or prohibiting African slavery"
e And upon that amendment ask the yeas anC
v nays.
: The yeas and nays were ordered.
o Mr.. WALKER. | wish TO offer an amend
II ment to the amendment After the word sla
n very" insert as follows
l. s'That peon slavery is hereby forever abol
n ished in the said territories"
The PRESIDING OFFICER. That amend
n mcnt is not now in order.
e The question being taken on the amendmen
l. of Mr. BERRIEN, resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison Badger Bell, Der
Is rien, Borland, Butler Clay, Clemens, Davis o
Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Downs, Foote
c Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Mangum, Mason
Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule
i Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney, Webster and fu
: lee-30
+ NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury
: Bright, Cass, Chase Clarke, Cooper, Corwin
Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge of Wis
consin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Greene
Hale, Hamlin, Miller Norris, Seward, Shields
Smith, Underwood, Upham, Walker, and Whit
comb-27.
So the amendment was adopted
n The question was then taken on the amend
. ment of Mr. HALE, and resulted as follows
YEAS Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Chase
! Clarke, Corwin, Davis, of Massachusetts, Day
# ton, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Douglas, Felcf
|, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Miller, Norris, Seward
. Shields, Smith, Upham, Walker, and Whitcom
: al.
NAYs-Mrssrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ben
ton, Berrien, Borland, Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay
Clemen., Cooper, Davis, of Mississippi Dawson
Dickinson, Dodge, of iowa, Downs, Foote
Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Mangum, Mason
Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule
Spruance, Sturgeon, Tu-ney, Underwood, Web
ster, and Yulee-36.
SO the amendment was rejected.
| The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question
now recurs on the motion to strike ont Til,
words 'nor establishing nor prohibiting African
slavery"
n Mr.. CASS | should like the words imme